SHUFFLE/WAY-STATION/ILLNESS/WHATEVER MINGLE POST

[save_the_souls]

Who: You! Me! Him! Her! Them! Everyone!
Broadcast: If you want!
Action: On your respective ships, or the Waystations!
When: After the shuffle over the next couple days! Whenever man!

[It's been nearly a week since the fleet's said their goodbyes to the planet full of skull face folks, and another Shuffle has come and gone. Despite what was mentioned on the last week's Shuffle about cannibalism, it doesn't seem like any crews has resorted to that, so maybe some of you have begun to relax.]

[Or maybe not. In fact, maybe you should do a crew headcount just in case1.]

[By now, some of you who handled any red stones from the planet natives may be feeling under the weather or even downright shitty. But hey! What's that to stop you from visiting the way-stations? These way-stations may be in the same crappy condition as the last way-stations - but at least they're people on these ones! Really...shady looking people! But that's not about to stop you from making friends right2?]

[Essentially, this is a game wide mingle post for this week's shuffle, November's way-stations anyone getting ill, or anything else you want to do but too lazy to make a post about! Please feel free to tag in and tag around! Just make sure to put your characters' location and communication methods (action/network) in the header and/or in the prompts!]

1. - This recommendation goes double for the SS Blue Fish.
2. - Warning: Attempts to make friends with extremely shady characters on the Way-Stations may result in heartwarming musical numbers, or much, much more likely - being kidnapped. Please use your own discretion.

Comments

[wilder]

You could always cook! That's always useful.

Heh, good thinking. [He'll concentrate on the magic, and the area starts to glow white around him-]

[Only to be interrupted when he sneezes]

Ugh-!

[limitstorm]

[ ...

blink. ]

Kaneis? ... you okay?

[wilder]

[He sniffs some, looking grumpy]

Yeah, yeah- it's just a stupid cold. I'll be fine. Gimme a moment and I'll try again.

[limitstorm]

[ CONCERN ]

What? When'd you get a cold, back on that other planet?

[ completely forgot about his bruises. ]

[wilder]

I dunno, could've been - or from one of these stations. It just popped up this week.

It's a nuisance either way.

[limitstorm]

[ ffffrown. ]

Really... sorry.

[ he pulls at his neck, looking away. ] I guess I could put some soup to cook. Robin was feeling kind of weird, too.

[wilder]

Yeah? Must be something going around.

[He sneezes again]

Soup would be good though. This damn thing's been making me pretty hungry.

[limitstorm]

Usually I'm the first one sick if something's catching...

[ which is really weird. ]

What, aren't you usually hungry? Or are you one of those people who can survive off of air and willpower?

[wilder]

Maybe you got lucky this time. Or it's waiting for your guard to go down. Whatever.

[As for that other remark? He's gonna snark and give a non-answer]

Ha- Alcohol and sarcasm, actually. What more do you need?

[limitstorm]

[ mmmmakes a face ]

I tried alcohol a few days ago... not sure how anyone could drink that every day.

[wilder]

You mean on the planet?

[he makes a pft noise] Trust me, no one should be drinking that stuff every day. Their alcohol was so bad, it was essentially glorified kerosene.

[limitstorm]

You mean there's better stuff?

[ you know, riku avoided being an alcoholic in exsilium because ros didn't allow him to drink. this is not being enforced here. ]

[wilder]

Heh, you really are a kid.

[It's okay Riku he'll make sure you're only allowed the amount that'd fit into a sippy cup]

Not out here, but yeah. There's a lot better stuff.

[limitstorm]

[ a sigh. ]

Didn't I just tell you I drank for the first time...?

[ and HEY RUDE he is totally not a lightweight yes he is don't let him have sweet drinks or he'll get smashed ]

So you mean back in your world?

[wilder]

I know, but you really sounded like one there.

[NOPE SIPPY CUP FOR YOU. But at the mention of his world, it seems to remind him of something.]

Hm?

[He doesn't mention what it is, but he glances over his shoulder briefly before looking back at Riku]

Yeah...other places too I'm sure.

[limitstorm]

[ ... riku tilts his head slightly before frowning, looking behind him, and then looking behind himself. ]

What's up?

[wilder]

[Oh- right. That was not subtle. So he'll just shake his head and shrug it off]

It's nothing.

[And he'll offer him a grin as he moves on to another subject]

So, want me to try again? I'll try to hold in any sneezing this time.

[limitstorm]

[ "it's nothing"?

you know what, he doesn't accept that. riku isn't usually so nosy, he doesn't pry into people's lives, he usually leaves well enough alone, but he knows that rebuff. he knows it way too well, he uses it, and he's not going to let kaneis do the same thing he does. he knows it's not healthy. ]

It's not nothing. What's wrong?

[ not even going farther, bro. nope you don't get to use that line on him. ]

1/2

[wilder]

[WHOA WHOA WHOA THERE. Did you just deny his "it's nothing"?? Can people even do that?? JUST WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE??]

[But okay no really, Kaneis looks a bit surprised for a moment simply because yeah, so not used to people calling him out on that shit]

[wilder]

[Then he rubs the back of his neck, giving a little humorless "Heh" sound...]

Really, it's no big deal. Just...ran into someone I used to know. That's all.

[limitstorm]

[ YEAH THAT'S FUCKIN RIGHT HE'S OVER HERE SMASHING YOUR "IT'S NOTHING"

"it's nothing" that's the stupidest thing he's ever heard of course it's something you complete and utter idiot

says the person who'll remark "it's not important" at the slightest provocation

his eyes actually brighten--in gratitude, and in slight envy. part of him wishes he could have someone from his world, too... but no. ]

Someone from your world? That's good. What, you're embarrassed?

[wilder]

[DAMN RIKU YOU HYPOCRITICAL REBEL.]

[And ha...goddess, how does he even explain this mess]

Heh...I wish. It's, uh, a little bit more complicated than that?

[limitstorm]

Like? [ yeah, push push.

come on, kaneis. ]

[wilder]

[He sniffs as he rubs the back of his neck]

Like...we had a pretty rough falling out? [ "pretty rough" meaning "I was stabbed and killed" ]

Except he's from another timeline where things happened differently, so...he doesn't remember ever having a falling out.

[limitstorm]

[ ... hm. ]

So this is your chance to come back together.