The Heart is a Lonely Huntress

[boymeetsfatherhood]

Who: The crew of the Huntress and any visitors!
Broadcast: None
Action: The Huntress!
When: The last leg of July?

[Aside from hijinks on the beach planet, the crew has a few things to get used to. The departure of one captain, the abrupt promotion of another, plus new crew members. Let's see how things go...]

Comments

Re: visitor

[experiencepoints]

-- Lark!

Re: visitor

[ofbelief]

What?

Re: visitor

[experiencepoints]

You know that isn't true.

Re: visitor

[ofbelief]

But I'm not really Riley anymore.

Re: visitor

[experiencepoints]

And I'm not Aiya anymore. Do you really think I won't have a place to belong with Yura and Araj anymore?

Re: visitor

[ofbelief]

...That's different.

Re: visitor

[experiencepoints]

How is it different?

Re: visitor

[ofbelief]

I'd never seen anything bad before, you had.

Re: visitor

[experiencepoints]

That doesn't matter. Your family isn't like mine. They love you. You'll always belong with them.

Re: visitor

[ofbelief]

I know that... It's just, I don't think I can be that Riley anymore. And they love that Riley.

Re: visitor

[experiencepoints]

They love you. No matter who you are.

Re: visitor

[ofbelief]

[ shuffles with her skirt. ]

Re: visitor

[experiencepoints]

... Come with me. We're finding him.

Re: visitor

[ofbelief]

...I don't like that idea.

Re: visitor

[experiencepoints]

IF you won't believe it from me, you'll hear it directly from him.

[And if he doesn't give the right answer I WILL KICK HIS ASS.]

Re: visitor

[ofbelief]

[ ...glances around

hides beneath her hair. like that does anything. ]

Re: visitor

[experiencepoints]

[Holds out her hand...]

Re: visitor

[ofbelief]

[ internally screaming forever, but takes her hand ]

Re: visitor

[boymeetsfatherhood]

[There's a dad standing in the nearest doorway. How long has he been there? It's hard to tell, but it looks like he's very confused by whatever he's heard.]

Hey... What's going on here?

Re: visitor

[experiencepoints]

[welp, he's getting a less than kind look from the weird blonde girl whose weird purple dress matches Riley's.]

Hi. You're Lark's father, right?

Re: visitor

[ofbelief]

[ ...That's just a look of alarm. And she takes several steps back, and tries to hide behind the closest thing to her. Which might just be Nightingale, which isn't very helpful since she's... Taller than her. She opens her mouth to say "Riley" but shuts it and continues to. Try and blend in with the background.

She's not here, please move on. ]

Re: visitor

[boymeetsfatherhood]

[He raises an eyebrow and gives a confused smile, looking towards the daughter who is trying to assume the form of wallpaper, then back at the blonde visitor.]

Hi! I am Cory Matthews, and I am Riley's father. Is... Lark a new nickname?

Re: visitor

[experiencepoints]

It's the name we gave her.

I'm Nightingale. Your new crewmate with the blue skin is Magpie. We, and a dozen or two more, were Takshaka.

How much did you hear?

Re: visitor

[ofbelief]

[ That's. That's a lot of internal screaming going on, but mostly a terrible face. She's going to contribute nothing to this conversation for at least a good minute. ]

Nightingaaale.

Re: visitor

[boymeetsfatherhood]

[What is this even. Did she start a girl gang behind her back, and they all choose bird names? Why isn't Riley Parakeet?]

Just something silly. About Riley not thinking she's Riley anymore?

[He looks towards Riley with a smile.]

Come on, sweetie. Whatever this all is, I need to hear it from you.