3 >> needy space clothes: the struggle

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Who: Megaman.exe and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: ON THE GOLDEN.......
When: Backdated to around August 16/whenever the fleet starts leaving orbit and...yeah...

Ok so I have a quick query since I'm not really an expert on clothes

Do space bathing suits normally catch on fire by themselves after a certain amount of time? Or

I mean they don't do that back on my world but maybe things are different out here I don't know...unless I did something to them?? But I don't know what I did

[guess who a) forgot he even had a bathing suit to start and b) completely forgot to dispose his swimwear both times Atroma tried to warn him: this guy. yes.]

>> ACTION; on the Golden

[Incidentally, a few minutes before this post is broadcast, crewmates on the Golden may or may not notice smoke beginning to emerge from one of the bunkers. And if they don't notice that, then they might notice their small resident engineer sprinting into the kitchen in a rather panicked state, grabbing up an armful of cups, and trying to eke an appropriate amount of fire-dousing water from the beverage machine. It's a trying process.] --Ugh, is there any way to get water from this faster?! [MACHINE PLEASE THIS IS AN EMERGENCY]

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It should be fine if it's not a chemical fire, I think. We're trying to smother it before it gets too big, I think... Making it wet should hopefully make it so it doesn't set the blanket on fire before it puts out the fire.

It's... probably not a chemical fire though, right?

[Yes, gathering up the cups for the time being and bringing them along so we can douse a blanket.]

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[Ah Uzuki, truly you're a godsend.]

Oh, thanks-- [He certainly doesn't mind appreciatively shifting out of the way to let her reach the other cups, while he carries a few more himself, and then it's time to make a beeline back to the room. STILL SOME SMOKE COMING OUT OF THERE...or maybe it's the smoke of all the other bathing suits apparently burning in this ship right now, but. Anyway.] --That's actually a really good question, though! I don't know...I'm still not sure how it actually caught fire. I guess we'll have to be careful...

[The bathing suit is still smoldering on the floor in the room, as he elbows his way through the door and inside. Quickly setting his own cups down on a tabletop, he goes to tug the blanket in question off the bed.] Besides, it's okay if the blanket burns a bit too, I guess...I don't use the bed anyway.

[He pauses, hovering uncertainly for a moment with blanket in hand.]

Uh, so I just--lay it on top of the fire? [DOES...THIS....]

[averagestar]

Yeah, we need to carefully drape it over the fire.

[But yes, getting the blanket wetted down first.]

The main reason why it's important to know if it's a chemical fire or not is because... Chemical fires are supposed to explode if they mix with water, I think? At that point, a blanket isn't going to help much.

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[Oh my god what.

He does pause, at least, to let Uzuki wet down the blanket a little bit first--but at the words he stops short, staring at her.]

Oh--explode, do they really?! [Yes, they do, a small not-panicked voice in the back of his head reminds him dryly; but that gives him pause, staring between the blanket and the still-burning swim trunks for a moment. On one hand, they could try looking for something fire-dousing that isn't water, but on the other hand they really need to get this put out...so, after a bit, he raises the blanket a bit more resolutely.] Okay, that makes sense! We can't let this burn for too much longer, though, so--I think I'm going to give the blanket a shot first. I think I'll be okay, if it does explode! But you should probably stand back a ways just in case...

[averagestar]

Ah, yes!

[She's backing up, but sticking by the ladder out for now, in case a rescue is needed.]

If it does explode, probably our best chance is probably to seal off the room for a bit. We might be able to cut off the oxygen to the room and cut out the fire that way once it's sealed off.

[But yes, please be okay.]

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[GOOD PLAN, UZUKI...Megaman waits until she's a proper distance away, readying the blanket in his hands.]

Yes, that's a good idea too! It might be a bit hard on the room, but as a last resort it'll have to do... [God why are mystery fires so high maintenance. Why do mystery fires keep happening in his life. EVEN OUT HERE...grimacing a bit, Megaman holds the blanket out above the bathing suit remains. Either way, it certainly wouldn't be the first time he's ever had something explode in his face--and it probably won't be the last, either! Cyber life is interesting like that, at least...]

Okay, here goes! Ah, I'm going to count down, so you can get ready...three! Two...one-- [Aaand blanket-draping is go! After which point Megaman immediately steps back, arms half-upraised over his face for the worst.

There's a lot of smoke!

...But nothing seems to be exploding yet...??]