At least there's no elevator music...

[thespaceopera]

[At least two weeks have passed since the Drift Fleet passengers woke up on this strange wing of the Marsiva... Some new passengers have even joined the group instead of being Shuffled off to a fleet ship! The large monitor in the central room remains quiet for now, so how is everyone holding up?

Have you been relaxing? Enjoying the Earth media? If you can even remember them, how have Calibrations been treating you? Has anyone started getting a little stir-crazy?

Don't worry... This ship has no shortage of mysteries, and you'll be seeing a few more soon.]


ooc: here's another mingle for the current game event! players can start or continue threads here from any point during the event. the additional setting information is still being postponed due to sickly mods, but y'all are welcome to post additional topcomments for reactions and investigation once it's up!

Comments

[actsmagnificent]

[ Diversify, why don't you. Haruka's eyebrows start out raised, but the more Nightingale completely obliterates her target, the more relaxed and amused she gets. They made this person a cook. That's pretty funny.

And entertaining enough to merit some applause. ] I'm surprised you need to practice.

[experiencepoints]

... To the contrary, I have to practice. There's no monsters to level up on, so the only way for me to get stronger is by trying to find differences in the rules of my own world and the rules of this one, and learn how to exploit those.

I'm developing one of those right now.

[actsmagnificent]

[ Point taken. ] Have you learned anything else about the rules of this world?

[experiencepoints]

A bit. More like... a starting point, nothing I can use just yet.

[actsmagnificent]

Diligent student. [ She's figured out who you remind her of. All you need now is a little computer visor thing. ]

[experiencepoints]

... I was, but how did you know? And what brought that on?

[She has a Scan spell, she doesn't even need that.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ You're being methodical, is all. Testing your limits as well as your surroundings.

That, and you wrote a beginners' guide to the fleet. Extra credit points. ] I'm looking forward to seeing the fruits of your studies.

[experiencepoints]

Thanks.

I think my next step is comparing notes with other magic-users and seeing if we can learn each others' systems.

[actsmagnificent]

Group projects.

[ SHE WILL RIDE THIS METAPHOR AS LONG AS SHE CAN. ]

[experiencepoints]

Is there a reason you're trying to make this sound like school? I dropped out for a reason, I don't want to go back.

[actsmagnificent]

Sorry.

[ A grin. She detaches herself from the wall. ] I didn't know I was speaking to a rebel.

[ This is the point where she could confess that she, too, has chosen to abandon formal schooling.

....Nah. ]

[experiencepoints]

... A rebel? What?

[There's a lot of words she could use to describe herself, but that wasn't on the list.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Do you prefer "dropout" or "delinquent", then? Things Haruka could ask that would clarify her statement.

She asks none of them. ] Keep up the good work. I'll be curious to see what comes of it.

[ And she won't even call you an honors student again! ]

[experiencepoints]

... I've officially lost track of this conversation.

[The saddest part is, she really was an honor student...]

[actsmagnificent]

[ That's okay, Nightingale, Haruka was doing it on purpose. This is on her.

She steps back out of the gym area. ] Good luck practicing.