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!

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[experiencepoints]

[All she wanted was a place to read her trashy lesbian vampire erotica in peace, damnit.

Still, as she approaches Riku, a cool wind blows in his face, like it's trying to blow the smoke off, and maybe just cool him off a bit. She's not quite close enough for an explosion to trigger yet, though, unless that wind is enough to startle it into happening.]

Hey, are you okay?

[limitstorm]

[ thankfully, it's not enough to trigger his darkness into thinking of a threat. riku relaxes a bit before he looks over his shoulder--

ah. nightingale.

he hesitates, looking back ahead instead of at her, almost like he's going to ignore her, before he sighs. ]

I'm getting there, I think.

[experiencepoints]

What's wrong?

[does she need to murder xehanort again? because she is totally down for that.]

[limitstorm]

I'm just trying to get a handle on my powers again. It's not as easy as I thought it'd be.

[experiencepoints]

Do you need a hand with it?

[limitstorm]

... I think you've been through enough without having to deal with my weird powers.

[experiencepoints]

You've been through too much of my shit, too, for me to not offer.

[limitstorm]

[ ah, so she was going to bring that up. he hesitates, and then slowly pushes some of his hair behind his ear. ]

... I guess there is something you can do.

[experiencepoints]

Name it.

[if it involves stealing another sword from that fuck she's so game]

[limitstorm]

Can you... center me while I meditate?

[experiencepoints]

... You'll have to tell me what that means, but sure.

[limitstorm]

Uh, it's-- [ //// ] Just hold my hands so I remember there's people around. Without a center, you can forget yourself and fall too deep.

You don't have to--I know it's weird.

[experiencepoints]

[Before he's even gotten to the 'you don't have to', she's dragged one of the couch cushions over with her wind spell to sit on and get comfortable, and is holding out her hands.]

[limitstorm]

[ to that, he just kind of... stares. ]

I really don't get you, Nightingale.

[experiencepoints]

... Sorry, did I do something wrong?

[limitstorm]

No, no, [ he's very quick to shake his head firmly. ] you're fine. I guess... I'm surprised at...

[ his voice trails off, and he tugs at the bangs. ]

You're being really helpful and I'm not used to that, that's what I mean to say.

[experiencepoints]

... You know, there was this thing my team would do sometimes. It's practically our team's special secret technique.

[It's going to segue into something else, I promise.]

[limitstorm]

[ oh, subject change... ]

Uh--okay? What?

[experiencepoints]

[Reaches up.

Puts her hands on Riku's cheeks.

SMOOSHES HIS FUCKING FACE.]

[limitstorm]

Waugh--

this again?!

[experiencepoints]

[FACE SMOOSHING INTENSIFIES]

You're my friend, no shit I'm going to try to help you. If something this small is all you need, then why is that even in question?

[limitstorm]

[ somehow, her saying she's his friend is surprising. maybe he expected it to be a one-way friendship. his face gets a little redder and he just huffs. ]

O-okay, okay...

[experiencepoints]

Good. Keep that in mind.

[lets go





SMOOSHES AGAIN

then lets go for real this time.]

[limitstorm]

--Nightingale!

[ he looks even more red now, and kind of exasperated. ]

Geez, personal space much?

[experiencepoints]

Nah, that was more important.

[holding her hands out for the centering thing now.]