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

[ino]

Well, obviously you only do that if you know them really well.

[ Duh, Nightingale, duh. ]

[experiencepoints]

[... see, the problem is, nightingale has decided ino seems to be a valid source of information, especially on matters like this

so she's going to 100% believe this is a normal thing that girls just do sometimes? maybe? maybe she should try it herself? how do you know when it's appropriate? doesn't that get you attacked? but ino said it and she's the smart one so it's gotta be true, right...]

I... I see. I'll keep that in mind, I guess...

[ino]

In any case, if you're more direct about it, people will probably be easier to read. If you see a cute girl, just ask her if she wants to do something sometime!

I mean, even on this ship you could watch a movie together or something.

[experiencepoints]

... Okay, but the only movie I've ever seen in my life is that, uh... Cartoon sports thing Clay was watching. "Space Jam"? Which I don't think is a good date.

[ino]

[ She laughs a little ]

Well, it just depends on what that person likes ... but there are plenty of romantic movies in there to watch too!

[experiencepoints]

I guess I can try looking through those and see if any stand out...

[She pauses.]

... Are there any that don't expect you to understand Earth, though? Because, fuck that place.

[ino]

Mm ... I mean, they probably make more sense if you're from there, but I've seen a few that I still liked and understood. Caesar just made me watch one the other day that's pretty romantic, but also pretty funny, and I wasn't really confused by it at all.

[experiencepoints]

Oh yeah? What was that one called?

[ino]

It's called "The Princess Bride"!

[experiencepoints]

[Well, being the useless lesbian that she is, Nightingale is hearing that title as 'The Princess' Bride'. And now she's very interested.]

Oh, that sounds like it's worth watching.

[ino]

I thought it was a pretty fun movie, anyways.

Though, it really just depends on who you're with, doesn't it? I think Tadashi would probably rather watch a movie about giant robots than something more romantic.

[experiencepoints]

Yeah, I guess I can always ask their opinion... If that ever happens, anyway. I'm not gonna be holding my breath.

[ino]

Well, it won't with an attitude like that! You've got to be confident about it! Nobody's going to want to buy a product if the salesperson isn't excited about it, right?

[experiencepoints]

... Have you met Magpie yet? I feel like you'd get along well with her.

[ino]

Magpie?

[ What a weird name ... ]

What ship is she on?

[experiencepoints]

The Huntress. Blue skin, cat ears and tail, but you can't call them that or she'll beat you over the head with a metal book.

... In fact, beating people over the head with that book is how she solves most of her problems.

She's kind of hard to miss.

[ino]

--Oh, with the white marks on her face? I've seen her around.

[experiencepoints]

Yeah, that's her. She's my teammate from the castle.

... And, uh... She didn't hit you with that book, did she? She can be pretty intense, so...

[ino]

I haven't actually talked to her, so she hasn't has an opportunity to.

[ She's grinning, though ]

So a friend of yours ... that's great!

[experiencepoints]

She's a teammate. Family. I owe the fact that I'm human again to her- Same for all of our team.

[Not a friend. It's... awkward, and complicated there. Magpie manages to make her feel worse every time they talk, but she's still someone important.]

But you'd definitely get along with her, I think.

[ino]

[ She looks a little confused at the "human again" comment, but ... ]

Hmm. Well, maybe I'll say something to her next time I see her.

[experiencepoints]

You should. Just stay out of reach of her book.

[ino]

I'm pretty fast, you know. If I see it coming I'll be sure to get out of the way.

[experiencepoints]

Yeah, I definitely remember that.

[She remembers you dodging out of her fire. That shouldn't even be possible, and she is still pretty asschafed about it. Goddamn ninjas.]

Though I would like to see her miss for once.