walking in a winter wonderland. (MINGLE)

[mirroromirror]

Who: Everyone on the planet!
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Snow planet, it's a winter wonderland~
When: From when the planet is in reach until it's time to leave!

[ ooooh the weather outside is frightful

but the fire is soooo delightful

and since we've got places to goooo

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! ]

[ ooc: link to planet info! ]

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ota

[mirroromirror]

a) cityscape
[ if you, too, are in the city, you'll see a tiny girl bouncing around poking at everything. miyuki is excitable and energetic, ducking in and out of shops. she's trying everything on, examining everything, taking pictures with her communicator... you might find that she bumps into you, clumsy as she is. don't worry, she'll help you right back up with a "sorry, sorry!" and excuse her as she brushes you off.

the only time she actually calms down is at a tiny little cafe. the hot chocolate isn't as good as akane would make it, but... it warms her up anyway. she's got a cheap little book and she actually seems like a bookworm, curled up like this and watching people pass by. yeah she elected to visit a building made completely of ice, itchy sweater and all. ]

b) outside

[ did you know that snow angels are really easy to make?

that might be why you see a line of them coming out of the city. miyuki's running around flopping in the snow as she does snow angels, though she does pause to try and make a snowman.

it's pretty lopsided. miyuki is not an artist, she will assure you of that.

... but there's no nose. hm. ]

Mr. Snowman needs a nose... but what could I use...?

[ it might be better if she doesn't toddle into the forest... ]

b) hehehe

[theboogieman]

[she can toddle all she wants, until suddenly... POW, she gets hit in the shoulder with a snowball.]

b!

[catamite]

[Nel is also toddling off toward the edge of the forest--but for much more shady dealings in his case. and hopefully whoever he's supposed to be meeting is a patient person, because he gets totally distracted when he sees his little crewmate playing in the snow along the way.

he changes course and heads her way instead, totally perplexed as he peers at the lump of snow that she's building.]

Hey! [his arms are folded tight around his shivering torso, but he lifts one briefly so he can wave as he approaches.] ...What are you doing?

a

[aberrant_type]

[Hange is scoping out the city herself, although she hasn't bought anything yet. She's gonna wait a bit and see more of what there is to see.

When she gets bumped into, Hange steadies the girl, laughing.]

Take it easy there - oh, my...

[it took a second for that brilliant pink hair to fully register...]

a!

[got_it_memorized]

[He's still not sure what he thinks about all of this. A TV show, really? Well, at least things are staying interesting. This snowy planet isn't exactly his ideal choice for a vacation spot, but it seems like there's plenty to do. Pausing in front of a tall shop window, he stares at the clothing display a moment. His Black Coat is warm enough, but it might be nice to get a scarf, just for a little flair, right? He doesn't usually have the opportunity to dress up the uniform, after all. He pulls out his communicator to see if he can check how many of those credit things he's got.

[Before he can make a decision, however, he's crashed into and stumbles forward with an oof sound. Catching himself before he pitches to the ground, he turns in time to see a young girl with very pink hair stagger backward from the impact. He makes a bit of a face, then straightens up and arches his back, hands on his hips.]

You should watch where you're going, kid, you'll put your eye out or something.

[Well, his elbows are pretty sharp and pointy, after all.]

ota for b!

[idealistic]

A; (Locked to "Kaneis Major" and Riku)

[ so things happened that involved dragging Kaneis out of the Wonderduck kicking and screaming (that may or may not be an exaggeration), touring the planet a little, and eventually them taking on a mercenary job. while Lloyd is still down with saving whatever money they earn from their ratings, he can't deny that it's been a while since he's kicked some ass.

and hey. more money's a good plus. he settles his hand on the hilt of one of his swords, turning his eyes in Kaneis's general direction. ]I didn't think it'd be that easy to get some swords again.

[ not that he's complaining because wow he sure did miss the feeling of having swords on his hips. engineering's cool and all but it doesn't beat fighting. ]

B; (Open)

[ you could be minding your own business; talking to the locals, scavenging, hunting, or even just looking around. when suddenly...

PAF!

you got a snowball to the head. the only evidence to the perpetrator? some loser teenager in red (because he's already covered from head to toe) that's either A: trying to find a place to hide while laughing like a maniac, or B: frozen in place like a deer in headlights because he totally didn't mean to hit you he meant to hit the guy next to you. ]

A

[wilder]

[Maybe he didn't kick and scream, but he sure wasn't happy to go on a snowy planet with Lloyd. But there wasn't much he could do about it, and he was getting kind of stir crazy, so he did follow along- albeit slightly sullenly.]

[But it was nice to be armed again. He had to admit that. And idea of getting to fight something that wasn't crewmates was appealing ]

Yeah, pretty sure the guy thought we were nuts for not wanting a gun to take on bears though.

[But whatever. Like they're gonna complain that much about how the bears invading their mine was going to go down.]

b...

[theboogieman]

[bet you weren't expecting the guy you hit to turn around and have a human skull painted on his face.

now, it might be the drawn-on frown, but he doesn't look happy... and he's... walking right towards him...]

b!

[mortalcoil]

[well... it depends. did you mean to hit the scarred-up kid with one eye?

either way, the snowball's victim stumbles on the ice when he's hit... and loses his grip on the bag of groceries he'd been carrying. jars and boxes hit the snow, making an unfortunate mess.

...and of course, the scraggly teenager whirls around to look for whoever dared to ruin his day like this. hello!]

/pounces

[got_it_memorized]

[Axel was never minding his own business. He didn't really believe in minding your own business. Or... maybe he just believed that everything was his business. Whatever the truth was, Axel always did his best to poke his nose where it wasn't necessarily wanted, and today was no exception. When his attempt to peer in the window was thwarted by a snowball to the back of the head, however, he whirled to glare at the perpetrator.

[The guy was laughing. No way that had been an accident. Rude.

[Oh, it's on now. Axel fixed the younger man with a glower and then stooped to sweep up a handful of snow, flinging a snowball right back at him.]

You dropped this!

late 5ever

[retconciled]

[She screeches like some harpy when hit, which is not the most elegant noise in the world. It's definitely not one she ever wanted someone to hear her make, especially some bozo like this guy! She spins around, eyes narrowed.]

Oooh you're going down, you- you loser!

[Such beauty, such grace, she's divebombing him into the snow. TAKE HIM DOWN WITH HERRRRR.]

B

[showmeyourwreath]

[Flora's having a surprising amount of success with her shows. The people here are gruff and a bit rough the edges, but they're also bored and deprived of entertainment, which works out for her, because she is an entertainer. They may be a bit wary, but they're eager for anything, and a chance is a chance.

She's walking along with a bit of a spring in her step when a snowball clips her on the side of her face.]

Hey!

[She's's wearing a hoodie, but it still finds a mark since it comes at her from the side.

Ah, it's cold and slips down her clothes a little and she makes a small noise.

She wipes it off before laying eyes on her aggressor and wastes no time in chasing after him when she recognises him.]

Lloyd, I see you! You're like a big red dot in the middle of a page of paper!

[payback]

option 1

[Someone is outside the Bloodsport's landing area (with other ships around too, actually)... slowly and with an expression of deep concentration, rolling up a snowball to start making a snowman.

There are some other snowmen around too, but most of them are quite small. Most of them are only two hands high. And none of them have any features or arms. They're just like little snowman ghosts all standing in a snowman ghost crowd. It looks like this one, which Rin is preparing with silent sloe-eyed concentration, will be the biggest yet.]

option 2

[A planet is a great time to explore and Rin kind of loves to quietly roam and sightsee. This time, sightseeing has offered her the sight of... some stray Arctic foxes. She brought some chicken-flavored protein to try and coax them to her, so she can be found crouched in front of the snow-filled alley, bare hand outstretched to offer a pinched-off chunk of protein.]

C'mere... c'mere... [it's almost a bare whisper, and actually, it's working a little... the foxes are exposed to enough people that one of them approaches when Rin gives up on handfeeding them and sets the protein chunk down on the snow.

Their pickings must be a little shitty if they're scrounging protein blocks, but food is food, right?]

option 3

[A frozen river flows through town. Someone found it and then realized she had enough money to rent ice skates.

Now she's trying her luck on the river ice. >:T Very intently! But she's kind of shitty at it. It keeps looking like she gets it and then she slips out of control and goes plunging into the snowbanks on the side of the river. But it makes her laugh then, sudden and bright even if quickly stifled, under the grey sky. She's pink-faced and rosy and has strands of hair escaping in every direction, and no hat, but she seems cheerful.]

option 1

[theboogieman]

[she's probably used to the sound of people moving in and out of their ships, shuffling through the snow, but one sound of crunching footsteps stops weirdly near her.

that skull-faced guy from weeks earlier seems to have bumped into one of her little featureless snowmen. it's kind of half-decapitated. he's looking around at all the little snow-ghosts in confusion, either not aware or not acknowledging that Rin is right there too.

while he has a full face of skull makeup, he also has a dumb grey scarf wrapped very loosely around the lower half of his face... no sweater, though.]

2!

[ladiesss]

[the foxes startle a little as there's a sudden gasp from behind Rin...!

but this teenage-looking person can only whisper, and her aura is pretty comforting to animals anyway--so they don't stay spooked for long.]

Oh my god, are those foxes...?

option 1!

[catamite]

[Nel is yawning, wandering out of his ship and across the landing area, sleepily toddling off to town... when he more or less literally stumbles over a bunch of tiny snowpeople.

he gasps a little, taking a step back. ...and then another step back. looking kind of spooked by the little icy army.

he probably doesn't notice anything but the snowfolk at the moment.]

2

[parricida]

[For a man built for a desert planet, this little excursion is utterly miserable. Garak is tucked into as bulky a coat as he could find, with a hat, scarf and gloves to complete the ensemble. He's lucky he got to keep his thermal undershirt from Deep Space Nine-- but regardless, all these layers still aren't enough. He's shivering badly as he wanders through the snow, but the planet is beautiful enough that he almost doesn't mind.

He sees the girl-- possibly a native, possibly not-- cooing to the foxes, and stops quite a few feet from her. A large grey-skinned man, you'd think he'd stand out-- but somehow not even the foxes notice him, as his presence fades into the background. He watches her for a long while, watching her progress, before taking a deliberately loud step forward.

The foxes simply stare up at him, unimpressed. It takes far more than that to startle them.]

Do they have a name, do you know?

[aberrant_type]

option 1

[Spurred on by Sokka and the possibility of changing their diet up a bit, Hange goes ice-fishing just about every day. For hours at a time she just perches there on her ass next to that hole in the ice, freezing cold dangling a hook down into the dark hole in the water. This is a pain... but they're going to have so much fish. So much fish by the time they leave this place. And that's going to be great. So it's completely worthless.

She looks like a jackdaw hunched there, all bundled up next to the little cut of open water.]

option 2

[Someone, her name perhaps starting with H and ending with E (or starting with Z and ending with E depending on whether you take her name or surname) casually made off with Zhas' gun. To go for a walk deeper into the snowy wilds...

She whistles as she goes, the sound muffled by the snow. Occasionally she can be heard singing, snatches of long ditties about scouts being captured by titans and ripped apart, heroic sacrifice and blood, etc etc. And then between that there's long bouts of silence where she simply rests her voice and listens to the snowy world.

Really, it wouldn't upset her to encounter a bear to try this thing on. Maybe they could use the pelt. They could certainly eat the meat, or trade it.

Ditties, though... she's contralto, untrained but not completely awful.]

- ohhhh green wings of liberty, under open sky, scouts they fly on stolen wings and live on borrowed time...

option 2!

[heresyandlace]

[someone else is wandering around in the woods as well, but they're not singing. they're actually being quite silent, and their presence blends very well with the natural beat of the forest. even under the ice there is the decay of leaves and loam--however slow it might be. his kingdom might be frozen over, but it's still there somewhere.

so, when she happens upon Tek--still dressed in his usual and absolutely not suited for this weather--it's rather out of nowhere.

just standing tall and straight and watching for when she comes into view. she has announced her presence very well, after all.]

option 1

[amarant]

[ She's been out and about sometimes, and seeing a lump sitting by the water's edge, fishing, seems to be a regular occurrence. Today's the first time that she's actually gotten close enough to see who it is, though. ]

You come here often. Have you caught much?

[ Probably not as bundled up as Hange, since she isn't outside as much and she's used to colder climates. It does make her look younger, though, like a child who's been playing in the snow. ]

general action, come at me

[carreau]

[ Oh man. It's snow. This is a snowy planet.

Henry is from a desert country.

THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER.

Which is to say that he's basically like a puppy experiencing its first snow day. Running around, probably jumping into snowdrifts, and just generally enjoying this shit. Maybe he should have a bit more dignity as a captain?

Nah.

It doesn't take long before he's soaked and/or covered in snow, and despite the fact that he's not exactly dressed for the weather, he's having a pretty good time!

And if he ruins yours (or makes it better) by accidentally getting in your path or personal space or anything during this...well. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. ]

aw yes

[ladiesss]

Captain...! Hey, captain...

[someone with a quiet voice is trying to get his attention! though she's also laughing in-between attempts because this is hilarious. Krista's all bundled up in clothes and mittens that are way nicer and comfier looking than the things the ship gave them, which is kind of weird.]

[retconciled]

A) [Fishing!]

[Milla has decided to take a stab at it: literally. She talked to a local who explained that it is possible to fish with a spear if she really wants to and so she has taken up a spear, positioning herself over the ice and is stabbing occasionally into the water.]

Oooh, just you wait! This will be the best fish stew ever!


B) [Shopping!]

[It seems that Milla is still very new on how everything around here works. Take for example her attempt at bartering, using the spear from earlier.]

Look, just one spice rack. That's worth this very fine, well-crafted spear! [That isn't hers but whatever. Details.] Oh and some meat? Maybe some eggs. At least some noodles and a spice rack.


C) [Pets!]

[And in case you thought she was just grumpy all the time, fear not. There is a stray fox sniffing around and Milla is only too eager to try to get its attention.]

Hey there! I bet you're really hungry, you poor thing. If you follow me, I'll give you super yummy treats.

option b

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[goodness what is this... somewhere in her bartering adventure, one dark-haired, very-good-looking guy will cut in next to her...]

You know, I don't think these guys are really going to go for that...

OTA

[betterthananetdrama]

[Snow is fine. It happened in New Beijing from time to time- though this is considerably cleaner than New Beijing, which is also fine. She's not even bothered by the fact that the locals aren't very friendly. She'll just smile and wave and be cutesy, while also finding the best places to go shopping. The fact that she has no money isn't important.

She's trying on a jacket (probably too thin to protect against the elements, but that doesn't really matter for her), turning to the nearest person.] What do you think?

[amarant]

[ She looks behind her, over her left shoulder and then her right, before turning back to face the woman in front of her, asking: ]

Who...me?

[ Maybe she'd expected someone else to be there when she'd turned around to show off. ]

OTA

[wilder]

[Kaneis isn't at all fond of being stuck on yet another snowy place. But even his disdain for snow isn't enough to keep him stuck on the ship for several weeks - especially when there's no telling when there'll be another planet]

[And so he can be found often in the cities. Sometimes he's shopping for supplies, sometimes he's reading job boards trying to find some mercenary work to pass the time and sometimes he's simply exploring. He's lucky that he showed up to the fleet wearing the coat he had in Exsilium, so he can forgo the destructive sweaters. But the bright red braid is pretty unmistakable even in the winter clothing.]

[He is also taking care to stay far, far away from any snowmen. If you watch him enough, he almost seems to be taking long detours just to avoid any he comes across. Pretty weird man]

flings self at

[not_mafia]

F..freezing...!

[Okay, so maybe walking onto Snow Planet with little else than his usual jacket and jeans was probably not the best idea. But he hadn't felt very great being on a spaceship (it reminded him too much of that world change) and he figured he could buy something while he was out here.

Well, if he could find where he could exchange the currency. He'd already went in and they said his money was no good until he got it converted... So now his arms are wrapped tight around him, his nose red as he shivers.]

Sh-sh-should have asked someone on the sh-ship...

[He looks up with an upset frown, but stops when he sees startlingly familiar stopsign-red hair.

... could that be...?]

Z-zelos?!

[limitstorm]

a) in a dark alleyway
[ you know, it's a shame that this has already happened before.

riku can't believe this is the second time this has happened--he just wanted to take a shortcut, to be discreet, and got into... uh, an argument. he wanted to go and see the nearby forest, with its new flora and fauna, but of course... well, trouble seems to find him. he's fairly sure that the whole "heartless will continue to come at you as long as you have the keyblade" deal that the king told him about was just a bunch of mythology. it's not just heartless--it's trouble.

not that he can even call the keyblade. ugh.

he's prepared this time, though--as he's yanked into a headlock, he shifts his weight down, ducking and curling into himself while using his legs to flip the burly man over his head. with a sharp groan and startled yell, he falls quick. riku jumps quickly and deftly onto an awning, breathing fast, before he turns to jump off and make his getaway.

and there's another solid wall of muscle at the end of the alley. great. that's just great. riku backs up, head low, before he charges at him with his hands out to grab riku's arms. he veers sharply to the left, dropping low to kick him across the backs of his knees, and he crumples to his knees. alright, coast is cle--

how many guys are in here?!

there's a skinny man with a long scar across his face--riku gets a swift uppercut, tastes blood, and groans in frustration before grabbing the man's coat and pulling him forward.

he smashes their foreheads together, and as the man woozily stumbles, riku breathes hard. the first man makes a move to get up before he just falls back, too dizzy from landing on his head.

when he hears a noise from the end of the alley again, he shifts into a fighting stance. ]

Who's there? [ he came here to buy christmas presents and kick ass and he IS ALL OUT OF PRESENTS ]

b) wilderness
[ riku wasn't the best at fishing like this--he's sorely unused to ice and snow. you don't get ice on islands, but you'll find him fishing with both pole and spear--pole near wide lakes and spear near a still-rushing river.

and you might hear a melody or two out of him. ]

♪ ... and on every street corner, you'll hear:
Silver bells, silver bells,
It's Christmastime in the city... ♫

a!

[got_it_memorized]

[The sound he hears is the sound of applause, and Axel steps into the light at the end of the alley, his hood up and his eyes glinting fiendishly from the shadow it casts over his face. This is just too good--Riku's here? Maybe this isn't just a coincidence after all--maybe something went completely pear-shaped at CO and that's how he wound up here. He wonders idly if anybody else might show up, but for the moment, he's just applauding Riku's efforts. That scene was actually pretty impressive.]

All right, Riku, fight fight fight~ I never realized you were so adept empty-handed!

[Which leaves him wondering why. Why hadn't he used his Keyblade? Was he really that much of a goody goody that he refused to use a weapon on real people? He certainly hadn't had any issues using it on Lexaeus.]