driftfleet | walking in a winter wonderland. (MINGLE)

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... ]

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. ]

Edited 2014-12-18 16:24 (UTC)

[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.]

[ where in the world is lloyd irving

that is the game riku has been playing since they touched ground. you know, a smart person would think to call kaneis up to find out where lloyd was. because of course kaneis would know.

... the cold might be dulling riku's thought process a little. he's been out and about, mostly just stretching his legs because god it feels amazing to not be in a cramped space and he's been so so stir-crazy because of that stupid allergy.

but finding red in the middle of snow? pretty easy. so finding lloyd and kaneis is kind of a cakewalk where's waldo. finally--riku trudges up to both of them, though he raises an eyebrow at lloyd. ]

You guys look... [ ......... ] prepared.

[ yep. that's all he's gonna say for now. ]

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

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.]

Edited 2014-12-18 23:35 (UTC)

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...

It would have been cool to try out a couple of guns, though...

[ especially after Lloyd found out how heavy one of them was. looks can be deceiving and all, but DANg how can something so small be so heavy?! and they're supposed to shoot like crossbows too, duuuuuude.

but no that train of thought gets derailed when he hears someone approaching, and he looks back to find Riku walking up to them. if Lloyd noticed the look Riku gave him, he certainly isn't going to acknowledge it with anything other than a grin. ]

Riku! Hey! [ WOW WHAT A COINCIDENCE. he turns to him fully. ] We just got hired for a mercenary job.

No it wouldn't. They'd make your ears hurt for hours.

[Seriously eff guns when you have angelic hearing. But that's all he'll say about it for he hears Riku approaching. He looks over his shoulder back at the teen. Huh.]

Yeah, what he said. What brings you out here?

[ riku produces a communicator out of his satchel, holding it up and looking dead at lloyd. ]

You forgot this. I've got the feeling you'd forget your head if it wasn't attached, too.

[ he hands it over, though, glancing over to kaneis. ]

Mercenary work?

[ what's sad is that it's actually true

but no he'll look between the communicator and Riku a couple of times before frantically searching his pockets, his cheeks turning more red than they were thanks to the cold. ]

What the-- Crap, when did I--?!

[ yeah he'll just let Kaneis field the whole "explaining the mercenary job" thing as he takes the communicator back. wow that was embarrassing. ]

Th-thanks, man...

[He gives a slight sigh. Why is he not surprised?] Nice one, Lloyd.

[But right, the mercenary job]

Yeah. Apparently one of the mines is having some problems. A pack of bears keeps attacking the miners, making it much too dangerous to work there now.

So, the owner of the mine is willing to pay us nicely to take care of the problem.

[ 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. ]

[ he's not worried about kaneis. he's fought against him before, so he knows he can hold his own, but...

... okay, he is worried about kaneis. and lloyd. ]

Need any backup?

[ wow excuse he can take care of himself.

he shoots Kaneis an indignant frown at his comment before looking back at Riku with a curious look, blinking a couple of times. he's asking to help? he knows how to fight? ]

Uhm... sure! It's fine by me. [ the more the merrier, right? but because he knows he's not the only who gets a say in it, he turns to Kaneis. ]

What do you think, man?

[ wagh!

she stops for a moment, blinking at her shoulder and then squinting off into the distance... ]

Who's there?

[He considers, frowning a little as Lloyd asks his opinion]

I'm not one to turn down an extra hand to a fight- but you sure you'll be alright? A lot of your power has been sealed.

[ hey!

riku stiffens slightly and frowns, crossing his arms across his chest. ]

A lot of my elemental spells've been sealed--doesn't mean I can't level the playing field for both of you or make it easier in a place you don't know.

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.

[ wait a minute. his skills were sealed? how did that even happen? did that even happen to him or Kaneis? it's not like Lloyd made any attempt to find out for both of them, but...

he says he'll be fine and Lloyd believes him... but still, he'd be fighting handicapped. ]

...You sure you're gonna be okay without 'em?

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[There's a pause]

...Well, I guess it's up to you if you think you're up to it. You know your capabilities better than either of us.

[But he gives a shrug with both of his arms stretching out a bit, before falling to his sides loosely]

Just remember, I haven't had a chance to see if my healing artes still work or not.

[he may or may not be lying about that]

[ he glances to lloyd. ]

I'll be fine. I'm more into swordsmanship anyway, not being able to cast a few spells won't weigh me down.

[ though he almost says but I don't want to slow you down. he really doesn't. he's just... well, he's both worried and curious. ]

I didn't know you guys were such worrywarts. [ said rather bluntly, cocking his head to the side. ]

[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.]

Edited 2014-12-19 16:58 (UTC)

[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...?

[She glances when the footsteps come nearer... and then pauses when she parses who that is. Ohhh. This guy. It's not quite that she freezes, but she definitely hesistates.

Then she casually straightens up and moseys back towards the Bloodsport. Nothing to see here.]

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