driftfleet | {i think you know too much, but the mind knows what the mouth wants}

[B has a naturally curious mind, and the engineering augment seems to have only amplified it. He'll be found in literally all parts of the Heron, tinkering about, pulling things apart to see how they work and putting them back together in roughly the correct order. It's not that he doesn't know how things go back together; he just has Ideas about how to improve things, pending field tests.

Shipmates, have you met B already? If so, he introduced himself by the name Ryuzaki. If not ... well, come find out for yourself what kind of weirdo he is, exactly.]

Is that how that fits?

[ She's just watched him pull... uh, something... out of the wall and start tinkering with it. It doesn't bother her any. Actually, she's been pretty casual about the whole thing since she randomly wandered over to start watching him. But now, she's curious, so it's time to ask questions~ ]

What if it's backwards?

Edited 2016-01-03 20:07 (UTC)

[ Anyone want to poke around with guns? Kotoha's had plenty of time to get the hang of the guns provided to the ship by her security augment, so she doesn't mind teaching others, should they want to know!

She's in the cargo area, guns lovingly placed in a safe area. She stands on one end of the wide open room, blaster in hand, and faces the opposite end. For a second, her eyes flash bright green. ]

Shortcut: target!

[ Poof - a circular target with three red rings pops into existence in midair, across the room and a bit to her left. She very quickly aims and fires, hits the target, and smiles as it drops to the floor.

She'll conjure up targets for anyone else who wants to join in. ♥ ]

[ Perhaps he hasn't been as sociable as he should be, particularly with the newest additions to the crew..and he likely still wouldn't be. However, the sound of the weapons disengaging lures him out and into the cargo bay.

He watches her from a distance at first, though moves closer once she's fired at the targets at the opposite end. This girl knows what she's doing. ]

Who taught you?

[ While he's used to strange things happening at a steady rate, someone taking apart the ship from the inside isn't one of them. The Atroma had already messed with their ship, making some areas seem smaller, colder-- while others remained bright and open. So, seeing someone disrupting the already disrupted ship rubs him the wrong way.

Of course, he's not the captain, so it's not his ship to order him to stop, but he still doesn't like it. ]

What are you doing?

[ Sorry if you're not used to silent approaches and a looming presence, B. Meet Winter, the king of sneak on the ship. ]

[Leanne doesn't bother to announce herself when she enters the room, only claps her hands together once she's fired at the targets, grinning brightly.]

Great job! That was awesome.

[ wow excuse you why are you doing his job... exactly... ]

[ Jim doesn't hover, precisely, except that he does without meaning to. ]

Found the temperature controls?

[ If you can happen to find Winter aboard the Heron with all the ships still being planet side, well done. While he can be found, his presence is very few and far between.

a. He may be found in the kitchen where it's just a little brighter, playing solitaire with himself, though his eyes very quickly move to the door at any sort of sound.

b. At various times throughout the day, Winter could be found in the cargo bay, breaking in the new recreation upgrade. The treadmill gets pretty frequent use, but there's also a punching bag (and it's even been reinforced to handle super soldier hi-jinx. Thanks, Atroma??) that he can be found giving the ol' one-two.

c. You may be able to catch him monitoring the halls, because there are new passengers, the ship is changed, and he's a paranoid guy.

d. And perhaps, if you are very lucky indeed, Winter can be found curled in an isolated corner, reading a book. ]

Do you have a better suggestion?

[He doesn't look up from his work as he answers.]

I suppose if it's backwards, I'll find out soon enough.

[Blame Atroma OK. 8| If B minds the hovering, he doesn't let on - in fact, he doesn't even look up from his work to answer the other man.]

Yes, thank you - they were quite easy to find.

[And - yep, there goes a wire getting yanked and twisted into something it probably isn't meant to be.]

[B is usually the one doing the sneaking and getting into personal space. It's interesting to be on the receiving end of it, he thinks, though he doesn't let on, and he doesn't look up from his work to answer, only glances momentarily out of the corner of his eye.]

Making an improvement to the defense shields, of course.

[Obviously. Why would you ask such an obvious question, he seems to say without using words.]

[ Well, nothing blew up. Points to you, B. ]

Any luck fiddlin' with 'em?

[She doesn't even try to be silent as she enters the kitchen. Everyone always seems to be able to tell when she's entered a room here anyway.

Instead, she just waves when she comes in, making sure to smile.]

Soooo. What are you playing there?

[ It's very easy to tell whenever Leanne is mobile. She sounds similar to an entire army clomping into the kitchen. He's relieved, honestly. Winter is able to at least prepare himself for when she does enter the room.

He looks down to the game and the deck of cards in his hand, back to her face. ]

Solitaire.

I'm not sure I see what luck has to do with it.

[He pulls another wire; this time, it sparks, and he drops it immediately.]

I should think skill would be a better indicator of success.

[He stares down at the tangled mess he's made, chewing thoughtfully on the end of his thumbnail. He also didn't actually answer the question.]

[ She bites her lip as she watches him, quiet. ... But only for only a moment. ]

Next question: What is it?

[ She lowers the gun when she hears someone behind her, turns to face him with a small, easy smile. ]

Ah, mostly myself. Lots of studying, lots of practice. Though I did have friends who helped show me some things as I went.

[ Guns: one hell of a hobby... ]

But where I'm from, we still have bullets. Not having to reload is kind of weird!

[ No announcements necessary! Kotoha turns with a grin, bows with a flourish. ]

Thank you~! Wanna try?

What does it look like?

[Still no eye contact. B frowns slightly as he tugs a bit of wiring loose and rearranges it off to the side.]

Do you expect to get anywhere in life by not using your brain? It's rather lazy.

Solitaire, huh?

[One game she's never had the patience to learn.

She moves a little closer, eyes narrowed in thought.]

You don't get bored playing it?

[--Okay, maybe that wasn't the right thing to ask.]

Like part of a ship I know nothing about, and have no augment to recognize otherwise.

[ Like the sky's ~~blue~~ black and starry, water's wet, and the sun is a mass of incandescent gas, etcetera. ... Just be thankful she's not reaching out to flick at the wires. ]

I'm lazy only when it counts.

[OK, that gets B's attention. He finally looks up from what he's working on to level an incredulous stare at her.]

When, exactly, does laziness count?

[ Aha~ ]

Eh? You can't think of any way that laziness could count?

[ For Kotoha, read: work in your favor. Details... ]

[ There's no chastisement in his tone, or much of any strong emotion: ]

It's an expression. Have you managed to figure out how to change the temperature?

{She claps one last time at the bow, practically bouncing on the balls of her feet.]

Seriously? I've never used a gun like that before.

[A pause and she laughs.] And I've gotta be out of practice with the regular ones...

{i think you know too much, but the mind knows what the mouth wants}

beyond birthday {hella open}

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Kotoha Isone | open!

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Winter || OTA

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that's the best face, everyone should look at b with that expression tbh

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sorry he's a jerk :c

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no apologies i love it and she's gonna needle him so sorry for her~

haha ok good <3

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