say bye to kris kringle, it's a mingle!

[geonomy]

Who: The Vanquish crew and visitors!
Broadcast: Nein?
Action: On the Vanquish lollipop, and around it maybe!
When: During the month of January

[Hey crew! It looks like there's some new changes that have come over the ship as well as a couple of new crewmates from the past shuffle or two! Have you been enjoying the planet, or is it too cold for you? Have you caught a nasty cold like your poor captain a few posts down, or are you a Vanquish member and are fine? Come along for a mingle, let the viewers see what you're up to! And also meet the tiniest, cutest crew member too!]

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[survivalistcookbook]

[Eugene's been spending more time in the ship than he would like. But the simple fact of the matter is that wearing a metal leg in the temperatures out there means just about freezing his stump off, and crutching through ice and snow isn't much better. He's out and about the markets now and then, investing in meat and other kitchen supplies, as well as anything he can scrape together for his ongoing homebrewing project. But otherwise, whenever he's not at work at the Space Bar over on the Iskaulit, he can be found puttering around the ship. Sometimes he's cooking. Sometimes he's sitting in the cargo on a luxuriously fluffy hide he'd acquired planetside for the express purpose of sitting around, journalling in his communicator. And a few times, crewmembers might find him making a good faith effort at fitness with their new weights and punching bag - despite the fact that he hasn't regularly exercised for a few years now.]

come meet ur new cook cause u def needed him

[iwatobi]

[Haruka could explore the ship and could go meet his new crew members. But why should he when there's this cute adorable puppy just waiting to be petted? He already got a quick rundown of the situation when he first arrived, so there's no moment of panic and confusion. In fact, he's rather at peace with himself, scritching this puppy happily.

He may not be very happy that this situation is happening, but he can't change it. So might as well enjoy himself with this dog.]

this ship is a freaking restauraunt omg

[survivalistcookbook]

[Eugene more or less lives in his bunk and the kitchen, so if nothing else, meeting there would have been inevitable. But new faces stand out enough to stall him on his way by - and new faces that are hanging around with adorable (if totally unfamiliar) little mammals doubly so.]

Wow. I don't think we've had anyone come onboard with a pet before.

[thebloodseal]

['sup Haruka, this is definitely a suit of armor with a teenage boy's voice talking to you. He holds out a rope toy for the animal, who happily latches onto it.]

Hey- are you new here?

[thebloodseal]

[Al could be found performing various chores around the ship and experimenting with his alchemy over the days before they leave... and playing with Cosmic the fox, of course.

In the cargo bay, Al could be found trying to manipulate the walls with alchemy, because he wanted to see if he could make and rearrange small temporary storage areas for food and supplies- it would be wonderful if he could make and break down things as needed. However, he was still figuring out the chemical composition of the walls, so he wasn't having much luck.

Otherwise, he could be found at the kitchen table with some paper, sketching mysterious-looking circles. Some of them were scribbled out in frustration, some had smudges from being erased, some were heavily drawn over, and others were clean.]

The counsellor is in 8|

[flickerflash]

[Katie takes time to come down with a cold, but when she does she promptly ignores it, still tromping out to explore most days. Losing most of her sense of smell is a benefit on a planet that smells so hideously of salt. She comes back early on the day Max decides to pull a knife on her (jerk), and drifts around to see what various crew are doing instead.

When she finally gets too sick-- or gets loomed at by various adults-- she retreats back to the counsellor's room and vanishes into the blanket fort-maze she's made of the place (yes hello I am a professional nine year old therapist) and coughs and sneezes her way into the back corner of the room, hidden by a pile of cushions.

See, if this was a movie someone would be over to read the Princess Bride to her. Life isn't fair, man. At some point, she may recruit the tiniest, cutest crew member into curling up with her back here. Because the fox is adorable, let's face it.

Achoo.]

The counsellor is also sick

[geonomy]

[Thankfully, Clay's feeling okay by this point. And now one of his crewmates is down; that makes almost half of them down during this whole planet stay! Gosh.

When Clay comes into the counselor's room, he... well, first he stares at the blanket maze that is the room, then ducks under one to start making his way through it.

... Is that his blanket hanging up somewhere?]

Katie? You in here somewhere?

discount for potential flu germs

[flickerflash]

[You can hardly blame her for borrowing such an awesome blanket, man. It makes for a glorious pretend sky. There's some shuffling from the back of the room where the desk is meant to be, and then a congested:]

No. Nobody here but us foxes.

[flickerflash]

[At some point when he's in the kitchen, he might turn to discover a pair of eyes peering at him hopefully over the bench. Not actually saying anything. Just kind of. Watching. Like a hungry cat.

Resemblance not much of a coincidence, really.]

gross that's a terrible discount

[geonomy]

[... Aww, so Cosmos is in there too! He stuck around a lot when he was sick, too. It's like animals just know these things!

He edges around another blanket, though he tries to keep an eye on what's in his hands so that he doesn't spill anything.]

Well, do foxes like chicken and rice soup?

[flickerflash]

[There's a small pause and then fingers appear off to his left, curling over the top of one blanket and pulling it down a bit to peer at him gratefully, red nose and all.]

I'm not sure. I don't think foxes have ever tried it. But I certainly wouldn't mind trying it out.

[geonomy]

[Oh! There she is. Clay gives a greeting smile, seeing how his hands are full, and slowly kneels down to hold it for her easier.]

Awesome. Then you can be the official taste tester for foxes.

[survivalistcookbook]

[Eugene's usual hypervigilance has taken a hit, all these months of relatively peaceful living. But old habits die hard, and the first time he turns to get something out of the cabinet and catches low-to-the-ground eyes fixed on him, he startles sharply, catching his balance on the counter as he sees who it is.]

Geez, don't sneak up on me like that.

[flickerflash]

[Don't feel bad, Eugene. Katie has a habit of appearing quietly in small spaces. She smiles hesitantly, at least looking a little sheepish.]

I'm sorry. I thought you knew I was here.

[survivalistcookbook]

It's ok. I must've gotten caught up in what I was doing.

[And gone temporarily deaf. Or she really is sneaky. But, he knows well enough why most people creep around kitchens, and he isn't going to be a jerk. Especially to a crewmate he barely interacts with.]

So, what can I get you . . . Katie, right?

[geonomy]

[- Oh. That's. Definitely a new person! He blinks at first, surprised by his appearance, but then he grins and squats down to watch Haruka and Cosmos bond.]

Hey. Did you just show up?

[geonomy]

[At some point, Clay enters the kitchen for some much needed munchies. Al is who he sees first, then the drawings, so he comes on over with a smile as he studies them.]

Hey Al! What're you drawing? [Some of the ones that he can make out look pretty geometrically precise, like this wasn't just playing around with circle drawing.]

[thebloodseal]

Oh! These are alchemic circles. [He indicated the incomplete one.] I can normally clap my hands to transmute, but most alchemists need a drawn circle to perform alchemy. The circle contains the power of the transmutation, and the runes written around the edge are a little like instructions that tell the material what to do. Like... [He sketched some more, then pressed his hand to the edge of the circle, making the paper turn into an origami bird.]

[touchofrogue]

[A) Listen, crew, Rogue loves you and all, but you have like a thousand other cooks. She is going to be spending most of her planet stay on a planet, thank you very much. But she'll also pop back and forth occasionally about once a day to check in and feed her fish, ASP (alternate source of protein, yes).

B) Feel free to catch her coming to and from on the shuttle, sometimes in the morning with that whole Monday walk of shame thing going. After all, she hasn't really been spending nights here since the whole Marsiva debacle. Wonder what's up with that? Feel free to ask.

C) Also, cleaning and organizing her little room. She is shopping and stocking up down on the planet and trying to find room for everything -- darn it, where is her blanket? She could have sworn...

D) ~wild card~]

[touchofrogue]

[Knock, knock.]

Katie?

[Assuming Rogue got Katie's real name out of her at one point in one way or another.

Also, waiting because even nine year olds deserve some sort of privacy to be told if she should come in or not.]

the best ship in the fleet tbh!!

[iwatobi]

[Haruka looks up and gives the other a good stare. After about thirty seconds, he determines that he's definitely never met this person before. Though that probably isn't much of a surprise.

He turns back to the lil animal.] Not mine. I ran into it.

[iwatobi]

[Haruka hears-- metal creaking? Is the ship having some issues? Looking up-

-his eyes widen.

He stares for a good five seconds before he stands up, animal forgotten. A small pink blush blossoms across his cheeks as he stares at this giant metal mascot.] Cute...

[iwatobi]

[Haruka stares for a good five seconds. Then deems the person worthy of responding to.]

Mm. Is this yours? [He nods toward the little animal, still giving it affection.]

[geonomy]

[Damn straight he's worth responding to, he's the captain!! Clay grins, wrapping his arms around his knees.]

Well, since you're part of the crew, he's ours. His name's Cosmos. [He then stretches his arm to offer a welcoming handshake.] And I'm Clay Terran. I'm the captain of the ship!

[geonomy]

... Whooooa.

[Clay puts his hands on the table and ducks down so that his eyes are over the edge of it, just to get a good, close look at what just happened.]

Something like that would take me ages to do. [Because origami? Yeah, no, he'd rather make paper airplanes. Or little stars.]