Gumball Wishes and Taxicab Dreams

[thespaceopera]

[On today's episode of the Drift Fleet:

The cargo holds are full of mysterious crates! The crews are filling beyond capacity with new faces! Official alerts are informing the passengers that they are signed to contracts that they've never agreed to! They are docking at the dazzling FS Starlight, but are flat broke!

What are they going to do!? Stay tuned to find out!


...Meaning, this is a kickoff mingle for you all to enjoy the beginning of the latest plot setting. This is a convenient place to start threads relating to the first week of the event-- meeting new crewmembers, reacting to the mysterious cargo, arriving on the station and discovering that you're all broke, etc.

Tag around, start whatever you'd like, have fun. And, as always, feel free to make your own posts and mingles from here on in, as this will be the only mod-posted one for this event!]

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[princessia]

Oh...

[ She slowly withdraws her hand, dropping the chips back into her doll. She thought since the woman seemed kind of new, she could have used the money. And Elize likes helping. ]

Um... if you're sure.

[monolike]

For me personally, that's not a reason why I would kill someone. I'd really rather try to avoid it as much as possible. [as in all the time]

[monolike]

You know what's also fun? Making up stories for stuff you see. Like if you see two people walking together, you can make up a story about where they're going, or who they are to each other. [Sorey points to a small group of merchants all talking together by a stand.] Like those people over there. What do you think they're talking about?

[nerdeology]

[Mikleo doesn't mind indulging him like this sometimes; Sorey's hair is soft, and his body is warm, and when it's his choice whether or not to touch, and for how long, it's easier to do whatever feels natural. Not only that, but Sorey's presence has always had a calming effect on him when it's quiet and they're not egging one another on- the other's enthusiasm brings out the maturity in him, for necessity, for protection, for sanity, sometimes, and it's a habit he's fallen comfortably into while growing up.

That's not even taking the pact into account. No matter how far apart they are, he can always feel it: the gentle thrum of energy connecting them, the heat of Lailah's power, and the soothing bubble of Sorey's domain. Even with malevolent beings peppered throughout the station, he's safe. He can relax enough to just sit here and brush his fingers gently through Sorey's hair for as long as either of them feel like it.

His movements pause briefly at Sorey's question, surprised by it and unsure at first how to answer. Why is he asking that now...?]

I suppose you wouldn't be here if you didn't.

[He keeps his tone somewhat blasé while he tries to figure out where Sorey's going with this.]

[killedwithlove]

Does it? I don't have many friends. But now I have one more.

[Sorey gets a very small, hesitant smile.]

[repths]

Oh! That was the real you.

[Atoli ruffles her hair a little. That image does suit Kirito a lot better than his current avatar.]

I had no idea. Yeah, when you put it that way I can see the similarities.

[The black hair and facial expression for example.]

datary;;

[collegedropout]

[Such an interesting idea, worlds without ghosts, demons, angels.

Sam would like to imagine that means it's a pleasant world that the guy comes from.

... But he knows better.]

Most people in my world don't realize stories aren't just stories.

Could be the same for yours. Ghosts and ghouls and vampires, to count a few.

[collegedropout]

Sounds like you're not giving yourself enough credit. Do you think any of the other people involved don't deserve credit, because they couldn't handle it all on their own?

[experiencepoints]

Wha- Of course not, that would be stupid.

[collegedropout]

[He can't help but smile a bit sincerely, wider. He'd understand if it were negative a lot for Rei, but it's also where he'd met her... And he really liked knowing her and the others stuck there with him. She's a friend, and he's always grateful to find those, even in shitty places.]

Have things been good with them? Catching up, and all that.

Other than the maturing part.

[collegedropout]

[He shakes his head, chuckling.]

I usually feel that way about my brother. He's an ass and a half, but... you know.

Family. They're supposed to drive you nuts anyway, right?

[collegedropout]

If I knew, I'd definitely have already ritual'ed myself back there, honestly.

[Even if home sucks ass.

Also, he's now thinking - maybe a fleet guy?]

What's your Earth like, then? I'm noticing most of them are... pretty different.

[theroadwarrior]

[Despite him getting a horrible mental image of her completely wrecking the plant... He — hesitantly holds it back out to her, looking far too intense over such a ridiculous task, repairing a leaf.]

... Don't ruin it.

It's... Um. Important to someone.

[shockput]

May I call you Padmé?

[tobeajedi]

Really? That's good to know, if I ever get klonked on the head with space debris.

...You're not one of those backseat pilots, though, are you? All "watch out for that solar flare! Stay in your hyperlane!"

[mucked]

Family. [ a snort. ] Funny you should say it, actually. Because it seems my acquaintance's son is part of the Fleet. However-bloody-many years on.

[mucked]

Suspiciously so. And with far too many variations.

[vagabond_code]

I have no idea how to answer that.

[Seriously. If the one difference between their two Earths was that dogs had five feet in this guy's world, it would take them a long long time to figure it out.]

The sky is blue, most of the time. Dogs have four legs -- most of the time. America won the cold war, pepperoni is the most popular kind of pizza.

[He was drinking whatever this stuff was straight from the bottle, which might have been a bad idea. But he'd let future-Hawkeye worry about that.]

[dancingmd]

Oh Daneel...

[She moves her free hand to cup his cheek.]

I'm not blaming you for feeling that way. You've been told almost every day of your life that you're "just" a robot, unequal to humans. That is a difficult mindset to overcome. But it is a privilege to be your friend and you are so important to me and I never want you to feel as if you are lesser than me, because you are not and never have been.

[ydata]

Um....the older man on the right has a bag. He might be trying to buy or sell something.

That is a merchant's stand isn't it? [MOMO can see it just fine from where she is.]

[sandhate]

[ He laughs. Him, the responsible Jedi? Anakin rubs his neck and looks around for a distraction until he got fed up with himself. ]

Sorry to disappoint. If you're looking for a responsible Jedi, you're in the wrong company. Obviously.

[save_the_souls]

[He laughs]

Yeah, I remember.

[save_the_souls]

Sure, I don't mind at all. It's not like we don't have plenty of time on our hands.

[Seriously even with his jobs there's still a lot of freetime]

[mistyday]

[She smiles real big at him.]

It won't. I like you and I bet we're going to be friends.

[And with that, she twirls off again, humming turning into singing as she dances through the trees.]

[save_the_souls]

Well, I'm sure it has it's benefits.

[Thanks to his Master's ability with Maria, he knew what it was like to be invisible. To go virtually undetected. Even without Maria's powers, he knew how to disappear in a crowd- how to make himself go unnoticed. But he wasn't about to share these tidbits with a guy he just met. ]

Are you invisible to most people back home? [Were there a lot of Seraphs? A lot of people with resonance?]