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!]

Comments

[monolike]

Oh wow, you're right. That does sound like a seraph's blessing.

So if I'm understanding you right, spirit climes are affected if the spirits in the area are either too active or not active enough? Does it make it rain more often or something?

[princessia]

Um, yes...

[ If Jude were here, she feels like the two of them would get along well.

She doesn't sound very sure of herself, but with all the places she traveled to, it sounds right. She can give him a few examples. ]

Kanbalar is always cold and snowy. In Fennmont, it's always night...

[monolike]

It’s always night? Wow… The spirits in your world must be pretty powerful. Back home, seraphim can affect the weather if they’re particularly strong, but none of them can stop the sun. That’s amazing. [Sorey brightens and sits up a little straighter, looking down at Elize with wonder.] You sure know a lot for being so young. That’s really cool!

[princessia]

My friends have been teaching me about our world. Here, I've been learning a lot about other worlds too. It's fun.

[ She has heard plenty about Thedas especially.

Her cheeks turn redder, but now she has a proud smile to accompany that blush. ]

[monolike]

I'm definitely with you there. [Learning about new worlds is just as exciting as learning more about his own.] Have you been to the library yet? There are so many books about other worlds!

[princessia]

[ A headshake. ]

Not yet. Do you think they have something about Rieze Maxia there? Or Thedas?

[ Maybe she could figure out the name of the Rieze Maxian flower in her room. Or find a picture of a nug or a nugalope. ]

[monolike]

I don't remember seeing anything, but the library's huge. I might've just overlooked it.

Do you wanna go check with me?

[princessia]

Okay! Let's go!

[ She's about to stand up, until she remembers that his cloak is still partially draped over her lap. She carefully gathers it up in her arms and holds it up to him. ]

Oh, I should return this first. Thank you.

[monolike]

You're welcome! [Sorey grins and pushes himself up, flapping out his cloak before fastening it back around his shoulders and offering a hand to help her up.] Let's go solve some mysteries together.

[princessia]

Mysteries? Okay.

[ Elize scoops up her stuffed animal with her free arm, then takes his hand to pull herself up. Once she's standing though, she doesn't let go of his hand. ]

We're a team!

[monolike]

[guh

Well then BY GODS AND GODDESSES Sorey is gonna hold this little girl's hand (and probably swing it because he fidgets a lot) as they head to the library! SHE IS GONNA BE HAPPY AND KEEP SMILING FOREVER DAMN IT!]

You got it! Team World Literature Detectives! [that's sorta long]

[princessia]

[ When he starts swinging their arms, she energetically goes along with the rhythm. She likes arm swinging! Cullen sometimes swung arms with her when she held his hand. Cole, too, when they first met. ]

That's a good name. [ She can remember a long name. ] It sounds really official and important!

[monolike]

[geez what a sweet kid. she opens right up once she starts feeling more comfortable, doesn't she? all she needs is a little patience and attention.] Then we'll totally have to get it put on some matching badges or something. Make it look super official and important.

[princessia]

[ She's a shy girl, but quickly warms up to others. The idea of getting matching badges sounds new and exciting to her! She tries to picture in her head what it would look like. ]

What color are our badges going to be?

[ An important question... ]

[monolike]

Well, what about making it out of our favorite colors? Mine's blue. Or orange! What's yours?

[princessia]

Pink!

[ Said with plenty of emphasis. She really wants a pink badge. ]

A-and maybe a little bit of purple.

[ Like Teepo. ]

[monolike]

Cool, pink and purple! We'll throw some blue in there. I can live without orange, but maybe we can find a way to make it work. I'll look into where we can get something like this made.

[princessia]

Okay.

[ She starts to swing their arms more, feeling more cheerful. ]

I'm so excited!