Chocolate-flavored Dessert Cream on the House

[thespaceopera]

[The bunks are filling up, but the new faces just keep appearing!

Are you a travel-weary passenger having trouble keeping your crew roster straight? Perhaps you are a fresh new recruit, finding themselves dumped into a new (and much less shiny) home. Or, maybe you've been around for a little bit and just haven't bothered meeting the other weirdos on this ship yet--what is their problem, anyway?

Well, this is the place for you!

All new passengers from the last few Shuffles, especially those who haven't met their crews yet, are welcome to post starter-comments here to invite those living on and visiting your ship to come and interact. Newbies could be just arriving on the ship, busying around where others can find them, or you can offering multiple options for interaction--however you'd like to set up your thread is fine. Just make sure to include the name of your ship in the header, so your crewmates can easily find you!

Everyone else-- go meet those newbies! Whether they are new to your own crew, or on ships you frequently visit, now is a great time to bump into them.]

Comments

[monolike]

[2 bad for ur coolness dezel that sorey has been worried about that from the start]

But Dezel, seriously, if you ever feel overwhelmed- [like get on a ship and get back to sorey asap he will purify the fuck outta your air buddy]

[nerdeology]

The purification process may be weaker here, but Sorey's domain is fine. Though it's... a bit jarring, going inside him.

[It was better the second time, but that first time was really rough.]

[sylphystia]

Something wrong with it?

[That's... new and unexpected. Part of him is curious, but most of him is happy to just not poke things and make them worse.]

[monolike]

It's just a little uncomfortable at first. [Sorey shifts his weight.] Did you wanna try, to see what it's like? Y'know, before it comes down to you having to do it. [God, this is awful. Having to approach this like Dezel didn't used to beam into Sorey all the time for the convenience of it, like he's asking a stranger instead of a seraph with a pact with his Prime Lord. This unfamiliarity is painful.]

[nerdeology]

We should at least try what it's like with two of us at some point in the near future, if not now. In case a situation comes up later where it's required.

[He doesn't want to cause Sorey to stagger again like the first time if they need to make some kind of quick get-away out of a bad domain.]

[sylphystia]

[Dezel likes being able to walk around, but he understands the necessity.]

Now is fine. [It's not like he has a full schedule or anything. And that's the only warning Sorey gets before Dezel turns into a little ball of green light and slams into him.]

Whoa!

[Yeah, exactly.]

steals ur narrative

[monolike]

Yeah, exactly. [Urgh. This is like the first time he and Mikleo did this. Sorey leans over, hands gripping his knees as he tries to just breathe through the uncomfortable feeling of his insides shifting ever so slightly.] Are...are you okay? [Mikleo had seemed to dislike it just as much as Sorey had; Dezel might be having a similar experience.]

how dare

[nerdeology]

[Mikleo reaches out to steady Sorey, gripping his shoulders to make sure he has support if he needs it. He doesn't join Dezel yet, not wanting to overwhelm either of them. Might have to wait until next time, depending on how they both feel.]

It'll pass, if you wait it out, but...

[Yeah, he'd understand if you'd rather not. It's not a fun feeling.]

HOW VERY DARE!!!!

[sylphystia]

[The noise Dezel makes does not imply he is okay with waiting. Out he goes, and when he's back, he staggers a bit and has to support himself on a nearby box.]

What's that about?

[monolike]

[Sorey tries to hide how relieved he is once Dezel comes back out, a hand pressed to his sternum.] We don't know. It- it gets better, the more you do it, but the first few times are rough. Are you all right?

[nerdeology]

[Mikleo lingers close to Sorey even with Dezel out and free, still concerned. He hadn't been able to do this the first time, and he can certainly sympathize with the discomfort they're both feeling.]

[sylphystia]

I'm fine. [Even a blind man can tell that Sorey is having a hard time.] ... I think having both of us would be a bad idea.

[He doesn't come right out and ask if Sorey is okay, but his body language is tense, as if he's ready to leap into action as necessary.]

[monolike]

[Sorey hates being the one they have to hold back for, but at this rate...yeah, no, that would probably be a bad idea for everybody involved. If Sorey's body isn't strong enough, they also run the risk of hurting either Mikleo or Dezel, maybe.] ...all right. Maybe once after we get more used to it, we can try both of you. [Darn it. It's like they're back to square one.]

[nerdeology]

That's fine. It isn't like this place is especially dangerous- there's no hurry. If we find any malevolence that your domain can't handle, we'll just run away.

[He gives Sorey's shoulder a squeeze, trying to nudge him over to a nearby crate.]

Maybe you should sit down for a while.