seriously, there are so many dudes on this ship

[clownshoes]

Who: everyone on the SS Slashbait SS Bloodsport!
Broadcast: none.
Action: mingle post ; closed to SS Bloodsport crew.
When: pretty much anytime today!

[ So, a week after the SS Bloodsport has gotten itself a capacity upgrade, it's gotten a new pilot! This calls for some quality time together, checking in with the captain, and generally doing whatever the heck you wanna do.

And don't worry! The pilot definitely knows what he's doing. :) ]

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Engine Room | OR COMMS (if you want)

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[hey everyone! how's it going? hopefully things are just dandy! because while they're parked on the planet, there's a sudden loud pop from the engine room, followed immediately by the WWWwwwwrrrrooooooo of the lights and engine turning off.

man, it's... uh, dark in here. without the lights. hrm.

...you can probably hear Robin yell from the depths of the engine room.]

It's okay! Just blew a fuse...! Technical difficulties...

[clownshoes]

[ Well, at least it's not Sora's first time on the ship because this wouldn't be that good of a first impression.

He trails in a little while after, barely keeping from smacking into a wall. ]

We're not gonna go crashing now, are we?

[birdsbirdsbirds]

No, no. I can fix this before we're even up in the air again.

[Robin's under the engine, vaguely lit by the dim red emergency lights. it's kind of like fixing things on the underside of a car; there's not a lot of room and a plenty of blindly groping for things on the ground next to you.]

Hey, Sora, do you see a box over there? Metal, filled with smaller boxes of bulb-looking things?

[...there is one such small box that fits that description, just out of Robin's reach...]

[clownshoes]

Yep! I got it. [ He carefully navigates his way over, grabbing the box and placing it in Robin's hand. ]

How'd you blow the fuse?

[birdsbirdsbirds]

I just plugged in one too many things, that's all... Ah, thank you.

[the box disappears under the engine. he starts digging one out to replace the busted one.]

I don't know if these ships have been used before, or if they came out of the box this way... But it seems like something around here is always breaking. I was trying to re-insulate the flux channels to see if I could get us to stay in warp longer... but, looks like that'll eat right through the breakers...

[...you know. Engineer babble.]

[clownshoes]

Uh...right. I dunno much about ships that aren't made of gummi blocks.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

What are gummi blocks?

[he switches something, and... oh, the lights are coming back on! most of them. a couple might still be dead...]

Counselor's Room

[parkinglotangel]

[It's maybe only been apparent to Robin and Riku that the Bloodsport has been down an angel for about a week. This vacancy corrects itself rather abruptly when Michael is beamed unceremoniously back into his room aboard the Bloodsport. He lets out what can best be described as a startled grunt and stumbles more or less sideways onto his couch. There's a fine layer of frost on his skin and feathers, which begins to melt away almost immediately, as well as a blue tinge to his skin.

Other than the abrupt entrance, he actually doesn't realize he's been gone for as long as he has. He looks pretty disoriented in general, to be honest.]

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[...wow, Robin actually shows up at Michael's door unusually fast. like he noticed a presence suddenly beaming back onto his ship and hurried to go see what it was. standing in the doorway, he looks the angel over, and...]

...Where in the five skins of the Haunting have you been?

[parkinglotangel]

[Michael has to give points to Robin for the uniqueness of that oath, but it definitely takes a second longer to process as a result, leaving him looking completely bewildered and the most human he's appeared since he arrived. Just being an angel has always come with a sense of purpose and ease of mind. There was little to question or be surprised by in his daily life. Sure, arriving in the fleet had been a speed bump in that journey but this was small mountain in comparison.

He covers it with a hand through his hair but the emotion was there plain enough - fear]

I don't know...

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Is that... frost? [okay, weird or not, he's walking right up to Michael, peeling one of his gloves off, and putting his hand towards his wings. he doesn't need to touch him to feel how cold that is.] We left the ice planet weeks ago...

[and he could have swore that Michael got on the ship to leave with them, so he can't have been down there. but here he is--and Robin has no other explanation.]

[parkinglotangel]

[For a moment there's an actual expression of doubt on his features - a confused frown as he shivers]

...no, I was here when that happened. I remember going to sleep in this room and then...nothing.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[okay... then something stranger has happened. he presses his fingers to the side of Michael's face, then, seeing what his skin feels like--maybe if he has a pulse, while he's at it.]

You're cold?

[clownshoes]

[ it's sora's curious nosing around in every part of the ship that draws his attention to micheal as he pokes his head into the room. ]

Uh...are you okay?

[parkinglotangel]

[The appearance of a new face can be only so startling after the re-entrance he just made, so Sora earns only a slight frown from the angel as he tries to shift into a more conventional sitting position, which also involves re-arranging his wings - something that he begins to manage rather stiffly]

I've been worse. [He forces a smile at the kid, but it's still true. Fighting devils wasn't a painless experience]

[clownshoes]

Do you need any help? I don't have my healing magic, but I can try and find someone who knows first-aid...

[ He gives the man's wings an interested look. He's only seen people with them a few times. ]

[parkinglotangel]

[Healing magic? That earns Sora a quietly interested look from Michael, but he doesn't think things are quite that critical.]

No. Just need a few minutes...[He rubs his hands together]

I don't think we've met.

[clownshoes]

Yeah, probably not! I'm Sora! I got transferred here as the pilot a few days ago! It's nice to meet you.

assorted

[limitstorm]

a) pilot's quarters

[ the pilot may know what he's doing, but it doesn't help to have some backup. when sora's in, riku just idles nearby either standing or sitting. when sora's out, you can find riku lounging in the pilot's chair with his legs over the arm, nonchalant. making himself comfortable? noooo, of course not. if you meant to ask the pilot something or other, though, he'll probably fill in. or just phone sora over.

you might find him studying the controls quite closely, though... ]

Wonder what this does.

b) galley

[ riku's being creative.

or, well, trying to be. with the protein machine, he's already got a few plates lined up, all with different ingredients--mostly solids and some assorted foodstuffs. most of it is floot loop-branded, some floot loop flavored. he's really trying, here!

there are two dishes out right now: a cheesy pasta (long strips of wheat solid with cheddar gel, and tiny cubes of mixed vegetable solid) and spicy chicken (cubes of chicken solid tossed liberally in spicy chili gel) but he's stuck on his latest recipe. you're welcome. he's doing all of this for you, bloodsport. ]

I guess I haven't tried the teriyaki...?

pilot's quarters!

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[he's noticed that Riku's been spending a lot of time by the pilot's seat, so... he waits for a time when he knows Sora will be out for a while, and then heads up there to pay him a little visit.

his approach is quiet, as usual, but he... actually politely knocks on the doorframe before getting that far into the room, just to give the kid some warning.]

Hey, you breaking things? [he's teasing, of course.]

[limitstorm]

[ the knock thankfully curbs his flinching--he starts just a little, turning the chair to look at robin. his face tinges red, shoulders tensing. ]

Don't be ridiculous. That's your job, Captain.

[ a pause, and he frowns. ]

You just missed Sora. I can call him if you want--what'dyou need?

1/2

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Haha... [...he frowns...] It's true, though...

2/2

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[he shakes his head. smiling for real this time.] I was actually here to talk to you.

[limitstorm]

Huh--?

[ riku blinks owlishly, confused and surprised. why? ]

Did... did something happen? [ sure, they're allies... friends. but he doesn't expect that robin would seek him out. ]

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Relax. [a breathy laugh.] You're not in trouble or anything. I just wanted to ask how you're doing.