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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[birdsbirdsbirds]

[settle down there, partner--the look on his face evens out to something a little more casual. he's got to put business into this. he doesn't want Riku to think he's doting on him or anything. that would be (mostly) untrue...]

Sora was an easy choice. I wanted a pilot, and now I've got one. But... [he shrugs.] When push comes to shove, I think a crew that cares about each other is going to hold together better than a crew of skilled strangers.

[limitstorm]

[ he looks at robin evenly, like he's trying to figure out if he fits into the puzzle.

riku can't deny that observation, he thinks that too. sure, he doubted sora's abilities at first, but that was at first. he frowns after a moment and sighs. ]

You're right. Sorry.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

And hey. [might as well give him one little push.] It's your ship too, kid.

[limitstorm]

Keep saying that and I might actually apply for first mate.

[ deflecting with humor, yes! ]

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[he laughs! a surprised little thing. he supposes Riku's pretty much a first mate already, in everything but the official title... but he won't say that, in case that's not quite what he meant.]

All right, all right. I wanted to check in about that other stuff, too. From after Rin left.

[limitstorm]

[ he raises his brows. ]

Yeah? I wondered where you went, but I wasn't gonna pry.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Yeah. I went into the forest, pretty far... My form has kind of a time limit, so I needed to shed my skin for a while.

[that's weird to admit out-loud. it was weird to admit around a bunch of dragons and it's still weird to admit to a human... he runs his hand through his hair, pushing through the topic.]

And I might have gone drinking a little, after, with a friend of mine. Just blowing off steam, I guess.

[limitstorm]

[ a blink. he needed to ... shed his skin? like a snake?

(cool!)

he tilts his head--the drinking doesn't bother him too much, he knows robin does it and he doesn't quite care. ]

You were safe, right?

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Yeah, both places.

[Tek wouldn't have let anything bad happen to him. sure, he also shot him in the head once, but what's a couple of bullets between friends...? anyway. it's good of Riku to ask.]

[limitstorm]

[ riku would argue that a bullet to the head sounds like the antithesis of a friend but then again he also tried to kill sora once upon a time.

riku does visibly relax, though. ]

Good. [ his lips quirk up into a little smile. ] Ship wouldn't be the same without you.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[he... pretty much makes this face.]

Ugh, don't make it into a thing.

[he is not ready for these playful comments that sound a lot like friendship.]

[limitstorm]

[ riku snorts. ]

Don't act so annoyed, your face'll get stuck that way.