March Mingle Madness (aka SURPRISE it's another mingle)

[bryces_pup]

Who: Crew members and visitors of the SS Blue Fish
Broadcast: nope
Action: On the Blue Fish, naturally.
When: Throughout March!

[Another month, another mingle. Once again, any visitors on the ship should bear in mind that there are locks installed all over the ship, so someone on board's gotta let you in. Or you can just stand there. And stare. And hope someone takes pity on you.]

Comments

B; sorry i know i talked about doing A but I gotta touch on that chicken wing shirt

[bryces_pup]

[One never knows what one will walk into on any given day in the Blue Fish kitchen.

Today is going to be one of the more odd ones, given what Riona is seeing as she walks in. Sadly she hasn't really had a chance to talk with Nita yet, not quite sure what to make of the ship's newest crew member.

She offers her a smile as she walks up to the counter to start making some tea. The shirt, however, catches her eye. And hey, it's a good conversation starter!]

Does the supernova challenge involve setting people on fire?

no prob B|b

[littlecousin]

Ha, no.

[Silly! Nita doesn't look up from her video game yet. Blasting those space rocks is important.]

They give you a bunch of wings in super, super hot sauce and if you can finish the whole plate, you win.

[A second or two of silence but for a few beeps from her comm as yet more pixel rocks meet their demise.]

I totally won.

[That is a vital detail to clarify, okay.]

[bryces_pup]

[Hey, where she's from, that's a TOTALLY valid question.

So much of that explanation just... goes over her head. wut]

Wings of...? I mean, from a bird? Those aren't usually terribly meaty. [Forgive her, Nita, she comes from a medieval fantasy world.] What do they put in this sauce to make it hot? I'm assuming you mean spicy?

[littlecousin]

[Okay, this requires thought, and Nita quits her game. Her familiarity with 1. land animals and 2. agriculture of any sort is roughly that of a grade schooler. She grew up at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Ask her about fish. Fish she knows. Also kelp.]

Uh, chickens, usually. [She holds her hands up to show what she imagines to be the approximate size of a chicken. It's reasonably accurate.] And spicy peppers, yeah.

[bryces_pup]

[The perceived amount of thought Nita has to put into the answer is... odd, but Riona doesn't pay it much mind otherwise. She nods, though she still finds herself at a bit of a loss.]

So... what is the point of this competition? Simply to see who can eat the most? [A pause.] Or is it more a test of mettle to endure the sauce? Is it really that spicy?

[littlecousin]

Yeah, the point is to not wuss out on the spice.

[Nita personally does not get the appeal of food so hot you can't taste anything else, but like hell was she going to back down once she started.]

Humans are kinda weird.

[Actually Nita is the weird one by human standards and her people's standards, but don't tell her that.]

[bryces_pup]

Huh. I have to admit, I'm a bit curious now. I wonder if Jilly can make anything like that; I'd like to try it and see.

[Nita's assertion makes her laugh.]

We are a strange bunch sometimes. But what does that make you, if you do not mind my asking?

[littlecousin]

Me? I'm half human, half Atlantean. Raised in Atlantis, though. No humans to meet there. You have trouble with the whole "breathing water" deal.

[Actually raised in Lemuria, but surfacers don't know the difference.]

[bryces_pup]

[Hang on, she's heard about this! Sort of...]

Oh! Are you a ... merperson?