first one to make that doctor who joke loses

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Who: Everyone! All of you!
Broadcast: Maybe!
Action: Definitely!
When: Anytime during the toxic moon event!

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[boy oh boy, isn't everyone just so excited to explore this... charming... place...?

this is a game-wide mingle and the timeframe isn't super-important, so throw in with whatever you want! play war games, go shopping for gas masks, get lost in the wilderness, hide up in the Iskaulit and refuse to set foot on the moon, anything goes.

here's the main event info post for reference! have fun!]

Comments

[precedented]

I can't say I've ever felt that kind of rush. My life is never on the line.

[ And being somewhat immortal, it never will be. ]

[universal_charm]

No? I think my CMO wishes mine was on the line a little bit less, to be quite honest. But I work out in space, after all. At some point your life is going to be on the line.

_{[ He shrugged, not mentioning he had beaten death but once, and he had no plans on trying to repeat that experience. But he wasn't going to back away from challenges and the unknown either. ]}

[precedented]

[ He hums lightly. ]

As the heir to the throne, my life was constantly in danger. That fear lingered in my retainers and subjects.

[ The death of a Messiah's son would have sent shock waves throughout the galaxy. ]

But I never felt that fear.

[universal_charm]

Come on. You must have snuck out a time or two surely.

_{[ He pursed his lips as he considered Leto and then back to the board, not wanting to lose to much focus. ]}

You don't seem the type to hide behind a wall of guards. Or walls in general.

[precedented]

[ A small smile appears as he recalls the memory. ]

My sister and I would sneak out at night. Sometimes we wouldn't be back for days. We kept trying to see the giant sandworms of the desert.

[universal_charm]

Haha, I knew it. Did you ever see them - the sandworms that is?

[precedented]

[ A little wistful, recognizing the irony as he rubs his arm - the one with the strange worm-skin. ]

I did. They were beautiful. Towering mountains of teeth and fever dreams.

[universal_charm]

_{[ It's not exactly a description he would use to describe something beautiful, but beauty was in the eyes of the beholder, no? ]}

Maybe one day I'll get to see these sandworms of yours. From a distance though, perhaps. I've had to many run ins with things that are big and with lots of teeth. You'd think I was exuding some sort of pheromone that said 'eat me'.

[precedented]

You do work hard at your image.

[ A little teasing. ] It's best that you see one from the air, never from the ground. Though I suppose I could manage it. Fremen used to ride sandworms into the desert.

[universal_charm]

Does that mean you'd give me a birds eye view tour of your city then while we look for them?

[precedented]

[ He shrugs. A simple request, well within his power. He owns the known universe. ]

I suppose I could. Though Arrakis may not seem that impressive to you.

[universal_charm]

You would be surprised. Everything is impressive, I think, in its own way. Sometimes the impressive part is just subtle and hidden.

[precedented]

[ He chuckles. ]

Nothing on Arrakis is subtle, save for the politics.

[universal_charm]

Good thing I don't plan on getting involved in that. Politics is not my strong suit, I'll admit.

[precedented]

No, I hesitate to put you in front of a delegation.

[ Again, mere teasing than his usual mocking tone. ]

[universal_charm]

I'll have you know I can be quite convincing when I want to be, and I am quite the orator.

_{[ He clucked his tongue and moved another piece on the board. ]}

Check.

[precedented]

Oh, I don't doubt it. But the politics of my universe would, ah, "eat" you alive, as they say.

[ He grins, sharp teeth and all. ] Nicely done. Most people don't lead with pawns.

[universal_charm]

Also something I have nearly had happen to me.

_{[ He's still a touch miffed at Spock for that encounter. ]}

Most people follow precedents and rules. I like to go the path less traveled.

[precedented]

That had less to do with politics and more with the Prime Directive, I believe.

[ He resets the board. ]

Though I hesitate to say politics has rules.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He raised a brow. ]}

Did I mention something about that to you?

_{[ He wasn't sure he had... ]}

And no, I do mean literally. The one that always stands out is the giant red crab monster.

_{[ He waits patiently for him to do so. ]}

They supposedly have rules, but let's be real - they're more like guidelines, no?

[precedented]

[ Leto smiles mysteriously but doesn't answer that question, putting the knight forward. Strength on the board. ]

Everything is a guideline in the unknown. Even more so when cultures collide. Where do you stop? What is the limit to change, when explorers play God? Guideline is certainly a good word for it.

[ He leans back a bit. ] That being said, you should have your own rules.

[universal_charm]

<sub>[ It doesn't go unnoticed that he does not answer that question, and for now he is willing to let it be. He thought it might be a good idea to not let Leto know he was quite so observant just yet.

He nodded at the Knight, but led with a pawn again all the same. ]</sub>

I do. Star Fleet has theirs, and I have mine. In the end, I think, it comes down to what can you live with.

[precedented]

[ And humans have such short lives. They try to stretch it as far as they can or they burn out as brightly as they come. You have eternity, his mother whispers, I have only now. ]

And mistakes? Can you live with those?

[universal_charm]

_{[ They had short lives, yes, but they burned brightly, and if you had any sense you lived the fullest that you could. Short did not mean unfulfilled or meaningless. ]}

You don't have a choice, do you? You either have to, or you let them destroy you. And I've made my fair share. But I won't let them define me, either.

[precedented]

[ He nods. His father had done that, to his tragic end. He toys with his bishop before moving it forward. He's not used to playing at this speed and it's making him fidgety. ]

There is always a choice. Even that is a choice. I hope that in the end . . . everyone gets their ability to choose.