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

[ladybro]

A couple months. Actually, just about as long as the Blameless has been in commission. It showed up shiny and new right around the time I did. I guess things were pretty over-crowded before that point?

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah, I had to sleep in my office for a few days before some room cleared up on my ship, but it wasn't so bad. I've definitely slept in worse places.

[ladybro]

[ for a hot second, kate wonders whether there isn't a double-entendre to be found at the heart of that statement. worse places, huh? but she lets it (like so much else) slide. after all, she's only just met kara. no need to be pushy. ]

Hey. At least an office still has privacy, right? We've got only the most basic amenities on board. Our quarters are just one big shared bunk-room.

[takingkarabusiness]

Okay, that would not work for me. How are you managing?

[ladybro]

We just...are, I suppose. Some people sleep on different schedules and that helps. And we're saving up for separate rooms -- honestly, you know like those swear jars? I've started one in the ship kitchen. All proceeds go to sweet sweet privacy.

[takingkarabusiness]

A ship-wide swear jar? That's an amazing idea, though I don't think it'd fly on my ship. I added decorative tea towels and I thought Fenris was going to never use the kitchen again.

[ladybro]

[ her laughter is full-bellied and sincere, even if she doesn't know who the futz fenris is. ]

Yeah. One of our guys isn't so keen on it, either -- I'm honestly not sure I'd get away with it in his eyes if I wasn't someone...from home.

[takingkarabusiness]

Oh, you have someone from home here?

[ she's genuinely curious. a lot about Kara seems very genuine, expect for her earlier slip up ]

[ladybro]

A few, actually -- well...[ deep breath. it's complicated; of course it is. ] It's not like I know them all personally. But we've been to a few of the same parties. If you catch my drift?

[takingkarabusiness]

Recognizable, but not exactly coffee dates? I think I get the idea.

My best friend is here, actually. He showed up not too long ago.

[ladybro]

Hey. That's -- wait, is that fantastic? I don't wanna celebrate being kidnapped and put on display but...I know I miss my best friends.

[ she has clint, sure. but clint's not so much a best friend as he is two parts mentor to one part pet sloth. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, if I have to be kidnapped to the vastness of space, I'm glad there's a familiar face? He's pretty terrified, though, so it's on me to keep a good attitude for the both of us.

[ladybro]

He's lucky, then. To be besties with such a brave face. [ kate's attention has now shifted entirely off the painting; she watches kara instead. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

I think you mispronounced "irritating optimism".

[ she's kidding, though. she obviously doesn't think she's irritating ]

[ladybro]

...Who's your friend, anyway? Maybe I can make sure to rain a little extra negativity on him. Make him appreciate your sunny disposition all the more.

[takingkarabusiness]

Oh, he doesn't have a problem with it. I've just gotten some comments here.

His name is Winn. Winn Schott, and yes that's his real name.

[ladybro]

Screw the comments. [ kate herself might be more acerbic than sunny, but she's seen the value of a positive teammate. she doesn't like the idea of anyone telling anyone else how to behave. but as for everything else... ]

Oh, we've met. Well. Not met. But I talked to Winn when he first got here.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ Kate gets a really warm smile in response to her defense of Kara's attitude, though it turns to some excitement at the reveal ]

Oh, you have? I hope you got along?

[ladybro]

I graciously didn't make fun of his cosplaying hobby and he graciously didn't call me out on my sloppy explanations about how this place seems to...work. So -- yeah, we're good.

[takingkarabusiness]

Good. I want him to do well here, and not just because of me.

—Uh, not that I think he can't do well on his own or that I don't want him around, because I really am glad he's here. And he's my best friend. I just also want to make sure he's meeting people and not withdrawing too much.

[ she really doesn't want to give the wrong impression, whatever that might be ]

[ladybro]

[ so! adorkable wordiness seems to run strong in whatever version of earth belongs to those two, kate surmises. not that she minds. not that she judges. after all, it's hardly a legitimate flaw to possess. ]

I did tell him to call me once he got settled but -- hey, he's probably not withdrawing. He's probably just too busy meeting people. Have you looked around, lately? There's a lot of people to meet.

[takingkarabusiness]

I think he's been camping out in my office, if my shipmates haven't scared him off completely last time I checked. I told him he could stay there if he wanted to. I was surprised he came over at all; him and the vast emptiness of space aren't exactly friends.

[ladybro]

Yeah, it's no easy thing to get used to. [ she'd be freaking out, too, if she hadn't already lived for a while on an alien spaceship back home. or, y'know, dated an alien. and then dumped said alien's sad pines-for-his-ex ass. ] Especially when not even the upgraded ships are all that welcoming. Would it kill the Atroma to do something about the decor?

[takingkarabusiness]

I've been trying to work on that but supplies are limited. And the food, too. I would kill for some pizza.

Metaphorically.

[ladybro]

Pizza. Girl, I'm from New York -- where I'm pretty sure wanting pizza is a viable defense against manslaughter charges. [ and maybe just maybe she's starting to feel hungry. ]