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

[passingthrough]

That could be hard for people who like being around you.

You know, like...Kara. [Did you think she was going to say "me"?]

[winn]

[ nah, that would require having confidence ]

Don't worry, she can take it.

[ can you~? ]

But just in case, let's make it worth her while - what do you think we need?

[passingthrough]

[Aw, now it's sad.]

She does seem built for it. I don't embarrass easily. [IF ANYONE WAS WONDERING FOR ANY REASON. It's just being said. Sometimes things are just said and they don't mean anything.]

A magic portable sun generator that also makes ice cream.

[winn]

Good to know.

[ he smiles. of course, it's just a perfectly natural part of the conversation! ]

Right -- I was thinking parts -

[ since they've got stores and all around. ]

[passingthrough]

Always thinking small, but okay, I guess we can start with things that are possible. We'll need radiation shielding.

[winn]

That, I got covered.

[ smug grin is a go ]

Let's see if we can get something to start playing with.

[passingthrough]

Frisbee? [She is the most helpful. She will just playfully tug his arm along with her as she takes a few steps backwards.] Let's just shop and see what we find.

[winn]

Slinky first, one goal at a time.

[ he lets her pull him along ]

This is gonna be fun. [ he's practically bouncing ]

[passingthrough]

I am concerned about your basic definition of fun. [But she's having a nice time too if she's honest. Her hand slips from where it was on his forearm down to brush his fingers before letting go since they are adults who know how to walk on their own and all.]

[winn]

Well, I have been spending a while in the land of 'laundry and cooking is fun!' -

[ don't read too much into it don't read too much into it don't read too much into it he clears his throat. ]

But come on, we get to explore alien stores! That's pretty damn cool.

[passingthrough]

How very domestic of you. [Not that there's anything wrong with that. It sounds simple in a good way. She would probably be bored out of her mind, but you know, in theory. And if she had a book while she's doing it then problem solved.]

You know you don't get to buy aliens at them, right? Also, we're the aliens here.

[winn]

[ actually no, he doesn't find it fun either, not in the least. but it's what other people have been telling him to do for fun. because being trapped is not bad enough! it has to also be...boring. how is space travel with people from all over the multiverse boring for even a second? ]

Technicalities! Come on, we could find stuff here we can't even imagine! Who knows what kind of discoveries were made in these reaches of space!

[passingthrough]

Like a slinky? [Teasing, but his optimism is really refreshing in a way. It's easy to forget about past horrors or even future struggles for awhile with him.]

[winn]

Like a space slinky!

[ he distinction is super important, ok ]

Maybe it can't be twisted up, maybe it keeps going and going, maybe they've found a way to harness a slinky's motion energy to power the world! Not...likely though, not here. [ since. a world that runs on slinkies wouldn't be a polluted hellhole. ] But still! The possibilities are endless and beyond our comprehension!

[ it's nice for him too, to be able to unleash some optimism and excitement, after the nerves and fear that were basically his existence on board. ]

[passingthrough]

I've been so short sighted. Space things so much better than regular, non-space things. Except for food. [She leads him into a shop that looks like it has hardware supplies.]

[winn]

Oh definitely, space food has a lot to learn. And space entertainment -

[ he follows her in, checking out the inventory with fascination ]

[passingthrough]

Am I not being entertaining enough? Do I need to start juggling while I walk through things? [That wouldn't work out well for the things she was juggling.]

[winn]

You're multiverse, not space - 'sides - you're more than entertainment.

[ she's a friend.

he pauses. ]

Though that could be awesome - can you do that?

[passingthrough]

[More, huh? More is good.]

I stand corrected.

And I can juggle a little and I can walk through things, but if I did them at the same time the things would get stuck in whatever I was walking through the moment I let go.

[winn]

...do they get stuck stuck, like, fused with what you went through, or can you go back and get them?

[ really wishing for something see through they could play with right now, because that would be pretty awesome to watch - no, focus. there's work to do! play later! ]

[passingthrough]

There's no separating them again. That goes for anything that solidifies in something else. [She'll just let you use your imagination for just how monstrous that power can be.]

[winn]

[ he would be imagining that, but that would require seeing her as a threat, as something capable of monstrosities - which he doesn't. instead, he just imagines the cool useful applications of it. ]

That's cool.

[passingthrough]

[She's a little surprised but also relieved by that reaction. Though she's capable of more than she'd like to admit. She's had to be.] It can be. [She picks up a part, turning it over in her hands, considering it.] You know, codenames for the project aside, how do you want to explain this if someone asks what we're working on? [She doubts it will be entirely hidden with such small and shared spaces.]

[winn]

Ah -- good question.

[ he runs a hand through his hair. it's not that he hasn't been thinking about that it's that -- he just hasn't really come up with a good enough idea to say out loud ]

See, the thing is? I'm actually a terrible liar - we're talking - gold medal Olympics at worst lying levels -- [ how he and kara manage to keep getting away with keeping their jobs is kind of beyond him, considering his very sad attempts at covering for them. they must amuse miss grant, on some level. ] So, I'm open to suggestions -

[passingthrough]

You're asking me? I usually just tell the truth and add threats when necessary.