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!]

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[axiomed]

[ He . . . finds himself briefly bemused. This was a somber topic, but it looks like she's making the most of it. It's infectious. ]

I can imagine.

[pain_train]

[The power of determined positive thinking and having no fucking clue what other people are talking about.

A little more seriously.]

Are you okay with the friends who got you? That's the hard part.

[Like being friends with Carolina after the fall. Remembering that it's not personal. That's really hard.]

[axiomed]

[ He winces a little, his expression slipping. No, he had not been friends with Erik after that. Even with knowing that it was an accident, Erik left him there. Sometimes, he thinks of the "What if" of that situation, if he had been taken to a doctor quickly enough.

He tries not to. Losing his legs was not the worst thing that happened to him. It was not the reason why he took the serum to help him walk again. Perspective helps. ]

Yes. I am . . . okay with him.

[pain_train]

[Wrath is silent for a moment, thinking, then offers:]

I still hate the doctor who fucked up my back and then turfed me out of the army. Even though I know that's not the way a kind and generous person should feel.

[axiomed]

[ His lips quirk, despite himself. ]

I think you're allowed. We can't be generous and kind all the time.

[pain_train]

But it's important to try right?

Though it's also okay to fail when it's not live fire.

So it's okay if you're mad sometimes too.

[axiomed]

Yes. It certainly is.

[ He's come to terms with it. The uglier emotions that dwell within him. ]

[pain_train]

[Since they seem to be in agreement, she gives him another sunny smile.]

Where are you headed?

[axiomed]

Oh, I was just looking around. This is my first time in outer space.

[ Being on an alien planet is fascinating to him, letting their minds wash over him, but not too strongly. ]

[pain_train]

Want company?

This whole thing's my first time in space too. You from Earth, or one of the colonies?

[axiomed]

I certainly wouldn't mind.

I am from Earth. Very early in Earth's history, according to this place.

[ They certainly didn't have space travel beyond the moon landing. ]

[pain_train]

Okay, I'll stick with you, then! [He seems really nice. And he's cute. Though she's trying to be very conscientious about all the lecturing she got from North back in the day, stuff like, Wrath you can't just hit on people from earlier in history, it makes them feel uncomfortable. So she's trying very hard to not be weird.

She snaps her fingers and gives Officer Snuggles another little hand signal, so he'll follow along.]

Wow, Earth. That's so cool! I'm from Zeus, and I've never been to Earth ever. Um. If it helps, the current year for me is 3162. What's Earth like?

[axiomed]

[ Zeus? The Greek God? It seems the naming of planets hasn't changed by much, save for the pantheon used. Or perhaps Jupiter was renamed. ]

Earth? Well, it's fairly unremarkable planet to most. We have a lot of water and greenery, forests and deserts. Almost every kind of ecological system resides on Earth. It's rich in animal and plant life and we've barely touched the surface.

[pain_train]

[Named for the number of ways that planet has tried to fuck the humans.]

But you can go outside whenever you want and see the sunsets, right? The atmosphere is still good. It sounds... really beautiful. I've seen pictures, but pictures are never as good as the real thing.

[axiomed]

[ He blinks. ]

Ah . . . yes. We can. Anyone can do that.

[pain_train]

[Sigh.]

You're so lucky.

We used to be able to. I think? But now the terraforming's all FUBAR so the air is toxic and there's these poor bastards that have been turned into monsters by the dysthrophic plague that try to eat you anyway.

[axiomed]

[ Er. ]

Yes. We're certainly fortunate, in many ways.

[pain_train]

We had a big war, but it was only cold for part of the time. I don't know if the weather would have helped though.

But hopefully yours gets better? Though it must have, because there's a ton of colonies, and Earth was still around the last time we heard from it. So that's good, right?

[Find the positive side!]

[axiomed]

[ This is a lot of positivity, even for Charles. ]

Well, our war is mostly over and I don't think colonies will happen in the near future. At least, not for a long time.

[pain_train]

That's good! The majority of your population is still alive. You'll get there. I... don't remember when the colonies started, but you might get to see it. [History is really hard when you can't really remember anything before your seventeenth birthday.]

So I'm glad things are getting better for you on Earth.

[axiomed]

I am very fortunate.

[ In so many ways. ] We still have a long way to go, but I have faith we'll make it through.

[pain_train]

I believe that too. [She has to.]

What's your favorite thing about Earth?

[axiomed]

[ That was a hard question. He took a lot of things on Earth for granted, and even when he parted from it, he always assumed it would be still there. ]

I don't know for sure. I've never given it much thought. I've always liked my gardens.

[pain_train]

Gardens are so neat! I wanted to try to have a garden when I got my house. I just... didn't have time for it. Like figuring out how to make it work with the back and all. But growing things... that's such a beautiful thing to do.

I liked sunsets best about Zeus. Before the dome closed.

[axiomed]

Can't you do it on the Iskaulit? They do have nice gardens there, albeit artificially maintained.

[ It was the first place Erik and Charles went to. ]