Masquerade Mingle

[thespaceopera]

[The night has finally come--the Gravity Rush is nearly upon us! What normally serves as a large performance hall has been gutted, emptied of its boring furniture and rigged up into a fantastical mismatch of technology and old culture. No matter where you go tonight, you're encouraged to move around, dance, play games, whatever helps you sleep in late tomorrow morning.

If you aren't one for scurrying around a ballroom all night, there's always plenty of people-watching to do. After all, so many people are wearing extravagant costumes and elaborate masks. How can you even tell who is who? Get lost in a crowd of sequins, chatter with a sun and a moon, or try to beat the guy in the monster-mask at a game of cards. Meet your friends or make some new ones--this masquerade party has begun!]


[[ooc: All sections are up now, have fun! A related ooc post is HERE for any questions or plotting you'd like to do.]]

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[universal_charm]

_{[ He raises his brow and then laughs, leaning in and pressing a kiss - though perhaps he strayed rather close to Apollo's mouth, almost catching the corner of his mouth. It was, perhaps, being a touch forward, but he thought he could risk it given their current rapport. ]}

I'll make sure to note that in my captain's log tonight.

[neversets]

[ Apollo is flirty and he does allow the very cheeky drift to the corner of his mouth but he's also only ever had one relationship in his living memory. ]

You say captain's log, but I hear 'in my diary'.

[universal_charm]

<sub>[ He does not press beyond what he is allowed, though he had to admit that if Apollo wanted more, he would happily give it to him. He was a handsome man, and Kirk did appreciate older men. But flirtation is fun all on its own too.

There is a pink touch to his cheeks at that and he shakes his head. ]</sub>

You might not be to far off, actually. Captain's are supposed to keep one though, as a sort of supplemental to official reports filed.

[neversets]

[ When they get to know each other better, Apollo might reconsider how close he's willing to get with people who aren't his ex-husband. Or even when Apollo feels a bit more settled about the Fleet in generally.

Suffice to say, it might not be on the cards right now, but it's certainly not off the table. ]

I suppose that makes sense. Naval captains have been doing similar for centuries. Keeping records of travels and conditions.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He nodded. ]}

It's precisely like that, except I'm out in space, not the high seas. You run into a few more peculiarities.

[neversets]

I can imagine. We run into enough just in our little corner of space. Being out there, beyond our solar system...

[ He wants to fly out there, race between new planets. ]

[universal_charm]

It's amazing and terrifying in equal measures. Some people aren't so happy to see you, others are, and some... well, some really want to conquer you.

[neversets]

Yeah, I've blown up a few of those would be conquerors in my time.

[ Like God. The giant, ugly alien that terraformed Earth. That thing. ]

A couple of people I know are alien hybrids. Some are great people. Some less so. Much like all people, I guess.

[universal_charm]

_{[ Oh, well... that is certainly an adventure. And it would help cement Kirk's feelings on 'god' as it were - in that he didn't really believe in a deity. But thank you for saving the Earth, Apollo. ]}

It's just the universe, I think. It's shades of gray, no black and white. It can't possibly be, with so many cultures, and the nature of "good" and "bad" shifting between them.

I haven't blown up any conquerors, but I stopped someone from destroying the Earth, and someone else from starting a war we didn't need.

[neversets]

[ Probably true that, that the universe is just shades of grey. ]

Blowing up is just my personal preference.

That's pretty damn impressive there. Saving an entire planet.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He ducked his head for a second, though not in embarrassment. It's to hide a flicker of sadness. He saved one planet, but they lost another. He recovers quickly and looks back up, smile back in place. ]}

It's one of the reasons I became a captain so soon. Once you save the Earth, it just seems like a natural next step, you know?

[neversets]

Well, I can see stewardship of a starship would be a suitable reward for saving the planet.

[ If he picks up the brief dip in mood, he says nothing about it. ]

[universal_charm]

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