May Mingle (Caprine)

[moonofmylife]

Who: The crew of the Caprine and visitors
Broadcast: N/a
Action: Yes
When: Throughout the month of May

[Enjoy the snacks! Sadly they are mostly goo.]

Comments

action.

[athru]

[ Aboard the Caprine, the new security was a little more absent than most might expect of her.

Most of her time was spent moving from her ship over to Hank's, spending her time with him and hovering about his lab as if it's where she belonged rather than on the too-small, too-tight ship she'd been placed on. The discomfort she feels is obvious as she walks around, a frown on her lips as if her skin is practically crawling; she can't be herself, not entirely, and she hates it, mistrust and dislike of the general population making her anxious and on edge. Add that to the way that nothing feels right, the way that things were between herself, Erik, Charles and Hank...

It was no wonder she was out of sorts.

Finally, she makes her way out of the bunks where she had been hiding her head and explores properly, eventually leading herself down to the quiet hum of the engine room. Leaning back against the wall, she rests there with her eyes closed, basking in the peace and quiet, letting her skin change from pale to blue without hesitation - at least until she hears a noise of anyone approaching, the scales melting away to return her to blonde and pale (though perhaps not fast enough).

Otherwise, Raven spends her time in the cargo hold, using the gym equipment and generally keeping to herself, the memory of Erik's words hanging around her like some kind of metal weight. ]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Yyyeah, about that quiet engine room. Pinkie Pie the rather noisy engineer is in there, probably blocked from sight by the big honking engine in question, making sure THAT humming stays nice and quiet, even though HER humming's quite a bit louder. And WAY more cheerful. But she left her water bottle on the other side of the engine where Raven's sitting. They haven't had a LOT of opportunities to interact yet, but this little pony's DEFINITELY not letting this one slip by.]

Oh, hey, Raven!

[athru]

[ Raven is tense as soon as she hears someone else coming around, her hand dropping to a weapon that isn't there and her head lifting up, prepared to defend herself. The fact that it's not actually someone wanting to hurt her that comes around the corner shouldn't surprise her but it still does, just a little, and she has to force herself to calm down and relax before she settles back against her little space of the wall. ]

... Hi.

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Well that sure is not a happy surprised look.]

Oopsie~ Sorry, didn't mean to scare you! You okay?

[athru]

I'm fine.

[ Well, that's a horse that talks. Raven blinks, staring for a long, drawn out moment before she shakes her head, leaning back. It should rank on the weirdest things she's seen but, somehow, it doesn't. ]

What do you want?

[spontaneouscombustion]

Well, I WAS wanting my water bottle after working on the engine all day, but now I wanna meet you!

[She holds out a hoof to the shy woman.]

I'm Pinkie Pie; sorry we didn't get a chance to meet up when you got here, I was down on the moon when it happened!

action.

[forcesensitive]

[The other Security officer also tends to spend a lot of time with the workout equipment - Finn tends to be there in the early morning, working mainly on his PT exercises for his back. One time when he gets there, though, it's occupied - and he's impressed by the number of weights she can take.]

You want a spotter?

[athru]

[ Many people are a little on the surprised side when they see just how much Raven can work with then it comes to keeping fit - a side-effect of her mutation, she thinks, making her a little faster, a little stronger, just a little bit better. If she could lie here and be blue she could lift even more, but half her concentration is used on making sure she doesn't slip and reveal too much.

The visitor doesn't shock her - she's seen Finn coming in and out a few times herself - but the offer does and she pauses for a moment before she nods. ]

Sure.

[forcesensitive]

[The independence in this place is great, don't get him wrong, but there are some things he's ingrained to think of as group activities. Weight training is one of them, because it's far easier to note things when you have more than one pair of eyes.]

I'm Finn. You going for strength or endurance?

[He'll ask a few other such directing questions to get an idea what she wants out of the workout and helps her to tighten it up.]

[athru]

Endurance.

[ Raven knows she doesn't need to be strong, not physically at least. She can become anyone she wants, take on their face and their voice and be whatever she needs to be, but she needs to be able to maintain it. If she can't stay as someone for hours on end then she's wasting her time - and she knew it just as much as the Brotherhood had, once.

She shifts a little, pushing herself up and reaching to tighten the ponytail holding her hair up, huffing bangs out of her face. ]

I should use more, but it's been a while.

[forcesensitive]

[Good answer. Finn nods; endurance is always something one can work on.]

That machine on the medium setting seems to work best. The high setting puts too much stress on your muscles if you use it too long. [Good for strength, bad for endurance. he makes a face.] I'm supposed to only use it on light till my back gets better.

action.

[pneumo]

[ Fast enough when it comes to Sascha, at least, His eyesight is only at its best in near pitch-black environments, and the artificial bulbs of the ships are certainly not that. It's actually harder for him to see with those one, so even if she's a second or two late in fixing her appearance up she's safe as far as he's concerned, squinting past his pair of shades when he notices someone's actually in the engine room.

He thought he'd caught the scent of someone... ]

...Whoa, haha~ Someone's here! I thought I was just smelling things.

[athru]

[ It's obvious that she's quickly on the defensive, pushing herself up and making sure she has room to move if she needs it. It's not as though she wants to appear particularly dangerous but she can't quite help herself - instinct has her protecting her back and making sure she has escape routes before she even considers looking at the person in front of her. It's only when he actually steps into view that she relaxes for a moment, forcing her tension to one side so she can actually speak to him.

A small part of her tells her that Charles would be proud. ]

I don't smell.

[pneumo]

Not bad~ Mostly just shampoo and human-y. [ Because "human" is totally a smell okay. It's distinct from Bigby who smells like wolf.

While she may be defensive, Sascha doesn't give off any such signs. In fact he isn't the least bit poised or ready for anything, mostly just looking pleased to see someone after all. People! Yaaaay. ]

[athru]

[ Humany. It's almost offensive, but not quite, and Raven frowns before she crosses her arms and stares, fighting back the urge to say something biting and sarcastic. ]

Do you always walk around smelling people? Or am I special?

[pneumo]

Nah, my eyes are really bad in the light. I smell everyone 'cause it's easier. [ so she isn't a special case in that regard, but she is special in how pleasant she smells! That counts right? Leer or not. ]

[archaeotechnician]

Whoa.

[ it could not be be helped. where there is machinery, there is aphra, and the woman already there manages to do something rare: be more interesting than the engines.

aphra grins. ] You a changeling?

[athru]

[ Raven stiffens as she turns her head, eyes narrowing for a moment before she lifts herself up and stands tall. It probably doesn't matter now that she's been caught and, after a moment of intense staring, she shifts back to her natural blue. ]

No. A mutant.

[archaeotechnician]

Really? [ that sounds like the word aphra would use to aggravate the other. looks like she'll have to find another. ]

Just to be clear, can I use that word or is that something only you can? Not trying to be rude, I genuinely don't know. [ her hands fan open in apologetic gesture. ] I lost my protocol droid somewhere along the way.

[athru]

You can use it. [ It's obvious Raven is a little... Confused, all things considered, but... She frowns, concerned for a moment, before she nods her head. ] As long as you don't go around telling everyone.

[archaeotechnician]

[ some level of confusion when dealing with aphra is so common as to not be worth observing. she snorts. ]

I know how it goes.

[ a beat, and she extends a hand in greeting. ] Aphra.

action. (If this is okay!)

[passingthrough]

[Kitty doesn't belong here. It's not her ship and the only person on the roster she actually knows is Finn, but she's not here to find Finn. No one invited her. She's just been waiting for some sign of the second mutant shapeshifter on the network and so far nothing. She learned she was here from Kara of all people and then discussed her briefly with Hank. Finally, she just consulted the ship rosters. Of course the name "Raven Darkholme" appears on two, but she already knew where they'd put the other Mystique. So, she decided to visit the Caprine. This is what happens when you get someone curious and give them too much free time. Interesting that it would be this ship that Kurt was originally assigned to.

She lands her shuttle and instead of opening the door she just phases her way through it out into the cargo bay. Opening doors is tedious, okay? It just so happens when she departs she sees someone in the gym area. She doesn't recognize the blond and normally she would expect Mystique in nothing less than blue, but the woman she's looking for isn't her Mystique and the first thing the other one did was shapeshift into something "normal." So this could be anyone but Finn really.]

Raven? [She'll just start there. Maybe she gets an easy yes. Maybe she'll be pointed in the right direction. Maybe she's not even on board right now. Who knows.]

absolutely!

[athru]

[ Raven has been incredibly insular for a reason and part of that is because of what Hank told her; there are other mutants here, on the fleet, the kind that might look at her and hate her for something she hasn't even done and she's not prepared for that just yet. With the drama of Charles and Erik still haunting her while she does her best to get settled and try and figure out what is going on she knows that she has to keep to herself and sort her own life out before she even considers dabbling in everyone else's - no matter how curious she might be.

Still, it doesn't stop her being interested when she sees someone new and she turns her head away from the machinery as a shuttle comes in. It's not the girl in particular that sparks her excitement but the powers she shows off, and Raven tilts her head to watch before the other woman approaches. As soon as she hears her name she knows; this has to be one of the people Hank was telling her about. They wouldn't know her name otherwise - they wouldn't know where to find her. ]

That's me. [ She lifts her head, watching for a long, long moment. ] What do you want?

[passingthrough]

[Well, that was easy. Of course Raven asks a good question. What does she want? She's not sure past just meeting her and getting to know what this version is like. Strange to think about people as "versions" now.

Kitty walks up closer, stopping before she'd be crowding the other mutant.] I wanted to meet you. That's all. I come in peace.

[She gives the other woman a smile and looks at her thoughtfully.] Blonde, huh? People from your world really don't like showing off the blue, huh?

[athru]

[ There's an obvious tension that she can't really hide, showing just how anxious and prepared she was - she's tense and ready to attack or defend herself if she needs to because that's what she's learned to expect, even from other mutants. Even one of the people she trusted the most had hurt her, so what could a stranger do? She's afraid to even consider it, wanting to make sure she's prepared before anything else.

Still, Raven watches Kitty, her eyes dancing over her and taking her in before she nods her head, once. ] Alright, so you come in peace.

[ Good for her. That doesn't mean she trusts her word in the least - of course she doesn't, why would she? Lifting a hand to touch her hair, she pauses before she frowns. ]

People from my world end up dead if they 'show the blue' in public.