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Who: Wrath, Winter, Beverly, Charles, and Erik
Broadcast: None
Action: on the Iskaulit
When: June 4

[Wrath's very excited about having so many of her friends around. While she likes showing off the Windrose, she decided the Iskaulit would be a better place. There are plenty of spare rooms not far from the mural where she can set up temporarily, and this way she's not taking up her ship's dining area and making things difficult for her crewmates.

She's got snacks lined up--including more dried bacon kelp--and an array of good drinks. Officer Snuggles, released from his tactical fox vest, is hanging around in the hopes that some ~~sucker~~ kind stranger will feed him under the table.

A deck of cards is waiting, and she managed to find a box of game tokens that should work well during one last trip to the moon. Everything's ready.]

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I didn't do anything, though.

Didn't you? I must have heard someone else speak of baking supplies and recipes. My mistake.

They were never mine to start with. Being captain doesn't make things mine anymore than yours.

[ He softens. ]

That wasn't what I was implying. They belonged to a friend. It takes a lot to share those kinds of things.

The supplies belong to the ship. He just used them the most.

[ He thinks about it for a moment, eyes flicking up to Charles' face. ]

Someone should use them, at least.

We'll take good care of them until he returns.

[ If he even returns. But Steve did, so there's hope, right? ] That's all I can ask.

That, and a good hand in poker.

[ He shrugs. ] Easier to get a good hand at poker. You just have to know how to work the cards..

And work the people as well.

Yeah, that too.

To be honest, I'm rather rusty. I always found poker less of a cerebral game for me.

I only know this and solitaire. Never really got around to learning any others.

What of chess? I find a lot of people play it here.

Not yet. Wrath offered to teach me..

[ He kind of wants to let her have that one, though. ]

[ He smiles knowingly. ]

She's very fond of you.

Not sure why, but I'll take what I can get.

[ He doesn't have too many friendships, so the ones he does have here are meaningful. ]

[ He tilts his head. ]

I don't see what's so surprising about it.

Not the easiest person to talk to.

[ He chuckles. ]

I don't know about that. You seem easy enough.

[ He shrugs. ]

It's been better recently.

How so? If you don't mind talking about it.

Adjusting better, I guess. The crew hasn't changed too much, recently.

[ They're not at-capacity or more, so the Heron feels breathable. He's letting himself enjoy the Iskaulit. There are many reasons things have been more than okay.

Steve came back. ]

[ He nods. ]

That always helps. I'm used to crew rotating quite regularly, so having people you know for a longer time makes things feel more stable.

It was hard, for a while. I lost my brother and didn't know what to do.

[ Losing Steve and Natasha was hard, but losing his alternate had been devastating. Thankfully, things are okay, now. Not great, but better. ]