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Fingon, Findekáno, the Valiant ([personal profile] valiantfire) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2016-08-08 12:43 pm

OPEN

Who: Fingon
Broadcast: Fleetwide, accidental.
Action: SS Paisley
When: Morning on August 8th.

Fingon was still tired and moved somewhat slower, with more care, than his usual enthusiasm. He'd found a few scars for the trouble of dying, but otherwise had nothing to complain about. A day was all he was given to rest before he found himself on a new ship and a cake pushed into his hands in celebration.

Congratulations, you're a cook!


The assignment cheered the Elf. No leadership duties. He wouldn't be the one people looked to for orders here, outside the kitchen if at all. All he had to worry about was feeding everyone else on the ship. The first thing he'd done after being shown to his new room was to change out of his armor and into ship's clothing, though he kept the blue cloak and had it wrapped around him. He gave himself one more day to rest, holing himself up in his room.

Then it was off to acquaint himself with the kitchen! He hoped to bake for his crewmates. Barring that, he would do his absolute best to improve the taste of what food was offered. When he found his way to the kitchen, however, he stopped still, eyes growing wide in dismay.

"This cannot be all there is!"

Whether it was or not, Fingon took a deep breath before diving in, familiarizing himself with what the ship offered. It was slow going, and he burned himself more than once, but he stubbornly kept at it until he had a stew going on the stove and a tray of chocolate cookies baking in the oven.
stefanged: (kinda confident)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-08-22 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Then you were being modest. I should've assumed."

Stefan couldn't help his laughter, though he tried valiantly to hide it behind his hand. Better that than a disaster of a kitchen, and well? Considering the track record of the Paisley, it wouldn't be a stretch. Half the modern appliances weren't around anyway.

His smile only grew wider at the mention of paste. "Yep. Those dispensers were all we had to eat when I first came on board, and let me tell you - it was the worst."
stefanged: (thinking about it)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-08-27 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh? You know other people here?"

That's always exciting. Stefan wouldn't blame him, either, if the transfer took place. He knows he'd rather be with people from home (if and when that opportunity ever presented itself).
stefanged: (hold on a sec)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-08-28 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
A grandfather?? Don't mind Stefan staring. He'd expected to hear of friends or siblings, maybe even some uncles or aunts given the Fleet's population but a grandfather? That was almost ludicrous.

“No kidding.” There's a moment of hesitation on his end. “Have you looked at the transfer paperwork? I could help you with that.”
stefanged: (kinda hopeful)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-09-19 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Stefan shook his head. "Not at all. Family's important, and if I had any here - I would've transferred in a heartbeat."

He's almost envious. Almost, because he knows that the only person the multiverse would bring is his older brother, and that would bring far more complicated emotions. Maybe it's for the best that he's alone.
stefanged: (yeah well okay)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-09-20 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know about kind," Stefan counters, right as Fingon brings up his own family.

He ducks his head out of embarrassment. "Thanks, but... at this point, I can't say I'd wish this place on them."
stefanged: (hang on a sec)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-09-20 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that. Was sure an honest and true confession.

Stefan blinks back surprise, before he finally manages to say, "Reborn? What do you mean by that?"
stefanged: (crossed arms)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-09-21 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
He folds his arms, like he's not invested in the answer (except he totally is).

"Like a reincarnation?"
stefanged: (headtilt)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-09-24 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Do you, by chance, ever get reborn as a human?"

He knows he's prying, but he has his reasons, and the almost-desperate tone in his voice indicates it.
Edited 2016-09-24 00:13 (UTC)
stefanged: (gentle glance)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-09-24 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. So Maglor's reincarnation - his uncle - had been reborn not by his world's natural laws, but by the same laws that had granted Stefan another life.

"Got it." He pauses, before adding with complete sincerity, "Thank you. I know it's a weird question, but this whole uh, Reborn thing. It was important for my work back home."
stefanged: (kinda hopeful)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-09-25 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Also if you want to answer," Stefan lightly added. "That was my most important one, so.. I guess I should turn it back to you.

Is there anything you want to ask me?"
stefanged: (hold on buddy)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-10-23 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Arda's your world, right? That's difference number one: I'm from a place called Earth."

The name isn't unfamiliar on his tongue - in fact, Stefan might be more familiar with it than he wishes to let on.

"I feel like I could talk to you for hours about Earth. It's hard to condense a whole planet into a few sentences, especially one with as many cultures and countries as mine..." He hums for a second. "But I was born and raised in a place called Locke City. It was a large city right on the coast, with skyscrapers and tons of people, and it was a super bustling place. Always something to see or do."