Show us your best Tourist Halloween costumes

[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Touristas & visitors
Broadcast: N/A
Action: On the Tourist
When: The month of October!

[ Maybe October doesn't really happen in space, but since time is arbitrarily defined anyway, maybe it does. Throughout the month, members aboard the Tourist might notice subtle(ish) decorations going up. A paper garland of candied apples here, some adorable paper Jack-O-Lanterns there... The ship was destined to be a Pinterest board the moment Kara was brought on it. Sorry not sorry. ]

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[takingkarabusiness]

[ For her part, Kara can be found working on and displaying various crafts and decorations. She's decided to take a few days off of the sun machine, so her cheeriness may be slightly more strained than usual, but she's really working at being chipper and useful! ]

voice;

[winn]

[ she gets a call from a very stressed sounding bff. ]

Kara, I need you in the cargo hold - like now.

voice > action

[takingkarabusiness]

On my way.

[ this alarms her! she replies before rushing down there ]

Winn? What's wrong?

action

[winn]

[ the sight of him probably won't do much to make her feel better - his face is strained and pale - but he doesn't seem to be in any sort of danger. actually, the cargo hold looks much as it always does - with one exception. in front of winn, is a big crate holding 10 identical big plush bears in straightjackets. he's not amused. ]

Can you X-ray this, please.

[takingkarabusiness]

Oh, um.

Yeah, I think so...

[ she'll give it a go, and she can, though maybe with less detail than usual ]

[winn]

[ he just wants to make sure there isn't a creamy exploding center to any of them, so long as she doesn't miss a bomb that's detail enough for him. ]

Anything?

[takingkarabusiness]

All clear from an x-ray point of view.

From a taste point of view? Not so much.

[winn]

Yeah.

[ letting out a breath he didn't realize he was holding, he picks one of them up, turning it over in his hands. ]

It's about as subtle as a punch in the face.

[takingkarabusiness]

We could push them out an airlock?

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris is doing his usual skulking around the ship like a bad smell. He pauses to poke a finger at the candied apple garland, squinting a little. ]

Is this in preparation for the Earth celebration? Halo-something?

[takingkarabusiness]

"Halloween", which is a great holiday with candy.

[wolfuncaged]

Ah, yes, that one.

If I recall correctly, do the children dress up for it?

[takingkarabusiness]

Mostly American children, but yeah. That's the trick, and the candy is the treat.

Oh, that's a phrase they yell, "Trick or Treat!"

[wolfuncaged]

Ah, right. I remember the children in Exsilium were rather fond of it.

[Before...you know. The nuclear bomb and all that. That kind of put a dampener on things.]

The candied apples are rather delicious.

[takingkarabusiness]

Soooo good. Have you had chocolate candies?

[wolfuncaged]

[There's a tiny quirk of his lips. ]

I have. I also tried...I forgot what they were called. There was chocolate and marshmallow? Cooked together over a fire. They were very pleasant.

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris spends the most of his time on the ship when the Fleet isn't near a star system. Not being given the option to seek elsewhere, he can be found wandering the hallways between his room and the bridge.

On occasion, he may be found in the armoury, sharpening and maintaining the various weapons on board. He seems much more comfortable with the blades, but he's been at it long enough (and his augment helps) to be able to take apart and clean the various guns, too.

He largely keeps to himself, but that doesn't mean he would turn away a conversation if someone wanted one. Even if he remains terminally unchatty.]

[winn]

[ since he and cisco have decided to take space halloween into their own hands, every sighting of winn on board has been either in kara's office, working relentlessly on costumes, decorations, and props - yes props - or in the kitchen, preparing or consuming massive amounts of caffeine. ]

[passingthrough]

[Winn may already have started his work, but Kitty isn't privy to it just yet. Still, when she heads into Kara's office to find him and notices he's busily at work over something there's zero surprise. He's only ever really idle around her. And even then he's a pretty terrible sleeper and very active in showing his love. It doesn't leave the guy a lot of down time.] Hey you.

[She heads in to find his lips. They were lost and in needed of kissing.]

[winn]

[ extremely lost, finally, they could print something else on milk cartons! smiling, he kisses back. ]

Hey yourself. [ he's a little anxious to see her, because he has something uncomfortable to tell her, but it's pushed aside for the moment. ] How was your day? [ he really hopes she had a good one. okay he always hopes she has a good one but this is a I-possible-have-upsetting-news sort of scenario where you extra-hope that the person you're about to deliver them to is in a forgiving mood.

someone cut him off caffeine. his fingers won't stop moving. ]

[passingthrough]

[She settles down comfortably besides him. Shifting a few things carefully to the side so as not to disturb his process too much.] Good. Had a nice work out and found an interesting book in the library.

[Her fingers go to his active ones, giving them a soft stroke.] You? Too much coffee and other assorted beverages?

[winn]

Ain't no such thing.

[ yes, that means yes. save him from himself kitty, before he makes himself sick. ]

What book? [ 1. he's a coward and is stalling. 2. he's genuinely interested. ]

[passingthrough]

The only thing that should be making your heart pound out of your chest is me, mister. [Leaning on him.] Mmm, theoretical physics book that I'd missed.

[winn]

Cool - I call next with it.

[ he wraps an arm lightly around her. getting his hands under control, his foot starts tapping. he's really wired, and the nerves aren't helping. ]

[passingthrough]

Deal. [Nerd love is grand! Hard to miss the tapping.] Mm, is this just the caffeine or is something up?