[muffled spooky scary skeletons playing in the distance]

[geonomy]

Who: You! Me! Everybody!
Broadcast: idk but we've sure got a pretty broad cast of folks eh, eh
Action: HECK YEAH PLANET MINGLE
When: 10/7 until plot update or recaptcha

It's a deep, deep forest filled to the brim with fungi, mysterious life forms, and pitch black darkness. Explore if you dare and discover all these things and more! Just don't get lost...

Comments

[imfine1111one]

[YES IT IS he almost wants to say. Apollo has little tolerance for a lot of people's shit. He just gives an awkward nod.]

Ahaha, I guess. . .in any case, it definitely feels better having someone around. I just came out here because I was tired of everyone prodding me.

[save_the_souls]

Ha, I'm sure they just don't want you to become a recluse.

[imfine1111one]

Too late. [He's half joking, but haha GOOD LUCK GETTING HIM OFF A SHIP AGAIN.]

Anyway, tell me more about you and Clay! Back home he was so busy with his training, I didn't think he'd ever try dating again. This is a trip to think about.

[save_the_souls]

[GET OFF YOUR SHIP AND EXPLORE SPACE!! ITS GOOD FOR YOU]

Ha- I can imagine. I don't think either of us expected to date here.

But what would you like to know?

[imfine1111one]

[WHAT WOULD HE LIKE TO KNOW, ALLEN ASKS. He whips out a notepad. Where did he have it. Lawyer secret.]

Clay's told me a bit, but I like to get different testimonies. What was the first date like? How many did it take before you guys made it official? Did that very distinct mark of yours play into it?

[save_the_souls]

...Testimonies...?!

[Was he under some criminal investigation now...?! SHIT.]

Um- okay, first of all it's a scar. And...I don't know? He's never mentioned it-

[Did it? Shit it has a star and everything what if it did-

Noticing the notepad: ] -- Are you writing this down??

[imfine1111one]

. . .yes? It's fine, I don't embellish anything.

A scar? Wow. (For such a specific shape, that must have been something super painful. . .) He's seriously never said anything about it? Even though your nickname is Starlight?

[save_the_souls]

[My god this guy, and here he thought it'd been going well.

Dryly] No, he didn't. Most people feel it's rude to point out a giant scar across someone's face.

[HINT. HINT.]

[imfine1111one]

[?????????

This is a blatant contradiction. His pet name is Starlight. There is a starshaped scar on his face. WHERE IS THE CONNECTION.

But he does get the hint, even if though there's a distinct glint of wanting to badger more in his eyes.]

. . .er, I suppose so, though it's certainly a noticeable feature.

But in any case, let's turn it around. What stood out to you about Clay?

[save_the_souls]

I hadn't noticed. [The most dry a voice could ever be, but he lets it slide for the next question]

You mean, initially?



[...]


Um, have you seen him? [THE MAN IS FINE]

[imfine1111one]

[A flinch--] (Why do I feel like my HP bar just got hit?)

[Clay never mentioned Apollo's horrible social skills.

And to Allen's statement, Apollo just raises an eyebrow. He's grown so used to Clay's natural charisma and attractiveness, that it sort of flies over his head now. ]

Uh, yes? But nothing in particular jumps out to you?

[save_the_souls]

No, that's not what I-

[He rubs his neck and sighs, thinking back.]

It's hard to describe. There wasn't one thing that stood out. It was a lot of things. His smile, his eyes, his looks, his energy, his charm. Every conversation we had, we were able to keep up with each other. Even though we've had, er, very different lives, we could still keep pace with each other. I don't get that often. [Usually people consider him too weird to really get.]

I don't know. It's like...he walked in, and something just...clicked?

[imfine1111one]

[He is in fact writing all of this down--and it's not until he reads it over that he registers how sappy it is. Wow.

That's actually pretty cute.]

So, in basic cliched terms. . .love at first sight? I didn't think that was a thing that actually existed, but your statements are lining up pretty well.

[Love falls on the illogical scale of lawyering, so he isn't gonna press that. As long as they're happy, that's proof enough. But it does spark another question--]

Though ah, what do you do, anyway? Clay was an astronaut in training, and we barely had time to hang out. I'm guessing your schedule was just as hectic.

[Given the RIBBON SWINGING and all.]

[save_the_souls]

Ha, I'm not sure it was that dramatic, but...something close?

[It wasn't like Allen felt he was in love when he first saw Clay. It was more just...a click. It felt right, even if he didn't understand how at the time.]

Me? Well, most of the time these days I'm a medic, or rather a medical student if you wanted to be technical. And then sometimes I'm also...an Exorcist.

That's where the powers come in.

[imfine1111one]

I'm a lawyer, whatever level of instant attraction you felt seems overblown to me no matter what.

[The medical student bit gets an impressed look, but now he just seems confused.]

. . .

You're a super powered priest?

[save_the_souls]

Ah, not exactly a priest, no. Couldn't date if I was.

[He brushes back a lock of his hair] I just fight demons and the undead. Not preach.

[imfine1111one]

[what the shit]

. . .

W-wait.

Did you say DEMONS? And--undead? You mean zombies?!

[save_the_souls]

[Well Apollo is clearly freaked out. Allen can't help but smile at it. ]

Ah, yes. They're all real.

[imfine1111one]

How can you say that so casually?! Ugh. This isn't a yokai deal where you just have an overactive imagination, is it.............. [Dead people coming back to life, mutants, ghosts, fox people, elves. Why can't fiction remain fiction here, why.]

A-alright, humor me. Do you literally fight them, or is this more lowkey. Throwing salt, chanting prayers, that sort of thing? Given your display earlier, I'm guess it's the former, but. . .

[save_the_souls]

[In response? Allen holds up his left hand in front of him, and activates it his fingers turn into very long and sharp talons]

What do you think?

[imfine1111one]

[SCREECH.

Apollo lets out a squawk as he jumps backwards. RIBBONS ARE ONE THING, TALON HANDS, ANOTHER.]

The............the former, then.........

W-what the hell! This is sounding like something out of a comic book! Demons aren't even supposed to be real!

[save_the_souls]

[ Okay that reaction? Makes him laugh some, since Allen has a pretty twisted sense of humor. He's grinning as he deactivates his claw to return to a normal hand. ]

Aha, you'll find a lot of things here that sound like they belong in a comic book.

[imfine1111one]

[Wheeze. He can't take this.]

Unfortunately! Please say there isn't any demon hunting in space. I know Clay's buff as hell, but last I checked, he's not equipped for that!

[save_the_souls]

Very little, luckily.

And even when there is some, Clay doesn't come with. Promise.

[imfine1111one]

I want to say I'm relieved but not really?? How can anyone say they're a demon fighting exorcist with a straight face? I'm a lawyer, and people get freaked out about that. This is heart attack inducing!