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Who: Heron crew + visitors
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Action: the SS Heron
When: November

[Those spooky scary skeletons are back in the cupboard for another year, but the ship cruises onward. Whether the crew is taking a break from the planetary mystery and waystations, or just generally hanging around the ship mingling, the Heron is here for you.]

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a. shuttle bay

[Erik has spent a lot of time in here of late. First setting up some steel boxes atop a dedicated table that he got from somewhere. One day it just appeared in the shuttle bay. He could have made it himself; he hasn't bothered to say. After his sojourns to the planet, the three boxes are now filled with soil and some small plants.

Erik can often be found checking on these a couple of times a day, or rigging up a set of UV lights around them.]

b. kitchen

[Some spoils of a more edible kind have also been dumped onto the kitchen bench. Pumpkins, berries, and tuber-like vegetables can be found in a basket on the table for anyone to take. Towards the end of the week, crew members could run into Erik muttering to himself as he considers what to do with the leftovers.]

c. around the ship

[While Erik's routine is far less regular and visible than it used to be, he can still be encountered eating the odd meal in the kitchen, or fixing pieces of the ship around the corridors. He looks tired most of the time, and tends to tense up if taken by surprise. He'll still spare a moment to talk, though, and relaxes soon enough.]

[It's been a rough month so he's decided to keep busy with various projects after Barriss and Phasma left so suddenly. There have been various ship parts left outside his door over the last few weeks to keep him occupied lately at least. Late at night he's often at the table in the kitchen with them, drawing out diagrams and making notes as he inspects the parts.

Want to find him somewhere else? He still goes down to the cargo hold for a run on the treadmill in the morning or is up in the middle of the night around the ship as he's still unable to sleep for long periods of time at a time.

Other times he's at the bridge, idly playing with the bouncy ball he painted to look like the Death Star for the Halloween party as he works on improvements he wants to make to the weapon system if he had a chance. At least it keeps him busy.]

Kitchen
[ Check it out, Heron, your absent Captain is back. He's been trying to acclimate himself with the ship now that he's awake, and it feels like so much has changed. It probably has, there were definitely more crew members before he fell asleep, but the fleet is always changing. He can be found sitting at the table with a mug of coffee, reviewing the network for things in his absence, or fiddling with a deck of cards. ]

Halls
[ Back into business, Bucky can be found through the halls at various times of the day, and all hours of the night. Like most of the crew, he keeps an odd sleep schedule, patrolling the halls or standing watch in the cargo bay. ]

Quarters
[ On the off chance that you can't find him either of those places, he may be in his room, reading a book or flipping through one of his journals. It's not often he relaxes enough to do so, but maybe it's time to start again. ]

[ It's been a while since he's seen Erik, between the planet, apparently being asleep, and Erik's avoidance since his and Charles' glitches. Bucky happens to be going to the kitchen for a cup of coffee, and is surprised to find Erik already present. He takes him in, grumbling over the kitchen bench filled with produce and makes it a point to make some sort of noise as he enters the kitchen.

Erik probably notices him, anyway, but he knows how it is being caught off guard. ]

Planning something special?

[ It's not long after he wakes up and starts moving around again that he happens to come across Hux. He's doing his rounds, and spots him in the halls. It's got to be three or four in the morning, but most of the crew keeps odd hours.

Things didn't go so great the last time they talked, but he doesn't want a fight right now. All Bucky wants is to get up to speed with his crew, even the ones he doesn't see eye-to-eye with. ]

[Hux frowned when he saw Bucky, he remembered their last talk clearly. But the ship was only so big and he really wasn't inclined to start hiding from anyone.

He shifted the cup of tea in his hand, raising his eyebrows.]

Is there something I can help you with?

[ Charles can't help his elated grin when he spots him. ]

You're awake!

[ Bucky's absorbed in his communicator when he hears Charles' voice. He looks up and oh no, that smile. Don't do that! ]

For a few hours now. Hope I didn't make you worry too much.

No more than usual. How do you feel?

[ Surely it wasn't another update. ]

A little sore, but it'll go away. Not as disoriented as I was. It's still weird waking up and not knowing how much time has passed.

[ Charles nods. ]

I can imagine. After my last update, sleeping still feels . . . uncomfortable.

Not a good feeling questioning whether you're going to wake up or not.

..But it's okay. As far as 'shit that's happened here' goes.

I suppose that's good enough for anyone.

You haven't missed much anyway.

No? I see the ship is more or less in one piece.. Though we lost a few.

How have you been? [ It's good to see you. ]

It certainly seems quieter around here.

I'm fine. [ Charles is always fine these days. ] Mostly finding ways to keeping myself busy.

You won't see me complaining about the quiet.

[ He takes a moment to look over Charles to see if he's telling the truth. ]

What have you been doing?

Erik and I might start a small garden on the Heron. It's a good way of keeping ourselves busy.

[ Well. Keeping Erik busy, but Charles is looking forward to it as well. ] And I'm hoping to have my lecture done this month.

Oh. A garden is actually a good idea. If you need me to get you anything for that, let me know.

What is your lecture going to be on?

I appreciate that.

Literature, mostly. The humanization of mythological figures and role models. I doubt anyone is that interested but I offered.

It sounds interesting. Are there a lot of figures like that?

Yes, in fact. A lot of stories, especially during the early days of classical literature made their heroes to be greater and bigger than others. Demigods, special lineages. The Illiad and spoken stories often did this to keep the story flowing rather than getting bogged down by the details.

[ He pauses. Magneto. Mystique were legends now, in their own right. He wonders if he'll leave something like that behind. Charles can't say he cares for it. ]

But newer stories tend to inspire a fresh take, going into what might have been in the character's minds.

[He stiffens slightly at the sound, and turns to see-- Winter. Winter's been out for a long time. Erik had started to think he may never wake. There's a moment of clear surprise before he steps forward. He forgets to answer the question in his haste to address the other, more important fact.]

You're up.

Is there a particular reason that these stories have changed narrative? I mean, I get that people are less-inclined to believe in things like gods anymore.

I am, yeah.

[ Not that he ever intended to be out for so long in the first place, but who the fuck expects it? Guess it's good to know his absence was noted, at least? It looks like Charles and Erik managed to keep things running in the interim. As if he had any doubts. ]

Did everything go okay?

It's a possibility.

[ He doesn't hold stock in whether Hux will actually do it. If he doesn't, it's not like there aren't other sources. Bucky leans against the wall, leaving him enough room to walk by if he chooses to. ]

Has anything notable happened in the last month, in your opinion?

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