You can check out anytime you'd like.. [Hotel Corona Mingle]

[thespaceopera]

Who: The Fleet!
Broadcast: If you want
Action: Hotel Corona or Planet Ikke
When: December 7th onward



[After the mystery and isolation of their last destination, the Marsiva seems determined to head to brighter, busier territory. After a long journey through remote, nebula-painted space, speeding along at a brisk pace for the Host ship, the Marsiva brings her Fleet to a sudden and prominent point of traffic.

It seems that the Fleet has happened upon some sort of vacation destination! Maybe Atroma thinks that the passengers deserve some rest and relaxation... or just wants to distract them with something huge and shiny.

Welcome to Hotel Corona! Feel free to enjoy yourselves and enjoy the sites! If a hotel resort isn't your thing, you can head on over to the nearby planet and explore it's icy wonders.

In order words: it's a mingle!! Everyone get in! ]

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[axiomed]

They must keep the cycle going.

[stefanged]

It would be easier than talking my way through the transaction...

[He's not denying it either. If the bro has a buffer fund, this seems like the time and the place to use it. Lest he ends up in the pretty pretty princess room next.]

[exothermia]

[There's that strange dissonance of time again. He shakes his head a bit, the mental math being too impossible.]

Yes - we both won and left after nearly six months there. But... for us, Kyriakos was ten years ago.

[revengeofthemordsith]

[ She scoffs lightly. ]

I'm wary of people like that. Is it ever enough to take public opinion?

[exothermia]

[He just sighs, and opens the door.

He wasn't lying about the perfume. There's a floral scent immediately apparently as soon as they step inside. It suits the place, the same way lavender would suit a 90-year-old grandmother's sitting room. The wallpaper and the curtains are both that shade, patterned with vaguely flowery geometric shapes. The bed is ornate and piled with lace-edged cushions and blankets. An antique looking armchair also completes the space. The only incongruous aspects are Erik's things, which are mostly contained to a table in the corner, and the nebulae visible through the wall windows.]

[outstandingbalance]

[Oh, Peggy. It's flattering you think Natasha came out of it sane, rather than carefully having to put herself together again.]

You didn't see me when I was still working for Russia.

[reconstitution]

[ Really, it's about all he can hope for, now. That she was doing things past-tense. If it's better now, they don't have to talk about it.

The problem with him is that he doesn't know what he wants. It's been so goddamn long, anyway. Hell, he probably got his rocks off the way any normal guy did back then. ]

Guess the world really has changed.

[ He'd never pretended to know people's business, and he can't now. Things have definitely changed for the better. ] I'll think about it.

[outstandingbalance]

You should be wary of people like that. Nothing is ever enough.

[dancingmd]

[She shakes her head.]

No, I don't want to be in charge. I'm going to be a doctor, just like McCoy!

[You see where her loyalties lie now, Kirk. Betrayal!]

[revengeofthemordsith]

Being wary of all people usually pays off.

[pain_train]

[It's more that nowadays she's getting more punching than screwing in because she doesn't trust what might happen with people she doesn't know well any more. It's... not really good either way. But she's relieved he doesn't want to talk about it any more than that, just like she's always been relieved when Charles lets her off he hook.]

It's pretty different, from what everyone's told me. I have a hard time imagining it.

[She smiles up at him.] Okay. Just let me know if I can help, okay?

[And she's not going to push it any further than that. Because that would be a really dick thing to do. But speaking of dicks...] Ooh. I should check out what they've got for strap-ons.

[willynilly]

I really don't think he's a demon dog, though.

[Unless normal dogs can sense that sort of thing; if that's the case, the point is moot. It's not like she's a dog expert, who the heck even knows.]

[nerdeology]

Show me what?

[Mikleo summons up his notebook out of nowhere and starts doodling a caricature of the angel. For future reference, just in case the subject keeps coming up when he talks about seraphim.]

[notanoptimist]

[McCoy huffs a bit of a laugh and gives the bottle a long look.]

That's one word for it.

[nerdeology]

An awful lot happens to humans around that time, huh.

[Such busy lives they lead.]

[dancingmd]

Maybe.

[She looks very doubtful though. The universe is so very big and she is so very small, after all.]

[nerdeology]

From what I've heard, this is pretty normal weather all year round. The residents must have learned how to adapt over time.

[Which at least means that proper clothing is easy to come by.]

[notzubats]

Yikes.

[Usually Sora tries to be more open minded about new worlds and cultures, but nope this place is too darn cold. But he keeps rolling until it starts to look...close]

Okay, I think that's enough! Do I just put it on the snowman now?

[outstandingbalance]

I don't know if it pays off, but it's usually not the wrong move.

[scanninggaydis]

Just the mundane horrors, so far. I'd been so sure that I'd put retail way behind me, you know.

[He answers that smirk with one of his own, though it's subtle. His statement is also accompanied by a small eyeroll.

Though he's acting at nonchalance pretty well, his gaze drifts between the stars outside and Eugene's face a decent amount. Trying to figure out his mental state as much as he can.]

Guess they didn't really need the services of a scientist or a tactician. But hey, money is money, right?

[cloakand_danger]

A bounty hunter. Interesting. ...So would you say life in the Fleet is more comfortable to someone used to traveling for work, or less so for lacking concrete goals?

[winn]

[ they're not in love with him? ]

You are wise as you are beautiful. [ he grins and picks one up, offering it to her. ]

[revengeofthemordsith]

Most would say it's not the right one either.

[ Kahlan and Richard would certainly disagree with Cara. ]

[outstandingbalance]

It comes at a cost.

[notanoptimist]

[Someday, he might start something just to see the look on Jim's face. It might almost be worth it.]

Not yet. According to a couple people I spoke to, I should check back in a few days. [Here's hoping. While the security gig really isn't bad and he's all for the free and reduced-price drinks he gets out of it, it's not really up his alley.

At all. Giant bruise on his face a case in point.] Just as well. I wanted to read up on standard medical procedures here before I started practicing 'em.