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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[winn]

[ before they reached the hotel, winn has had to spend a lot of nights on the windrose, with kitty assuming the role of first mate and losing half her crew, and he's missed the nighttime company terribly. not sleeping isn't so bad, when you have a family that stays awake with you. he transferred to the tourist for kara, but the truth is, it's the perfect ship for him regardless.

somewhere in the multiverse there exists a language where 'winn' stands for 'excited puppy', and his parents were channeling it when they named him. ]

Let's do this! [ he puts the goggles on, and steps right in! ] Set lasers to kick your butt - [ he knows he's gonna lose, he couldn't care less. and if fenris teases him about his bravado later? it just means they'll have a bunch of in jokes. he's happy just to be able to hang out and do something really fun with a friend, make some memories. ]

[wolfuncaged]

[One day, they may even find that world. Maybe Winn will be worshipped as some kind of god there. Who knows.

He chuckles, stepping inside, his dumb elf eyes glowing in the dark like a cat of your nightmares. But hey, at least he's really easy to spot. He didn't think that part through. He might not be an easy target, but Winn will see him coming a mile away.]

Duly noted. I shall prepare myself for some apparent butt-kicking.

[The sarcasm is strong in this one. ]

[winn]

[ that, or everyone will try to adopt him and it'll be up to the tourist crew to rescue him from the lap of a preening fashionista who thinks he just matches her bag so well before his girlfriend shoves her into a wall.

he will take every advantage he could get! he really doesn't want the game to be over in 30 seconds. ]

Ready or not, here we go!

[ there is no sarcasm there, he'll never be ready but whatever! ]

[wolfuncaged]

[That's the more likely scenario here.

Fenris doesn't reply, because even at play, battle is serious business. It's a warrior thing, he can't help himself. As such, Fenris falls silent, and though there are flashes of those elfy eyes from time to time, it's clear he's taking cover- tacking stock of the battlfield. ]

[winn]

[ winn responds in kind, falling silent and trying to spot his friend in the darkness - without being spotted himself.

unfortunately, his feet don't turn quite as silent as his mouth, so he's not too difficult to follow. ]

[wolfuncaged]

[Those glowy eyes turn in the direction of the sound. There's a psho! of a laser being shot, it narrowly missing Winn's head.

There's a 90% chance that was a warning shot to fuck with him. ]

[winn]

[ and winn hits the floor as the beam zooms past his head, with an embarrassing yelp - nicely played fenris!

crawling on the floor, he aims for the legs. ]

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris wasn't expecting the assault on his skinny elfy legs. He;s not stupid enough to crouch down, and risk getting shot in the face (he may be forgetting this is a GAME already) so he jumps up on the nearest available surface. He's probably not supposed to be there, but Fenris does whatever the hell he wants.

His eyes flicker in the dark as he turns his head, searching Winn out. ]

[winn]

[ no way, he managed to surprise him? ha! he's already doing so much better than he ever expected to! except, if fenris ends up forgetting this is a game it may not be as fun. but he doesn't realize that's a worry.

winn tries to crawl quietly to the nearest cover - and hopefully launch an attack at fenris's prominent position - but in the silence of the room he cringes at how loud he's being. ]

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris catches the noise, and turns, letting out another shot, hope you're good at dodging, Winn, because he's not doing warning shots any more. The shot fired, he drops down, rolling off behind a partition wall. ]

[winn]

[ yeah he's really not that good at all. he's better, now that he's been trained by jim! but not good. so he tries to roll away but it's still a direct shot...but to his arm.

in a pretty good impression of an old-man voice, he calls out ]

I feel happy. I feeeeeeel happy.

[ what do you mean fenris isn't familiar with the monty python repertoire! he's rolling away to lean against another partition wall. ]

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris doesn't get that reference at all He finds it somewhat crazy, in all honesty. ]

You're giving your position away in the process.

[So is he, but he feels the need to point it out. ]

[winn]

[ yeah, that sounds like the appropriate reaction.

he laughs, enjoying the fact he got his friend out of that complete silence mode (he was taking it too seriously, ok!) ]

Maybe that's what I'm going for - [ it isn't, but you never admit defeat. ]

[wolfuncaged]

[BUT WINN IT'S WAR YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. ]

...To give away your position?

[Zap. It probably misses, but he knows where you are, buddy. ]

[winn]

[ FENRIS IT'S A GAME YOU HAVE TO HAVE FUN WITH IT! ]

Maaaaaaaaybe.

[ ducking! he zaps back blindly. it's probably not even close but whatever. he feels like he's winning the real battle here. ]

[wolfuncaged]

[WHAT IS FUN CAN YOU EAT IT

Hey, it's closer than he thinks. Fenris makes a soft noise of amusement- and then adds, perhaps with a touch of pride.]

Though you are getting better at this.

[winn]

[ if you could, kara would've eaten it already. ]

Are you teasing me, I can't tell in this light.

[wolfuncaged]

No, I'm being serious.

[It's his SERIOUS TONE, Winn, gosh. Doesn't matter that his serious tone and his joking tone are nigh indistinguishable. ]

You have improved.

[winn]

Thanks, Fenris.

[ his approval means more than he thought it would - he was never any good at physical stuff and here he is getting recognition (sure - compared to his previous self, but still recognition!) from someone who's great at it. who also happens to be his friend, so he just always wants to impress him because he's like that. ]

Now I almost hate to do this. [ he doesn't really, but it feels like taking another shot - which he does - requires a segue after such a compliment. ]

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris laughs, genuinely laughs. Out loud and everything. ]

I am sure you're heartily broken up about it. Back to battle?

[winn]

[ it's one of the best sounds ever. he's so proud of himself for dragging his friend here and making this possible!

he laughs along at fenris' joke. ]

O, woe is me! [ dramatically! and a second later he rolls to a closer position ] But landing a shot might help -

[wolfuncaged]

[He should feel SO proud. Gold star for you, Winn. ]

You'll have to earn it, I don't give them for free.

[winn]

[ yessss! he'll put it up on his wall - or better yet, carry it in his pocket alongside his note from jim welcoming him to the enterprise crew if he ever dimension-skip to his neck of the multiverse. ]

Challenge accepted - [ man, where are conveniently located mirrors to bounce lasers off when you need them? movies, why you always lie to him! ]

[wolfuncaged]

[These are important things to carry on your person, honestly. ]

We shall see, hmmmm?

[The movies are a lie. Fenris is SOMEWHERE, though. Those creepy elf eyes are moving about. ]

[winn]

[ he certainly thinks so!

he pulls out his phone, and turns on the mission: impossible theme. movies may be a lie, but they're fun! ]