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

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

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

a wheel-shaped space station

[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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[Kai stumbles into the water, and it’s not like he’s got an innate problem with getting wet — he takes showers — but as far as he’d been concerned he had his own grounding, and he’s not expecting to stumble while he’s just standing there.

He splashes on his way into the water, pushing himself back to this feet before long, still a little worse for wear. His head snaps around toward the sound of laughter but the woman there is too far away and it hadn’t felt like magic. It could as easily be some feature of this pool, which is probably a good reason to get out of it before he drowns.]

Steaming pile of shit…

[ Someone’s now even crankier.]

[It's deeply amusing to watch and Gemini's smile only widens as she watches his splashes. By the time Kai's pulled himself out she's put on a sympathetic look, although it's hard not to let her enjoyment of the situation show.]

Don't tell me you can't swim? I wouldn't go falling into any more pools if I were you.

Thanks, but since I seem to go falling into pools whether I want to or not, I figure I might as well learn to swim.

[His tone doesn't exactly imply 'thanks' but he kind of tried.]

Knowing how to swim is a good idea. Are you going to try again?

[Because she can't wait to do the same again.]

Maybe not here.

[ At least not when he feels he's being watched and mocked. ]

I promise I won't laugh again. [She's lying.]

Are your eyes purple? [She's never seen anyone with that shade before.]

I think this place is trying to kill me.

Yes, they're purple. That's normal enough, for my people. [Though not in combination with the black hair.]

Why would you say that?

[She does a very convincing show of shock and worry, looking around as if something's going to jump out at them, clutching herself fearfully, the comment about his eyes seemingly forgotten. Although when she looks up at him her sunglasses have slipped down, revealing that her own eyes are exactly the same shade.]

General paranoia.

[Plus, he'd definitely had his footing, and something had shoved him.

The color of her eyes is definitely...unusual, for a human, and Kai feels on edge, waiting for something else.]

[Oh good, she does like inducing a little paranoia. Otherwise she continues her impression of a worried woman, hugging herself around her bare midriff.]

Don't you think this hotel is safe? [It certainly isn't with her around.]

[ Kai has been avoiding starting anything with anyone, and he's testy, so he doesn't do much looking her over. It's easier while he's salty. ]

Why would I think it safe?

[He's still salty? If she weren't such a good actress she'd be smirking.]

It's a hotel, there's security and...people around. [People who'd happily shove him in the water again.]

[ Maybe elfin don't really have that much in common with cats, but that's not always clear.

It's pretty clear he's feeling skeptical from his face. ]

You saying you'd rescue me if I needed it?

[Skeptical with good reason to be.]

Well not me, I don't know how to rescue someone. I mean, the hotel must have lifeguards right?

Why?

[ The question is genuine enough. Why would the hotel care what happens to its guests? ]

Have you seen them?

Well, I mean...no. But they can't want guests drowning, it's bad for publicity. You're not going to give up though? [Do elves have male pride to sting?]

[ Kai does, but he's also spent plenty of time around people trying to convince him for the sake of pride that he should do things that are very stupid. ]

I don't really like water anyway.

You'll like it even less when drowning in it. [Oops that was a little out of the character she's been portraying.]

Yeah, I know that.

[ He's going to focus those purple eyes of his on her now though, since it's not exactly something someone concerned says. ]

I mean, it's always best to learn while you can.

[She corrects hurriedly with a smile which isn't entirely nice.]

But better not to die trying.

[ He gives her a half nod and no trace of the suspicion he feels in his gaze. ]

Have a good day.

Oh yeah of course. [She gives him a little wave.]

You too. [She smiles widely and adds under her breath.] Try to drown somewhere I can watch.

[ He turns to go, then turns his head back towards her, tapping the point of one ear.

He doesn't say anything else, just leaves. ]

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