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driftfleet2016-12-25 12:17 am
sylphystia) wrote in driftfleet2016-12-25 12:17 am
ᴀᴜᴅɪᴏ/ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ | time to get smashed
Who: Dezel and whoever!
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Redshift district
When: Late December
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[After visiting the planet for a while and deciding it was too cold for his tastes, Dezel has decided to stick to whatever parts of Hotel Corona that aren't entirely offensive to his seraphic senses. The fake forest? Totally out. The fake beach? Not much better, but at least he can soak. The weird games? Not much fun when you're invisible. And he can't really see the nebulae outside the window, so that's out, too.
Still, Dezel is an adult and he has some idea of adult fun, unlike the other kids in his company. While he waits for the Fleet to leave the system and return to dead air and dead space, he peruses the full range of seedy bars available. One might find him cutting a dark silhouette in the corner as he drinks by himself. Or, if someone can't see him at all, they might notice a floating mug or wine bottle that everyone around seems to ignore. There's no way the bartender can't see that, right? And yet he keeps looking away every time the bottle moves.
Weird.]
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[Here's a voice you don't hear often-- but he's here to educate people about animals.]
All the animals I saw on the planet were aquatic in some way. The planet's probably mostly water beneath the snow and ice, not that you can tell.
So how do they keep warm?
[Ice clinking in a glass fills a brief silence.]
Animals that live in frigid climates have a thick layer of fat beneath their skin. In water-dwelling animals, it's called blubber. Blubber is valuable enough that people melt it down for fuel, leather, and other things.
If you see something that has fur, it's not the same kind of fur you'd find on a dog or cat. There's usually two layers: the underfur, which is dense and keeps heat trapped; and the guard hairs, which are rough and long in order to repel snow and water. Wet fur doesn't insulate well, though, so most hairy animals live above the water. Jumping in is a death sentence unless they have enough fat.
... Just wanted to clear that up. There's some stuff in the museum that's completely made up, so I wouldn't be surprised if they got that wrong, too.
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Redshift district
When: Late December
[action;]
[After visiting the planet for a while and deciding it was too cold for his tastes, Dezel has decided to stick to whatever parts of Hotel Corona that aren't entirely offensive to his seraphic senses. The fake forest? Totally out. The fake beach? Not much better, but at least he can soak. The weird games? Not much fun when you're invisible. And he can't really see the nebulae outside the window, so that's out, too.
Still, Dezel is an adult and he has some idea of adult fun, unlike the other kids in his company. While he waits for the Fleet to leave the system and return to dead air and dead space, he peruses the full range of seedy bars available. One might find him cutting a dark silhouette in the corner as he drinks by himself. Or, if someone can't see him at all, they might notice a floating mug or wine bottle that everyone around seems to ignore. There's no way the bartender can't see that, right? And yet he keeps looking away every time the bottle moves.
Weird.]
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[Here's a voice you don't hear often-- but he's here to educate people about animals.]
All the animals I saw on the planet were aquatic in some way. The planet's probably mostly water beneath the snow and ice, not that you can tell.
So how do they keep warm?
[Ice clinking in a glass fills a brief silence.]
Animals that live in frigid climates have a thick layer of fat beneath their skin. In water-dwelling animals, it's called blubber. Blubber is valuable enough that people melt it down for fuel, leather, and other things.
If you see something that has fur, it's not the same kind of fur you'd find on a dog or cat. There's usually two layers: the underfur, which is dense and keeps heat trapped; and the guard hairs, which are rough and long in order to repel snow and water. Wet fur doesn't insulate well, though, so most hairy animals live above the water. Jumping in is a death sentence unless they have enough fat.
... Just wanted to clear that up. There's some stuff in the museum that's completely made up, so I wouldn't be surprised if they got that wrong, too.
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You got nothing better to do?
voice.
[He's drinking, by the sounds of it.]
Fake air, fake water, fake trees, fake rocks. They give us garbage and tell us it's gold. We're not idiots.
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[ You definitely want this bro with you. ]
Yeah, yeah. I miss the real air too, buddy.
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[A quiet, almost diffident sort of grumble.]
... I don't really need help finishing this bottle, but I won't kick you out if you swing by.
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i can finally use this icon
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Lucky animals.
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Not a fan of the cold, I take it.
[There's a trace of fondness there. Reminds him of someone.]
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Not at all! I've been freezing since we got here!
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That's because it is freezing. Or below freezing, to be accurate.
[Poor little island bum.]
The key is to dress in layers. The more layers there are, the more heat gets trapped and stays with you. Like a polar bear.
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He's in a really good mood.]
Have you seen the bears? They're surprisingly efficient swimmers!
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They are, but the young ones don't swim hardly at all. It'll kill them if they can't keep warm.
[Bears are serious business.]
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[Not unusual with young anything, really.]
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[Don't get him started, he'll never shut up about animal behavior.]
Enjoying the snow?
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[Stefan learns something new every day.]
Like the foxes people have, right? Since they also came from a pretty col place?
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[He makes a noise of agreement.]
I wasn't here when people got them, but I've spent time with them. The foxes are the same.
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[He pauses.]
How's the planet? Other than, you know, being cold?
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[He rubs his chin invisibly.]
It's interesting. I don't think it's been abused like the other planets we've seen, so it feels... very pure.
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[He sounds so offended by it.]
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... Was that a pun?
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I HAVE EVER-
[someone is very excited about the snow and also about a museum, even if it's full of misinformation.]
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It's okay, I guess. I'm surprised you're not complaining about the cold.
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Is there really a whole continent this cold back home?! We gotta go there.
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It's not all like this. Some of it looks like the mountain you grew up on.
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[If only Will were here. Natural historian that he is, he'd probably get along with Dezel in some way or another.]
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[It's Dezel, so no. It's not all. But he's also not going to admit flat out that he's a huge goddamn nerd.]
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[Hey, the biggest nerd she knows is shameless about it. For science. And while it's not really her thing, she can appreciate what makes others happy.]
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