Sokka don't touch tha- oh no: A Blue Fish Mingle

[save_the_souls]

Who: Blue Fish Crew and any visitors!
Broadcast: If you want!
Action: SS Blue Fish!
When: February Drift Week, maybe the rest of Feb too?? Who knows.

[Hey Blue Fish Crew! The fleet is on the move again, so it's time for another mingle!

It be noted that Sokka activated a device that might cause glitches among the crew. So uh. Sorry about that. But at least once upgrades go through, we'll have a deep fryer?! Yay!

Get in, it's a mingle!]

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[alwayscomeback]

[Sokka, your brave and valiant captain of course decided messing with a deceive and sending out a message would be the smartest thing to do ever. Of course he did. They needed answers, after all, and for the first time in two years, it seemed like they might finally get some.

But instead of answers, they got their glitch so oops.

Sokka has been struck again with a good sharp dose of hyperactivity. Sokka tends towards this on the best of times any regular day, but now he doesn't sleep. Ever. He can be found tinkering with various items on the ship- a manic grin on his face. The creations that come from this mess are left strewn about the ship as he finishes them and quickly moves onto something else. Try not to pick any of them up- who knows what they do?

When he's not tinkering, he can be found wandering restlessly around the bridge - not keeping still for a second. One minute he's pacing, the next he's sitting in the chair, spinning round and round, and after that, he's checking all the windows and control panels. Please make him stop. ]

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[Allen, feeling totally exhausted for whatever reason, is just lounging on a couch or a chair or whatever they picked up from Space Ikea. Normally he'd be the first to get up and try to stop Sokka from his mania, but today it just seems like so much work. So instead all he can manage is just to lazily call out when Sokka is doing SOMETHING loud near him]

Oy. Keep it down.

[alwayscomeback]

[Sokka has picked up something from under one of the consoles. It's...probably important, but Allen complaining is thankfully enough to make him upt it down. ]

What are you talking about? I'm being super quiet. I'm just bored. Can't we do something, Allen? Come on, Allen, let's do something.

[steeledskin]

[ -- sansa's mood has been feeling boosted all day. it's been a very long time since she's felt so sunny and bright. bright enough to sing! or, at least, to hum. but even her humming sounds full-bodied: replete with melodies reminiscent of folk songs. septa mordane used to praise her for her pitch and timing, though sansa doesn't sing much these days. but that habit reestablishes itself while she walks a tray of piping hot tea to the bridge.

(you see, she realized captain sokka has been bouncing around up there for some time now -- and she's keen to put an end to his pacing, if she can. ]

Won't you sit with me for a moment? [ she asks as she enters by a side-door. her smile is utterly genuine and puts dimples in her cheeks. ] I made too much tea, [ she lies, but with no effort to pretend it's the truth, ] and I fear I need someone to help me finish the pot.

[alwayscomeback]

[He does, in fact, stop when he hears her speaking. And oh, that smile. Even in his hyped-up state, he can truly appreciate how rare those smiles are. And he can't ignore how wonderful it feels to actually see one. He smiles wide in return.

The idea of sitting for anything longer than a nanosecond isn't appealing at all, but spirits help him, he will try for her. He moves to sit down, trying of focus on her, but occasionally looking around the room with darting expressions, as if he were following a fly. ]

Uh. Sure yeah. I can sit. How are you? You look good. Happy good. It's nice.

[dancingmd]

[Fortunately for Sokka and perhaps unfortunately for the rest of crew, he's going to get a hyperactive partner in crime. Not only did Beverly wholeheartedly support activating the device to try to get into contact with the other fleet again, she's now very interested in his projects. She fidgets near him, twirling one of the tools, eager to help.]

What's this one going to be for? Do you need me to do anything? I can't wait to see what you come up with!

[alwayscomeback]

[This is a combo that just might doom them all. He works on his...whatever. ]

I think...I THINK this one is gonna make a tiny little robot butler arm for my butler droid. It's gonna be so neat. BUTLERS FOR EVERYONE!!!

Allen Walker | OTA

[save_the_souls]

[A. AUGMENT GLITCH: Lethargy ]

[About a day or so after Sokka activated that device, Allen woke up feeling...incredibly tired and lazy. Even though usually he's one of the first ones up on the ship, today he stays in bed until it was nearly noon. He probably would've slept the day away, had it not been for his hunger acting up.

So eventually, he drags himself into the kitchen, looking...way more unkempt than he ever does. His hair is down instead of it's carefully pinned ponytail, he's wearing only pajama pants so his scars and tattoos are fully visible, and he has an air of just being completely lethargic.

When he gets into the kitchen, he opens the fridge for a few moments, as if trying to weigh his options as to what to eat. But, all of it looks like it requires cooking and that seems like a pain. So instead, he opts to grab one of their big serving bowls and just fill it full of proteins of assorted flavors. Doesn't even heat it or anything, just grabs and spoon and sits down at the table to eat it like its a total chore.

Yeesh.]

[B. Growth Spurt; forward dated to when the Upgrades take effect]

[A few days later, Allen's thankfully returned to normal. And even better, the upgrade that finally allows him to age finally went through, so now he's looking closer to 17 than 16. Sure. He still have many upgrades to go before he looks his real age, but this is a good start. And he is in very good spirits about it.

Well, except for one little problem.

You might find him tugging on his sleeve or his pantleg, trying very hard to make them go down. In fact, all his clothes seem kinda too small on him now, like an inch or two too small]

Nngh, come on.

[That's right. He forgot that when you age? You grow. And he didn't buy any clothes to prepare for this. Good job Allen]

[C. Wildcard!]

[Got another prompt? Hit me up! ]

B: because we will have ALL THE THREADS

[alwayscomeback]

[Sokka could, quite frankly, sleep for a week after all that. Maybe two weeks. It's safe to say, he's fairly exhausted after running on fumes for the glitch. And so, when he notices Allen is different, he doesn't place it right away. He looks over, squinting tiredly at his friend. ]

Something's different. Did you get new pants?

[He's either being sarcastic or he honestly can't tell. It's fifty fifty at this point. ]

B - ALL THE THREADS!!

[save_the_souls]

[He pauses from his clothing struggles to look over at Sokka.]

No. Why would I buy pants too short for me?

A

[dancingmd]

[Beverly, on the other hand, couldn't sleep at all last night and she's been bouncing between the Blue Fish and the Iskaulit and back again all morning and now she appears in the kitchen, absolutely ravenous. She becomes a veritable tornado of activity, grabbing ingredients left and right and piling them indiscriminately on the counters while getting a few pans started on the stove. Oh! And have to turn on the oven as well - and plates! And napkins! And silverware! These she places on the table around Allen as he slowly eats his protein goop mix. She manages to pause, just for a moment, to give him a concerned look.]

Allen are you feeling all right? I didn't see you this morning and I was worried you were sick but I didn't want to bother you because you probably needed some rest after all your hard work getting the ship back together so I went to the garden and figured you'd be awake by the time I came back and here you are but you don't look so good.

[She puts a hand to his forehead.]

You don't feel hot, so that's good. Do you want me to make you soup? I could make you soup. Or tea. Or coffee! Yes, coffee - I should make a pot of coffee!

[No you definitely should not.]

[save_the_souls]

[That's...a lot of words and activities going on. Is she always going this fast? Allen pretty sure she doesn't, but ...ergh. He'll swallow his spoon of goop.]

'm fine. Just tired.

[Though the idea of someone making food for him....]

Soup sounds good.

Eithan Paine | ota

[deviances]

1 ☼ glitch - mood drain.
[ Eithan's usually pretty damn great at being at the very least content - or, well, pretending to be, if it comes down to it. Today? Not so much. For whatever reason, he can't seem to let go of this overhanging feeling of sadness...

Which, of course, sadness can lead to introspection, which might not be such a good idea if you can't get yourself to be anything but more sad, so down and down he spirals... That's when guilt shows up. Guilt for things he hasn't thought about in a damn long time - which, yeah, makes him feel even more guilty for not thinking about it--

-- ugh. Ugh. He hates feeling like this. So he's trying to take his mind off of it!

You'll find him hanging out in the cargo area, sitting somewhere out of the way, idly flipping a poker chip between his fingers. He's not smiling - not even a little bit. No air of contentment, none of his typical warm friendliness. And that's pretty damn unusual for him. His guitar is propped up against the wall nearby, but he isn't playing anything right now - that'd be too angsty, right? ... Sigh. ]

2 ☼ anyone want a smoothie?
[ WELL THAT WAS FUN, GLAD THAT DEPRESSIVE SPELL IS OVER. But man, everyone kinda got their asses handed to them by something or other, didn't they? What the hell was that all about...? Well, whatever it is, they need a break. And Eithan's decided to do what he always did for himself and his sister whenever they were feeling particularly down.

He's got some fruit. He's got some ice. Hell, he's even got some alcohol if anyone requests it! But the point is, he's in the kitchen, putting the blender to work.

Come have a smoothie and hang out. ]

3 ☼ wildcard.
(( what'd i miss~? ♥ hit me with anything you'd like ))

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[alwayscomeback]

[Yep, that was the worst time ever. Worse than the last time Atroma put him into hyperdrive. He kind of wants to sleep now, but he'll drag himself on through the day regardless. The sound of the blender brings him into the kitchen- just in case food was happening.

He takes a seat nearby, watching with some interest.]

Watcha maaakin'? ~

[deviances]

Fruity ice drink... things. [ He grins a bit. ] I used to make 'em back home for my sister, whenever we could actually get in the kitchen ourselves.

[ He's already made one! (booze free, even~) And he slides it over to Sokka. ]

Here - have one. I've got plenty of stuff to make more.

2

[save_the_souls]

[Allen had spent that entire glitch day lounging about like a lump, so he didn't see Eithan's depressive state. But he'll be coming into to the kitchen the next day, back to his usual active self, and notice the smoothie making]

What're you making?

[deviances]

[ As far as Eithan's concerned, no one needed to see that, so it's all good! Yep. Totally. He is glad to see Allen today, though. It had been pretty weird that he'd spent the whole day so listless... So he looks up from the blender and smiles when Allen shows up. ]

Ah, it's fruit, juice, and ice. If it's got a name, I don't really know it. [ Learned it from a friend a long time ago - names escape him, okay. ] Just somethin' I used to make for my sister.

[ He nods at an already filled cup on the table. ]

Want some? There's gonna be more than enough to go around.

after the shuffle

[arcanepower]

[A. arrival]

[Belthazar appears quite suddenly, having not actually expected to leave his ship since... he'd been on the same ship for his several years of being here. But lo and behold, here he is, and his hands are covered in sticky bread dough.]

W-what in the name of --

[Is this the Blue Fish? It's the Blue Fish. He's been a common sight here before since he cooked for Allen and Sokka regularly, yet...]

Ah! My things! My room! I'll have to re-enchant the kitchen all over again! And reorganize my book collection, and replace the hangings on my wall, and--

[He looks down at his hands.]

... It seems I've lost my bread in transit.

[B. kitchen nightmares]

[Once he's washed his hands and properly organized his room, the tiny elf is back in the kitchen. The cupboard doors are all open and the counters are covered in various tools and implements. And he's... waving his fingers at them to some effect. Each time he weaves an enchantment, a small glyph appears beneath the item, and he's able to lift it up and set it back into its rightful place.

If it was disorganized before, it's going to be neat with him around.]

A.

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[Allen was sitting his first mate chair, which is actually just a glorified folding beach chair they picked up on some planet to sit next to the captain's chair, but he's still sitting in it as he's trying to get some paperwork done. He wasn't expecting anyone to shuffle in here, but suddenly there's a burst of confetti and--]

-- Belthazar?!

[arcanepower]

Allen! [That... sure is a beach chair, but Belthazar isn't even fazed.] I am so, so sorry. I swear I did not plan this, I-- I'm simply here now.

B

[alwayscomeback]

[The sound of someone rummaging around in the kitchen is enough to get Sokka's attention. He wanders through, peering in through the door and isn't completely surprised to see Belthazar there. He's cooked for them before, after all.

He's doing his best not to pat attention to...whatever the heck he's doing. Magic??? ]

Oh, hey, Belth. You cooking for us today?

[arcanepower]

[Definitely magic. Especially when he levitates a box of flour back onto the shelf.]

Actually, I appear to be cooking for you forever.

[He clears his throat.] I was shifted onto the Blue Fish today, along with all my possessions. Against my will, obviously, or else I would have given you some warning.

But you already have a cook, do you not?

B!

[deviances]

[ Eithan was napping during the actual shuffle, because of course he was. But he's awake now! And clearly that means it's time for coffee. (It's always time for coffee. Right? Right.) And while hearing someone else poking around in the kitchen isn't an unusual thing, he's definitely not expecting to see a tiny elf doing magic-y things. But you can bet he absolutely lights up when he sees him. ]

Belth! Hey - what're you doin' here?

[arcanepower]

[He glances at Eithan as he bounces in. Belth smiles in a way that makes his eyes crinkle, and then he turns back to what he's doing. A blue rune appears beneath a bag of flour and then promptly disappears, but the flour has gained some levitation.]

Apparently, I am going to live here.

[A pause.]

On the-- the ship. Not in the kitchen. Obviously.

Riona Cousland | OTA

[bryces_pup]

[Something's got Riona in a good mood. There's a smile on her face that just won't fade, and a spring in her step. Everything and anything seems to make her happy. It's odd, even for her, but she pins it on just finally being able to be up and about and not stuck in bed.

If one wanders near the kitchen, they may see little Kiter wagging his stump of a tail as someone softly sings inside. Riona's sudden burst of happiness seems to have made her much less self-conscious than normal, so she's actually singing where others can hear, something she almost never does. A fellow Thedosian may recognize some of the songs, The Soldier and the Seawolf and Andraste's Mabari being amongst them. Of course, she thinks she's alone, save for her mabari, who occasionally howls along where (in)appropriate.

Eventually, though, she does turn around from what she's doing and almost jumps a bit in surprise when she realizes she's not alone.]

Oh, Maker! I'm sorry! I didn't hear anyone come in.