ship mingle: february is for starstruckers.

[mucked]

Who: Crew of the Starstruck
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Y, aboard the ship
When: All month

[ welcome to february. y'all know the drill. ]

Comments

[shamisens]

[ He nods quietly. ]

Okay. I won't take too much.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda smiles at him.]

Make sure to get them while you can though. Knowing this ship, I'm sure anything sweet will disappear real quick.

[shamisens]

. . . Really?

[ He has a hard time picturing Peggy, Max or Aizawa piling onto the sweets. ]

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda gives him another knowing wink.]

You'd be surprised.

[Really, Pietro is the main culprit in her mind. She wasn't sure about Aizawa's or Ochako's degree of sweet tooth. Steve was likely a secret sneaker -- not wanting anyone to know how many he may have taken. Same with Max. Peggy, well, come tea time, there would likely be fewer sweets on the table.]

[shamisens]

Everything about this place kind of surprises me.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[A soft snort from Wanda at that.]

You have a point.

[She looks him over, now a more sympathetic tone to her voice and expression.]

Are you settling in well?

[shamisens]

[ He shuffles his feet before nodding. ]

Yeah. I mean . . . it's okay.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Her out goes out for the boy. It was hardly easy for her to get used to this place. She can't imagine how he must be feeling.]

Has everyone on Starstruck been treating you nicely?

[She can't imagine any of her shipmates being all that mean, but she knows Peggy and Max can be rather blunt at times.]

[shamisens]

[ His eye brighten slightly. ]

Of course. They've all been helpful. I'm just not used to all of this . . . space and technology.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Good. Someone was gonna get an earful if it was otherwise. A more content smile finds its way to Wanda's face.]

I can understand. None of us were when we arrived.

With maybe one or two exceptions.

[shamisens]

It's still a big jump for me. We still have to light fires to see anything in the dark.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Yeah, okay, that's a hell of a jump. Sokovia was in no way a high-tech city, but at least they had running water and electricity (from time to time).]

That is quite a leap then.

[Wanda almost asks if Kubo knows the year where he's from, but it is possible he's from a world totally different from Wanda's own. So instead, she gives him a little reassurance.]

If anything is ever too confusing, you can always ask for help from me or most everyone else on this ship. Don't feel like you have to figure it all out by yourself.

[shamisens]

[ Kubo is loathe to go that route. He's always been self-sufficient. Changing that now woul be nigh-impossible. ]

I can figure things out. I'm not too bad at it.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[She can sense the determination in his voice. There's a flash of respect in her eyes.]

Of course.

[She gives him a small little nod. She can certainly understand and appreciate a kid's wanting to be strong and independent. The big sister mentality in her compels her to add one more time, however:]

I am here though if you ever need a hand.

[shamisens]

[ He nods, accepting that. Kubo isn't against help of any kind. He's just not used to it. ]

Thanks.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[A proud big sister smile on her face.]

Any time.