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[huaaaaagh]

Who: Paisley crew & visitors
Broadcast: Only when specified
Action: Paisley!
When: Whenever!

It's been a while, so ship mingle for the Paisley!

Residents of the Paisley can potentially be affected by the glitches described here.

Comments

[huaaaaagh]

[Kirito is usually a workaholic, keeping busy with either the engineering room or his various projects, so seeing him just sort of lazing around has become a bit of an unusual thing. He does take breaks, but when he's excited about his work... well, you know how nerds can be.

The first week of this month however shows a complete 180 for him, energy-wise. Remember that couch the Paisley put in one of the common areas for movie nights? Yeah, he's set up shop there. He's been flopped on it and stretched out for hours on end, a sheet draped over the back and side like the world's laziest blanket fort. He's not even doing anything. Just lying there with his headphones on, listening to music and gazing blearily at the ceiling. Hasn't moved all day.

Ugh, what a drag everything is right now. He doesn't even want to get up to eat. Why can't the kitchen come to him?]

[stefanged]

[Normally, Stefan wouldn't think too much about Kirito's sudden blanket fort. Movie nights call for those, after all - and given their selection, Stefan usually conks out halfway through. (He can't remember watching a movie the whole way.)

But when he realizes who's just lying there, he can't help wandering over.]

Everything okay?

[huaaaaagh]

[Kirito doesn't even lift up the blanket, though he does make the effort to tug one side of his headphones loose to hear Stefan.]

...Are you asking me?

[stefanged]

No, I'm asking the dust bunny underneath the couch.

[He even kneels, just to peer underneath and give off the impression that he's indeed befriended the little guys, before shaking his head at his bro.]

Of course I'm asking you. You've been kind of... there.

[huaaaaagh]

...Yep. There. Here. Whatever. This is home now.

[He half rolls over, so he's at least facing Stefan, eyes narrowed conspiratorily, voice hushed.]

Do you want access to the fort, captain?

[stefanged]

Aye aye, first mate. [He gives the world's laziest salute, keeping his voice equally hushed.] Tu casa es mi casa, or so the saying goes.

[livesfastdiesung]

A. sometimes augments just happen
[Freyja's in a relatively good mood. Which is normal, that's just how she is, and thanks to the energy boost from the augment she's been bouncing off the walls nonstop which means anything from her following people around, to singing loudly, to popping up in the middle of whatever important thing someone is doing, to just literally never sitting still even if it means accidentally making a mess of something.

For someone that's already normally a ball of energy, it's only gotten worse with the glitch.]

B. when augments aren't glitching
[Early in the month, when she's not being obnoxiously energetic, she's just plain old energetic. And while it's not actually unusual to hear her singing around the ship, it's usually not accompanied by all of the thuds.]

Let's go, let's break through to the dawn we dreamed oOOOOFFFF—!

[And as if on cue, there's a Freyja rolling out of her office.]

C. wildcard!?

[It can be anything from catching her singing and dancing to playing games to just needing to talk about whatever!! She is here for all Paisley needs no matter what.]

A!

[huaaaaagh]

[Reluctantly, Kirito has emerged from his blanket fortress to get himself some food (the growling of his stomach keeps waking him up, and you just can't nap properly in that state). His unsuspecting self is wandering down the hall, his headphones hanging around his neck, noisily blaring some obnoxious pop song from the network to keep him upright. It's not a bad song. He can even hear it clearly, bouncing off the wa-

Wait, is that someone else singing...?]

[livesfastdiesung]

[I hope you enjoy pop music, Kirito. It's only getting louder, too, like something is approaching...

Well.

Someone is.

And she's spinning out in front of Kirito, clearly not watching where she's going.]

[huaaaaagh]

[what is that

it sounds like something Suguha would listen to

Sleepily he lifts his head, squinting at the object heading straight for him. Quite literally straight for him.

He's not moving out of the way - who has the energy for that? - so collision time, apparently.]

[livesfastdiesung]

[Crash. And in the moment Freyja is stunned by even running into something—someone to begin with, she bounces backwards and falls with a loud yelp.]

Ehhhh!?

[continuousgroaning]

[Her first week or so on the ship, Tina had tried her best to be as inconspicious as possible. She did plenty of stalking the network, of course, but as for her new home... well, she was mopey. She missed her family, and she couldn't stop thinking about the fact that this was the longest she'd been separated from Gene and Louise, literally since the days they were born. She missed her mom and dad, too, of course, but her siblings were pretty much always with her. There was so much Tina missed about home, too- the familiar sounds and smells of the grill down in the restaurant, and her mother's laugh, and her dad's groan of "Oh, my God", and so many other things.

Gradually, though, she began to come out of her shell a little bit. She spent a lot of time in the kitchen, especially after it upgraded, experimenting with combining the various flavors of protein. She found she was surprisingly good at it, considering that back home she could cook an okay hamburger and do other basic things, but nothing more.

And then, of course, came the manic bursts of energy when her augment glitched. She took special care of the bar stools in the kitchen when cleaning, because they reminded her of home.]

[huaaaaagh]

[Kirito's perched on one of the bar stools during one of said bursts of energetic cooking-cleaning, flopped tiredly against the kitchen table as he watches her work. He just came in here for a sandwich or something, but man...]

Just watching you is making me more tired.

[Where is she getting that energy?]

[continuousgroaning]

[Tina paused to look over at Kirito and smiled apologetically.]

Sorry. Normally I'm not nearly this energetic, especially not about... [She looked down at the cloth in her hand.] ... cleaning, of all things. Are you okay? You look exhausted.

[huaaaaagh]

I am most definitely that.

[Exhausted, that is. He has no excuse, he's slept like twelve hours today already.]

Maybe there's something in the air today.

[continuousgroaning]

I think it's those chips in our brains, maybe they're [she gestures vaguely towards the walls, since she has no idea where the supposed cameras actually are] doing it to us on purpose. I mean, why else would someone want to put a chip in your brain except to mess with you?

[stefanged]

a) hello sponsor drop

[Every now and then, a mysterious package awaits the crew in the cargo bay. Stefan's learned to dread them with every being of his soul: first, there were the "Share a Soda" t-shirts, then there were the fruit-scented hair gel, and now there's - freedom-scented candles? All labeled with a big, giant American flag and a crying eagle??

Stefan squints, wondering how on Earth this applies to him. He doesn't even live in America anymore, and then he realizes: "Freedom" wasn't the only scent packaged in. There's "Chai Latte" (an actual abomination), "Moonlight," "Kraken Dreams," (what's a Kraken??), "Mana Potion," "Love Potion," "The Burger Shack," and "The Written Word," along with countless others neatly and carefully packaged. They've even helpfully included mini-lighters to get the party started.

If you weren't lucky enough to catch him unboxing this monstrosity, he'll send a ship-wide text message later:]

Unless anyone adores candles, I suggest we throw this recent sponsor drop out the airlock.

b) closed to Misty

[Right on cue, the all-too familiar shuffle jingle plays over the Paisley's loudspeakers, and Stefan immediately knows what that means. He ditches whatever he's doing and rushes towards the bridge. Best to announce his presence to whoever's joining them, given how he didn't do it for Tina or Freyja and - and it's exactly who he thought it would be.

He's gonna hold his arms out wide and try to spin her around, just because he can.]

Misty! [Ah, he's so pleased that even the edges of his eyes crinkle when he smiles.] Welcome home!

[mistyday]

[Misty wasn't sure exactly when Atroma would transport her, so she's been up since early this morning, impatiently awaiting the move. She'll miss her Windrose crew of course, especially Makie, but this feels right. Especially once she hears those words: welcome home.

Laughing as Stefan twirls her around the bridge, she wraps her arms tightly around him.]

What a welcome!

[stefanged]

Of course. [Stefan laughs, not unkindly.] You're aa'ila.

[He doesn't let go, even as he stops twirling long enough to rest his forehead against hers. He doesn't want to let go. Part of him still can't believe she's actually moving in. Now they'll just be down the hall, as opposed to entirely different ships.]

But uh, - we should get you all settled in, huh?

[mistyday]

[As he rests his forehead against hers, she closes her eyes for a moment, basking in the warmth of his welcome and his love. Her life has changed so much in this past year and he's a big part of that.]

Yeah. [Opening her eyes, she smiles.] Guess we should.

[stefanged]

[Reluctantly, he pulls away, careful to not accidentally trip over anything she might've brought with her (or the chocolate pudding Atroma sends).]

I could still give you the grand tour, but picking out a room seems way more important.

[continuousgroaning]

that bad, huh?

[stefanged]

Unfortunately.

You're welcome to check it out, but in my experience, sponsor drops never know what actually sells.

[continuousgroaning]

It seems like a bit of a waste to just throw them out, but then again you probably wouldn't want to do that in the first place if it was just, like, lavender and ocean breeze and stuff...

[stefanged]

Yeah, those are harmless.

We could probably melt down the wax and use it for something else? I wouldn't want to use this as-is.