driftfleet | SS Bishop March Mingle!

[So, she may or may not have just immediately walked away after getting transported to the bridge with little more than an angry growling noise, and skipped any pleasantries for the time being. You can usually find her being all quiet and ~~broody~~ annoyed throughout the ship, but she's most fond of the open space of the cargo bay since it doesn't feel quite as cramped. Though she'll also probably try to figure out how the heck any of that stupid stuff in the kitchen even works, because food's important and stuff.

Also a good chance you'll hear her before you see her- if you're close enough, you can even feel those footsteps from the giant four-armed princess as she moves around the ship.]

Edited 2017-03-04 00:25 (UTC)

[Deep within the Bishop is the hot water tank that feeds the showers and draped over it like a giant sheet is Gemini, relaxing in the dark far away from the prying eyes of any crewmates. Here she can just be herself without having to worry about being seen, safe in the peace and quiet...

Thump thump thump.

What the hell was that? After a moment the distant sound rings through the ship again. After several seconds of trying to ignore it, it occurs to Gemini that maybe she should investigate. Spiralling off the heater she stretches at speed through the labyrinth of pipes, navigating through the blackness from memory until she spools out of an air grate in a shadowed corner near the cargo bay.

Pulling herself back into human form she follows the sound of those giant...footsteps to their source, stepping out into the open, looking around, and wow! While she's seen quite a few things in her time she's never seen anyone like this before.]

You are a big one.

[Oh, a human. So they're here too. Not one she recognizes, even though she'd actually be mildly grateful to see a familiar face about now. Somehow, her attempt at polite conversation comes across as flat disinterest...albeit rather loud disinterest, because she sure does have one heck of a set of pipes, yikes. Still, she'll at least pause to converse with her new crewmate, even if she is keeping all four arms crossed in front of her.]

Is that so? Because I seem to be smaller.

[She's already chalked that up to whatever the hell was involved in dragging her here. Apparently, this time around, instead of gaining magic abilities, she was just...shortened a bit. And wasn't quite as impressive to behold as she had been before, either.]

I also take it you have never encountered a Tetramand before, as I am on the small side.

[Which, in her case, was a bit of a boon- it gave her an edge in speed and agility over her slightly bigger, much bulkier fellows.]

Really? [It seems to Gemini that this...alien? Is tall enough already, but if she really was bigger once it only made her more impressive. She circles around the four armed behemoth, examining her with a shapeshifter's eye for detail, obviously not in the least bit intimidated by Looma's size, she actually rather admires it.

Four very strong looking arms, a helmet hiding horns perhaps? Four pupiless eyes which doubtless give excellent peripheral vision. Large powerfully inhuman shapes are among her favourites to assume, and it's always interesting to try out a new look.]

I've never heard of your kind before, how large do you normally get? You must be strong too.

Edited 2017-03-05 11:30 (UTC)

Most of the humans from the last universe that saw fit to kidnap me said the same. Unlike humans, it appears we Tetramands are not a universal constant.

[She's watching Gemini with a healthy dose of caution, even if it's a bit hard to tell without any visible pupils. She's (overly) confident that the woman posed no threat to her, but it was best to remain aware of her all the same. A swift and decisive response to any transgression was the best way to ensure it didn't happen again, after all. Still, she will humor the Gemini's continued questioning- as for how tall most Tetramands get, she'll raise her upper left hand to about two feet above her head, and stop there. Tetramands were not small aliens.]

That's the usual size. Some of us get much bigger. Daddy wouldn't even be able to enter this primitive ship!

[There is a not-insignificant amount of pride in her voice as she mentions her father, as well as a distinctly youthful excitement. For good reason- she may not be a child, but despite her size Looma has only fairly recently entered adulthood. What's more alarming was that she hadn't even finished growing when she was pulled here.]

I believe he is twice the height of the men of your kind, and at least three times the size. As for my strength, know that if I should find whatever pitiful creature stole my hammer, I will tear them in half. Or shatter every bone in their worthless body- I haven't decided yet!

[...as if the armor wasn't a big enough clue, that cheerful grin following talk of vengeful dismemberment and/or horrible maiming was as good an indicator as any that she was decidedly not a pacifist by nature.]

Edited 2017-03-06 00:04 (UTC)

Humans do like to think they're the ones in charge, even when hopelessly out of their depth.

[She's not human herself but better, even though Gemini doesn't quite disassociate herself fully from being human. But she laughs lightly, even more impressed at the indicated size.

She'll need to treat this alien woman with care if she isn't going to cause herself any unnecessary problems. Which shouldn't be too hard, big usually meant stupid in her experience. So she takes Looma's obvious pride and runs with it, trying to ingratiate herself a little.]

He must be very large, perhaps you'll be as big as him someday. I'm sure as it is you'll overawe the puny men around here easily. Did you have this...hammer when you arrived here? Because Atroma probably took it, most of us would like to tear them in half if we get the opportunity. [Gemini actually quite likes that grin and meets it with one of her own

[She'll be in for a surprise if she counts on Looma being stupid. The attempt at flattery doesn't go unnoticed either, but she's not one to refuse it. But the knowing smile that tugs at her lips could very well serve as an unintended warning that Looma wasn't taking the compliments too seriously. She was a princess after all- she could spot hasty efforts to gain favor easy enough.]

In my experience, I am more likely to make them uneasy. But so long as I am given the respect I deserve, I don't care how they feel.

And if what you say is true, the Atroma will suffer for that offense. If they wished to claim it, they should have met me in battle.

[As it stands, they've managed to steal not only one of her most cherished possessions, but also one of her few material ties to home. Which meant if luck was with them, if Looma ever found them, they might just live to caution others against repeating their mistake.]

I doubt many people disrespect someone as big as you. [Only someone stupid ~~or who didn't have an indestructible body~~ would do that to someone so large. So inevitably Gemini had to give it a try.]

Do you mind if I...? [Gemini doesn't really care if Looma minds or not, because her form's already swelling and sprouting another pair of arms, she doesn't bother with Looma's colouring, keeping her own shape and adapting it to the alien's dimensions, four eyes, helmet and all.]

Have I got it about right? [She boomed, shooting the alien she was now at eye level with a smug smirk.]

You'd be surprised.

[Looma doesn't really make any move to stop her little transformation, and while surprised, she doesn't appear to be too unsettled by any of it. That'll happen when you're already used to someone who can change species at will.

But that smirk was going to get the woman in trouble. It's returned in kind, but that isn't the only thing Gemini's going to have coming her way.]

Perhaps. One way to find out!

[And that cheerfully-given revelation is pretty much the only warning she'll be getting, because Looma's swinging two fists hard right at her gut. Despite her massive size, she was alarmingly quick, and those fists had a whole lot of power behind them! Enough to send people her own size flying if they find their mark!]

Edited 2017-03-24 01:04 (UTC)

[Even though Gemini had quick reflexes the strike was too big and caught her so much by surprise that she had no time to even twist out of the way. The blow hammered into stomach, but such was the rubbery nature of Gemini's body that her gut merely flexed backwards, bending elastically with the force of the blow, only to snap back a moment later, leaving Gemini un-phased.]

Is that all you've got?

[She sneered at the alien, raising all four of her own meaty fists and swinging them hard at Looma in response. While she might be used to getting punched in such a manner what she might not be used to all four limbs suddenly stretching, shooting forward with added force to slam into the alien.

Gemini's body was already spooling upward, stretching and thinning to slip through an air vent in the cargo bay ceiling, although before she goes she gives Looma one last mocking smile from a now two-dimensional head.]

I'd love to continue this but it would hardly be any effort. I'll see you around Princess Four Arms.

[With that she's gone, the last of her legs slipping through the grating and vanishing.]

SS Bishop March Mingle!

Looma Red Wind | OTA

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