Just Keeping Swimming | March Planet Mingle

[thespaceopera]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: If you want!
Action: Anywhere on Mafik
When: The month of March



[Welcome to Mafik, the water world! Hope you brought your best swimming gear and don't have a paralyzing fear of water, because that's all that's here! So get out those wet suits and enjoy life under the sea!

In other words, it's a mingle! ]

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[spacebro]

Happy almost anniversary. And I like her twice as much now. No one was in favor of what I did. Are you going to?

[winn]

Thanks.

[ but he shakes his head ]

It'd be too weird now. [ but is it weirder to censure himself? he's not hiding how much he loves kitty, far from it, but is not announcing it because of chekov thoughtful, or is it expecting a loss, a failure, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy?

it's probably thoughtful, right? ]

[spacebro]

Because you want to protect the guy who likes your girlfriend? [He must be misunderstanding, right?]

[winn]

His heart just got broken, living on the same ship is bad enough he doesn't need me to shove it in his face.

[spacebro]

[He looks at him thoughtfully. Kara and Winn are both pretty great people to look up to.]

Never let anyone tell you that you're not an incredibly nice guy, Winn.

[winn]

[ he smiles at the compliment - as wrapped as he is in his feelings right now, he doesn't feel that nice, but he knows he's allowed his feelings, and as long as he doesn't act on them they don't make him a bad guy. ]

If anyone tries, I'll send them your way.

[spacebro]

It's a deal.

So, what are you going to do instead?

[winn]

She loves baseball, so I'm gonna make us a game to watch. Sorry, by the way, but I'm gonna have to borrow your girlfriend to get things done in time. Not having super speed sucks.

[spacebro]

Why don't you just borrow me too then?

[winn]

[ he quirks a brow ]

Actually, that'd be great, you could work on the bleachers while Kara and I work on the puppets.

[spacebro]

That's prefect. I'll be great at bleachers.

What's a bleacher?

[winn]

[ he laughs and claps mon-el's shoulder fondly ]

It's the seats. I have plans for them you'll just have to follow the instructions to put them together.

[spacebro]

I can do that. She'll probably like this even better and you can always save the other plan for later.

[winn]

Yeah, I got Steve Rogers to do the commentary, she'd love that. He's like...her Superman. It should be a good time.

[ if the atroma don't drop reid on them. or tyki. or her ex husband. ]

[spacebro]

It sounds like you're figuring things out. She's lucky to have you. Hopefully she knows that too.

[winn]

I'm trying.

[ figuring out romantic stuff to do for kitty is easy. figuring out how to live day-to-day...that's the hard part. ]

She does. [ he nods, with a light version of his smitten look. before, he might have protested, said that he's the lucky one - which he still believes, especially now that a guy who seems decent is interested in her. but she's lucky too. he's a good guy and a better boyfriend. ]

[spacebro]

Have you talked to the other guy? [He knows his name, but now it's "the other guy."]

[winn]

Yeah.

[ that sobers him up as he nods. ]

Went about as well as can be expected.

[spacebro]

So...badly?

[winn]

I mean...kinda? [ it definitely wasn't good, but they didn't fight either. it was mostly civil. ] I told him we'd stay off the Tourist for a little while to let him settle in and do what he needs to.

[spacebro]

It sounds like you're making a lot of concessions to him. I know part of that is because you're great and you can be secure in your relationship, but maybe don't let it go too far?

[winn]

[ he nods because he worries about that...a lot. ]

I just don't know where the line is. [ at what point do his feelings matter? he's never been that guy - he's always hated that guy, because he's always been the other guy, the one who didn't get the girl and had to watch her be with someone else and die slowly and painfully on the inside. ]

[spacebro]

You've already done it twice, so the next time you think about backing off for him...don't.

[winn]

[ he nods ]

You're right. This is a mess, but I didn't cause it. Kitty was single when I met her, I didn't do anything wrong. [ so he shouldn't be punished. ]

[spacebro]

Of course you didn't. It doesn't sound like anyone did. But all the more reason to take turns with it.