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[uprightness]

Who: Steve Rogers + you.
Broadcast: yep.
Action: on the starstruck, if you're inclined!
When: current.

[ It has been a long time since Steve Rogers has done one of these little network announcements, seven months, if you want to be specific about it. Some things have changed, others haven't. He still looks awkward about addressing a whole lot of people at once for something that isn't an emergency. The uniform is gone, however, replaced by a simple blue t-shirt and jeans and the shield is nowhere in sight.

He seems to have spread many sheets of paper all over the Starstruck's kitchen. Some feature tables of dates - undoubtedly a calendar in the making and others feature, well, drawings; each sheet contains one scenery. They would strike some people as rather familiar, a hand-holding tree, a sandy beach, the market of the tri-fraction system with people wearing clothes in various colors, the woods of the Lagan system, the Nebula lights and lastly, the mountains of Siourew and the Co’kal. ]

I meant to finish a few calendars by New Year's Eve but it seems I'm behind on my deadline.

[ To say the very least. He rubs his chin, there's a beginning of a stubble there. How many days has he devoted to this as of late? it's hard to tell. ]

I'm not going to write years on 'em, since it's different for all of us but I thought it might be a nice way to keep up with dates and holidays.

[ He frowns and confesses, ]

I feel like I've left some things out - and some of you have seen planets I haven't been around to see for myself. I figured I'd ask - if you have the time, you can describe some of them to me and I'll add them to the calendar. It can be anything you liked on any of the planets we've been to.

[ and, okay, fine - ]

I could use a description of where we're currently docked, too.

[ How can a person so big can seem so awkward? ]

Thanks you.

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[mucked]

[ -- peggy's not on the ship. had she been on the ship, she certainly would have come to deliver her thoughts in person. but returning now, so soon after stepping off the starstruck, would be a hassle. ]

Here? Well. It's wet.

[ helpful. c: ]

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[uprightness]

Is it?

[ his answer, in contrast, is dry. ]

Don't tell me there's fish out there, I might not be able to handle it.

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[mucked]

[ she understands his hesitation -- at least, she believes she does. while she won't push him too hard into facing that hesitation head-on, she won't exactly coddle it either. ]

It's a bloody ocean the size of a planet, Steve. Of course there's sea-life.

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[uprightness]

It sounds like one hell of a sight.

[ too big, somehow or perhaps that's just his bias against the setting. It's really just as big as any planet, only covered with water. ]

How are the cities?

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[outstandingbalance]

Steve... When was the last time you got out?

[Steve Rogers looking unkempt? That's not an everyday occurrence.]

I haven't seen much of you lately.

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[uprightness]

Natasha.

[ how bad he is at evading this conversation? ]

You look nice.

[ ah. that bad. ]

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[outstandingbalance]

Oh, you have got to be joking. Compliments?

[That is very bad.]

Do I look like you can distract me that easy?

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[halfbloodhatchling]

Aren't the dates and holidays different for everyone too?

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[uprightness]

Might be.

[ he willingly admits. he doesn't assume to know everyone, but - ]

Those can be changed.

[ he gestures to the tables and the dates. ]

Most people I've meant abide by them but it won't be difficult to make others.

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[halfbloodhatchling]

[ Sure, they can be, but Kai still doesn't really get the point. ]

What is it we need calendars for?

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[expellerhead]

[somebody's just realized he's forgotten to eat today so aizawa shuffles his way out of the medbay and into the kitchen to mash together some of these gross things. maybe also see if any of those brownies wanda made are still floating around, possibly stale, probably still okay for consumpt-

oh. there's the big guy; steve rogers, if aizawa remembers correctly. he eyeballs the drawings and calendar as he passes by the table for the protein dispenser.]

...nice drawings.

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[uprightness]

Thank you.

[ he turns to look at him, shifting his chair as he moves. he is rather bulky but very mindful of it, shifting back so he wouldn't look threatening in any way. when he was smaller, he hated people who'd tower and shift into someone's personal space just because they could.

he makes certain to avoid it at all times. ]

Am I in your way?

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[expellerhead]

Nah. [aizawa isn't particularly tiny, more slouchy than short, though he still doesn't have anything on steve. the guy kind of resembles all might, actually.

aizawa subtly takes in steve's slightly unkempt appearance; given how he's usually pretty clean cut and put together the times aizawa's seen him around, this is possibly a state out of the ordinary.

aizawa wordlessly doubles the portion he was originally going to make. let's shoot for faux-beef rice.]

Not going to go exploring? I heard there's ruins and stuff down there.

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[shamisens]

[ Oh. It's the really big guy.

Kubo glances at his work as he edges along the kitchen in his attempt to get lunch ready for the ship. He wonders what it might be for, but it's not his business to ask. ]

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[uprightness]

[ He lifts his head when Kubo walks in. Hes a quiet sort, Steve rather likes it about him, being quiet himself. He seems to understand that he may look threatening, if only because of Ochako's initial reaction to him.

A smile, then. ]

Hi.

[shamisens]

[ He starts before smiling tentatively. ]

Uhm, hi. I'm just getting things ready for lunch.

[namisan]

...I've got notes and charts for all the worlds I've visited. Would any of that help?

[uprightness]

Absolutely.

[ he smiles, evidently eager. the notes and charts should be good reading material, in addition to being a great help. ]

Do you think you could go over the sketches? see if they'll be similar to what you've seen?

[namisan]

Sure thing! [She smiles back; Nami loves this kind of thing.] I'm a cartographer, so this kind of thing's right up my alley. Any particular time good for you?

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda leans against the doorframe into the ship's kitchen. She wants Steve silently for a moment, naturally more than a little tickled by all his efforts into producing something seemingly so similar as a calendar. Is there anything Steve Rogers actually ever does half-assed?]

You know, I started a fleet scrapbook with pictures and things I'd collected from some of the planets we've visited. It's floating around the Fleet somewhere now that I've passed it on to Felix to add to. I might be willing to track it down for you if you think it would help.

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[uprightness]

You have?

[ he turns to watch her with a little smile, picking up a few sheets of papers to make room for her to sit, if she'd like. ]

I didn't know about that. How long ago was that?

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Seeing his gesture with the papers, Wanda does stand up from leaning against the doorframe and goes to take the open seat.]

I started it a bit before Christmas. Felix and I had been talking about memories... the way this place can play with them...

[A short sigh of frustration, a note of Wanda's lingering annoyance towards her recent experience with the topic.]

It started as a hobby to pass the time, but I turned it into a gift for Felix. I had the idea that I would fill out a few pages, pass it on to him, have him fill out some more, then pass it on to the next person, and so on and so on. Maybe it can become a record, something to help us preserve important memories. I don't know if it will work if the Atroma try to intervene, but... I thought it would at least be nice to try.

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[takingkarabusiness]

Not planning to take in the sights?

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[uprightness]

Not this time.

[ it's unlikely but he doesn't mind it so much. usually, he'd be sporting a bit of cabin fever by now but the thought of hours underwater quickly brushed away such notions. ]

Have you been out yet?

[takingkarabusiness]

Some, but not much. Winn is doing the whole coma thing so I haven't wanted to get too far away.