April System Mingle

[thespaceopera]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: Possibly!
Action: April System
When: Month of April!


[Welcome to the Belt, a huge asteroid belt that's been terraformed for life. Here you can explore the different asteroids, become a rock star, race on some ATVs, enjoy not being underwater.

In other words, it's a mingle! Get in everyone!

> System Info ]

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[dancingmd]

A rock concert, of course!

And... [She points at him with a conspirator's look in her eye.] We're going to dress up for it.

[axiomed]

. . . I'm quite sure I'd look out of place in leather.

[ It's been twenty years, hadn't he escaped this horror. ]

[dancingmd]

[Never, not while she's around.]

Really? I think you'd look very good in a nice leather jacket.

[...okay but Beverly, you are extremely biased in this regard.

But still not wrong.]

[axiomed]

I doubt that.

[ Charles has never been able to rock the leather look. ]

[dancingmd]

Come on, it'll be fun! And I'll be doing it with you~

[axiomed]

Well . . . maybe just once.

[dancingmd]

[Her grin is nothing short of triumphant.]

Wonderful! Because I just so happened to see a shop on our way here...

[She's been plotting this all along, hasn't she?]

[axiomed]

[ He shakes his head fondly. ]

You came well-prepared didn't you?

[dancingmd]

Just a little. So what do you say? Shall we ditch the flamingos?

[axiomed]

All right. You've convinced me.

[dancingmd]

[And there might be a glimpse here of the eager kid he met earlier as she claps her hands on his shoulders in excitement,]

This is going to be so fun!

[As promised, the store is not too far away, though when they first enter, there are a few surprised looks from both the workers and the other shoppers: clearly they are used to ah...a younger crowd. Beverly seems to pay them no mind, however, as she starts rifling through a rack of leather jackets.]

[axiomed]

[ Charles shuffles through the racks, not sure what to pick. He scans a few surface thoughts of the patrons to get a better idea, but what they had pictured seemed a bit too extreme for him. ]

I assume if I don't wear black leather, I'll be admitting a major faux-pas.

[dancingmd]

Naturally.

[She pulls out a jacket and holds it out for him to see.]

WHat about something like this? For you.

[axiomed]

These are a lot of pockets for one jacket.

[ But he turns it over before shrugging. ]

But it seems fine for a rock concert.

[dancingmd]

You never know when pockets might be useful.

[She wiggles the jacket at him.]

Well? Try it on!

[axiomed]

[ Charles takes it politely, slipping it on. It feels tight, not like the usual loose sweaters or cardigans he wears. ]

It fits, though I suspect I'll change my mind later on that.

[dancingmd]

We could try a different size? I admit I was just estimating it.

[axiomed]

I'll get one size larger.

Though, what else should we be getting? Is it only jackets?

[dancingmd]

We coooould get you a pair of leather pants, if you wanted to go all out?

[axiomed]

Why not? There's no point in doing this half way.

[dancingmd]

Excellent!

[This was the answer she was hoping for but she didn't want to push him too far past his comfort zone.]

Why don't you continue looking around then and I'll look in the women's section and then we can surprise each other with what we've picked out?

[axiomed]

All right.

[ He wheels his chair towards the pants section. ]

[dancingmd]

[As for Beverly, she disappears into the women's section for the next half hour or so, emerging soon after with a completely new look.]

What do you think?

[axiomed]

[ He grins. ]

You look stunning.

[dancingmd]

[A pleased warmth spreads through her. Honestly, it's not the reaction she was expecting from him, but she'll gladly take it.]

Thank you!