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 ]

Comments

[sylphid]

Huh. Having experience sounds nice.

[She walks leisurely, looking around for an obvious eatery, or at least something that smells good.]

I probably did, too. Maybe.

[evervigilante]

You don't know?

[sylphid]

Nope. First thing I remember is being in the middle of a battlefield before the corps took me in. I think I was five...

[She sounds a little uncertain at the last part.]

[evervigilante]

[ Suddenly, Yuri dearly missed his blade. ]

Five's a little young for the battlefield.

[sylphid]

I was probably an orphan.

[Fie slows down, looking over at Yuri.]

It is. I didn't actually fight with them until I was ten.

[Because that is so much better.]

[evervigilante]

Not sure I'd call that a huge improvement. Though it's better than being alone.

[ He won't judge it. Especially since he doesn't know the full story. Still . . . his palms itch. ]

I'm an orphan too.

[sylphid]

I wanted to, though. It made it feel more like I belonged.

[Well, he's getting more than most. Fie's sort of casual about it, but he's actually pretty easy to talk to.]

Do you actually remember that part?

[evervigilante]

I thought it might.

[ It wouldn't surprise him. ]

No. No names or memories.

[ It wasn't uncommon. The Great War had orphaned many people. ]

[sylphid]

[Fie exhales a faint huff of amusement.]

Well, that's convenient. I'm not equipped to comfort a sad, reminiscing person right now, anyway.

[evervigilante]

Neither am I.

Looks like we're both out of luck.

[sylphid]

Really? I'd consider it lucky neither of us are like that right now. Save it for another meeting.

[Heh.]

[evervigilante]

[ Good luck or bad luck? It's hard to say. ]

Otherwise we'll run out of things to talk about?

[sylphid]

If our conversations so far mean anything, I doubt it.

[Fie stops, turning towards a run down looking, but stable building to their left.]

That one smells good. Come on.

[And she's already heading over when she speaks.]

[evervigilante]

What are you, a blood hound . . . ?

[ But he follows dutifully. ]

[sylphid]

Nope. I just have some good senses.

[Not that she turns around to reply. Oh, there's the door.

Fie enters, disappearing directly to the right, up a set of stairs.]

[evervigilante]

Not enough good sense to stop and ask if they're open.

[ But he's not fussed. ]

[sylphid]

The door's wide open, and I hear people chatting. Stop nitpicking.

[By the time he follows her, she's at the top of the stairs talking to a woman who points out a few seating options.]

[evervigilante]

You're lucky I'm the only one.

[ As he sidles up to the seat, looking over the restaurant. Though restaurant might be stretching it. The atmosphere felt nostalgic enough for him to relax. ]

[sylphid]

Uh-huh. [Fie's completely ignoring his totally invalid points.

She walks after him, taking a seat across from him, in a mismatched chair. It's obvious she's unfazed by that.]

So what do you think of this system?

[evervigilante]

I don't have any strong thoughts.

[ It's similar enough to Zaphias that Yuri can maneuver around. That's the extent of it. ]

It's just a place after all.

[sylphid]

Were you here for the one before that? It was completely under water.

[So casual.]

[evervigilante]

No, I missed that one.

[ And it sounds like fun. Fighting underwater . . . how would that work though. ]

[sylphid]

Mm, it was pretty. [A small smile crosses her face while she remembers.]

But they wouldn't let us eat the fish...

[Well, that actually sounds good now. Fie turns to a woman walking by and asks about it. They exchange words, and the woman leaves.]

We're having fish.

[evervigilante]

[ Would they even have good fish in a place like this? But Yuri doesn't protest. It might be interesting to see how it comes out. ]

How did you breathe underwater though?

[sylphid]

[Fie shrugs, totally unconcerned with the logistics.]

Magic maybe. We were just able to somehow. Swimming was pretty fun.