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

[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!

[axiomed]

[ Charles is sporting this ensemble ]

Mine isn't anything special, I'm afraid.

[dancingmd]

No, no! It looks great!

[And the great thing about being a telepath, Charles, is you know she's not just saying that. In fact she's a little dumbfounded that he was so convinced it'd look out of place on him.]

Very cool, as Sokka would say.

[axiomed]

"Cool". All the younger children like to say that.

[ He tugs on the sleeve. ]

I guess we're all set.

[dancingmd]

Hmm speak for yourself. "Cool" is a very old-fashioned term you know.

[axiomed]

Oh? Then what do they say in your century?

[dancingmd]

[She tilts her head thoughtfully.]

I suppose "nova" would come closest in meaning.

[axiomed]

Nova? As in supernova?

[dancingmd]

Mmm. There's a lot more references to space in our slang, as you might imagine.

[axiomed]

Can you tell me more?

[dancingmd]

Well... "stars" is used as sort of... a mild expletive, I guess you would say. Like "stars above!" instead of "heaven above!"

[She pauses to think.]

And warp speed isn't always used literally - sometimes it's an exaggeration, just to say something's going really fast.

[axiomed]

That sounds vaguely Shakespearean in nature.

[ Or at least theatrical. ]

But I should have guessed warp speed would have other implications.