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

[winn]

Only like 5000 times.

[ winn had to live with some of that at the beginning - being kept at arm's length, being compared. he can't imagine what it would've been like if he were here. would they have gotten this far? it's difficult to tell. he's still afraid that if he showed up he could sweep her away. ]

Nothing's gonna make me fall out of love with her, don't worry. Pretty sure Kitty's the only woman in the multiverse to see me that way.

[ this guy, who chekov thinks is his superior, has spent most of his life feeling inferior. kitty and being part of a superhero team are changing it, but he's still certain that no one could ever love him the way she does. no one could ever see him the way she does. no one could ever care that way. ]

[candothat]

So only a modest amount.

[What a weird thing to commiserate with someone about. It'd be funny if Chekov wasn't still in love with Kitty.]

Don't say that. If that is true of you, then what chance would I have?

[He frames it as a joke, but really. If someone as handsome as Winn can't find anyone who'll fall in love with him...]

[winn]

[ there's a little snort at that comment. it'd be funny to winn too if he weren't still worried about reid. but those feelings he tries to always hide, so he tries to act out more on the funny aspect. ]

Hey - [ sorry chekov, did you not want your shoulder squeezed? he's had a couple drinks. ] plenty. I've heard 'Chekov is great' so much I'm starting to think that's just my name. [ jim, kara, kitty, he's not short on people who like him. and from winn's point of view, chekov is plenty handsome. intimidatingly so. ]

[candothat]

[Chekov is definitely going to have to mention what a weird jerk Reid turned into past the point where Kitty's memories stop. That would make Winn feel better. Kitty wasn't getting back together with that guy.

He doesn't not want his shoulder squeezed, but he's politely puzzled. Are they friends now? Because that's cool if they are, he just wasn't certain they were at a comradely-squeezing place yet.]

It would be a good name. Almost as good as 'Winn is great.' [A small smile.] Everyone is working very hard to convince me to like you. You should be embarrassed that they don't think that you can be convincing enough yourself.

[winn]

[ look it may be a weird thing to bond over - but they can totally bond over disliking reid. ]

Right back atcha, personally I think we should sue. Or, you know, hack their comms and add an embarrassing signature to all their outgoing texts. If we're being embarrassed we should totally take them down with us. [ they're us now, apparently. has anyone mentioned that he babbles when he's nervous, excited, or just when he's existing? ]

[candothat]

[They're going to have to. It'll happen. It needs to.]

I do have a communications augment that I have never used for evil. [And he would never. But.] What signatures would you suggest?

[winn]

[ it's a date without an actual...date! ]

Hmm how about, 'xoxo captain no-underpants'?

[ look out of their list jim is the only one he'd dare to poke fun at, even while drunk. ]

[candothat]

I think that Captain Kirk already ends his outgoing transmissions that way.

[This is not poking fun, this is making statements that have a high probability of being true.]

[winn]

[ that gets a laugh ]

You're probably right - so what's your suggestion?

[candothat]

I may not be creative enough to embarrass him. He has very little shame.

[winn]

Come on, we're a couple of geniuses - between the two of us we have to be able to come up with something -

[candothat]

Maybe something indicating that Doctor McCoy is always right... but that would be annoying, maybe, and not embarrassing.

[winn]

I think annoying still flies.

[candothat]

I think that I don't want to annoy the captain too much. I would like to be promoted beyond lieutenant someday.

[winn]

If the augment wasn't blocking me, I'd do it [ he shrugs ] I'm the little brother it's in my job description to annoy.

[candothat]

Are you certain you aren't trying to get me into trouble? That would also be a little brother thing to do. ...Although you might be too old to be my little brother.