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Who: Chloe Price and Open
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: On the asteroids.
When: Last week of the month.

[Fleetwide Video]

[Chloe is in her room on the Tourist, packing things into a backpack she bought. For those who remember Rey, there is a very familiar staff resting across the bed next to it. Chloe glances at the video for a moment. She seems...more subdued than usual, but not as miserable as her last post. Just distracted, maybe.]

You ever get the feeling you might be cursed?

[She says it in a kind of quiet, resigned sort of way, then just shrugs and manages a little smirk.]

Guess it doesn't matter. I don't believe in that shit anyway. [A beat.] Whatever. I need to get away for a few days, gonna go explore the asteroids for a few days. Apparently there are mushrooms all over the place. Who can resist right? If anyone wants to tag along just hit me up. Company couldn't hurt.

[Someone is going to go get high on weird alien mushrooms. Probably.]

If anyone on the Tourist needs me I'll have my comm but I'm not comin' back for anything less than the ship being on fire. If somebody gets hurt, the meds are all labeled. Go crazy. If you overdose and I find you dead in my lab I am going to just roll you out an airlock.

[That might not be true. Probably. Don't risk it?]

So. Don't fuck up.

[She shoves a couple more things into the bag and swings it over her shoulder, then picks up the staff.]

See you kids in a few days. Oh, and Jarvis, feed my cat huh? Thanks.

[Click.]

Tourist

It took Chloe a bit longer to leave than she expected, getting side tracked in the entrance t her room by an upset blue kitten who didn't want her to go (how did they always know?) and then a minute later in the kitchen trying to decide on some food to swipe and take with her. Feel free to run into her wherever.

Asteroid

Telluria - The benefit of having been in a funk for the last few months, but having been pretty popular before that, was that Chloe had a decent pile of credits sitting around. So, therapy shopping? Definitely therapy shopping. She'll be buying clothes, mostly, the occasional food. Also keeping an eye out for some of the more illicit sides of a fancy city. She will probably even find them.

Mini-golf? Space Mini-Golf?

Fuck yes mini-golf. It was such a dumb thing, but as soon as Chloe found the place to play she was all over it. It was like a weird childhood dream suddenly combined with a video game. Want to play a round with her? Run into her before the game or during? She's a tad competitive...

Relaxing

And at some point, Chloe found a nice, big glowing tree and perched under it, her bag and staff at her feet. And just...chilled. For a while. Smoked a joint too. And read. And just felt good for being off the ship and away from everything for a bit. Feel free to come bother her.

Wildcard

Open to any ideas! And feel free to reply in brackets, I just default to prose.

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

chloe

please don't eat random unidentified mushrooms

Okay so first off, not promising anything.

Second, there's probably like...a guide. Some kind of mushroom book.

at least make sure your mushroom book comes from someone who you know is trustworthy?

This is sounding less and less like an adventure and more and more like homework.

it would definitely not be adventurous to accidentally poison yourself

i can't believe you're making me of all people say this, but better safe than sorry

Sounds like you've caught a case of boring.

Look, if you're really worried, tag along and if I eat something horrible you can make sure I don't die.

And if I eat something fun, I'll even let you have some.

non-fatal and boring are not the same thing

let me make sure it's cool with nightingale first

Maybe, but risk is exciting.

Okay, it's cool, go get permission, I'm still just outside the shuttle area.

sure, when what you're risking isn't "will i die painfully via mushroom"

cool, i'll probably be there soon

And the difference between that and, rock climbing, is...?

[Chloe will just be perched outside of the shuttle area, flipping through a 'local guide' that was mostly a list of hotels.]

you can learn how to rock climb, you can't learn how to make weird random mushrooms not be poisonous

[True to her word, she comes a while later, clothes and other supplies shoved into a backpack slung over her shoulder.]

Ready?

[Chloe looked up from what she was doing and grinned, pushing to her feet.]

Girlfriend said you could come out and play, huh?

[Oh come on she couldn't pass up teasing about that.]

[She rolls her eyes, shoving lightly at Chloe's shoulder.]

I am a free woman. I just didn't want to spring it on her.

Uh huh.

[She just snickered as she started walking.]

I can't throw stones, I guess. If Max were still here I'd probably be just as bad. Saw a place that has a bunch of maps, figure we can start there?

Bad is a harsh term.

[She says, knowing full well she would tease just as much if their positions were reversed.]

Sounds good. You want to drive, or should I?

And yet totally accurate.

[Chloe thought it over for a minute.]

All you. This is basically my vacation, having a driver sounds nice.

Not accurate at all, actually.

[It is absolutely accurate, but she can't really come out and admit that. Regardless, she gives a nod and takes a few steps towards where the shuttle is waiting.]

Your concierge is here, then, I guess.

Uh huh.

[She'll let it drop if she stops getting responses. Maybe. 50/50.]

Awesome. Bring the car around, Jeeves.

[A teasing grin before she moves after her.]

Nah but you don't have to drive if you don't want to. I mean, I only kind of know how but...still.

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