driftfleet | [video/action] ♪ I'm a big kid now! ♪

Who: Takeshi and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Iskaulit Gym
When: Now!

I grew!

[Hey, it's ya' boy Takeshi, taking up the screen! And... actually... yeah, now that you look at him, he looks... older. A thicker neck, taller, more filled in. He no longer looks like a under-developed five-year-old; he's eight now! Like, physically, to do with his mentally! His crew may have noticed the three-month-long growth spurt, but it may have flown from under the radar.

He holds up a ruler proudly and wags it around.]

Almost a whole ruler taller, guys! The aging thing really worked! I just put some credits in and — bam!

[He fans his longer arms out, blissful in not being small enough to lob in the air. What's up!]

What kindsa' stuff have you guys bought on the computer? Not ship stuff, but stuff for you. They got so much stuff on there, I don't know how anyone can pay for all of it.

action.

[Afterward, you can find him at the Iskaulit Gym, where he'll be in the ring, practicing his moves, doing fast, methodical push-ups and sit ups. Probably a little weird to watch. But hey, he's got this whole work-out routine thing down pat. Nearby, of course, his little panda babe Hoi Hoi is sitting on his rocking horse, a handful of toys scattered around for him to enjoy while his not!dad works.

... What the hell is this gym coming to?]

Hey! You! D'you wanna spar?

[Is he talking to you? He might be talking to you.

... Takeshi, not the panda.

Just. FYI.]

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Thanks!

[He holds out his hand, ready to shake the other's.]

I'm Takeshi, Captain Takeshi Mason! It's nice t'meet you.

You're pretty cool!

Nice to meet you too!

[And he does shake Takeshi's hand!

Chuuya smiles, glad the kid thinks he's cool. Feeding his ego, yep.]

You wanna see something really cool?

[He's having fun, so why not a little more. And with that, Chuuya takes his hat from his head, and makes it hover over his hand with his ability. As far as he's concerned, he can do cooler things than that, but he wasn't going to reveal all his tricks just like that.]

[Whoaaaaa!! Takeshi claps his hands, excited. That's the coolest! It's like how Mr. Sakata and Mr. Sakurai did. They were real strong -- always doing cool stuff with their minds! Sakata had passed away from one of their missions, but... Oh, that's sad. Let's not think about sad things right now.]

You should do that on planets! I bet you could make lots of money impressing people.

[He laughs at that! Takeshi has no idea, and Chuuya was noooot going to tell him.]

You're right! Perhaps I'll take that into consideration.

[Chuuya bows, then puts his hat back on properly.]

Thanks for the idea, Takeshi-kun.

[Takeshi grins wide, totally happy with this whole day now.]

No problem...!

... You said 'kun', huh? I haven't heard those in a long time.

Hm? I guess that makes sense in a place like this. But being called "captain" by your crew will be more fun than that, right?

[He likes fancy titles like that and assumes everyone else does too.]