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.

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[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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[Here Chuuya expected to check out the gym for possible future sparring reasons, but now he's unsure if this is what he thought it was. Playtime hours? What?! He felt that if there are children's classes at the gym, it should be noted somewhere!]

Uh.

[Sparring with a kid? Seriously? He'll conveniently ignore the question.]

Are you lost, kid?

Edited 2017-05-06 01:28 (UTC)

[Takeshi stretches his leg out, still in the zone.]

Nope! I'm in the Iskaulit gym!

Are you lost? Cus' I know where lots of places are around here.

[Erik has to stare at Takeshi's image for a few moments before the reality of it tallies with his mental expectations. Of course he had seen some kind of age augment on the list, but had never given it a second thought.]

How many of those augments did you buy, Takeshi?

[He holds up a hand — three fingers, my dude.]

I'm finally how old I'm supposed to look, Mr. Erik!

Now I can use a stool instead of a whole chair for reaching the sinks!

[He nods slowly. So, that would make the boy something like eight years old, if he's judging correctly.]

Congratulations. [Really. He means it.] How does it feel?

[ Raven feels a rush of something disgustingly maternal and she has to force herself to breathe before she relaxes. ]

Look at you. You'll be taller than me soon.

Huh. Look at you.

Won't be long before you're ready to go trawling the bars.

[Crowley no. ]

[Chuuya can only wonder if this kid was a trained killer in his world. From what he's experienced, that would be the biggest reason why a kid would be like this.]

Don't you have anyone your own age to spar with?

[Not that Chuuya isn't glad to finally be taller than a sparring partner, but... details.]

[...you voluntarily put that shit in your head. Takeshi.]

Are you gonna ask for any more?

[He considers for a moment, rubbing his chin.]

Not really...

I don't remember if there's any kids other than me left on the ship...

[Yeah, he's kind of been lone warrioring it, when it comes to ages near him.]

[He smiles shyly.]

You think so? My adopted dad on earth is really really tall.

But I'll be happy if I'm tall enough to reach all the cupboards!

You think so?

I don't know, beer smells bad. And I don't remember it tasting very good.

[Don't worry Crowley, he didn't try any while he was on the fleet.]

[Hell yeah I did, I'm from a world that put an explosive chip in my head, I'm used to it.]

I don't think so.

I mean, I think I'm as old as I'm supposed to be, anyways.

[Hmmmm. He seems to think about it pretty intensely.]

Well... I guess it's kind of... nice! I gotta grow up sooner or later, right?

And if I get bigger, people'll realize I'm not a little tiny kid like they think.

[He has only been here a couple weeks, but so far it seemed true that there didn't seem to be kids around.]

I wonder why that is...

[Mostly thinking out loud.]

What did the Atroma assign you?

[THAT SHOULD HAVE MADE YOU MORE WARY OH MY GOD but what's done is done and if he's not getting any more-- well. Have a weak smile.]

Well, I can't blame you for wanting to be the right size for your age, right? So how old are you now?

You do. [Though it sparks ugly considerations in him about what forces can prevent someone from ageing in the first place. Takeshi's sad circumstances aside, it's something that this place clearly accounts for.] Some people refuse to be told. They only believe when they see it for themselves.

I think so. If you keep growing like this you'll shoot up. [ But... Why is this melting her heart. ] How much further do you need to grow?

[Video, the best way to contact someone on your ship.]

I thought something was different. [He just kept thinking he must have remembered him unusually small for some reason or that he was still sleepy and his eyes were playing tricks on him. What do you really make of someone you see regularly growing that quickly?]

You did that by paying for things with the augment?

My, but you have, youngling. I did not know one had to ... pay for it here though.

I was security, but now I work as a pilot and captain on the SS Goldstone.

What's your augment do for you, mister?

[Hey man, if you're captive, might as well enjoy some perks.

Gantz-style logic.]

I'm eight years old! It's all real official now!

Maybe now people'll worry a little less.

... Well, I don't wanna throw 'em into a wall to prove it!

[clearly that's what you're nudging at

clearly]

I know I don't know a lot yet, but... I don't think I can be a very normal kid anymore.

[Oh sure why not.]

Well, you do make a pretty dependable-looking eight year old. Congratulations. Does that mean you should have three birthday parties?

... I think... I'm done for now.

How do you know when you're supposed to stop growing, anyway?

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