Twin Roses Mingle

[passingthrough]

Who: Twin Roses Crew & Visitors (so everyone!)
Broadcast: Nope!
Action: Twin Roses, be there or be...somewhere else probably.
When: May

[People have left. People have come. The Twin Rose mingles onward and upward! Visitors welcome!]

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Kitty Pryde | OTA

[passingthrough]

[Winn is gone. She doesn't announce it and maybe she should. He had a lot of friends, but she knows his absence will be felt and she can't do it. Not again. Talking about him being in a coma was hard enough. There are only so many things a warrior can face. So, she spends most of her time in her room on the Twin Roses with her captain's bed big enough for two.

If you come close to the door you may hear Winn's voice. It's a recording and she's listened to it a lot. Sometimes it's just his last words, "I love you, and whatever happens, I'm with you, and I'm rooting for you" on a loop, but she's been listening to all of it a lot and crying and hitting and throwing things. The room is almost as much of a mess as she is—clothes on the floor, too many belongings with no where to put them since she took some of their things from his room on the Tourist too. The gown she got for the ball is hanging in the corner, destined to not be worn. There are plates on the floor that haven't been returned to the kitchen yet. It's not the way she normally lives, but it's how it is now as she curls up on the bed in the Cardinals jersey he made her hugging the stuffed animals they won for each other on the hand-holding planet as she plays the message again.

There's a new adornment on her finger. It's something she found hidden away with Winn's things and while the stones are blue and not diamond it just makes her all the more sure what it is. No wonder he'd been trying so hard to save up his money for a special project he couldn't tell her about yet.

She does emerge from the room from time to time if you don't seek her out there—kitchen, bathroom, hallways in between.]

action

[takingkarabusiness]

[ Kara didn't come over right away. she watched the video and laid in bed for a bit but decided that whatever she's feeling, Kitty must be feeling it worse. She gets Winn when she goes home; this is a temporary separation and certainly not the first. So she picks herself up, hair in a messy ponytail, wearing joggers and an oversized sweater, and heads over to Kitty's, knocking lightly on the door before pushing it open a bit ]

Kitty?

[candothat]

[As soon as Pavel realizes that Winn is gone--and it is not, to his chagrin, a particularly quick realization since he's still keeping himself busy with odd jobs--he buys a chocolate bar of condolence and goes to the Twin Roses to find Kitty. She's not the only one who's going to be feeling the loss, but she is his first priority.

Knock knock?]

Kitty? Hello?

[goldenglasses]

[Eventually the door to Kitty's too large a room will have a soft knock to it.]

Hey, Kitty. You awake?

After getting his message

[tallasaking]

[Tyrion doesn't throw things, but he does go to the bar and raise a glass of whiskey to his friend. He doesn't play his message again and again, because he knows how much more Kitty needs him. So he gathers what he needs - blackberry tarts that he managed to put together himself. A bottle of wine. Those things called Kleenex.

Also, a small box of vegetables that he had managed to trade for.

He knocked on Kitty's door, before stating simply.]

He told me to take care of you. I'm here to fulfill my word - and be your best friend - if you allow it.

[He understood grief, all too well. If she didn't want him here, it was fine.]

[touchallthebooks]

[He hadn't meant to overhear anything. Of course he hadn't. It's hard to ignore the sound of someone crying and something being hit. A part of his mind says to mind his own business but Kitty has been there for him.

So he knocks lightly at the door.]

Captain? [No, that's not right.] Kitty, are you alright?

[therewerefifty]

[He's not the only one. Misty and Stefan have both vanished, and their leaving hurts dully somewhere deep within, one more than the other. But in light of the fact she's barely seen Kitty outside of her room these last days, Makie shelves it. Winn was on another level, she knows. She can only imagine how she'd feel if Kagehisa were here for that length of time only to vanish.

She knocks softly on the door, shoulders hunched and voice hesitant.]

May I come in?

leo fitz | ota

[briste]

[ now that there's someone aboard another ship from back home (even if fitz still only knows him from here), he finally leaves the bishop once in a while! yes, he's gotten to know some people in his time here so far but just sorta inviting himself to their ships felt awkward.

okay this does too, but significantly less so.

he spends most of his time in the kitchen, since it's the more neutral area of the ship. people live here! he doesn't want to wander about aimlessly looking for hunter.

except, of course, when he finds himself in the twin roses' engine room. look he can't help himself, okay. especially given the crew doesn't include an engineer of their own. he's just looking out for you guys! poking around and making sure everything is working as intended ]

[passingthrough]

[There's a Kitty coming up quietly behind you in the engine room.] Plotting some sabotage, Fitz? [Less quiet when she speaks. She doesn't actually think it's sabotage and there's no severity to her voice, but she is curious.]

[therewerefifty]

[Hark, a complete stranger in their kitchen.

...that seems to happen more often than not, tbh. Makie pauses in the entry way and glances at him with no great surprise, and then pads into the kitchen proper, pulling her ginger tea down from the cupboard.]

Are you looking for someone?

[winn]

[ in the engine room, you say! the twin roses doesn't have a lived in engineer, it's true, but it does have a semi-lived in engineer, currently giving those engines a once over.

he looks up when he hears footsteps, assuming it's kitty coming to check up on him. he's wrong, but he doesn't seem to mind. ]

Hey - ummm... [ he racks his brain, trying to remember. a lot has happened since he welcomed this guy to the fleet. he really needs to be better about following up, but it's just...he gets so busy and people keep arriving and who can keep up? ] Fitz, right? [ he points to himself, not expecting to be remembered ] It's Winn, hi -

[goldenglasses]

[Vash was walking by, then stops and doubles back when he realizes someone was in the engine room.

He's pretty sure Fitz is probably someone's friend so he doesn't question it too much.]

So tell me honestly, doc. Don't sugar coat it. Is she going to make it?

[He kids, but he actually would like someone else's opinion on how his engine is running.]

Otono-Tachibana Makie | OTA

[therewerefifty]

[Before the 7th]
[For the first week of May, Makie is still a child. Small, dark eyes, expressionless face, pigtails. Watches people from around corners. That kind of thing.]

[On the 7th]
[The glitch ends on the 7th as abruptly as it began, which is pretty rude, all things considered. She's left flat-footed and (luckily) in the bathroom, where it doesn't quite matter so much. Makie takes a shower, takes a long moment to be utterly relieved she's herself again. It feels like waking up from a bad dream, a little.

...except bad dreams don't usually end with sheepish voice broadcasts.]

If someone could bring my clothing to the bathroom, I would appreciate it.

[Thanks, Atroma. :|]

[After the 7th]

[BUSINESS AS USUAL. Like her routine even changes that much. Though once she's made aware of the upcoming ball and its ulterior motives, well. Maybe she ought to find a nice dress.

She'll probably just end up going in the gown Wrath bought for her, lbr.

(This is basically the catch-all. Hit her up for whatever.)]

[voice]

[passingthrough]

So, how naked are you right now? [Your captain, the troll.]

after the 7th!

[bythewaves]

Milady Makie?

[ Maglor has come looking to make sure she is better! ]

Richard Castle | OTA

[thebestseller]

[There was a party invitation and a potential mystery from the other Fleet to figure out, but Castle was finding it hard to care. Kate hadn't even been here for 2 months before she'd been shuffled off, and he'd been in denial about how lonely he'd really been without her until she was gone again.

It would be pretty obvious to anyone that Castle was sulky and depressed as he went about his usual duties. He'd put away the costumes and stopped practicing, would pick at his food, and generally seemed listless, not even puttering after the cleaning bots as he usually did.]

[passingthrough]

[She noticed Castle seeming down one day when she breezed through the kitchen in a hurry and saw him poking at his food. By the time she saw him again looking disengaged with his robo-buddies she'd already looked up the crew roster. So she just walks up and hugs him. She is the mushiest of all the former assassins, okay?] Hi.

[goldenglasses]

[Vash had noticed the dip in mood and he can guess why. He doesn't directly ask, at least not yet, but will always try to start up a conversation with Castle any time the man is near.]

So taking a break from touring at the moment?

Shovel Knight

[shovelrous]

[Vices]

[Zounds, nobody had told him that everything was so massive in this world! So when he settled in for the evening, he was helping himself to a - well, average - but quite large mug compared to his stature filled with some frothy sort of brew he'd managed to get his grubby little mitts on. Floot brand or something of the sort. He didn't know what a 'Floot' was.

It was nothing like the brews he was accustomed to - too malty for his taste - but he supposed it would have to do. But he was quiet tonight, keeping primarily to himself. Have a space-ale?]


[Gardening]

[Another afternoon, another racket. As another pole was smashed to splinters, the knight sighed and set aside what was left of yet another shovel. With another three stacked up and ready to be tested, he seemed intent to try them all. But with each one he hefted, swung and parried with, it seemed not to be enough. It would shatter to pieces from the force, not something to be used as a weapon.

CRUNCH!]

...Again?! But I was assured these were strong...

[therewerefifty]

[You just keep pouring that Floot brand brew, Shovel Knight.

Makie will just, uh. Stand in the doorway to the kitchen and stare at him blankly because wow, you're tiny.]

[winn]

[ winn visits the twin roses a lot. like, a whole lot. like, he basically half lives there. so he sees a lot of the weirdness it has to offer. stepping off the shuttle to shovel-fu, though? that's a new one. ]

Uh - hey - hi - watchu doing?

[goldenglasses]

[Vash grins at his new crew as he eyes off whatever frothy drink may be in his mug.] I see you're settling in well.

chuuya nakahara | ota

[mrfancyhat]

[It's great when all the hard work finally pays off and you get to have some of the things you've wanted for days, which includes time for booze.

Chuuya loves booze. The problem with that is that it doesn't take much for him to get wasted. Fortunately he made it back to the ship just fine. Fixed himself a simple sandwich to eat along with a glass of water. This is all well and good except that he's fallen asleep at the table, and his hat dropped onto the food in front of him. At least he didn't fall asleep on his sandwich?]

[therewerefifty]

[Well, that doesn't look terribly sanitary.

She does mutter a quick apology under her breath for touching his belongings first, but Makie will nudge the hat gently away from the plate.

...she can smell the alcohol. Well, she's not one to judge. Despite the keywords.]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash is clearly planning on going to the upcoming ball if any of the questionable clothing choices he's suddenly bringing on board isn't a dead give away. He's just found something that will work in his favorite color.] Huh. If this is the trend maybe I could have just worn my normal coat.

[Him going to the ball may not be surprising, but if anyone runs into him in the cargo room, the fact that he's altering the clothes to hide away spare bullets and even a couple knives may be. Isn't he an extreme pacifistic after all? Might even get lucky to see him try it on to see if he can easily hide his gun with it.] Hm, no. Still too tight. I didn't really think the holster would work with this. Heyyyy! But looks like my boots and gloves goes with this get up!

[Vash will also be his typical smiling self when he's not attempting to arm himself too the teeth in new clothing. Happy to join someone at the kitchen table. Occasionally shuffling a pack of playing cards to entertain himself.

Just ignore that black eye that he came home with. He doesn't want to talk about it and will tell only lies about what he's been doing when he's not on the ship.]

[therewerefifty]

[Given his previous explanations, Makie isn't going to question his clothing alteration. At most, she'll likely offer to help if he looks like he sucks at it :T

A further question, though, tilting her head as she watches him come back to the ship.]

What happened to your eye?

[Too bad, she's asking.]

Yuri Katsuki | OTA

[pork_bowl]

_{[He is brrraaaaand new and he's in a common area of the ship with enough space for him to stretch out. He's unable to do much in his room so he is dancing across the floor here on the ship. He has the rhythm in his mind and he twists across the floor like a ballerina. He leaps and jumps with ease. He seems to be oblivious to anyone who comes near him. Watch that you don't get knocked over.]}

[goldenglasses]

[What was that about not getting knocked over? Vash was on his way to his room with a new novel in hand The Lovers of Thalia written on the cover. He's so engrossed in reading the blurb on the back he's not looking at where he's walking.

Luckily Vash has amazing reflexes and will throw himself backwards before they actually collide and fall backwards onto his butt.] AHHHHH!