[action] not-so-secret completely off-season santa

[ahappylie]

Who: Okita vs Everyone
Broadcast: No
Action: Everywhere on the Fleet
When: During the drift

[He was asleep for so long that he had very little time on the planet. But he only needed a little time to get what he needed. Just after the drift begins and the planet is a distant spark on the horizon, he starts flitting from ship to ship and cabin to cabin to find people.

Action for Goldstone
For the members of his crew, he has a little gift for everyone. He'll be coming by crew cabins or finding people at their stations, anywhere they are, so he can deliver a little handwrapped present with a smile.

Action for the Fleet
With his main gifts given out, he'll start shuttling over to ships at random. Wonder what that noise is in the cargo bay? What about that weird banging noise in the kitchen? Well it's the Fleet's resident samurai, piglet in tow, and he's leaving little gift baskets for each ship - candy, non-perishables like dried fruit and canned goods, shower gel, a flamingo hat, random weird junk like these things, etc. Whatever he could buy down on the planet, he's stuffed into baskets and is leaving them on every ship for everyone.

Or you could find him wandering the Iskaulit with Saizou trailing behind passing out brightly colored candies. Who knows what flavors they are - maybe Floot Loops.]

Comments

goldstone!

[stormfist]

[ Jayden's pretty easy to find - odds are though, he's probably found her in the cargo bay, doing some solo basketball things. Why not? It passes the time...

She's not the most social, doesn't get out much, but she's at least nice to her crew. Obviously. Because crew is important. So when she sees him, she stops practicing free throws long enough to give him a nod in greeting. ]

[ahappylie]

[He's always found her solitary nature amusing. It probably isn't the correct response to someone being a little standoffish, but that's how he's always been. Like a moth to the flame, he always finds himself tending toward the grumpier ones - especially when they have an unexpected weak spot.

Okita smiles back at Jayden as she pauses in her exercise, then takes that as an invitation to approach.]

Hello, Jayden-san. Is your aim as true as ever?

[stormfist]

[ She huffs, amused, and nods. ]

Mostly. Could always use a little work, but it's good enough. Glad you're awake and okay, by the way.

[ She may not be social, but she does notice things, at least! ... And, yes, he woke up some time ago, but again, lack of social. Whoops? ]

[ahappylie]

[He laughs a little like he always does when topics turn to him.]

Only one who knows their craft well knows that they are never finished learning.

[It's why he still practices at the sword every day, usually when others aren't around. It used to be with Kirito but...well.]

And thank you. It was quite a long time unfortunately, so by way of apology for my long slumber, I have a little something for you.

[He turns and Saizou comes into view, a rectangular box wrapped in colorful paper and topped with a bow balanced carefully on his back.]

Well, we have something for you.

[stormfist]

[ She considers that statement, then nods. It's a good point, honestly. But... ]

Apology? It wasn't your fault... [ Then she sees the box that the pig is carrying, and she looks surprised. ] You... did? I... You didn't have to do that. -- I mean... thank you.

[ She's a little flustered!! But she takes the box from Saizou, with a nod of thanks, and carefully pulls at the bow, then opens the box... ]

[action] Best Secret Santa EVER

[ginger_firebird]

[Well, one can hardly complain about candy, and there's so much of it! He's honestly curious about the basket he found, letting it hover in front of him as he pokes around all the little treats in it. You could rot out all your teeth like this.

Mantis is popping open what seems to be a kind of hard candy and announces to the general area:]

Usually the one giving presents sticks around to be thanked.

[ahappylie]

[Usually the one giving presents doesn't commit a felony act of breaking and entering to do it though unless they're actually Santa. Still, Okita hasn't exactly vanished from the area, hoping to see if people like his gifts. He just hadn't expected to see someone float the basket with magic or their mind or whatever else was at work here.

He pokes his head from around the corner and smiles.]

And usually gifts don't go floating about, but here we are.

[ginger_firebird]

[Mantis is a man of surprises, great and small. He hooks the basket onto his arm and quickly lifts his mask just enough out of the way to start consuming the candy. (Minty!) Then the mask is back in place.]

The universe continues to be full of surprises. Some can be solved, like finding out who you are and how you came to be on this ship.

[ahappylie]

And some cannot - like how you manage to float things when the gravity is on - yes?

[He's not entering the room, preferring to stay mostly hidden with just his head and shoulders hanging out around the corner.

His piglet, however, comes trundling into view and sits in the middle of the hallway, staring up at Mantis from afar.]

goldstone;

[noprophecies]

[as per usual, she's in her room, although the door is open, which has been rare this month. She has her nose in a book, though it's one out of her usual magic and plant-based choices]

[ahappylie]

[He knocks when he notices the door is open - an unusual sight as of late. He gives it a moment and then sticks his head in, smiling when he notices what she's doing.]

Always studying, aren't you?

[noprophecies]

[she glances up from the book with a brief frown, then tilts her head]

I would not call it studying, exactly.

[ahappylie]

No? Then what would you call it?

[He isn't entering the room just yet, instead hanging by the doorway and watching her.]

goldstone

[lord_wizard]

[Felix is rarely in the engine room unless something catastrophic is happening and today is no exception to that rule. He's ensconced himself in the kitchen with a book and a cup of coffee, his elbows firmly planted on the table as he stares intently down at the pages.]

[ahappylie]

[He knows sneaking up on Felix could get him set on fire.

He knows.

Which is why he does it anyway. He gets as close as he can before Felix notices him and peeks over at the book on the table.]

Interesting reading?

[lord_wizard]

[Could, yes, but probably won't, even when startled. Which he absolutely is, as he makes a high pitched squeak of surprise and turns in his chair so hard he very nearly tips is sideways and upsets his cup of coffee trying to prevent that from happening. He scrambles to lift his book up and save it from the liquid before it's too late.]

Powers, must you...

[ahappylie]

[See, this is why he always sneaks up on Felix.

He very quickly grabs a nearby towel and starts corralling the liquid before it can get too far.]

Mmmmm, no, but you always react so well.

[He's surprisingly quick at cleaning up messes, probably from all the practice, and he's able to keep the coffee from getting too far along in its mad dive for the book.]

Shall I get you a new cup?

Goldstone

[onlyanapple]

[Crowley does enjoy sleeping a lot, but his days can be found with him lounging on his comms chair, feet up on his station, listening to idle chatter through the networks. He looks pretty bored- it's all so very boring.]

[ahappylie]

[If not in his room, Okita is 99% certain he'll find Crowley at his station, which is exactly where he is. This time, out of courtesy, he leaves Saizou back in the cargo hold as he approaches, hands behind his back.]

Still nothing interesting happening around the Fleet, I take it?

[onlyanapple]

[That's good of him. He doesn't like being attacked by the DEATH PIG. ]

No, it's pathetically boring. Unless you count people having weird dreams, which I absolutely do not.

[ahappylie]

Weird dreams?

[That piques his interest, but that isn't why he's here today.]

I suppose I'll have to ask some people about it later. Dreams can tell us a lot about people.

[or about this world.]

Buuut since it's so boring, would you like something to liven it up?

Huntress! Sorry for Keith... lol

[tempredmental]

[Keith heard the noise in the cargo bay, and it startled him. Still on edge after the weird dream, he crept up to the door, readied the laser blade he'd recently purchased on this last planetary system, and then burst through the door, fully intending on attacking the person in there.]

nah, Keith is a treasure - a stabby treasure

[ahappylie]

[Whoops! Caught.

He jumps only slightly when Keith bursts through the door all set on murderizing the intruder. He's used to surprise attacks and, considering he's the intruder, he was more than ready for someone to come at him, so he's able to relax fairly quickly, raising both hands palms forward in a display of surrender. Okita's piglet Saizou, on the other hand, squeals and starts running, knocking into the gym equipment before taking refuge behind an errant box.

Okita watches the piglet for a second, then turns back to the angry looking boy with a laser sword and waves one hand as a smile overtakes his face.]

Hello!

he's certainly something lol

[tempredmental]

[Keith relaxed... a little. He lowered the sword, but didn't turn it off.]

What are you doing here?

it's okay keith, capt tb understands

[ahappylie]

[When the sword lowers, so do Okita's hands, but only slightly. From somewhere else in the cargo hold, Saizou oinks angrily, but refuses to come out.]

Weeeeell... [He finally brings both hands down, clasping them behind his back.] I meant to leave this and go without anyone seeing me, but since you caught me...

[He steps to the side and reveals the gift basket brimming with food and random gifts with a flourish of jazz hands waggling away.]

Surprise?