Eyuzi System Mingle

[lord_wizard]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: If you like!
Action: The planet Lyuku, the Iskaulit, and anywhere else you want
When: Sept 1 to Sept 28

[After a rather short time adrift, the fleet is finally in range of another planet. Small, peaceful, and colorful, there is plenty to do and explore.

Maybe it's enough to forget that vague feeling of unease.

Or not.]

((SYSTEM INFO))

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[expellerhead]

[He brings two tumblers and a bottle over to the table they got in the back near the side door, stopping to unscrew the cap and pour a couple fingers out for them both.] No chandeliers here. Not fancy enough? I know you have specific tastes.

[stormfist]

[ Snrk. ]

That "chandelier" was made out of empty beer bottles. I think I'll live.

[ That ought to be answer enough. Give her holes in the wall any day, thanks. She raises her glass. ]

Cheers.

[expellerhead]

[slides into the chair opposite hers and lifts his own, before taking a healthy swig.] Ugh. Terrible. [takes another]

[stormfist]

[ She takes a drink as he does - and only doesn't make a face because his reaction has her smirking into her glass. ]

He says as he has some more.

[ But to be fair, so does she. ]

[expellerhead]

Pretty sure this kind of place isn't for treating yourself so much as getting shitfaced, [aizawa points out, and knocks the rest of it back. not that he's really looking to get too fucked up, but y'know. it would be nice once in a while, to forget all the crap they have to put up with here.]

[stormfist]

Fair enough.

[ She's got no problem with drinking to put some bullshit out of mind, especially here. Hell, it might as well be a kind of universal Fleet bonding experience. She downs the rest of hers, and now she makes a face. ]

Yeah, okay, terrible. Oh well.

[expellerhead]

[pours her a little more with a smirk on his face, though at least not as much. he won't punish you too badly, jayden.]

Do they at least have better stuff than this in your City?

[stormfist]

[ Please. Bring it on. ]

Depends on where you look. There's plenty of it that's worse, too. [ She picks up the glass, swirls it around a little. ] What about you? Any drinks from home you haven't found in space yet?

[expellerhead]

[lifts his glass to look at it. is this thing even clean?? oh well, alcohol is a sterilizer, right, lets get some more of that] ...this one brand of sake. It's expensive, but really smooth. I almost never drink but when I do, it's that stuff.

[stormfist]

[ Yeah don't ever inspect the glass. Life lesson. She's just gonna sip at hers - for now. She'll likely just knock it back after deciding it's a better way to deal with the taste. ]

Nice. Can't say I've ever had expensive sake. Haven't really had much sake in general.

[expellerhead]

We ever get some of it here, and I'll treat you. It's not bad. [and cheap sake is a fucking punishment, despite what some motherfuckers back home may say (present mic, who likes his american and german piss, is no a good judge).] More?

[stormfist]

Like I'd say no to that. Sounds like a good time.

[ She looks at her glass, and the little bit of liquid left in it... shrugs, and yep, knocks it back. Figures. She holds the glass toward him. ]

Sure, why not.

[expellerhead]

[here ya go, take half a glass this time. let's demolish this bottle.

aizawa glances up at where jayden's ghost is bobbing along placidly, poking about the room.] What about him? He's not feeling left out, is he? [to be honest aizawa still isn't clear on just how sentient he is]

[stormfist]

[ Why the hell not - sounds like a plan.

She glances over as well, watches as the ghost scans a (probably cheap, generic) framed painting on the wall, gathering info as if he needs it to make some sort of database... Some habits die hard, she guesses. She shakes her head. ]

He's fine. He actually really likes this planet, for some reason. Keeps flying off to scan stuff.

It's interesting here! They have so many common rituals and superstitions in their everyday lives, it seems mostly unconscious to them at this point! -- Also, thanks for your concern, but it's okay, I don't drink! Erm, can't drink. Though I admit, If I could, I'd be very curious to try.

[ Yeah that's the most he's said at once in front of anyone else in a while. He really must like it here... She quirks a tiny bit of a smile, sips at her drink. ]

[expellerhead]

Scan the bottle. [aizawa moves it a little closer to where the ghost is floating.] Sort of the same, right?

[stormfist]

In a way, I guess! [ If floaty balls could shrug... Anyway, he does scan the bottle, gives a bit of a thoughtful hum as he finishes, bobbing in place. ] So, I'm detecting a compound in here that I think was intentionally added to give it a... "smoky" taste, no matter how long it was aged...

[ Jayden snorts. ] Smoky's one word for it, sure. [ But she's sipping at it anyway, so whatever. ]

[expellerhead]

Like a coal fire, [aizawa agrees, taking another drink.] You should probably be grateful you can't actually taste this.

[stormfist]

[ The ghost looks back and forth between the two of them. ] ... Then why are you... never mind. Human thing, I guess.

Yeah, thanks. [ She rolls her eyes. Fondly, of course, but she'd deny it if called on it. ]

[expellerhead]

We are a mess of a species, Price. [a dumpster fire with its own smokey taste, one could say]

[stormfist]

Yeah, that's putting it lightly, [ she agrees, saluting him with her glass. ]

Hey, the two of you said it - not me. [ But, honestly, he likes humans anyway. He especially likes humans (and awoken, and exos) who can manage to get Jayden to lighten up a little! He looks back and forth between the two of them again... ( Oh, he should not be as amused as he is, but he really can't help but marvel at how badly his Guardian needs to get a clue. ) ] Actually... Jayden, I think I'm going to go back to the Goldstone. I'd like to spend some time with all of the notes I took, but remember last time I wandered off alone on this planet, they thought I was a spirit...

[ Jayden snorts, but then just shrugs. It's not like he can't find her whenever the hell he wants, so hey, why not? ]

Yeah, if you want. I'm not stopping you.

I thought not. Good night, Jayden. Aizawa.

[ Aaand off he floats, equally amused and embarrassed that his Guardian is apparently that damn oblivious. Humans, indeed...

Jayden watches him go, then shrugs again and looks to Aizawa. ] Well then. Just us humans now, I guess.

[expellerhead]

[you aren't subtle you little metal pineapple. aizawa gives her ghost the stinkeye as he hovers off along his way, but doesn't say a word about it and just begrudgingly sips his drink. okay, fine, this'll be easier without a third wheel, but like...c'mon.] Technically, we're also aliens right now.

[stormfist]

[ HEY it's a good thing in the long run! And besides, it's not like Jayden noticed, so he's pretty much off the hook~ SO YOU KIDS HAVE FUN NOW BYE! ]

Technically, yeah. [ Beat. ] Tourists, even. Technically speaking.

[expellerhead]

Prisoner tourists. [that's a new one. but you know what, that shit's depressing, and that's not the vibe he's going for. not that aizawa makes much of a habit to go for any particular vibe........

GOD. THIS IS. he's being stupid. so he heaves a sigh, knocks back his second glass and drinks that too before leveling an even look at jayden across the table. just come out and ask, stop being such a teenager about this eraser] I'm not good at this...thing. [whatever this thing is.] Just trying to spend un-monitored time with you for once. Do you wanna take the rest of this bottle somewhere else? [because honestly it kind of smells terrible in here.]

[stormfist]

[ She snorts. Yeah, that is depressing... But she's not gonna think about it. She'd rather just enjoy spending time with him, not thinking about the Fleet, or any of its bullshit.

She's knocking back the last of what's in her glass when he heaves that sigh, and she's concerned for a second, but when he comes out with that... Ah. Yeah. Got it. And she actually smiles a little - amused, and honestly, kind of relieved. The direct approach is nice. ]

I'm no good at it either. [ She nods. ] I've been staying off the ship just to get a break. Nice place, not far from here. Bet they've still got plenty of room. [ And it absolutely smells better than here. ]

[expellerhead]

[oh thank god. thank god for jayden price, even less into frills than he is.]

Works for me. [he pushes his chair back and stands.] I'll close out the tab. Want anything else?