Here fishie fishie fishie...

[bryces_pup]

Who: The Blue Fish crew and any visitors
Broadcast: possibly?
Action: Definitely
When: Throughout the month of September

[Four new crew members and three long timers now occupy the Blue Fish. Whether you wanna introduce yourself or casually stroll in to see how the ship's faring, here's the mingle to do it.]

Comments

[heroofcocoon]

[Snow might not be the same man that he used to be, but he's still not the type of person to hold distraction against someone. Besides, it takes more than a small woman bumping into him to do any sort of damage.

Standing there with his hand on her shoulder as she looks up reminds him of another woman and he quickly takes his hand back.]

No crime in thinking, but I'm not really used to people bumping into me out of nowhere.

[If anything, they usually run and scream when he's near.]

Name's Snow, Snow Villiers. Just got here a few days ago.

[asphodels]

[ Aerith just smiles brightly, completely unaware of any connection he might be making. She knows what she appears like to other people, though, and it makes her heart soften just a little.

She's trying to be kind. She's doing her best. ]

I'll be more careful, I promise.

[ And she has no fear of him. ]

Welcome to the Blue Fish! Have you looked around?

[heroofcocoon]

[This woman is... bright. Her smile seems to light her from the inside and he feels almost nostalgic for a moment.

And she's doing a better job at being a good person than Snow is at the moment.]

I'm sure there's someone out there who will appreciate you taking a little more precaution.

[As if he has any room to talk.]

Looked around a bit. Mostly the Armory and the Kitchen. It's a bit smaller than my last residence. Takes some getting used to. Ceilings are a little low for my taste.

[asphodels]

[ The thing is that Aerith just can't help herself; her optimism is borne of being one with a Planet that told her wonderful things, and meeting wonderful people that just wanted to save it, even if in the end they had to sacrifice so much. ]

I'll be more careful. I promise.

[ She doesn't want to go around upsetting her crewmates, after all, that would be awful. ]

I wonder if there's any ships with higher ceilings. [ Tilting her head, Aerith watches him. ] Are you hungry?

[heroofcocoon]

[Being around her, even this short amount of time, is enough to make Snow attempt to act like he has some sort of manners. Even though he's never been big on them and hasn't bothered to use them in a long time.

He attempts a smile, something that isn't easy, but has gotten somewhat easier the past few days.]

Glad to hear it. No good comes from a pretty girl hurting herself.

[Sometimes it's okay to take a line from a long dead friend, right?]

And I doubt that there are ships with ceilings high enough to not make this entire ship feel claustrophobic. Comes with being so tall, I guess. No, I'm not hungry, but thanks for asking.

[King of the Feasthall he might be called, but that was only because he stayed in the palace during the revels. That means nothing, as far as he's concerned.]

[asphodels]

[ She's not entirely aware of the influence she has on him, but she's warm and soft all the same. Aerith can recognise a person who has been sad and upset and a little lonely, and she picks up on it because it feels like second nature to want to reach out and take care of them. She can't just ignore a sad person, after all.

It's what always got her into trouble. ]

I'll make sure to tell everyone.

[ Pretty girl? Her? Wait until she tells her boyfriends.

All the same, she fights the urge to smile, because at least it might be enough to make this stranger feel a little better. ]

If you get hungry you should let me know, okay? I'm the chef here! That means I help make food for everyone.

[heroofcocoon]

[It's more than just sad. It's bone-deep despair that just won't go away. However, he appreciates that she seems to be a little gentler than the amount of people in his former life. She's one less person who'd want to punch him in the face.

He'll take what he can get right now.]

I'll keep that in mind, thanks. The pilot said something about gel and paste being the standard for meals around here though.

[asphodels]

There are some other rations! I've been looking, and we can buy things on the planet.

[ You're not going to break her optimistic streak, thank you, Snow. She's not going to go out of her way to force him to be happy or content or anything like that, but she's going to try and cheer him up all the same.

It almost reminds her of how Cloud was, so long ago. ]

[heroofcocoon]

Glad to hear it. Not really looking forward to going backwards in the food department.

[He's not looking to harsh her mellow or anything like that, but he's just not a cheerful person anymore.]

Maybe I should keep any eye out for something interesting on the planet we're docked on.

[asphodels]

Hopefully we can start to stock up on things that'll keep, like tins and dried meat. That's what we did when we were travelling.

[ She's not going to give up! Deal with it, Snow. ]

You should tell me if you do!

[heroofcocoon]

I never really packed when I went out on journeys. Lived off the land and all that.

[Mainly because they hadn't known the first time and the second time he was more equipped to do his own hunting.]

You been down there yet? Everything I hear about it sounds like this city back where I'm from.

[And he doesn't make that sound like a good thing.]

[asphodels]

There's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes that's what the Planet wants.

[ The Planet wants to thrive too, after all.

But, hm. She tilts her head, incredibly thoughtful for a moment. ]

I've been down, but I think I like it better here right now.

[heroofcocoon]

What the planet wants? Not so sure that was a thing where I'm from.

[Too many gods playing around with people's lives to really know if the planet wanted anything. Thanks guys.]

I think you've got the right idea. Nothing good comes from people that rely too heavily on outside forces to go about their lives day-to-day.

[asphodels]

It is normal for me. The Planet speaks to people - [ a person, her ] - and we try to help.

[ But she smiles, shaking her head. ]

You're right. People need to forge their own path.

[heroofcocoon]

Sounds like your world is a lot different from mine. Good. I'm glad

[No place needs to be as doomed as Cocoon/Pluse/Nova Chrysalia. No place.]

I always wondered what it would be like to be on a different world, but never thought I'd have the chance to see it first had three separate times in my life.