Open/Mingle - Roll Call.

[collegedropout]

Who: Sam, and you, and anyone; tis a mingle of sorts.
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: SS Bloodsport, if you wanna find him.
When: After the planet is struck - Sept 22nd.

Note: Feel free to tag each other and inform everyone of whatever you need to, post-planetary explosion! I'll tag here and there, but consider it more of a mingle for people to touch bases about casualities and making sure people know they're okay (or if someone's injured.)

[Sam sits, triumphant in their mission but also defeated in spirit. Because yeah, they got the ship off the planet, and there's a whole civilization of people who get out of there... but he also is already too aware there is at least one fatality on their end already. Looma's last broadcast had been expected, especially after she'd sent him a warning beacon as the meteor pressed down into the planet's atmosphere, speeding, ready to smash the thing to pieces without effort.

Looma at least faced her death as one would expect, for her people. He imagines they would be proud.

Still, he sounds deflated at the thought, as he speaks a more leveled and straightforward response:]


... We've lost Captain Looma, of the SS Bishop. Umm... for what it's worth, she did it on her terms. I'm sorry.


[He's carried out the task of divvying up the blood from the blood drive, in case anyone from any particular ship needs it; there've been some injuries from shrapnel and citizen unrest, he's pretty sure. That's about all he can do, now, other than check in on the gardens... make sure Fie's work is continued alongside her, because it's important to keep those plants alive and thriving.

He slumps a little in weariness, sighing at his desk where he sits on the SS Bloodsport.]


... Role call?


Who's, um. Who's missing?

Comments

[uprightness]

Anything appropriate at all -

[ seriously nat :|| ]

[outstandingbalance]

You know me better than that.

[She thinks her conversation was completely appropriate.

And a lot more comfortable than talking about the fact she'd been thinking of Sokovia, remembering how ready she'd been to die there.]

[uprightness]

Do I?

[ oh lord. ]

you've never taken that amount of interest in my relationship before.

[outstandingbalance]

I'm not asking for the blow by blow details, Rogers. I'm just saying, I'd like to think the two of you are still being nosy old gossips during your post-coital snuggling. It's cute.

[Also.]

Don't pretend I haven't been interested in getting you laid before.

[uprightness]

We are not talking about -

[ hold on! jhghg ]

I'm not even going to go there.

[outstandingbalance]

You had the chance to change the subject. You didn't.

[uprightness]

Only because I think it's weird that you hope to be a topic of conversation during - well - you know.

[ good grief. ]

[outstandingbalance]

Not during. After. That is a very important difference, Rogers.

[uprightness]

Romanoff, I like you a lot but no.

[ oh hell, but he's actually amused. ]

it doesn't make a difference and the answer is no.

[outstandingbalance]

Oh, it makes a huge difference. I definitely don't want you talking about me and Barnes during. Peggy may punch you if you try.

After, you can get away with it.

[uprightness]

No, I really can't.

[ nevermind that he'll never!! wow! ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Rude. Natasha would gossip about Steve after sex. :(]

This raises some serious questions about what you consider appropriate cuddle conversation.

[uprightness]

For a start, nothing about other people.

[ he has no idea why he's humoring this line of conversation, really. ]</small

[outstandingbalance]

So why not?

[uprightness]

What do you mean why n -

[ he laughs, shakes his head ]

just doesn't seem important, that's all. no offense.

[outstandingbalance]

You're not just falling asleep, are you? Because that would be a real let down.

[I think you're being teased, Rogers.]

[uprightness]

I'm not falling asleep, no.

[ :| ]

[outstandingbalance]

But you don't chat.

[uprightness]

I never said we don't chat.

[ erm. ]

I said we don't chat about other people.

[outstandingbalance]

[Fine, Steve. She'll take some pity.]

So you save talking about your friends behind their backs for over tea?

[uprightness]

You could say that.

[ look, tea he can discuss freely. ]

[outstandingbalance]

I did say that. You're not confirming it though.

[uprightness]

I just never knew how interested you are in the dynamics between Peggy and me.

[ it's sweet, really. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Don't make it into more than it is.]

Interested is a strong word. Hopeful.