Tourist October Mingle

[candothat]

Who: Tourists and anyone who can think of a reason to be there
Broadcast: Possibly? Eventually?
Action: On the S.S. Tourist
When: October! All of it!

[How's it going now that we're getting over the disasters and dying? Y'good?]

Comments

[wolfehawke]

Is everything a viable answer? Because it's true.

[He pats her hand a bit, more to comfort himself than anything as they walk.]

Blights every century or so, Templars hating mages, humans hating elves, Orlesians being Orlesian, giant cracks in the sky, ancient magisters, Elven gods trying to tear down the Veil. It's a mess.

[passingthrough]

People hating others because they're different I get. That was what did it in my world. [It being utter destruction.] What's an Orlesian? Someone from a place called Orleasia? Also, what are templars, magisters, and I'm guessing that veil isn't like a bridal thing? Wow, I really don't know much about your world.

[wolfehawke]

[Wolfe chuckles.]

Not Orlesia, Orlais, and they're all about the cloak and dagger and ridiculous masks. They have this thing called the Game, which is basically where they all insult each other behind each others backs and hire assassins to repay the slight. It's ridiculous.

[He shakes his head.]

As for the Veil, it's the barrier between our world and the Fade, where demons and spirits live, and where magic comes from. Templars are the Chantry's poor attempt at curtailing magic by keeping mages locked up and Magisters are the ruling mages in Tevinter, which is another country like Orlais but with more ridiculous hats and being the poster children to validate the south's hatred of mages.

[He pauses as they enter the shuttle bay.]

That's the best explanation. I'm sure someone else could do better. Did you come here in a shuttle, or...?

[passingthrough]

Shuttle. I left my flying unicorn on the ship. [She doesn't have a flying unicorn. Certainly not a space-ready one.]

So much distinctive headwear in your world. How do you feel about magic, demons, and spirits?

[wolfehawke]

Kitty, I'm a mage.

[As if that explains everything.]

[passingthrough]

Meaning you could only possibly have one sort of opinion? Trust me, I don't agree with all the mutants back home on things.

[wolfehawke]

[He rolls his eyes a little but she does have a point.]

Love magic so long as its used properly, hate demons, and spirits are complicated.

[passingthrough]

See, your first response had me thinking you were pro all of those things. Do I know any demons from your world? Are any of them here? Or are they more obviously monstery? [She's been in places like this too long to even decide demon = bad. Though he does hate them. Still, she's pretty hated back home for being a mutant.]

[wolfehawke]

[At first Wolfe's thoughts go directly to Justice, but Justice is still technically a spirit, if he even was a demon at all which is debatable, so. He's just gonna. Not.]

No, the only demon I know in the Fleet isn't from Thedas and he's actually pretty alright, but I've come to find that someone called a "demon" from a different world isn't necessarily a "demon" as I know them. Besides, he makes these little games for the communicators that I really enjoy. I have the high score on the unicorn one, you know.

[He relates that with some pride, and then it dawns on him that he's been out for several months and that may have changed.

He shoves his hand in his pocket in a hurry, digging for his communicator. Many beeps and boops sound from the device as he browses quickly through and then the pixelated music sounds out as he checks his score.]

What?! Second!?!

[passingthrough]

Oh, uh, Crowley? I didn't know he was a demon. I don't actually know him personally. [Just aware of him. She's seen him around. She's close to Tyrion and Tyrion works at his bar.] But yeah, there were a lot of demons in my last place and the one who was there the longest was powerful, but extremely harmless and friendly.

[She tilts her head, bemused at his reaction.] That's rough. [Getting into the shuttle and taking the pilot's seat.]

[wolfehawke]

Yeah, Crowley. He's a good guy. Awful demon by my world's standards.

[He shrugs with just his shoulders, nose buried in his game. He sets himself in the passenger seat without looking, putting his feet up on the console as the tinny pixelated music of the game blares from the tiny speaker.

He is well and thoroughly distracted.]

[passingthrough]

[She glances over at him.] Wow, it's like dating Winn all over again. [Not really. As much as he loved gaming he would always choose her over a screen. He'd just sacrifice something like sleep.]

[wolfehawke]

Huh?

[He doesn't look up. Look, he has to defend his high score. Also, video games are still a complete novelty for this low-tech bumpkin. Give him a break.]

[passingthrough]

Nooothing, sweetie. [No, she's never called him sweetie before.] Almost there. Good luck with the unicorns.

[wolfehawke]

[She gets an affirmative grunt in response, then an earful of repetitive electronica and occasional swearing until they reach the other ship.]

Damnit, did he change the game somehow? I swear I was better at this before.

[passingthrough]

You're not winning and you've decided it's the game, not you? [Amused.]

[wolfehawke]

Well I haven't changed so clearly it's got to be the game.

[Obviously.]

[passingthrough]

Mmmhm. Guess you'll have to work on this totally enhanced version of the game then. Almost to the Twin Roses.

[wolfehawke]

Absolutely, only not just now.

[He can tell there's a bit of annoyance there, among other things, so he stows his communicator and prepares to dock.]

I've been a terrible escort and haven't asked how you've been all this time I was gone. Please forgive me and allow me to ask now.

[passingthrough]

[It's mooooostly amusement, but there is a part of her that doesn't like to be ignored, it's true. But then his extremely easy question manages to throw her.]

Oh, I've been... [good? fine? super terrific with a cherry on top? She can't quite get her lips to form any positive ending to that sentence even though it would be simplest. It's what she's been trying to be!] I've been pretty much how I've been since Winn left but with less public misery. Feeling a little better after my two-month nap though. [It really was refreshing but then it was immediately layered by news of a planet getting destroyed, but as long as nothing else sucks in the next couple of months maybe things will start really looking up again! That will totally happen, right? RIGHT?]

[wolfehawke]

That's terrible.

[He can't imagine if Anders left, leaving him solitary in the Fleet. Maker, he'd likely waste away like in some tragically romantic poem.]

Hopefully they'll bring him back.

[He puts a hand on her shoulder in what he hopes is a comforting gesture.]

I'm sorry, Kitty.

[passingthrough]

Yeah... I hope so. Or send me to him. You know, as long as I'm just wishing for things that probably won't happen.

[She gives him a soft smile. Just trying to be strong here for months. No big deal.]

Thanks.

[wolfehawke]

[He pats her shoulder and helps with whatever needs to be done for final approach and docking. Stepping out into the docking bay of the Twin Roses gives him pause, however. Its still home in a sense, even knowing he's now assigned to the Tourist. There's memories here still.]

I see not much has changed in a few months.

[passingthrough]

[She heads out with him.] Well, we thought about turning all the floors into slip 'n slides, but it got voted down. [She's kidding. If that had come up they definitely would have done it. Don't tell Vash.]

[wolfehawke]

[He has no idea what a slip 'n slide is but he can guess from just what the name sounds like.]

Glad to have your room back though, right? The regular ones are so tiny.

[He wanders down the hall with her towards the empty room where Kitty said his belongings may be. It's odd not to see Drools or Pounce in the halls, but he tries not to dwell on it. Mostly he's just hoping for clothes that aren't jumpsuits and a few other mementos.]