One Fish, Two Fish, Blue Fish Mingle

[heroofcocoon]

Who: The crew of the SS Blue Fish and friends
Broadcast: Not necessarily?
Action: On the lovely Blue Fish
When: Month of October

[With the tragedy of Lyuku and the entire Eyuzi system behind the Fleet, the crew of the Blue Fish and their friends are now settling into a new routine while they drift along in the relative safety of space.

As one of the few ships that didn't suffer a loss of crew during their little excursion, the crew can safely go about their duties, unless something attacks that is.]

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Eithan Paine | OTA

[deviances]

► A. New pets??
[ He really didn't mean for this to happen. But at some point during evacuation, a bunch of new friends decided to hitch a ride in his coat. So, well, here they are now.

Eithan's sitting on top of a crate in the cargo bay, with an apple and a knife, cutting the fruit into little bite-sized pieces. And that's because around him are five brightly-colored lizards! Two small, rainbow-speckled ones are also chilling on the crate, two slightly larger rainbow-speckled ones are lounging on the floor in front of him, and one tiny one that is probably just a baby is actually latched onto the side of the crate, hanging out all vertical-like. No big deal, you know.

Erm, come say hi? ]


B. Wandering Around
[ Eithan gets around the ship quite a bit. Maybe you'll catch him in his room with the door open, all inviting-like, either idly playing or actively practicing with his guitar.

You might happen to see him in the kitchen. When he's not drinking cup #329048284209 of coffee for the day, you could see him making a face at a blood-red pill in the palm of his hand before he actually pops the damn thing in his mouth - but not without a little bit of whining, of course.

Sometimes, if you swing by the cargo bay after most other people have gone to bed, you'll find him wide awake... and holding a palm-sized ball of volatile, wildly crackling fire in each hand. Sure, it probably looks and sounds alarming, especially at first - but stick around long enough and you'll see him bending the flames into swirls and shapes in the air in front of him. ]


C. wildcard!
[ and if you have your own ideas, come at me~ ♥ ]

b.

[selfhelp]

[what's all this firebending bullshit

Billy would normally be asleep by now, but, y'know, insomnia. it's a thing. he went to get himself some coffee in the kitchen, because that's a great thing to grab when you can't sleep, and was about to head back to his room when the noise in the cargo bay catches his attention. he watches a bit, curious (read: nosy), though he stays quiet until Eithan finishes whatever gesture he'd been in the middle of. you don't want to startle a guy holding fireballs.]

I thought fire was a bad idea on a spaceship?

[deviances]

[ Oh hey, company! He finishes his literal playing with fire, sends it all away with a pass of his hand. ]

Yeah, that's why I waited till the captain went to bed. [ he grins. ] Kidding. Actually, so far it hasn't been a problem. I'm guessin' Atroma's just that good at keepin' oxygen levels where they should be? Or somethin'? Beats me.

[selfhelp]

[Billy fiddles idly with his mug, nursing a little sip.]

Probably better not to think about it. You don't seem too alarmed about being caught, so... I take it you're open about the whole magic-fire thing?

[deviances]

Yeah, I am. It's not even a secret back home, so, no reason for it to be one here, right?

[ At least, it feels that simple to him. ]

Meanwhile, you don't seem too shocked about seein' it. Are you used to magic bein' a thing, too?

A

[heroofcocoon]

[Snow recognizes the guy from the evacuation efforts on the space stations from the planet system they just left and he stops, watching.]

You remind me of someone I knew. Only, he had a chocobo chick, not lizards.

[deviances]

[ Oh hey, it's the tall guy that helped with the stuff on the space station! He looks up at him with a smile. ]

Yeah? What's a chocobo? Some kind of bird? [ He did just mention a chick, after all. ]

[heroofcocoon]

Yeah, they're.... Almost as tall as me. You can ride 'em. Come in a bunch of different colors, though yellow is most common. That's the adults.

[He holds his gloved hands about six inches apart.]

Chicks're only that big.

[deviances]

As tall as you?! [ Whoa. ] Dude, that sounds kinda terrifyin', birds can actually get that big?!

[ I mean at least the chicks are teeny tiny but holy crap adults are huge what the fuck!? ]

A

[bryces_pup]

[Riona pops into the cargo bay. She waves at Eithan in passing, but she stops when she sees those lizards lounging about. Brow raised, she walks over.]

Looks like it's our ship that has stowaways this time.

[deviances]

I know right? At least they didn't have to put on smelly clothes to do it.

[ He drops a piece of apple in front of the lizards on the crate. They appear to be torn between trying the food, or just continuing to nap. (Relatable, honestly.) ]

They just kinda clung to me when I was helpin' evacuate people. I think they knew. Or somethin'.

[bryces_pup]

Damn. I want to know their secret.

[Riona bends down, watching the lizards intently. Despite being reptiles, she has to admit, they're kinda cute.]

Even animals can't ignore that comet in the sky. And I wonder if they were able to hear the planet. Some said they could hear it sing.

[deviances]

[ Yeah, they are kinda cute - Eithan's not usually one for reptiles, but hey, they're here and they're not awful, so... sure. ]

Good point... Didn't think about if animals could actually hear it. Hell, maybe they could hear it better than us... they say animals and kids hear ghosts and spirits better too, right?

[ At least, that's what they say in his world. ... Also, yes, being all mage-y means he definitely heard the planet from time to time. Also that damn nightmare... ugh. ]

A

[alwayscomeback]

[Well, those sure are lizards. A lot of lizards. Sokka's not too bothered about the new pets- it's not like they look particularly appetising, and they don't seem to eat meat so they are neither potential food nor a competitor for it. They can stay. ]

Maybe you can teach them to do tricks.

[deviances]

[ TO BE FAIR they will probably get moved to the Iskaulit, where they will probably be much happier with the large amounts of space and lots of plants and shit. But for right now, they're just... tiny scaly things that want nothing more than to sleep and eat fruit. ]

Yeah? Maybe! At the very least, they're real close to playin' dead, with how little they actually move.

[ Case in point: he plops a piece of apple beside one of them, and it kinda looks at it... before deciding that nope, sleep > food. ]

[alwayscomeback]

[Then they are welcome. Kind of. ]

I mean more like...jumping through hoops. You know. Something entertaining.

[Man, even Appa like...FLEW.]

[deviances]

[ A temporary welcome! Hopefully they won't overstay it~ ]

Hah, that'd be pretty cool! But uh, they could stand to be a little bit more motivated by food, maybe. Might make it easier.

[ He pokes one. It skitters around to the other side of him. ]

... Yeah I'm pretty damn sure people just got these things 'cause of the shiny colors.

A

[pickingupgoodvibrations]

[Shay has a lizard of her own on her shoulder, and she approaches with curiosity, watching him feed the small creatures. Her own pet takes interest as well, clearly interested in a snack.]

Oh, you found so many of them!

[deviances]

More like they found me, yeah. [ He grins, a little sheepish. ] I was helpin' evacuate people and they just kinda latched onto me.

[ But he sees the lizard on her shoulder, so he holds out a slice for Shay to take. Sharing is caring! ]

Looks like you found a friend too, huh?

b;;

[fantachetic]

[ Dorian is on his way to the kitchen, book in hand when he passes Eithan's room. The door is open, so that's practically an open invitation to lean up against the wall and listen. He doesn't interrupt, but offers applause when he finishes. ]

I wasn't aware we had our own personal bard.

[deviances]

[ Yep, open invitation! Eithan almost never minds company, honestly. And he grins at the applause, a little bit embarrassed by the unexpected audience, but he does give a sort of theatrical bow~ As well as one can manage while sitting, anyway. ]

Heh, may as well! Can't say I've written any songs about the fleet yet, but I bet I could come up with somethin'.

[fantachetic]

There's bound to be plenty of inspiration aboard the ship. Some of us were born to be muses.

[ Like yours truly. Dorian moves into the room a bit more. ] Have you been here long?

b. kitchen

[asphodels]

[ Aerith is slowly getting used to her position of cook - it's not the most familiar thing to her, even though she had done a little bit here and there with her mom back at home. She's getting better here, though, and when she walks into the kitchen she's definitely more comfortable, even with someone she's not familiar with settling down.

She blinks, watching him for a moment, before her smile softens and she gives him a bright look. ]

Hello!

[deviances]

[ Hey, any cook is better than no cook, honestly!

He returns the smile, raises his coffee mug like a kind of salute. ]

Hey! I'm not in your way, am I? 'Cause I can move, promise.

[asphodels]

No, you're not.

[ But she does move closer, tilting her head, before - yes, she leans forward. ]

My name is Aerith.