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.]

Comments

[bryces_pup]

[Ugh, she hates peeling, but at least this place has these handy little peelers that make it much easier, rather than trying to do it with knives. Also, much less chance of slicing off fingers.

She looks over when she hears the "thunk" of the pot on the stove top.]

Perfect. See that little knob there in front of you? The one with the numbers on it? Turn it to about... oh, let's say 9, to get the water boiling.

[fantachetic]

[ That's definitely easy enough to do. Look, mother, he's cooking. She would be so proud. ]

Right. What next?

[bryces_pup]

[Hmmm. Putting water to boil is one thing. But peeling and chopping? That's a bit different.]

Well... on a scale of one to ten, how much do you trust yourself with a knife? To chop things, not to stab?

[fantachetic]

You wound me, having to rate my proficiency with a blade. [ There is a rather long pause followed by, ] ..Six.

[ He can muddle through it, it's fine! It might not be the prettiest job, but nobody's going to lose a finger or anything. Hopefully. ]

[bryces_pup]

I'd rather wound your ego than wound your fingers.

[See, those are famous last words. Then someone loses a finger, there's blood, screaming, and it's just such a pain. Let's not do that to Shay, okay?

A six is proficient, so Riona slides over some veggies she's peeled before she hands him the knife.]

Then I crown you Master Vegetable Chopper.

[fantachetic]

[ He's much too pretty and too intelligent to chop his own fingers off, thanks. Dorian takes the knife and gets to work chopping these vegetables. It takes a few chops to really come up with the most efficient way to do this without fingers in the way.

It's not a spectacular job if she was going for even pieces, but hey, it's done?? Dorian can now list 'can chop a vegetable' on his list of positive traits. ]

You may want to rescind that title until later.

[bryces_pup]

So little faith in yourself! Now, that won't do.

[She shoves the rest of the vegetables his way for him to chop while she takes the itty bitty pieces and dumps them into the pot, which is starting to boil.]

Maker bless these stoves. This pot of water would have taken ages to start boiling over a campfire.

[fantachetic]

I am perfectly fine with being an amateur in this particular field, as I've never done it before. However, I have a natural talent for most things.

[ And the ego goes with it, but whatever!! ]

If we make it out of here, I admit I will miss some of this technology. [ Chop chop chop. ]

[bryces_pup]

Ah ha. There's the confidence. We'll see how that natural talent unfolds over time.

[It's a part of his charm!]

Certainly makes Thedas look like a backwater bumpkin kind of place. Do you think we'll ever get to this point? Electricity and the like?

[fantachetic]

I expected there to be more magic, but perhaps that's just my personal bias speaking. I must admit, it's quite exciting.

The self-heating water has to be at the top of my list of favorites. [ The communicators are pretty damn handy for quick note taking, too. He's enjoying that part a great deal. ]

[bryces_pup]

Sometimes it certainly seems like magic, the things that can be done. I'm still not entirely convinced there's not magic at work with how the ships are run.

[Like, how??? How do they run??]

Oh, yes. The hot water is so, so lovely. [With just a turn of a lever, hot water comes pouring down on you. It's a wonder.] Have you tried the... jacuzzi jets, I think they're called?

[fantachetic]

It's quite possible there is a combination of magic and this technology? Granted, you've been here far longer, so I'll simply have to take your word.

[ Maker, he doesn't know what that is, but it sounds wonderful?? ] I have not, but it sounds like I will need to add that to my list.

[bryces_pup]

I wish my word was an educated one. For all we know, there are miniature dwarves behind the walls that run everything.

[Unlikely, but an entertaining theory all the same, she likes to think.]

Oh you must. It's bathing in warm water while water shoots out of these pumps and massage your back. It's to die for.

[fantachetic]

Excuse me, it seems I have a standing appointment with a hot bath.

[ Of course, he's not going to leave immediately, that would just be plain rude. ]

[bryces_pup]

[Not gonna stop her from teasing him about it.]

Abandoning me already? Ha. I see how it is. [She sniffs that little derisive sniff that only someone who's been around snobby, uppity nobles their whole life can really manage.] Very well then. Off with you then.

[fantachetic]

[ And oh, how she manages it. She would fit right in in Tevinter. ] There are only so many things I can prioritize, my good lady. Unfortunately, this has moved immediately to the top of the list.

[bryces_pup]

Very well then. See if I share this delicious stew with you later. [And just for dramatic effect, she's going to lift the pot lid and let the aroma waft through the air.]

[fantachetic]

Have you considered a career in subterfuge? Your ultimatums are certain to drive a man mad.

[ And he can't even be fussed about it. ] Ah, wait, I've forgotten myself. Of course you have.

[bryces_pup]

I technically do have a career in subterfuge, if you think about it. [That's half the work in running a country. Tricking your enemies and driving them up a wall.] And I've had lots of practice.

[fantachetic]

I am to assume you use your talents for good, at least.

[bryces_pup]

The good of Ferelden, yes.

[Gotta love politics, but Ferelden will always come first. It has to.]