lili sucks at intros: electric boogaloo

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Who: koujaku and you
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: marsiva
When: right meow

[ this is not his beautiful home, this is not his beautiful wife.

koujaku awakens as elegantly as anyone does on this ship apparently; groggy, confused, and with a weird thing implanted in his head that tells him that he's in space and he suddenly knows way more about it than he cares to.

his first thought is to look for aoba - ask for aoba? people are listening, right? he could care less about the other three that had been hanging out at his best friends place the night before, won't bother asking about them when he finally addresses the network properly.

on his shoulder is a small red bird who looks to be asleep. and he will remain as such because i have no idea if he even works here yet shh. feel free to ask about him though and why he has cute little sandals on.

or ask why koujaku looks so damn serious when he speaks; ]

If this is what Platinum Jail is supposed to be like, then Toue's got one messed up sense of humor. [ literally no one knows what you're talking about koujaku. he sighs, furrowing his brows, ] Anyway, if you're out there, Aoba, give me a call ASAP - my coil isn't working, so I guess we're stuck communicating through this.

[ a beat, and then: ] And if anyone has seen a guy with blue hair running around, point me in his direction, yeah? Thanks. [ koujaku outtie. ]

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Marsiva

[wordmiser]

[Jinx is wandering around. She woke up, she was confused, and now she's solidly into the 'poking things with a stick' part of her adventure.

It doesn't take her long to get to that stage, to be fair. if only she had found a stick.

At least she found another person.]

Blue?

[Words are required. This was the only other person she had found so far. If she didn't word she might not get anything from them - Boss Man would be mad at her lapse in information-gathering]

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Huh? [ koujaku turns to face her when she approaches, brow raised at the ... question? oh, she must be asking about aoba's hair.

he smiles, nodding. ]

Ah, yeah. My best friend's hair is blue - have you seen anyone like that around?

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[She glances around the fairly empty ship, and then raises her own eyebrow at him.

Has he? because they seem to be pretty darn alone.

Then she gives a slow headshake - remember, Jinx, information. Boss Man would want to know it. If she figured out how to get back to him. Might just need to find a new Boss Man.

She nods her head to indicate the rest of the ship. Has he looked?]

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[ it's disheartening, but not surprising that she hasn't seen aoba around either. he has looked, though he's got a feeling his friend isn't actually around at all. lucky... him? he's not sure. ]

I've been walking the ship since I woke up, but you're the first person I've seen so far. [ and then, a small smile curves his lips upward. ] Can't say I'm too upset about that, though; being approached by a pretty girl and all.

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[Jinx purses her lips lightly at the flirting, trying to decide what she wants to do with it. The second passes and she flashes him a brilliant smile.

Flirt back is almost always the right option. People underestimated girls who were flirting. Besides. Flirting was fun.

Beam firmly in place, Jinx extended her hand towards him. Join her in poking things with sticks, yes?]

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[ oh no she's adorable. koujaku's own smile seems to brighten instinctively, and he reaches for her offered hand. ]

Already planning on sweeping me off my feet, huh? Do I get your name, at least?

[wordmiser]

[She sighs through her nose, wrinkling it lightly because she'd managed so long without sharing words.

In the realm of fostering good relations, however, Jinx supposes she'll do it.

Wrapping her hand around his, she forks over another syllable for him.]

Jinx.

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Jinx. [ he repeats, grinning. he squeezes her hand lightly. ] I'm Koujaku. It's a pleasure to meet you, Jinx. [ even if she's not very talkative. ]

Where are we headed?

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[Where are they headed? Out there.

She shrugs a little bit at him, and then waves a hand lazily in a general outwards direction. They are headed away from their current standing position.

Head tilt of inquiry. Where would he like to go?]

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You're not very talkative, huh? [ he notes idly. the way he continues smiling though would indicate that he doesn't mind it all that much. he can talk enough for the both of them if necessary. ]

If you don't have anywhere specific in mind, we could just take our time and look around. From what I heard, we're going to be stuck here a while anyway.

[wordmiser]

[A slow head-shake for no. She doesn't like talking. All those words are for other people. Come on now.

She has no particular destination in mind, but gives his hand a light tug in as she starts off randomly through the ship.

It was an adventure, new friend! They're off to see whatever passes for a wizard here.]

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[ he follows along after her, lets her guide him through the ship because... what else would he be doing otherwise? running around on his own looking for aoba, no doubt. better that he at least has company. ]

You don't seem too upset about all this.

[wordmiser]

[She glances over he shoulder at him, tilting her head thoughtfully.

That's a good point. She was upset. Her Silent Friend wasn't here, and Boss Man wasn't here, and she didn't actually know what to do with herself without either of them around to motivate her actions. She felt a bit like she had on the streets. Drifting. Lost.

Alone.

But now she had collected him. So at least she wasn't alone by herself. he probably wouldn't replace anyone - he wasn't one of her kind of people, with the blood and the orders. But he'd work well enough temporarily.

A grin and a shrug. She could have worried. But that would have taken a lot og energy, don't you think?]

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[ her lack of a verbal response has koujaku curious. why isn't she talking? she's obviously not mute since she said a few words earlier, and she's definitely not shy with how easily she holds his hand and pulls him around like they've known each other for years.

he doesn't ask though - doesn't bother to pry just yet. he's just really glad he's good at reading body language right now, or this would be super awkward. ]

I don't think I want the whole world watching my every move. But I guess there are some good things that can come out of it - especially if I got to meet someone like you. [ THROW HIM OUT AN AIRLOCK. ]

[wordmiser]

[Her lips lift in a smile, and she laughs at him through her nose. He's ridiculous. She wonders what the point of him is. What did he do at home?

How to get that from him without words... She ponders for a moment, and then gives up. It took time for people to learn how they needed to understand her questions from face moves.

Her fingers flick towards him in an indicative gesture.]

From?

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[ he cocks his head to the side. ] From? [ wait for it. ] Ah... do you want to know where I'm from?

[ he hopes that's what she's asking, ] Midorijima, it's a small island off the coast of Japan. What about you?

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[She bares her teeth in what is totally a smile, because she also dimples.]

New York.

[City. New York City. But everyone knew you long said New York if you meant the city so that extra word was redundant, right? Right.]

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Ooh, so you're a big city girl, huh? [ he chuckles to himself, smiling right back at her. ] I used to live in the city - probably not nearly as big as I hear New York is - but it was definitely bigger than Midorijima. I don't mind it though. It's easier to meet people and keep up with them when you live in a smaller area. [ told you he would do all the talking for the both of them. ]

Did you live in New York your entire life?

[wordmiser]

['Entire life' was a complicated question. She had to bounce from the city every time things started to get a little too hot, so...

No. Not really. Head shake. If forced to use words she's probably cut it down to: moved a bit.

She glances over at him, though, inviting more talk. He like small town life that much?]

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So, you moved? Did you stay in America? [ at least he's making this relatively easy, so she doesn't have to use more words than she necessarily wants. isn't he sweet.

when she looks at him, koujaku just shrugs. ]

I have a lot of people I care about back home, a job that I love, and I get to eat delicious homemade meals made by the best cook in the world. Midorijima might have some problems, but I wouldn't give any of that up to live in the city again.

Ah... no offense.

[wordmiser]

[Lazy nod. yeah, she'd stayed in the country mostly. A couple bops over to Canada. Never skipped the border to Mexico, since she'd never been on that end of the country.

She gives a little shrug at his 'no offense' comment, and then nudges his shoulder lightly with her own. Getting offended over that would just... blow unnecessary steam.

She'd tried small towns. They'd been find for falling off the grid for a while.]</small 'S quiet.