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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[devilsinthedetails]

Well, what Platinum Jail's supposed to be like is going to continue to be a mystery to you because this isn't it.

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[ thanks, dreamcrusher. ]

So you're telling me we're really in space? That's a little farfetched, don't you think?

[devilsinthedetails]

[You're welcome :D]

What else would I be telling you? "Actually, if you look to your left, you'll see where the sets end and this is actually an elaborate hoax! Surprise, you're on Candid Camera." You'll be waiting a long time for that to actually be real. Besides, it's not the strangest thing some of us have been through before.

[hairkink]

[ honestly, koujaku would have preferred to be in platinum jail right now. that's where he was supposed to go with aoba and the others. now he's... here. in space. and he's not pleased about it.

also, he doesn't appreciate your sarcasm, guy with ridiculous bodymods (?????) ]

So, what? We're supposed to just sit here and accept that we're stuck here now?

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]

[hairkink]

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?

[wordmiser]

[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?]

[hairkink]

[ 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.

[wordmiser]

[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?]

[hairkink]

[ 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?

[wordmiser]

[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?]

[realhumanbeing]

I'm Steven! And I haven't seen anyone with blue hair today, but, uh, it's a pretty big ship. Have you seen any gems?

[Buuuuut actually, he thinks he recognizes that stretch of wall behind the teenager. Teenager? Maybe. Steven heads down the hall, waiting for a reply-- but before one comes, he spots the black-haired man.]

Hey!

[A wave! Hello!]

[hairkink]

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.

[hairkink]

[ actual 27 year old adult man suffering from a bad case of anime boy syndrome.

koujaku opens his mouth to answer, but is met only with silence and then the sudden appearance of the boy not too far from where he's standing. ]

Ah - hey. That was fast.

[realhumanbeing]

[Whatever, man, when you're twelve everyone looks around the same age: older.]

Yeah! I've been here a few hours.

[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.]

[hairkink]

So you just woke up here too, huh? [ they're even taking kids for this bullshit? that's messed up, man. ] Have you seen anyone else around?

[realhumanbeing]

Not yet.

[He glances around, as if he might spot one in the corner of his eye now that Koujaku's mentioned it.]

But it's a big ship. We could look more, if you want to see if your friends are 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.

[hairkink]

Couldn't hurt, I guess.

[ a beat, and he remembers what steven said earlier. ] I'm Koujaku, by the way. And I'm... not really sure what you meant by gems. Like the stones? 'Cause I haven't seen anything like that around.

[noctiphile]

I don't know of anyone with blue hair residing in the fleet. Perhaps he has yet to come in.

[Unless...] Is this coil of yours able to communicate from long distances?

[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?]

[hairkink]

[ leave it to aoba to be late to his own kidnapping.

koujaku shrugs, ]

Depends on what you mean by long distances. I don't think I can call him from space, but if we were in the same city it'd be a whole different story.

Why?