driftfleet | And Let Us Gather 'Round [ Video + Action ]

Who: Kirk and The Fine People of the Fleet
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the Iskaulit, Specifically at the Melting Pot - Note: After the Broadcast
When: After they start heading away from the system

Video
_{[ Kirk appears on the screen, and probably like many people he looks tired and a bit beaten up. Scratches not yet healed on his face, one even covered with a bandage on his cheek, that sort of drawn look around his eyes after all the sleepless nights and the battles and general horridness. A little to pale, perhaps.

Even so, he gives as warm a smile as he can as he begins to speak. ]}

For those of you who might not know, I come from a world called Earth - or at least, one of the versions represented here. On my world, in the country I hail from, we celebrate something known as Thanksgiving roughly around this time of year if I've done my calculations correct. Some people call it Friendsgiving, but it's all the same really.

Essentially, it's a time to a give thanks for the good things in your life, your friends, and your family. In the spirit of that, I've arranged for a gathering at the Melting Pot - a thank you to Jarvis for that. Everyone who wishes to come is welcome.

I just thought we all could use a day, a place, to be together and to just enjoy each other. So I hope to see you there.

Action: The Melting Pot
_{[ The restaurant is set up to allow as much mingling as possible when people arrive - places to sit, of course, but there's gentle music playing for those who might want to dance and just to give some atmosphere (but not loud enough to stop conversation at all). Food and drink is laid out - things to nibble on rather than the usual feasts associated with a Thanksgiving. Not particularly ideal, but it's what could be managed. Unless, of course, anyone decided to bring something else to add to the spread.

Not a fancy party, to be sure, but it's warm and inviting, which is what Kirk had hoped for. A place for them all to come together and enjoy each other and just be glad they were all there and if not quite completely whole, then, well, able to be there. ]}

_{[ooc: Open mingle! Feel free to create your own starters and do as you like - tis a warm Friendsgiving party for the Fleet! ]}

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[Felix is definitely at least 20% friendlier than normal, thanks to the multiple drinks he's had tonight. He's not drunk mind you. But he's almost there.

He doesn't know the person greeting him by name, but he's definitely seen her around. He's a little less smiley, usually, but at her greeting he just tilts his head to the side a little and does just that. Smiles.]

I am, actually. How about you?

Good! It's a party, so it's supposed to be fun. And let you blow off steam and stuff. So I'm having a great time too. It's always good to see everyone in one piece and smiling.

[Wow, she talks...a lot. Maybe at another point Felix would find that strange - though probably not off-putting - but now he just nods along with her.]

This is definitely something we all needed. To try to put the last month firmly behind us.

...What exactly are you drinking?

[It's very....pink....?]

It's pink!

[See, you already knew.]

Want to try it? It's not as good as a Fairy Glitter Deathbomb, but it'll do!

[...But is pink really an answer.

Felix is maybe a little more adventurous right now than he normally would be... but he's still not sure he's that adventurous. Plus, he has another question:]

...Maybe. What...exactly is a Fairy Glitter Deathbomb? Aside from a drink.

[Because he got that much.]

[The only answer that matters. THE answer.]

Oh. Um. It's... um. Pink? Really pink. Way more pink than this. And a big drink. [She measure pint glass size with her hand.] And it tastes... um... pink? Sour beery sharp pink. And you get this rainbow glitter shot to put in it that tastes kind of like if licorice fucked a mango in the butt. You dump the shot in and and you have to try to drink it down before the chemical interactions make it explode. Which is like... eight seconds? And no matter what, there's glitter EVERYWHERE.

[He absorbs all that, mostly with an incredulous kind of smile. Although he actually laughs once she mentions exactly what the glitter shot tastes like because that is one of the most colorful ways he's ever heard the taste of something described.]

Oh. Okay. That's...a hell of a drink.

It's the best. Like you find glitter in your ass crack for the next three weeks, practically. I keep trying all the booze at every stop just in case I can find something that tastes the same. Glitter is always easy to add.

Wouldn't it also have to have the right chemical composition? For the exploding part. That's got to be a tough find.

[But an interesting dilemma!]

You're probably right. That means there's gonna have to be lots of experiments until I find the right one, right?

I mean, sometimes trying is half the fun.

I guess there could be worse tasks than trying out a bunch of mixed drinks.

[...Unless the chemical composition of some of them was actually dangerous. That's...potentially a problem.]

I'm pretty sure we didn't have anything back home that did that...I'm kind of interested, now. If you want, I can look out for potential candidates for you?

[It sounds...like a good diversion.]

Oh yeah. Like digging latrines, or scraping all the old protein out of the inside of the microwave, or...

[She gets... a little bit literal at times.]

That would be awesome! We can work on this project together.

[...Those things are generally worse than drinking, yes.

Felix smiles, though, and holds out his free hand.]

I'm Felix.

[Wrath shakes his hand enthusiastically. Because she does everything enthusiastically. Though she is very careful to modulate her grip strength so it's normal, if a little firm.]

I'm Wrath! I'm the first officer on the Heron. What ship are you on?

I'm the pilot of the Vanquish.

[Felix's own handshake is maybe a little less enthusiastic, but he continues to smile. At least a little bit of it is because of Wrath's exuberance.]

It's nice to meet you! Piloting is a pretty awesome job, huh.

It is. I could do it back home too. Smaller craft, though. Unless you count plotting navigation coordinates for a large spaceship.

[Pilot and navigator are...a little different?]

What kind of ship? Fighter, freighter...? [Heh.] Navigation and piloting are definitely different...

The smaller craft was a recon vessel. Though I have to admit, I never did do much flying. Sort of did the training just because I could.

Recon, gotcha. Like short range scouting sort of stuff?

That's a good reason to do training, though! You never know what skills will be useful.

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