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James Tiberius Kirk ([personal profile] universal_charm) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2017-11-20 11:21 pm

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! ]
passingthrough: (Gentle - Longing)

[personal profile] passingthrough 2017-12-11 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well, I learned it from watching you. [She leans in to kiss his cheek.] I'm glad you made it out in one piece. What you had to do...it doesn't define you.
candothat: (( ˘_˘))

[personal profile] candothat 2017-12-12 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
Flatterer. [See Kitty, as much as he eats up the affection, that kind of thing makes it hard for him to not be a little in love with you. He thinks about giving her a quick peck on the cheek in return, but that seems much too bold even now. Inappropriate considering the topic of conversation, too.] No, I suppose not. I just... I would like to close my eyes tonight and see something other than bodies.
Edited 2017-12-12 03:08 (UTC)
passingthrough: (Cling - Holding on)

[personal profile] passingthrough 2017-12-12 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Fair, but when he says things like that it's very hard not to pour affection on him. There has to be more hugging after that. It's necessary. ]

The nightmares suck. Try to purposely redirect it. Think about something that makes you happy. Something safe. Something warm.
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[personal profile] candothat 2017-12-12 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[He hugs her back in an uncoordinated sort of way.]

Okay. I can do that. [There's some uncertainty there, both because he isn't always successful at controlling his mind and because the happy, safe, warm things he can think of at this moment involve Kitty.] What did you think of? When you were younger, I mean. When you were afraid.
passingthrough: (Gentle - Longing)

[personal profile] passingthrough 2017-12-12 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm...Piotr. [She gives a lopsided smile.] He was the one who rescued me. He was always so kind. He made me feel safe back then.
candothat: ((・_・)ヾ)

[personal profile] candothat 2017-12-13 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad that you were rescued, and that you had that. Some kind of safety in a world that was not so safe. [Even though it ended pretty hideously. Focusing on the positive here.] Although maybe there is no such thing as a safe world, only a scale from best to worst.
passingthrough: (Kneeling)

[personal profile] passingthrough 2017-12-13 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Some worlds sound pretty safe to me by comparison. But no...this being mortal thing makes everything a little bit dangerous. The being human or humanish does that too.
candothat: (( ˘_˘))

[personal profile] candothat 2017-12-14 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
Being human or humanish... that, I think, is the most dangerous thing. No one can rescue any of us from that.
passingthrough: (Gentle - Longing)

[personal profile] passingthrough 2017-12-20 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Definitely. But it's better than the alternative.