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! ]}

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Thor's frown only deepens at the unnerving audio. It's a particularly heartless captor who disposes of one of their own.]

It sounds like an unfortunate fate, whatever their reasons were.

Yeah, and it's something I'm more than happy to avoid, myself.

... Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure there's a lot more crap coming our way, because the course they'd set for us tends to have planets with problems for us to fix.

Whatever it is, we will face it and prevail.

[If this last planet is anything to go by, Thor's confident enough that they can tackle whatever challenge might come next.]

... Yeah. Yeah, we will.

[He's not surprised, not anymore; he's used to defeatist attitudes back home, so seeing so many people so determined to prevail -- to do better? It's always been a welcomed relief. He smiles a little, offering a scarred and calloused hand, grip firm and formal.]

I'm Sam Winchester. Good to meet you.

[Thor shakes Sam's hand firmly.]

Thor, son of Odin. It is good to meet you as well.

[.................... Oh. Thor. A-ahaha.

He's gonna try not to look surprised, bless.]

Oh. You're Thor! Are you — the Avengers one, or from another universe?

I am one of the Avengers, yes. I take it the others have mentioned me before.

Oh, yeah. I knew Wanda when she was here — and I've made the rounds meeting a few others as well.

[Might as well just be honest, since it might come up... He's gonna try to phrase everything in a way that will hopefully not get him in trouble at some point, okay? Okay.]

... I have gods in my world, too.

I haven't met the Thor that exists there, but you never know.

I take it your world is a version of Earth?

[It's the only logical way someone would know Thor's name. And Sam doesn't seem like he's someone from the other realms.]

Sure is. Ours is full of supernatural beings and monsters, so I'm not really surprised at anything I hear these days. For some reason, a lot of gods are extra crappy for us back home. The ancient deity thing really goes to their heads. I guess.

Just how many gods are you talking about?

[There aren't that many Asgardians who went to Earth back in earlier times.]

Oh, you know... all of them... pretty much.

Greek, Christian, Pagan, Buddhist, so on and so on.

[It's super fun.]

I can't say I know any of those personally. Or if they do exist in my own universe.

[It's not out of the question, of course... but he feels like someone would have noticed by now if there were other gods running around Midgard.]

Not surprised. I'm betting you're not remotely like you in my world.

Anyone from your side of the pond I might know?

[Thor scratches the back of his head, finding it odd to think about another version of himself... one not like himself.]

The ones most spoken of in Earth's myths besides myself are my father Odin, and my brother Loki.

[Ahhh yes.]

... I knew a Loki — he wasn't actually a god, though.

He was an archangel just posing as a god, so he didn't have to deal with his family drama.

[He knows Odin, too, but uuuh. Let's just focus on Gabriel.]

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