And Let Us Gather 'Round [ Video + Action ]

[universal_charm]

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
<sub>[ 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. ]</sub>

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
<sub>[ 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! ]</sub>

Comments

[dreamvour]

Heeeh . . . you could take photos of other people interested in your idea. Maybe have them write what their likes on the back? And then match people up.

[this_loser]

...That's ... That's a good idea. [It was just a throwaway thought that popped out of his mouth, but y'know, he's actually seeing something take shape here.] Do you think people would actually be interested in something like that, though?

[dreamvour]

Mm! I'd be interested. [she shrugs and offers a lopsided, awkward hint of a smile] There's no pressure, it's something to do between planets, and it offers people something to bond over. In my experience people like that.

[this_loser]

Oh. Well! Well, you can be the first then! [He's not sure how likely it is he can get something like this to work. He's scatterbrained at the best of times. Maybe Iggy will help him out. But he bounces and fumbles out his camera.] Uh, how 'bout I get a picture of you, and you can tell me about yourself.

[dreamvour]

[oh - oh, he's gonna start right now. She blinks a few times before sitting up a little straighter, folding her hands on the table in front of her] All right.

Should it be . . . hobbies? Or just things I like?

[this_loser]

Hobbies seems like a good place to start, yeah? [He fiddles with the adjustment on his camera, then brings it up to focus on her.] That'll look pretty good. Wanna smile?

[dreamvour]

[real smiles are hard . . . if only because she rarely ever smiles when she isn't pretending. Still, she gave him this idea and he's going for it, so it's the least she can do. She gives him a big smile]

You're going to find them a little strange.

[this_loser]

Perfect! [It's a good smile. He smiles back as he lowers the camera.]

That's okay. Strange can be good.

[dreamvour]

I guess that's true. I do have - ah, "normal" hobbies, but they're a little hard to do here.

[she slumps back down in her seat] I like to watch people. I've been told humans find it unnerving, but I've been doing it for a long time. That's probably my favorite thing to do.

[this_loser]

Like, people watching? That's not too... I mean, I guess I can see why some people might not like it. But that doesn't seem too weird to me. [He didn't think of himself as such, but he did employ it in a fashion when picking out subjects to photograph.

But something else she said stood out.]

Are you ... not human?

[dreamvour]

I kind of get lost in it, maybe that's why. I sort of zone out? If that makes sense. [that's a nice way of saying she's very obvious about it.

She shakes her head]

I'm a dream-eating spirit. A baku, if you're at all familiar.

[this_loser]

Mm. Yeah. [It made sense.] Maybe if it looked like you were doing something else! Like drawing, or taking a pictures?

[That got a confused look and a tilt of his head.]

No, I've never heard of that. You eat dreams? How does that work?