002 - Looks like a discoball and tastes like strawberries and dreams

[wolfuncaged]

Who: Fenris and you!
Broadcast: Video: Fleetwide
Action: Tourist.
When: Today. SPONSOR DROP for all characters who have started a romance aboard the Fleet



[Fenris had a very unsettled night, sleep wasn't the cards after his run in with Cole. Eventually, he does leave his armory to find breakfast. He goes by way of the cargo hold (just to check the horrible little wretch isn't lurking there) but instead finds a gift basket with his name on. Fenris can't read the rest of what's on it, but the gift basket is full of condoms, lubes and other sundries that only naked people will really have use for. Emblazoned on everything is Madame Gertrude's Pleasure Barn. Not only has Fenris been given one, but any character who have decided to indulge in a little romance, up to and including flirting has been sent one. The Fleet has got itself a sponsor. For today, at least.

Fenris is well aware what these things are (thanks, Exisilium) so it's with a largely bemused expression that he turns on his communicator, pointing at the...gift. ]

Please tell me that I'm not the only one who has been given one of these today. I suppose Atroma expects us to be grateful? Though it is roughly as subtle as a brick to the face.

Comments

[realhumanbeing]

Oh.

I could tell you a story, if you want?

[wolfuncaged]

[Long. Pause. ]

...If you wish.

[realhumanbeing]

Yeah!

[And you know what, he totally does. Enthusiastically and happily, he tells him the story of Garnet and the Three Monsters, which is pretty violent and mostly involves punching.]

[wolfuncaged]

[Well.

Well, that's a thing that sure did happen. ]

That's...quite a story.

[realhumanbeing]

It's true, too!

[wolfuncaged]

I wouldn't doubt that for a second.

[realhumanbeing]

You'd like Garnet! She's a lot like your friend Avaline, she's really strong and she punches things a lot. She thinks violence is the answer a lot.

[wolfuncaged]

She sounds like a true warrior.

[realhumanbeing]

She was, yeah. Or-- well, is. She's still around, I guess. Just far away. How long have you been here?

[wolfuncaged]

Four months. It has been over a year since I was in my home world, though. I was in...another place, before this.

[realhumanbeing]

What kind of place?

[wolfuncaged]

It was called Exsilium. It was on Earth, it was a very...grim place. We were drafted into a war there, to prevent a group called United Earth destroying other worlds, in order to gain more power. There was time travel involved.

It was...messy.

[realhumanbeing]

It sounds terrible.

[He stares down at his feet for a few seconds, his mouth twisting, before glancing up at him again.]

Was it . . . how bad was it?

[wolfuncaged]

[He gives Steven a pointed look. ]

You do not want to know the answer to that question.

[realhumanbeing]

Okay.

[He shrinks down, quickly trying to back away.]

Uh . . . so . . . so what's your favorite part about this place?

[wolfuncaged]

[Normally, Fenris would reply with 'nothing'. But that isn't the case, not any more. He thinks of Dorian, and he smiles, faintly. ]

I have met some interesting people.

[realhumanbeing]

Like what! Tell me who!

[wolfuncaged]

Hmm. There are people from the future of our world.

[realhumanbeing]

Ooh, did they have to keep junk a secret from you?

[wolfuncaged]

Not especially.

...I'm fairly certain they haven't, anyway.

[realhumanbeing]

Oh, good, cuz that's always annoying.

[He's seen plenty of TV shows about it, okay.]

Who'd you meet?

[wolfuncaged]

I have no doubt that it is.

There is a number of them. Jove, Dorian, Cullen, Cassandra, Solas. I do not know if you are familiar with them.

[Also Cole, but he's not gonna talk about Cole. ]

[realhumanbeing]

Oh, yeah, I know Dorian! He offered to tutor me!

[wolfuncaged]

That sounds like Dorian.

[A pause. ] He's helping me with my reading. I think he enjoys tutoring, to be honest.

[It gives him a purpose, even Fenris can see that's important for the mage. ]

[realhumanbeing]

He's really good!

[Although, truthfully--]

Though he's the first teacher besides the Gems I've ever had. But still, I think he's pretty good, right?