February System Mingle

[thespaceopera]

Who: EVERYONE!!!
Broadcast: Possibly
Action: The Shinda BR-10 System
When: The fleet will be in this system from 1/26 to 2/23



Welcome to the Shinda system! There are three explorable planets here - Duotera, Ebrion, and Philias - each with its own current temperature state. Get out there and see the sights - but do please prepare for the extreme weather as necessary!

→ More system info is here!

Comments

[candothat]

Nicer than Siberia? [He pretends to be aghast... but no, it is.] Yes, okay, true.

[Chekov gets up to request a hot toddy from one of the servers. He does, of course, need to explain what it is, and he gets a rather puzzled look for his efforts.]

I have no idea what drink they will bring you. If it's terrible, I can try again.

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha laughs.]

I'm sure it'll be fine. How wrong could they really get it?

[candothat]

Remarkably wrong. I have a great amount of faith in my ability to give unclear instructions.

[outstandingbalance]

Should I ask what you actually told her? Or is this better off as a surprise?

[Is anything actually better off a surprise.]

[candothat]

All I told her is what should be in it. I left the proportions to her discretion. ...Of course, she hadn't heard of whisky, so who can say what will happen.

[outstandingbalance]

As long as it's got some alcohol in it, I think it'll turn out all right.

Besides, who am I to turn down free acohol?

[candothat]

Spoken like a true Russian. [He says, drinking hot chocolate that isn't even spiked.] I consider the cost of a drink a small price to pay for good company.

[outstandingbalance]

Well. In that case, I'll try to make it worth your money.

[candothat]

You already have, thank you.

[This is not flirting. This would be far more disastrous if it was, promise.]

[outstandingbalance]

[Oh, but try flirting. It'd be cute if it were flirting.]

Smooth, Pasha. Smooth.

[candothat]

[As if he would ever try flirting with Natasha. She's miles and miles out of his league.]

Always. This is the key to my romantic success.

[outstandingbalance]

Have you been having romantic success? Now there's something I'd like to hear about.

[candothat]

No no no, it was a joke. I'm as unsuccessful as ever.

[outstandingbalance]

Oh, don't act like that should have been obvious. You might have some luck. You're cute. And sweet.

[candothat]

Thank you, but after eight years of consistently poor luck I'm not prepared to stop making jokes at the expense of my romantic pursuits.

[outstandingbalance]

Well I, for one, refuse to make jokes at your romantic expense. I prefer to punch up.

[Teasing.]

[candothat]

We are very different people with very different approaches.

...Did you mean that? That you think that I'm cute and sweet? [If you're just pulling his leg, Tasha, he's going to consider being cross.]

[outstandingbalance]

I won't say I've never lied, but I wouldn't have said that if I didn't mean it. Promise.

[candothat]

Thank you. [He really is thankful since, on occasion, he worries that he's actually awful in most respects but everyone around him is too polite to tell him so.]

I feel that the correct thing to say now is that you are also those things, but 'cute' and 'sweet' aren't words that I have ever thought to apply to you.

[outstandingbalance]

No, I'm sure I'd call myself cute or sweet either.

[candothat]

It's fine, I like you anyway.

[The server returns and, with an uncertain air, sets a drink down in front of Natasha.]

[outstandingbalance]

Quite magnanimous of you.

[With substantially more confidence, Natasha tastes it.]

[candothat]

[He smiles in response.]

How is it? The drink?

[It's hot and there's definitely something alcoholic happening, so... close!]

[outstandingbalance]

I think I can work with it.

At least it's not cold?

[candothat]

That's good. I did specifically tell her that it was a hot toddy.