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[canofmanji]

Waking up on the Marsiva

[Manji awakens with a start and falls out of the welcome bunk with a shout.]

RIN! I’M COMING!

[The slam on the floor is what first helps him realise that he’s not where he was before. There wasn’t nearly enough snow.] Where the hell am I? [His voice is gruff and angry. He is in no mood for games as he strides down the hall, a surly, scarred man in a black and white kimono. Missing an arm doesn’t make him any less intimidating.] Where am I? Who is responsible for this!? SHOW YOURSELF!

[Rin was freezing somewhere! He didn’t have time for being out among the stars! He needed to--- wait, did he just pass a window with nothing but stars outside?

He stops and trails back to stare dumbly at the window.] Oh… [Well, that’s different.]


”Accidental” Video - Open to All

[Sometime after Manji and Makie are reunited and have gotten past that whole: My boss wants me to kill your boss thing - oh, god please don’t hurt me Makie awkwardness, the video feed on Manji’s device is turned on-- only the video is very shaky and being filmed upside down.

And there’s a very “mansplainy” voice being broadcast out to everyone.] --and that’s how that works. At least I think it works that way. Now this thing! [The camera is given a vigorous shake.] I’ll be honest. I’m not really sure what this thing is for. I just found it. It’s very loud. Kind of annoying, really.

...here.

[A slender hand reaches into view briefly, and then the communicator is carefully set the right way up. Makie stares down at it briefly, then retreats out of sight to leave Manji staring blankly in her wake.]

Eh? What’d you do that for? [He hasn’t figured out he’s broadcasting yet, but he has figured out one thing.]

Wait. Do you know what this is? [He shakes the camera in Makie’s direction, sounding completely shocked.

Makie...just stares at him. Predictably.]

(OOC: In the video you may get Manji or Makie. If you want just one or the other please let us know! If you want them both in an action thread just let us know otherwise it will just be Manji on action.)

Comments

[Action. Before all that mansplaining.]

[therewerefifty]

[Memory of the sterile room she finds herself in takes a while to seep back, and for a long while Makie had been content to lie in bed, staring at the ceiling. She can still feel the disease in her lungs. It's an old friend by now. But the other hurts are long gone.

It's not really surprising.

She doesn't really move until she hears the yelling echo down the hallways. Familiar and surprising. It takes her a moment to sit up, tucking her shawl close. Manji has already thundered his way past before she can get to the door, pushing her palm against the plate to slide it open.

...right about the point Manji was demanding those responsible show themselves. Whoops.]

1/3

[canofmanji]

[Manji turns towards the sound of a door opening. More than ready to give the “person in charge” a piece of his mind. No, it didn’t matter that he was currently unarmed (literally) he was angry and god help the fool who just stupidly decided to show their face—]

2/3

[canofmanji]

[Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.]

3/3

[canofmanji]

[Lets see how dead he is.]

Is Anotsu here?

[He doesn’t have time to waste on her. He had to find out what happened to Rin now so he cuts straight to the chase.]

[therewerefifty]

[Makie regards him quietly, features more drawn and thin than the last time he saw her. She keeps her distance, arms still folded into her shawl.

What an odd question.

...then she notices the hang of his kimono. His arm? Surely he didn't lose it in coming here. Something's off.

...]

...no.

[As always I am a woman of few words. Unless I'm oversharing in a fight, you know how it is.]

[canofmanji]

[Manji visibly relaxes just slightly. Maybe he'll get to keep his head today after all.] Good. I don't want to fight you, Makie. Right now, I don't see any reason why we should, do you?

[therewerefifty]

[Of course he doesn't want to fight her. There'd be no contest. But that still isn't something he should be saying, unless he... doesn't remember as much as she does.

Which might be for the best. She shifts against the doorway and glances off down the hall, looking completely uninterested, and her voice is thin as she replies.]

Neither of us are armed, Manji-san.

[Not fighting is a foregone conclusion as far as she's concerned.]

[canofmanji]

[Armed. He actually smirks when she says it. Even though he knows that she in no way meant it like that.]

This is true. [Not that being unarmed automatically meant no one would fight, but he was willing to take this as a truce from her.] Have you seen, Rin? Is she here?

[Best body guard ever. Always losing his client.]

[therewerefifty]

No.

[She's not likely to be, either. But Makie frowns. She can appreciate Manji's concern.] That is, I haven't seen her. But I'm sure if she were here, she'd have shown herself by now.

[canofmanji]

I'm going to keep looking. [Just in case.] Do you want to come with me? This place is pretty weird, but I'm getting the hang of some of it.

[therewerefifty]

[Makie doens't answer. Because really, the answer is that she doesn't really care either way. But when Manji chooses to move on, she follows him down the hallway all the same.]

[canofmanji]

[He walks down the hall and points at one of the doors once he realizes that she's following.] Now see that part there? It looks like part of the wall, but it's actually a door. Here, [he walks up close enough to set the sensor off and it opens.] see? It's odd, but the door opens up all by itself. You just need to walk close enough to it.

[therewerefifty]

[Sir this thread is meant to be set before the mansplaining

Makie's eyebrows inch upward. But she keeps her silence, following in his wake. Perhaps it makes him feel more in control of the situation. Manji can interpret her silence how he pleases, of course.]

[canofmanji]

[The thread is just moving into the mansplaining is all!

And also moving into the kitchen. Where the water in the sink is still running.

...because the tap may be broken from someone who twisted it too hard.]

Luckily, I found some water on this ship. Don't worry I've tried some and it doesn't seem poisoned. I'd say wait another hour just to be sure.

[therewerefifty]

[...........

She sees where this is going. Good grief.]

You're immortal. Are you really an effective gauge of whether a water source is poisoned?

[canofmanji]

If it's a really high level of poison I can sometimes get a stomach ache if the worms can't clean it out fast enough.

[Okay. So it wasn't a prefect test, but he was trying!]

Look, you can go ahead and drink it if you want. I'm just warning you I can't promise it's not poisoned yet.

[therewerefifty]

[She'll pass. It's too much effort and she thinks Manji might subject her to a whole bunch of questions if she starts making herself a cup of tea.]

Later.

Sorry it took me so long to think about what else to annoyingly "explain"

[canofmanji]

Now, this over here is really odd. [He jabs his thumb towards the fridge before he moves over to it.] This is going to sound crazy; but just trust me. I met a witch earlier and I think she cursed this box. Look. [He opens the fridge's door and starts to let the cold out.]

It's like a trapped winter in there. So be careful around some of the people we might meet here.

[therewerefifty]

[Listening with r a p t attention






Or possibly she's just at a loss and thinks you're an idiot and has decided to spare your feelings

And by spare your feelings, she really can't be bothered getting into this. He'll work it out eventually.]

[canofmanji]

[Manji closes the door to the fridge and continues on. His eyes scanning over some drawers he had flung open and dumped the contents out of in search of a weapon.]

Take a look at this over here. [He points to the stove where a coil was already glowing red hot. Guess who left the oven on?] I also found this thing. You can feel the heat coming off of it!

This thing here controls it. [For once he's at least right about the nob.] But I don't see why you'd ever want to turn it off.

[Heat for cooking! Very useful! Also... he didn't know it was on right away and might have nearly burnt himself when it was first turning on. Not that he'll mention that part.]

[therewerefifty]

It would be a waste of heat if there were nobody nearby to make use of it. [Her tone is so noncommittal.] Perhaps it's to avoid accidents, like leaving a fire untended in the trees.

[It's also an oven. But she suspects Manji at least is thinking along the right lines for this one.]

[canofmanji]

Hm. I suppose. [Fine. He turns it off.] Not that there looks like there's much to catch fire around here. [That is how you are wrong and he is not.] But you're right. I've seen people drunkenly walk into camp fires. There's probably someone around who would wouldn't think that they shouldn't touch something giving off that much heat without a flame.

[You know... someone like him.]

[therewerefifty]

[You know, she doesn't know him well enough, but she has that general suspicion.]

How long ago did you wake up here?

[canofmanji]

Awhile ago. [About two hours. Long enough to decide he didn't like this place.] I'm getting the place pretty much figured out.

[therewerefifty]

[If by figured out you mean "I'm halfway right about the stove maybe".]

I see.