festival day!

[thespaceopera]

Who: EVERYONE
Broadcast: Up to you
Action: Everywhere in the Yadrolla system!
When: 5/30

[At last, the day has come: Festival Day! Once again, the Starstrikers have taken the trophy this year. But that doesn't mean members of other teams, or those who didn't play, can't celebrate with the rest of them!

There are parties everywhere. Ribbons, streamers, and confetti litter every major street in the system. (Remember what they say about glitter...) There is food on every block, and people cramming into shops to get in on the merch.

Don't forget about the reason for the festival-- the pet adoption drive! A large playground-type area has been set up on the Starstrikers' desert moon where people can play and interact with the lovable creatures needing new homes. Whether you're looking for companionship or just something to do, there's plenty to coo over! Every pet comes with an info card listing a fanciful name and a general description of their age and temperament. Maybe Sir Pringle the puppy or Marquess Mariana the fish can become your new best friend.

Sadly, the Fleet will be drifting in about a week... but feel free to party until then!]

Comments

[rebuildyourruins]

[Thor's sullen for a long moment, his already poor mood dovetailing into Loki's picking apart of their circumstances. It has the same sting as when Loki came back that second time and commented on how defeatist Thor sounded.

The cage itself isn't the problem. It's the slow grind of time making it feel normal that seeps into Thor's skin when he's unaware of it. When he speaks again, his tone is steadier. Less aggravated.]

I will never forget what this is. I can't. Every day I remember exactly what I'm being kept from. [Thor shifts against the railing, loosening up his shoulders.] But at the same time I can't do nothing but throw myself against the bars of this cage every single day. You said yourself that this has to be a longer game.

[Little though he likes admitting it. He looks Loki in the eyes this time.]

You were right about that.

[dothelokimotion]

Of course I am.

[ Loki turns his gaze away. ]

I've been in worse places. Either you play or you lose yourself.

[rebuildyourruins]

[Thor watches Loki turn away quietly, shadows falling over his face. There's much he doesn't know about where Loki's been or what he's done. Even his time spent on Sakaar was mostly unsaid.]

I let myself get captured once. On Muspelheim.

[dothelokimotion]

[ He blinks. ]

Ah. Because of Surtur, correct?

[rebuildyourruins]

More because I couldn't find out what was happening any other way. I thought if I let myself fall into their hands they would gloat about it.

[He shrugs.]

I was right. They did leave me in a cage for several days first.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki snorts. ]

I suppose fire-demons are a little predictable.

[rebuildyourruins]

Thankfully, yes. It went the way I thought it would.

[Though the information he got out of it turned out much different.]

[dothelokimotion]

Predictably using Mjolnir to make your way through. Of course.

[rebuildyourruins]

Yes, well. That's not an option anymore, is it?

[Thor would have dearly liked to throw his hammer at the Marsiva and see if that made a dent in the stupid vessel. He shakes his head, not as maudlin about the loss of his hammer as he used to be.]

I'll need to find another way.

[dothelokimotion]

[ His expression softens a little. ]

You will.

[rebuildyourruins]

Both of us will.

[After all, Loki was better at this sort of 'game' than Thor was.]

[dothelokimotion]

I'm not moping.

[rebuildyourruins]

That makes two of us then.

[Some of his mood has cleared, even if Thor knows it will linger until he sleeps. Though in truth he does wonder what Loki was doing in the club.]

Have you been here all night?

[Thor hadn't seen him earlier despite being here for hours. Not that that means anything - Loki can hide in plain sight easy as breathing.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki hesitates. ]

Not for too long. The ship gets too quiet for my tastes.

[rebuildyourruins]

[Thor nods, even if his own reasons for being here differ.]

I don't like spending too much time on them.

[dothelokimotion]

They do not seem like they're meant for long term travel. They're rather small and ill-fitted.

[rebuildyourruins]

Neither do they seem built for a specific purpose, like exploration or battle.

[They're outfitted for living quarters, yes. Only they're cramped and middling, only suited to housing around a dozen people. Some craft might be like that in the galaxy, but of the ones Thor's seen, they tend to have other functionality and better builds.]

It feels worse during the trips between systems. It's just cramped.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki huffs. ]

Even the Grandmaster's ships were better designed.

[rebuildyourruins]

You've said that before.

[dothelokimotion]

Because it's true and I could gut the designer for the ships for that alone.

[rebuildyourruins]

I do recall you muttering something in your sleep about that while you were ill.

[It was quite something to hear Loki hissing his offense at the utilitarian ceiling when he was addled with fever and not aware of what he was saying.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ His expression stutters briefly. ]

Did I say anything else?

[ It hadn't occurred to him what a great liability that would be. ]

[rebuildyourruins]

Not that I can recall. [He runs a hand through his hair, musing.] You were usually out cold.

[Proof positive that Loki had been sicker than he wanted to admit.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki relaxes minutely at that. ]

That sickness took a lot out of us.

[rebuildyourruins]

I barely remember the first few days.