Partem Memoriae

[lord_wizard]

Who: Felix Harrowgate and anyone!
Broadcast: Fleetwide text
Action: A tropical world of the Yadrolla system
When: 5/31, the day after the Festival

[The parties may have ended in most of the system, but at least in one corner, as the silver confetti and plastic cups are being swept up, it continues. This time it's not in celebration of the games but something - or someone - a little more personal to some of the members of the fleet. After all, Felix had promised, in a way.

A brief text message will be sent out the fleet]

There will be a celebration this evening in memory of our friend Lumiere, who has since departed the fleet. Regardless of whether you knew him, come enjoy yourself as I'm sure he would have wanted.

[The coordinates that follow lead to a small lounge-like venue near the beach in the Brightbirds territory. The main room is bright and cozy, hosting the featured entertainment for the night, orange-skinned men and women dancers in flowing, feathered, revealing garments who make sinuous circles around the room. Musicians with guitar-like instruments and drums play throughout the night, to accompany the dancers.

On the patio there is a buffet full of small finger foods like skewers of meat and candied fruits and various other decadently simple dishes. The bar is also nearby - though the drinks aren't free, they are available at a discount for the evening.

If you want a little more quiet, the patio leads directly out onto the beach, which is also set with small cushions and tables for you to enjoy your food and drink while you listen to the waves and the distant city lights reflected in the water]

((OOC: This is a mingle! Please feel free to make your own toplevel and have some fun!))

Comments

[warpandweft]

[It's a very familiar sort of greeting from a woman he doesn't know at all, but Alucard just smiles as Kitty greets him as he walks across the patio. It's a pleasant, polite sort of smile.]

Hello. I don't believe we've met.

[passingthrough]

I don't think we have. I don't even remember seeing you around the network. [But he doesn't look like any of the aliens they run into, so she assumes he's with the fleet.] I'm Kitty. Captain of the Twin Roses. [She's getting too comfortable saying that almost like it means something.]

[warpandweft]

Yes, I'm still getting used to communicating that way. It's very strange. [After she makes her introduction, he folds forward into a very shallow bow before making his.] Alucard Emery. It's a pleasure.

I must say, Twin Roses is a much better name for a ship than 'Wonderduck'.

[It's such a silly name!! Although he's still smiling, and not looking particularly put out out.]

[passingthrough]

[She smiles a little at the fancy bowing. Which is just what bowing is to her—fancy.]

Wonderduck could use some work. One of my crewmates used to be on it. I'd hate to think the name drove him into our arms, but it's possible.

Hoe long have you been in the fleet?

[warpandweft]

Reputation is very important for some people.

[His tone is not at all serious.]

It's been several months. And you?

[passingthrough]

A couple of years and change. All that and my reputation still doesn't precede me though. [She smiles.]

How are you enjoying your extended kidnapping so far?

[warpandweft]

It's my mistake, I'm sure. [Still a very light and easy tone.] My kidnapping has been...enlightening. I'd traveled widely back home, but never anything like this.

[passingthrough]

Is the space part new for you? I know that catches a lot of people off guard.

[warpandweft]

It's very new. We have nothing close to this capacity for travel.

[passingthrough]

Had your people gotten anything to the moon? Did you have a moon? [When a world could be anything where do you even start?]

[warpandweft]

We have one, yes. But our ability to even travel through the air is very...limited. To say nothing of all this.

[A sweep of his hand, vaguely towards outside which seems to mean...the space thing?]

And you?

[passingthrough]

[She nods.] There was a space program. It stalled at a certain point and...private enterprise took over. [Super geniuses, sometimes of the mad variety.] And aliens stopped by sometimes with tech. [Which may have been freely given or taken.] I didn't have much reason to be in space, but I flew planes sometimes.