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

[goldenglasses]

I don't think that will ever change either. I wouldn't want that to change. [The last thing he wants to do is replace Winn.] If you had the chance to find Winn I would tell you to go for it.

[passingthrough]

[She squeezes his hand to thank him for understanding.] You're a good man, Vash.

[And she's feeling better about all of this. It's just good to know they are more on the same page than she imagined they might be. It feels safer this way. Less like she's just being selfish in wanting more for herself.]

I don't think I've ever talked so much about the potential ends of something at the beginning of it. [She smiles a little.]

[goldenglasses]

So this isn't how normal relationships start? Well, that's a relief I think. [Honestly; running away is so much easier.]

[passingthrough]

Who knows? I've never had a normal relationship. Have you? [Running away is too lonely for her. It's why she keeps facing things down.]

[goldenglasses]

[Suddenly Vash breaks all eye contact. Finding that ocean really interesting again as he clears his throat before answering that.] Uh-um, no. Not really. Can't say that one comes to mind.

[Have to BE in a relationship for it to be classified as normal or not to being with.]

[passingthrough]

[Hard to miss that reaction.] Did I say the wrong thing?

[goldenglasses]

[And he's already screwing things up. Why isn't he surprised at himself?] What? No! No! Of course not! Hahaha! Why would you think that?

[passingthrough]

You went kind of distant on me. [She gives him a soft look. Normally she'd push. Maybe she shouldn't though. They just talked about how it's not that kind of relationship, didn't they? Does it even qualify as a relationship yet? Pre-relationship?]

You know you can tell me or...not tell me anything you want, okay?

[goldenglasses]

Heh, yeah. I get it. [He smiles as he feels slightly embarrassed at being called out.] Well, I guess I was just thinking about how I don't think most things with me could be classified as normal. So many things that were a problem back home just... don't seem like such a big deal here.

[Like how he's not human. The whole fleet was pretty accepting of that. That he would outlive everyone didn't even seem so bad. Not when people could come and leave at any time. It made it seem more important to live in the moment. There were no endless bounty hunters causing problems everywhere he went either. Not to mention his brother was so far away it was like he didn't even exist. The four big things that kept him from considering dating before just gone.]

Is that weird? I think that might be weird.

[passingthrough]

[She shakes her head.] Not weird. In fact, I think that might even be classified as normal.

Back in the prison it took me a really long time to accept that people weren't going to hate me for being a mutant. They weren't going to be terrified of my powers just because I had them or me because I was different. Seems like it should have been a pretty easy thing to be okay with, right? [She smiles.] But it wasn't.

So much of my life was dictated by those things and so much of who I am was defined by it. I wasn't sure who I was without it. I spent so much time there pushing people away to see if they'd really keep coming back.

[goldenglasses]

[Vash smiles and can't help but to chuckle softly.] Hey, that sounds a bit familiar. Just change push to run and come back to follow.

[passingthrough]

That's going to work out horribly if I push and you run and both of us wait for someone who is waiting for the other one. [As true and sad a statement as that could be she still smiles at him along with it.]

[goldenglasses]

Heh, yeah. So let's try to remember that. So we're not to too annoyed at each other if we make a few stupid mistakes along the way.

[passingthrough]

Deal. [She shifts so she's sitting a little closer to him and then touches the side of his face before leaning in to give him a soft kiss. Best way to seal a deal, right?]

[goldenglasses]

[For a moment he hesitates to lean in. His mind over thinking things as it can sometimes do. This was still probably a really bad idea.

Good thing bad ideas are usually his specialty.

The moment is gone quickly as he returns that kiss. The first real kiss he's ever really given to someone before.]

[passingthrough]

[It's the first time he's kissed her back and so while it's not the first time she's kissed him, it does feel like their first kiss together. She doesn't try to deepen it or keep it going after its natural course, but it's nice and strange and new and probably a mistake but kind of exciting and she really hopes she doesn't hurt him or Winn wherever he is.]

We kissed. [Just reviewing the minutes of this meeting apparently.]

[goldenglasses]

[He can't help but laugh.] Yeah, I think we just did.

You know, I'm really glad you decided to go out on that "date" with me.

[passingthrough]

Yeah? I wasn't really sure if you were into it at first. [After that talk though she believes he is and can see why there was hesitation. Hell, hesitation isn't surprising. How much has he heard about how much she loves Winn? How much has everyone in this fleet? Actually, why is he into this again?]

[goldenglasses]

Well, our very first date I wasn't. I just wanted to meet new people and see what kind of people would be willing to accept such an offer.

And I was kind of curious how many men might show up to tease me. [Yes, he knew the whole time what kind of offer he was making way back when.]

[passingthrough]

What did you think of someone actually showing up? [She could have been so much nicer to him back then.]

[goldenglasses]

I thought those people must be prrrrrrrretttttttttty hungry!

[passingthrough]

Who else showed up? [Curious now.]

[goldenglasses]

I mostly had people tell me what an idiot I was and not actually show up. Let's see, who did show up besides you in the end?

Well, Nami showed up purely for the free food. OH! A couple a girls who weren't here for very long Michiru and Haruka. Someone actually showed up who I never actually got the name of in the end.

[Then suddenly Vash's nose wrinkles in disgust at the memory.] And Bigby. [The one guy who actually showed up to utterly troll him.]

[passingthrough]

Pretty sure Michiru and Haruka are lesbians who were dating each other. [She's actually not sure about the ones in Drift. She doesn't remember running into them here, but she knew them in Marina.] Nameless girl was probably your best bet. [Teases the girl who is on a date with him now.] I bet Bigby can eat a lot.

[goldenglasses]

Yeah, I kind of got that feeling. Pretty sure they just took my offer up to get a free date night for themselves.

Yeah, nameless probably was. I did so well I didn't even get a name. [Vash pops a small hotdog into his mouth and gestures to their still mostly full plates.] I doubt this would have even counted as a starter for him.