Twin Roses Mingle

[passingthrough]

Who: Twin Roses crew, visitors, stowaways, who knows!?
Broadcast: Nada
Action: Twin Roses of course!
When: All of August and what remains of July

[Since we last saw this crew in action it has been joined (or rejoined) by Yuri, Mikuno, Vision, and Wanda! Will there be growing pains? Drama? Intrigue? Tune in and see!]

(OOC: The Yaugur System until August 5. Drifting and then MYSTERY!)

Comments

Communications Bridge

[ikenai]

[Mikumo has taken to her new position rather well. She can do this. It's actually easy, but sometimes she's reminded of Reina as she lets her fingers dash over the comms array's keyboard.

While she works, her long hair spills around her seat, looking more like a violent lilac rug than any feasible hair style. And she hums. A lot. She goes through all of songs she's done with Walküre, but there are some she just can't hum. Some she just has to sing.

And that's what Pavel will hear when he walks into bridge.]

[candothat]

[He hangs back to listen until she wraps up. It would be a shame to interrupt.]

That was very [his thick accent twists that particular word into wery] good.

[ikenai]

[She doesn't jump because this is a common thing around the ship lately. She sings and everyone listens. They're kind enough to wait until she's done with her song before speaking.

She turns in her chair, her hair slowly brushing the floor as she does. And when she spots the newcomer, she merely smiles.]

Thank you. A performer likes to know that their craft is appreciated.

stg I am not usually this flaky

[candothat]

[Look, some people aren't used to getting live performances on their ships, stopping to listen is totally normal!]

If you ever need more appreciation, please let me know and I will do what I can to help. [It's an entirely sincere offer.]

You are the communications officer on this ship?

Life happens. It's more than okay. We just have to do more in response.

[ikenai]

[But you could be, Pavel. You could be. Although, she does love an attentive audience, so she's okay with that.]

Thank you for that then. I suppose Kaname and I will just have to put on a show for the entire Fleet.

[This man couldn't be insincere if he tired, she thinks. He just has that sort of face. Like Chuck back home.]

I am, but I suspect that's because the Atroma think they are funny.

[candothat]

[Wait, are you inviting him to move in?]

You know Kaname, of course! [Of course the cute girls with beautiful voices and whimsically-colored hair know each other.] You must also cure disease with singing.

That's funny about it? You seem like a very capable communications officer.

[ikenai]

[Well, if he wants to do that, she certainly won't stop him. It's really the first time she's ever lived in close quarters like this. Especially coed.]

For the last four years, yes. And I do. We're part of the same group. She's the leader and I'm the lead vocalist. Alongside Freyja, who I understand was here before as well.

[She smiles warmly at his comment. Obviously someone who doesn't know her.]

Back home, I was called the Mysterious Venus because I never answered questions about myself. [She didn't have the answers, but that's not important.] That's why I find it amusing.

[candothat]

I did not have the opportunity to meet Freyja, but I know Kaname a little. I'm glad that she has someone else from home here, and that you have her.

Fortunately, that kind of communication is almost never required on the bridge. Off of it, though, you will likely meet people who will want to know about you. Just to warn you.

[ikenai]

If she returns, I promise to make sure that you get to meet her.

[The Apple Girl is near and dear to Mikumo's heart. Kaname's too. So, if he keeps coming around, he's sure to learn more about her and the others, if nothing else.]

Oh, they ask questions. Sometimes I answer them.

[If she knows the answer.]

[candothat]

Thank you.

If I may ask you a question... what's your name?

[ikenai]

[She chuckles softly at his request to ask for her name.]

Of course you can ask. But isn't it polite to offer your own name first?

[candothat]

Sorry, yes, of course! I'm Pavel Andreievich Chekov.

[ikenai]

Well, Pavel Andreievich Chekov [and she's really careful to parrot it back to him exactly as he said it to her], my name is Mikumo Guynemer, lead vocalist of Walküre and the Communications Officer of the Twin Roses. Welcome to my domain, as it were.

[candothat]

Mikumo Guynemer, [also carefully parroted, if more accent-mangled than her go at his name] it's good to meet you.

Your domain looks very similar to mine on the Tourist.

[ikenai]

[While it's not perfect, his pronunciation is charming. He is, in fact, intriguing Mikumo more than her own shipmates, who've lost some of their initial charm.]

Ah, that explains why you're here in the first place. Have you come to check out the facilities here to stake them out?

[candothat]

[He'd be flattered to know that I guess?]

Stake them out? No, I'm only nosy. I find all of the communication stations that are not the one that I'm meant to be at more interesting than mine.

[ikenai]

[It's too early for easy flattery. He's going to have to earn that.]

I hear that curiosity killed the cat. And since there are many felines on the ships, you might want to avoid too much of that.

[candothat]

[ಥ﹏ಥ]

It's a silly expression. Curiosity is a healthy trait and has only endangered my life... [a pause] ...once? Possibly twice. A statistically insignificant number of times.

[ikenai]

[Mikumo stands up and gets a bit closer to him to test out a theory.]

Of course curiosity is healthy. And it should be nurtured, Pavel Andreievich Chekov. But perhaps I don't want to share the secrets of my Comms array with a virtual stranger. You might touch something the wrong way.

[She places her hand on his bicep and gives him a coy smile.]

And I can't have that.

[candothat]

[He's profoundly confused. Is she... flirting? Pavel isn't always great at identifying flirtation, but this looks a lot like flirting and he doesn't know what to do with that.]

Er. [Stringing words together would be a good place to start.] ...Would you like me to leave? So that I don't touch anything the wrong way, I mean.