Blameless Mingle / August 2018

[vartex]

Who: Blameless + crew + anyone!
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Blameless
When: August/etc

[A wild mingle appears! For The Yaugur System and drifting, whatever!]

Comments

[vartex]

Use whichever word for it that you want.

[He shrugs off the apology; there's no need. Far be it for him to police anyone's vocabulary, so long as it doesn't cause any undue stress.]

It's simply not a word that comes easily to me.

[dandyofawolf]

May I ask why? Of course you do not have to tell me if you would prefer not to.

[It's just that they're getting along presently so he sort of wants to try to continue talking.]

[vartex]

[Messer doesn't answer right away, mulling over whether to respond or dismiss it, sipping idly at his tea. It's not the biggest of secrets back home anymore, but only because certain people had gone snooping for the intel. He'd never had to tell someone about it.]

...That planet we visited a few systems ago, the one left abandoned. Hundreds of thousands of people who died abruptly. A similar fate befell my home planet, and very few survived. That's why.

[dandyofawolf]

[Those blue eyes soften into sympathy when he hears that. Such a horrible tragedy. Though he can understand why Messer would have such different feelings about the word family as a result.]

I know it will change nothing but I am sorry for your loss.

[vartex]

Thank you.

[He speaks after an uncertain pause, not sure what else to say. He's lived with that loss long enough that it's not as sharp as it had been years ago.]

...And thank you for the tea. It's very good.

[A peace offering, of sorts.]

[dandyofawolf]

[He's mildly surprised that this all went so well given their history. Perhaps they could come to a truce after all. He knows he'd like that.

Giving a polite nod, he smiles a little.]

You are always welcome to have some of my tea when you come to the kitchen.

[vartex]

I'll remember that.

[He spends enough time in the kitchen for it to be worth remembering, anyway.]

[dandyofawolf]

Is there anything else I could see about keeping in the kitchen for you? I can keep an eye out for these things when we stop in systems. I try to make sure we restock every time that we stop. Sometimes in abundance when I know it will not be perishable.

[vartex]

...Hm. Seafood, I suppose, and unique spices.

[He's always on the lookout for the perfect mix of flavours to replicate meals from back home. It's not like he'll ever get to taste them again, otherwise.]

[dandyofawolf]

The seafood will be easy. Lyall is particularly fond of fish himself so I've been making sure to have plenty of that for him. For spices, I'm sure I can see to that as well. Though I hope you will not be offended that I've been quite careful to not really have any basil here in the kitchen. It does such terrible things to Lyall and myself.

[vartex]

I noticed that, actually. He visited me while I was fishing over an island edge- though I didn't know it was him until he changed.

[They can probably live without basil; he can't remember the last time he used it, personally.]

[dandyofawolf]

That must have been quite the experience for him changing back.

[Largely he's referring to the fact that they are quite naked when they change back.]

[vartex]

It was... somewhat disconcerting.

[Not like he's never seen guys in the nude before - communal barracks and all - but the change was weird to watch.]

[dandyofawolf]

I imagine it was. Honestly, it usually is for those who aren't used to seeing our change.

[To some it can even be considered quite horrifying.]

[vartex]

It isn't the worst thing I've ever seen, but it is memorable.

[He'll be happy if he doesn't have to watch it again, but y'know. Not traumatized or anything.]

[dandyofawolf]

The first time I ever saw it happen it was quite the experience indeed. With that said, I can assure you that you are sure to always please him if you provide fish as a meal.

[vartex]

It's not a surprise, based on prior experience. I'll keep that in mind the next chance I have to go fishing.

[dandyofawolf]

Most werewolves don't mind fish but they have a preference for more red meat. Lyall has always been more unique in his preferences.

[vartex]

I can't say I blame him.

[Fish is damn tasty, okay. And that's not just a bias born from living in a seafood restaurant.]

[dandyofawolf]

Oh? Do you have a preference for fish as well?

[vartex]

I've come to appreciate the variety of seafood in recent years.

[dandyofawolf]

Then I will just focus on getting seafood in general for us.