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[abracafcku]

Who: Taako
Broadcast: None
Action: First Breath, Planetside
When: 9/28

First Breath

1. Kitchen
[The Marsiva had become boring after the first day of having absolutely nothing to do. He'd spent the time trying to understand what was going on, and then decided napping was probably the best thing since he was stuck anyway. Which is why he was in the middle of a trance-like nap when the Atroma jingle went off and he exploded onto the First Breath's kitchen with confetti and questionable looking chocolate pudding cups.

Taako blinked, then dusted the confetti off his clothes and wizard's hat. The first thing he saw was the sad state of this kitchen, and Taako put his hands on his hips with a sigh.]

Is this seriously what they want me to work with?

2. Cargo: Salvage
[After settling into the crew, Taako immediately went out salvaging. Something about that seemed to be the right thing to do, so he is dragging bits of metal sheeting, wires, robot parts, and sacks full of gears and pieces into the cargo hold. The planet is basically made for looting, so he's doing his level best to loot the shit out of it. He also has a Mage Hand - an invisible force - carrying several lush looking throw pillows trimmed in various colored fringe and blankets.

When he comes onto the ship, when he sees someone in here, he immediately motions to them.]

You, person whose name I totally remember, go grab the rest of this, hm? I'm not exactly the brawn type.

Planetside

1. Shopping
[You cannot expect Taako to go to a world of literal shopping and not come back with all the craziest shit. But sadly, he does not have a lot of money since he is recently arrived and was not part of this cargo haul that apparently got some people money and others not so much. Which means Taako has to do what Taako does best and improvise.

And he's doing a goddamn God Tier job at it. He's getting new outfits pieced together from clothing crates lost to the dumps, he's getting new throw pillows, blankets, random knick-knacks, and he's trying to find some goddamn weapons just because how bitchin' would it be to roll around the galaxy with a pair of machine guns strapped to his back? Totally, that's how much.

But he still has no money, so he'll slide over to the closest person in the same store as him and smile.]

Hey there, thug, you wanna help me with something?

2. Arena - Locked to Lup
[He could fight here, but why go through the effort? It's so much easier to wait until he sees a good bet and then toss as much of the Charmed credit he's earned so far straight into it. If he loses? Oh well. If he wins? Hell yeah.

So the second he sees Lup enter the arena, he knows exactly what to do. He bets every single credit he's earned so far on her winning. He highly doubts anyone here could conquer her level of spellcasting and the utter destruction he has a feeling she's capable of doing. Most people here relied on melee combat and, well, wizards are made for smashing from afar. This is also a good way to check what she's capable of and she did not disappoint.

Once the battle is over, he waits down by the fighters' exit, leaning up against the wall with a pocket full of credits.]

Nice job, Destructo.

Comments

[dothelokimotion]

[ . . . yeah he's not going to try and parse that. ]

A what wizard.

[abracafcku]

[Probably smart.]

Eh, it's just a thing they call me. High acrobatics, hella sweet dodges.

[He spins a dish on his finger and slips it into the cabinet.]

Just Taako is fine though.

[dothelokimotion]

[ there are wizards for everything these days. ]

Then that is what I will use.

[abracafcku]

[But there's no wizard quite like Taako.

Until Loki meets Lup. Have fun with that head trip.]

Yeah, sure. Hail and well met, my dude. Or captain? Eh.

[He slides the utensils into their rightful places and spins the spatula around in his fingers just to have something to do.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ "dude". his nose wrinkles a little. ]

Likewise. It's rare to meet other mages here.

[abracafcku]

I guess not everyone is attuned to the magical arts.

[And uses them as ridiculously as he does. Honestly, pretty much anyone could learn where he's from, but he'll just gloss over that point. He notes that nose wrinkle and a smirk crosses his lips. Of course a god would hate being called that.]

How many mages have you met here?

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki's just particular about language. ]

Not many. At least none here that I found . . . [ loki trails off, waving his hand flippantly. ]

[abracafcku]

Adequate? Interesting? Charming?

[Taako is also particular about language - in that he's not particular at all unless it's to praise himself.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ his lips curve and he tilts his head in taako's direction. ]

Precisely so.

[abracafcku]

[Taako puts a hand to his chest, fingers splayed and smiles. Aw, it's so nice to be appreciated.]

Happy to be of help then.

[He slides a hand in the drawer and pulls out the first thing he can find, a little egg timer. Good enough. A quick focus and this is his new wand until he finds something more appropriate.]

At least I know I won't be bored on this ship with someone as fascinating as yourself aboard.

[dothelokimotion]

Ah, I don't think I've displayed the same level of talent so far.

[ it's not like loki to downplay, but he's enjoying himself. ]

[abracafcku]

[And here Taako laughs again because?]

You're a god, my man. I doubt I'm anywhere near your level.

[Even though he has a lot of confidence in his abilities, he knows what gods are capable of. Istus gave him a magical bag that he still can't open, but is supposed to be some magical bag of fate. Magnus got a goddamn magical lance that always comes back like a boomerang. He honestly would never put anything above a god's abilities.

Not that he isn't going to fight gods every step of the way if he has to, but it's just much easier when they're on your side.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ he shrugs loosely. ]

I see no reason to brag about it.

[abracafcku]

I mean, I am but a simple wizard, and I'm still all about letting people know how awesome I am. Why dim your light when you're the brightest in the room?

[He's not simple at all, but he does like to pretend he is. Makes people underestimate him. His flamboyant nature makes it all the easier to dismiss him. The way he pumps himself up? Everyone assumes he's just a braggart and not actually talented.

And then he casts a Banishment and makes them eat their damn words.

But until then? Just a simple dumb wizard who makes amazingly good lucky rolls when it comes to resisting arcane arts and manages to barely dodge out of the way of death blows. He's a simple thing. For now.]

Hell, I've shot fireballs into the sky for no reason before because I knew the world was ending in five minutes. Who gives a shit about conserving it at that point, right?

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki is not so easily fooled. loki's strongest ability isn't his magic, it's his uncanny perception of others, his ability to read and gleam a person's strengths and weaknesses from a few words and mannerisms. ]

Is that how it works? I've never dealt with a conservation limit before.

[abracafcku]

[Oho, he almost gave some important shit away. It's basic knowledge on Faerun though - spells slots are a wizard's one weak spot. Well, other than being made of squishy meat. Once a wizard expended his slots, he or she had to wait and rest before they came back. Luckily for Taako he has the Arcane Recovery skill so it never really became much of an issue, but usually he never got to that point in the first place.]

Well yeah. You run around shooting off magic all day long, you're going to get tired, my dude. Not all of us have a finger dipped into the main source.

[Not exactly an accurate description of how magic worked in his world, but why give away the secret no one else apparently knew?]

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki hums. that makes sense. he's never run out of "magic", but it would make sense that others have that issue. ]

The limitations of mortality, of course.

[abracafcku]

Yep, the terrible burden of being a mortal.

[Taako sighs and drapes a hand dramatically over his forehead. At about 200 years old, he's getting toward the middle of his young adulthood. It's such a damn shame, but thankfully he's still as beautiful as the day he turned 100.]

That and whole being able to die thing. That is not fun, let me tell you.

[dothelokimotion]

Oh, I'm aware. I've done it a few times.

[ which has never stopped him from coming back though. ]

[abracafcku]

[....Well then. Taako blinks in surprise at that and then grins, shrugging easily.]

I know someone who would want to have a talk with you about that. Handsome fella - except when his face turns into a skull.

[Kravitz... Man, that was a weird thing to think about. He was just having a date with him a few days ago and now he's here, gods knew where, in a galaxy far, far away. What the hell was his life anymore?]

[dothelokimotion]

We do have a version of Death on the Fleet.

[abracafcku]

[Seriously? Wait.

Taako actually looks curious for once and he focuses in on Loki.]

Is he a tall, dark handsome fellow with a Cockney accent when he feels like it?

[dothelokimotion]

[ . . . huh. ]

I'm afraid not. He's simply a skeleton.

[abracafcku]

Ugh, pass then.

[He slumps back against the counter, inspecting his nails.]

Not nearly as interesting. I take it he doesn't have a problem with your death record though?

[dothelokimotion]

No. He seemed unbothered by the fact that I've cheated it regularly. He's a pleasant fellow.

[ and loki's fond of him, regardless. ]