It's Party Time [ Open ]

[universal_charm]

Who: Jim Kirk & You!
Broadcast: Nope
Action: Yes, Planet-side @ Alloy Lake
When: Sometime in the evening

While it wasn't broadcasted, between how many people were told and the fact it wasn't exactly a private affair on a very public beach, anyone was welcome to come to this little shindig. Kirk's feelings were mostly that they all could use a break and a chance to relax together as friends, family, teammates, or any other word you chose to assign to the relationships you had on the Fleet. It was a nice break from working in projects too. It was nice to have something to occupy yourself in a creative and useful way, but it was always a good idea to take a break and refresh the brain now and then.

Which was how he came to the idea of a party on Alloy Lake.

He scouted a scrap of land near the water to set up on - beach towels, a cooler with drinks, a mocked up grill to cook some food. He went out later in the afternoon to start with more than enough light to enjoy some swimming, though it would be dark soon enough for certain members to join without being uncomfortable. At which point, a bonfire was built. What? A lack of sunlight is never a reason to stop partying! Especially not with such good company.

_{[ ooc: It's a party on the beach! Make your own starters and have some fun! There's drinks - alcoholic and non - food, a couple of games or make your own, a bonfire later in the night with of course means some kind of smore, swimming, and more. In terms of invite, you can assume you were directly told by Kirk, or told by someone else, or the grapevine. It's open to all, so don't worry to much about it. Have fun! ]}

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[tempredmental]

[Keith stared at that water. It was loaded with copper, giving it that weird green color, which meant anything caught from it that lived in it was also probably loaded with copper.]

I don't know how healthy that would be...

[He was wary.]

Have you tried it?

[twosidedsword]

[He nods and points to his plate where there's a half eaten piece there. Apparently it's what he was eating when Keith came over.]

It tastes good.

[Well lots tastes good to him. He just likes food.]

[tempredmental]

[Keith raised a skeptical eyebrow, and then sighed a little. Might as well...

He took a small piece.]

I guess I'll give a try.

[He continued along, investigating more items as he went.]

So, are you a friend of Jim's?

[twosidedsword]

[Shin-Ah, who has taken another bite of food, pauses and swallows before looking over again.

And even with the mask on his face it's easy to read his confusion.]

...Jim?

[Yeah he has no idea who that is.]

[tempredmental]

Uh, yeah... Kirk. He's one of the captains in the Fleet.

[Granted, it wasn't like this was a private party, but, still... Keith was kind of curious how this guy ended up here.]

[twosidedsword]

[Sorry, Keith. He's going to slowly shake his head because he hasn't been introduced to that person just yet. So he's really not sure who that is at all.]

[tempredmental]

[Right. Okay, then.]

So, uh... how did you hear about the party, then?

[twosidedsword]

I saw it from the shops.

[Which should be impossible due to the distance and obstacles in the way. Yet he appears to be quite serious about his answer.]

[tempredmental]

[It didn't sink in right away.

Keith nodded.]

Oh, okay... that's coo-... wait. [There it was.] Did you say from the shops?

[twosidedsword]

[Cue the innocent tilt of his head.]

Yes.

[That's definitely what he said. Did he not hear him right?]

[tempredmental]

There's no view of the lake from there.

[Keith looked confused.]

You meant something else, right?

[twosidedsword]

[Shaking that head of his.]

No. I can see it.

[He seems serious.]

[tempredmental]

So... you can see the shops, then?

[Keith was curious...]

[twosidedsword]

[Oh so he'd just been surprised. Well that's a normal reaction and one he's used to dealing with now.]

Yes.

[Hmmm...maybe he could offer more clarity.]

And the people in them.

[Which he's somehow doing with a mask that only has painted eye holes rather than real ones...]

[tempredmental]

[Okay then. Keith hesitated, considering that for a moment.]

Magic?

[Because, really... what else, right?]

[twosidedsword]

[Just going to shake his head now.]

The Dragon Eyes.

[That's how. Totally not magic.]

[tempredmental]

Oh.

[Keith was pretty sure dragons were magic... unless they were like those ones that the cat-people race rode on... nah.]

That's, yeah... sounds magic to me.

[twosidedsword]

[He shakes his head and then pulls his mask off. When he opens his eyes, they are revealed to be golden with the pupils as slits. Reptilian in a way.

Dragon eyes.]

[tempredmental]

So... are you like... part dragon or something?

[Keith was probably not as surprised by this reveal as some others might be. After all, he was used to seeing some pretty alien looking races by now.]

[twosidedsword]

.........I don't know.

[And that's the truth. Kija tries to explain it but he still doesn't know how it fully works yet.]

[tempredmental]

[Keith hesitated for a second, and then nodded.]

That happens.

[He didn't know he was part Galra until he activated his mom's blade, so... He understood.]

[twosidedsword]

[The fact that someone actually understands what he means makes him relax, even makes him feel more at ease opening up.]

I just learned that I am one of the Dragons. Not long ago. Kija has been trying to teach me about them.

[Trying. Kija can get...excited. Which makes it very hard to follow.]

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded.]

It's weird, right? Finding something like that out. It wasn't that long ago that I found out I'm half-Galra.

[twosidedsword]

[He doesn't know what that word means...Galra. But he does get the feeling behind what Keith is talking about. That it's strange to go your entire life knowing one thing only to learn that what you knew isn't...reality.]

Were people scared of you?

[That question is clear for what that means for Shin-Ah's situation. People have been terrified of this gentle personality in the past.]

[tempredmental]

[Keith chewed his lip a little.]

Well, when I first found out, it was scary for me. I was nervous of what everyone else would think.

Back home, at that point, we were fighting against the Galra. To find out that I was related to them was kind of a shock.

Most of the team was confused, and started treating me a little differently. They had even more questions that I didn't have the answers to. But, one of us... she... kind of suddenly hated me for a while.

Well, I don't know if she really hated me, but... she was angry. I don't know if she thought I had betrayed or kept it secret from her on purpose, or what. I mean, I had no idea. But it was awkward for a while.