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! ]}

Comments

[abracafcku]

What a shame - magic makes literally everything easier.

[Cleaning? Check. Shopping? Check. Carrying stuff? Check. Staying safe on the road? Wars? ....Sadly check. But! That's not something he'll bring up.]

But also? We're not like [And he throws up some air quotes] "special" or anything. Anyone can learn magic if you put enough effort into it.

[scanninggaydis]

It's just a skill?

[That's...different from what Felix expects. And it's not ideal - because it still betrays his prejudice - but it does make him think slightly better of Taako. He'd been trying not to think badly of him, but this makes it much easier.]

Huh.

I mean, I assume that still only applies to people from your world. [Felix, for example, probably couldn't pick it up.] But that's interesting.

[abracafcku]

No fucking clue, but yeah, just a skill. It takes a fuckload of training and study, so it's not like I can just shoot a spell from my ass just by making some weird hand movements and shouting garbage.

[He tosses the white fluff from the orange off to the side, away from his towel and starts peeling sections of the fruit apart.]

Haven't exactly been here long enough, but aren't there augments that'll basically give you magic powers? It's kind of cheating, but means that anyone can channel magic here, given the right circumstances.

[scanninggaydis]

There are.

[Felix's expression goes just a little bit carefully blank, his voice a bit...flatter.

Like he's trying to conceal the extent to which that is distasteful to him and not exactly succeeding.]

I'm not exactly interested in letting them frak with head more than they already have, though.

[abracafcku]

[Wow, that's. That's a reaction. Most people he tells about learning magic are either awestruck or curious, but Felix looks like someone just stepped on his toes and dropped a glass of wine in his lap and is trying to be polite about it.]

Faaaaaair.

[Okay, time for an experiment. Taako concentrates and the orange he was picking and sectioning apart starts floating in the air next to him, leaving him with his hands free. It floats just a few feet off the ground, right at prime eating height for Taako where he's sitting on the towel. He keeps his posture nonchalant and watches Felix's expression.]

S'why I tell people to learn the old-fashioned way, straight up learning.

[scanninggaydis]

[For once it's not the magic thing that's really bothering Felix. It really does make him feel...better, that Taako's magic is something that's a learned ability and not innate.

No, it's not that. It's the mention of the augment. And, by extension, the idea of someone letting themselves be altered.

Which is to say, Felix does watch the orange lift off the blanket by itself but it doesn't seem to bother him. Or, at least, his reaction doesn't get worse. Maybe even a little better, once Taako agrees with him.]

Seems like it would be more fulfilling anyway.

[His tone is definitely less flat, there.]

[abracafcku]

Ch'yeah and a lot harder, meaning I get to lord my prowess over them a lot longer.

[Taako laughs harshly and grabs an orange slice, popping it into his mouth. Good to eat some Vitamin C so he doesn't get space scurvy or something.]

Plus the magic I do can't really be replicated by the augments anyway. They're more evocation or divine than transmutation from what I've seen.

[scanninggaydis]

[Felix just watches him. He's back to being mildly curious.]

Evocation? What's that?

[See? Seriously, it's not the magic.]

[abracafcku]

School of magic that deals with uh, what most people think of as magic. Channeling fire, shooting lightning, uh... [He snaps his fingers, thinking of the description.] Y'know, big booming magic, the sort that really fucks people up. Offense! That's what it's called; gettin' a huge ol' bang for your magical buck.