driftfleet | action.

Who: Thor + you
Broadcast: no
Action: around Baruut
When: mid-to-late october

a. scrap markets

[Thor hates this planet, honestly. It's like a worse version of Sakaar, somehow, and he wasn't fond of that place to start with. The only upside Thor can see to Baruut so far is that he wasn't immediately captured and enslaved in a fighting arena.

Kind of a back-handed compliment.

But after his stint on the Marsiva and then spending a week looking after a shockingly young Loki, Thor's ready to put that baggage in the backseat and go look around anyway. He has a couple of items he's on the lookout for. It becomes quickly apparent though that finding a decent item is the harder task. The low quality of most wares annoys him and it's not uncommon to find him standing in front of a stall keeper, shaking an item at them and being loudly indignant.]

Yes, I know that it has clear sight, but if it only sees in green then what's the point of it as an eye?

[Is that an eyeball in his hand? .........yep. Unfortunate.]

b. watch for falling debris

[You're out in the junkyards proper, minding your own business. Doing whatever it is you decided to venture into canyons of rubbish to do. A distant yelp and a thud rings out somewhere above you - and you barely have time to look up before a body comes smashing down into the junk a few metres away, sending scrap metal and plastic spraying everywhere.

The 'body' turns out to be a very alarmed, very dazed junkyard thief. They scramble to their feet and run away shrieking, not looking back at you or in the direction they fell from. Should you decide to look up though, you'll see Thor pop up over the top of a hill-sized pile of rubbish a fair distance away. He waves to you and calls out:]

You should be mindful where you step! There are thieves about.

c. wildcard

[Thor can also be found bartering for equipment at shops specialising in spaceship parts, lugging supplies back to the Blue Fish, or throwing his hammer around near the Knorst Cliffs. If you have any other ideas, drop a comment or hit me up on

dudemeister.]

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[ his shoulders hunch up unconsciously. ]

It's not — Just leave it be, Thor.

Loki--

[There's a long moment where Thor just looks at Loki, with that air like he wants to fold himself into a corner and not come out, before he just nods once. He turns to look through the marketplace, casting his eye over it without much need to really see it.]

Well, I am not going to look at eyes anymore, but I still have supplies to find. You can join me if you like.

[ loki blinks, some of that tension slipping away. ]

What are you looking for?

[Humming in thought, Thor counts off on his fingers.]

Decent panels of steel, a motor for a refrigerator, electrical cables.

[ he nods. ]

I am looking to phase out the piping on my ship.

The piping?

[It seems like less of a priority to Thor, but maybe the Blue Fish had superior pipes. He starts walking down one of the market lanes, trusting Loki will come along. This area doesn't have any of those items and he's fairly sure most of the storekeepers are glaring at them. For some reason.]

Our piping is external for some . . . bizarre reason. Taako is seeing to the kitchen and I will see to the rest.

Oh yeah, I did notice that.

[Thor taps at some panels as he passes by a stall, frowning at the sound and continuing on without stopping.]

I'm collecting the steel so Taako can turn them into shields for the armoury.

[ he blinks. ]

Taako spoke to you about that?

[He nods in return.]

A few days ago. I said I was looking around for things like that and he suggested it.

[ huh. he's not sure how he feels about that, but loki lets it go. ]

It seems my ship is more active these days.

Well, I'm glad to hear it! Other ships seem to be losing more than they gain.

There does seem to be a sudden downturn.

Yeah ... my captain's husband is among those who left. I've taken over those duties in the meantime.

[He would have done so anyway, regardless of having nominated for First Mate a month ago. It just makes it more formal now.]

[ loki frowns. ]

I don't even have a First Mate.

You know you can appoint one, right?

[ loki frowns. ]

I suppose I could, but I cannot think of anyone suitable.

[Thor just shrugs. The ranks here are ornamental more than functional.]

Someone might just volunteer for it eventually. That's what I did.

That's because you're hopeless unless you think you're being productive.

I was just as productive without being First Mate.

[A beat.]

And I'm not hopeless.

[ his lips twitch slightly. ]

You can't sit still at all without doing something worth-while.

So I want to use my time well, there's nothing wrong with that.

[He would, in fact, go stir crazy without it. He's been in the Fleet long enough and spent enough time not doing useful things that he knows how to use his time best.]

This isn't a relaxing planet either.