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[deathcouture]

Who: Kravitz and YOU!
Broadcast: Yes!
Action: On the SS Bloodsport!
When: After the last shuffle!

1) [ action -- SS Bloodsport ]
[ Hello, Bloodsport, you have a new crew member! He's... very confused, wondering why he keeps getting yanked around -- honestly, it's kind of rude. And definitely not the kind of rude that can be made up for with pudding and confetti. Oh well.

He brushes the colorful bits of paper off of the sleeves of his suit coat, straightens his tie, and... starts walking. There's got to be a reason he's just suddenly appeared in this place, right? ]

Hello? ... Is there anyone actually here?

[ Because geez, it's quiet - and not the kind of quiet he likes. ]



2) [ video ]
[ So far, Kravitz's entire experience here has been 1) wake up in a giant spaceship. 2) attempt to regain bearings. 3) almost immediately end up whisked away onto some other ship with a *Pop!* and some confetti. 4) try the pudding. ... It's mediocre at best.

So when he finds this... very complicated Stone of Farspeech... and sees others using it to talk, of course he's going to give it a try. He turns it on, angles the camera well enough to get himself in-frame, and clears his throat. ]

-- Right. Well. I've pretty much gathered the short of what this all is, so beyond that, I have to ask: how cut-off are we? Because there are several people that I really should call right now, and I have a feeling the answer is going to be, "That's impossible". So... how impossible?

[ He's been stuck alone and cut-off from everyone and everything before. This situation is, arguably, better than that... but that doesn't mean he has to like it. ]

Comments

[deathcouture]

Oh, I'm sure your arrival was fashionable as always.

A whole month though... are you all right? What's happened since then?

[ He's absolutely prepared to bust some heads if Taako's been hurt in any way. ... Yes, he knows Taako probably would have already busted said heads, but that just means he'd get to give them a second busting. ]

[abracafcku]

A.

[He takes a breath.]

A lot.

[It's a little weird that Kravitz is so invested? Is that the word? Mm, yeah, invested in his well-being. They'd just had a pseudo-meeting/talk/date (maybe?) and sure, Taako had been feeling it pretty hard, but then the Umbra Staff had full on ruined the evening. But hey, if Kravitz is ready to go, then Taako isn't going to discourage it.

He sends over a small packet of information - his current location in the First Breath's kitchen.]

You come meet me and I'll tell you all about it. It's a bit of a headtrip.

[deathcouture]

[ That's a little worrying... But hey, Taako inviting him over works out pretty great, considering Kravitz's next question was absolutely going to be where he was and could he see go to him. So, yay? He smiles, and nods. ]

Sure. I'll be right there. [ Beat. ] Um... as soon as I... figure out where the shuttles are. And probably how to fly one. [ ... progress??? ]

[abracafcku]

...

[Okay, so magical rift thingy must be on the fritz. Taako stares at the camera for a bit and then laughs, light and easy. What a nerd.]

How about you tell me where you ended up and I'll drop on by, Bone Daddy? I just finished meal prep here so I have some time while the dough rises.

[deathcouture]

[ He laughs, a little embarrassed, and sends Taako his location - the lounge on the Bloodsport. ]

That works too. Sorry, they. Um. They took my scythe. Or they're somehow keeping me from calling it to me - either way, I'm a little short on tricks up my sleeve right now.

[ Nnnnot happy about that!! ]

[abracafcku]

Huh, didn't think that was possible. Isn't the scythe, you know, kinda integral to being Death?

[He turns away from his device to grab something, then swipes the communicator off the counter as he starts heading toward the shuttle bay.]

Your Queen is gonna be piiiiissed.

[deathcouture]

Pretty integral to the whole Death and Grim Reaper thing, yes. Exactly.

[ He chuckles a little at the taunting, shaking his head. ] You know? Probably. What I'm worried about is whether she'll be more pissed at me, or at whatever did this. Either way, I should probably find a way to get all of my things back...

[abracafcku]

[That's gotta be frustrating and weird at the same time. He actually feels for the guy. Taako isn't sure how he'd react to having such an important piece of himself missing.

Other than memories, of course, but that's turning out to be par for the course and he's just annoyed more than anything else.]

I heard you can sometimes find them again here, for whatever reason, but I just went ahead and made a new focus. And she's like, your weird goth mom, isn't she? I'm sure she'll be pissed at the Atroma, not you.

[deathcouture]

[ ... Oh, Taako. ;; ]

That might be the second piece of good news I've heard since I've been here. ... And honestly, I think I would enjoy seeing her pissed off at the Atroma.

[abracafcku]

Hell yeah. She terrifies me and I'd still want front row box seats for that showdown.

[It would be absolutely spectacular. He wants to see her suplex the Atroma into the void.]

And what's your ranking for best news heard here so far?

[deathcouture]

[ Still terrified of her? Even now? Hunh. Not something he realized... ]

That you're safe, of course. [ Beat. ] Or the pudding? Difficult choice. [ Har har. No, actually, it's not contest. He's clearly joking. ]

[abracafcku]

[Taako stops in his tracks just as he hits the shuttles, staring at the communicator. He's glad he's got a hand over the camera right now or Kravitz would be seeing the way his face just turned bright red.

What a smooth bastard this guy turned out to be.

After a pause, he laughs and starts the shuttle up.]

No contest. I'm better than any pudding could ever be.

[deathcouture]

[ Shame he missed Taako blushing... Maybe next time~

He laughs, too. ]

I don't know, this pudding is-- no, I can't even keep that joke going. Of course it's no contest.

[ Even though it means they're both stuck here, he is glad that Taako is here. Though it sounds like Kravitz has missed a lot in just a month. Jfjsdkl Time to find out what, he guesses?? ]

[abracafcku]

[ Man, what a change. He went from uncertain if their date had been a date or a meeting to full out flattery. Well, if that's how Kravitz wanted to play it? Sure, he can play along.]

Give me about five, babe. I'm still not that great with flying these things and I'd rather not crash into your ship when you just arrived.

Meet me in the shuttle bay?

[deathcouture]

Please don't crash, no. And of course - I'll meet you there.

[ At least a shuttle bay is easy enough to find!! Plus he apparently lucked out and ended up on a ship with nice people who will point him in the right direction. That helps a lot. So when Taako arrives, he'll be waiting indeed! ]

[abracafcku]

Mmhm, not a good look when I sort of kinda promised you to kiiiind of not die anymore.

[He goes silent, the communicator turning off. And about five minutes later, the Bloodsport has a shuttle pulling into the bay. He takes a moment to compose himself, checking his hair in the selfie mode of his communicator, and then he slips everything into his bag and heads out. As promised, Kravitz is waiting for him and he smiles when he sees the reaper. It's weird to feel butterflies suddenly, isn't it?

He gives Kravitz a wink as he steps out of the shuttle.]

Hey there, thug. You miss me?

[deathcouture]

[ That's-- a weird thing from the past to reference, but hey, if it's for the sake of a goof, sure. He's just happy to see him, honestly.

So when Taako's shuttle lands and he steps out, Kravitz can't help but smile. He's used to the butterflies, at this point - but yeah, he still gets them around him. ]

Terribly. Sorry I'm apparently late.

[abracafcku]

Yeah, well, I'm sure you were busy not being kidnapped and all. Inconvenient for me, but what're you gonna do?

[He shrugs and moves forward, twisting a strand of hair around his finger.]

Other than apparently go and get yourself kidnapped, too. I'm gonna guess you can't just rift your way out of this one and Momma Bird ain't answering your calls, huh?

[deathcouture]

[ The hair twirling is cute - and familiar, in a way. He steps forward to meet him, though he does sigh at the mention of... all that. ]

No scythe, no rifts. And, exactly - call cannot be completed as dialed. Looks like I'm completely cut off. [ Which he's... pretty worried about, even if he's trying not to dwell on it too much. ]

So, hopefully we find another way out of this thing. Somehow.

[abracafcku]

[He figured as much - Kravitz would have flitted over as soon as he arrived otherwise. He probably also would have been out of here in an instant and Taako might never have known he was here at all. The Atroma are powerful enough to trap gods, so why not Death? If nothing else, he would be amused to see them try to grab the Raven Queen and get their faces torn off. Did she tear people's face off? He had no idea.]

Yeah, well, I'm working on that, but don't tell anyone.

[He holds a finger up to his lips and grins behind it. Maybe it had taken everyone else years to escape this place, but they hadn't had Taako in their corner. Plus now he has Lup - even if he's still on the fence with the trust thing - and Kravitz even.]

They're apparently watching, but not omniscient, so I just try to keep it on the down-low. Until then, it's just keeping ourselves busy and entertaining which I'm sure we can manage.

[deathcouture]

[ She should tear their faces off. That would be amazing. Please let that happen.

He returns Taako's grin, mimes zipping his lips. He figured that no matter how disillusioned some of the others he's spoken to have seemed, Taako wouldn't be so easy to keep down. Whoever these Atroma people are, they're going to have their hands full, that's for sure. And in Kravitz's opinion? They'll deserve anything they get. ]

Busy and entertaining... Can't really say I've ever had to think about making myself entertaining. Not sure how I feel about it, either.

[abracafcku]

Oh, I'm sure we'll figure something out.

[Taako's been entertaining enough that this month he's probably gotten an insane amount of money from all the stunts he's pulled. Even though he hates having to rely on unknown kidnappers to pay his bills, he's curious to see how much he's earned, too. Gold is gold after all.

Taako smirks and tosses his hair over his shoulder, giving Kravitz a wink.]

Besides, other than when you go all Skeletor, you're hella handsome so I'm sure people will just be happy to see you around.

[deathcouture]

[ Maybe Kravitz will get bonuses for attempting (and/or failing) to wrangle the twins... that's entertaining, right?

Aaand it's his turn to be flustered, a little~ he doesn't blush -- not really a thing that happens -- but he does glance away for a second, smiling, and shakes his head. ]

Oh, is that all they'd want? Okay. So are they kidnapping all the best-looking couples then? Is that their game?

[abracafcku]

[Yeah, good luck with that. They're causing mayhem in the future even with him there. It's not going to stop, even if he doesn't know Lup is his sibling.

And wait.

Did he just say "couple?" Taako tries not to let the surprise show on his face, covering it up with a light laugh. Was he including them in that definition? They literally went on one date with a chance of there being another one whenever Kravitz got back to him after peacing out over the undead nature of his magic-eating umbrella.

But then again, maybe he meant someone else and commenting on the "couples" thing would look over-eager? Shit, he hates that he has feelings about this. It would be easier if he just didn't have them. Stupid Kravtiz being stupidly, weirdly charming??? Gods dammit.]

Mmmmmaaaaaaybe. There are a shitload of beautiful people here. Present company included, natch.

But not everyone here is paired off - they mostly just leave us to our own devices and watch whatever comes out. The world's -- universe's? Universe's laziest writing, but I guess it pays the bills.

[deathcouture]

[ Kravitz isn't even trying to be especially charming!! He's just!! Happy to see Taako. Even if he has no idea that timing is messed up. That something's a little off, that there's the barest bit of disconnect. He hasn't seen it yet. passive perception must not be high enough right now.

He laughs a little too, at the mention of all the beautiful people here - present company included as well as the speaker, natch~ But also, it makes sense, if this is supposed to be some sort of entertainment cash grab for... whoever. Whatever? Something. ]

Right. Character-driven story is one thing, this is just plain hands-off and lazy. [ He shakes his head ] You said a lot's happened, though. Right? ... Why don't we find somewhere to sit and talk? This ship has a kitchen and a lounge. ... Not that either are particularly nice or fancy, but they're... functional.