driftfleet | Out in the Snow

Who: Ulaz and you!
Broadcast: yes
Action: Blameless and planetside
When: throughout December

Action - Planet side exploration, various options
[What did a certain Galra do when faced with a wide open expanse of snow? Go exploring of course. There was a lot to see in this place apparently. When he wasn't spending time around the fleet or the rather friendly locals, he was out in the wilderness, enjoying the silence of it all. He was still far to used to spending time in space ships that being on planet was different for him.

Of course it was different. The rivers of this place seemed to be glowing blue. Quite remarkable. He did of course have wonder why they were like this.

Not only was he out in the fields of snow, but he eventually discovered the ice caves. He wandered quietly through them, looking with interest at the formation created by the ice, but also the distorted images that they created]

Action - Hot Spring
[It was probably safe to say that Ulaz was adventurous and curious enough to investigate many parts of this planet. When he had heard about the hot springs, he decided to at least go up and look at them...

Not that he had actually decided if he was going to try them out or not. But he could at least say that he had been there.

Maybe someone could convince him?]

Open Broadcast / Closed Action on Blameless - sometime near the end of the month

[Ulaz is very quiet for a moment when he starts this then speaks]

I find myself constantly confused by what these worlds are able to accomplish. I got this from that tree on the planet.

[He holds it so it can be seen. It's an image of two female Galran, one probably slightly younger than Ulaz's age and a younger one, still bright purple in color. Both have completely solid yellow eyes like Ulaz and the background looks very... desert like.

He moves the picture back so he can look at it again before speaking]

My mother and my sister from more years back than I can count. I don't know how this could have been obtained.

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[Lyall ended up coming closer and lying down almost at Ulaz's feet, sniffing the air, and just.... being.

It was one of the great parts of being a wolf. Not having to think about the past or the future and just being in the moment. When one was old enough, one could do that even outside of full moon periods]

[Ulaz watched as Lyall came over and laid down in front of him. It was oddly surreal. Lyall was a crew member on the Blameless, but right now he was a wolf. They'd had a lot of conversations together, but the wolf part eliminated that temporarily. So it was an odd combination of spending time with him, but also just being there.

After a moment, he crouched down a little closer. But he wouldn't reach to touch. Yes at the moment he was a wolf, but the fact he would turn back into a human made it peculiar to him to touch, especially without permission. He wouldn't do that when he was human; why should that be any different now?]

[Lyall seemed to sense the scrutiny and turned his head to look at Ulaz, before cocking it to the side almost quizzically. In this form, his normally hazel eyes had turned yellow and the only indication of who he was was the color of his pelt, the same as his hair.

He didn't necessarily mind being touched when in wolf form, but he definitely appreciated the restraint and manners showed. Eventually, it was him who extended his body so he could nose at Ulaz's hand with a wet nose.]

[With Lyall looking up at him, he can see the change in eye color now, observant nature that he had. He had known races were able to shape shift, Alteans being one of the more commonly known, but the frequent and predictable change to an animal was not one he had known about until now. If it weren't for the fur color, he never would have had a clue it was Lyall.

When Lyall made the first move to nose at his hand, Ulaz took that for permission, giving the wolf a brief pet]

Thank you. For sharing this time with me.

[Lyall's fur was much coarser than what one could have expected. It was made to withstand both the cold and the claws and fangs from enemies, after all.

He allowed for the petting, tongue lolling, until he finally stood up to shake himself again and start trotting back the way they had come. Looking behind to make sure his charge is following, as a Beta should do.]

[It was definitely different than petting Procyon. Given that a wolf was not domesticated, it made sense, built entirely for survival outdoors, not for someone's pleasure. If they had been changed into a werewolf, the DNA when they changed was probably a completely pure version of a wolf.

When Lyall stood, Ulaz stopped petting, standing up again as he sensed this was the time to go. So even as Lyall turned to look back at him and make sure he was coming, he was following]

[Lyall trotted back to where they had met at a more sedate pace, his sharp nose leading him back to the exact spot.

he left his clothing not very far off, but he'd rather avoid changing in full view unless he really has to, so he gives a sort of little bow of his head, almost human in its obvious intent.]

[Ulaz followed Lyall all the way back to the spot where they started. He didn't have as good of senses, but he can see their tracks in the snow.

The nod seemed to be a send off so Ulaz will take it as such]

I will see you later.

[And with that he heads back towards the village he had come from]

Out in the Snow

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