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Tweak says, "HIDE YO KIDS, HIDE YO WIFE"

MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-27 15:11:00

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:mingle, aidan reilly, aradia megido, artemis crock, bak chang, bro strider, buffy summers, calliope-caliborn, damon salvatore, daniel osbourne, data, dawn summers, dick grayson (all-star), dirk strider, duo maxwell, elena gilbert, eric northman, hei, helen magnus, helix wamtani, hikaru hitachiin, ianto jones, jack harkness, jean-luc picard, kitty pryde (aoa), kitty pryde (evolution), korra, lacus clyne, laura kinney, malcolm reynolds, martha jones, miranda lotto, nikola tesla, peggy carter, penelope garcia, peter parker (tas), piper halliwell, piter de vries, raven darkholme, rebekah mikealson, richie foley, rogue, rose tyler, sam merlotte, sam winchester, sawyer ford, seven of nine, shining armor, sookie stackhouse, sougo okita, spencer reid, spike, stefan salvatore, tear grants, tieria erde, tyki mikk, wally west, xander harris, yuuki kuran, yuuri shibuya, zatanna zatara, zero kiryuu

Day 221 — Morning mingle : Main shelter
[Wake up and smell the lack of coffee. You're on a bunk bed. Maybe you're a top and maybe you're a bottom. There are five other people in your room. Maybe they're friends or enemies or faces you barely recognize if at all. It doesn't matter much. You can leave this room and you don't need to come back to it.

You should get your rations though. You're probably hungry. You're definitely a little sluggish of body. What happened to that bruise you got sparing yesterday? What happened to your newly dyed hair? Mystery, mystery... Move along. Find the public bathrooms and do your business with a hundred of your closest friends.

Find the kiosk and get your rations. Careful not to let anyone steal them. You won't get more until tomorrow and the bots won't care. They aren't here to hold your hand. If you get sick or hurt and they deem it necessary they will take you to the hospital whether you wish it or not. But why dwell on such things? You're here now and you might as well enjoy it. You even get a free day today.]

(OOC: OOC info. This mingle takes place in the Main shelter over the morning hours.

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	corpsepartying 2013-05-28 02:36 am UTC (link)
	[ seeing calliope safe and sound is a definite moodbooster. she turns to face her, the hint of a smile finally tugging at her lips. ] Callie! I want out of here already... it's incredibly frustrating not being able to do anything to help. [ whoah, alright, sorry, she just launched straight into exasperated rambling. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-28 02:41 am UTC (link)
	[Calliope blinks in surprise.] Oh. [Fortunately, she recovers smoothly enough.] I understand. The best we can do, I think, is try to keep each other's spirits up. Which is certainly better than nothing! Is there anything I can do for you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	corpsepartying 2013-05-28 04:04 am UTC (link)
	The answer will always be the same: company helps. [ she runs a hand through her tangly hair, "hmm"ing in thought. ] Have you seen any of the others? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-28 04:10 am UTC (link)
	[Calliope nods, but pauses thoughtfully.] I haven't seen Damara yet, but that's certainly fine by me. [And then she straightens up as the thought occurs to her:] Not that I hope she's hurt or sick, or worse! Just that I don't really want to see her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	corpsepartying 2013-05-28 04:13 am UTC (link)
	Understandable. Not many do want to see her. [ she covers her mouth with her hand, because that statement makes her snort-laugh. ] They're all alright, I'm assuming? No injuries at all? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-28 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Everyone seems to be alright! Better than alright, actually. [Calliope idly pats at her ribcage.] I had some nasty bruising that's cleared itself up completely. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	corpsepartying 2013-05-28 04:33 am UTC (link)
	You were hurt before? [ she's resisting the urge to go "by who?" and then hunt them down and kick them in the shins. ] I'm glad you're healing, though. [ oh. goodness. this reminds her of something -- she glances down at the rations. ] Do you think you'll be able to handle the food alright? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-28 04:38 am UTC (link)
	[Calliope glances down at the ration pack, and then laughs weakly.] I have no idea. But I suppose the wardens won't let us starve... Or maybe it'll be just fine, and we only have to get used to some new flavors. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	corpsepartying 2013-06-01 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	[ she shrugs and sighs, just a bit. ] We'll make do. Survival is nothing new, quite literally. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-06-01 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	[Calliope smiles a little at that. She feels sort of bad, given how starkly aware she is that she had a relatively easy life, but at least that means they can help support her, too.] You're right. Shall we take a walk, and explore our new home-away-from-home-away-from-home? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	corpsepartying 2013-06-01 10:44 pm UTC (link)
	That sounds lovely to me. [ without a second thought, she offers calliope her hand. it's a small gesture, one that happens on instinct, but something that makes her flush once she realizes what she's done. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-06-01 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	[Calliope won't make it much better with her reaction; naked staring at the extended hand.] [She looks back up at Aradia, quizzically and apologetically as she partway extends her hand toward Aradia's, but can't quite bring herself to tuck her hand into her friend's, just in case she's mistaken.] Um...? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	corpsepartying 2013-06-01 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	[ aradia's totally blanking out right now. she's staring right back at calliope's hand, her cheeks bright with rust-blood coloring. ] You don't, ah, have to...? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-06-01 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	[So now here's two alien girls staring at each other's partially extended hands.] Are... you sure? I don't want to, ah, do anything you wouldn't be comfortable with... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	corpsepartying 2013-06-01 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	I could say the same to you. [ yeah, that is definitely what is going on here. two young teenage ladies being awkward in a room full of people. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-06-01 11:09 pm UTC (link)
	Um. Okay. [She can't quite bring herself to say "hold my hand" so she just sort of vaguely twitches her claws.] Please go ahead. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

corpsepartying
2013-06-01 11:11 pm UTC (link)

Okay.

[ not just "go ahead" but "please go ahead". aradia is stunned for a second, before she smiles and relaxes the littlest bit, settling her hand around calliope's. the texture of her hand is much different, but it's definitely not a bother, and she gives a small, experimental squeeze, looking towards the other girl and tilting her head in questioning. she just wants to make sure she's still okay with this. ]

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ophiuchus
2013-06-01 11:17 pm UTC (link)

[It's not that she's not okay with this, and she even squeezes back, but she's staring at Aradia with a rather plainly bewildered look. It is not as though she thought Aradia was joking around, exactly, but she didn't fully believe it, either.]

[Calliope doesn't say anything, mostly because she needs a moment to reconfigure her personal universe into one where a kind and pretty troll would actually willingly hold her hand.]

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	corpsepartying 2013-06-01 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	[ aradia takes a deep breath, easing herself off her mini panic spike. she's still smiling, albeit nervously. ] So... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-06-01 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	So... [Okay. Okay.] [Back to reality time.] [She curls her fingers around Aradia's hand, for real now, and mirrors Aradia's smile.] Shall we? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	corpsepartying 2013-06-02 01:30 am UTC (link)
	We shall! [ this feels wonderful. aradia has successfully initiated a New Social Interaction despite her cluelessness and jumbly feelings, and it's really, really satisfying. ] How much of the new dome have you seen so far? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-06-02 01:37 am UTC (link)
	Not too much... I lost my nerve to explore after seeing the showers. [She tries to sound normal, but there is a nervous shakiness behind her voice, no matter how she tries to compensate.] I hope we will not be here for too long. I really don't want to use those things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	corpsepartying 2013-06-02 01:41 am UTC (link)
	They do seem a bit ... uncomfortable, yes. [ she swings her hand joined with calliope's, just barely. ] Perhaps you could get a bucket or bowl of water, and bathe in your room with a towel when the others aren't around? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-06-02 02:00 am UTC (link)
	Hm... I'll give that a go. [Calliope sighs, and then gets distracted by the hand swinging. Aradia's hand is so nicely warm.] There's just so little privacy... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	corpsepartying 2013-06-04 04:08 am UTC (link)
	I'm sorry. I'd offer you a better solution, if I had one. [ she offers her friend a sympathetic smile. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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