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Tweak says, "GROW UP N JUMP INTO THE OCEAN"

Rebecca Crane (needmymp3) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2017-06-07 00:31:00

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:mingle, aigis, faith lehane, ianto jones, jack harkness, jezebel mephistopheles, malcolm reynolds, peter parker (stnas), rebecca crane, wade wilson

[431] Video/ Beach Birthaversary Mingle
[Video]

Hey guys! It's me again, Becca, back at it with the beach plans for the 'Birthaversary' as I like to call it. There'll be good company and great food at the Beach in Sector 1 all day, so come on out okay? There'll be dancing and beach smores. And gifts for everyone. If that doesn't sell you, let me know what will.

It's also kinda my birthday. You don't wanna disappoint the birthday girl, do you?

[The Beach]

[Rebecca's done her small part in setting up the beach for some all-day fun, from a volleyball net to some (half assed) streamers hanging from the beach huts. There are coolers full of ice and drinks next to a barbecue set up that she's hoping she can con her lovely boyfriend into working at - otherwise it's free grill for those self-inclined. There's food such as salads, burgers, hot-dogs and veggie options ahoy, there's also a ton of pies and cakes contributed by one Charlotte Charles on some set up tables with checkered table cloths. On one such table nearby there is a table of idential bags for guests. Rebecca took some time yesterday to stick random small trinkets and generic gifts in each one so that everyone goes home with something in celebration.

Come nightfall there will be light from some lanterns to set the mood for a warm night by the fires easily lit individually or the larger bonfire that will take place more center stage for smores and general hand-warming. Throughout the day there will be some alcoholic beverages present, but come darker skies it's more liberally passed about in the name of good fun and celebration.]

(Ooc: Comment notifications will be turned off but Rebecca's comment below will be used for network replies. Otherwise, this mingle is open to all for beach birthaversary party shenanigans!)

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muliebrities
2017-07-11 07:39 pm UTC (link)

[ Mary may not understand the residents most of the time, but that doesn't mean she can't feel empathy for them at all. After all, that's why she's doing this, all of this. Empathy. A quiet desire to set things right and let this tiny group of organisms eliminate themselves, as they are set to do, without interference. ]

We'll do our best. One thing at a time though - without your bodies there's nothing to return.

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needmymp3
2017-07-12 06:14 am UTC (link)

Yeah - yeah, of course. [It's just nice to have that speck of hope. But she nods in agreement.]

There's predictably no way to help out with that, right? So... all we really can do to help is stay out of your hair and live our lives out here, is what I'm guessing. [From what she's observed and predicted, anyway.] Is there anything else you can share about you or the new guy? I'm new to the whole alien-space-being thing and I get I probably won't understand a lot of it but... it'd be nice to get to know you for all of our shit you have to take on. Like those blurbs on the front covers of books, about the author?

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	muliebrities 2017-07-16 12:35 pm UTC (link)
	That would be the best. [ She agrees, visibly pleased that someone gets it. ] I'm not sure if getting to know one-another would be as interesting as you think. We're quite different, on a fundamental level. Though... I could perhaps show you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2017-07-17 05:51 am UTC (link)
	Yeah? [That sounds really cool and also a little... nerve wracking.] I'd... like that, I think. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2017-07-20 09:20 am UTC (link)
	[ She smiles in a way that indicates that maybe you won't like it, and then steps in closer. The surroundings darken, becomes distant, muffled completely in the steadily growing buzz of a swarm of insects. Chirping, chittering, chitinous hum of a thousand legs and mandibles and fine wings. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

needmymp3
2017-07-25 05:43 am UTC (link)

[She really does try to steel herself for whatever's about to come but can you really blame her for the instinctive step-back? What, with the world dropping out from around her sense-wise and the sound... thankfully Becca's a Save the Bees type, because she swallows hard and manages to compose herself.]

That... was kinda unexpected. Is... very unexpected. You're not... ['just one,' she tries to piece this together] you're all?

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	muliebrities 2017-07-30 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	Exactly. [ She smiles, the buzzing fading out and the beach coming back in. Sand, party, everything back to normal. ] Guess how long it took me to get used to the singular pronoun. We still have trouble, some days. [ And you might recall an AI not too long ago that spoke in we, not once actually referring to their partner. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2017-07-31 02:49 am UTC (link)
	Woo. [Still needs a bit of a breather but as the world returns around her, so does a bit of the warmth back in her body. The shivers stop.] Do you have a different collective name too? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2017-07-31 08:47 am UTC (link)
	I do, in my own language. It's a bit difficult to translate. [ And easier to just stick to the human guise really. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

needmymp3
2017-08-01 01:41 am UTC (link)

Understandable... [slightly disappointed but hey, human brain.]

What's... life like outside of work? I know I probably can't grasp the scope, but... it's hard to picture you outside of your warden job here. Where's your home? Do you have other friends or family? [Did you come from a hive?] That kind of thing. Forgive me if I'm grasping, or anything, but I just like learning about you guys just as much as you learn about us.

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	muliebrities 2017-08-01 08:06 am UTC (link)
	That's quite alright. We're all about transparency here. [ She gives a light, surprisingly unsure chuckle. ] To be frank, I don't have a life outside of work. This... project, you, that's been my entire life for a long time now. [ She kind of is a hive, her own friends and family, but that feels like Too Weird. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2017-08-02 12:27 am UTC (link)
	No after hours drinks with the J-Man? [Said light, but honestly - she can kind of get the somber tone of it.] Thank you, Mary. For taking care of us. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2017-08-06 03:51 pm UTC (link)
	He's, ah... not much of a drinker. [ On account of being a sentient patch of haze. ] And thank you, for saying that. I don't get to hear that every day, that's for sure. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2017-08-06 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	Think we could get together for another drink sometime later on? [When she has more questions, after processing all of this.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2017-08-08 07:03 am UTC (link)
	My, Miss Crane... are you trying to seduce me? [ She snorts, somehow managing to do so with elegance and grace. ] I'm sure it can be arranged. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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