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To Boldly Go | RPG Community (boldlygomod) wrote in toboldlyrpg,
@ 2017-07-09 15:27:00

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Welcome to the Deck 5 Lounge

Each Saturday, join the Enterprise crew and your fellow travelers in the Deck Five Lounge to meet new arrivals, catch up with those you haven't seen in a few days, try a new drink, or just enjoy the spectacular view.

OOC Information

These weekly posts are IC third-person threading opportunities. Threads that extend to 10 total good-sized comments can be counted as a log for activity check. If you have any questions, please let me know. The hope is that you will use this opportunity for random character interactions and development.

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Peggy & Howard

aspeggysays
2017-07-09 11:33 pm UTC (link)

"I do not," she said, looking at him seriously. "We are on a tin box hurtling through space. I would appreciate it if you didn't jeopardize the lives of everyone in board just to have a little fun." Her serious expression dropped quickly though, and she smiled again.

She tipped her head to the side, amused by his enthusiasm. It didn't surprise her at all. "I've had my engineering tour, yes," she said. "I'm not surprised at all that you're in love with it. I hope you won't disappear inside there all the time now that you're here." What a hypocritical thing for her to say, really, seeing as she spent most of her time hiding away in the traveler liaison office.

A moment, and then. "You know, current evidence points to you discovering one day that you actually are the marrying type."

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Peggy & Howard

keptlooking
2017-07-10 12:05 am UTC (link)

"It's a pretty big tin box, Peg," he said with a laugh. "And considering you trusted me to fly you to and away from the front under heavy bombardment in a much smaller tin box, I think I have to take it as a complement that you think I could do more damage in this lovely lady."

Of course, he was going to throw another quip at her about him spending all his time in engineering, but then she brought up the marrying thing. The way Natalia had slipped when he'd first arrived days earlier had made him curious about what she knew about his future, but so much had been happening that it had slipped his mind. Plus, his future- any marriages he may enter, any children he may father- was something intensely personal. Howard didn't want to talk about that with just anyone. And as curious as he was about it, he had just enough pride to not want that curiosity too visible. Not even to Peggy.

"Yeah?" he said, trying to act nonchalant. No guarantee he was pulling it off, but he was trying. "Well, as of 1947 it hasn't happened yet. And if it doesn't, I'll have to leave everything I've worked for to my brother's kids. And yours." Because Howard didn't doubt that Peggy and Sousa would eventually make it all official and have a family. He looked forward to it, actually. Sousa was the kind of man who could appreciate Peg and Howard didn't mind being "Uncle Howard".

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Re: Peggy & Howard

aspeggysays
2017-07-10 12:14 am UTC (link)

Peggy couldn't help but roll her eyes. The differences between their travels together during the war and being in a space ship were many. "I just wouldn't want to see you locked up in the brig," she said from behind her wine glass.

"Mine?" she echoed and then laughed, shaking her head. "As far as I know it, I don't have any kids." That might not have been a question she had directly asked, but she assumed it would have come up seeing as how she'd spent so much time with Phil and even with Tony. But it hadn't ever come up.

She leaned back against the sofa she was sitting on, leaning in a little bit towards Howard. "Have you thought about what you might do here? Will you work in engineering?"

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Peggy & Howard

keptlooking
2017-07-10 01:57 am UTC (link)

"Neither do I, but that hasn't stopped someone from saying I was a father." Because of course Peggy wouldn't take it easy on him and give him the low down on his apparent future son without making him ask about it.

Of course, there was a chance that she wouldn't know anything about the kid and therefore would have nothing to tell him. But he doubted that. If there was information out there, chances were good that Peggy either had it or knew where to find it. But he let it go for the moment. There was (hopefully) plenty of time for that.

Howard nodded, looking thoughtful. "I think so, but I have a couple hundred years of engineering advancements to catch up on. Not that the basics of it changes very much. A cooling system is a cooling system, no matter the mechanics of it, and that looks like the most maintenance-heavy component at this point. Of course, I'm still learning about warp technology, but with the abundance of material in the ship's database, it shouldn't take long to catch up." Not for him, at least. Plus, if he had any questions about it, he could ask Scotty. That man was a genius and since Howard had never really met anyone who was smarter than he was, that was saying a lot.

He changed the subject then, though, as a thought struck him. "Peg... What year did you come from?" He was a terrible friend for not asking before, but Peg knew him. He knew she'd understand.

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Re: Peggy & Howard

aspeggysays
2017-07-10 11:01 am UTC (link)

"You are," she said casually. "Or at least, you will be. I know, it surprised me too, but it's not a lie or a manipulation or anything. When Steve was here before, he confirmed it." Peggy didn't have a moment to think about how that probably made no sense to him, and she didn't readily offer an explanation. "I like Tony," she continued. "He, well, reminds me of you."

She sipped her wine and smiles at him again. "I'm sure you'll find a lot to do once you catch up. And I'm sure it won't take you long to catch up at all."

Her fingers slipped along her arm and rugged on the ends of her hair, which had grown long in the last several months. "1948," she said. "I was in LA. I imagine we are from similar times, are we not?"

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Peggy & Howard

keptlooking
2017-07-13 12:08 am UTC (link)

Howard's brows shot up to his hairline. "You've met him?" he asked, looking around the lounge. "Is he here? Obviously he's on the ship if you've met him, but is he here?" Honestly, he wasn't sure if he should be proud or frightened that Peggy thought his future kid followed in his footsteps. Maybe a little of both?

He sat back after a moment, still not quite sure how he was feeling about the whole having a child thing. There were so many questions rattling around in his brain and he wasn't sure he'd ever really have answers for them unless he asked the kid. No, he chastised himself silently. He's got a name and it's Tony. Since he wasn't going to get answers right away, it would be rude to focus entirely on his own issues and ignore Peggy, so he turned to face her, immediately scooting to the front of his seat.

"'48? Have you and Sousa dealt with that sexual tension between you yet?"

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Peggy & Howard

aspeggysays
2017-07-13 12:48 pm UTC (link)

"Tony?" Peggy echoed. She nodded. "Yes, I've met him. He's hard to miss." She smiled a little bit and shrugged. "I'm sure it's not something you want to think about, but you can't avoid him forever, Howard." She brushed a hand gently against his arm and then went back for another swallow of her wine.

At the mention of Daniel, she flushed but pushed her face to remain expressionless. "Agent Sousa isn't here," she stated quickly, "so I don't see how your question is even relevant." Which pretty much answered his question without answering it, and her mind wavering back to some of her last moments with Daniel before she ended up here. That blush she couldn't hold back.

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