open/mingle - it's basically shsl christmas in here

[hopefragment]

[A] The mods said we can make panties now

[After talking to Haruka about the communicators and trying (failing) to figure out how to shut off the memes on his own, Hajime instead went to URSULA to get himself a second communicator. And then he and Haruka decided to rip it apart to find out how it worked with supervision from Dirk.

Sorry if your communicators are now not only showing/playing memes; for a few hours, they're also going to sound rather like chipmunks. Whoops.

Maybe more importantly, with some perseverance and a perhaps a grudge against meme-producing technology, they've found a blueprint to create something called the Fabricator. Which of course they built, because why wouldn't you build something like that.

tl;dr there's now a machine called the Fabricator which characters "can use it to fabricate... fabrics! URSULA is sure they will be pleased to be able to have more than one pair of underwear, as she has noticed that everyone has an odd obsession with hygiene." So go nuts! Hopefully someone knows how to sew...

[B] It's like coffeeshop AU except it's canon

[There's been a new addition to the kitchen! Several new additions, actually, the most notable of which is one of the fancy Starbucks-like coffee machines from the Monolith. It's probably safe to use? No one's died from it yet, anyway. Hajime's also brought back a good amount of the coffee and several different kinds of flavored syrup. It's time to make your coffeeshop AU dreams a reality.

Hajime definitely would have needed help bringing it back, so feel free to steal the credit from him in the end. But it's a mingle! Make your own top-levels, do whatever.]

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[sniptuck]

It's amazing how much technology can help us, isn't it?

[ she's referring to the fabricator. they're all probably going to be drowning in clothes soon, honestly. ]

This is going to be so much fun!

[splasher]

And don't forget productive!

[always thinking about practicality]

I think I can run a list of how many people are here, give or take, and we can multiply that number by the amount of outfits we could provide everyone with? [getting so on board with this idea] I would love to have pajamas to sleep in, to be honest...

[sniptuck]

Pajamas are definitely a priority! it's not very sanitary to sleep in the same clothes you wore all day.

[ also those clothes are usually not at comfortable as pjs?? this is a situation that needs to be fixed asap. ]

Maybe we can ask people what type of clothing they want most... I'm sure everyone has a different thing in mind.

[splasher]

[imagine wearing cotton pjs, and not having to wear the same pair of underwear more than one day in a row...]

That's true. I think everyone will happily benefit from this. Do you think you'll know how to operate the machine though, Hajime-chan?

[sniptuck]

I have no idea!

[ her tone is way too happy for what she just said? ] But I think we'll figure it out. Teamwork!

[splasher]

[it's contagious]

We'll figure it out in no time. I'm starting to think there's nothing you cannot do.

[mind over matter, fools... hajime knows what's up]

[sniptuck]

I can't do everything. But I think if everyone works hard, we can a lot of good.

[ and right now that good means making sure everyone has a spare pair of underwear or two. one of the observatories seems like a good enough place to set up camp, so into one they go. once there, hajime dumps her supplies onto a table. ]

[splasher]

[that's a real good attitude. makoto voices his agreement, and follows after her. we're pretending now that he was helping with some supplies, which he also puts on the table.]

[yeah, this place seems good enough.]

What now?

[sniptuck]

[ no one has any proof they weren't doing this since the beginning of the thread. ]

We should start with something simple. Oh! We can make you pajama pants.

[ it would probably be best to do the first few things for themselves, anyway, in case anything gets messed up. ]

[splasher]

Yes, please!

[he's eager, balling his hands into fists in front of himself]

Sleeping with jeans is pretty uncomfortable! They're all stretched out by now...

[look, when makoto is comfortable with people, he easily points out things that bother him. like his stretched out jeans. save him from miserable sleeping.]

[sniptuck]

[ hajime reaches forward to grab makoto's fists, and she looks up (... and up... he's a lot taller than she is...) to seriously look into his eyes. ]

We will make you the most comfortable pair of pajamas on this planet. I promise you.

[splasher]

[so earnest...!]

Please! I'm in your hands!

[how else is he supposed to reply to that?]

[after a moment of silence]

What should I do?

[sniptuck]

This would be a lot easier if we had a sewing machine.

[ they should... have someone build a sewing machine wtf they can build drones but not a sewing machine..... ]

But for now, just take this cloth and needle, okay?

[splasher]

[takes cloth, check! takes needle, check!]

This is pretty simple so far.

[you fool]

I've never actually done much sewing myself. It's usually my mum, or Haru. That's my friend. You like doing this kind of thing, right?

[sniptuck]

[ makoto is about to stab the heck outta himself. ]

Mmhm, it's one of my hobbies! And it's a useful skill to have in case of emergencies.

[ emergencies such as suddenly finding yourself on an alien planet with no spare clothes, for example. ]

[splasher]

[sounds about right]

Hn. What should I do with these? I'll do my best to learn from you.

[--and a bow] Please take care of me.

[as one would]

[sniptuck]

[ she bows back. ]

I will do my best.

[ she grabs the material and lifts it up so makoto can get a good view of it. ]

I'm going to do a quick and simple stitching job just so you can see what we're doing. Then I'll walk you through the process.

[ disclaimer: hajime may know what she is doing, but francia does not. ]

[splasher]

[you could have made some word up and i would have believed Everything (we can always timeskip to needle-punctured fingers and the pants finished...]

[Bowing of Trust done, makoto has a good feeling about this]

[(hajime might end up realising that makoto does not, in fact, hold any grace when it comes to threading the needle; he might be willing to help, but sometimes clumsiness for the small things is just not for everyone)]

[sniptuck]

[ thankfully hajime is... very patient.

probably too patient, in cases like these.

but let's just say the lesson is underway. ]

See? You're doing it. [ kind of. ]

[splasher]

[he's sat on the floor, for maximum concentration obviously, and suffers from constantly losing hold of the needle and having to pause his work to thread it again]

This is a lot harder than what I expected...

[he's got a few stitches in, but even those look kind of... extremely unpolished]

[sniptuck]

[ she didn't really expect him to get it immediately although she is fearful for his poor fingers now? he's like a muscly pincushion at this point. ]

Practice, practice, practice! I've been doing this for years.

[ hajime then, very suddenly, reaches over to grab makoto's hands again. this time it's less to motivate him and instead to check the damage. ]

[splasher]

[evidence of needle accidents left behind... he allows her to inspect the damage.]

[then finally sighs at his own inability at the most simple of home economics tasks]

I'm really no good at this... I'm very clumsy, I suppose...

[sniptuck]

We all have things we're good at.

[ she is not denying the fact that he isn't good at this, but maybe makoto will not notice. ]

Although sometimes whether you're "good" or not doesn't really matter, does it? As long as you end up enjoying what you do.

[splasher]

[his hand twitches in her hold, a mechanism that shows he just wants to take his hand back out of embarrassment...]

It hurts to prick my fingers constantly though. [uhm] Is there maybe some other way I could help?

[sniptuck]

[ when will people just let hajime hold their hand...... ]

Well... maybe we can get someone to build us a sewing machine? It'll make this go faster and you probably won't injure yourself with it.

[ "probably" ]