action ; open base mingle

[octoroom]

It’s been about a month or so since people started arriving to this world and onto the base—a month of shenanigans, exploration, danger, angry sealife and other things. In this still-small base, there’s all kinds of things that characters can do so, therefore, consider this an all-purpose base mingle post.

prompts:

→ i. it’s a fixer upper
[In the wake of the Aurora explosion, there were quite a few things that needed repairing. Even then, the base itself is by no means complete, with limited room and not even rooms for each and every person. Luckily, there aren’t all that many living in the base! Yet.

But, there’s always something to do. Are you helping with repairs? Trying to decorate the base somehow? Building something new that can add to it? Perhaps you’re one of those in the laboratory, researching what species that this ocean has to offer. Hopefully nothing else is blowing up.

Or are you just standing around, staring wistfully out at the ocean and not contributing at all? I mean, that’s fine, but…]


→ ii. catch of the day
[How’s that seafood? What? You have no idea how to cook it? Well, then.

It’s probably like sushi, where you can eat it raw, right? Or maybe you’re one of those bringing back fresh supplies to the base. Possibly still wriggling around fresh supplies. Can you actually (miracle of miracles) cook some of the fish/other things that are probably fish so that they don’t taste half-bad?

If all else fails, just munch on some seaweed. I hear it’s nutritious.]


→ iii. it’s like a giant sleepover
[Surely there’s nothing awkward about cramming yourself into one of the ‘free’ rooms around the base with your air mattress and curling up there. Have you set out a space for yourself? Found a nice spot where you’re usually alone but uh-oh don't count on that for too long?

Perhaps you’d rather just sleep in the hallway to avoid drifting off near others.

Maybe you just don’t sleep at all or you prefer roaming the base when it gets dark. Nightmares about sea creatures can be a doozy.]


→ iv. choose your own/wildcard option
[What else has your character been doing? Go wild!]

(These prompts are loose so you can make your own prompts for people to tag out of them. Make headers, tag around, use this post for whatever you like!)

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[undyingly]

That's right! Just asleep! But it was a sleep that was destined to last for a hundred years! But the strangest thing that happened was when the princess fell to sleeping, so did everyone in the entire castle. And around the whole castle a huge hedge of thorns grew up. And it grew and grew and grew.

[Shiro pauses for dramatic effect.] And while the hedge grew, the rumors grew too, of the beautiful sleeping princess who was hidden away in the forest of thorns. Eventually, a hundred years later, a brave prince decided he would brave the thorns and make his way inside to see if there was any truth to the legend. So with his sword in hand, he made his way through the thick thorny hedge. And inside he found everything asleep, and made his way to find the sleeping princess.

And when he found her, she was so beautiful, he couldn't help but want to kiss her. [Another pause.] Which if you think about it is pretty creepy, to just kiss someone you don't know who's sleeping, but I guess that's how fairy tales work. So anyway, even if it was creepy, he kissed her. And since it was apparently true love's kiss, it broke the spell. And the princess opened her eyes. The whole castle opened their eyes! And everyone lived happily ever after!

Except it had to be weird to get used to the world a hundred years later than when you shut your eyes. I mean, a lot changes in a hundred years. I mean, believe me, I know.

[upcard]

[She's enraptured, honestly, even with his throwaway lines about how fairy tales are odd and how it's kind of creepy. The story of a beautiful, sleeping princess, and true love's kiss, and waking her up and breaking the spell... it's amazing.]

Wow... what a beautiful story.

[......................wait what]

... Huh? You... know? What do you mean?

[undyingly]

It's a good one, right? I always liked it. My sister did too.

[A pause and he seems to realize he's said something strange, and offers a sheepish sort of grin.] Well! I mean it has, right?

[Shiro that's not even an answer.] I'm a little older than I look, is all. So I've seen a few things.

[upcard]

[.......................... um.]

But for that to make sense, you'd have to be... really very old... You don't look very old at all, though!

[undyingly]

Ah well... I mean, I'm just a little older than I look! Only 90.

[So you know. Not that old. Just... kind of old. It's a long story. But Shiro just shrugs a shoulder.] So old enough to have seen things change quite a bit, I guess.

[upcard]

Oh... only nine--

[...........................ty?]

... I'm sorry, Shiro-san, I think I misheard you...

[But that's said pretty weakly.]

[undyingly]

Hmm? Did you?

[Just a smile like Of course I must have said NINETEEN right? That's all. Old wise ninteen year old man.

Except that's not what he said at all, and he won't exactly deny it.]