subnautica | action ; open base mingle

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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[ Rifling through the cabinets produces... ]

... Kelp, a sand shark egg, and those jelly plants that don't burn?

[.............. she has no idea what the hell to do with any of that.]

... Maybe we can try just... boiling it.... [Good old water.]

Boiling works.

[ The fish isn't so fresh anymore that she feels like eating it raw, so why not? Boil it and... proceed from there! ]

Do we have enough water on hand, or should I fetch more from the contraption in the other room?

No, this should be fine.

[Mai just nods quietly, furrowing her brow a little over the remainder of the ingredients.]

Um... and I suppose we don't have any rice either...

[This dish is not going to look right at all!!]

Ah... there might be an egg or two we can use. Looks like sand shark ones from what I saw?

[ No rice that she knows of, however. Simple meals? Works for her, as it is. ]

[........ She just...sighs a little.]

... This isn't going to be the right dish at all...

[AND YET.... she has no other choice. She squares her shoulders, taking a deep breath.]

R-right... Ellana-san, we're going to have to be creative to make this dish work. Are you ready?

[Time to FIGHT HARD.]

[ This is the face of an elf prepared to fight hard for dinner.

... Which she'd probably have eaten fresh caught and raw if needed, so this is already pleasantly up the ladder of possible dinners, and Mai has a one armed helper ready to go! ]

Ready as ever. [ Why the... san... it's probably a nickname. Yeah, she's got this! ] I'm yours to direct, Mai. What will you have me do?

[We're doing great here!! But she'll just poke around for a pot, thoughtful.]

Let's see... first, we need to fill a pot with water and boil it...and then from there...

[...this is going to just be an adventure, isn't it...]

We'll try to use some of these plants to season it, I think...

I'll fetch the water. I'll leave you to deciding which of what we have on hand might be useful for seasoning.

[ Here's another jaunty grin, but it's all part of Ellana deciding to relax and just go along with this. Easier to do that and let them both make their own errors along the way than stand around like she has any clue what she's really doing. Blessedly, no one's asking her to pretend these days. It's a relief.

Which means she pulls out the pot and balances it against her hip, heading toward the fresh water dispensary and checking that it is, indeed, on the water setting before getting the pot in place. She returns with it cradled against her chest instead of her hip this time, her one good arm wrapped around it. ]

One pot of water to boil, as you please.

Thank you!

[She smiles brightly at Ellana at that, pleased as punch; she's poked at some of the plant life and herbs and while she's...still not entirely sure what she's doing, they're going to wing it and hope for the best here. Besides, there's something nice about doing something like this with a friend.]

So...we'll boil the fish with these herbs... maybe we should cut them up first. [KNIFE TIME--this is the only time she'll ever properly handle a knife, for food cutting.]

Then we'll put them all in together and [hope for the best] see how it turns out!

[ Ellana doubts they'll make it so repugnant she won't be able to choke it down, so she's easily biddable as far as this goes. Double checking that the water is actually set to boil (she still doesn't know if she trusts this whole system, but that's more for not fully understanding it and being a bit envious that it's so much easier to work with than the methods they have back home), she straightens again, inclining her head to Mai. ]

Bone in or out of the fish?

[ She assumes in......... but she glances toward the fish either way. ]

I may leave the fine chopping up to you, if that's all right.

[ If agreed on, she'll look to pull out plates for them after the fact. What are they making! It is a mystery, but also probably edible! ]

Mm... I think we can leave the bone in.

[They're just boiling it anyway; maybe they can scrape the meat from the bone after... she'll have to decide later, but for now it's fine. Instead, Mai just nods simply, reaching for the veggies and herbs.]

Of course! I think after this, we should be fine... we just have to let it cook.

[Busily chop chop chopping! They're doing good work here, even if it turns out that it tastes a little odd. Mai will just dump the chopped up greenery into the pot as soon as it's cut up, though she leaves the fish out until the water properly begins to boil.]

[ Once Ellana's active role is done with, she gives Mai good counter space and watches what she does. It's an interesting process, even if only because different people chop slightly differently than each other. ]

Want me to set one of the... egg... tables?

[Mai chops like someone who's afraid of sharp objects would, for what it's worth; it's not really that impressive. But eventually everything is chopped up and put in the pot and then Mai nods to Ellana, smiling.]

Oh yes! That would be wonderful. And then we can enjoy the meal! [Hopefully, they'll enjoy it.]

[ She's optimistic. Also not above lying that she's enjoying it if needed, though she doesn't know if that'll even be necessary. (And hopes it isn't!) Still, she nods her head to Mai and sets to picking up two of everything necessary for a semi-proper setting of the table. She's at least used to opening the tables by now, so that's fairly straightforward. ]

No special rules on cutlery I hope?

[ It's a joke, and she pitches her tone of voice to be lighter. ]

[It'll probably taste a little odd...sea herbs and all, but not bad. They gave it their best shot, after all!]

Oh no... this is fine!

[Mai takes it seriously as ever, but at least she meets that lighter tone with a smile.]

If you're ready, I think the fish is ready too... let me just... [dish out some fish for their delicious fish dish.]

[ Their strange sea-food of the sea, but here are the bowls, and Ellana looks intrigued enough as Mai handles all the dishing out. Not much else aside from water (!!! fresh water) in cups to drink, and then sitting down and trying out the fish itself. Which turns out to be...

... different, but not bad-different! ]

Surprisingly edible, even on limited knowledge of what we can use of...

[ A pause to nod her head toward the... sea... which is all around them outside the base so goodness knows where she's nodding to. ]

[Mai looks rather bemused herself as she tries out the fish. It's... odd, but not in a bad way.

She takes another bite.]

Well... it doesn't taste anything like it's supposed to but...it's still okay, I think.

[...]

Thank goodness, what a relief...! [SHE WAS SO NERVOUS.]

action ; open base mingle

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