open mingle: 11/4-11/11 (or whatever. follow ur dreams)

[sniptuck]

[ NEW MONTH, NEW US. Are you attempting to figure out ways to solve Naoko and Jenn's respective problems? Helping to make the base island nice and fancy? Or any other type of shenanigan that isn't listed above because I don't know your life and am not privy to every single bad idea to come across the crew? Well, it's time to make all of that happen here!

Anyway have fun and use this for threading. Make sure to check out the November OOC post and there is also a CR meme up. THAT'S IT, HAPPY SCORPIO MONTH!!! ]

Comments

[aheroipray]

a) starships are meant to fly (base - library)

It'll stop raining sometime.

[ at least, that's what she's telling herself.

rain sucks, okay? in this section of the library, there's all kinds of gears and fiddly rings all over the floor, and she herself is sitting with both a card deck and a few pieces of metal, and. a screwdriver. and a few other tools, but she hasn't picked those up yet. she probably is going to get grease on that white and gold dress she's wearing but she doesn't seem to care one bit. a few books are cracked open with the solar system and other celestial charts. ]

The weather does have to let up sometime, and then I'll come out to see the stars on my own without having to deal with this inane Garlean tech.

[ by which she means URSULA. she momentarily shoots a glare at the portable database on her wrist, before she pulls up another star chart, and takes apart yet another ring from the object she's tinkering with. if you want her to shut up while you read, you may need to let her know. ]

b) when it rains it pours (mountain/floater island)

[ yeah fuck staying underwater.

allu can only take so much of it after a while. she's quick to ask someone (because learning how to swim after being thrown into this entire mess is 100% not the way she wants to learn, thank you) to at least escort her up. she's been in worse weather than this.

only problem is that, with her stature, she might look like a practically drowned child just toddling along the flora of the island. of course, everything flies out of the window once she turns her head to look and shouts: ]

Should you really be out in this sort of weather?

[ pot, meet kettle. ]

c) earworm (telepathy)

[ out of nowhere: ]

Good King Moggle Mog
Good King Mog
Lord of all the land, kupo!
Good King Moggle Mog
Good King Mog
Rules with iron hand...

[ this song is not good, but it keeps going. she might be a passable singer, but after a minute or so if no one stops her-- ]

Thal's balls. If I can't get this out of my head, I'll gore myself.

d) wildcard

[ PERMISSIONS are p important

allu can be found gathering materials from assorted ores to assorted flora and probably processing them in the laboratory or a spare observatory. if someone needs a buddy to go to the grand reef with her she'll agree. and then just telepathically groan very loudly when she realizes it's more underwater things. she can also be found aggressively glaring at the ocean whenever she can, like it drowned her copperfish or something. send me a PM if you'd like anything else/if i've messed up somewhere! ]

c

[heroina]

Thal's balls.

[ well that is a Unique way to curse. but also, what is that song and what is a kupo. ]

a.

[forfeits]

[ He'd come to the library to relax and read a little bit. There are plenty of things he can do research on here and it keeps his mind busy when he might otherwise be idle. He isn't sitting far off from the girl, though, and hears her commentary. He finally looks up from the book with an audible, possibly annoyed, sigh.

The tech and tinkering look interesting, though. Consider him curious. ]

The stars are pretty nice here, but pretty sure it's never gonna stop raining if you keep complaining like that. I think that's how it works. [ ... he's being facetious, so sorry. ]

b

[uncorrupts]

[shiro had been the unwilling (haha) pilot to escort allu up. the introduction was brief (something along the lines of allu wanting to go up, shiro being by the submarines at the time, and bearing himself responsible for another of the base's new arrival's well-being; life is hard for shirogane), the trip out of the base and onto the island not as brief, but here they were now.]

[it'll be a cold day in hell when shiro lets someone wander about on their own on mostly unknown territory. a little bit of rain isn't going to dissuade him from venturing out, too.]

It's just rain.

[he responds, calmly, in favour of any other snarky comment allu might have expected.]

Is there anything in specific you're looking for?

a

[fistallday]

[ Such a tiny little ball of grump at his feet. Why couldn't more Lalafellin be like Malms? Though, honestly, even as easy going as he is, much like all Lalafell, Dori is sure he's got poisonous blood from pure evil.

That said, Dori has to look down the entirely of his body at the familiar pink head down there. Wait. ]

Ye got sent 'ere too, mate?

c

[inject]

Stop.

[ That was all there was. Just a single word, tersely dropped into her head. ]

c; ignore me if this is too late

[emblazes]

[This is definitely not a song he's ever had stuck in his head before, which eliminates any reason it ought to be--

Oh, right.

Incomprehensible as it is weirdly invasive, he's intrigued. If only slightly.]

Never heard of them before.

[Sounds like an appropriate theme for Zarkon, however.]

Is any of that supposed to mean anything?

[alienates]

a; he can't beep beep when he sleep sleep

[ breaking news: karkat has a shitty as fuck sleep schedule, more at 11. he has been getting an especially little amount of sleep for like over a week and by especially little i mean like. no sleep. why hasn't he slept yet? who knows.

... except do not fret, because he has finally passed out! in the middle of a hallway. feel free to attempt to wake him or step on him. it's fine. he is totally blocking the way to the kitchen though. ]

b; at least there's junk food

[ if you're out on the base island, you will find one (1) karkat going through a bunch of crates that he received from a certain spaceship. the one he is currently sifting through is filled with movies, and going by his expression he does not seem to be too pleased by this? karkat, upset by having more films? wow. ]

All of these look fucking terrible. Thanks for nothing, Kyle.

[ kyle probably wasn't even the dude who sent these down but it's the only name karkat knows so. fuck you kyle. ]

c; ???????

[ this is the choose your own adventure option because i am too lazy to think of something else. so. make up a scenario!!! ]

a

[parodeity]

[ i mean dave sure isn't waking him up. he will take one (1) instaclam picture and post it, but after that he pretty much plans to pick karkat up and tote him back to his own room to tuck him into bed. unless karkat wakes up this is a v short thread but w/e i felt like commenting 2 it. I'LL BE BACK FOR B LATER, MAYBE, WHO KNOWS!!! ]

b

[parodeity]

[ there's literally no warning to dave being there since he kinda flashstepped when he spotted karkat, so uh, enjoy your semi jumpscare even if it's casual and karkat should possibly be used to this shit. ]

What, no romcoms?

a

[inject]

[ That was a sleeping troll. The mutant one, if she'd guessed right from Kanaya's slip. Valentine had spoken to him now and then but they'd never had cause to interact.

She sighed and nudged him with her foot. ]

Up. Sleep in a bed.

b

[expulsions]

[He might have just be screwing around on the island, but that doesn't mean he won't be passing Karkat and overhearing him cursing some dude named Kyle so like. He pauses, unsure if he wants to bother but Percy's pretty bad at leaving things alone, especially when that definitely looks like a box of movies.]

And Kyle is...?

b cause i gotta

[potentite]

[Jake pops over the crate edge.]

It can't be that bad.

a; this is so late but i cant resist

[reversing]

[ this is so annoying, oh my god. why are people just passing out around the base, she hates this. homura is stepping over karkat, into the kitchen and fetching a glass of water. she's gonna handle this and it's his own fault for what is about to transpire. whatever, he's not an idiot, he'd

and then she's standing over him, staring down, pokerface set. the glass is gripped in her hands, full to the brim. because she is just that elegant, apparently, homura doesn't spill a drop...

until she raises the glass a little higher than her head and tilts it, letting a slow but steady trickle of water spill down upon her unsuspecting victim. ]

[rand_actsofsleuthing]

[a - 11/06 comm text]

About cooking...

What's your favorite Iniidae seafood and what's the best way to serve it?

[b - kitchen adventures and coffee crimes]

[Ami's current free-time preoccupation is food and the preparation of such. Sometime in the late morning each day, she takes up residence in the kitchen and gets to work - or, well, first she makes herself some coffee. It's a habit. Some milk (...what animal did this milk come from, she wonders), a bit of sugar...seaweed flakes...a bit of tomato juice......yeah that should do it. Man. Coffee is great.

Anyways, cooking. The Earth crops she knows what to do with; it's the Iniidae stuff she's experimenting with, and the results end up set out in the dining area, an open invitation to taste-test her simple lunch creations.

They're less adventurous than the coffee and should be fine.]

[c - do not waste food]

[What does not get retrieved must be distributed. And so, for a solid week, Ami follows up her kitchen experiments by making the rounds of the significant work rooms - the labs, the library, the med bay - and offering food to people who look like they haven't eaten within the last couple of hours or two.]

Hungry?

[d - ??]

[Wildcard/other option.

Ami spends most of her time in the tech lab or library, studying mostly computer-related subjects but also whatever else falls into her lap that's relevant to helping the base get along. She's often accompanied by Hagurumon there and when she stretches her legs.

hmu if you want to plan something?]

b

[mythbuster]

[ wow that coffee

looks like something loki would put together

Don't mind him as he wanders over and puts a hand to his chin, studying her ingredients with too much sincerity. ]

I see. The seaweed flakes and tomatoes add a dimension of umami... Fascinating.

c

[cuteandquarky]

[Jade is in the labs, studying a plant sample under a microscope when Ami comes by with her food offering. Jade's nose twitches at the smell of something edible, and she leans in to inspect what she's being offered.]

That's so nice of you to offer! Did you make this yourself? What is it?

[Jade's culinary tastes are not exactly refined.]

[intranslatability]

MESSAGE (ADA)

[ brevity is the soul of wit and ada is all about wit.

or saving time for herself and the person she's having a conversation with. that could be why the text message from ada is brief but informative in a vague sort-of way. ] There's something I need to let you know.

It might prove useful since it could potentially be a new place for us to explore and find a new source of resources. Do you have a minute to spare?

ACTION (EVE)

[ after sending a brief message to some of the people who expressed interest in helping her out with this, eve can be found in the cafeteria with an array of items with her on one table. she's done her best to not take up room- which proved difficult given the items she had with her: art supplies and sewing supplies, sketches she had made of begonias and daffodils, of cats and owls, scribbled out recipes for cakes and candies, and so on.

she looks determined, if a little strained, as she begins to make cards and embroideries and all sorts of things that must be presents for the others in the upcoming weeks. now and then she looks up to give her eyes a rest or to quell a headache she feels for being out for so long, taking that time to smile and wave hello to anyone else in the are or if they so happen to be passing by her table. ]

TELEPATHY (EVE)

[ guess who is going to ping you via telepathy!

eve, that's who. she sounds quite cheerful as she speaks, barely holding back her excitement.] Hello! I hope this isn't a bother but do you have a minute to help me in something? I'm in the kitchen baking and, well, I would love to have a taste tester for this testing batch I just made.

If you'd like to help, I'm in the kitchen at the moment. Thank you for those who took the time to hear me out.

message

[vigilantims]

[ a few place? hell yes take him there ada he's so ready ]

yeah just let me know when were going and ill be ready

[fistallday]

wrastle (mountain island, 11/11)

Like father like son, being stuck in one spot for too long makes the big man very restless and bored. Taking a little adventure of his own choosing, he straps his pet baby bird to himself and heads off into the lush environment north of the Aurora. If you don't go exploring, you'll never find new and exciting things. And being a person who gathers materials and kills rare monsters, he's fine getting into a scuffle or two for some prized hide or beast extracts.

What he does get into is a battle with a horrorsloth. Like big Russian characters in media fight bears, the massive Roegadyn fistfighter takes on the beast and flips it almost effortlessly onto its back before finishing it off with a crushing kick to its neck. He idly pats at his clothing before finding a suitable knife to start cutting the kill up. Hide, teeth, meat, whatever. They'll find a use for it. Alchemists do all kinds of weird (and beneficial) things with monster gore.

idle hands (base, 11/11)

Not a weaver by trade, but only with enough skill to make his clothing last. Dori sits in one of the rec rooms, looking out at the oceans surrounding the base. He's taken off his pink eyepatch and holds it carefully as he stitches up a tear in the band of it, doing some quiet, mindless work while he decompresses from his outing to the mountain area. His pet fledling dodo, Popoto, is slightly damp as he freshly washed his beloved; the bird's little footsteps make soft padding noises as she flits around and starts to play with anything on the floor she can get to.

[potentite]

[A]
[Jake is in the kitchen. It's late, so most everyone has eaten and settled in for the night, which is exactly why he's here now. It's safe to try cooking. Though he's not really cooking so much as directing the small robot to cook.

Yes he decided to teach a robot to cook. This is a disaster since he can't cook either.]

I think you have to stir faster than that, LARA. [He's trying to encourage her in her soup making.]


[Locked to Dave]
[Jake is getting better at swimming, enough that he hums in his head as he does an unneeded flip.]

Why don't we go deeper? See if we can reach the bottom around here.


[Locked to Jade]
[Mountain Island! Is where they are now and Jake couldn't be happier to be having an expedition with Jade.]

Have you been here before?

my special prompt, all for me, and me only

[parodeity]

[ dave...seems to be perfectly good at swimming, actually. he probably moves a little bit like dirk underwater simply due to spending time around dirk far too much and adopting some of his underwater strategies, but he's also just himself and lowkey so he's not really doing flips or anything. ]

Sure. My collection of weird corals and rocks can always stand to grow, and those are easiest to find on, you know, the bottom.

[ "weird" most of them are shaped like dicks or just look pretty...or like dead things... ]

[bolin_rocks]

[Operation Bolin and Raven Ore Retrieval (The Dunes)] [Closed to Raven and Bolin]

I think this is the place. I'm going to start digging.

[Bolin couldn't bend metal, which meant that any work around the actual metal would have to be done by Raven. It also meant he couldn't send metal, but he could sense rock. From there, he could separate the two easily enough if he couldn't bend something.

He settled down on the sandy floor. He did a quick look around to make sure nothing close by was laying in wait for him before he slipped into the best stance he could manage while being underwater.]

Rrrggggg...

[The sand began to part away as chunks of rock lifted up off the ground underneath.]


[Bending Practice (Pallas Island)] [OPEN TO ALL]

HA!

[Bolin stomped the ground at his feet, kicking up a chunk of earth that he hurled forward against a rock target that he had created. Sliding his feet against the ground, he spun, kicking outwards and sending another rock flying to another target.

The third and last target, Bolin snapped up a sizeable chunk and it hovered briefly before he changed it into Lava. It spun into the shape of a circular blade as he ran forward and sliced the last target in half.]

...Phew. Should get some practice in with Korra today.


[R & R (Just outside the Island Base)] [OPEN TO ALL]

[Laying just underneath a makeshift bit of shade rested Bolin, his arms and legs splayed out with a furry creature resting on his chest. While not the loudest sleeper ever, Bolin is not currently hiding the fact that he's sleeping outside the base.]

b.)

[expulsions]

[Percy's still on his quest to explore as much as possible, but what he wasn't expecting was to see a bunch of rocks flying. He keeps his distance for a moment as he watches before he approaches with his hands in his pockets, tilting his head just slightly.]

So if Korra's a waterbender, that makes you a rockbender? Or lavabender, I guess.

[oneandmikleonly]

i. kelp forest (11/5)

[he's here to look for signs of Rose, but he's also here to study the Mesmers in the area and secure an egg, because multitasking for science. if you're swimming through the Creepvines today, you might hear an intense telepathic shhhh! directed your way before the water itself seems to tug you down into a hidden spot. Mikleo's tucked in there, most of his attention on a pair of Mesmers engaging in a scintillatingly colourful visual conversation nearby, but he does turn to you for a moment.]

Don't interrupt them, this is the closest I've gotten yet...

[that's odd -- do you hear whispering when you look at them too directly?]

ii. the void (11/8? locked to Sorey)

[down, down, down they go, following the thin thread of the Song present in the dreamscape. it's a little distance yet before they'll meet the Cute Fish on their way, a few minutes more; they're just chatting to pass the time, voices hushed in the dark expanse. the conversation has moved into Really Dumb.]

It's really too bad cameras can't be brought here. Imagine a selfie with the Emperor like the one we did with Dirk...

ii

[imsorey]

We'd need a bigger camera. I can't even see all of her when I try to look!

You don't think we could dream up a huge waterproof camera? I bet we could do it.

[expulsions]

a.) kitchen

[Percy Jackson doesn't know how to cook. Percy Jackson isn't helpless, but Percy doesn't really know how to cook so anybody entering the kitchen will find him rummaging through the cabinets and such trying to find something to feed himself. On the other hand, there's a bag of marshmallows on the counter that he seems to be eating from while on his quest to get something to eat. For anybody who enters the kitchen he'll turn his head, marshmallow stuffed into his cheek and he'll wave slightly even with a pack of what looks like instant noodles in his hand.]

Hey. Where do we keep pots around here?

[Help this useless boy.]

b.) library

[He's sitting on the floor of the library surrounded by a few video game magazines and a notebook in his lap. Scribbled on the notebook appears to be a few training exercises like jumping through hoops and agility races, but apparently it's not that thrilling, seeing how Percy's head is back against the wall and he's asleep. Wake him up? Let him sleep? Tell him he's drooling in his sleep? The choice is yours.]

c.) island base

[Up on the base, should anyone brave the rain, they'll find Percy on the beach with a glowing golden sword in his hand going through the motions and swings that come from someone who's spent some time training. His expression is focused and intense and to be honest he's probably making a mess. The water isn't responding to him well, waves trying to rise and fall and he narrows his eyes in frustration. He will stop if someone approaches though and like that he lowers Riptide and a smile graces his face even as he raises an eyebrow.]

Great weather we're having, huh?

d.) wildcard

[Hit me with whatever you want!]

b

[reversing]

[ homura doesn't dislike percy or anything, she thinks. he's most likely useful and there's definitely likely a benefit t having an agreeable relationship with him. whether or not that is friendship is... up to him. she doesn't care. seeing as he's apparently got combative skill, going off the notebook, she thinks it's more beneficial than not to keep up whatever it is that made percy want to drag her out to the halloween party.

besides. a notebook full of sketches - it takes her back...

as such, she settles in next to him. not quite shoulder to shoulder, but side by side and close enough that homura feels even smaller and younger around him than usual. she raises a sickly pale hand and shakes his shoulder. ]

Your back will ache if you keep this up. [ it's blunt, but soft. maybe she hasn't spoken much today. (you would be right if you assume so.) ] You'll regret it, Percy Jackson, so get up.

[forsage]

ACTION (AROUND THE BASE)

[ don't get him wrong- he adores daisy. she's one of the few living beings from his universe that he both loves and cherishes. meaning, if given the chance, he'll spoil the pooch rotten and never look back if he could.

but sometimes she can give him a reason to really believe he's gonna end up bald before he turns thirty. mostly from the fact he'll tear his hair out from sheer frustration. ]

-Daisy! Don't! [ he makes a grab for the papers she has in her mouth but she easily dodges, tail wagging in excitement because she thinks this is all a game to her.

a game to her? sure.

a heart stopping experience for her owner? most definitely. more so since he had been working on those plans for months and did not want to lose them in the rather slobbery jaws of daisy so pleasegiveitbackrightnow.

sooner or later he turns to you, his expression panicked and his tone exasperated while his dog continues to run around and about and anything but near him. ]

A little help here? [ please? ]

ACTION/TEXT (THE TECH LAB)

[ roderic, who had been deeply engrossed in something, suddenly sits up straight as a rare and big smile forms on his face. all the electrical burns and the cuts and scrapes he's given himself to do this will be worth it if this shield generator manages to get through this final hurdle of his...

so that means it needs to be tested and it'll always be better if he got an extra hand for this.

he sends out a brief message to some people he has in mind for this. though in his hurry to get their attention, he may have added a stranger in the recipient field and hadn't realised it. why would have he? all he had done was he typed out a simple message and shot it off into the inboxes without taking the time to give it a second read. ]

If you either have a mean right hook or a good hand with bandages, I might need to ask your help in something.

text; tech lab

[goafk]

you called? :)

closed to kon;

[voidkatini]

[ The Underwater Islands are gorgeous. Roxy, fearless as always, swims dangerously close to the Bonesharks, smiling and blowing kisses at them as they scour the islands for scraps. If they get too close or try to attack her? She just laughs, and playfully teleports away. It's like a goddamn game to her, and why not. She has to distract herself from how oppressively depressing the ocean is somehow. After flirting with a particularly aggressive Boneshark, she come to stop one on of the islands when she spots a rather large salt deposit. ]

Salt is good, but I prefer sugar. [ She muses telepathically and gives Kon a wink over her shoulder before collecting the deposit. ]

You gonna gimme summa that sugar later?

[ yep it's pretty much always on her mind, sorry kon.......... ]