[January 23-etc Open Mingle]

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[WELL THAT'S OVER! Here is your post-alien open mingle. Relax! Enjoy not being attacked by aliens! Take a nap! Also you could explore, or do useful things, or otherwise be a productive member of crewciety.

The OOC plotting post has all the info on missions and going-ons. Or: nap!]

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[the opposite of taking a nap; CLOSED]

[It has been a long rest. At the centre of a magical area on the island, guarded and combining powers with friends and allies, Zelda has been at rest. The large crystal has long since contained her in her rest.

But the island is safe. Zelda is called to awaken.

In a burst of light, the crystal shatters. Zelda descends slowly from the scattering pieces, landing on the earth on her feet.]

[LATER: just being chill]

[Anyway not being in a crystal is fun, so Zelda is swooping around on her Loftwing, just enjoying the skies and making sure her poor bird actually gets some bonding time after fretting about her. If she spots anyone on the island ground, she will swoop down and smile at them brightly.]

Are you interested in taking a ride?

[fly with random girls: it's safe]

FIRST PROMPT: 1/2

[quadjumps]

[ Alright, so.

Yurio was just going on his morning jog around the island, minding his own business and keeping his focus with earbuds in his ears. He's blasting some exercise music to drown out the warpers--

wait. They're...gone?

Yuri stops right in front of where the barrier once was and finally, finally sees what lies beyond it.

It's an amazing sight.

He takes a moment to appreciate it until he sees a light illuminating from behind him. ]

[fictile]

[Enkidu is interested in a giant bird!]

Oh, would your bird mind the extra company?

LATER

[quadjumps]

[ Well, that happened. Anyway, Yurio probably went to cry to Max about what just happened, because while the warpers may be gone, there's another threat on the island. Why does nobody else seem concerned about this.

But he is definitely on the island ground, and definitely present when Zelda decides to swoop down. On a bird. A giant bird. That's clearly not a normal bird.

Holy shit, she's abducting him. ]

You-!! Hell no, I'm not taking a ride from you!

waking up zelda.

[guidance]

[the aliens have gone. the portals have gone away. the Song resonates in the hearts of the base. their presence no longer threatens their fellows, and for that, Fi is...something like appreciative. the hows and whys could be solved in a while. knowing these people, they'd give up the information sooner rather than later, sharing it on the network.

the threat is gone. which means that the barrier that has kept them secure is no longer needed.

there is one very important task to do.

floating in the sky, high above the island, Fi reaches out in dreams to her soul, bright light and a voice descending to find her.]

Zelda. The danger has passed. It is time for you to rise...

[timexposure]

[Whooooaaaaaaaaaaa.

That's the coolest fucking bird she's ever seen, thank you very much.]

A ride where? You got somewhere in mind?

[lamortespoir]

[ Sanson had visited Zelda once or twice when she was in her crystal sleep. Being a spirit himself, it's hard not to gravitate towards magic - but he has never taken, only looked. ]

Hello. How do you feel?

[ He's reclusive, so they've rarely exchanged words. But he's concerned nevertheless. ]

1/2

[grimorium]

[ Raven watched anxiously as Fi brought Zelda back to the land of the living. She doesn't doubt Fi or Zelda's abilities, but that doesn't stop her from worrying. From fearing the worst for Zelda.

When she wakes, Raven is visibly relieved. One might even say she's excited! ]

Zelda--!

[forsage]

JAN 25.

[ despite how exhausted he appears to be, complete with dark circles under his eyes and twitchiness that can only come from lack of sleep, the man is still stubbornly insisting that he doesn't need any rest. ]

Give me a few more minutes. I'll head to bed after I fix this. [ 'this' being an invention of his, of course. what else would he be doing in the lab besides being knee deep in mechanics and wires?

at the moment, he's doing some fine tuning on the egg incubator that he's been using to incubate the birdogs eggs that he brought back to the base earlier in the month. lately, he's felt dissatisfied with its performance so far. the videos URSULA gave him can only go so far in regards on how to build it after all. ]

JAN 28.

Holy shit! Holy shit! They're hatching!

[ the noise comes from roderic's rooms, usually quiet. but today is not that day as the eggs finally hatch after.

the noise coming from roderic's quarters is almost uncharacteristic: excited yelling, happy barking, a chorus of meowing as the door finally opens and roderic stumbles out to give himself some air before the big moment arrives. (he'll go back in, promise. just. let him prepare himself for the Big Moment so he doesn't pass out and make a bad impression on the hatchlings.)

he seems to be trying to desperately trying to light the cigarette that's dangling from his mouth, hands shaking just a bit too much for to properly use the lighter. seeing you nearby, his nerves are frayed just enough for him to blurt out: ] Holy shit.

I might actually be an animal dad now.

JAN 30. (FOR SANSON.)

[ it's a quick text, short and simple. it would be considered even normal, innocuous, if not for the fact it came from someone like roderic. ]

Hey buddy,

Can you spare me a minute of your time today? There's something I wanna tell you.

Please? [ he really hopes sanson says yes. he feels like he owes his friend this conversation that's been kinda long overdue. ]

DUMB BONUS. (BEFORE THE 28TH PROMPT.)

[ with roderic focusing his efforts on raising a single batch of eggs on the base, daisy seems to have decided to focus her attentions on protecting the rest back on the island. it apparently didn't set well with the dog that there were vulnerable babies out there. so whenever they have a chance, owner and pet leave the base - after daisy makes a count for the cats and roderic as a general idea of where they are before leaving. - and patrol the nests.

and if any predators try to come near the nests, guess who's there?

daisy, that's who. woof woof motherfuckers. ]

Bark! Bark!

[ immediately, she gives chase to some of the predators to try and scare them off from a nest they were getting too close for her liking. bark bark bark bark!!

get 'em girl! ]

yo

[lamortespoir]

You can always have my minutes, Roderic.

I will come. Where is good for you?

[ He knows his friend is bad with the medbay (which is his post) so he's ready to move. ]

DUMB BONUS

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[Zelda approves of this! GOOD GUARDIANSHIP! Birds are good and sShe is proud.]

Amazing! You're great, Daisy!

the 28th

[mistimed]

[Before she realizes that something good is happening, Horō is alarmed by the outburst. On edge, still, from everything that has transpired over the past two weeks, she fears their brief reprieve has already come to and end. She's ready to act until she correctly deduces that they are not about to be invaded again.

Her expression doesn't deviate from its usual neutral (but amicable) set. Horō reaches out to grasp Roderic's lighter hand in her own, her grip earnest.] This is a miraculous occasion! You are experiencing an event the likes of which there is no equal. Having not experienced it myself, I cannot vouch for its veracity, but you must be there for them! How is it going? Have the shells begun to crack?

[For all her flat expression and polite, even tone, it seems Horō is very excited for the hatching.]

[alienates]

closed to the 2 furries

[ so, a few weeks ago karkat found these two, and he has been watching over them since. they've been chilling on the base island, doing their thing, and karkat is going over there on one of his daily checks only to find

them??? chewing on that weird blonde kid's hair????? also that other weird girl is there too, presumably, i am making this up as i type ]

What the fuck are the two of you doing to my flapbeasts?

[missmaladroite]

[Something is attacking Adrien]

[And even Marinette, fountain of awkward that she is, won't stand for this.]

Adrien!

[She rushes towards him, trying to bat off... whatever they are... and shrieking loudly]

Get off of him!

[That's what she's doing to his flapbeasts]

[missmaladroite]

medbay and surrounding areas;

[So, the Warpers are gone. A warmth settles over the base. Peace has been made. Everything is going well, everyone is going about their business--]

[Until a loud scream erupts from the medbay, followed by the 'THUMP' of something hitting the ground, followed by another scream]

[That is to say: Marinette's been in a coma for the last few weeks and has no idea what's going on]

WHERE AM I?!

[If she sees you, she's going to grab your ankle in a panic]

telepathic sup;

[Well, she's a little out of the loop. So she's going to send out a message, concentrating as hard as she can to get this mental link... thing... whatever to work, while fumbling for the actual device URSULA provided to connect to the network]

Um... hello? Am I doing this right? Is this thing on, testing, testing-- Ah.... this is so weird, I don't know what I'm supposed to be thinking, er, I mean... [Focus, Marinette, focus! This isn't a microphone!] can... anyone tell me what's been happening? Recently?

fishies, featuring adrien;

[Later on, two kids can be found exploring the waters, specifically, the fish and aquatic life. Adrien and Marinette are out in the waters, surrounded by four or five rabbitrays. Marinette's hesitantly reaching out to touch one, while Adrien is already petting one comfortably and cooing lowly to it]

[while Marinette giggles a little as she finally manages to pet one herself!! You're free to join them, and if you will, they'll send you out a telepathic 'hello!' and Marinette fumbles her petting trying to wave]

[ooc; please note if you want Adrien, Marinette, or both! We'll give both by default if not]

medbay

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[wow guess who was also conveniently in a coma for a couple of weeks?? it turns out comas are contagious for furries. somehow.

marinette's grabbing and panicking does manage to awaken adrien, because she drags him off his own thing accidentally and he falls off unceremoniously. it's like that dream where you're falling and you wake up when you hit the ground, except adrien wakes up when he hits the marinette

there's something oddly familiar about whatever he's lying on top of. Weird.]

Owwww... Where... What... [will he ever notice that his dumb ass is crushing marinette, stay tuned]

FISHES

[splinten]

You could try namin' them. [Who the fuck has an accent in telepathy? Don't worry about it. Dirk is drifting by, comfortable as anything in the water. The ocean has been a life-long companion to him.] That would be assumin' you're at the stage where you can tell them apart.

[gnasher]

[Rin, dropping casually by the medbay to pick up some bandages, reacts fairly predictably when he hears a whump and his ankle gets grabbed. that is, like he's in a horror movie, and just got stabbed]

UUOOAHH -- ?!

[in his panic, he's going to trip backwards, and end up with his ass on the floor, ankle still in Marinette's hand]

What the fuck?!

[enjoy those sharp teeth bared and red eyes wide in surprise -- have you felled a demon boy??? why would a demon wear such tacky running trainers??? who is to say?]

telepathic

[potentite]

[Oh she's shy and cute. He recognises her voice as one of the poor people who got stuck in a box at their birthday party.]

Oh, there were aliens trying to capture us. We're fine now, I think. Maybe?

[So reassuring.]

medbay

[quadjumps]

[ Yuri's just sort of wandering around the main base, trying to get to know the area and all. He steps inside of the medbay for a few moments, figuring out that this is definitely the doctor's office--and then there's a loud scream that simultaneously makes him scream.

And then someone hitting the ground and grabbing his ankle. It all just sort of happens at once. ]

Who the fuck are you?! Get off me!

telepathy

[imsorey]

I think it's always on.

If no one's filled you in yet, though, I could help with that.

Medbay

[checkoutmyttk]

[Kon often laments what he considers to be his inferior hearing (to Superman at least) but it's times like these when he's resting in his room and someone screams that he wonders just how stressful it would be to have the full extent of Superman's hearing and pick up on people screaming literally all day.

He only contemplates that thought in the three seconds it takes for him to jump up from his mattress and reach the medbay though.]

Whathappenedissomeonedying? [He (metaphorically, because's he hovering about a foot in the air) skids to a stop and takes in the scene, searching frantically for some kind of emergency.]

[redriot]

a. time to rest— OR GET PUMPED UP (gym)

[ The weight room area of the gym has been where Kirishima's been spending most of his free time. Incidentally, it's also where he's been rolling out his sleeping mat. After all, if he's going to start and end his day in the same place, he may as well just stay there, right? Any way you call it, if you start spending enough time in one place, it's bound to begin feeling like home. So, maybe it should look a little more like home?

It's not long before the surge of nostalgia gets mixed up with another impulse. Now that things have calmed down, it's time to get back on track with his workouts and get fired up! With all of that in mind, he's taken it upon himself to "decorate" the weight room a little. Some aesthetically questionable motivational posters have found their way onto the walls. ]

Now we're back in business!


b. guilty conscience (library)

[ Though the threat level's decreased with the Warpers out of the picture for now, something's still nagging at the back of Kirishima's mind. At the beginning of the month, when he went snooping around the Lost River, he saw something out of the ordinary. It was a little too easy to let it slip from his mind as everything got chaotic, but once peace and quiet returned... the memory returned.

And with it, an uneasy thought: what if that weird Prowler had something big to do with the Warpers and he should've mentioned it to someone with more authority earlier? Or worse— what if it looked weird for a yet unknown reason?

Probably a few ways to find that out, but one clear way to start. And that fills Kirishima with dread in itself. The library. ]

Man, [ quietly, with reverence or fear, as he eyes the bookshelves. Where to begin...? ] I should've looked this up earlier...

a

[splinten]

What are these.

[Like Dirk knows what they are.

But what ARE they.]

closed to dirk&rin

[gnasher]

[Rin shows up at the ranch in casual sportswear (take a photo and keep it forever, it's not swimming gear), wondering if he's possibly just made the biggest mistake of his life, but also being pretty damn excited. animals are cool, horses are cool, and he's about to learn something new -- he's always happy with the thrill of a new challenge]

[he hopes, beyond that he has a lot of fun with his friend, that the horses Go Fast]

[(he also hopes that Dirk's jokes about chafing and bodily harm are not that true)]

[calls out, looking for said friend;]

Yo, Dirk...?

[where his homie at? where the ponies at?]

[splinten]

In here, dude.

[He is INSIDE THE STABLE! Obviously. Because petting ponies is the best thing to do. He opens the door (?? im not a horseperson) up, so one of the horses immediately comes trotting out. It is Majestic, like all horses. Dirk follows after.]