[January 23-etc Open Mingle]

[ex_resound725]

[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!]

Comments

[monsieurchatastrophe]

I didn't say you were an...! [it's impossible to tell what substitute for asshole adrien wouldve used because--oh my god, his eardrums]

Your hair is fine! [he says before he stares at both her pigtails. is. is one shorter. uhhh turns back to karkat] Don't joke about things like that, that's not nice.

[i'm sure karkat cares about nice, adrien]

[alienates]

It's not like I pay much attention to what her hair looks like. I was concerned.

[ he feeds the other bird alien some berries too now. ]

Also screaming at animals isn't nice either.

[ karkat is the last person who has any right to lecture someone over screaming at things tbh yet. here he is. ]

[missmaladroite]

[Yeah, Karkat, it's not nice]

[rolls her eyes into the back of her head]

Letting your animals attack innocent people isn't nice, either!

[HUFFS AND STRAIGHTENS OUT HER HAIR, no thanks to Karkat and fuzzy... planty... friends]

A...are you alright, Adrien?

[now she blushes a little god help us all]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[raises his hands in a 'trying to keep the peace' gesture because ... it is mean to yell at animals... but they were eating him...]

Let's just... let it go. No one was hurt, including the-- flapbeasts? Is that the name for it?

[at marinette's blush doki doki question, adrien just smiles like he doesn't notice anything weird. because he doesn't.]

I'm fine. Thanks for coming to my rescue.

["oh no is that too cheeky", adrien thinks, innocently, not knowing the spiral of disgusting het he is about to cause]

[alienates]

[ he glances between them..... they were weird when they stepped outta that present and they are still weird now, wtf. ]

You weren't even in any danger so it wasn't much of a rescue.

[ #cockblocks ]

[missmaladroite]

Oh, well, I was rescue to happy-- er, I mean happy to hescue-- I mean, I'm glad I could help.

[The het's about to start until KARKAT VENTUS: MOMENT KILLER interrupts it with his jerkness]

You should keep them on a leash. Or feed them more, so they don't bite people.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[still hopelessly trying to stave off a fight]

It wasn't really biting...? I think if they're herbivores, it's normal for them to just graze anything they see all the time? But you probably shouldn't let them graze people. Hair can't be good for them.

[alienates]

They were already grazing you before I got here! Do you expect me to just stand around here all day, warding off people from getting too close or else they'll have their hair munched on?

[ he has things to do???

also shit he should have taken a picture of that. he has so many regrets. ]

[missmaladroite]

[Adrien tries so hard]

[And gets so far]

[But in the end, it doesn't even matter]

Yes! Or keep them where you can see them! What is wrong with you?!

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[he Tried so no one can ever criticise him]

Or maybe just keep them somewhere safe?

[he's TRYING]

[alienates]

It's either this island or the base. Do you want them walking around inside the base then? I will move them over there right now if that's what the two of you really want.

[ he will put those bird aliens into his sylladex and march them right over to prove a point if he has to ]

[missmaladroite]

[HUFFS!!!!]

[Looks like she's finally starting to calm down. Good job... Adrien....?]

Just keep a better eye on them. We need our hair.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

I meant like a pen or something...?

[like... like regular bird tree animals? okay. fair. there's no such thing.

a beat and then he just stares at marinette]

... We do?

[he likes his hair but. need seems a bit much]

[alienates]

It'll grow back. And why the fuck would I keep them in a pen? They're not dangerous and are perfectly fine doing whatever they want. You probably just got too close.

[ you can also invest in wigs ]

[missmaladroite]

You're a model! Of course you need your hair! Besides, it's beautiful!

[how could he model for weird butterfly clothing without his banana hair]

[also, secretly kind of hoping neither of them heard that last bit that was blurted out]

They came to us. What is with you?

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[oh no.. what would he do if he couldn't model... how tragic...]

[wait what did she say about his hair]

Huh? [wait wHY ARE THEY STILL FIGHTING ABOUT THIS] Look, never mind the pen or the birds, it's not like he made them do it?

[should that really be a question]

[alienates]

I barely know the two of you. Why would i make them do it?

[ but now he's squinting ]

You're a model?

[missmaladroite]

[SHE'S JUST GLARING NOW.... look at this ust]

[She said nothing, Adrien, nothing!!]

Forget it. Just watch them better.

[Huffs!!]

[He's clearly a model, Karkat, can't you see he only has one outfit]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[let's just never acknowledge the bird incident again and stop fighting cool nice thanks. tho he looks a bit sheepish at the model thing, rubbing the back of his head]

Yeah? It's just for my father, it's not a big deal.

[ignoring that his face is all over paris, sure. not a big deal.]

[alienates]

If you can't handle something just chewing on your hair I have no idea how the fuck you survive any of the actual dangerous shit out here.

[ i'm sorry he won't stop bringing it up because he refuses to let marinette have the last word. stop saying shit, marinette. ]

Also why the fuck does your human dad want you to model?

[missmaladroite]

[She was going to let it go. She was going to let it be. She was going to move on]

[But he had to pull her back in]

It's not about surviving dangerous-- stuff [let Marinette say 'shit'!!] It's about common decency!

[she's gonna fight you]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[he's going to die in this conversation. why is this happening.

HE HATES TALKING ABOUT MODELLING BUT HE JUST WANTS THE SUBJECT TO CHANGE SO BADLY]

He's a fashion designer, so... [and, because he is desperate:] Um. Why "human dad"? Do you ... not have "fathers" in your culture?

[NO ADRIEN DON'T ASK ABOUT HOMESTUCK]

[alienates]

[ he opened his mouth to continue telling marinette how WRONG and DUMB she is, but then adrien does it

he asks about homestuck ]

No. We have lusii. To explain it simply in terms that you would understand, we basically have monsters look after us when we're young. As we grow older, it becomes more of an even exchange between us and our lusus. We help them, they help us.

[missmaladroite]

[honestly, what's worse here]

[She's still pretty mad, but Adrien talking does a good job of distracting her. Hubba hubba.]

[So she asks resentfully:]

How is that even supposed to work?

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN AN ARGUMENT ABOUT BIRDS, adrien thinks, unaware of what he might've unleashed]

It sounds like it's a symbiotic relationship. [and he sounds like a fuckin nerd who thinks thats Cool] Is that why you're taking care of those birds?

[adrien you can't just ask someone if a random bird is their make-up dad?????????]