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[tempredmental]

WHO: Keith - OPEN
WHERE: Not-Temba
WHAT: Exploration
WHEN: Throughout the duration of the exploration time
WARNINGS: Just about anything that can happen in a strange alien city that hasn't been explored yet

Transport Station

[Several times throughout exploring Not-Temba, Keith could be found either arriving or departing while the train was in the station. If he was arriving, he had things like fresh supplies from Temba including prepped familiar food, clean clothes, tools for new projects that might have been discovered, etc. If he was leaving to head back to Temba, he would have supplies and discoveries from Not-Temba, as well as things that needed repair or cleaning... dirty clothes and laundry, or clothes taken from the store, supplies from the store that they needed back in town, new types of plants and food that they could use and were identified as edible and useful, things that they had been using that might have broken from use and couldn't be repaired in the field, things like that.

If someone were to come by and offer to help him load up the train for his return or help him off load the train here in Not-Temba, he certainly wouldn't turn it down!]

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Hangar

[While he'd been looking at the store for supplies when the first group managed to cut a hole through the hangar doors and get in, Keith did get over there eventually himself to check things out. He didn't discover anything new, but he was definitely going to take a look through the ships and see what he could find as well anyway.

The glitter "food" dispenser was a new one, for sure. He was less than thrilled and covered in glitter. That was going to take days to get rid of. Help!

That said, glitter seemed to be the least of his problems when he came upon the creepy pictures in the fan ship. What was that all about? It made him feel downright uncomfortable and he disembarked from that one very quickly.]

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Store

[Finding clothes that didn't require having extra arms cut off and sewn closed was odd and suspicious all things considered, but rather nice, honestly. So, he was going to try to find what he could there to replace anything that was worn through and damaged. Useful! He also was going to raid through any supplies in the store to see if he could find things like toiletries, cleaning supplies, and a couple of whiteboards or something to keep track of new findings. He hadn't had a real way to keep track of information that suited him in a long while, and it would be nice to start compiling things again in a way that worked best for his brain. Lance may not appreciate a conspiracy board as part of their décor, but Keith wanted one. He'd just have to deal with it.]

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Estate

[There was nothing spookier than an abandoned mansion.

This was not that.

First - getting to it. Thankfully, Keith had his bayard. And his ridiculous half-Galra endurance. Chopping his way through to get to the building seemed to take forever and a day, but he made it... eventually.

Inside, Keith was actually mildly disappointed. He had been expecting to find furniture, or pictures, or paperwork... anything really, to give him a clue as to who might have lived there, but the place looked like it had been cleaned out by a moving company, not abandoned in a hurry like someone trying to evacuate. He wandered the whole place, actually frustrated that the hours of cutting back foliage outside basically amounted to nothing.]

Aaargh!

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Power Plant

[Things look a bit more familiar here, yet awfully strange... like it had been built, but never used. He wasn't an engineer, so getting it up and running wasn't something he was going to be able to do right now, but he could look around to see if he could find useful things for people who were engineers... things like those crystal rods, at least, and maybe anything else.

The "anything else", though, seemed to be non-existent...]

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Security Station

[The same could be said for the security station. There were some electronics on the upper floor, but, again, Keith didn't have the right expertise at the moment. He considered the next train loop to go back to Temba and swap, but he knew that there were likely others already here on this end who had what was needed. That would be easier and a better use of current resources. He had pocketed some of the crystal rods from the power station that he had found, so he could offer those up to power things as needed if he found someone with the right expertise to get things to work...]

Comments

Hangar | Before Ship Reassignments

[kree_soldieress]

[When Keith pulls out of the Cake Dance, covered in glitter, he isn't alone in the hangar. Sometime while he was exploring Lauri-Ell had entered the hangar, light cast over her form by the massive hammer at her side. The stepped forward as she recognized her friend in the darkness. And then paused when she caught the way the glitter sparkled in the light from her hammer.]

Keith!

[She sprinted forward at speed, coming to a stop in front of him, looking distressed. Yes, she had been around for the glitter storm, but to see one so fully covered in it that he sparkled, she was very distressed. What if he had a new illness!]

Are you feeling ill? I can try and get you back to Temba for a doctor!

Re: Hangar | Before Ship Reassignments

[tempredmental]

[Keith was caught off guard by her approach, and he actually stepped back a second until he realized that it was Lauri-Ell coming towards him. Her concern, however, was also mildly alarming. He looked more surprised than anything now, his frustration at the glitter momentarily forgotten.]

D-do I look ill?

[Weird. He felt fine. Was there something in the glitter he didn't know about?]

[kree_soldieress]

You are very shiny in the face!

[Which was not, to the best of her knowledge, normal for humans.]

[tempredmental]

[Keith hesitated, and then, - Oh. Ooohh...]

Ah, that, yeah. [He shook his head.] I'm okay. Really. It's glitter. One of the machines in that ship there spits out glitter like it's food, but it kinda sprays it all over.

[Hence, him being covered in it.]

[kree_soldieress]

Oh, glitter. Like the rain that time.

[That is a relief to hear. She steps closer and considers the glitter. Perhaps there was a way to get it off of him.]

I could see if my force fields may free you from the curse of it?

[tempredmental]

[Each time he moved, some came off, drifting down like shiny snowflakes.]

Uh... maybe? I mean... we could try. Otherwise, this stuff's gonna take ages to get rid of. It like never goes away.

[kree_soldieress]

[They are most definitely like shining flakes. It is intriguing. A snow of shine.]

Well, in a way the force field is an electromagnetic field, so perhaps the charge it imparts as it moves will drive them off. Or make them stick more.

[tempredmental]

[Keith stared for a second, and then sighed.]

50/50... not great chances, but not terrible, either. I guess we could try. Either way, it comes off, or I'm washing it out of my hair for days.

[kree_soldieress]

[Fifty fifty definitely isn't the best answer. Still, she might be able to help. And after a moment holds the hammer out toward him.]

Perhaps small static charge? If you touch this, it will shock you lightly.

[tempredmental]

[Keith pressed his lips into a tight line for a second, then took a deep breath. before reaching out. What was the worst that could happen? Either he was going to be showering a lot, or he wasn't. And it was just a small shock, right? Well, a giant, battle-hardened blue woman was telling him it was a small shock. That could mean it was a lot more than he was used to, but oh well. It wasn't like she was trying to hurt him on purpose.

Keith gingerly touched the hammer, scrunching up his face in preparation as he did so.]

[kree_soldieress]

[It really wasn't a very large shock. It was a warning, and Lauri-Ell pulled the thing back quickly because it was better to do so. But, sadly, the charge did not help. The glitter seemed to start to fall away for a second, but when she pulled back it just came back against his skin.]

I see.

[tempredmental]

[Keith rubbed his finger a bit, and then frowned at the glitter.]

Well... it works, but only while I'm actually touching the hammer. Go figure. [He sighed.] Thanks for the attempt, though. I guess I'll just have to do this the old fashioned way.

[Besides, having his boyfriend covered in glitter might be something Lance ended up liking...]

[kree_soldieress]

If you held it longer, you would have been hurt.

[So she had to move past that idea. They would have to figure it out later.]

If you wish, you could go back in and try to shower?

[tempredmental]

Yeah... though I don't have a change of clothes with me. [Ooorr... did he...?] There is that store, though. Maybe I can find something there.

[kree_soldieress]

I could go look for you if you wish? So you can get clean?"

[tempredmental]

Uuhh... [Keith hadn't had someone do his shopping for him since... well, it had been a long time.] I mean, I can still go. I can get clean after I have something. I just might need you to carry it so I don't get more glitter all over it.

[kree_soldieress]

[Ah, well, she's very happy for all of this really.]

I will happily carry for you. So there is no shining.

[tempredmental]

I appreciate that, thanks.

[In the meantime, he kept wiping himself off as they made their way towards the store now, trying to get as much as he could before they got there.]

Have you been in the store, yet?

[kree_soldieress]

[Has she? Of course she has. She's been everywhere, man. It's part of her nature, the looking for threats.]

Yes. I assisted a small boy in finding clothing.

[tempredmental]

Oh, that's good.

[Keith nodded.]

So you have an idea of where things are, then.

[Keith was just... leaving a trail... of glitter behind...]

[kree_soldieress]

I suppose I have some awareness. Not that I monitor human sized clothing as much. It doesn't fit me.

[tempredmental]

Yeah... Not a lot of it fits my mom, either. At least, not for the woman's sizes.

[Keith was used to big alien women...]

[kree_soldieress]

[Ah, then he got it.]

Well, we are lucky that we need only look for things for you. I could go seeking if you so desire.

[tempredmental]

Yeah... I mean, I don't know how big the clothing section is, but I don't mind someone else looking with me.

[They were at the store now, thankfully, so, stepping inside, Keith glanced around to see if he could a good visual of the store's layout.]

[kree_soldieress]

[Lauri offered a bow of her head and she immediately took the lead, happy to set a brisk pace toward the area she had found with Alberto that had plenty of clothing in it.]

It should be in this area.