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Spaceship Log [Open]

WHO: Joseph Kavinsky and OPEN
WHERE: The Peanut Party
WHAT: Shenanigans
WHEN: During the mandatory ship time (4th - 11th)
WARNINGS: n/a, will add when necessary!
I'll also match format to prose if you prefer <3

i. The Training Center

[Generally, Kavinsky didn't enjoy feeling compelled to do things. So he might not have been overly fond of being coerced onto the ship in the first place, but he'd gotten over it pretty quick. Right around the time he'd gotten someone to let him share quarters with Blue. It wasn't that they were joined at the hip but...he had always slept better when he wasn't alone in bed.

Currently, he was looking over the section of the training center that was set up to be a shooting range. He didn't have a gun on him, so there wasn't a whole lot he could actually accomplish, but he was just checking for the safety gear, anyway. Mainly, ear protection; ear plugs, something. In his opinion, you could fire a gun in an enclosed space, but only if you were willing to risk the well-being of your hearing.

When he was satisfied with how everything was set up, with a mental note to maybe come back the next day to actually do something, he turned and wandered over to the climbing wall, eyeing up that next. If someone happened to approach while he was weighing the pros and cons of things, he glanced over at them.]

What d'you think your chances are of making it to the top?

ii. Purple Beaches

[There was something funny about seeing such an inviting beach here when he was sure the actual beach down on the planet was frigid misery right now. It was all the more reason to take advantage of it here, in the warmth of the ship. Especially since he hadn't been to a beach--any beach--since he'd been in Jersey.

He had zero issues about stripping down to his boxers--in fact, the only reason he didn't take those off too was just because he didn't feel like it, as opposed to any actual shame about being naked. He was pale, without a mark, scar, or tattoo, and skinny in the sort of way where it wouldn't take too much effort to count his ribs.

Leaving his clothes in a pile on the purple sand, he waded into the water until it was deep enough to do a little dive. When he surfaced, he slicked his dark hair back from his face and turned to face to shore. Should there be anyone there-]

You know how the cliche is always 'come on in, the water's great'? Well, it's true. Water's pretty nice.

iii. Glitter Glitter Glitter

[Food usually didn't interest Kavinsky much on the best of days, and this...either tofu or toothpaste consistency food was not greeting him on a particularly good day. So, while he'd browsed what was available, he'd quickly moved onto the glitter dispenser.

And the glitter dispenser was where he still was. There was a rainbow of glitter clinging to his white t-shirt. There was glitter in his hair, on his arms, his hands. He wasn't quite going overboard, but his laughter was nearly maniacal. Currently, he was carefully dispensing some glitter into a cup, not too much but a decent amount. Maybe he'd been wrong to never have glitter at any of his parties.

Go ahead, ask him what he was doing. Go on. Someone, or multiple people, would probably find out one way or another.]

iv. Wildcard

[Find Kavinsky wandering around elsewhere on the ship, poking around the library, or just staring at (or also harmlessly poking) the alien machinery (since he's an Engineer).]

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[Honestly, Kavinsky wasn't sure if his idea of a party would mesh with anyone here's idea of a party, but there was only one way to find out.]

Mmmm.

[Specifically calling it a birthday party brought to mind lame things like clowns and balloon animals, but it was technically correct as far as terminology went, so...he couldn't really argue.]

Yeah. And you only turn nineteen once, you know? I mean, people always say that, but you literally only turn any age once.

But I want it to be special, if I have to be stuck here for it.

[Knuckles is pretty sure any party wasn't kiddie, at least, but beyond that he's not sure, since he didn't go.]

Yeah, I get that.

[There were important ages in his culture too. But he never got to fully celebrate them as they were supposed to be celebrated, since he was alone.

He does have to wonder what could be done to really make a celebration here really feel special, since there's so much they don't have.]

Well, he's probably on one of the ships somewhere. You could try to contact him on the network, I guess.

[Knuckles doesn't really use that either.]

Or just look around for him.

Good point. I'll just keep an eye out for him.

[Uh- but there was a problem with that.]

Though that does raise a question. What does he look like?

[Sure, Kavinsky could just contact the guy via the network, like suggested, but he thought it was also relatively important to know a description in case he saw the guy in the wild, so to speak.]

Uh ...

[Knuckles tries to remember. He did pay enough attention to relate something about his appearance, didn't he?]

... Black hair, black clothes.... I think he likes jewelry....

Okay. That works.

[He hoped. But also- he couldn't help it that the description reminded him of Ronan, too. Sure, Ronan shaved his head, but Kavinsky still remembered what color his hair was. Blue had told him it was okay to be attracted to Ronan (and by extension, men in general), because Kavinsky wasn't going to- he wouldn't cheat, and he wouldn't ditch Blue for him, but he still felt sort of guilty about it. He loved Blue; he didn't want to do anything to hurt her.]

So, have you seen the whole ship yet? There's a beach- and it's purple.

... A purple beach? That's new.

[It sounds kind of interesting.]

Right? It's a good purple. And it doesn't surprise me at all after seeing they've got glitter dispensers.

[Purple was honestly a pretty fun color for a beach.]

I could show you, if you wanted.

Sure. I'd like to see it.

[He idly wonders what Sonic will think of it, beyond wanting to stay away from the water.]

Cool.

[He picked up his cup of glitter--no sense in just leaving it there, after all--and started to lead the way.]

It's kind of out of the way, like they just sorta tucked it away where they did, but I think that makes it even better. Like, it sort of feels private and stuff.

[Knuckles walks with him.]

Huh. I wonder why they did it like that.

Dunno. Why'd they decide we needed glitter dispensers?

[Both were things they'd probably never get answers to, and he suspected the Agrii had...interesting ways of considering what people here actually 'needed'. It was whatever though, since they weren't being aggressive about anything.]

Maybe they're promoting skinny dipping.

[He grinned, because he couldn't help himself.]

[Knuckles certainly wonders about that too.]

Heh. With them, who knows.

Are you into that?

[That was a good question, actually, and Kavinsky took a moment to consider it before shrugging.]

Depends, I guess. I'm not shy or self-conscious or anything. I usually only skinny dip at like, pool parties with my boys, though. Otherwise, I'll keep something on. Usually.

[And, he realized, he didn't know what Blue would think of him being naked around strangers. Which was probably one of the best reasons to keep trunks on or something.]

[Knuckles just nods, not really able to relate to clothing issues since he doesn't really wear any.]

The humans I associated with on Earth weren't really into that ... I don't think. They had a pool, though.

[Kavinsky nodded, leading the way between the trees in the main area of the ship, past the greenhouse.]

Yeah, a lot of people are really weird about nudity. And like, on the one hand, I get it, cause there's a big difference between, say, skinny dipping with friends and like...stripping down somewhere super public. One of those is way more inappropriate than the other.

[And he was aware that just because he didn't mind being nude around people didn't mean they didn't mind.]

I've got a pool and a hot tub in the backyard, back home. Pool's heated, too. Got a decent fence around the yard. Like, privacy fence, I mean.

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[Knuckles considers that and thinks about the other humans he knows and their behavior. Then he thinks about Amy and the other animal girls who wear clothes. They act similar to the humans, which Knuckles still doesn't really get.]

... Yeah, I know what you mean about how some people feel.

[He likes the sound of the yard.]

That sounds nice. There's some hot springs back home on Angel Island. I enjoyed relaxing in them sometimes.

Yeah, and like, so long as no one goes nuclear about it or whatever, I don't mind if they're like 'hey, keep your clothes on'.

[He tried to respect people who were nice and/or respective to him. The nicer someone was, the less inclination he felt to be a jerk. Which was probably part of why he felt like he got along well with Knuckles; he didn't make Kavinsky feel like he had to get his hackles up or anything.]

I've never been to a hot spring--they sound cool--but yeah, the yard and everything was always nice when I had it to myself.

[Being alone in the house was the only time he felt like he could really breathe.]

The girls will really yell if any of us accidentally walk in on them.

[Knuckles is definitely capable of snarling and snorting about things, and he's glad Kavinsky hasn't ever made him feel like it.]

The hot springs were pretty amazing. Humans have made some nice imitations of them, but I still like the original best.

Oh yeah, I don't doubt it. Another big part of it is consent. Like, if you are allowing people to see you nude or barely dressed or not. And no one should be like...violated like that.

[Honestly, though they'd only spoken a few times so far, Knuckles was probably one of Kavinsky's favorite people here.]

Yeah. People are always trying to one-up nature. But a lot of times, nature just does it better. Maybe I'll get a chance to visit some hot springs, sometime.

[Knuckles is still having a hard time fully grasping it, but he's trying.]

I guess I can see humans especially being upset.

[He definitely enjoys talking to Kavinsky.]

I wonder if there's anything like that around here.

[Kavinsky didn't blame him for having a hard time with it, considering Knuckles didn't wear clothes.]

And it doesn't help that sometimes people are, you know, awful. They take any opportunity to insult someone.

[He would know; he was used to being the one getting insulted.]

I dunno. It'd be cool if there was. Like, to be honest, I haven't been everywhere yet. Either here on the ship or down on the planet. So there's a chance there's hot springs hidden somewhere.

Heh. Yeah, people are like that everywhere. Animals too.

[He nods.]

I've been checking out both cities and I haven't seen anything yet. But considering we've only explored those areas out of a whole planet, who knows what the rest is like.

It sucks.

[By which he meant he was sorry that it wasn't even remotely surprising to Knuckles. Sometimes, Kavinsky liked to believe that other worlds were better.

Up ahead, he could see glimpses of the purple sand and water of the beach; they were almost there.]

You know...I hadn't even thought about what the rest of the planet is like. There's gotta be hot springs somewhere.

To put it mildly.

[He perks up at the sight. Fascinating.]

I wonder if we'll ever be allowed to see the rest.

Yeah.

['It sucks' was a huge understatement, but he was trying not to dwell on that aspect of things too much. He was in a good mood, after all.]

It'd be cool if we could. I bet the rest of the planet is beautiful. But I guess also, maybe, they're keeping us to the cities for our safety.

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