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revivalproject2024-01-22 03:27 pm
sinistral) wrote in revivalproject2024-01-22 03:27 pm
09 | Somebody Could Walk into This Room and Say Your Life is on Fire
WHO: the Soldier (sinistral) and you
WHERE: the Peanut Party, Noth, the Agrii ship
WHAT: new tick tick tick BOOM
WHEN: from boarding the ships on the 9th through New Tick to the Agrii ship visit
WARNINGS: none anticipated
PEANUT PARTY
→ Before New Tick;
→ After New Tick;
NOTH
→ Fireworks;
→ Babysitting;
AGRII SHIP
→ Unintentional Popularity;
WILDCARD
→ Network;
→ Something Else;
sinistral) and youWHERE: the Peanut Party, Noth, the Agrii ship
WHAT: new tick tick tick BOOM
WHEN: from boarding the ships on the 9th through New Tick to the Agrii ship visit
WARNINGS: none anticipated
PEANUT PARTY
→ Before New Tick;
Being compelled to the ships while disturbing from the point of view of the compulsion nevertheless meant a better workout schedule for the Soldier. He would not have anticipated the Agrii to supply such well-equipped exercise areas, but he certainly did not mind it. For someone with his particular enhancements, equipment that could hold up to him without breaking was rare and he fully meant to take advantage of it.
Most often he could be found taking advantage of the heavy bags for sparring, or the climbing wall. Sometimes he worked with the weights, or gave what appeared to be lessons to Billy Kaplan. He wouldn't object if someone asked to rotate in on any of the equipment; likely he'd even act as spotter, if asked.
"You want next?"
Most often he could be found taking advantage of the heavy bags for sparring, or the climbing wall. Sometimes he worked with the weights, or gave what appeared to be lessons to Billy Kaplan. He wouldn't object if someone asked to rotate in on any of the equipment; likely he'd even act as spotter, if asked.
"You want next?"
→ After New Tick;
The workout habit by necessity had to change a little — frequency no; form yes. He didn't know whether or not he appreciated the Agrii's little gift, but it did require practice. Even if he ultimately decided not to keep it he'd have to figure out its best use, on the chance he'd have to fight with it.
Sometimes he really hated this place.
His preferred to work on this particular practice late at night or very early in the morning; when most people were still asleep and he could have the gym facilities to himself. He had thus far refused to put on the uniform, but he could be found throwing a distinctive shield over and over again until he could reliably hit his desired target and catch it on the rebound. Sometimes the wall near the door was a rebound point though; one might want to exercise caution if also looking to work out in the off hours.
Or perhaps this encounter wasn't in the gym, but rather in the hallway before or after. That shield was kind of large and conspicuous; it wasn't like he could carry it unnoticed on his way to or from his designated room.
Sometimes he really hated this place.
His preferred to work on this particular practice late at night or very early in the morning; when most people were still asleep and he could have the gym facilities to himself. He had thus far refused to put on the uniform, but he could be found throwing a distinctive shield over and over again until he could reliably hit his desired target and catch it on the rebound. Sometimes the wall near the door was a rebound point though; one might want to exercise caution if also looking to work out in the off hours.
Or perhaps this encounter wasn't in the gym, but rather in the hallway before or after. That shield was kind of large and conspicuous; it wasn't like he could carry it unnoticed on his way to or from his designated room.
NOTH
→ Fireworks;
The Soldier had no illusions about being anyone's idea of good company for things like fireworks shows. His training ran too deep, and the explosions of fireworks spoke too much of gunfire. It was worse if he didn't watch though; at least through observation he could correlate each explosion to its end result, count and catalog and track it all to convince himself that he had no need of retaliation. All in all, it was going quite well.
And then the glitter happened.
He cursed under his breath (in three languages, which would be fun for anyone relying on the Agrii translation technology) before tugging his own jacket off to wrap around his left arm and hand. Glitter played havoc with the mechanisms and the last thing he needed was to spend the next month trying to remove it all. Again.
And then the glitter happened.
He cursed under his breath (in three languages, which would be fun for anyone relying on the Agrii translation technology) before tugging his own jacket off to wrap around his left arm and hand. Glitter played havoc with the mechanisms and the last thing he needed was to spend the next month trying to remove it all. Again.
→ Babysitting;
Saying that the Soldier didn't trust Agrii treats was one of the biggest understatements one could make. He avoided the generously-supplied chocolates like the plague, especially once it became clear that they had certain side effects.
His avoidance, however, didn't transmute itself to others.
The Soldier looked down at the child who had just come careening around the corner, right into his legs. Reflexively he'd reached out to prevent the younger one from falling into the snow, but he had a feeling he might not so easily be able to just brush off the encounter and go about his day. The look on his face simultaneously expressed the thoughts of why me and now what.
"Are you lost?" Good enough, right?
His avoidance, however, didn't transmute itself to others.
The Soldier looked down at the child who had just come careening around the corner, right into his legs. Reflexively he'd reached out to prevent the younger one from falling into the snow, but he had a feeling he might not so easily be able to just brush off the encounter and go about his day. The look on his face simultaneously expressed the thoughts of why me and now what.
"Are you lost?" Good enough, right?
AGRII SHIP
→ Unintentional Popularity;
The bad part about being not only a resident of Temba but also one of the few brought from the Drift Fleet was a certain level of popularity. Quite possibly the Soldier's generally poor attitude contributed to it as well. Perhaps the Agrii were just that friendly with all their visitors. Whatever the case he found himself more and more often resulting to his stealth training to move silently and avoid detection when he had to move about the ship.
The end result was that, despite his careful attempts to slip along hallways relatively unnoticed he still managed to attract one or two followers from time to time. Perhaps some kind of monitoring system contributed to his ill luck, his brain suggested. He tried to quiet those thoughts even as his hand strayed out of habit to the knife at his side.
"Do not," he cautioned without turning around, "attempt to touch me. It will not end well for you."
The Agrii might find the prickly attitude endearing, however; the cautionary statement probably had as much of a chance of encouraging the hug as it did dissuading the determined alien. Perhaps it was time to jump in?
The end result was that, despite his careful attempts to slip along hallways relatively unnoticed he still managed to attract one or two followers from time to time. Perhaps some kind of monitoring system contributed to his ill luck, his brain suggested. He tried to quiet those thoughts even as his hand strayed out of habit to the knife at his side.
"Do not," he cautioned without turning around, "attempt to touch me. It will not end well for you."
The Agrii might find the prickly attitude endearing, however; the cautionary statement probably had as much of a chance of encouraging the hug as it did dissuading the determined alien. Perhaps it was time to jump in?
WILDCARD
→ Network;
Want your character to text or call this guy? Drunk dials? Really bad memes that you've made? Consider this your free for all invitation.
→ Something Else;
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"Not intrusive. It's not fun but it can be useful sometimes. I haven't sensed anything off though, not like the first time we were here." He only remembers some vaguely ominous sensation, but he'd felt similar recently enough. It surely can't be coincidental.
"Usually I have to be in contact to really see things attached to those sensations, and that's only if the impressions are strong enough."
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"Maybe we need to wrap you in plastic, keep you from touching anything." It was meant to be a joke, but the Soldier looked around quickly to make sure they weren't overheard. The last thing they needed was for an Agrii to interpret his words as a literal suggestion.
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"Fair suggestion though. Thankfully I usually have a head's up when I sense...well, I've always called them echoes. Memories of someone's past. A lot of the time the ones I sense aren't happy ones though." He looks around. "There's one I remember from the museum in Temba... It was bright and there was so much joy in this one room, something the Agrii were drawn to. And then it just cut off so abruptly. That's probably the happiest memory I've ever experienced in this place."
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Interesting about the museum though. Given the impression of such happiness, no wonder the Agrii wanted to get back to their home. But too he wondered what had caused the events that drove them out in the first place. If only they could know, then they'd probably be a lot closer to getting out of here. "I'm still sorry you were hurt when it happened with me."
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Things are still so vague, but Cal wonders if they just aren't looking where they should. It's difficult to narrow down, but surely being back aboard the Agrii ship is a good place to try and get back on track.
"Still not your fault. Neither of us knew it would happen," Cal's quick to say, shaking his head. "And at least it wasn't in the middle of something dangerous. The last time it happened, I was in the middle of a fight, trying to keep something away from someone. I think I ended up out of it a lot longer."