revivalproject | A New Friend and Other Stories of a Paladin

WHO: Shiro and You
WHERE: Around Temba
WHAT: Shiro spending some time around Temba, including Glownie
WHEN: The month of June
WARNINGS: None yet

Greenhouse
In order to help out, Shiro had started going to the greenhouse to assist where he could. He wasn't the most knowledgeable with plants, data point or not, but he could handle jobs like watering and weeding. All tasks that needed to get done in order to make sure that the plants they did have thrived so they would grow.

Also harvesting mint as he had been spending time with the Glownies, but that was not today.

Today he had set himself to weeding, humming a little bit under his breath as he did.

Starduck
The kitchen seemed to a safe enough place on the ship to just hang out. Shiro had headed in there, settling himself at a table, sipping at his cup of tea. He was lost in thought, staring at the wall for a moment as though it might do something interesting at any moment.

Of course... it wasn't.

Glownies!
Shiro had been spending time with the Glownies ever since Tommy had introduced him to them. They were rather cute and something about them was very calming to him. Spending time with them was a productive way to look after an animal and take care of them and relax at the same time. Sometimes, he'd talk to them about things and they'd listen but not necessarily really understand and couldn't repeat. Things that were just good to get off his chest... like the fact that he still was trying to process what had happened to Adam.

But it meant that no one else heard it... maybe.

One of the days though, when he was returning back, he found he had a tagalong. One of the Glownies had snuck out and decided to follow him. It was rather happily trotting along after him, tail flipping.

"What are you doing?" Shiro asked it with a smile. "Are you trying to come home with me?"

[ooc: if your character would be around the Glownie pasture, feel free to have them overhear Shiro talking to the Glownies]

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Shiro chuckled at that. "One drink and sandwich coming up then."

He stood up to begin putting together the offered items.

"Shiro. Nice to meet you, Peter. It's going well. How about with you?"

"It's ... effed up, honestly. First I had this really long dream that I was selling cheap comics and toys in the city, and then I woke up here. No ship, no crew, just my Zune -" he pats the MP3 player clipped to the waistband of his pants - "and this glowy ball in front of me. Touched that, got a bunch of weird images beamed straight into my brainpan like something out of a B-movie, and here I am."

He paused, mulling it all over. "But at least I'm getting a sandwich."

“Ah, then I take it you are new here. We were recently in a city that was created by one of the other residents here so it quite likely you went there first before you got here. So it is possible in that world, you were selling comics.”

He nodded his head. “Yeah, at least you are getting a sandwich. I think everyone needs one after getting here.”

"That's pretty much what it sounds like, yeah. ... Someone made a whole world?" That gave him pause, and he squinted at Shiro in concern, even as he was watching him assemble his sandwich.

"He's not a Celestial, is he?"

"A Celestial? If I remember correctly, he is from space, but as to what exactly he is, I'm not sure, to be honest. Even though I was there, I can't explain how he did it.

He's close to one of the others here who knows more about him. Tommy. I can't guarantee how much he'd tell you, but he's a better source if he will."

And the sandwich was done, so Shiro brought it over.

"Thanks, man." He raised half the sandwich in a toast, taking a bite and having absolutely no qualms about talking with his mouth full. At the very least, he shunted most of the food over into his cheek so Shiro didn't get a complete trip to the SeeFood aquarium.

"If he's from space, I guess that could make sense. But if he's a Celestial ... we might be super distant cousins or some shit. My Dad was one. It's kind of a long story. What's his name? I'll have to look him up."

Shiro probably wouldn't have noticed, first because was used to being around teenagers who were potentially immature and might have talked with their mouths full. But also he went grab himself a snack as well.

"Hmm... not sure. Is a Celestial... like a star?"

Are you a star child?

"Billy was the one who caused it all to happen."

"Billy, huh. Yeah, I'll look him up. And no, it's -" Blessedly, he swallows his mouthful, but is wondering if there's anything to wash it down with, glancing around the galley. "- it's a little different than that. He was kind of his own planet? Weird."

Well, there certainly is something to wash it down with... Shiro bringing him a drink as he sat down with his own snack.

"A planet? I can't say that I've ever heard of that happening in my world."

"It's pretty dang rare," Quill shrugged, picking up the drink. "Hey, thanks. Cheers. ... He was the only one I ever heard of. Other than the Celestials in myths, the ones that made these Infinity Stone things."

"No problem. That's interesting. I saw a lot of things traveling through space, but never anything like that. Infinity Stones? If you don't me asking, what are those?"

"They're these ... glowy rocks made by the Celestials when they created the universe, to help them control stuff. I don't know an awful lot about 'em, but the only one I ever saw was purple, about yea big."

He pinched his fingers together, demonstrating, then took another bite of his sandwich.

"Really dangerous, it could wipe out whole planets if you wanted it to. My crew and I, we had to get it back from this genocidal maniac named Ronan before he wasted the planet Xandar as revenge for some really old culture grudge thing."

Shiro could only really... star for a moment after hearing that. At first they hadn't sounded very dangerous, but that had quickly taken a turn...

"Really? Wow... that's a very dangerous item for someone to have ill-intentions to use. I'm glad that you were able to get it back from him."

"Yeah, it was pretty rough, honestly. We almost died. It took all four of us holding hands to even handle picking it up long enough to put it in the case that kept it safe."

He had mixed feelings about that moment - it had been terrifying, but he'd heard his mother's voice, been connected to everyone he'd come to care about, saved the universe.

"It's under some serious lock and key now. There are apparently other ones out there, but... I've got no idea where and I bet that's a good thing."

"Wow, that's very impressive. Shows how dangerous it is that it required four people to even hope to handle it."

Had there ever been something quite that dangerous in their world? Probably not to the same extent.

"Well, it being under lock and key is good. Not so good that there are more of them out there, but as long as you aren't the only ones who don't know where they are... they are safer that way."

"Yeah, exactly. We've been keeping an ear out for leads on any of the other ones: at least, Gamora was. Since her dad was the one who wanted them all. But right before I showed up here, we hadn't heard anything else yet."

He paused for another bite of sandwich. "This is pretty great, by the way, thanks. ... Does anyone know if there's a way to tell them I'm gone? My crew?"

"I see. Well, still good that they didn't have any leads for where they might be. Sounds like having even just one would be bad." Having more than one... that would be insane!

Shiro thought about that for a second. "I don't believe there is. Keith and Lance, two from my world, have gone home and come back a few times, but it was never by choice. When they were back home, they didn't remember this place. And I haven't heard of anyone speaking to those not here."

"Well, that sucks," he frowned, washing down the last mouthful with a drink and stretching out a little in his chair, starting to get comfortable. "So people can just sort of pop in and out without anyone knowing??"

"Yeah, pretty much. I had never been here before as far as I was aware, but then suddenly I am here one day. I'm not sure if Keith and Lance have done anymore traveling home since coming to this planet, but they did before coming here."

He shrugged. "All very confusing and inconvenient."

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