EVERYBODY! EVERYBODY!

[lucetimods]

Who: Everybody! Everybody!
What: It's a beach! There's fruit! Love in the air! Classy private rooms in the mountains!
When: From sunrise to midnight! (AND IT'S TODAY! FEBRUARY 18th!)
Where: Out on the beach, centered around the teleporter/tunnel exit area. But it feels like July out there! Ain't that just the shit?
Summary: Summary? Why does this need a summary. I said everything up there. And then I'm gonna say even more after this. Why do we need this field? Seriously, anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Rating: KEEP IT CLEAN, KIDS. Take your dirty smut to an appointments post!

Long Ago In A Distant Land, Akai, the fully functional fonbot, unleashed a fairly standard mod post. But a foolish player kept asking questions and come on, do you really need to know that much? Now everyone wants to play out their ships and get into fruit shenanigans and undo to evil that is AKAI.

((No, but seriously guys, look at the mod post, you know what to do. Everything you need is there. Mass log post, remember to tag your characters name here, and do your thing.))

OH YEAH! So like, assume there is stands (or you know, beach-appropriate huts) here and there that are stocked up on bathing suits (and curtains you can change behind), stands with beverages, and snacks. Nobody's really operating them, new stuff just gets Shifted there (BUT ONLY IF YOU'RE NOT WATCHING). The Malnosso are the most considerate bro-ginization ever.

Comments

*huggles* You're fine hon.

[fleurdesel]

How is coming to the beach a risk?

[She watches the currants swirl around her feet, blinking a little at the memory of something similar happening when she was young. All she needed was a little blood in the water. Adele shook it off to turn her head and look at Robert properly.]

;w;... okay...

[semper_cogitans]

[It's the first time outside of work that Robert has ever been able to go to an environment like this - something like this on Terra would be very dangerous to disturb.]

... The... t-temperature shift. It is... t-too sudden...

[It's evident that Robert is a little sad by this decision.]

But... but th-things should improve soon, or... or s-so I hope...

[fleurdesel]

He must have a delicate constitution indeed. The worst of the winter is behind us though, yes? It will pass soon enough. [As she had the last time she spoke, she pitches her voice low, warm, and soft, and rests a hand on his back, just below his wings.]

[semper_cogitans]

[His wings twitch under his lab coat at the touch - foreign and strange, even if it's gentle - and he shifts in place. His eyes trail slowly over the rocks, a pattern he follows with one finger.]

...

I... I hope s-so...

...

... [Softly:] I... t-truly love him though... he is w-worth any inconvenience...

[fleurdesel]

Then he is worth your patience. The season will change, the weather will warm, and he will be himself again. I know that waiting for something such as this can be difficult but...as you love him, it should be more than worth the wait.

[semper_cogitans]

... [Robert nods, after a moment of silence.]

... Yes. I... I would wait th-through... much worse...

... A-And, and I h-have. It just... it is new...

...


I will kn-know for next year, I... I suppose. His explanation did not truly... c-cover the gamut of effects...

[fleurdesel]

It is somewhat difficult to adjust to a sudden change in one's partner, no matter how well they prepare you beforehand. You now know, and will be better able to cope since you understand, now, what it is you should expect, yes?

[semper_cogitans]

Of... of c-course. That... that only is l-logical...

[And he takes it as comfort - a given that he can modify his approach.

No experiment is ever a failure. It is merely a readjustment of the parameters.]

... What of y-yourself...? Are you, er, a-also well...?

[fleurdesel]

I am. This week has been...interesting. All things considered. And an opportunity to see the beach as it would be in the summer unseasonably early is always a comfort.

[semper_cogitans]

I am... g-glad, of that. You... s-seem to be the sort of person who... d-deserves such an opportunity...

[And, like him, someone who probably wouldn't take it unless circumstances forced it on zir.]

[fleurdesel]

How does one deserve an opportunity to see a beach early? [Asked with a smile and quirked brow. Genuinely curious, not at all unkind.]

[semper_cogitans]

Well... you... s-strike me as the sort of person who... gets thoroughly i-invested in work...

... Such a diligent person o-ought to... deserve some sort of relaxation at, er, some point...

[fleurdesel]

Then you, as well, deserve this opportunity Robert. Even if you are spending it in some kind of study. It is less work, for you, than it is satisfying your natural curiosity, yes?

[semper_cogitans]

[He nods, at that.] ... I b-believe not doing so would... prove to be m-much more difficult...

[All that information sitting there, and not taking advantage of it?]

[fleurdesel]

[Adele chuckles and looks back down to the warm waters of the pool, small waves lapping at her ankles.]

And what is it you have learned by sating your curiosity? Or are most of your observations inconclusive at the moment?

[semper_cogitans]

So far, I... h-have determined several th-things of interest...

[Robert draws himself up a little more professionally, and his tone of voice shifts - noticeably - towards the dry "reporting" style he must have used a million times when reading sheets of data aloud.]

... The f-fruit that... is predominantly visible on the beaches here has a m-most unusual structure... physically, it resembles in some ways the g-general aesthetics of Averrhoa, particularly Averrhoa bilimbi, b-but... there are noticeable deviations at the m-microscopic level, especially of the pulp cell s-structuring, which is extremely... a-artificial-looking, to say the least...

... Further a-analysis may be required, and I... intend to attempt to grow samples of the p-plant for inspection...

[... His tone softens a little as he adds -] ... and, for subsequent h-harvest of the fruit. It is... delicious, when fully r-ripened...

[fleurdesel]

Jack did mention that the trees sprung up overnight, I cannot honestly expect these to be anything but constructs of the Malnosso. To what end, I am not certain, but that the cell structure also appears artificial? That is telling. [She shakes her head and offers Robert a half smile.]

Thank you for helping me decide about whether or not I should try one. The fact that I felt compelled to consume something was odd enough, but with this? I think I shall not. I find myself wary of artificially, overnight growing fruit.

[semper_cogitans]

... Ah... you are w-welcome, then...

[Of course, he's eaten fruit like this before. Because sometimes the desire to learn overcomes even common sense...

... But he certainly won't stop Adele from doing what is arguably the more sensible thing.]

[fleurdesel]

[After a moment more Adele stands, brushing her hair out of her eyes to watch the surf. There were familiar figures on the beach yet, people she might wish to speak to, perhaps even one she wishes to apologize to in person. Before she wanders away she reaches down to pat Robert's shoulder.]

Do not get too carried away with your observations Robert. You cannot study everything in life and enjoy it at the same time.

/just adding this as a final remark, don't worry about replying o/`

[semper_cogitans]

[And Robert quietly watches her go, winding her way over to the other people.

As he runs his fingers over the rocks he's kneeling on, absentmindedly tracing their contours, he considers this statement.

This will give him something to think about.]