introductory mingle: CARNIVALE

[riverviewmod]

who: everyone in Riverview!
what: overflow post for the Carnivale celebration
when: July 1st - July 9th
where: Anywhere around the city.
warnings: please put any necessary warnings in the subject lines

This is not the Carnivale post. This is just a tribute.

Optional overflow post, since the Carnivale log has hit Captcha. If you don't mind Captcha, feel free to continue using the previous one, or put up a top-level on this one with links to your previous threads and continue here, free of being put to the robot test with every tag.

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[winscenario]

[ Jim chuckles, nodding. ] Yeah, absolutely. It's especially rewarding.

[ Knowing that they both take something from it, that they complete each other in aspects where they might've otherwise lacked. Well, not that it wasn't the case when they were just friends; Jim always tended to make Bones a little more adventurous, a little more of a risk-taker, no matter how much he complained his way through every crazy plan. Jim, on the other hand, has borrowed a lot of rationality and that sort of down-to-earth perspective that Bones often has. Not quite as emotionless as Spock aims to be either, so that's a plus. ]

A little, I'll admit... but I thought it would bother me more, you know? Being stuck with my feet on the ground. I feel... settled in. It's weird, but a good kind of weird. [ He knits his eyebrows, expression almost comical, as if what he's saying next is absurd. ] We're even thinking of getting our own place. Vegetable garden and all. I feel like it should weird me out, but it doesn't.

[inlaid]

[She can't help but grin. Perhaps she has nothing like Jim and Leonard do in her life but Bryn has long since become accustomed to finding joy in the happiness of her friends and family. It's not difficult to respond without any hint of wistfulness.]

That sounds wonderful, honestly. I miss being on board our airships back home but I have to admit that it's been easier to settle into this city than I might have thought. Askoupurans are known for getting horribly homesick away from the country. Travel for a few months at a time is all well and good but any longer and most of us get pretty stir crazy.

[It's a wonder that she hasn't succumbed to some sort of drunken crying jag already, honestly. Perhaps because she's keeping busy it's that much easier not to miss home the way she ought to.]

If you're planning a vegetable garden, I don't suppose you'd be interested in having a chicken to go with it, would you?

[winscenario]

[ It's not absolutely necessary to find a connection like that, Jim feels. Some people need or want that kind of relationship more than others, while some are fine being on their own. Jim himself was always the kind of person to enjoy being unattached himself, and in all honesty he never saw himself as the kind to settle down. Life just takes unexpected turns sometimes, is all. ]

Do you think that's part of the... appeal of this place? Like it just makes people feel welcome and settled? It's definitely strange, I'll give you that, but I honestly can't bring himself to mind much.

[ Maybe he's just enjoying his happiness here a little too much, and he wants to keep hold of it for as long as he possibly can. He might have some breakdown at one point or another, but he has a hard time imagining that happening while Bones is here with him. Bryn's always welcome to crash their place if and when she breaks down herself, though. Bones is excellent at curing hangovers, which is always a plus. ]

A chicken? [ He raises an eyebrow, then laughs. ] Why? Planning on getting us one as a housewarming gift?

[inlaid]

[Bryn gives him a little shrug with a mischievous look in her eyes. She's not planning anything specific but she does have Petunia which, while entertaining as an unexpected pet isn't quite rewarding or feasible in the long-term with her apartment.]

Well, it seems to me that if you're dabbling in one aspect of farming you might find other parts as well. You could have fresh eggs for breakfast.

[Just saying.]

And it just so happens that I have a chicken you could take off my hands if you were interested.

[Taako drunkenly left it in her apartment one night when he was drunk. He won't be upset if she gives it away to someone who might end up with a better space for it.]

[winscenario]

It just so happens, huh? What a genuine coincidence.

[ Not like she brought it up because she has that chicken or anything. The thought amuses Jim, really, but he has no idea how to tend to animals, especially a chicken. A dog would be easier, he thinks. Still, it's a nice offer, and it might be a nice addition, if a curious and strange one. ]

I'll ask Bones how he feels about it. I guess it also depends on what place we manage to find, but I'll let you know what we decide. Just... don't cook the chicken until then. [ Poor thing. ]

[inlaid]

[Bryn laughs, shakes her head.]

Oh, it was saved from the oven the day Taako drunkenly left it in my bathtub one night while I was sleep. I've been taking care of it for a few months now but you've seen my place. A dog is easy to manage but chickens aren't really great for apartments and having it in a separate place is a little troublesome.

[Plus, Qiri she can take with her out into the wild at some point once he's trained. The chicken? The chicken is an appetizer to the monsters out there.]

If he doesn't want it, don't worry about it. Just figured you might want some eggs to go with all the veggies.

[winscenario]

I'm with you there. Sounds like that chicken's lucky she was left at your place, though.

[ Any other and that poor chicken would likely be long gone. Jim wouldn't have seen himself as the kind of guy who'd own a chicken, admittedly, but he's actually considering it now. ]

Oh, I'm sure he'll be fine with it. If not I can just bat my eyelashes and pout a little. Trust me, he can't say no to me.

[ Something Jim takes full advantage of. Whoops. ]

[inlaid]

I have a feeling that there aren't a lot of people who can say no to you. Charisma and persuasiveness are a lethal combination sometimes.

[She doesn't have to see him in a captain's chair to know that he's strong-willed also. A man of his own convictions. There hits a point where she's just come to recognize a few of the tell-tale signs in people, even when they're in another setting.]

Looks like there's a show starting at the stage over there soon. Want to check it out?

[The booths they've been passing have been interesting but there's something to be said for a live show. She knows, she's seen it in the face sof the audience as she's been on stage herself.]

[winscenario]

Hey, don't say it like I go around trying to use it to kill people, alright?

[ She's right though, and he knows it. It's also probably a terrible thing that he's so aware of this skill he has, this nearly natural talent to talk people into just about anything he wants to. At least he doesn't use it for such terrible things anymore. Well, save for a few more dangerous and risky adventures every once in a while. ]

Sure, sounds like fun. Lead the way. [ He gestures towards the stage, waiting for her to start walking to keep up with her. ]