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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for genji

[bunnyhopped]

( continued from here )

[ She gives a rather enthusiastic nod to his reaction. A part of her is thankful they assigned her to a position that, on a very basic level, isn't too different from what she's used to. Except that just about everything else about it, and about all of this, is so very different that she's honestly had some trouble wrapping her head around it. But all her answer shows is a young woman who's ready for duty. ]

Search & Rescue. Now c'mon, I need to get out of this heat!

[ She eases off of the car she had been standing on with a bit of a bunny hop, landing back onto the sidewalk beside Genji, whose very... cybernetic appearance is suddenly all the more intense and maybe even intimidating now that they're next to each other. And then without really thinking, she blurts out— ]

Wait, can you even drink?

[flowlikewater]

Ah, so am I. So we are teammates as well, then. [ The smile is evident in his voice when he says it. He notes her tone; he often wonders what his life would be like if he was at all responsible or self aware at that age.

He gestures for her to follow him after she hops off of the car and was about to start to walk before she speaks again. And Genji can't help a little static-y sputter of a laugh.

Honestly, he preferred when people were blunt and didn't beat around the bush with their questions. ] Yes, I can. [ He reaches up and taps on his visor, the metallic thunk indicating it wasn't solid metal underneath. ] I do have a face, even though it's a little worse for wear.

[bunnyhopped]

[ A smile forms on her lips at the realization that she's going to be on the same team as he is; although they've only just met, it's a little comforting – not that she would ever admit it out loud – to know someone or at least know of someone in an entirely new environment like she suddenly is in.

She tilts her her head at his answer though, and her brows rise a little when she hears that metallic thunk, knowing well what it means. She admittedly didn't know much about Genji but - now she gets to find out, and that's pretty cool. She chuckles at his self-deprecating comment and waves a hand dismissively. ]

Aw, c'mon, I bet it looks just fine! And if not, well, I guess it's a good thing you have that visor.

[flowlikewater]

[ He gestures for her to follow him and puts his arms behind his back casually once they start to walk. Genji gives a quite little hum in response and nods. ] Well, I have yet to cause any children to run away screaming when I remove it so. [ The grin behind the visor is obvious. ] So I suppose that's a good sign.

[ He's glad he's reached a point where he can joke about it, at least. (He used to be so terribly vain... although he still is, a touch.) ]

[bunnyhopped]

[ Hana follows him dutifully, step for step, her own hands in the pockets of the jacket she's wearing. She can't help but laugh a little louder, brighter at that, and particularly at the mental image of children running away screaming from a cyborg ninja dude. ]

I dunno, kids can be pretty brave these days! But that's good to know, that way I won't have to censor your face or anything if we take selfies together.

[flowlikewater]

That is true. [ And it was, children were usually more excited and eager to learn about cyborgs than adults.

He laughs as well at her next comment. ] That is good to know. But if you must, you can just put one of those emoji on me. I think there's still a dragon face one that should suffice.

[ Look... Genji Shimada has a Brand to maintain. ]

[bunnyhopped]

[ Genji has, so far, been so much cooler than she thought. To be honest, she hadn't thought much of anything prior to them meeting, only really knowing that he'd been in Overwatch and that he is, of course, a cyborg ninja. She isn't sure how to feel about the fact that their meeting each other is happening in a different, alternate reality altogether but there isn't much she could do about that situation. At least she can laugh at his comment and she nods along in agreement. ]

Alright, alright, I'll make sure to cover your face with a dragon emoji. Just as long as it doesn't distract from my face.