Alphyxi Emporium
Greg blushes a bit as he pays for his items. "Thanks!" he says with a grin before he grabs his bags and puts his arm around Peter. "...Hey, Chris is gone."
Docking Bay - Troperia
"Arc?" Rakiri raises his eyebrow at the name. "That an inside thing or...?"
Old habits die hard, especially when no one else lets them die either.The Troperia, Armory
"Sorry, my younger brother told me a little bit about the crew of the ship when I met up with him earlier." He says with a warm smile as he puts down the completed section of circuit board.
The Shard
Broadcasting on a open microphone throughout the starports PA though not loud enough to hear inside the ship unless listening to on comms..
"Attention all visitors to the Starport; we have a exciting news. A group of private investors and the board of executors have begun the planning and groundwork for the Colonization of Lyca II, the colony to be the site of a exciting new eight-quasar luxury resort and holiday settlement. Early booking is thought to be available by the end of the solar cycle and its grand opening two cycles from now.
In addition a young human child of indeterminate age and unknown origin by the name of Christopher Nylan is currently at public service desk twelve. If you know more please come to the desk immediately.
We thank and you hope you are enjoying your visit to Nos Lycarin."
edited 12th Mar '16 5:43:27 PM by darkdestinysoul
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."Shard Starport - Alphyxi Emporium
Peter holds Greg's hand, then notices Chris is gone. "Eh, I'm sure he just wandered off to another shop." "Chris, where are you?" He texts him.
Shard Starport - Docking Bay
"My middle name is Arcturus." Dominic answers. "Valdes has a tendency to switch names around."
"Well, shall we go in?" Val says as he enters the ship.
The Troperia, Armory
Blake smiles a little. "I am sure you have a way to use those powers if you wanted to help." He says with a curious look.
edited 12th Mar '16 6:09:56 PM by darkdestinysoul
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."Shard Marketplace
"Oh. Well, I hope he;s alright..." Greg asks as they leave the store together. "What do you want to do now, babe?"
Docking Bay - Troperia
"Oh. Well, ok." Rakiri shrugs and follows Val up the ramp, heading inside. Once they step into the hall, Rakiri stops for a moment. "Well, welcome to the Troperia, I guess."
Old habits die hard, especially when no one else lets them die either.The Whiskey Way
The last image before the connection is lost shows Cor nodding silently while wiping his eyes as well, Nebris running off toward the door, shouting back, "Ok, papa! I make you proud!"Merrick downs the last of his drink and nods, before sending Greg a quick text, Where are you? I found someone I think we can trust who might want to join the crew.
Strand Shoreline
Lex smiles and strokes Jiko's chest, "Sorry for startling you, baby. Ooh, I can't wait to see how they look on you! ...and off she thinks, then, simply sounding curious, "Something else?"Market
Chris walks up behind Peter and Greg, grinning broadly and carrying two medium gift boxes, "Hey, guys! Sorry, snugglebunny, my phone was acting up so I just got your text."Shard Starport - Marketplace
"Hm, I'd suggest going swimming, but my clothes are in our ship, and I don't know if swimming in the beach is even allowed. Plus, we might not have the time. Maybe we can go back to the ship?" Peter suggests.
"Oh, hey Chris? What's in those?" He asks as he starts walking back to the ship.
Bridge
"Looks nice. Certainly one of the bigger ship's I've been in..." Val walks up to one of the control panels and puts his hand on it. An attached device which extends from his neck and goes up to a holographic visor lights up with a soft blue.
edited 12th Mar '16 8:07:23 PM by AqueousBunnies
Shard Shoreline
"Mhm," starts Jiko, pulling himself away for the briefest of moments before starting to walk back toward the ship, taking Lex's hand in the process, "maybe I'll try them on for you to see later. And as for the something else...well..." He takes a pause here, wondering if he should give the gift to her now or wait. He also purposefully pictures, through a little force of will, a box wrapped in white paper with a red bow.
"It's a surprise," he says, looking up at her and sticking his tongue out. It's better to wait, he reasons with himself, until a good moment comes up.
Shard Marketplace
"Oh, there you are. Hey." Greg says to Chris, giving him a peck on the cheek. He smiles, about to answer Peter when his wrist com goes off. "Huh...? Oh, hey. Merrick's got us a new recruit, looks like."
Bridge
Rakiri looks intrigued. "What are you doing?" he asks, stepping a bit closer to watch.
Old habits die hard, especially when no one else lets them die either.Market
Chris smiles and says, "Well, what do they look like, silly? They're presents. Presents you won't be opening til we're on the ship, so you might want to get walking.""Oh, really? Well, you might want to go meet up somewhere."
Strand Shoreline
Lex cocks her head, "A surpr-" she suddenly goes beet red, giggling a little and squeezing his hand, "J-jiko... you didn't have to get me anything... even if I...might have gotten you a surprise as well..."Shard Shoreline
"Oh, don't worry about it. The lady at the shop practically forced it on me. But I hope you'll like it. No peeking though," he says happily as they steadily make their way to the ship. A stiff, salt scented breeze blows past them and Jiko can't help but breathe it in, listening contentedly as Lex speaks.
"Aw, you didn't have to get me anything, babe," he says, squeezing her hand tight for a second, "but I appreciate you thought about it, and I can't wait to see." His smile is wide and genuine as he leans into her as they walk.
Shard Starport- Docking Bay
Peter walks to the docking bay with his boyfriends. "Hm, I wonder what they are~" He says to Chris, kissing them both. "Well, at least that doctor's good for something."
Bridge
Val doesn't answer Rakiri; it seems like he didn't hear him. Faint blue lines can be seen on his skin, and his eyes are currently closed. "He's interfacing with the ship." Dominic explains.
The Troperia, Armory
Blake considers for a moment before continuing. "Well could certainly be used defensively. If your needing velocity... I could always try and build something to make it offensive if you wanted." He says gesturing around the room at the various weaponry then to the supplies he was building showing he knew what he was talking about.
The Troperia, Crew Quarters
Michael is most certainly awoken by activity on the bridge, his communicator bleeping away waking him up... As he jumps out of bed, heading over to the mirror and quickly checking his hair which was in an absolute mess. He would proceed to try and tidy himself up before leaving his room.
Mattew/Rylan is snoring in his room. Laid out flat on the bed without any care in the world.... Which really? He didn't care how he looked anyway, even if someone was around to see it.
The Shard
A message is sent to everyone's communicator, broadcast throughout the starport publicly.
On the behalf of the Executor committee we would like to apologize for the recent disruption on the Starports 19th floor, reports of attack are foggy however you may be assured that the Shards security forces have apprehended the suspects in question with zero-civilian casualties and order has been restored. If this has caused you issues or would make you late for work or shuttle service, please head to help-desk 14 for a written apology and refund letter.
To all traveling off-word in towards sectors F171, F173 and G172 we would like to issue a security warning that multiple instances of pirates have been spotted in the region and you are urged to avoid traveling in these areas.
To celebrate Akarmi-corporation's 51st anniversary complimentary chocolates and balloons are available from their outreach post near service desk 12 to help commemorate the occasion. This is limited to one balloon and box per individual, you will be required to present your resident or visitor access card to receive the sample.
Finally a repeat on the previous announcement, if anybody knows more information about a young human child of indeterminate age and origin, marked with the lable Christopher Nylan who is refusing to talk please head to service desk twelve. The individual seemed wounded by gunfire however it has been treated; all with additional information are urged to come forward immediately.A public service broadcast from Shard Central Control~Please enjoy your stay at the starport and have a nice day
edited 12th Mar '16 9:09:30 PM by darkdestinysoul
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."The Troperia, Armory
"I'll see what i can do. Would you refer a longer or shorter ranged weapon? Oh and could you produce me a small sample of the ink for me to test my ideas with?" He says gesturing to one of the empty beakers he had planned to use for his cryocharge. His tone and expression almost one best described as "challenge accepted".
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."The Troperia, Armory
Blake watches the ink carefully enter the vial and chuckles at the aim comment. "Should be more than enough for my proof of concept..." He says nodding a bit, grabbing a clear lid and putting it on the beaker. While he was at the station, finally taking some of the chemicals off the boil and seemingly putting them into small tubes and into the cryo-bomb, seemingly finishing it and closing up the case.
"I'll get to work on this after we've set off. For now, I better go put both of these away and ready myself to meet with the rest of your crew -and your captain of course." He says clearly a little distracted, already planning what he was gonna build.
edited 12th Mar '16 9:34:53 PM by darkdestinysoul
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."The Troperia, Armory —> Science Lab —> Hangar
Blake nods to Ana, taking the Cryo-charge he made and the vial and heading out in the ship; which he had a pretty good layout of thanks to his interaction with his younger brother earlier. Going to the science lab to return the beakers and store the beaker in a fridge for later, then down to the hangar to store the explosive with the rest on the Damocles. In honesty his ship likely has enough firepower and explosive weaponry to be illegal even in some pretty lax locations but again, he saw it as a investment for emergencies. Who knows when you need a Low-Impact Herbicidal Charge..?
He also looks at his communicator for the message before and makes a joking comment to himself about wanting a free box of chocolates.The section of pirate activity just giving him a determined and reinforced look for the station in question was in one of those sectors... Sector G172.
edited 12th Mar '16 10:01:27 PM by darkdestinysoul
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."Docking Bay
"Well... let's just say they're things... more suited for the bedroom than the bridge... Things maybe we can try out tonight~?" Chris says while snuggling close to both of his boyfriends, smirking naughtily.Shard Shoreline
Lex smiles warmly, planting a kiss on Jiko's forehead, "I won't peek, don't worry. Gifts are...kind a huge, and rather rare thing with Kirina.. I don't know if you know that or not... I'm, very, very touched. I'm sure I'll love it."Her hand reaches into her bag and pulls out the velvet box with the glyph, "Maybe wait until we're back on the ship, but, here it is." she smiles, kinda sheepishly, "Hope you like it..."
Market
Merrick starts leading Toraq toward the ship.edited 12th Mar '16 11:21:59 PM by GhostElm
Shard Shoreline
When Lex kisses his forehead, Jiko grabs her face lightly and pulls her down for a proper one before she stands straight again. When she hands him the box he has to resist the urge to open it right away, instead running his hand over its soft surface and lingering for a moment on the glyph. If he wonders what it might mean, he doesn't vocalize it.
"Man, even the box is fancy. I hope you didn't drop too much on this just for me," he says, playful but also somewhat serious (especially considering the fact he didn't actually have to pay for her gift, his fault or not) as he looks up at her with a small smile.
The Troperia - Lex's Room
By the time they finally reach the Library, Jiko's feet are starting to drag, and by the time they get past there and into Lex's Room, he is barely on his feet. Still, he manages to change out of his clothes and into something fresh. In this instance, it is a pair of black shorts with silver strips down either leg that extend down just past his knees and nothing else. As they are meant to be his sleep wear, the shorts are thin enough in material that the pale blue light from the power cell on each of his outer thighs can be seen, as well as the wires of the Grid extending down to his shins.
"Mm..." he starts groggily, sitting on the bed and leaning his head back into the pillows as he reaches over to the bag full of his new clothes and pulls the wooden box out, "...this is yours by the way, but I want to see you open it..." At this, he sets it next to the velvet box on the side table next to the bed and yawns, his voice fading off.
"...remember...no peeking......sweetheart...."
...
...
Moments later, it seems that he has fallen asleep.
edited 12th Mar '16 11:45:20 PM by MrJikoui

Shard Starport - Marketplace
Val follows Rakiri towards the docking bay.
Shard Starport - Docking Bay
Val encounters Dominic just outside the Troperia. "Oh hey, Arc. Just going for a tour." Dominic nods in response.
Shard Starport - Alphyxi Emporium
"Damn, that will surely look good on you." Peter says, smiling.