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[ LUCKY SIDON--until recently, nodd was keeping it together. he's a monk, after all. despite his whole aura, his general vibes, he's quite good at meditation! flowing with emotional turmoil like a leaf on the breeze is part of the job description.
But it's been all day and he's not a poster child monk. By now, he's growing mildly frazzled. sort of frustrated. on the hunt for a break until he runs into sidon. or is ran into.
that is when the emotions perk up again. imagine that. sure, nodd may end up flying/landing on his ass, but the shark prince is a living pick-me-up.]
Big guy! Hey you.
But it's been all day and he's not a poster child monk. By now, he's growing mildly frazzled. sort of frustrated. on the hunt for a break until he runs into sidon. or is ran into.
that is when the emotions perk up again. imagine that. sure, nodd may end up flying/landing on his ass, but the shark prince is a living pick-me-up.]
Big guy! Hey you.
[ there is a very brief moment where he feels nodd's presence before he actually runs into him, and it should really be enough to dodge a collision, but he's still not quite used to sensing a presence in this way.
and so poor nodd ends up being sent to the ground. ahhhhhhHHHH ]
Nodd! [ he immediately offers him a hand up; he isn't the time to spiral in it, but still contriteness that runs in his emotions, genuine and alarmed. ] I'm terribly sorry—are you all right?
and so poor nodd ends up being sent to the ground. ahhhhhhHHHH ]
Nodd! [ he immediately offers him a hand up; he isn't the time to spiral in it, but still contriteness that runs in his emotions, genuine and alarmed. ] I'm terribly sorry—are you all right?
[ truthfully, being an ex-speedster (power debuff and all), nodd should have a better reaction time than none. let's blame it on the nine-foot redness that barreled into him.
nodd pings pure amusement when offered a hand. he takes it and lets sidon lift him without much help. ]
Can't think of a better way to go than "trampled by prince."
nodd pings pure amusement when offered a hand. he takes it and lets sidon lift him without much help. ]
Can't think of a better way to go than "trampled by prince."
[ sometimes a brick wall runs into you, that's how it be! sidon's reaction is something of amusement right back, though it's covered in gentle chiding. ]
I'd ask that you think of me, and how troubled I would be...
[ still, he helps nodd to his feet and lets him brush himself off. ]
I'm still getting used to this place—it was as though I could feel your presence before I even saw you!
I'd ask that you think of me, and how troubled I would be...
[ still, he helps nodd to his feet and lets him brush himself off. ]
I'm still getting used to this place—it was as though I could feel your presence before I even saw you!
[ nodd regrets not faking a twisted ankle. only reckons he would have gotten away with it after he's already on his feet. ]
It's our innate connection, Sidon, I don't know what else to tell you.
[ sideglance ]
Oooor the nanos they put in us. There was an announcement.
It's our innate connection, Sidon, I don't know what else to tell you.
[ sideglance ]
Oooor the nanos they put in us. There was an announcement.
Edited 2024-02-28 02:17 (UTC)
[ it would be funny to see him try this with painshare, but all it takes for a piggyback ride is a request anyway.
he accepts being teased with a light, amused scoff. ]
It takes adjusting all the same! I cannot control these... nanites.
[ it's hard to even conceptualize what those are? ]
You seem to dealing with it well enough. [ except the hint of fraying edges he'd had earlier, but no one could be blamed for feeling a little tense. ]
he accepts being teased with a light, amused scoff. ]
It takes adjusting all the same! I cannot control these... nanites.
[ it's hard to even conceptualize what those are? ]
You seem to dealing with it well enough. [ except the hint of fraying edges he'd had earlier, but no one could be blamed for feeling a little tense. ]
[ look, nodd isn't a great actor and he's aware too much of his intentions are being broadcast right now, but consider this: he's also stupid. ]
What did I say?
[ nanos. whatever.
wait. is it bad for him to be around sidon when they're in the mindsoup? can sidon already tell nodd is assessing the danger of him saying something too untoward? think about anything else. think about the weather. in space. ]
It's a part of my practice. You have to be able to clear your mind.
[ the drugs help so much. ]
What did I say?
[ nanos. whatever.
wait. is it bad for him to be around sidon when they're in the mindsoup? can sidon already tell nodd is assessing the danger of him saying something too untoward? think about anything else. think about the weather. in space. ]
It's a part of my practice. You have to be able to clear your mind.
[ the drugs help so much. ]
[ nodd you are so funny. sidon, oblivious to these deeper machinations of his mind for now, only picks up on a few, key components, like glimpses through a window.
with some surprise and bemusement, ]
And what sort of practice involves these... drugs?
[ he is from a nintendo property so sometimes certain topics do not have a strong presence. but he's certainly watched his best friend chug magical elixirs—is that so different? ] Sorry, I couldn't help but overhear.
with some surprise and bemusement, ]
And what sort of practice involves these... drugs?
[ he is from a nintendo property so sometimes certain topics do not have a strong presence. but he's certainly watched his best friend chug magical elixirs—is that so different? ] Sorry, I couldn't help but overhear.
[ what the hecks, sidon saying drugs is the most magical thing to happen yet on this power-free trip. so he's forgiven. ]
I'm a Spire Monk. You start sober, but as you learn the meditation style, the fighting style, you add more Keys--that's the name of the drugs--into your routine. They don't have their full effect on the ship, but I have a jar.
[ how much would it take to smoke out someone sidon's size... ]
I'm a Spire Monk. You start sober, but as you learn the meditation style, the fighting style, you add more Keys--that's the name of the drugs--into your routine. They don't have their full effect on the ship, but I have a jar.
[ how much would it take to smoke out someone sidon's size... ]
[ SO HARD TO WRITE ABOUT DRUGS WITH A NINTENDO GUY!!! but he's just going along with it, eager to hear more about nodd's life in general. sometimes you just like learning about the folks around you. ]
Oh, I see—do they help? Must you use them? That sounds limiting in a place like this.
[ where he may not be able to get them? ]
Oh, I see—do they help? Must you use them? That sounds limiting in a place like this.
[ where he may not be able to get them? ]
[ nintendo or no nintendo, sidon is a gift and a vision. how can anyone deny that enthusiasm? nodd's not strong enough. ]
It's not a must. I can fight fine without them. It's about--you see, the mushroom itself is the fruit. Everything beneath the ground--roots and stuff--are connected. When you take Keys and they're full power, you're connected with everything. Takes years to build up the stamina for that. It can smoosh your brain if you dive in the deep end.
[ this is the most thorough explanation he's given anyone on the ship. without the ability to show off, it hasn't felt important. ]
It's not a must. I can fight fine without them. It's about--you see, the mushroom itself is the fruit. Everything beneath the ground--roots and stuff--are connected. When you take Keys and they're full power, you're connected with everything. Takes years to build up the stamina for that. It can smoosh your brain if you dive in the deep end.
[ this is the most thorough explanation he's given anyone on the ship. without the ability to show off, it hasn't felt important. ]
[ he nods along—maybe this won't ever be crucial information, with their powers so conspicuously absent, but he enjoys hearing it regardless. ]
Oh—that does sound like a lot for the mind to bear. [ connectivity, to everything. even feeling at one with the water doesn't have that sort of strain. ] So you've been training this way for quite a time?
Oh—that does sound like a lot for the mind to bear. [ connectivity, to everything. even feeling at one with the water doesn't have that sort of strain. ] So you've been training this way for quite a time?
Mmhm. But now it's your turn. Tell me about yourself. Where do you come from? How do Zora princes live?
[ it's probably late, and there's a very broad atmosphere of Emotion around him: restless, frustrated, all-around buzzing. he's not trying to get through the locked doors anymore, but there's a knocked-over thing nearby that indicates that he's tried as he stares it down.
vibes are that of a cat with a thrashy tail. the one attached to his head even does swish a bit, angrily. hello. ]
vibes are that of a cat with a thrashy tail. the one attached to his head even does swish a bit, angrily. hello. ]
[ seeing someone he wanted to check on is a relief every time. he takes stock of the swishing head-tail, the signs of attempting to brute strength it through.
if sidon can't bust in, hard to imagine any of the rest of them can. ]
Hey. I tried to, uh. Send you one of the I.R.I.S. texts last night, but...
[ you know. couldn't. ]
if sidon can't bust in, hard to imagine any of the rest of them can. ]
Hey. I tried to, uh. Send you one of the I.R.I.S. texts last night, but...
[ you know. couldn't. ]
[ he looks over, and despite everything, there's a moment of gratitude there. a lighter, more buoyant feeling. ]
Thank you for thinking of me. I'm well. Everyone I was with is safe too.
[ it evens back out slowly into something less restless, and more... ordinarily sad. concerned. ]
Are you all right, Nodd?
Thank you for thinking of me. I'm well. Everyone I was with is safe too.
[ it evens back out slowly into something less restless, and more... ordinarily sad. concerned. ]
Are you all right, Nodd?
It's not my first experience with death.
[ yet the palpable sadness remains.
a small, frustrated noise. ]
I was at the bar. We should have tried harder to get through the doors.
[ yet the palpable sadness remains.
a small, frustrated noise. ]
I was at the bar. We should have tried harder to get through the doors.
[ he smiles briefly at that, more understanding than happy. even having brushed death before—it is no less tragic. his feelings are weighed with grief. ]
I think we all feel that way.
[ it's not bitterness. it is regret, frustration. an aimless guilt. ]
Were you alone? I would hope not.
I think we all feel that way.
[ it's not bitterness. it is regret, frustration. an aimless guilt. ]
Were you alone? I would hope not.
There was a group. Rodya, Gregor, Lucien, Harl--you don't need me to name them.
[ he ruffles his own bangs. pull it together, nodd. ]
Where were you stuck?
[ he ruffles his own bangs. pull it together, nodd. ]
Where were you stuck?
[ he doesn't need names, but wow is that a bar group. he almost laughs, if not for how insane this past night has been. he could use a vacation. ]
At the showering area, with a number of people.
[ silly... ]
Dahut and Luke were at the observation deck lounge, as I've heard. ...I wish we had been able to reach them, but it sounds as though many people were already there.
[ awful. ]
At the showering area, with a number of people.
[ silly... ]
Dahut and Luke were at the observation deck lounge, as I've heard. ...I wish we had been able to reach them, but it sounds as though many people were already there.
[ awful. ]
We probably won't be able to figure anything out until those go away.
[ he gestures roughly at the barrier between them and the--are they crime scenes? accident scenes? terrible space mystery scenes? ]
I, for one, want to talk to those senior officers. They can't possibly think we're sticking it out for the contracts now.
[ the way he says 'talk to' sounds like 'bodily attack' ]
[ he gestures roughly at the barrier between them and the--are they crime scenes? accident scenes? terrible space mystery scenes? ]
I, for one, want to talk to those senior officers. They can't possibly think we're sticking it out for the contracts now.
[ the way he says 'talk to' sounds like 'bodily attack' ]
[ he'll rest a hand on nodd's shoulder, sympathetic. ]
It sounds as though they tried, with the override attempt. Arthur told me that two were with him, when the doors shut—and that their efforts seemed genuine.
[ he is an optimist, more keen to have faith in people, but there is no sunniness in his observations today. just a sort of... hopeful expectation. ]
Still. It is clear things have gone astray. [ he doesn't want to be under contract either tbh!!! ]
It sounds as though they tried, with the override attempt. Arthur told me that two were with him, when the doors shut—and that their efforts seemed genuine.
[ he is an optimist, more keen to have faith in people, but there is no sunniness in his observations today. just a sort of... hopeful expectation. ]
Still. It is clear things have gone astray. [ he doesn't want to be under contract either tbh!!! ]
[ will straight up jog to catch up when he sees sidon in the hall. ]
Sidon! Hey.
[ checks head-tail status. swimming? droop? ]
Sidon! Hey.
[ checks head-tail status. swimming? droop? ]
Edited 2024-03-03 18:48 (UTC)
[ oh, good status indicator. his head-tail is just kinda swishing here and again, distracted along with his thoughts. it goes still at being called, though. ]
Nodd! Hello. [ a bright moment, then back to something—a little grieving, still. ] You're all right? I take it you were there when they... found Scien.
Nodd! Hello. [ a bright moment, then back to something—a little grieving, still. ] You're all right? I take it you were there when they... found Scien.
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