Soresu
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ON: YSS Asamoya (Yay!)
After their time in bed, Yuriko received a message from Gemini on the status of her ship. Seemed it was mostly completed with the exception of supplies, and the activation of the MEGAMI and sprites. Stifling a small yawn, Yuriko crawled out of bed, and began slipping into her uniform. She wondered if anyone else would like to see the ship, after all, there were only two in existence, the YSS Miharu, and now the YSS Asamoya, both unique in their own regards, but built for a common cause. She sent text messages to each of the crew, asking if they would like to tour her vessel with her while she dressed herself, planning out just what had to be done already.
Kessah rather quickly sent Yuriko a message back, not at all surprised to have gotten it. She was only lazing out on the couch, anyway. The message read, 'Sure.', and that was all. Rather quick and to the point.
Yuriko got into her uniform, and sat back down on the bed, letting a hand roam over Cherry's exposed skin. "Cherry, wake up. Cheeeerrrrrryyyy." She finally pinched her fiancee's rear lightly.
Cherry rolled to her side a little and groaned out loud a little, and mumbled sleepily to Yuriko, "I'll be up... In a moment..."
Datenshi was still out in her room, snoring into the pillow and half hanging off the bed now as she simply never recieved the message.
"You do not want to go see my new ship?" Yuriko asked, eyebrow arched. "You couldn't be that tired, after all, you had so much energy while we were in here."
Cherry mumbled a little again before she began to lean up right, "... I'll... catch up in a moment..."
Yuriko shrugged as she went to the door. "A whole new ship to break in, and you're tired. Alas, I will find someone who isn't a sleepyhead to help me do so." She teased before exiting the room, and out into the lounge.
Cherry groaned sleepily again and slowly, VERY slowly got to work putting on clothing.
Kessah hopped up from her slouching from the couch at the sound of Yuriko leaving the room and fixed her uniform a bit. "This'll be fun, Mm?"
Nana wandered into the lounge, adjusting the haphazardly tossed on uniform and pulling down its desperately-seeking-length hem. Her usual ritual, along with a scratch behind one of her ears, a bow given to both Kessah and Yuriko. Quiet as usual, she hung back for the time, decided to tag along more like a duck on a string than anything else until she was feeling a little more like herself.
"Possibly, I will have to activate the MEGAMI, request supplies to be loaded, food, ammunition, repair parts, medical supplies and equipment. So on and so forth can do all of that telepathically while linked to MEGAMI however." Yuriko explained sounding more energetic, and more like her old self then usual. "Where is 'Tenshi? I thought she'd jump on a chance like this." The Shoi asked, giving Nana a short bow back and a soft smile. "Good morning Nana, come to join us in our little sight seeing tour?"
Dagsuz was asleep again in the very same corner he had claimed earlier, the little message box floating near his head unattended. One arm was cast over the edge of the couch, the other bent awkwardly against his chest.
Kesssah gave Nana a half wave and a smile before she nodded to Yuriko, "Well... New ship. Hopefully more different then the Plumeria... So some fun for me. And I'll go check." She walked over to the room she saw 'Tenshi go into to sleep last night, and pounded her fist on it three times. She slept on the couch last night, so she knew where 'Tenshi went.
"Yes. I..." Nana trailed off once she spotted Dagsuz, glancing from left to right and then back again. A single, gloved finger held up to Yuriko, Nana smiling pleasantly, "...excuse me, just a second." Quiet footsteps carried her over to the white-haired man, and she'd lean over, watching him for several seconds before giving one firm poke against his cheek with that same finger. And then there would be another poke, followed by several other consecutive pokes until Dagsuz woke up.
Datenshi groaned a little but otherwise was unresponsive.
Kessah mumbled in a annoyed tone before she opened the door to the room and yelled in, "My sister is here and she wants to make out with me for a hour or two to catch up! Wanna watch?" It was the first thing that came to mind that might get 'Tenshi to get up.
Tenshi grumbled yet again and waved at the girl, telling her to go away almost
Yuriko frowned a little, and followed after Kessah, staring down at the still asleep 'Tenshi. "Allow me?" She asked.
"... I am not sure if I should be a little hurt by that or not." Kessah sighed and walked in, half leaping onto the bed into a sitting position near 'Tenshi, intending to make her bounce, "Wake up mate! We are going to go see our new ship."
Dagsuz's eyes opened with painstaking deliberate slowness, allowing him a heavy-lidded stare at Nana. "Yes?" he asked sleepily, futily trying to wave away the attacking finger and instead closing the message window.
"Never mind..."Yuriko mumbled a little and blinked.
The bounce did more then Kessah had planned. With a yelp Tenshi went hurtling into the air, legs flailing and coming dangerously close to Kessah's head as the red head flailed and fell to the floor with a thud and groan.
Yuriko shook her head a little and sighed seeing Datenshi literally fly for a moment."I was going to pinch her, but that works too."
Nana smirked faintly. Her persistence paid off! Or did it? She pulled her hand back, sliding both behind her back and resting her weight on one leg, "..Yuriko wants to know if we want to tour her new ship." A pink brow soon perked after saying that, her smirk growing a bit wider. That sounded kind of nice... She shook her head then, clearing her throat, "And you were asleep, so I thought you might miss the message."
Kessah blinked a little and rather slowly stood up from the bed, "... Sorry." Was all she spoke before she high-tailed it out of the room before she experienced Datenshi's wrath.
"Morning sleepyhead." Yuriko said rather non-chalantly as Kessah bolted out of the room.
"Ow...." Was all Tenshi said as she slowly climbed up to her bed.
"Oh," Dagsuz responded, closing his eyes again. After a few deep breaths, he slid off the couch onto the floor, stretching as he collected himself into a standing position. He ended with his arms in the air, crumpled uniform half-clinging to his form, mouth open in a huge yawn. "I've not slept that heavy in... well, since I first became Yamataian."
Kessah peeked back into the room from a semi-safe position at the doorway, "... Uh... You okay, 'Tenshi?"
Yuriko just blinked. " Shouldn't be such a hard sleeper 'Tenshi, otherwise that'll happen quite often. Now, now that you're up, care to go with me and some of the crew to see my new ship?"
"Next time just shake me please? Pinch my ass hell bite my neck....just no aerial acrobatics this early in the morning kay?" Datenshi asked as she looked over Kessah for a moment. After hearing Yuriko, she nodded. "Yea lemme toss somethin on." With that, she slowly got herself up and growled a little at people waking up so early, not caring much that the door was open as she stripped nude. Since the most recent death there was a new matching tattoo on her other leg, matching the first one on her other leg.
Nana gave something of a purring sound as she stepped back, watching him stand. A finger placed to her lips, she gave him a quick once-over and then let her bright blue eyes settle on his face, "You do not sleep much, I take it.." Quietly musing, she slid her arms back behind her back after giving the bridge of her nose a light rub.
"Well, I could've woken you up in several ways, though we'd likely not be leaving your room anytime soon." Yuriko said off-hand as she leaned against a wall in 'Tenshi's room. "We'll be touring, and I will be doing some work as well so whenever the Taisa is ready to head out again, my ship will be prepared."
"Oooh, Sexxy." Kessah grinned as she looked at the new tattoo, and she nodded a little, "Well... You were supposed to only bounce. I'm not that heavy... So meh. Meh I say." She giggled playfully and ducked out of the room.
Stretching her arms down and her neck up, two bones popped in her back as she rolled her shoulders. Looking over to the two others, Datenshi gave Kessah a wink and nodded to Yuriko. "Well if your getting your own ship, mind if I come along for the ride?"
"I will be needing an armorer. My ship will be using torpedos, and has quite a bit of armory space." Yuriko said with a little nod. "So, if that is your wish, I can put in a request for your transfer to the Taisa."
Dagsuz attempted to smooth out his uniform with one hand while stifling another yawn with his other. "I sleep when I don't need to be awake, in one way or another," he said after conquering the yawning finally, "And when docked in a new ship, I'm usually not needed in official capacity." He ran his fingers through his hair, succeeding in making it cooperate more than his uniform would. He tossed it once, the cool white strands floating like spider silk in the air for a moment.
"Then go ahead and put it in." Datenshi nodded and smiled, though left the last bit of her statement unspoken.
Kessah glanced over the lounge and gave Dagsuz and Nana a rather dramatic point in their general direction, not actually catching onto their conversation, "Stop flirting~!"
Yuriko arched an eyebrow, giving 'Tenshi a coy smile. "The request has been sent to her, I suspect she will check it later on when she isn't busy or when she is fully awake."
Dagsuz looked at Kessah pointedly and this time tossed his hair with much more dramatic flair. "I've no idea what you mean; I'm always this outrageously beautiful."
"So.. hey. Were you planning on ... going to Yuriko's ship, or staying with the .. Elfin Princess?" Nana spoke hesitantly before bristling and turning her head towards Kessah. At first, she'd get a glare, but it soon melted away and Nana merely winked at her before turning back to Dagsuz. "...ohh, I sure hope so."
Sumaru was lying in bed when the message was sent as well, drifting from shorts segments of dreams to the next. It seemed the young pilot had not gotten much quality sleep, but it had been like that since the accident. The massive headache he had gotten from the bump he had experienced the previous day didn't help matters either, but none the less he was up. First thing was a quick wash, makeup and then getting dressed, which thanks to his training period in the military became a much quicker then back home with his usual limited time in the mornings before exercises. The veiling bang over his left eye and a gem like star sticker on the bottom corner of his unveiled right one and Sumaru was ready. He moved out into the lounge quietly as he pleasantly nodded greetings to who ever noticed him.
Kessah rolled her eyes to Dagsuz, "Well Dagsuz didn't put himself in the mock betting pool of who would get you first, so we can't have that." She grinned a little before she gave the two a wink. She was making up the betting pool, naturally. At least to her knowledge she was.
"Bags under your eyes, zombified state, malnutrition, and sleep deprived is how you usually look." A familiar voicesaid from the lounge door way. A familiar blue-haired nurse stood in the door way, her white lab coat on.
"Thanks Yuri-chan." Datenshi nodded and patted the girl on the rear, quickly dancing out of arm's reach of the girl as she cackled lightly. "So! When's the tour?"
"I'm hurt.." Nana cooed sadly, placing a hand against her chest and hanging her head dejectedly. One eye opened as Sumaru entered the lounge, the pink and blue-haired Neko giving him a pleasant wave and a small smile, then, "Hello, Suma-chan!" She cheerfully greeted the one who, to her, was 'like a sister'.
"I don't know. I'd like to work with the new technologies, but I'm afraid the KFY would frown upon my involvement," Dagsuz responded to Nana. Spotting the nurse, he smiled. "Yes, such wonders these past two years had wrought on my body, Blueberry. But, as you can see, I'm getting plenty of sleep while we're in port."
Yuriko rolled her eyes, wondering just what she was getting herself into by having both Kessah, and possibly 'Tenshi on her ship. The Shoi stepped back out into the lounge with everyone, and placed her hands behind her back as she waited. "This is everyone that is going?"
Kessah gave Sumaru the very same half wave she gave Nana, although she also gave him a playful wink. She turned to Yuriko and nodded a little, "Looks like it..."
"You should on a regular basis." Blueberry retorted.
"Sorry I am a bit late," Serizawa spoke as he entered the lounge. "I just had to finish up a little work in the medbay."
"Yep! Let's get this show on the road!" Datenshi said aloud as she looked around.
It was then that the sleepy headed former-sprite came out of her room. She had her uniform pants at her ankles, panties on, and she was attempting to get a shirt over her head through one of the arm holes. She didn't even have a bra on. She wasn't a morning person in the least.
"Oh." Nana sounded almost pleased at his response. She fought a smile. "..That is unfortunate." Though inside, she was 'Cabbage Patching joyfully and shouting 'SCORE!'. Clearing her throat, Nana slid her hands behind her back, glancing around briefly, "..Well, it can't be that bad on the Elfin Princess, can it?"
"This is a simple tour Nana, nothing more. I thought it would be a little enjoyable, after all, our two ship's will be traveling together, and it is likely we will be on each other's ships." Yuriko explained staring over at Cherry, both enjoying the view, and a little embarrassed.
"I will be getting back to work now." Blueberry announced, bowing to everyone, and exiting the lounge.
Dagsuz's smile became a grin, as he swept into a bow. "So mote it be." He intoned, then stood again. "It is good to see you again, Blueberry." To Nana, he said "Indeed, but warranted. I'm sure Hanako will keep me rather busy around here."
"I will be getting back to work now." Blueberry announced, bowing to everyone, and exiting the lounge
Sumaru would then walk over and join the group, standing more then likely, close to Nana. Then as Serizawa entered, Sumaru gave the man a slow nod of a hello and remained quiet as his gaze turned down to his hands, his nails were starting to loose most of the polish, it had been a little while since he had gotten to do those, just keeping his thoughts distant for the time being was his objective. So a stroll through the ally ship would help that, besides he had to know where most of the important things were for his own personal Intel just incase he ever had to clear out their halls of boarding enemies as well.
The temptation was to much for Datenshi as she spotted Cherry, and with a wicked grin she nodded for Kessah to follow suit. Making a pinching motion at the girl's nipples, she waited to see if Kessah would follow suit.
Cherry continued to wrestle with the shirt, actually getting her head into the sleeve before mumbling a wide variety of curses that she mainly learned from Kessie. She was oblivious to 'Tenshi and company.
Kessah smirked a little and rolled her eyes over to 'Tenshi before she scurried quietly over to the woman, checking to see if 'Tenshi was going to join her or not.
"Grab and twist, got it?" Datenshi was grinning widely again as she motioned a countdown from three. When she finished, she instantly snatched out with her hand and wrapped two fingers around Cherry's right nipple, twisting it not so much, but just enough.
"Wrong hole dear." Yuriko called to Cherry, before turning away. The Shoi sent a request to the station's KAMI, asking what arm, and docking port her ship was located on. The KAMI sent it and she thanked the computer before smiling faintly to herself.
Sora emerged from the quarters she shared with Serizawa wearing her new green paneled dress variant uniform, fiddling with her hair. She was in the process of removing a ponytail holder and tossed her head to one side, causing her hair to cascade down onto her shoulders.
Kessah nodded to Datenshi and twisted in the opposite direction on her mark, a little more then 'Tenshi did with her two fingers, also pinching down a bit harder.
"Oh.. I know, Yuriko. I was just.. you know. Wondering." Nana smiled faintly, her eyes lifting from the ground, "Keeping busy helps.. I usually find myself doing work, even when I don't have to." A little shrug and the colorful Neko glanced in Cherry's general direction with a wince, though soon looking back to Dagsuz and managing to tear her attention away from the incident not too far off, "But, when you're -not- working..assuming there.. is a time.. what do you do?"
Cherry yelped loudly and jumped up out of her pants before she growled a little and shook a fist randomly, speaking muffledly through the shirt, "... Fuck it! I'm staying here and masturbrating... Or.. something."
"Nope! Your coming with us!" Tenshi's fingers were still locked on the nipple as she tugged Cherry forward with her.
Serizawa returned Sumaru's greeting with a nod of his own. He saw Sora enter and noticed her removal of a hair band from her hair. "Just finished running?" he asked Sora.
Yuriko looked over at Cherry, and shook her head. "At least let her get her shirt on properly 'Tenshi." She asked, sounding a little exasperated.
"Not working? I'm usually making something or planning something," Dagsuz replied, apparently oblivious that those activities also fell under 'work', "Or doing some sort of research. Oh yes, or in the medical bay with any of a myriad of injuries; but that's hardly a fraction of my free time."
"Awww! But it would be so much more fun this way! We could put my collar on her, and drag her around by a leash with her in just the collar!" Datenshi said as she looked to Yuriko.
Cherry shook her fist still, and growled once more, "Grr... Fine! But I am going to pull you pants down and do stuff to you when you least expect it, 'Tenshi!" She flailed her arms a little before she got to work on putting her shirt on the right way, a noticable wet patch on her panties, "... And someone get my skirt!"
Kessah huffed a little at 'Tenshi, "Hey! You did that to me once... And it hurt like hell around the neck..."
"We're going through the station to get to my ship 'Tenshi, I do not feel like getting pounced by the entire Nekovalkyrja population on it, and be chewed out by the station commander." Yuriko protested lightly, somewhat enjoying the view.
"Ohhhh I'm soooo scared Cherry!" Datenshi laughed aloud and cackled before she stuck her tounge out at Kessah. "Yea and I still remember you writhing on the floor after I held the collar while givin it to you from behind too! Seemed like you enjoy it." Looking to Yuriko she huffed and nodded. "S'pose your right." She tugged Cherry's shirt once and got the girl dressed.
"...Oh. I mean.. you don't just.. do nothing? I mean, stupid, meaningless things?" Nana was floored. She, in all her 'taking things apart and conveniently forgetting to put them back together correctly' escapades, managed to find time for fluffy pleasantries, even though most of those tended to involve diddling herself. All right, maybe she didn't have too many hobbies. "You'll have to show me some of your.. you know, plans, sometime. I mean, I don't build things nearly as much as I could, but the knowledge is always nice. Sharing, and all that."
Cherry mumbled a little at the help, but let her do it regardless. She decided to just go with the pants instead of finding where Yuriko head her skirt, and with the shirt on there was two rather signifigant tents from her fleshy nubs, "... You'll get eatten out by the commander and you'll like it, Yuriko."
"I did," Sora replied cheerfulyl to Serizawa as she smoothed her hair back behind her ears with a free hand. "Train the body, train the mind, and all of that fun stuff, right, Ichi-kun?" She smiled dazzingly. She seemed to be in a even better mood than normal.
Yuriko placed a hand to her fore head, before rubbing at the bridge of her nose. Just like a field trip of kids... She thought to herself. "okay, everyone!" She clapped her hands together, to get their attention as she stood there smiling softly. "All those that are going on the tour, please follow me, we've got to go through the station to get to my vess..." She stopped mid-sentance and gave Cherry a little look, and rolled her eyes. "To my vessel, so, ready people?"
Kessah rolled her eyes a little to Datenshi and attempted to hide her light blush, "Anyway! Less molestation and flirting, more ship looking."
Sumaru remained quiet, faintly giggling at one thing or the other. Like poor Nana's seemingly hopeless conquest and the incident with Cherry, even perhaps a small giggle at Datenshi's morning comments. But nothing caused him to speak. He did however offer a pleasant smile at Sora when she entered and bowed his head sending something encrypted to her telepathically at the same time, "Ohayo Hime-chan." He had greeted her with his newly picked out nick name that was more or less a more fitting one in Sora's case anyhow.
"Indeed! Onward!" Datenshi made a dramatic show, pointing her arm and finger outwards twoards the door as she made her way forward first. Something was definantly different about the recently quiet Datenshi.
Serizawa replied to Sora dryly, "I don't know about that. I'd prefer just to train my mind." He then hooked his arm around Sora's and continued with, "In any case, allow me to escort you while we're on this tour."
Cherry winked playfully to Yuriko and followed Datenshi out in a skipping fashion, trying to look as childish as possible.
"... I swear you are all fucking drunk sometimes..." Kessah mummered a little and shook her head, walking over to Yuriko and following her.
Dagsuz shrugged. "I sleep when I do nothing," he explained, nodding towards Yuriko. "Well, are you going on the tour?" he asked, obviously intending to go himself.
Yuriko trotted up behind 'Tenshi frowning. "You don't even know what kind of ship it is, what arm it is on, or the docking port." She pointed out, coming up beside her now.
"Tis why I have you along my pretty! You are my escort, here to show me the way, wine and dine me, and later on be my riding horse around the room!" Datenshi definantly seemed off today.
Kessah shook her head a little, "I feel so replaced then. Oh well."
"I would be the one riding you dear." Yuriko stated, now taking the lead as she began leading the group to the docking hatch to the Elfin Princess.
Cherry merely giggled a little and waved the others to follow along, finally walking once again by Yuriko's side.
The young Ketsurui returned Sumaru's smile and returned the encrypted greeting, Ohaiyou, Sumaru-kun. She chuckled a little as she lightly leaned against her lover as they walked, "If you insist, Ichi-kun."
"Oh really now? Is that a promise or a bet?" Datenshi grinned widely and ribbed Yuriko once.
"...And even that is rare." Nana smirked a bit, beginning to catch on. Her seemingly hopeless conquest was growing even more puzzling. It was hard to make small talk if there was nothing small to talk about. Clearing her throat, she straightened up, beginning to head out after Yuriko, trailing a hand lightly across Dagsuz's as she went.
Yuriko stumbled a little to the side and frowned a bit before looking at 'Tenshi." A prmise." She said rather casually as she opened the hatch, and stepped through, out and into the docking station. She stood by the entrance, waiting for everyone.
Sumaru let the group go off ahead of him before quietly following in behind, let alone to his thoughts or so it seemed. He was awful dazed this morning, those dreaming eyes staring off ahead and sometimes just taking in images of his surroundings.
Cherry grinned a little and groped Yuriko from behind, doing it as a hug as she whispered into her fiance's ear, "Oooh... What about poor ole me?"
"I look forward to you keeping your promise then Yuri-chan.' Datenshi grinned widely, the same grin she always wore when she had roped someone into doing something she wanted them too.
Dagsuz followed, making a note to aqcuire a new notebook before they left port, idly flipping a writing implement he had aqcuired through his fingers, Nana's touch sort of making him space out for a moment.
Kessah tweaked a brow over to Datenshi playfully and shook her head, "Two nights in a row of me being able to sleep in peace? Are you sick?" She grinned a little before taking a curious look around.
Serizawa guided Sora to the hatch and, despite the unnecessariness of the action, assisted her in safely exiting the Elfin Princess. "Did you contact the Taisho yet?" Serizawa asked his lover.
"Who said your gona be asleep? Youll be giving me a ride while I give her a ride." Datenshi swatted Kessah on the rear and grinned.
Yuriko jumped, a little, and frowned. "We'll see." She said with a little wink before whispering. "Keep the groping down to a minimum on the station okay?" She asked quietly before looking to 'Tenshi. "It all depends on if I feel like it or not dear, this way." She walked off towards an elevator in the station arm they were on. "We have to get to arm four, from their it should be the first docking station we come across."
Kessah yelped a little at the swat and winked to 'Tenshi playfully before she followed along after the mock pouting Cherry and Yuriko.
Nana glanced back and gave a little wave to Sumaru, who was seeming a bit.. off. That seemed to be the case lately.. Nana wasn't feeling much like herself lately, either. Following Yuriko, she slowed her pace down a bit to fall back near Dagsuz again.
"Not yet," Sora replied quietly, "I'll do that when we get back on the Elfin. I'm a little scared what to say to her. I feel like I might've failed her somehow," she said quietly to Serizawa, frowning slightly. She knew of course, that it wasn't her fault and that there was really nothing she coud've done but it still bothered her.
The group, led by Yuriko moved down a corridor, on one of Gemini's many moving walkways. Neko's and Yamataian's alike were going to and fro, busy with their work.
"After we tour the ship, how about lunch?" Yuriko asked her friends.
Cherry gave the occasional passing wink to the various people. She wished she could have found her skirt so she could show off a little.
Dagsuz cast glances around as they moved through the station, glad that his Sakura exploits were known only to the crew. He'd been infamous once, and knew it wasn't pretty.
"Sounds good... Just... Not turkey. Or fish, for that matter..." Kessah spoke, smiling to her Shoi to be.
"Sounds great. I hear they have a pretty good steak house or somethin on this base." Tenshi's tattoos were uncovered and therefore gaining a few glances. It wasn't everyday a non NH-27 had a tattoo.
At first he didn't notice anything, but after he snapped back in one way on another Sumaru returned the wave by lifting his hand up and giving his normal girlish finger wave, it almost looked a little weak. But after that he'd continue his blank thinking state, his eyes moving from one part of the station to the next with a hint of interest towards its interior structure and the sights around him. Though a few people he'd pass by would stop for conversations between them selves with the common; "is that a girl or a guy?" Followed of course by younger female recruits also stopping to discuss how cute bishi guys were, and probably if that have seen him in any sort of entertainment program.
Yuriko frowned at Kessah's words before Datenshi spoke. "We should be seeing her soon. We were on arm three I believe." She commented, a little eager to see her new vessel. However, she still couldn't see it yet.
"You are her grandaughter," Serizawa reassured Sora. "Of course you wouldn't have disappointed her. I am sure the Taisho would be proud that you are able to risk your life for your empire. Moreover, I am sure she is even more concerned about your health and would be relieved if you contacted her." To Yuriko, Serizawa said, "I am not too sure if lunch will be a possibility. I still have some work to do in the medbay."
Kessah nodded to Yuriko's words, "It shouldn't be to far..."
"I asked Blueberry to finish any work you had left over Ichi-kun." Yuriko replied sweetly, granted she had to sweet talk the sprite, and even gave her a new book for it.
Sora gave her fellow green shirt and loving squeeze as they walked through the corridors, and smiled again. "Thank you, Ichi-kun," She said in a soft tone of voice, feeling at ease with Serizawa's observation to her.
Dagsuz suddenly ducked into a crowd of people that had begun moving almost parallell to the crew, appearing a moment later on the other side speaking to a young man with acid green eyes, wearing a lightweight hood over his head. After an exchange of a few words, they parted ways and Dagsuz rejoined the crew. The man watched him for a moment, before dissappearing back into the crowd. Anyone watching either of them would be able to catch a glimpse of a strange mark on the back of the man's hand; but only the now-absent Rei would be able to link it to the marking on Dagsuz's back.
Nana sauntered along with her usual type of step; something between a sashay and a buttwiggle. A hypnotic buttwiggle, for lack of a better word. It came to her as naturally as breathing, and she caught a few stray glances. Her pace slowed as she inched slightly closer to the white-haired Yamataian, clasping her hands behind her back, "Well. This will be nice."
"Huh?" Sumaru asked more so out of reaction to his thoughts being completely interrupted, though not rudely so, just he was that deep in thought... lost would be more fitting. "What will be?" Sumaru asked faintly as he turned to look at his pink and blue haired friend.
"No need for thanks," Serizawa responded to his lover. "A smile looks much better on you." He glanced at the rest of the crew, most notably Cherry, Datenshi and Kessah. "Really, I'd be more concerned about whether with can make it to Yuriko's ship without incident."
Yuriko hummed to herself as she stepped off moving walkway, leaving her group as she went over to a window, and peered out. "I think I see it..." She announced, pointing to a nearby ship.
"I saw that look Serizawa!" Datenshi had her skin vision on, keeping a eye on her entire area as she wiggled a finger at the man.
With Serizawa's comment, Sumaru was remembering the crew's last adventure through a station when he was there, he kind of got anxious as well to see this thing goes better then that time they picked him and Nana up.
Sora laughed, "Looks like we're here." She continued to smile brightly as she actually started looking at her surroundings instead of tuning it all out again.
Kessah tweaked a brow over to 'Tenshi, and then over to the back to Ichi before she shook her head a little before she nodded over to Yuriko, "Thats the fourth arm... Looks like it." She quickly sent 'Tenshi a telepathic message, encrpyted, too. "And no marshmellows this time."
"Sharp eyes you've got there, 'Tenshi," Serizawa retorted, "but don't act like you're not deserving of the look. You have worked hard to get that reputation, right?"
"Well. It will be my first time seeing a ship such as...the one we are seeing. You know me. I always need to see how things are, how they work.." Her hands clasped behind her back, then. She paused briefly, to tug down the hem of her uniform, before continuing on. Her eyes lowered to Dagsuz's hands briefly and she pondered something, but held back, merely looking towards the window Yuriko stood by.
"What's life if you can't have fun hun?" Datenshi asked as she turned around to walk backwards, watching Serizawa.
"okay, everyone, we need to enter the arm, and it should be...the...third docking station." Yuriko recalled as she entered the large concourse area of the fourth arm.
"You said it'd be the first one, actually..." Kessah smirked a little to Yuriko.
Yuriko shrugged a little. "I was mistaken, that was a Nozomi, not the Miharu Prototype." She waved a hand dismissively at Kessah before counting the docking ports, until she found the third one.
Kessah shrugged a little and followed Yuriko, openning the hatch door for the Shoi and gesturing her inside first.
"I'm just going so I know where things are incase I have to know where anything is for reasons of getting on board and getting things that are not supposed to be there, out." Sumaru said in a plain tone, with a added shrug. The other reasons was because the pilot didn't want to be left alone with his thoughts today, and getting out of the ship sounded like a good idea anyhow. His eyes traced her line of sight, watching her looking at the man's hands in such a wanting fashion caused a faint giggle. "You poor thing..." Was all Sumaru could offer at this moment to his friend, finding the situation comical but much less hopeless then his own.
"I guess you have a point there," Serizawa conceded to Tenshi before he began to look for the third docking station. "Well, I guess we were spared any situations," he told his lover ask Yuriko found the station. "Shall we go ahead or wait for the others to enter?"
Dagsuz pocketed his writing implement as they approached the ship. His freedom of networking felt more limited on the station, but then, he was not a station technician. Unable to access exterior cameras or video feeds from maintenence pods, he resorted to looking out a viewing portal at the ship. He nodded appriciatively as the others filed towards the hatch.
Yuriko nodded her thanks, and climbed through. She opened the other hatch, and stepped into her new ship, for the very first time and out into a large bay area.
Datenshi waited behind Yuriko to enter. She was eager to see the new ship. She had been on the Sakura, The Yuguumo and the Plumeria, now for a new ship to a to her list. As Yuriko entered, Datenshi was not far behind.
Kessah followed suit quickly, beating Cherry in, although not Datenshi. Emerging out the otherside she came out and looked around, scoofing softly. "Well that was anti-climatic."
Cherry swatted Kessah rather hard on the bum for cutting in front of her before she hugged Yuriko from behind again when she came out, too, and gave her fiance a kiss on the cheek, "Now we get to find all sorts of nooks and crannies to have some 'fun' in... Among other things, of course~."
"We're in one of the cargo storage areas, around the multi-function bays." Yuriko explained as she began to move again towards a door.
"Thats beside the point." Kessah retorted, following Yuriko close.
Datensh snickered a little at the three and just followed along, deciding to keep quiet rather then speak up for once.
Sumaru would be given a deathglare from Nana, which, coming from a short-statured little curvy Neko with bright pink and blue hair, was quite humorous. She looked off towards Dagsuz after a while, waiting a bit before she'd follow the others. Oh, she would follow -- very, very slowly.
"Be thankful it is the right ship Kessah, and don't complain." Yuriko huffed as she stepped through the door, and out into a long hallway.
"Tch... I'm not complaining~. Its a new ship. I get to tinker and stuff.. Fun~!" Kessah smiled brightly after she spoke, looking about with maybe more then healthy interest.
Sumaru would simply lower his head and stood there whispering inwardly, not much so audible to anyone but him self; "good luck though..." Then continuing on, with quickened steps he catches back up to Nana and goes back to observing everything in the same silence from before.
Sora looked around at the new ship in awe and wonder as she walked alongside Serizawa. The new ship had peeked her interest and she tried to place some of the things Kotori had said about the ship to Yuriko to no real avail. She didn't understand much, except that it was an experimental ship with lots of shiny things to test and revise and try to get to work in real combat situations.
"Tinker?" Yuriko asked sounding both puzzled, and a little exasperated again. She was standing in the main passage way, and connection junction to the main hull of her vessel. "okay, MEGAMI should be this way...once she is up and running, I can go on tour with you all, and work at the sametime." Yuriko explained turning to the left, and going down the long connection junction now towards MEGAMI's room.
Serizawa didn't appear to be overly interested in the ship itself or the experimental devices it utilized. He was more interested in the physics that made everything work. "So, what do you think?" he asked his lover as they followed the rest of the group toward the MEGAMI's room.
Cherry slowly began to detach herself from Yuriko and moved over to 'Tenshi, preparing to unleash her promised wrath on the woman. She was impatient today.
'Tenshi seemed oblivious to the girl behind her as she peered around the ship.
Kessah nodded a little, "Dagsuz isn't the only engineer, you know. I fiddle with things and make them better as a hobby..." A some what dead hobby, maybe.
Sora smiled sheepishly and simply replied, "It's shiny?" She blushed a little at just how inadequate her knowledge of the technology was.
Dagsuz pulled himself away from the window, finding himself only a pace behind Nana amd Sumaru. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were stalking me..." He said, with a totally straight face. As they moved through the ship, his eyes were constantly moving. He also regretted he did not have technician access to this ship, to the point where a frown began to form on his face.
Had Nana actually been able to hear Sumaru, she would have said something like, "Yeah, I'm gonna need it." Because truer words had never been spoken. Eyes on the ground, she followed loosely behind, her pose something more slumpy now, arms dangling at her side. A glance back towards Dagsuz and she gave something of a dry chuckle, "Never."
Serizawa pat Sora's arm and confessed, "Don't worry. I don't know what half of these things either." Taking the initiative, Ichi called to Yuriko, "Will we be getting an explaination of all the major systems of this ship, Yuriko?"
Sumaru had watched the man pass behind them, so silent he remained. But at one point he'd offer a smile to Nana, trying to better her spirits and encourage her. But other then that, there wasn't much else he could do other then follow on with the group and keep his eyes moving about. Committing as much to memory as possible; halls, rooms and primary targets were the main concern of his as they continued through.
"Systems that are not entirely safe for use are on this ship Kessah, please don't tinker with them for your own safety unless I ask." Yuriko said rather politely as she walked. "This must be the medlab for the main hull." She said more to herself, but loud enough for everyone as they came up on a door. She quickly circumvented it, and moved on until she was standing just outside of MEGAMI's room. She quickly turned around, and looked at everyone. "okay everyone, please wait outside, since no one but myself, or KES technicians are allowed in...plus I do not think her avatar would be too happy about it."
"And yes, you will, but first I must wake up MEGAMI." Yuriko said turning back around and began to enter the code given to her.
The young Ketsurui continued to smile at Serizawa's response, "That's a relief but I guess that's the idea, most of this stuff is supposed to be in development?" She half asked Yuriko.
Kessah hmphed a little and crossed her arms under her breasts, shaking her head a bit, "Psh... I have about 15 years of experience over you guys... I'll be fine, Yuriko~."
Catching Yuriko's comment to Kessah floating back towards him, Dagsuz sent to Kessah in encrypted telepathy; "Yes, those sorts of dangerous modifications are best left to those who have lost their sanity along the way... in a playful tone, he continued, "You know where to find me."
Datenshi still kept to herself, simply watching the surrounding ship the same way she had with the Yūgumo.
"Haha. I have more experien-- Wait... Fuck." Kessah grumbled a little after her own encrpyted telepathic message, and leaned against the nearby wall.
Cherry continued to slowly stalk up behind Datenshi, holding in her breath. She was internally deciding what to do first.
Serizawa nodded to Sora. "That's one issue. The other is that only a technician or an engineer would be able to identify the various devices and systems just by looking."
"Yes, this ship is different from Taisa Kotori's Miharu, and is a variant of the design. To be honest, I have yet to name the ship." Yuriko explained before looking over her shoulder to Kessah. "Kessah, some of these systems are experimental to the point where I dare not even use them without properly going over the schematics myself." She said before the armored door slid open, in the darkness the sillouetes of tubes, and the like could be seen as Yuriko entered, and the door slid shut behind her. Before it did, she turned to them. "Play nice until I come back now, 'Tenshi, Sora, you two are in charge of keeping everyone inline until I return." As she finished the armored door slid shut.
Datenshi still seemed oblivious to Cherry.
Kessah stuck her tongue out to Yuriko's general direction and grumbled a little to herself. Please... Been through enough to not have to worry to much about new things anymore...
Sora nodded to Yuriko and laughed a little as she disappeared, "So...what now?" She was unsure of what they could really do in the ship.
Cherry sprung into action, lunge glomping 'Tenshi from behin and then quickly attempting to tug the woman't pants down.
'Tenshi laughed as she jumped forward, her skin vision still on. She had been watching the girl and laughed as she used her gravitational manipulation to evade the girl.
Dagsuz leaned against a bulkhead, observing the rest of the crew with mild interest. The sleep had done him good, he felt relaxed, and rather at ease.
Serizawa covered his face with his hand when he saw Cherry pounce on Datenshi. "When the cat's away, the mice will play," Serizawa mused before turning to look at Sora. "Well, I guess we make sure the "mice" don't get carried away.
Cherry shook her fist at 'Tenshi and lunged at her once again, this time ready to use her own gravitional manipulation to follow.
Nana, meanwhile, stood around and observed Dagsuz. She was turning him into something else. Almost an equation. You had to handle those types like that. There would then be a glance towards Sumaru, then back at Dagsuz. Maybe the blonde, effeminate one would know what to do... ..nah.
Sora looked at the technicans curiously, "Besides Kessah, who else is going to be trying to tinker with this ship with Yuriko?" She stretched her arms behind her back, pushing out her large chest with a jiggle.
Floating up and away from Cherry, Datenshi turned around and stuck her tounge out at Serizawa. "So mean, come on now I'm not being evil or anything." Datenshi laughed and shot away from Cherry, wiggling her rear a little as she circled around behind Sora and Serizawa.
Yuriko walked through the darkness, over to the central computer station, the lights winking feebly. The Shoi imput several commands into the station, and the lights pulsed a little more, until finally the room's lighting came on. The activity coming from the computer itself increased. "MEGAMI online." A soft female voice replied in the room seemingly coming from nowhere, and yet everywhere at once. "Linking to Gemini Starfortress' KAMI system, and updating." Yuriko smiled a little as MEGAMI began to work. In the blink of an eye it was over. "Good Morning Shoi." The voice replied somewhat sweetly, to be honest it made her smile a little bit. "Good morning to you MEGAMI, I assume you are now aware of the situation?"
Kessah shrugged a little, "Beside the point..." She wasn't captured by the sight of Sora's chest, like some others might, and kept her arms crossed waiting for her Shoi.
Cherry chased after Datenshi, slipping between Sora and Ichi quickly. She was half tempte to stop and give Sora the usual groping that she never received, but she was busy at the moment.
Serizawa's gaze fell downward, attracted by the sudden motion of Sora's chest. Though he wasn't so quick to show it, his mind wasn't in much of a better place than Cherry's or Datenshi's. For the time being, Serizawa's world was made only of the bouncing.
"Oh come on Seri! Either grab'em or stop starin." Datenshi called out Serizawa and laughed as she again danced away from Cherry. She was rather nimble.
"Actually... if there's actual supplies already on this ship, I can prepare everyone a late brunch while we wait." Sumaru offered, he was a little hungry and hadn’t been able to cook a serious meal since he left home, which actually was pretty depressing for him. He loved cooking, he even became slightly well known in basic training because he'd be able to make the rations they were offered taste better by adding seasonings he had stashed away with his things.
Sora moved back out of the scampering nekos' paths. "Just be mindful that this is a nice new ship, keep it in one piece, kids!" She laughed as she called after Cherry and Tenshi. She blushed a little as she have caught what the others were saying, "Wha? Bouncing?"
Dagsuz absently twirled a lock of his snow white hair around his finger, considering the antics of Cherry and Datenshi. He found himself lost in rememberance, memory of his first few weeks aboard the YSS Sakura.
Cherry giggled a little at Datenshi's words and sent her a encrypted telepathic reply while continuing her chase, she not being quite as nimble but not one to give up, "Momentarily truce to grope and play with Sora's breasts? Thats such a invitation..."
"Yes ma'am, I am. You are the new commanding officer. Your orders?" MEGAMI asked as Yuriko stood there, hands behind her back. "Please activate generators one and two, bring main lighting online, notify Gemini we're ready to take on supplies, and please create a few sprites. As for the supplies, I have a list of everything, and am uploading it to you now." The list Yuriko had was indeed uploaded, and soon MEGAMI had it. "Very Good ma'am." The Shoi smiled a little wider now, enjoying MEGAMI thus far. "Well then, please give access to the ship's databanks, to the crew onboard I do believe they wish to take a look over you. Now if you'll excuse me, I must be getting back to them." Out side the main lighting blinked on as the armored door began to slide open again.
Nana dropped to the ground, quite literally. She sat, mind you, but it was a bit.. hard. Staring at the ground, she sat in a relaxed position, legs parted faintly. Not that she was paying any attention. On a normal day, yes, but right then, she was feeling a bit .. off. Lightly, she started to hum, barely audible.
"Don't listen to them," Serizawa told his lover after he was abrubtly forced out of his happy place. "They're just all wound up."
Dagsuz was jerked from his reverie as he practically felt the databanks of the ship open up to him. Immediately, he was surrounded by displays, spinning, scrolling, shifting along the hull line. He instinctively reached for his pocket again, but came up empty and muttered a curse under his breath.
"Hmm...Sure." Datenshi laughed and nodded, twisting herself around to head back twoards Sora.
The door opened again, and out walked Yuriko, hands behind her back, a small smile firmly in place as the door closed again, locking itself. Seeng what was going on, Yuriko cleared her throat. "Now now kids, do not make me get the NIWS."
Cherry began to go back over to Sora, too, making sure to stay at the same rate as 'Tenshi. She also nodded over to Yuriko with a smile.
"I can see that," Sora chuckled as she replied to Serizawa's comment. "All set with MEGAMI, Yuriko-san?"
All of the displays around Dagsuz blinked out of existance as he straightened up when Yuriko reappeared. "May I be the first to congratulate you on your exquisite ship," He said with a bow. Nana's slumped figure caught his eye and he sent her, almost without thinking, a telepathic nudge.
Datenshi cackle aloud as she pounced Sora, grabbing one of the breast playfully. "Gotcha!"
"Eh... I think 'Tenshi deserved it, anyway. Usually does." Kessah spoke with a light, playful tone. She appeared to be fine again, if she was ever put off in the first place.
Cherry grabbed the other quickly and began to feel it up quickly, soft squeezes and the likes.
Nana stood up onto Yuriko returned. She brushed off a bit and then took a few steps back, seeming to have little issue with falling back. Maybe this was not such a good idea, after all. Lightly scratching at her calf with a booted foot, she glanced in Dagsuz direction, giving a slight nod of her head.
"MEGAMI is online, and she is currently working. I asked her to notify Gemini we're ready to take on supplies, and she is going to create a few sprites." Yuriko said happily as she bowed to Dagsuz, thanking him. "Kessah, Cherry, Datenshi, settle down." She replied calmly to the three.
Ichi Serizawa: Serizawa's eyes widened as Datenshi and Cherry began to fondle Sora's breasts. Immediately, his hands shot out to defend Sora from the groping invaders. "Get ahold of yourselves!" he scolded them.
Sumaru blinked a few times at Dagsuz's rapid speed, but instead of approaching the man and asking him for the information he'd like to know, Sumaru communicated to Nana, encrypted, telepathically "now's your chance, go be interested." He told her, still looking quite dazed as he stood there thinking now about cooking, he was glad it was keeping his mind of his main worry.
Sora blushed a bright red as she was grabbed and took a moment or two to actually react. And she let out an ear piercing shriek after taking a deep breath.
Kessah pouted a little, "Hey! I am standing here, being good."
Cherry eeped a bit at the sudden shriek and Ichi's attempts to get her off, however she got one good nipple pinch in through the bra before fleeing away. "... Sora asked for it."
Dagsuz winced, almost wilting away from Sora's shriek. He even went so far as to cover his ears and back away.
Yuriko's ears slanted back at the shriek, and she winced a little.
"... That was the most girliest thing I have heard since I joined up into Star Army. Good job." Was Kessah's only responce as she rubbed her ears.
Datenshi jumped back, not really havig expected that reaction from the girl. Her gropes had been mostly harmless, directed twoards the top of the breasts in a almost examination type feeling.
Nana cringed faintly, ears twitching slightly, hands raising to cover them after a moment. She took this opportunity to scoot rather close to Dagsuz in the meanwhile. "Uhm. Ow."
Sumaru snapped back to reality, Sora's shriek filling his head. His eyes shifted from one party to the next, as if he was reading an armor HUD for information. Sumaru was off the wall he was leaning against, waiting to get a grasp on what just happened, with blinking almond shaped eyes.
Yuriko stepped forward, frowning disapprovingly at 'Tenshi and Cherry. "Cherry. 'Tenshi, I had thought better of you two." She scolded, hands on hips.
Cherry frowned and hung her head, "But... They were bouncing... It was unresistable, Yuriko..."
Datenshi's ears wilted back a little as she looked down. She had gotten a little carried away, but while it had been in good fun she hadn't thought Sora would have reacted the way she had. "Sorry Sora..."
When the two female molesters retreated, Serizawa turned Sora toward him and hugged her tightly, squishing her tightly to his chest to prevent further attack. However, the room was eerily silent and though he kept his eyes trained on Cherry and Datenshi, he seemed a little confused.
The Ketsurui's face was a bright shade of red as she did an about face with an indignant huff and walked towards the way they came in. she didn't know what to say and had opted to leave, biting her lower lip.
"Don't do it again." Yuriko said disapprovingly, eyes narrowed slightly as she stared at Cherry. "That was very nice of you to do without permission. "Eh?" She managed to say as Sora seemed to just up and leave. "I will talk to the two of you later." She muttered to 'Tenshi and Cherry before following after her friend.
Dagsuz allowed his hands to slide away from his ears, one accidentally brushing Nana's shoulder as he recovered. He seemed a little dazed, but managed to shake it off. He noticed abruptly how close Nana had gotten, and involuntarily looked her over with an appriciative glance. His mouth trying to cover for his eyes, he spoke to her, "I hope she doesn't do that too often, I think I might die of cardiac arrest."
Serizawa chased after Sora as she started to leave. "Wait, Sora!" he called out, his voice much louder than it needed to be for the other greenshirt to hear him. He wasn't aware of how loud he was. Just that his ears were ringing pretty loud.
'Tenshi frowned a little more and sighed as she watched Sora walk out the door. Wonderful. I really should think things through more often.
Well. There seemed to be another thing preventing this day from progressing further, so Nana took the opportunity while it was there. She turned to face Dagsuz with a bright smile, reaching up and lightly brushing her candy-colored hair behind an ear, "I've never heard anyone scream that loud from a grope. Ever." Though if it upset Sora that much, Nana had to feel a little bad. A little bad, a little envious. "Anyway. The ship's systems are.. good?"
Cherry continued to hang her head, looking hurt. She sent 'Tenshi a encrpyted telepathic message, "... That wasn't our fault, right? I mean... She had it coming eventually.. And... Maybe..."
Datenshi simply shook her head to Cherry and sat down on the floor, crossing her legs. "No...we royally fucked up there." Datenshi sent back.
"Sora please wait!" Yuriko pleaded as she continued after the girl.
Cherry let out a sigh and spoke out loud in a hurt tone, "Well... Fuck then."
"Well, the systems are in fact largely experimental, so in honesty they are a ways from 'good'," Dagsuz said, glancing down the corridor at Yuriko's retreating back. "In any case, I have a feeling it may be awhile before the commander of the ship is back... Would you like to walk with me?" Dagsuz indicated with his hand and a small map of the ship's decks came up.
Sora stopped finally and pressed a hand over her mouth as she heard the footsteps and the voices behind her. She was still biting lightly down on her lower lips with tears welling upin her eyes. She was still at a loss for words. She just looked hurt.
Sumaru... just returned to leaning on the wall, he knew Serizawa would take care of her, so everything seemed okay for the time being. He couldn’t help but smile as he eavesdropped on Nana and Daguz, feeling that his friend now had her in. Which is more then the poor pilot could say.
Kessah sighed a little to herself and looked to Dagsuz, "Don't go to far off... And don't mess with anyting."
Yuriko neared her and stopped a little ways off. "Sora...I am sorry...I honestly am at a loss for words on what to say or do..." She spoke, sounding apologetic as she took a few steps closer.
"All right. That sounds like a good idea." Nana smiled a bit and sidesteps close to Dagsuz, glancing over towards Kessah with a smile, "Ah, don't worry, I will keep an eye on him!" The pink-haired techy gave a little wink.
Kessah rolled her eyes playfully to Nana before she sent her a encrpyted telepathic message, "Try being blunt about it. And if I hear any moans of pleasure I'm going to hit you both over the head."
Serizawa quickly caught up to Sora and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Are you alright?" he asked her delicately. Or at least he tried to but his voice was still a bit louder than it needed to be.
Cherry sighed after her long silence, walked over and sat by 'Tenshi, mummering softly to her, "Pretend I took off your pants." She spoke rather flatly, and held her head in her hands while supporting her elbows on her thighs.
Nana paused, turning her head and glancing in Kessah's general direction again, a silent, tiny smirk on her face as she responded with her own encrypted telepathy, "Darlin', if I'm being blunt about it, how do you expect there -not- to be moans of ... well. Pleasure's a bit of an understatement? How about ecstacy?" The only sound the pink-haired Neko made was a soft rumbling in her throat akin to purring.
Datenshi hmphed a little and dropped her forehead into her hand. It was almost like the two were children waiting to be punished.
Kessah rolled her eyes again and waved Nana off.
"They startled me, I'm sorry. I don't know if I over reacted or not but, I'm gonna go home and try to figure out what the hell just happened," Sora spoke in an almost forced tone of voice, she was having a hard time keeping her emotions in check.
Sumaru was left alone to him self in a sense, not all was lost though. He decided to go adventuring into the new ship, he wanted to see what sort of armors they were carrying and the state of their kitchen, which ever came first I guess.
Dagsuz offered his hand to Nana, raising an eyebrow at her sudden purring sound. "I'm sure that If anything happens, I can fix it, or break it so much further that it's something else," He said in a joking manner, then to Nana, "Shall we?"
"Sora, will you please come with me to just one more place? And you to Ichi? Then I promise you can do whatever you wish. And I give you my word I will talk to Cherry and 'Tenshi. So please" Yuriko asked kindly, gently even as she dearly wanted to give her friend a hug right now.
Nana reached out, taking Dagsuz's hand with a faint squeeze, edging up close to him with a nod, "We shall." She wiggled her fingers to Kessah, but added, "You might want to see about Suma-chan. He seems a bit down today."
Kessah gave Nana a quick nod, and looked toward the hall Yuriko and company went down. Taking their time...
"You two are in trouble." Yuriko's telepathic voice full of disapproval as she sent the encrypted telepathic message to both 'Tenshi and Cherry. " I want you both to apologize to her later. Understood?" She ordered firmly.
Datenshi physically nodded as she sent back a rather weak message of "Yes ma'am..."
"Yes ma'am. Cherry copied with Datenshi, not actually knowing it.
Sora took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment as shesaid a quiet prayer to herself, "Okay, Yuriko-san. I just need a few moments to calm down first,"she replied rather weakly, still sounding strained.
Yuriko nodded lightly in turn. "I think you will enjoy it." Was all she said before going silent as she waited.
Serizawa quietly waited as well. Whatever Sora decided in the end, he'd go along with and that was a fact that didn't need saying.
Sumaru was heading in the opposite direction; it seemed the closest place was the kitchen it seemed. With the supplies already being loaded to the ship it seemed there was quite a menu already building up. Though limited mind you, Sumaru had already made it to the entrance of the kitchen it self while going over a display of the food he could possible make.
Dagsuz lead the way, the little map beside him twisting and turning as they navigated the halls. After a few moments, they emerged into engineering. The air was alive with the sounds of it, humming, quiet beeping of consoles on standby. However, just as they entered, Dagsuz's pace faltered. He cast a sideways glance at Nana. "Actually, I think I've thought of a better place to check out. Would you like to look around here first or...?"
The young Ketsurui shook her head and wiped the moisture from her eyes with the back of her right hand as she opened her eyes again. Oddly enough, she cracked the knuckles in both of her hands before she pushed her hair back behind her ears and turned to face Yuriko and Serizawa. She looked a little flushed but she had a small but rather forced smile for a moment, "Right, ready," she said softly as she tried to force the incident out of her mind.
"Good, you'll like this Sora-chan, you'll love it once I have everything ready however." Yuriko said merrily, trying in a vain attempt to brighten the girl's mood as she took one of Sora's hands into her's and turned about, heading towards an elevator to the upper deck.
Nana sauntered alongside Dagsuz, glancing around, taking everything in. She noted everything to memory, only snapped out of her observation when he spoke, "Oh. No, no. I can come back to this, we'll go where you want to." A brief squeeze given to his hand before she looked around, waiting to be led out to wherever it was Dagsuz was interested in. "You're lucky I want to see -everything-, or else I may have been glued to Engineering!"
Serizawa followed as Yuriko led Sora away, staying within a couple steps of the two women.
Datenshi dissapeared into the ship to be alone, well away from the medbay or any other place of real intrest. Not that she was running from Yuriko, no just that she wanted to be alone for a bit. She had gotten to excited and now she had roally screwed up, especially with Sora more then Yuriko. She had been trying to open the girl up a little more for both her own and Ichi's benifit, and now she had just flushed all that work away. With a sigh she became lost in the corridors of the ship.
Sora let herself be led away and tried to smile but was still only managed a weak, forced smile. She looked back at Serizawa with an apologetic look in her eyes, I think I'll be okay She projected to both her lover and her friend as they walked.
Cherry however stayed in the exact same spot, eyes closed now. Her only company now was the equally quiet of Kessah, who was once again daydreaming about things of the past.
Dagsuz let slip a grin as he made for the upper decks, approaching the recreation area with a surprising rapidity. He came to a halt outside one of the virtual reality rooms, slightly out of breath. "This," he breathed, "Is honestly more exciting than Engineering to me."
Yuriko smiled a little as they arrived on the upper deck, and into the zero-g main passage. "We're going towards the wardroom." She explained letting Sora's hand go as she began to float down the corridor, towards the rear of the ship.
ANYWAY! With loads of mixed massed chaos going on of the ship loading it self and so on. Sumaru went about querying the ship's MEGAMI about the supplies already loaded, he wanted it on a display that he could look over as he headed on his way to the cargo bay to grab up what he could for a first meal onboard the new ship, if there were pieces missing of what he'd like to cook he'd request that some of the food be changed in priority.
It's alright, Serizawa projected back to Sora. I'll follow along as far as you want me to. He followed the two neko women as they moved toward the wardroom.
Nana blinked, managing to keep up for the most part, stumbling a bit along with him. She looked down, then up again, going quiet and breathing a bit heavily. A pause and the pink-haired Neko would perk a brow, "..What is it?" Because that meant it had to be -damn- good if it was more exciting than Engineering.
Dagsuz opened the door, feeding instruction to MEGAMI to display a blank, white pod-like room. "Allow me to demonstrate," He said, indicating that Nana should enter first.
Windows popped up in front of Sumaru, food stuffs seemed to be among the first to be being loaded. A list of vegetables, meats, and many other ingredients were there, along with cookware, dishes, utensils, and the like. On another display lists of AS-7, and AS-5 torpedos came up, mostly AS-5 torpedos were being loaded save for a small hand full of AS-7's. It also seemed power armors would be coming up next in the cue.
Yuriko entered the wardroom, her feet planted firmly on the deck transparent Zesuaium windows in the wardroom provided a spectacular view of space as she looked the place over, finally spotting what she was looking for. She began to walk further into the back of the ship, past the wardroom.
Sora followed along after Yurikocurious as to what the neko had wanted to show her. The curiousity seemed to be helping the medic slowly come back out of her soured mood.
Nana blinked a bit and then nodded her head, releasing his hand reluctantly and then stepping into the room. A glance around, and she scratched idly at her belly before looking over her shoulder at Dagsuz. "Hum?"
He ignored the list of torpedoes; they by far were the most least interesting part of the ships to him after the battle where he could not bring one down even if he tried Sumaru began to desist them. Though he understood their part in ship to ship combat, he just didn't like the concept of not being able to do anything. Then he requested a map to the food storage be added to his displays, so he could go and snatch up what he needed. Though he did take a look to see what armors and modules were being loaded out of intrest over anything else.
Dagsuz stepped in behind Nana, barely surpressing a grin.As the door closed, the room faded away, leaving them in complete darkness. One by one, tiny pinpricks of light began appearing. Suddenly, the gravity dropped away, and after a few moments, a nebula came into view, and a closer dot of light cast just enough light to see by. They were, apparently, standing in deep space. "Incredible!" Dagsuz said, floating in space before Nana. His hair floated freely around him, writhing like something come alive as he turned this way and that in effort to see everything.
Yuriko arrived on a very special deck of her ship, the Observation deck. In the middle of the room there were soft leather couches, some with backs, and some without. And the occasional recliner. There were rows, upon rows, of pots, and plats for gardening, and best of all, a breathtaking view of space, and of Hanako's Star could be seen, stars in the backdrop as they all shined through the large transparent Zesuaium windows. "Ta da... This is what I wanted to show you." She said with a little smile..
Dark. Nana saw dark. In the sense that you don't really..see dark, but. Just as she began pondering this, Nana gave a glance down -- only to notice specks of light appearing. A brow raised and the pink-haired Neko suddenly gave a small yelp as the ground did not look much like a ground anymore! Her eyes wide, she looked down, then up at Dagsuz, blinking rapidly, "W..what is this?"
Kessah suddenly pushed herself off the wall using her foot and walked over to Cherry, giving her a light tug on the ear.
Cherry perked up at the sudden tug and gave Kessah a death glare, definately not in the mood.
Kessah, however, would have none of that. "C'mon. I'm dragging you along to cheer you up and to kill my boredum." She smiled a little to Cherry before she began to walk away.
Cherry blinked a little, dumbly if you will, and stood up. She wasn't used to Kessah actually taking action for once, and was curious. So, like a duckling to her mother, she followed Kessah.
Kessah lead Cherry to the elevator, and in, pressing the button for it to rise, "I am sure Sora will be fine, so cheer up..."
Sora's eyes widened as she stared out at the view from the Observation deck. Her expression instantly brightened as she beamed in amazement. "Oh wow! It's gorgeous! T-thank you for showing me this, Yuriko-san!" Her eyes sparkled as she revealed in the view.
Sumaru quickly grabbed up the supplies he'd need for the food, carrying a few boxes piled up. As well as cooking pans and utensils, he was in a rush to start cooking so he made his way back to the kitchen as fast as he could with a much happier look on his face then before. He had gathered Ingredients to make seafood tempura, as well as vegetables to make a small stir fry and rice. Another few boxes were also on his arms for desert and maybe another side dish. He was quite strong and had no problem carrying the almost blinding stack by him self.
"You're very much welcome Sora, and you are welcome here anytime, who knows, maybe you'd like to get your hands dirty with me, and we could plants some flowers, and other plants?" Yuriko said as she too now looked out of the windows.
Cherry let out a soft hmph and nodded a little. Sure, it was stupid... But it was only a grope. Two gropes, maybe. She wouldn't be physically scared or anything. "I know..." There was still Yuriko... But... That thought could wait.
Kessah rolled her eyes playfully to Cherry before she lead her down the hall once the elevator openned. She didn't need a map to guide her about the ship, or at least not to where she was going. She was looking over things, just like Yuriko. Namely because she couldn't sleep last night, but thats beside the point. Leading Cherry into the recreation room, she went over to where the consoles were set up (And she was rather happy that they were indeed there in the first place) and sat down in front of them, Cherry following suit. "Moment. Trust me, this'll be fun."
"This is the Virtual Reality Room," Dagsuz said iwth a grand getsure towards the stars, "And it can, to a point, put you anywhere you want. It can let you do so many things... If it were a few years back, I could easily become addicted. In fact..." With a sweeping motion, the gravity came back slowly, the scenery melting from the stark beauty of deep space to a wide, grassy field with snow-capped mountains in the distance. "..It can be a few years ago."
"I've never tended a garden before," Sora commented brightly. "But I liked visiting the ones at the Academy right before dawn after a rain storm, the mist rolling from the ground gave the flowers an etherial quality," she remembered wonderously. "It was like, walking into another world."
Thank you for the gesture, Serizawa sent a message telepathically to Yuriko. I am personally in your debt. He took to Sora's side again looked at her. "A garden might not be a bad idea, as far as ambience is concerned."
Yuriko blinked as inspiration hit her. The Shoi walked over to Sora, and gave her a kiss on the cheek, smiling. "You gave me a very good idea for a name for this ship." In response to Serizawa, she inclined her head.
Cherry looked around the room as Kessah fiddled with some things on the console. She looked at the closed door saying 'Virtual Reality Chamber in use' and tweaked a brow. ... Whats that? Her curiousicity was broken when Kessah threw something into her lap.
Kessah held the same thing she tossed to Cherry; a controller. Sure, it wasn't a virtual reality chamber or anything, it probably wasn't even allowed to have anything to play over the galaxy with, being a warship and all, but it was still fun. "This is the controller. Analog sticks, bumpers to press, various buttons. You'll pick it up quickly." Kessah smiled a little and leaned forward, pressing a button on the console. A light flicked to life on top of the rather small device, and the screen showed some various logos.
As Nana felt ground again, she breathed out heavily and looked around the newly changed scene. She turned slightly, looking around slowly, a smile on her face, "Wow. Now, this.. this is really pretty.." Nana seemed enthralled, blinking several times and dropping into a slight crouch, poking at the ground.
Setting things up in the kitchen, humming happily to him self as he unpacked everything all at once and began setting it out in the stages he would need to cook it in. Then began pulling out the brand new pots and pans and set those up at the various temperatures and started straight away at adding the oils that he needed to the woks and then preparing a pot to seam the rice. While waiting for them to warm up, with a small piece of vegetable at the bottom of the woks to help him indicate just the temperature of the pan, he began on his tempura batter. Making sure to add his own touch to the flavor, allowing it when mixed with the shrimp inside to explode with flavor. It was a favorite of his sisters, so he hoped it'd do well for the crew as well. Then once that was prepared he hastily made - a pair of sauces by mixing others and adding sugar to one and salt to the other. A custom of his home prefect, sweet sweet and sour sauce, and potent soya dip sauce. Both were lovely with the tempura and good to add to rice. Which was the next thing too, because the small amount of water he had prepared was being to boil; he filled the large pot with white rice then covered it while turning off the burner to let it steam. Then popping noises form his second wok, then the first one. He filled the first one with the shrimp, to lightly cook them first and to the second on he began filling with various vegetables for a stir fry, filling the bottom of the wok with soya sauce for a hint of flavor.
The game's theme of metal music roared out of the speakers, making Cherry jump a bit in surprise. It reminded her of 'Tenshi's time back when they had the short vacation, and so she smiled a little.
Kessah's fingers moved quickly through some various menu's, and before Cherry knew it the screen had '1-1' in shiny text on the screen, and it roared, "Roll out!". And so the rather classical style of side scrolling arcade shooter began, with Cherry's character dieing several times in the first few minutes until she figured out how to actually move.
Dagsuz took a seat in the lush green grass, and was unable to resist the urge to flop down onto his back. "Aside from indulging in fantasies," Dagsuz said, turning to look at Nana as she poked the ground, "It also allows for simulation of various things, as long as enough data to extrapolate the outcome. So, you see, this room alone is far more interesting to me than engineering without a high clearance." At this, he laughed, "But I suppose that is because I could spend days in here easily. Lose track of time..."
A small sprite soon filtered into the galley where Sumaru was. Her hair, a color that seemed to be ever changing to different colors of flowers, was cut short so as to not get caught up cooking. With a blink she looked to the man in her kitchen. "Um...Hello...!"
"Hi!" Sumaru greeted her with a wide smile as he rushed about cooking up a storm, making sure both woks wouldn’t burn but still cook perfectly by turning down the heat and moving then to another set of boxes. "Sorry, you must be the sprite in charge of the kitchen. I am Sumaru, one of the crew from the ship you'll be serving with. I hope you don't mind that I use your kitchen to make a meal for the crew." He said all this hastily, because the poor Sumaru was a one man chef team at the moment.
"Not at all! Lemme help you out okay?" Haru smiled and rushed over to his side, bumping him with her hip to knock him aside to another thing he was doing as she took over quickly.
Nana turned a bit, watching him for a while. Well, there was that thing about being bold... Ah, why not? Nana dropped down onto all fours and slowly crept forward, crawling up close to, and, in fact, on top of him, closing the distance with a tiny smile, "Well.. I can see why." Again came that soft, purring sound.
"Okay, just make sure the woks are managed and keep the food moving and not to burn, the batter for the tempura is ready if you can take the shrimp out and then batter them and place them back in a little more oil in the same wok then that'll be amazing. I'm going to start on desert; we'll be serving sweetbean and raspberry Taiyaki." Sumaru said with a nod, he was so alive and happy in the kitchen as he rushed over to the boxes and began starting on the thick cookie like cake batter and the different fillings as well. Once the cake was finished, those be put on a pan with a rice paper sheet under them and stick in the oven, he'd be able to finish the fillings for them at that time.
"Ano....should you be doing that Haru-chan?" A sprite with hair the reddish orange color of fallen autumn leaves asked as she entered the kitchen. "After all, he started cooking."
Haru nodded and smiled, happy to be getting to work so quickly as she began to do as she was told. It was his creation and therefore she would follow what he said. "Of course! It is my job to cook and I am still following his orders!" Haru nodded to the other sprite. "Where are you supposed to be Aki-chan?"
Aki blinked, and scratched the back of her head, reddish orange curls bouncing slightly as she did so. "Well, MEGAMI hasn't given me a task yet. Oh...wait...there we go." She said as MEGAMI promptly gave her an assigned job. "Guess I'm a caretaker now." She said with a little yawn.
Dagsuz blinked as nana approached, having to surpress his instinct to draw back. Lucky for her, he was on the ground and not readily mobile, so she managed to get over him quite easily. A smile broke across his face as he looked into her eyes. "Something on your mind?"
Cherry pouted a little as the game over screen came up. "Awh... That was fun, too..."
"You died so many times you ate up all our lives on level one... Heh... No worries. We can play again..." Kessah hit 'Retry' on the screen and level one started up once more.
Sumaru nodded a hello to the new sprite and then was quickly diverted to the oven as it pinged that his fish shaped cake half were done. He dawned a glove to pull the sheet out, then before the cookies could cool he began to paint the sweet bean paste on the insides, then pieced the half’s together, he'd add the raspberry latter. "Actually, if you could do me a huge favor. I want to make this a little more presentable, maybe almost like a party. So if you don't mind, would you please go and grab what ever decorations you can as well as dishes corresponding to the military colors and set the tables Aki-san, that'd be wonderful. Cover the table and swats in a nice martial and that sort of thing." Yup, Sumaru was lost to the world, he was cooking!
Sora smiled brightly at Yuriko coming out of the fog of awe at the memories coupled with the view with a bright smile, "You're very welcome," she gently squeezed Serizawa's hand as she continued to stare out the window.
"Decorations?" Aki asked tilting her head a little, she snapped her fingers and wall and ceiling decorations suddenly sprang up about the wardroom. As for the tables she'd have to do those herself. "Sorry Sumaru-Hei. The dishwear is china, no military colors about it." She said a little sheepishly, but went to go fetch the china anyways.
"You seem very good at this Suma-kun! I might have to have you cook with me more often." The sprite giggled a little and nodded as she began to wrap up a few dishes, putting the shrimp back into the oil to finish cooking now.
Nana grinned inwardly. She did it! Well, she managed to hit stage one, she thought. Biting her bottom lip softly, she shook her head, very slowly sitting up, "No. Nothing. I just think this is really.. pretty, and.. you're..." Her voice trailed off, gaze going soft, "..really...."
"So, what do you think of the name Asamoya, Sora-chan?" Yuriko asked as she stared too.
"That's just fine, thanks a bunch!" Sumaru called out after Aki. Then once he noticed Haru begin doing the batter he smiled and nodded, while reaching over her shoulder to turn the temperature of the wok down just enough then shut the vegetable stir-fry off then sifted it all into a large metallic bowl and placing the rice from the pot into the wok to lightly fry it and also adding the light flavor left from the oil of the vegetables and soy sauce in the bottom of the pan. "Sadly enough I'm on the other ship and won't be over here too often, but if you'd like Haru, I could come visit and we could cook together some time!" He'd offer as he turned back to his deserts and began filling the fish shaped cakes with the raspberry sauce, once done he'd stick them back into the turned off over only- to keep them warm until after dinner.
"I think it's really pretty, morning mist... It seems like a good name for a scout or stealth mission ship. But I like it for this ship, regardless, Yuriko-san," The red haired neko replied brightly. "It's a nice change from flower names."
"Really?" Serizawa asked quizically. "I figured you would have liked the flower names the best, Sora."
"Well, flowers in the morning mist are quite pretty." Yuriko commented kindly as she sniffed the air. "Eh? Do you smell that? It smells like someone is cooking."
Dagsuz propped himself up on his elbows, gaze fixed on Nana. So many things invaded his conciousness; everything from guilt to relief. Shaking himself from his thougts, he reached up and wrapped his arms around Nana in a strangely childlike hug. His arms wrapped tight , and he held on for a long moment as he tried to shut out all other thought.
"What ship are you with?" Haru asked as she leaned over, turning down a oven top that had been still on just under Sumaru's chest. With a small snicker she nudgeed him lightly again and continued to cook.
"Oh, I do but nothing but a bouquet of flowers in a fleet of combat ships seems... contrary, don't you think?" Sora replied offhandedly to Serizawa. She smiled as she finally noticed the scent of food cooking and sniffed the air. "They are. And I do smell it. It smells pretty good."
Aki began setting the dishes on a large rectangular table, in the center was a teppanyaki grill. There was another one of these tables, and four other smaller tables, but this one had eight chairs, perfect for everyone it seemed.
Nana blinked several times, going quiet for a while. Her brow furrowed and she smiled a little, feeling something.. odd from that. But, she leaned forward, a hand lightly running through Dagsuz's hair, nuzzling into him lightly and softly purring again. And, due to the nature of aforementioned hug, she found that her mind was not on the nasty, but slightly more innocent things.
"The Elfin Princess, previously I was onboard the Plumeria before we were downed." He stated plainly, rather touchy subject but it was the truth none the less. Then Sumaru began filling the individual dishes that go on top of the serving dishes, in true Japanese cuisine style. A plate full of rice with the tempura placed neatly on the bed of lightly fried rice, and then the corners of each dish were filled with the vegetable stir fry. Tiny bowls for each person was filled with both unique sauces from home, and then he'd make sure everything else was off, "Thanks for all your help Haru-san, now let's see how we did. I hope they life it." He giggled a little and then start being them out and placing them on the table, a smile to his face at the sight of the decorations.
Serizawa was able to smell the cooking shortly after Sora confirmed the scent. "Well, are you feeling up to lunch, Sora? We don't have very far to go to get some."
"Your with Mango!?" It seemed the protective sprite was somewhat famous for beating the others out of the kitchen, save for a select few. "Is she really as ean as they say?"
"Sankyuu so much Aki-san, this looks great!" Sumaru said to the sprite while he made his way out with some of the dishes, hopefully closely followed by Haru with more. Then he'd go back and get some more and was sure to get glasses filled with water set around at each as well, it was a magnificent set up indeed. "Ah, yes... I am." Sumaru called back to Haru, with an almost regrettable tone. With Mango he didn't get to cook. "Alright if everything is ready, I'm going to get the rest of the crew here, you two good?" He asked the sprites.
"I think I could eat a little bit, Ichi-kun," Sora replied softly as she ran a hand through her hair for a moment. "I can't pass up what smells like an incredible meal."
A light wind rippled the vast grass plain around them as Dagsuz reluctantly let go, but stayed upright pressed close to Nana. A few clouds had formed around the western horizon, where the sun began sinking to. His mood seemed to be afffecting the rendering of the virtual world, if only in ambience. He took comfort in her purr, and was unwilling to part from her while she was doing so. He looked up at her, his violet eyes astorm with thought, reflecting the darkening horizon. "I'm sorry. I've just... had some rough times recently," he said after a moment. "Turns out I'm not as jaded to loss as I thought."
"Umm, Kakutama-Shoi?" A sprite with reddish orange hair called as she came up behind the trio. She stood at 5'1" she was a little curvy and it showed through her bodysuit uniform.
"Well then, we should go get ourselves something to eat then," Serizawa as he started to lead Sora back to the wardroom. He noticed the short sprite addressing Yuriko but thought little of her and figured Yuriko was going to have some work to do.
"Hai!" Haru said as she finished with her last bits of the dishes and began to dish them out into bowls to take out to the tables. Smiling and huming lightly now.
"Mmm?" Yuriko said as she turned around, now facing a sprite. "Oh hello there, something you need sweetie?" She asked kindly. On the Sakura and Plumeria she had always treated the sprites well.
"Lunch is being prepared, would you like to eat?" Aki asked as she bowed low to Yuriko, who seemed to be smiling at the sprite.
Yuriko smiled a little more now. "Of course! But first, tell me your name? Please?"
"Okay... now." Sumaru accessed MEGAMI and then requested for a ship wide announcement to be made, his voice carried over the internal intercom. "Dinner is served, if you could all make your way to the ward room now please hurry, else it'll get cold."
"I'm Aki ma'am, a pleasure to meet you, and to be serving under you." Aki said as she stood straight, and cocked her head to the side. "Ma'am...there seems to be a person in the starboard power armor bay...she is grumbling over there not being any power armors. Long red hair, ponytail, dark complextion..."
Nana slid a hand around to the back of Dagsuz's head, nuzzling him gently and smiling faintly. The rumbling in her throat dies down a bit and she leans back some, breathing out heavily in a sigh, "I understand. Well, I don't.. I don't personally know, but.. if you need to talk about it.. I am here." She brushed back his hair, placing a small kiss on his forehead before beginning to stand up... very slowly, however, "Did you want to get out of here..? Or.."
Sora followed after Serizawa, her smile had softened a little and she shook her head at the thoughts again. Let it go. She thought grimly to herseelf.
Dagsuz leaned slightly into Nana's touch, eyes closed and a smile teasing at the edge of his lips. His arm caught her around the waist as she started to stand, however, and he spoke without opening his eyes. "I am curious... Where would you like to go, given the chance?"
Nana blinked several ties, looking down at Dagsuz for a good, long while. That was certainly an odd question. Resting a hand atop his head, she took in a deep breath before thinking quietly to herself, "Well. Anywhere I haven't yet been, I suppose."
"Oh! That must be 'Tenshi. She tends to become fussy over such things, she is an armorer by trade." Yuriko explained as a small inventory window would pop up in front of 'Tenshi's face a selection of harpies, sylphs, mindies, and daisies would be loaded shortly, with moduels for them all.
"Ah, well, food?" Aki said rather simply.
"Of course." Yuriko said happily as she followed after Aki, Sora, and Ichi.
Datenshi blinked lightly at the message window. With a huff she saw she still had some time to wait as she flopped to her rear in front of the table, stomach growling a little. She wasn't in the mood to eat though, having heard the announcement before hand.
Serizawa led his lover into wardroom and pulled out a chair for her to sit in. The meals were already served, much to the scientist's surprise.
The over head decorations sparkled, and shined, and the wall ones winked with lights.Got to love holographics. Aki mused as she seated Yuriko.
The sun hit the horizon, setting the skies aflame. The accumulated clouds burst into orange immediately around the bright disk, pinks and purples. Dagsuz tore his gaze away from Nana as he slipped his other arm around her again. He looked off into the sunset, quiet for a long moment as the sun sank lower and the glow spread further across the sky. "Then, I think it's only fair that you take me where-ever you want to go, as I've already imposed my destination on you," he said, turning over the room control to Nana.
Sumaru was standing off to the side, bowing his head and gesturing for everyone to sit, for now he'd wait to eat. Hoping more would arrive soon, or all his hard work would go to waste, and he couldn’t have that happen now could he? Maybe he'd go and get that armor after all, grab the rest and toss 'em in here... it was a nice thought for the time being, but instead he just stood there over by the entrance to the kitchen.
Sora sat down in the offered chair with a soft smile. "Thank you, Ichi-kun," sge said softly. She looked over at Sumaru inquisitively and wondered if he had cooked this on his own or with the sprites. She tried tosearch for a piece of informatio that wasn't there with a soft sigh. Her memory gap was bothering her.
"....I couldn't really picture or say. I have not a clear image because I have no idea of what is.. out there, yet. Not entirely." Nana seemed a bit bothered by that, rubbing gently at the back of her head and giving a small sigh. She made herself comfortable, though, nuzzling herself against him, "...besides. I.. I like what you showed me." Fairly pleased for the moment, the soft, almost hypnotic purring started up again as she engulfed Dagsuz in a tight hug.
A message soon came to Yuriko's attention, a request to board. Seemed that the Asamoya already had their first transfer. "Greetings Shoi Kakutama Yuriko, Santo Hei Fujiwara Saya reporting for duty." She was quick about it, having already been on the base.
"It wasn't a problem at all," Serizawa told Sora. He then occupied the seat next to her and asked, "How are you feeling?"
Yuriko perked up a little at the message. "Oh? Well, only here for a few hours, and I already have my first transfer!" She said somewhat happily. The Shoi sent a message back. "Permission granted, please use the ventral airlock." She sent back, refering to the top airlock. It'd be by far quicker then the one they'd used. "A sprite will be sent to escort you to our wardroom."
The very Japanese plate was full of flavor and color and done to the best of the very multitalented pilot’s abilities, the sauces were almost just like home, so you know they were done amazingly. Sumaru stared at the door for some time with both arms crossed, his lips slowly pursing to one side as he grew impatient. It was never good to ignore some one's hard labored meal they prepared for you, but it was fine. He'd soon bring it up later, maybe by embarrassingly making announcements one by one for the people that weren’t there... or, he would if he could. Sumaru was much too shy for that, the poor thing.
"Sumaru, please set another place? We have a new transfer." Yuriko asked the Santo Hei politely.
"Ventral...? Erm..u-Oh! Ventral right hai! I will see you soon Shoi!" The girl seemed scrambled and a little confused, but otherwise alright as she made her way to the appropriate airlock, awaiting just at the door to be let in by the sprite.
Dagsuz happily melted in Nana's embrace, and the landscape once again began to blur. A few moments later they found themselves in the center of a sort of garden. Flowers grew in carefully placed arangments from the grass, two large, blooming cherry trees overhanging and filtering the light of a bright, full moon with a blue glow about it. The whole garden was rather small, shaped like a bowl with them in the center. A short wall all the way around created a horizon of uniform, cracked grey stone. The night was cool, a mild, gusty breeze occasionally sweeping through the overhead branches. "Then I'll be happy to share the places I've been." Dagusz said as the final details coalesced.
The airlock opened, and a sprite stood just below it, the ladder extending down from the begining of the airlock, to the deck. The blonde haired sprite stood there, hands underneath her small chest as she tapped a foot lightly, waiting.
"Still feeling a little off from the restoration. The gap in my memory is troubling me but there's really nothing I can do to fill it," Sora replied softly to Serizawa. She looked down at the plate of food and finally asked, "Sumaru-kun, did you make all of this on your own?"
"Huh..." He'd snap back form his growing irritated stair, hearing his name. "Oh, sorry. Yes ma'am, my pleasure." Sumaru would then take a slight bow then slip into the kitchen to prepare another plate, he'd ask one of the sprites around him if they'd mind placing another chair at the table, which we can assume that they would. Sumaru was glad he had cooked too much, because he still had enough for seconds and the new recruit. The trappish armor pilot, chef extraordinaire, filled the plate just like the previous ones. The light battered shrimp tempura placed on a nice bed of lightly fried rice that had the light flavor of soy sauce and vegetables' oil. Then after that, the corner of the plate was filled with the vegetable sir fry. Sumaru made sure to prepare two little bowls of his homemade sauces; sweet sweet and sour. And the potent soy. Placing the two on the other upper corner of the plate then making his way back into the room. "I did most of the work, with some help from Haru-san the sprite here in the kitchen who looked after all of the other stuff while I prepared the meal, all the recipes are my own and there's also desert so eat up! Oh, and you can thank Aki-san for the decorations and setting the table."
Saya had a dufflebag in her hands as she stepped into the airlock, floating rather then worrying about tripping. "Greetings! I am Santo Hei Fujiwara Saya! Happy to meet you." She bowed lightly to the sprite before straightening up. "Who are you?"
"Eh? Kyuuka, a pleasure, the Shoi is waiting for you in the wardroom Fujiwara-Hei. Please follow me." Kyuuka replied as she began to float down the hall, towards the wardroom, it was a straight shoot, and wouldn't take that long.
Saya nodded lightly and floated down the hallways after Kyuuka quietly, observing the area around her, yet not the area in front of her.
Kyuuka led the woman down the zero-g hall, which was basically a straight shot to the wardroom. The blonde sprite walked into the happy seeming dining area, and cleared her throat, and bowed to Yuriko. "Ma'am, Santo Hei Fujiwara Saya has arrived."
Saya dipped into a forward bow. "Greetings, I am Santo Hei Fujiwara Saya, glad to meet you all!"
Yuriko looked up from her food as a new sprite entered, and announced the new Santo Hei. She stood up, and gave a short bow in return. "Welcome aboard my ship Fujiwara-Hei, we were about to enjoy some lunch, care to join?" She asked looking to see if Sumaru had set a place for her as requested.
"Hm? Oh! Yes please very much!" Saya giggled a little and placed her bag by the door before she sat down at the table somewhat near Yuriko, giving a space for anyone else to take a seat.
Aki crept over to Kyuuka, and up behind her. "So sis, what brings you out of the med lab?" The orange, and reddish haired sprite asked, standing there perfectly at ease as the slimmer, blonde haired Kyuuka turned about glowering a little. "I had to escort her," She pointed to Saya." Up here, though I'm glad for the break, Fuyu was getting on my nerves."
"Oh don't blame Fuyu; it's just how she is." Came a call from the kitchen, Haru sticking up for the normally cold sprite.
Star Paul: There was already a place set out for the new recruit, though mind you there were many open spots. Which caused the armor pilot chef quite a bit of sadness, not seeing the rest of the crew there to enjoy his meal, he had hoped that they'd all be able to enjoy. He still didn't take a seat, reluctantly standing by the kitchen entrance with his eyes to the main door in hopes the rest of the crew would make it.
"We've only been alive for a few hours and she's already a cold hearted wench if you ask me." Kyuuka grumbled. Aki merely sighed, and placed her hands behind her head.
Haru hmped and threw shrimp at Kyuuka, aiming for her head.
Saya giggled a little at the two sprites but remained silent regardless, watching the others with interest.
Yuriko frowned, wondering where the others were; there had been a ship wide announcement after all, and Dagsuz, Cherry, Nana, and Kessah were still missing.
Aki lunged, mouth open, and nabbed the flying shrimp, not even bothering to take her arms from her head as she happily held it between her teeth, grinning a little in Haru's direction before she chewed it up, and swallowed.
Kessah strode into the wardroom finally, she having had to pry herself off from Cherry's hugging (Which proceeded to groping, naturally) when she made to go get some food. Cherry herself wanted to be alone, and remained else where. With a wave the small techie greeted everyone and took a seat at the table rather quickly.
Saya looked the newcomer over and returned the wave with a smile, patiently waiting to see that she could get some food. She wasn’t sure if they were waiting for the others or not.
Sora and Serizawa seemed already to be quietly enjoying the meal so it would look okay for Saya to join in.
Kyuuka stuck her tongue out at Haru, having seen the flying shrimp coming at her before it was intercepted by Aki.
Yuriko saw Kessah enter, wondering where Cherry was, and for that matter Tenshi. She sent a little text message to each, a small, bouncing holographic window would pop up in front of them, asking if they would like to join everyone for lunch or not.
"Sumaru, I know we have wine onboard, do you have any on hand right now?" Yuriko telepathically asked the pilot as she sat there, still awaiting a response from Cherry and Datenshi.
Cherry replied after a moment with a quick, short text message back of, 'No.'
Seeing the others eating, Saya quickly dove into the food, grabbing a few pieces here and there to make up a small modest plate of food. Standing up quickly, she went over to her duffle bag and grabbed herself a pair of chopsticks that seemed to be packaged in what looked like a medical sterilization bag. Opening the bag she neatly tucked the trash in her duffle bag before walking back over to the table with the chopsticks. After a quick prayer she began to eat.
Yuriko blinked at the message, and sent one back to Cherry, asking why.
Datenshi sent a message much the same, a simple "No thanks"
Haru blinked a little at the sprite and shook her head, wondering how she could get the girl back later.
Kessah got her own plate, which was just a couple of shrimp. She wasn't all that hungry, although the main reason was she didn't like shrimp all too much. Or seafood in general, for that matter, but that was just personal preference. "Looks nice."
The food and setting was amazing though. Aki seemed to have done some justice to the wardroom making it more so look like a fine dining restraint and the dishes were set and dressed in a high class way. "I had a bottle of campaign set aside in the kitchen to chill just for that request, I thought it'd be more festive and appropriate for the occasion, I'll go get it right away." Sumaru responded as he then bowed his head to the room and made his way into the kitchen, the glasses for said drinks were already set out but empty on the table, they had no proper place to store the bottle beside the table to keep it chilled, so the kitchen was the only option. After a few seconds, he'd emerge back out and start by serving the captain of the ship first.
Cherry sent a text message back after a much longer moment, about a minute. 'Because. Don't worry.'
Then he'd move over to Sora and Serizawa filling a glass of the bubbly for them each, and then to Kessah he'd fill her glass and lean over to whisper something into her ear. "There's other stuff too incase you don't like the shrimp." He'd say thoughtfully, being the nice person that he was as he had noticed her only having so very little on her plate. Then he'd move over to the new recruit and offer him a charming lightly glossed smile. Sumaru looked simply like a very slender and flat female, hips, waist and even facial features. Though mind you half of his soft complexion was covered by a veiling bang, the unexposed eye was frost blue and a small gem like star sticker was right below the corner of it. "I hope you enjoy my cooking." He'd say, though it'd sound like a she'd say.
Yuriko smiled, and inclined her head to the impromptu cook, in thanks as she took a sip of the Champagne.
Saya replied back with a nod and a smile. "Arigatou Sumaru-kun!" It seemed that the doctor was already getting familiar with the different crew member's records.
Yuriko took the time to respond to 'Tenshi, asking why she didn't want food. Honestly, they're both being childish about all of this, She thought a little irritably to herself. All she had said in way to makeup for their transgression was a simple apology to Sora after all.
Kessah just shook her head to Sumaru in a 'No, its fun' gesture. ... Sometimes I wish they'd just make... Beef stew. Or chili... Or... Something. The small redhead smirked a little to herself before picking up a shrimp and giving the other eaters quick glances, noting the five new faces (And thinking Saya was a sprite or something), and also seeing how to eat the shrimp. Its been a while.
He'd nod then giggle slightly; it seemed the doctor was quite ecstatic being so exclamatory in thanks. Then moved next to his own glass, filling it up before clearing his throat. "I propose that the new Shoi make a toast!" He said, smiling and nodding once to Yuriko in encouragement, the occasion called for it.
Yuriko had been taking a sip of her champagne when Sumaru had said that, and was now coughing, and sputtering as she had been startled.
Datenshi replied with a picture of a small stick figure shrugging.
Saya gave the new girl a wave and a small giggle as she popped a shrimp into her mouth, chewing lightly as she made sure to take care with her food so she wouldn't make a mess.
Kessah chuckled a little at her Shoi's expense, and shook her head a little in amusement as she sent her a telepathic message. "Next you'll see everyone wanting to go down on you or something in congratulations. Or something." She did, however, raise her glass up.
Saya did the same, raising her glass after swallowing her mouthful of food. Her chopsticks were placed perfectly on the edge of the plate.
Yuriko coughed a little more, seeing the stick figure, and sent one back, this time joined by another that would be herself. Her stick figure whacked 'Tenshi's over the head, and dragged her to the wardroom, tossing her into a chair. To Kessah she glared a little. "We have torpedo tubes, remember." She warned, feeling a little irritable due to 'Tenshi, and Cherry's antics, and now the slight burning sensation in her chest before standing.
Datenshi jumped a little at the message, blinking a little before she sighed and got up, dragging herself down to the wardroom to go get something to eat. After all, if she didn't have the energy, how could she mope and hide from the others? As she got into the room she made sure to sit at the table, just a little away from Yuriko, and on the opposite side of the table from Sora and Ichi.
At least I got one of them here. Yuriko though for a moment as 'Tenshi made her way in. She tapped the side of her glass, calling for quiet.
Datenshi blinked lightly at the new face and the situation, but grabbed a glass and raised it in tribute.
Kessah giggled playfully at Yuriko's comment and gave Datenshi a quick half-wave in greeting to 'Tenshi, keeping her glass up the entire time.
"To all of our friendships, may their bonds last through this war, and still be strong long after it is over." Yuriko said aloud, holding her glass high, before seating herself again, and taking another small sip.
"Here here!" Saya called out and nodded, smiling as she too a small sip. After her sip she picked up her chopsticks and again began eating, taking special care not to make a mess.
Datenshi retuned the wave and sipped down a little of her drink to the toast before she grabbed a nice big plateful of food. Since she was here, she may as well eat in earnest eh?
Kessah nodded as well, chiming in with a "Mmhm." Not real words, sure, but oh well. She took a small sip from the glass before attempting to eat the shrimp again. And this time she was successful!
"Hey Haru, got any more shrimp to toss?" Aki asked, holding her stomach a little, hearing it growl.
Sumaru nodded then took a sip of his own, before turning to the door one last time. "Well... I guess I waited long enough." He said faintly before taking a seat him self. Probably close to Yuriko and Datenshi, somewhere in the middle anyhow. "Itatakimas." He said before picking up his own chopsticks and starting in. Then heating the sprite speak about being hungry, and Sumaru being the type he is quickly swallowed down his first mouthful hard, with water chasing it down quickly after. "Aki-san, there's plenty of empty plates here for people who have chosen not to eat. Why don't you all join us? If they come hungry later, I'm sure I can prepare something from the left over ingredients in the kitchen." Sumaru offered pleasantly.
"All of the food has yet to be loaded Sumaru-Hei," Aki explained in response to him referring to the left over ingredients. "Besides, the Asamoya's food storage is multi-leveled and can reach the elevation of the starboard living area. So, we're taking on a lot of food, plus whatever Kakutama-Shoi ordered for the cargo storage." Aki explained as she wandered into the kitchen and swiped a shrimp from beneath Haru's nose.
"Aki...you're what the Nepleslians refer to as a hippy, you know that?" Kyuuka grumbled as she followed her 'sister'.
"Hey! Get outta here those are mine!" Came a shout from the kitchen as Haru threw an empty frying pan at Aki.
"Whoa!, sis, calm down, it’s only one shrimp...not like you can eat all of those, even if you do...you'd be the size of the star fortress," Aki replied ducking from the frying pan, and Kyuuka using her anti-gravity control to jump into the air to dodge it.
Kessah raised her voice a little, "Hey you two... You get to kill each other later." There were guests, after all.
Yuriko snorted into her glass a moment before she began making two large plates of food.
"Grrrr!" Came a growl from the kitchen as Haru threatened to throw a second frying pan at Aki.
Yuriko finished, putting an assortment of food onto the plates, with the proper utensils. She excused herself from the table for a moment, and began heading towards the kitchen.
Aki scratched the back of her head as she watched Haru. "Come on sis, no need to be mean, where’s the love?" The orange and reddish haired sprite asked as Yuriko walked past Kyuuka who went wide eyed, and bowed, now standing behind Aki, holding aloft two plates, that seemed to almost be overflowing with food. She cleared her throat to politely garner the two sprite's attention.
Sumaru was just glad to be eating something that tasted like home, as he shrugged off what Aki had said. He was genuine in his offer and her noting him of more food being loaded on only meant more for him to cook if someone else arrived late. But he stuck to being quiet as he ate through his plate mouthfuls at a time, but holding quite good table manners. Mainly due to his silence, but the food was just so good to him. He did have to remind him self that he cooked desert too, so he ended up slowing down at some point.
Datenshi dug into her plate, and much to Saya's horror, she was so hungry that she simply didn't care if she made a mess. The poor new girl shuddered visibly as she stared at 'Tenshi, mouth somewhat slack-jawed.
Kessah smirked a little at Datenshi and shook her head in playful amusement before giving Saya a quick glance and a tweaked brow. With a smirk she went back to her shrimp and ate the last one on her plate, and began to take sips of her drink.
"The love was in the shrimp I made with special hot sauce for myself!" Haru grumbled a little and chewed on the tail of one of the shrimp, one she left aside for herself.
"Now now girls, no need to fight, there is plenty of food for you both." Yuriko said in a kind tone as she entered the kitchen, and placed both plates of food on a counter. She'd made sure there were quite a bit of shrimp, rice, and stir-fry on the plates. Aki gave Haru a helpless look as Yuriko swept past, placing the two plates of food on a counter close to the two of them. "But it was good Haru-chan..." She commented as Yuriko stepped away from the plates. "You two deserve to dig in." She said before going back out, and gathering another plate for Kyuuka, and handing it to her with a little wink before sitting down.
"Thank you, Yuriko-Shoi! Could you take come down to Fuyu-chan too? Later even? She is down in the med bay getting everything set up." Haru asked as she nibbled at her own shrimp, eating the tail and all.
Yuriko had been about to take a bite of her own food when Haru had made her request. Putting it down, the Shoi got to her feet, and fixed a fourth plate before apologizing she would have to excuse herself again. There had been a fourth sprite? This she hadn't known, or even if they had been completed yet. But, wanting things to be fair, Yuriko left the wardroom, and stepped on an elevator, heading down to the main deck.
"Fuyu doesn't need food; she probably will suck people's blood or souls." Kyuuka muttered as she ate a bit of carrot, grumbling a little about her 'sister' and fellow nurse.
Aki shrugged as the twin plates of food went untouched, and snagged one for herself. "Haru-chan, not going to eat the food, the Shoi brought?"
Yuriko hummed a little as she moved through the passageway, and promptly entered the med bay, the plate of food being held in both hands. "Fuyu? I have food for you." She called into the medical bay, it was bigger then the Plumeria's or on par with it in sheer size.
"Hey! Fuyu is nice! Stop being mean to her Kyuuka you know how she hates it when you talk about her behind her back...” Haru grumbled slightly as she nibbled at her rice.
Fuyu was at a small desk in the med bay, her long white hair sprawled out behind her with what looked like shards of ice in her hair. The shards were really just streaks of ice blue. With her back to Yuriko, her face and complexion would be tough to see.
"We've only been alive for a few hours Haru, not like I do it everyday, all day." Kyuuka retorted as Aki seemed to be at peace, eating her food.
Haru grumbled as she glared at Kyuuka a little. "You know what I mean! When we were with big sister you were still mean!"
Yuriko peered around until she spotted a sprite; no doubt it was Fuyu, considering she was the only one in there. Not to mention that, all of the sprites seemed to have the appearance of the different seasons. "Ah, there you are. Fuyu, I brought you some food and thought to introduce myself."
"Heeeeey, lay off you two. This is supposed to be fun. After all, the Shoi seems nice been going over her records too. And our ship is also nice." Aki said between mouthfuls of rice. "So relax, chill out, and have some fun, you two sticks in the mud."
"Arigatou Yuriko-Shoi. Please leave it on the table, I shall eat when hungry." Fuyu replied her voice somewhat cold and detached as she began to go through a small list of incoming supplies.
"Hey, she deserved it, teasing me." Kyuuka shot back, munching on a large shrimp. Not to mention her chest is freaking huge compared to mine! The sprite thought irritably. Out of them all she was slimmer curve wise, and her chest was only an A cup. This seemed to be a point of distress for the new nurse.
"Why don't you join us up in the wardroom, Fuyu? Everyone is there, including the other sprites." Yuriko offered as she set the plate down.
"If you weren't always making fun of her chest then she wouldn't make fun of you!" Haru growled a little as she pointed an accusing shrimp.
"I am rather busy, I can not help it if Kyuuka shirks her duties," Fuyu replied, still busy with the lists.
"Make fun of her chest? It's big what can I say? Mine is so small it is virtually non existent, and you and Aki could probably have a fight to the death on second place," Kyuuka growled as Aki just blinked, a shrimp's tail hanging out of her mouth before it quickly disappeared.
Haru laughed a little at the comment and shrugged, causing the moderate bust to jiggle a little. "I can't help it if big sis made me gifted..."
"Actually, she is not shirking her duties, I requested a sprite to escort a new crew member to the wardroom, and MEGAMI chose her." Yuriko explained as she drew closer to the sprite.
"Has she completed her duties?" Fuyu asked aloud as she remained facing away, a rather long list of medicines opened in front of her.
"She also made you the airhead of us all." Kyuuka replied rolling her eyes.
"She's enjoying herself with the rest of the crew, I allowed her to do so. You should too you know." Yuriko commented, wondering why the sprite was so shy.
Sora ate her food rather quietly, simply just enjoying the traditional spread as she silently observed the crew's interaction with the new sprites.
Aki hopped up onto a counter, the sprite watching the duo verbally duke it out as she continued eating.
Serizawa picked at his meal while glancing over at Sora. How are you feeling now? he asked his companion using his telepathy.
Sumaru simply continued on with his food, he as mentioned before; was just glad to be eating something familiar.
"Hey! I am not an airhead!" Haru threw another shrimp at Kyuuka.
"Because Kyuuka hates me, Haru never shuts up, and Aki is annoying." Fuyu replied.
Aki by now had finished her food and watched the shrimp zoom by, unable to get it in time as it bounced off of Kyuuka's rather small chest. "Then stop saying I hate Fuyu." She growled, wondering if Haru would float away if the anti-gravity were turned off.
Yuriko laid a hand softly on the sprite's shoulder in a comforting, and friendly way. "You've all been here for such a short time; just give them all a chance. If you wanted, you could sit by me, or we could go to the observation deck and share our meal privately if you do not wish to see your sisters."
The young Ketsurui smiled meekly at her lover before responding in a soft tone of voice in her telepathy, Better, I'm still a little upset but it'll pass. I'm still rather confused about what to think, Ichi-kun, but I'll be okay .
Datenshi occasionally stole glances at Sora, but was otherwise subdued, looking to her plate constantly as she ate.
Saya had yet to take another bite, shivering a little still at the small mess around Tenshi's plate. With another shudder Saya tried to look away.
"Oh? Give them a chance to say I suck blood and eat souls?" Fuyu replied as she turned to look at Yuriko. Her eyes matched the streaks of ice blue in her hair, an eerie color as her skin felt rather cold.
"I wouldn't let them say such things to you." Yuriko said somewhat bluntly.
Nodding while he chewed his food, Serizawa messaged Sora back, There will be plenty of time to sort everything out later on. Oh, try not to take it too hard on those two. I know it was really upsetting but I'm sure they've learned their lesson by now. I know I have.
"Too late," Fuyu said with a small shrug. After a moment, Fuyu turned back to the table. Looking over at the plate for a moment, the sprite thought it over. After another moment or so she picked up the plate and nodded lightly. "Thank you, Yuriko-Shoi, I think I will take my meal in private."
Sora sighed softly, giving Serizawa a very weak smile, replying wanly, I know they didn't mean to upset me it's just... I... She seemed at a loss as for how to describe how it had made her feel but just shrugged helplessly at the scientist.
Kessah gave Sora a quick glance before looking away again, instead resting her hands on her stomach and relaxing a little. She wasn't going to leave just yet, but she wasn't hungry enough to eat. ... Probably cake or something... Cake is good~.
Yuriko sighed, letting go of the sprite's shoulder as she turned. The Shoi turned about and walked away standing in the door way a moment. "Not giving people chances, ones that you don't even know is a pity, and not a good way to gain friends. IF we're to be working together, I do hope you learn to open up to me, it is not an order, merely a suggestion." Once said the doors closed, blocking Yuriko from view as she walked back over to the elevator, and back up to the upper deck.
Serizawa nodded upon hearing Sora's projected thoughts. He took his hand and raised it from the table so that he could pat her shoulder. Though he tried to reassure her, the physicist's mind was trying to decipher whether his counterpart was merely upset by the uninvited groping she had received or whether it was something more.
Fuyu's ears twitched a little as she heard the comment and after a moment she left the med bay. She came to the VR room after a small walk and when she entered the doors she came into a blowing snowy landscape. Sitting down in the middle of the room on a small patch of open grass in the middle of the snow, she took care not to disturb the few flowers that had actually bloomed. As she looked around, a smile cracked her face.
"Besides, you know it’s true, you've got the whole bubbly personality thing going." Kyuuka said as she nibbled on another shrimp idly.
Aki meanwhile had been keeping tabs on the Shoi, and her sister Fuyu. Granted Fuyu wasn't the easiest to get along with, she still cared for her, and could only nod in agreement when Yuriko stated the rather obvious, even if it wasn't to Fuyu before leaving and coming back to the wardroom. "Don't you two ever stop bickering?" She asked, sounding somewhat bored.
Sora pushed some hair back behind her ears and offered Serizawa a reassuring smile; she just didn't have the words and had decided to not say anything at all now.
"Sorry for being gone for so long everyone." Yuriko said rather apologetically as she reappeared, and took her seat again, her food gone cold now. It didn't matter; the Shoi ate it anyways, and enjoyed it to. The first meal on her new ship...it was delicious.
Sumaru was finished and had been waiting politely for every one to finish, pleased one way or another to see the people who were eating seemed happy with his cooking.
"It wasn't problem Yuriko. Fortunately, our bodies come equipped with hands that allow us to eat on our own," Serizawa joked dryly, trying to lighten the mood a bit.
Yuriko just shook her head, giving him a funny look. "These sprites are just like the seasons they're named after." She sighed helplessly.
"If she would stop picking on Fuyu then I would be fine!" Haru said with a small glare.
"Well maybe if Fuyu stopped being such an ice queen I would!" Kyuuka glared right back.
Aki sighed, and stepped between the two. "Look, we're all sisters, under big sis. Shouldn't we be acting like sisters and not like you all hate each other with a passion?" The short sprite asked, she was in all actuality the neutral one.
Kessah tweaked a brow over to Yuriko, "... They are named after seasons?" She half wondered if it was just the standard four cycle seasons or other seasons too.
"Haru means spring, Kyuuka summer, Aki fall, and Fuyu winter." Yuriko explained as she drank her lukewarm wine. "They've the personalities to match as well."
Kessah blinked a little at the names and nodded, "... Huh... I thought Fuyu was a fish or something... Oh well. Do they consider them sisters or something, too?"
“They're sisters, and MEGAMI is their big sister. It is how these things usually work." Yuriko replied. It helped when one's fiancée' had been a former sprite.
Sora glanced over at Sumaru and smiled brightly, "That was absolutely delicious, Sumaru-kun!"
"Ah... I suppose they are the bickering type, then... I'm happy that I got the loving sister~... And... The 'inny' part is of course good too~..." Kessah giggled lightly to herself and shook her head a little.
"The fish that you are referring to, Kessah," Serizawa spoke, "is the Fugu fish, which is highly poisonous."
"Thankyouverymuch." Sumaru bowed his head when Sora thanked him for the dinner, his cheeks a little blushed now.
The medic continued smiling at the girlish young man, "You're very welcome," she replied brightly before glancing back towards the others. "Are you going to try to help out in the kitchen more often? Mango sometimes makes exceptions to her rule."
"I would like too, cooking is a favored pastime of mine when I was at home." Sumaru said with a cute smile, before then standing up and collecting dishes of everyone done. "I'll go get desert." He said as he took the pile of dishes with him to the kitchen to set them to get washed before he pulled out the traditional Japanese Takiyaki, a fish cake with sweet bean paste on the inside. But with an added Sumaru twist, they were filled with a sweet raspberry sauce. He'd then offer one to everyone, carried out on a tray with each one wrapped in rice paper for holding.
Sora looked at the fish cake a little oddly, "I know were called Nekos but..." she laughed a little sheepishly.
"It's a traditional treat from my home; it's supposed to be shaped like a fish." He had to laugh; he kinda thought he'd get this kind of reaction. "I assure you it tastes nothing like a fish, it's actually quite sweet." He'd say with a smile as he'd place one on his plate then put the remainder on the center of the table for seconds.
Kessah tweaked a brow a little and nodded, taking the piece offered to her, "I really want to say 'damn it Sumaru... Your home is a little strange'... But I've seen odder~..."
Serizawa smiled politely at Sumaru and apologized, "If this had been an actual fish cake, I'd have eaten it but I seem to be missing my sweet tooth. Besides, I think I've eaten far too much already."
Sumaru simply nodded to Serizawa with a not offended smile, he was pleased the doctor liked his food as is anyhow. Then he had to giggle at Kessah and nod a few times, "it's an odd place if you’re not used to it. But, I love it... I'm out here because I have many things to protect," He gazed down at his bite taken out of the cake, a small warm smile on his features, "one of those things is my home."
Kessah nodded a little to Sumaru as she took a bite out of the cake, and blinked a little at the taste. It was certainly a little off beat, to be sure.
Sora cautiously picked up the fish shaped cake sniffed it and gently nibbled on the fish's head, uncertain of what to expect and got hit full on with the teeth hurting sweetness of bean paste. She raised and eyebrow and continued having a little more to figure out how exactly she felt about it until she discovered that she had eaten all of the cake.
"Well," began Serizawa as he pushed away from the table and stood up out of his chair, "I think my time here is just about up. I should be getting back to work in the med lab. Sumaru, thank you for lunch and Yuriko, thank you for the tour."
Sumaru bowed his head smiling to everyone there. "I'm glad you all enjoyed it..." He said fading off, him being the girly guy he was. Took this way out of context and put to much thought into the meal and people's reactions. But that's okay; it just means he'll be in a better mood for a while.
END
After their time in bed, Yuriko received a message from Gemini on the status of her ship. Seemed it was mostly completed with the exception of supplies, and the activation of the MEGAMI and sprites. Stifling a small yawn, Yuriko crawled out of bed, and began slipping into her uniform. She wondered if anyone else would like to see the ship, after all, there were only two in existence, the YSS Miharu, and now the YSS Asamoya, both unique in their own regards, but built for a common cause. She sent text messages to each of the crew, asking if they would like to tour her vessel with her while she dressed herself, planning out just what had to be done already.
Kessah rather quickly sent Yuriko a message back, not at all surprised to have gotten it. She was only lazing out on the couch, anyway. The message read, 'Sure.', and that was all. Rather quick and to the point.
Yuriko got into her uniform, and sat back down on the bed, letting a hand roam over Cherry's exposed skin. "Cherry, wake up. Cheeeerrrrrryyyy." She finally pinched her fiancee's rear lightly.
Cherry rolled to her side a little and groaned out loud a little, and mumbled sleepily to Yuriko, "I'll be up... In a moment..."
Datenshi was still out in her room, snoring into the pillow and half hanging off the bed now as she simply never recieved the message.
"You do not want to go see my new ship?" Yuriko asked, eyebrow arched. "You couldn't be that tired, after all, you had so much energy while we were in here."
Cherry mumbled a little again before she began to lean up right, "... I'll... catch up in a moment..."
Yuriko shrugged as she went to the door. "A whole new ship to break in, and you're tired. Alas, I will find someone who isn't a sleepyhead to help me do so." She teased before exiting the room, and out into the lounge.
Cherry groaned sleepily again and slowly, VERY slowly got to work putting on clothing.
Kessah hopped up from her slouching from the couch at the sound of Yuriko leaving the room and fixed her uniform a bit. "This'll be fun, Mm?"
Nana wandered into the lounge, adjusting the haphazardly tossed on uniform and pulling down its desperately-seeking-length hem. Her usual ritual, along with a scratch behind one of her ears, a bow given to both Kessah and Yuriko. Quiet as usual, she hung back for the time, decided to tag along more like a duck on a string than anything else until she was feeling a little more like herself.
"Possibly, I will have to activate the MEGAMI, request supplies to be loaded, food, ammunition, repair parts, medical supplies and equipment. So on and so forth can do all of that telepathically while linked to MEGAMI however." Yuriko explained sounding more energetic, and more like her old self then usual. "Where is 'Tenshi? I thought she'd jump on a chance like this." The Shoi asked, giving Nana a short bow back and a soft smile. "Good morning Nana, come to join us in our little sight seeing tour?"
Dagsuz was asleep again in the very same corner he had claimed earlier, the little message box floating near his head unattended. One arm was cast over the edge of the couch, the other bent awkwardly against his chest.
Kesssah gave Nana a half wave and a smile before she nodded to Yuriko, "Well... New ship. Hopefully more different then the Plumeria... So some fun for me. And I'll go check." She walked over to the room she saw 'Tenshi go into to sleep last night, and pounded her fist on it three times. She slept on the couch last night, so she knew where 'Tenshi went.
"Yes. I..." Nana trailed off once she spotted Dagsuz, glancing from left to right and then back again. A single, gloved finger held up to Yuriko, Nana smiling pleasantly, "...excuse me, just a second." Quiet footsteps carried her over to the white-haired man, and she'd lean over, watching him for several seconds before giving one firm poke against his cheek with that same finger. And then there would be another poke, followed by several other consecutive pokes until Dagsuz woke up.
Datenshi groaned a little but otherwise was unresponsive.
Kessah mumbled in a annoyed tone before she opened the door to the room and yelled in, "My sister is here and she wants to make out with me for a hour or two to catch up! Wanna watch?" It was the first thing that came to mind that might get 'Tenshi to get up.
Tenshi grumbled yet again and waved at the girl, telling her to go away almost
Yuriko frowned a little, and followed after Kessah, staring down at the still asleep 'Tenshi. "Allow me?" She asked.
"... I am not sure if I should be a little hurt by that or not." Kessah sighed and walked in, half leaping onto the bed into a sitting position near 'Tenshi, intending to make her bounce, "Wake up mate! We are going to go see our new ship."
Dagsuz's eyes opened with painstaking deliberate slowness, allowing him a heavy-lidded stare at Nana. "Yes?" he asked sleepily, futily trying to wave away the attacking finger and instead closing the message window.
"Never mind..."Yuriko mumbled a little and blinked.
The bounce did more then Kessah had planned. With a yelp Tenshi went hurtling into the air, legs flailing and coming dangerously close to Kessah's head as the red head flailed and fell to the floor with a thud and groan.
Yuriko shook her head a little and sighed seeing Datenshi literally fly for a moment."I was going to pinch her, but that works too."
Nana smirked faintly. Her persistence paid off! Or did it? She pulled her hand back, sliding both behind her back and resting her weight on one leg, "..Yuriko wants to know if we want to tour her new ship." A pink brow soon perked after saying that, her smirk growing a bit wider. That sounded kind of nice... She shook her head then, clearing her throat, "And you were asleep, so I thought you might miss the message."
Kessah blinked a little and rather slowly stood up from the bed, "... Sorry." Was all she spoke before she high-tailed it out of the room before she experienced Datenshi's wrath.
"Morning sleepyhead." Yuriko said rather non-chalantly as Kessah bolted out of the room.
"Ow...." Was all Tenshi said as she slowly climbed up to her bed.
"Oh," Dagsuz responded, closing his eyes again. After a few deep breaths, he slid off the couch onto the floor, stretching as he collected himself into a standing position. He ended with his arms in the air, crumpled uniform half-clinging to his form, mouth open in a huge yawn. "I've not slept that heavy in... well, since I first became Yamataian."
Kessah peeked back into the room from a semi-safe position at the doorway, "... Uh... You okay, 'Tenshi?"
Yuriko just blinked. " Shouldn't be such a hard sleeper 'Tenshi, otherwise that'll happen quite often. Now, now that you're up, care to go with me and some of the crew to see my new ship?"
"Next time just shake me please? Pinch my ass hell bite my neck....just no aerial acrobatics this early in the morning kay?" Datenshi asked as she looked over Kessah for a moment. After hearing Yuriko, she nodded. "Yea lemme toss somethin on." With that, she slowly got herself up and growled a little at people waking up so early, not caring much that the door was open as she stripped nude. Since the most recent death there was a new matching tattoo on her other leg, matching the first one on her other leg.
Nana gave something of a purring sound as she stepped back, watching him stand. A finger placed to her lips, she gave him a quick once-over and then let her bright blue eyes settle on his face, "You do not sleep much, I take it.." Quietly musing, she slid her arms back behind her back after giving the bridge of her nose a light rub.
"Well, I could've woken you up in several ways, though we'd likely not be leaving your room anytime soon." Yuriko said off-hand as she leaned against a wall in 'Tenshi's room. "We'll be touring, and I will be doing some work as well so whenever the Taisa is ready to head out again, my ship will be prepared."
"Oooh, Sexxy." Kessah grinned as she looked at the new tattoo, and she nodded a little, "Well... You were supposed to only bounce. I'm not that heavy... So meh. Meh I say." She giggled playfully and ducked out of the room.
Stretching her arms down and her neck up, two bones popped in her back as she rolled her shoulders. Looking over to the two others, Datenshi gave Kessah a wink and nodded to Yuriko. "Well if your getting your own ship, mind if I come along for the ride?"
"I will be needing an armorer. My ship will be using torpedos, and has quite a bit of armory space." Yuriko said with a little nod. "So, if that is your wish, I can put in a request for your transfer to the Taisa."
Dagsuz attempted to smooth out his uniform with one hand while stifling another yawn with his other. "I sleep when I don't need to be awake, in one way or another," he said after conquering the yawning finally, "And when docked in a new ship, I'm usually not needed in official capacity." He ran his fingers through his hair, succeeding in making it cooperate more than his uniform would. He tossed it once, the cool white strands floating like spider silk in the air for a moment.
"Then go ahead and put it in." Datenshi nodded and smiled, though left the last bit of her statement unspoken.
Kessah glanced over the lounge and gave Dagsuz and Nana a rather dramatic point in their general direction, not actually catching onto their conversation, "Stop flirting~!"
Yuriko arched an eyebrow, giving 'Tenshi a coy smile. "The request has been sent to her, I suspect she will check it later on when she isn't busy or when she is fully awake."
Dagsuz looked at Kessah pointedly and this time tossed his hair with much more dramatic flair. "I've no idea what you mean; I'm always this outrageously beautiful."
"So.. hey. Were you planning on ... going to Yuriko's ship, or staying with the .. Elfin Princess?" Nana spoke hesitantly before bristling and turning her head towards Kessah. At first, she'd get a glare, but it soon melted away and Nana merely winked at her before turning back to Dagsuz. "...ohh, I sure hope so."
Sumaru was lying in bed when the message was sent as well, drifting from shorts segments of dreams to the next. It seemed the young pilot had not gotten much quality sleep, but it had been like that since the accident. The massive headache he had gotten from the bump he had experienced the previous day didn't help matters either, but none the less he was up. First thing was a quick wash, makeup and then getting dressed, which thanks to his training period in the military became a much quicker then back home with his usual limited time in the mornings before exercises. The veiling bang over his left eye and a gem like star sticker on the bottom corner of his unveiled right one and Sumaru was ready. He moved out into the lounge quietly as he pleasantly nodded greetings to who ever noticed him.
Kessah rolled her eyes to Dagsuz, "Well Dagsuz didn't put himself in the mock betting pool of who would get you first, so we can't have that." She grinned a little before she gave the two a wink. She was making up the betting pool, naturally. At least to her knowledge she was.
"Bags under your eyes, zombified state, malnutrition, and sleep deprived is how you usually look." A familiar voicesaid from the lounge door way. A familiar blue-haired nurse stood in the door way, her white lab coat on.
"Thanks Yuri-chan." Datenshi nodded and patted the girl on the rear, quickly dancing out of arm's reach of the girl as she cackled lightly. "So! When's the tour?"
"I'm hurt.." Nana cooed sadly, placing a hand against her chest and hanging her head dejectedly. One eye opened as Sumaru entered the lounge, the pink and blue-haired Neko giving him a pleasant wave and a small smile, then, "Hello, Suma-chan!" She cheerfully greeted the one who, to her, was 'like a sister'.
"I don't know. I'd like to work with the new technologies, but I'm afraid the KFY would frown upon my involvement," Dagsuz responded to Nana. Spotting the nurse, he smiled. "Yes, such wonders these past two years had wrought on my body, Blueberry. But, as you can see, I'm getting plenty of sleep while we're in port."
Yuriko rolled her eyes, wondering just what she was getting herself into by having both Kessah, and possibly 'Tenshi on her ship. The Shoi stepped back out into the lounge with everyone, and placed her hands behind her back as she waited. "This is everyone that is going?"
Kessah gave Sumaru the very same half wave she gave Nana, although she also gave him a playful wink. She turned to Yuriko and nodded a little, "Looks like it..."
"You should on a regular basis." Blueberry retorted.
"Sorry I am a bit late," Serizawa spoke as he entered the lounge. "I just had to finish up a little work in the medbay."
"Yep! Let's get this show on the road!" Datenshi said aloud as she looked around.
It was then that the sleepy headed former-sprite came out of her room. She had her uniform pants at her ankles, panties on, and she was attempting to get a shirt over her head through one of the arm holes. She didn't even have a bra on. She wasn't a morning person in the least.
"Oh." Nana sounded almost pleased at his response. She fought a smile. "..That is unfortunate." Though inside, she was 'Cabbage Patching joyfully and shouting 'SCORE!'. Clearing her throat, Nana slid her hands behind her back, glancing around briefly, "..Well, it can't be that bad on the Elfin Princess, can it?"
"This is a simple tour Nana, nothing more. I thought it would be a little enjoyable, after all, our two ship's will be traveling together, and it is likely we will be on each other's ships." Yuriko explained staring over at Cherry, both enjoying the view, and a little embarrassed.
"I will be getting back to work now." Blueberry announced, bowing to everyone, and exiting the lounge.
Dagsuz's smile became a grin, as he swept into a bow. "So mote it be." He intoned, then stood again. "It is good to see you again, Blueberry." To Nana, he said "Indeed, but warranted. I'm sure Hanako will keep me rather busy around here."
"I will be getting back to work now." Blueberry announced, bowing to everyone, and exiting the lounge
Sumaru would then walk over and join the group, standing more then likely, close to Nana. Then as Serizawa entered, Sumaru gave the man a slow nod of a hello and remained quiet as his gaze turned down to his hands, his nails were starting to loose most of the polish, it had been a little while since he had gotten to do those, just keeping his thoughts distant for the time being was his objective. So a stroll through the ally ship would help that, besides he had to know where most of the important things were for his own personal Intel just incase he ever had to clear out their halls of boarding enemies as well.
The temptation was to much for Datenshi as she spotted Cherry, and with a wicked grin she nodded for Kessah to follow suit. Making a pinching motion at the girl's nipples, she waited to see if Kessah would follow suit.
Cherry continued to wrestle with the shirt, actually getting her head into the sleeve before mumbling a wide variety of curses that she mainly learned from Kessie. She was oblivious to 'Tenshi and company.
Kessah smirked a little and rolled her eyes over to 'Tenshi before she scurried quietly over to the woman, checking to see if 'Tenshi was going to join her or not.
"Grab and twist, got it?" Datenshi was grinning widely again as she motioned a countdown from three. When she finished, she instantly snatched out with her hand and wrapped two fingers around Cherry's right nipple, twisting it not so much, but just enough.
"Wrong hole dear." Yuriko called to Cherry, before turning away. The Shoi sent a request to the station's KAMI, asking what arm, and docking port her ship was located on. The KAMI sent it and she thanked the computer before smiling faintly to herself.
Sora emerged from the quarters she shared with Serizawa wearing her new green paneled dress variant uniform, fiddling with her hair. She was in the process of removing a ponytail holder and tossed her head to one side, causing her hair to cascade down onto her shoulders.
Kessah nodded to Datenshi and twisted in the opposite direction on her mark, a little more then 'Tenshi did with her two fingers, also pinching down a bit harder.
"Oh.. I know, Yuriko. I was just.. you know. Wondering." Nana smiled faintly, her eyes lifting from the ground, "Keeping busy helps.. I usually find myself doing work, even when I don't have to." A little shrug and the colorful Neko glanced in Cherry's general direction with a wince, though soon looking back to Dagsuz and managing to tear her attention away from the incident not too far off, "But, when you're -not- working..assuming there.. is a time.. what do you do?"
Cherry yelped loudly and jumped up out of her pants before she growled a little and shook a fist randomly, speaking muffledly through the shirt, "... Fuck it! I'm staying here and masturbrating... Or.. something."
"Nope! Your coming with us!" Tenshi's fingers were still locked on the nipple as she tugged Cherry forward with her.
Serizawa returned Sumaru's greeting with a nod of his own. He saw Sora enter and noticed her removal of a hair band from her hair. "Just finished running?" he asked Sora.
Yuriko looked over at Cherry, and shook her head. "At least let her get her shirt on properly 'Tenshi." She asked, sounding a little exasperated.
"Not working? I'm usually making something or planning something," Dagsuz replied, apparently oblivious that those activities also fell under 'work', "Or doing some sort of research. Oh yes, or in the medical bay with any of a myriad of injuries; but that's hardly a fraction of my free time."
"Awww! But it would be so much more fun this way! We could put my collar on her, and drag her around by a leash with her in just the collar!" Datenshi said as she looked to Yuriko.
Cherry shook her fist still, and growled once more, "Grr... Fine! But I am going to pull you pants down and do stuff to you when you least expect it, 'Tenshi!" She flailed her arms a little before she got to work on putting her shirt on the right way, a noticable wet patch on her panties, "... And someone get my skirt!"
Kessah huffed a little at 'Tenshi, "Hey! You did that to me once... And it hurt like hell around the neck..."
"We're going through the station to get to my ship 'Tenshi, I do not feel like getting pounced by the entire Nekovalkyrja population on it, and be chewed out by the station commander." Yuriko protested lightly, somewhat enjoying the view.
"Ohhhh I'm soooo scared Cherry!" Datenshi laughed aloud and cackled before she stuck her tounge out at Kessah. "Yea and I still remember you writhing on the floor after I held the collar while givin it to you from behind too! Seemed like you enjoy it." Looking to Yuriko she huffed and nodded. "S'pose your right." She tugged Cherry's shirt once and got the girl dressed.
"...Oh. I mean.. you don't just.. do nothing? I mean, stupid, meaningless things?" Nana was floored. She, in all her 'taking things apart and conveniently forgetting to put them back together correctly' escapades, managed to find time for fluffy pleasantries, even though most of those tended to involve diddling herself. All right, maybe she didn't have too many hobbies. "You'll have to show me some of your.. you know, plans, sometime. I mean, I don't build things nearly as much as I could, but the knowledge is always nice. Sharing, and all that."
Cherry mumbled a little at the help, but let her do it regardless. She decided to just go with the pants instead of finding where Yuriko head her skirt, and with the shirt on there was two rather signifigant tents from her fleshy nubs, "... You'll get eatten out by the commander and you'll like it, Yuriko."
"I did," Sora replied cheerfulyl to Serizawa as she smoothed her hair back behind her ears with a free hand. "Train the body, train the mind, and all of that fun stuff, right, Ichi-kun?" She smiled dazzingly. She seemed to be in a even better mood than normal.
Yuriko placed a hand to her fore head, before rubbing at the bridge of her nose. Just like a field trip of kids... She thought to herself. "okay, everyone!" She clapped her hands together, to get their attention as she stood there smiling softly. "All those that are going on the tour, please follow me, we've got to go through the station to get to my vess..." She stopped mid-sentance and gave Cherry a little look, and rolled her eyes. "To my vessel, so, ready people?"
Kessah rolled her eyes a little to Datenshi and attempted to hide her light blush, "Anyway! Less molestation and flirting, more ship looking."
Sumaru remained quiet, faintly giggling at one thing or the other. Like poor Nana's seemingly hopeless conquest and the incident with Cherry, even perhaps a small giggle at Datenshi's morning comments. But nothing caused him to speak. He did however offer a pleasant smile at Sora when she entered and bowed his head sending something encrypted to her telepathically at the same time, "Ohayo Hime-chan." He had greeted her with his newly picked out nick name that was more or less a more fitting one in Sora's case anyhow.
"Indeed! Onward!" Datenshi made a dramatic show, pointing her arm and finger outwards twoards the door as she made her way forward first. Something was definantly different about the recently quiet Datenshi.
Serizawa replied to Sora dryly, "I don't know about that. I'd prefer just to train my mind." He then hooked his arm around Sora's and continued with, "In any case, allow me to escort you while we're on this tour."
Cherry winked playfully to Yuriko and followed Datenshi out in a skipping fashion, trying to look as childish as possible.
"... I swear you are all fucking drunk sometimes..." Kessah mummered a little and shook her head, walking over to Yuriko and following her.
Dagsuz shrugged. "I sleep when I do nothing," he explained, nodding towards Yuriko. "Well, are you going on the tour?" he asked, obviously intending to go himself.
Yuriko trotted up behind 'Tenshi frowning. "You don't even know what kind of ship it is, what arm it is on, or the docking port." She pointed out, coming up beside her now.
"Tis why I have you along my pretty! You are my escort, here to show me the way, wine and dine me, and later on be my riding horse around the room!" Datenshi definantly seemed off today.
Kessah shook her head a little, "I feel so replaced then. Oh well."
"I would be the one riding you dear." Yuriko stated, now taking the lead as she began leading the group to the docking hatch to the Elfin Princess.
Cherry merely giggled a little and waved the others to follow along, finally walking once again by Yuriko's side.
The young Ketsurui returned Sumaru's smile and returned the encrypted greeting, Ohaiyou, Sumaru-kun. She chuckled a little as she lightly leaned against her lover as they walked, "If you insist, Ichi-kun."
"Oh really now? Is that a promise or a bet?" Datenshi grinned widely and ribbed Yuriko once.
"...And even that is rare." Nana smirked a bit, beginning to catch on. Her seemingly hopeless conquest was growing even more puzzling. It was hard to make small talk if there was nothing small to talk about. Clearing her throat, she straightened up, beginning to head out after Yuriko, trailing a hand lightly across Dagsuz's as she went.
Yuriko stumbled a little to the side and frowned a bit before looking at 'Tenshi." A prmise." She said rather casually as she opened the hatch, and stepped through, out and into the docking station. She stood by the entrance, waiting for everyone.
Sumaru let the group go off ahead of him before quietly following in behind, let alone to his thoughts or so it seemed. He was awful dazed this morning, those dreaming eyes staring off ahead and sometimes just taking in images of his surroundings.
Cherry grinned a little and groped Yuriko from behind, doing it as a hug as she whispered into her fiance's ear, "Oooh... What about poor ole me?"
"I look forward to you keeping your promise then Yuri-chan.' Datenshi grinned widely, the same grin she always wore when she had roped someone into doing something she wanted them too.
Dagsuz followed, making a note to aqcuire a new notebook before they left port, idly flipping a writing implement he had aqcuired through his fingers, Nana's touch sort of making him space out for a moment.
Kessah tweaked a brow over to Datenshi playfully and shook her head, "Two nights in a row of me being able to sleep in peace? Are you sick?" She grinned a little before taking a curious look around.
Serizawa guided Sora to the hatch and, despite the unnecessariness of the action, assisted her in safely exiting the Elfin Princess. "Did you contact the Taisho yet?" Serizawa asked his lover.
"Who said your gona be asleep? Youll be giving me a ride while I give her a ride." Datenshi swatted Kessah on the rear and grinned.
Yuriko jumped, a little, and frowned. "We'll see." She said with a little wink before whispering. "Keep the groping down to a minimum on the station okay?" She asked quietly before looking to 'Tenshi. "It all depends on if I feel like it or not dear, this way." She walked off towards an elevator in the station arm they were on. "We have to get to arm four, from their it should be the first docking station we come across."
Kessah yelped a little at the swat and winked to 'Tenshi playfully before she followed along after the mock pouting Cherry and Yuriko.
Nana glanced back and gave a little wave to Sumaru, who was seeming a bit.. off. That seemed to be the case lately.. Nana wasn't feeling much like herself lately, either. Following Yuriko, she slowed her pace down a bit to fall back near Dagsuz again.
"Not yet," Sora replied quietly, "I'll do that when we get back on the Elfin. I'm a little scared what to say to her. I feel like I might've failed her somehow," she said quietly to Serizawa, frowning slightly. She knew of course, that it wasn't her fault and that there was really nothing she coud've done but it still bothered her.
The group, led by Yuriko moved down a corridor, on one of Gemini's many moving walkways. Neko's and Yamataian's alike were going to and fro, busy with their work.
"After we tour the ship, how about lunch?" Yuriko asked her friends.
Cherry gave the occasional passing wink to the various people. She wished she could have found her skirt so she could show off a little.
Dagsuz cast glances around as they moved through the station, glad that his Sakura exploits were known only to the crew. He'd been infamous once, and knew it wasn't pretty.
"Sounds good... Just... Not turkey. Or fish, for that matter..." Kessah spoke, smiling to her Shoi to be.
"Sounds great. I hear they have a pretty good steak house or somethin on this base." Tenshi's tattoos were uncovered and therefore gaining a few glances. It wasn't everyday a non NH-27 had a tattoo.
At first he didn't notice anything, but after he snapped back in one way on another Sumaru returned the wave by lifting his hand up and giving his normal girlish finger wave, it almost looked a little weak. But after that he'd continue his blank thinking state, his eyes moving from one part of the station to the next with a hint of interest towards its interior structure and the sights around him. Though a few people he'd pass by would stop for conversations between them selves with the common; "is that a girl or a guy?" Followed of course by younger female recruits also stopping to discuss how cute bishi guys were, and probably if that have seen him in any sort of entertainment program.
Yuriko frowned at Kessah's words before Datenshi spoke. "We should be seeing her soon. We were on arm three I believe." She commented, a little eager to see her new vessel. However, she still couldn't see it yet.
"You are her grandaughter," Serizawa reassured Sora. "Of course you wouldn't have disappointed her. I am sure the Taisho would be proud that you are able to risk your life for your empire. Moreover, I am sure she is even more concerned about your health and would be relieved if you contacted her." To Yuriko, Serizawa said, "I am not too sure if lunch will be a possibility. I still have some work to do in the medbay."
Kessah nodded to Yuriko's words, "It shouldn't be to far..."
"I asked Blueberry to finish any work you had left over Ichi-kun." Yuriko replied sweetly, granted she had to sweet talk the sprite, and even gave her a new book for it.
Sora gave her fellow green shirt and loving squeeze as they walked through the corridors, and smiled again. "Thank you, Ichi-kun," She said in a soft tone of voice, feeling at ease with Serizawa's observation to her.
Dagsuz suddenly ducked into a crowd of people that had begun moving almost parallell to the crew, appearing a moment later on the other side speaking to a young man with acid green eyes, wearing a lightweight hood over his head. After an exchange of a few words, they parted ways and Dagsuz rejoined the crew. The man watched him for a moment, before dissappearing back into the crowd. Anyone watching either of them would be able to catch a glimpse of a strange mark on the back of the man's hand; but only the now-absent Rei would be able to link it to the marking on Dagsuz's back.
Nana sauntered along with her usual type of step; something between a sashay and a buttwiggle. A hypnotic buttwiggle, for lack of a better word. It came to her as naturally as breathing, and she caught a few stray glances. Her pace slowed as she inched slightly closer to the white-haired Yamataian, clasping her hands behind her back, "Well. This will be nice."
"Huh?" Sumaru asked more so out of reaction to his thoughts being completely interrupted, though not rudely so, just he was that deep in thought... lost would be more fitting. "What will be?" Sumaru asked faintly as he turned to look at his pink and blue haired friend.
"No need for thanks," Serizawa responded to his lover. "A smile looks much better on you." He glanced at the rest of the crew, most notably Cherry, Datenshi and Kessah. "Really, I'd be more concerned about whether with can make it to Yuriko's ship without incident."
Yuriko hummed to herself as she stepped off moving walkway, leaving her group as she went over to a window, and peered out. "I think I see it..." She announced, pointing to a nearby ship.
"I saw that look Serizawa!" Datenshi had her skin vision on, keeping a eye on her entire area as she wiggled a finger at the man.
With Serizawa's comment, Sumaru was remembering the crew's last adventure through a station when he was there, he kind of got anxious as well to see this thing goes better then that time they picked him and Nana up.
Sora laughed, "Looks like we're here." She continued to smile brightly as she actually started looking at her surroundings instead of tuning it all out again.
Kessah tweaked a brow over to 'Tenshi, and then over to the back to Ichi before she shook her head a little before she nodded over to Yuriko, "Thats the fourth arm... Looks like it." She quickly sent 'Tenshi a telepathic message, encrpyted, too. "And no marshmellows this time."
"Sharp eyes you've got there, 'Tenshi," Serizawa retorted, "but don't act like you're not deserving of the look. You have worked hard to get that reputation, right?"
"Well. It will be my first time seeing a ship such as...the one we are seeing. You know me. I always need to see how things are, how they work.." Her hands clasped behind her back, then. She paused briefly, to tug down the hem of her uniform, before continuing on. Her eyes lowered to Dagsuz's hands briefly and she pondered something, but held back, merely looking towards the window Yuriko stood by.
"What's life if you can't have fun hun?" Datenshi asked as she turned around to walk backwards, watching Serizawa.
"okay, everyone, we need to enter the arm, and it should be...the...third docking station." Yuriko recalled as she entered the large concourse area of the fourth arm.
"You said it'd be the first one, actually..." Kessah smirked a little to Yuriko.
Yuriko shrugged a little. "I was mistaken, that was a Nozomi, not the Miharu Prototype." She waved a hand dismissively at Kessah before counting the docking ports, until she found the third one.
Kessah shrugged a little and followed Yuriko, openning the hatch door for the Shoi and gesturing her inside first.
"I'm just going so I know where things are incase I have to know where anything is for reasons of getting on board and getting things that are not supposed to be there, out." Sumaru said in a plain tone, with a added shrug. The other reasons was because the pilot didn't want to be left alone with his thoughts today, and getting out of the ship sounded like a good idea anyhow. His eyes traced her line of sight, watching her looking at the man's hands in such a wanting fashion caused a faint giggle. "You poor thing..." Was all Sumaru could offer at this moment to his friend, finding the situation comical but much less hopeless then his own.
"I guess you have a point there," Serizawa conceded to Tenshi before he began to look for the third docking station. "Well, I guess we were spared any situations," he told his lover ask Yuriko found the station. "Shall we go ahead or wait for the others to enter?"
Dagsuz pocketed his writing implement as they approached the ship. His freedom of networking felt more limited on the station, but then, he was not a station technician. Unable to access exterior cameras or video feeds from maintenence pods, he resorted to looking out a viewing portal at the ship. He nodded appriciatively as the others filed towards the hatch.
Yuriko nodded her thanks, and climbed through. She opened the other hatch, and stepped into her new ship, for the very first time and out into a large bay area.
Datenshi waited behind Yuriko to enter. She was eager to see the new ship. She had been on the Sakura, The Yuguumo and the Plumeria, now for a new ship to a to her list. As Yuriko entered, Datenshi was not far behind.
Kessah followed suit quickly, beating Cherry in, although not Datenshi. Emerging out the otherside she came out and looked around, scoofing softly. "Well that was anti-climatic."
Cherry swatted Kessah rather hard on the bum for cutting in front of her before she hugged Yuriko from behind again when she came out, too, and gave her fiance a kiss on the cheek, "Now we get to find all sorts of nooks and crannies to have some 'fun' in... Among other things, of course~."
"We're in one of the cargo storage areas, around the multi-function bays." Yuriko explained as she began to move again towards a door.
"Thats beside the point." Kessah retorted, following Yuriko close.
Datensh snickered a little at the three and just followed along, deciding to keep quiet rather then speak up for once.
Sumaru would be given a deathglare from Nana, which, coming from a short-statured little curvy Neko with bright pink and blue hair, was quite humorous. She looked off towards Dagsuz after a while, waiting a bit before she'd follow the others. Oh, she would follow -- very, very slowly.
"Be thankful it is the right ship Kessah, and don't complain." Yuriko huffed as she stepped through the door, and out into a long hallway.
"Tch... I'm not complaining~. Its a new ship. I get to tinker and stuff.. Fun~!" Kessah smiled brightly after she spoke, looking about with maybe more then healthy interest.
Sumaru would simply lower his head and stood there whispering inwardly, not much so audible to anyone but him self; "good luck though..." Then continuing on, with quickened steps he catches back up to Nana and goes back to observing everything in the same silence from before.
Sora looked around at the new ship in awe and wonder as she walked alongside Serizawa. The new ship had peeked her interest and she tried to place some of the things Kotori had said about the ship to Yuriko to no real avail. She didn't understand much, except that it was an experimental ship with lots of shiny things to test and revise and try to get to work in real combat situations.
"Tinker?" Yuriko asked sounding both puzzled, and a little exasperated again. She was standing in the main passage way, and connection junction to the main hull of her vessel. "okay, MEGAMI should be this way...once she is up and running, I can go on tour with you all, and work at the sametime." Yuriko explained turning to the left, and going down the long connection junction now towards MEGAMI's room.
Serizawa didn't appear to be overly interested in the ship itself or the experimental devices it utilized. He was more interested in the physics that made everything work. "So, what do you think?" he asked his lover as they followed the rest of the group toward the MEGAMI's room.
Cherry slowly began to detach herself from Yuriko and moved over to 'Tenshi, preparing to unleash her promised wrath on the woman. She was impatient today.
'Tenshi seemed oblivious to the girl behind her as she peered around the ship.
Kessah nodded a little, "Dagsuz isn't the only engineer, you know. I fiddle with things and make them better as a hobby..." A some what dead hobby, maybe.
Sora smiled sheepishly and simply replied, "It's shiny?" She blushed a little at just how inadequate her knowledge of the technology was.
Dagsuz pulled himself away from the window, finding himself only a pace behind Nana amd Sumaru. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were stalking me..." He said, with a totally straight face. As they moved through the ship, his eyes were constantly moving. He also regretted he did not have technician access to this ship, to the point where a frown began to form on his face.
Had Nana actually been able to hear Sumaru, she would have said something like, "Yeah, I'm gonna need it." Because truer words had never been spoken. Eyes on the ground, she followed loosely behind, her pose something more slumpy now, arms dangling at her side. A glance back towards Dagsuz and she gave something of a dry chuckle, "Never."
Serizawa pat Sora's arm and confessed, "Don't worry. I don't know what half of these things either." Taking the initiative, Ichi called to Yuriko, "Will we be getting an explaination of all the major systems of this ship, Yuriko?"
Sumaru had watched the man pass behind them, so silent he remained. But at one point he'd offer a smile to Nana, trying to better her spirits and encourage her. But other then that, there wasn't much else he could do other then follow on with the group and keep his eyes moving about. Committing as much to memory as possible; halls, rooms and primary targets were the main concern of his as they continued through.
"Systems that are not entirely safe for use are on this ship Kessah, please don't tinker with them for your own safety unless I ask." Yuriko said rather politely as she walked. "This must be the medlab for the main hull." She said more to herself, but loud enough for everyone as they came up on a door. She quickly circumvented it, and moved on until she was standing just outside of MEGAMI's room. She quickly turned around, and looked at everyone. "okay everyone, please wait outside, since no one but myself, or KES technicians are allowed in...plus I do not think her avatar would be too happy about it."
"And yes, you will, but first I must wake up MEGAMI." Yuriko said turning back around and began to enter the code given to her.
The young Ketsurui continued to smile at Serizawa's response, "That's a relief but I guess that's the idea, most of this stuff is supposed to be in development?" She half asked Yuriko.
Kessah hmphed a little and crossed her arms under her breasts, shaking her head a bit, "Psh... I have about 15 years of experience over you guys... I'll be fine, Yuriko~."
Catching Yuriko's comment to Kessah floating back towards him, Dagsuz sent to Kessah in encrypted telepathy; "Yes, those sorts of dangerous modifications are best left to those who have lost their sanity along the way... in a playful tone, he continued, "You know where to find me."
Datenshi still kept to herself, simply watching the surrounding ship the same way she had with the Yūgumo.
"Haha. I have more experien-- Wait... Fuck." Kessah grumbled a little after her own encrpyted telepathic message, and leaned against the nearby wall.
Cherry continued to slowly stalk up behind Datenshi, holding in her breath. She was internally deciding what to do first.
Serizawa nodded to Sora. "That's one issue. The other is that only a technician or an engineer would be able to identify the various devices and systems just by looking."
"Yes, this ship is different from Taisa Kotori's Miharu, and is a variant of the design. To be honest, I have yet to name the ship." Yuriko explained before looking over her shoulder to Kessah. "Kessah, some of these systems are experimental to the point where I dare not even use them without properly going over the schematics myself." She said before the armored door slid open, in the darkness the sillouetes of tubes, and the like could be seen as Yuriko entered, and the door slid shut behind her. Before it did, she turned to them. "Play nice until I come back now, 'Tenshi, Sora, you two are in charge of keeping everyone inline until I return." As she finished the armored door slid shut.
Datenshi still seemed oblivious to Cherry.
Kessah stuck her tongue out to Yuriko's general direction and grumbled a little to herself. Please... Been through enough to not have to worry to much about new things anymore...
Sora nodded to Yuriko and laughed a little as she disappeared, "So...what now?" She was unsure of what they could really do in the ship.
Cherry sprung into action, lunge glomping 'Tenshi from behin and then quickly attempting to tug the woman't pants down.
'Tenshi laughed as she jumped forward, her skin vision still on. She had been watching the girl and laughed as she used her gravitational manipulation to evade the girl.
Dagsuz leaned against a bulkhead, observing the rest of the crew with mild interest. The sleep had done him good, he felt relaxed, and rather at ease.
Serizawa covered his face with his hand when he saw Cherry pounce on Datenshi. "When the cat's away, the mice will play," Serizawa mused before turning to look at Sora. "Well, I guess we make sure the "mice" don't get carried away.
Cherry shook her fist at 'Tenshi and lunged at her once again, this time ready to use her own gravitional manipulation to follow.
Nana, meanwhile, stood around and observed Dagsuz. She was turning him into something else. Almost an equation. You had to handle those types like that. There would then be a glance towards Sumaru, then back at Dagsuz. Maybe the blonde, effeminate one would know what to do... ..nah.
Sora looked at the technicans curiously, "Besides Kessah, who else is going to be trying to tinker with this ship with Yuriko?" She stretched her arms behind her back, pushing out her large chest with a jiggle.
Floating up and away from Cherry, Datenshi turned around and stuck her tounge out at Serizawa. "So mean, come on now I'm not being evil or anything." Datenshi laughed and shot away from Cherry, wiggling her rear a little as she circled around behind Sora and Serizawa.
Yuriko walked through the darkness, over to the central computer station, the lights winking feebly. The Shoi imput several commands into the station, and the lights pulsed a little more, until finally the room's lighting came on. The activity coming from the computer itself increased. "MEGAMI online." A soft female voice replied in the room seemingly coming from nowhere, and yet everywhere at once. "Linking to Gemini Starfortress' KAMI system, and updating." Yuriko smiled a little as MEGAMI began to work. In the blink of an eye it was over. "Good Morning Shoi." The voice replied somewhat sweetly, to be honest it made her smile a little bit. "Good morning to you MEGAMI, I assume you are now aware of the situation?"
Kessah shrugged a little, "Beside the point..." She wasn't captured by the sight of Sora's chest, like some others might, and kept her arms crossed waiting for her Shoi.
Cherry chased after Datenshi, slipping between Sora and Ichi quickly. She was half tempte to stop and give Sora the usual groping that she never received, but she was busy at the moment.
Serizawa's gaze fell downward, attracted by the sudden motion of Sora's chest. Though he wasn't so quick to show it, his mind wasn't in much of a better place than Cherry's or Datenshi's. For the time being, Serizawa's world was made only of the bouncing.
"Oh come on Seri! Either grab'em or stop starin." Datenshi called out Serizawa and laughed as she again danced away from Cherry. She was rather nimble.
"Actually... if there's actual supplies already on this ship, I can prepare everyone a late brunch while we wait." Sumaru offered, he was a little hungry and hadn’t been able to cook a serious meal since he left home, which actually was pretty depressing for him. He loved cooking, he even became slightly well known in basic training because he'd be able to make the rations they were offered taste better by adding seasonings he had stashed away with his things.
Sora moved back out of the scampering nekos' paths. "Just be mindful that this is a nice new ship, keep it in one piece, kids!" She laughed as she called after Cherry and Tenshi. She blushed a little as she have caught what the others were saying, "Wha? Bouncing?"
Dagsuz absently twirled a lock of his snow white hair around his finger, considering the antics of Cherry and Datenshi. He found himself lost in rememberance, memory of his first few weeks aboard the YSS Sakura.
Cherry giggled a little at Datenshi's words and sent her a encrypted telepathic reply while continuing her chase, she not being quite as nimble but not one to give up, "Momentarily truce to grope and play with Sora's breasts? Thats such a invitation..."
"Yes ma'am, I am. You are the new commanding officer. Your orders?" MEGAMI asked as Yuriko stood there, hands behind her back. "Please activate generators one and two, bring main lighting online, notify Gemini we're ready to take on supplies, and please create a few sprites. As for the supplies, I have a list of everything, and am uploading it to you now." The list Yuriko had was indeed uploaded, and soon MEGAMI had it. "Very Good ma'am." The Shoi smiled a little wider now, enjoying MEGAMI thus far. "Well then, please give access to the ship's databanks, to the crew onboard I do believe they wish to take a look over you. Now if you'll excuse me, I must be getting back to them." Out side the main lighting blinked on as the armored door began to slide open again.
Nana dropped to the ground, quite literally. She sat, mind you, but it was a bit.. hard. Staring at the ground, she sat in a relaxed position, legs parted faintly. Not that she was paying any attention. On a normal day, yes, but right then, she was feeling a bit .. off. Lightly, she started to hum, barely audible.
"Don't listen to them," Serizawa told his lover after he was abrubtly forced out of his happy place. "They're just all wound up."
Dagsuz was jerked from his reverie as he practically felt the databanks of the ship open up to him. Immediately, he was surrounded by displays, spinning, scrolling, shifting along the hull line. He instinctively reached for his pocket again, but came up empty and muttered a curse under his breath.
"Hmm...Sure." Datenshi laughed and nodded, twisting herself around to head back twoards Sora.
The door opened again, and out walked Yuriko, hands behind her back, a small smile firmly in place as the door closed again, locking itself. Seeng what was going on, Yuriko cleared her throat. "Now now kids, do not make me get the NIWS."
Cherry began to go back over to Sora, too, making sure to stay at the same rate as 'Tenshi. She also nodded over to Yuriko with a smile.
"I can see that," Sora chuckled as she replied to Serizawa's comment. "All set with MEGAMI, Yuriko-san?"
All of the displays around Dagsuz blinked out of existance as he straightened up when Yuriko reappeared. "May I be the first to congratulate you on your exquisite ship," He said with a bow. Nana's slumped figure caught his eye and he sent her, almost without thinking, a telepathic nudge.
Datenshi cackle aloud as she pounced Sora, grabbing one of the breast playfully. "Gotcha!"
"Eh... I think 'Tenshi deserved it, anyway. Usually does." Kessah spoke with a light, playful tone. She appeared to be fine again, if she was ever put off in the first place.
Cherry grabbed the other quickly and began to feel it up quickly, soft squeezes and the likes.
Nana stood up onto Yuriko returned. She brushed off a bit and then took a few steps back, seeming to have little issue with falling back. Maybe this was not such a good idea, after all. Lightly scratching at her calf with a booted foot, she glanced in Dagsuz direction, giving a slight nod of her head.
"MEGAMI is online, and she is currently working. I asked her to notify Gemini we're ready to take on supplies, and she is going to create a few sprites." Yuriko said happily as she bowed to Dagsuz, thanking him. "Kessah, Cherry, Datenshi, settle down." She replied calmly to the three.
Ichi Serizawa: Serizawa's eyes widened as Datenshi and Cherry began to fondle Sora's breasts. Immediately, his hands shot out to defend Sora from the groping invaders. "Get ahold of yourselves!" he scolded them.
Sumaru blinked a few times at Dagsuz's rapid speed, but instead of approaching the man and asking him for the information he'd like to know, Sumaru communicated to Nana, encrypted, telepathically "now's your chance, go be interested." He told her, still looking quite dazed as he stood there thinking now about cooking, he was glad it was keeping his mind of his main worry.
Sora blushed a bright red as she was grabbed and took a moment or two to actually react. And she let out an ear piercing shriek after taking a deep breath.
Kessah pouted a little, "Hey! I am standing here, being good."
Cherry eeped a bit at the sudden shriek and Ichi's attempts to get her off, however she got one good nipple pinch in through the bra before fleeing away. "... Sora asked for it."
Dagsuz winced, almost wilting away from Sora's shriek. He even went so far as to cover his ears and back away.
Yuriko's ears slanted back at the shriek, and she winced a little.
"... That was the most girliest thing I have heard since I joined up into Star Army. Good job." Was Kessah's only responce as she rubbed her ears.
Datenshi jumped back, not really havig expected that reaction from the girl. Her gropes had been mostly harmless, directed twoards the top of the breasts in a almost examination type feeling.
Nana cringed faintly, ears twitching slightly, hands raising to cover them after a moment. She took this opportunity to scoot rather close to Dagsuz in the meanwhile. "Uhm. Ow."
Sumaru snapped back to reality, Sora's shriek filling his head. His eyes shifted from one party to the next, as if he was reading an armor HUD for information. Sumaru was off the wall he was leaning against, waiting to get a grasp on what just happened, with blinking almond shaped eyes.
Yuriko stepped forward, frowning disapprovingly at 'Tenshi and Cherry. "Cherry. 'Tenshi, I had thought better of you two." She scolded, hands on hips.
Cherry frowned and hung her head, "But... They were bouncing... It was unresistable, Yuriko..."
Datenshi's ears wilted back a little as she looked down. She had gotten a little carried away, but while it had been in good fun she hadn't thought Sora would have reacted the way she had. "Sorry Sora..."
When the two female molesters retreated, Serizawa turned Sora toward him and hugged her tightly, squishing her tightly to his chest to prevent further attack. However, the room was eerily silent and though he kept his eyes trained on Cherry and Datenshi, he seemed a little confused.
The Ketsurui's face was a bright shade of red as she did an about face with an indignant huff and walked towards the way they came in. she didn't know what to say and had opted to leave, biting her lower lip.
"Don't do it again." Yuriko said disapprovingly, eyes narrowed slightly as she stared at Cherry. "That was very nice of you to do without permission. "Eh?" She managed to say as Sora seemed to just up and leave. "I will talk to the two of you later." She muttered to 'Tenshi and Cherry before following after her friend.
Dagsuz allowed his hands to slide away from his ears, one accidentally brushing Nana's shoulder as he recovered. He seemed a little dazed, but managed to shake it off. He noticed abruptly how close Nana had gotten, and involuntarily looked her over with an appriciative glance. His mouth trying to cover for his eyes, he spoke to her, "I hope she doesn't do that too often, I think I might die of cardiac arrest."
Serizawa chased after Sora as she started to leave. "Wait, Sora!" he called out, his voice much louder than it needed to be for the other greenshirt to hear him. He wasn't aware of how loud he was. Just that his ears were ringing pretty loud.
'Tenshi frowned a little more and sighed as she watched Sora walk out the door. Wonderful. I really should think things through more often.
Well. There seemed to be another thing preventing this day from progressing further, so Nana took the opportunity while it was there. She turned to face Dagsuz with a bright smile, reaching up and lightly brushing her candy-colored hair behind an ear, "I've never heard anyone scream that loud from a grope. Ever." Though if it upset Sora that much, Nana had to feel a little bad. A little bad, a little envious. "Anyway. The ship's systems are.. good?"
Cherry continued to hang her head, looking hurt. She sent 'Tenshi a encrpyted telepathic message, "... That wasn't our fault, right? I mean... She had it coming eventually.. And... Maybe..."
Datenshi simply shook her head to Cherry and sat down on the floor, crossing her legs. "No...we royally fucked up there." Datenshi sent back.
"Sora please wait!" Yuriko pleaded as she continued after the girl.
Cherry let out a sigh and spoke out loud in a hurt tone, "Well... Fuck then."
"Well, the systems are in fact largely experimental, so in honesty they are a ways from 'good'," Dagsuz said, glancing down the corridor at Yuriko's retreating back. "In any case, I have a feeling it may be awhile before the commander of the ship is back... Would you like to walk with me?" Dagsuz indicated with his hand and a small map of the ship's decks came up.
Sora stopped finally and pressed a hand over her mouth as she heard the footsteps and the voices behind her. She was still biting lightly down on her lower lips with tears welling upin her eyes. She was still at a loss for words. She just looked hurt.
Sumaru... just returned to leaning on the wall, he knew Serizawa would take care of her, so everything seemed okay for the time being. He couldn’t help but smile as he eavesdropped on Nana and Daguz, feeling that his friend now had her in. Which is more then the poor pilot could say.
Kessah sighed a little to herself and looked to Dagsuz, "Don't go to far off... And don't mess with anyting."
Yuriko neared her and stopped a little ways off. "Sora...I am sorry...I honestly am at a loss for words on what to say or do..." She spoke, sounding apologetic as she took a few steps closer.
"All right. That sounds like a good idea." Nana smiled a bit and sidesteps close to Dagsuz, glancing over towards Kessah with a smile, "Ah, don't worry, I will keep an eye on him!" The pink-haired techy gave a little wink.
Kessah rolled her eyes playfully to Nana before she sent her a encrpyted telepathic message, "Try being blunt about it. And if I hear any moans of pleasure I'm going to hit you both over the head."
Serizawa quickly caught up to Sora and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Are you alright?" he asked her delicately. Or at least he tried to but his voice was still a bit louder than it needed to be.
Cherry sighed after her long silence, walked over and sat by 'Tenshi, mummering softly to her, "Pretend I took off your pants." She spoke rather flatly, and held her head in her hands while supporting her elbows on her thighs.
Nana paused, turning her head and glancing in Kessah's general direction again, a silent, tiny smirk on her face as she responded with her own encrypted telepathy, "Darlin', if I'm being blunt about it, how do you expect there -not- to be moans of ... well. Pleasure's a bit of an understatement? How about ecstacy?" The only sound the pink-haired Neko made was a soft rumbling in her throat akin to purring.
Datenshi hmphed a little and dropped her forehead into her hand. It was almost like the two were children waiting to be punished.
Kessah rolled her eyes again and waved Nana off.
"They startled me, I'm sorry. I don't know if I over reacted or not but, I'm gonna go home and try to figure out what the hell just happened," Sora spoke in an almost forced tone of voice, she was having a hard time keeping her emotions in check.
Sumaru was left alone to him self in a sense, not all was lost though. He decided to go adventuring into the new ship, he wanted to see what sort of armors they were carrying and the state of their kitchen, which ever came first I guess.
Dagsuz offered his hand to Nana, raising an eyebrow at her sudden purring sound. "I'm sure that If anything happens, I can fix it, or break it so much further that it's something else," He said in a joking manner, then to Nana, "Shall we?"
"Sora, will you please come with me to just one more place? And you to Ichi? Then I promise you can do whatever you wish. And I give you my word I will talk to Cherry and 'Tenshi. So please" Yuriko asked kindly, gently even as she dearly wanted to give her friend a hug right now.
Nana reached out, taking Dagsuz's hand with a faint squeeze, edging up close to him with a nod, "We shall." She wiggled her fingers to Kessah, but added, "You might want to see about Suma-chan. He seems a bit down today."
Kessah gave Nana a quick nod, and looked toward the hall Yuriko and company went down. Taking their time...
"You two are in trouble." Yuriko's telepathic voice full of disapproval as she sent the encrypted telepathic message to both 'Tenshi and Cherry. " I want you both to apologize to her later. Understood?" She ordered firmly.
Datenshi physically nodded as she sent back a rather weak message of "Yes ma'am..."
"Yes ma'am. Cherry copied with Datenshi, not actually knowing it.
Sora took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment as shesaid a quiet prayer to herself, "Okay, Yuriko-san. I just need a few moments to calm down first,"she replied rather weakly, still sounding strained.
Yuriko nodded lightly in turn. "I think you will enjoy it." Was all she said before going silent as she waited.
Serizawa quietly waited as well. Whatever Sora decided in the end, he'd go along with and that was a fact that didn't need saying.
Sumaru was heading in the opposite direction; it seemed the closest place was the kitchen it seemed. With the supplies already being loaded to the ship it seemed there was quite a menu already building up. Though limited mind you, Sumaru had already made it to the entrance of the kitchen it self while going over a display of the food he could possible make.
Dagsuz lead the way, the little map beside him twisting and turning as they navigated the halls. After a few moments, they emerged into engineering. The air was alive with the sounds of it, humming, quiet beeping of consoles on standby. However, just as they entered, Dagsuz's pace faltered. He cast a sideways glance at Nana. "Actually, I think I've thought of a better place to check out. Would you like to look around here first or...?"
The young Ketsurui shook her head and wiped the moisture from her eyes with the back of her right hand as she opened her eyes again. Oddly enough, she cracked the knuckles in both of her hands before she pushed her hair back behind her ears and turned to face Yuriko and Serizawa. She looked a little flushed but she had a small but rather forced smile for a moment, "Right, ready," she said softly as she tried to force the incident out of her mind.
"Good, you'll like this Sora-chan, you'll love it once I have everything ready however." Yuriko said merrily, trying in a vain attempt to brighten the girl's mood as she took one of Sora's hands into her's and turned about, heading towards an elevator to the upper deck.
Nana sauntered alongside Dagsuz, glancing around, taking everything in. She noted everything to memory, only snapped out of her observation when he spoke, "Oh. No, no. I can come back to this, we'll go where you want to." A brief squeeze given to his hand before she looked around, waiting to be led out to wherever it was Dagsuz was interested in. "You're lucky I want to see -everything-, or else I may have been glued to Engineering!"
Serizawa followed as Yuriko led Sora away, staying within a couple steps of the two women.
Datenshi dissapeared into the ship to be alone, well away from the medbay or any other place of real intrest. Not that she was running from Yuriko, no just that she wanted to be alone for a bit. She had gotten to excited and now she had roally screwed up, especially with Sora more then Yuriko. She had been trying to open the girl up a little more for both her own and Ichi's benifit, and now she had just flushed all that work away. With a sigh she became lost in the corridors of the ship.
Sora let herself be led away and tried to smile but was still only managed a weak, forced smile. She looked back at Serizawa with an apologetic look in her eyes, I think I'll be okay She projected to both her lover and her friend as they walked.
Cherry however stayed in the exact same spot, eyes closed now. Her only company now was the equally quiet of Kessah, who was once again daydreaming about things of the past.
Dagsuz let slip a grin as he made for the upper decks, approaching the recreation area with a surprising rapidity. He came to a halt outside one of the virtual reality rooms, slightly out of breath. "This," he breathed, "Is honestly more exciting than Engineering to me."
Yuriko smiled a little as they arrived on the upper deck, and into the zero-g main passage. "We're going towards the wardroom." She explained letting Sora's hand go as she began to float down the corridor, towards the rear of the ship.
ANYWAY! With loads of mixed massed chaos going on of the ship loading it self and so on. Sumaru went about querying the ship's MEGAMI about the supplies already loaded, he wanted it on a display that he could look over as he headed on his way to the cargo bay to grab up what he could for a first meal onboard the new ship, if there were pieces missing of what he'd like to cook he'd request that some of the food be changed in priority.
It's alright, Serizawa projected back to Sora. I'll follow along as far as you want me to. He followed the two neko women as they moved toward the wardroom.
Nana blinked, managing to keep up for the most part, stumbling a bit along with him. She looked down, then up again, going quiet and breathing a bit heavily. A pause and the pink-haired Neko would perk a brow, "..What is it?" Because that meant it had to be -damn- good if it was more exciting than Engineering.
Dagsuz opened the door, feeding instruction to MEGAMI to display a blank, white pod-like room. "Allow me to demonstrate," He said, indicating that Nana should enter first.
Windows popped up in front of Sumaru, food stuffs seemed to be among the first to be being loaded. A list of vegetables, meats, and many other ingredients were there, along with cookware, dishes, utensils, and the like. On another display lists of AS-7, and AS-5 torpedos came up, mostly AS-5 torpedos were being loaded save for a small hand full of AS-7's. It also seemed power armors would be coming up next in the cue.
Yuriko entered the wardroom, her feet planted firmly on the deck transparent Zesuaium windows in the wardroom provided a spectacular view of space as she looked the place over, finally spotting what she was looking for. She began to walk further into the back of the ship, past the wardroom.
Sora followed along after Yurikocurious as to what the neko had wanted to show her. The curiousity seemed to be helping the medic slowly come back out of her soured mood.
Nana blinked a bit and then nodded her head, releasing his hand reluctantly and then stepping into the room. A glance around, and she scratched idly at her belly before looking over her shoulder at Dagsuz. "Hum?"
He ignored the list of torpedoes; they by far were the most least interesting part of the ships to him after the battle where he could not bring one down even if he tried Sumaru began to desist them. Though he understood their part in ship to ship combat, he just didn't like the concept of not being able to do anything. Then he requested a map to the food storage be added to his displays, so he could go and snatch up what he needed. Though he did take a look to see what armors and modules were being loaded out of intrest over anything else.
Dagsuz stepped in behind Nana, barely surpressing a grin.As the door closed, the room faded away, leaving them in complete darkness. One by one, tiny pinpricks of light began appearing. Suddenly, the gravity dropped away, and after a few moments, a nebula came into view, and a closer dot of light cast just enough light to see by. They were, apparently, standing in deep space. "Incredible!" Dagsuz said, floating in space before Nana. His hair floated freely around him, writhing like something come alive as he turned this way and that in effort to see everything.
Yuriko arrived on a very special deck of her ship, the Observation deck. In the middle of the room there were soft leather couches, some with backs, and some without. And the occasional recliner. There were rows, upon rows, of pots, and plats for gardening, and best of all, a breathtaking view of space, and of Hanako's Star could be seen, stars in the backdrop as they all shined through the large transparent Zesuaium windows. "Ta da... This is what I wanted to show you." She said with a little smile..
Dark. Nana saw dark. In the sense that you don't really..see dark, but. Just as she began pondering this, Nana gave a glance down -- only to notice specks of light appearing. A brow raised and the pink-haired Neko suddenly gave a small yelp as the ground did not look much like a ground anymore! Her eyes wide, she looked down, then up at Dagsuz, blinking rapidly, "W..what is this?"
Kessah suddenly pushed herself off the wall using her foot and walked over to Cherry, giving her a light tug on the ear.
Cherry perked up at the sudden tug and gave Kessah a death glare, definately not in the mood.
Kessah, however, would have none of that. "C'mon. I'm dragging you along to cheer you up and to kill my boredum." She smiled a little to Cherry before she began to walk away.
Cherry blinked a little, dumbly if you will, and stood up. She wasn't used to Kessah actually taking action for once, and was curious. So, like a duckling to her mother, she followed Kessah.
Kessah lead Cherry to the elevator, and in, pressing the button for it to rise, "I am sure Sora will be fine, so cheer up..."
Sora's eyes widened as she stared out at the view from the Observation deck. Her expression instantly brightened as she beamed in amazement. "Oh wow! It's gorgeous! T-thank you for showing me this, Yuriko-san!" Her eyes sparkled as she revealed in the view.
Sumaru quickly grabbed up the supplies he'd need for the food, carrying a few boxes piled up. As well as cooking pans and utensils, he was in a rush to start cooking so he made his way back to the kitchen as fast as he could with a much happier look on his face then before. He had gathered Ingredients to make seafood tempura, as well as vegetables to make a small stir fry and rice. Another few boxes were also on his arms for desert and maybe another side dish. He was quite strong and had no problem carrying the almost blinding stack by him self.
"You're very much welcome Sora, and you are welcome here anytime, who knows, maybe you'd like to get your hands dirty with me, and we could plants some flowers, and other plants?" Yuriko said as she too now looked out of the windows.
Cherry let out a soft hmph and nodded a little. Sure, it was stupid... But it was only a grope. Two gropes, maybe. She wouldn't be physically scared or anything. "I know..." There was still Yuriko... But... That thought could wait.
Kessah rolled her eyes playfully to Cherry before she lead her down the hall once the elevator openned. She didn't need a map to guide her about the ship, or at least not to where she was going. She was looking over things, just like Yuriko. Namely because she couldn't sleep last night, but thats beside the point. Leading Cherry into the recreation room, she went over to where the consoles were set up (And she was rather happy that they were indeed there in the first place) and sat down in front of them, Cherry following suit. "Moment. Trust me, this'll be fun."
"This is the Virtual Reality Room," Dagsuz said iwth a grand getsure towards the stars, "And it can, to a point, put you anywhere you want. It can let you do so many things... If it were a few years back, I could easily become addicted. In fact..." With a sweeping motion, the gravity came back slowly, the scenery melting from the stark beauty of deep space to a wide, grassy field with snow-capped mountains in the distance. "..It can be a few years ago."
"I've never tended a garden before," Sora commented brightly. "But I liked visiting the ones at the Academy right before dawn after a rain storm, the mist rolling from the ground gave the flowers an etherial quality," she remembered wonderously. "It was like, walking into another world."
Thank you for the gesture, Serizawa sent a message telepathically to Yuriko. I am personally in your debt. He took to Sora's side again looked at her. "A garden might not be a bad idea, as far as ambience is concerned."
Yuriko blinked as inspiration hit her. The Shoi walked over to Sora, and gave her a kiss on the cheek, smiling. "You gave me a very good idea for a name for this ship." In response to Serizawa, she inclined her head.
Cherry looked around the room as Kessah fiddled with some things on the console. She looked at the closed door saying 'Virtual Reality Chamber in use' and tweaked a brow. ... Whats that? Her curiousicity was broken when Kessah threw something into her lap.
Kessah held the same thing she tossed to Cherry; a controller. Sure, it wasn't a virtual reality chamber or anything, it probably wasn't even allowed to have anything to play over the galaxy with, being a warship and all, but it was still fun. "This is the controller. Analog sticks, bumpers to press, various buttons. You'll pick it up quickly." Kessah smiled a little and leaned forward, pressing a button on the console. A light flicked to life on top of the rather small device, and the screen showed some various logos.
As Nana felt ground again, she breathed out heavily and looked around the newly changed scene. She turned slightly, looking around slowly, a smile on her face, "Wow. Now, this.. this is really pretty.." Nana seemed enthralled, blinking several times and dropping into a slight crouch, poking at the ground.
Setting things up in the kitchen, humming happily to him self as he unpacked everything all at once and began setting it out in the stages he would need to cook it in. Then began pulling out the brand new pots and pans and set those up at the various temperatures and started straight away at adding the oils that he needed to the woks and then preparing a pot to seam the rice. While waiting for them to warm up, with a small piece of vegetable at the bottom of the woks to help him indicate just the temperature of the pan, he began on his tempura batter. Making sure to add his own touch to the flavor, allowing it when mixed with the shrimp inside to explode with flavor. It was a favorite of his sisters, so he hoped it'd do well for the crew as well. Then once that was prepared he hastily made - a pair of sauces by mixing others and adding sugar to one and salt to the other. A custom of his home prefect, sweet sweet and sour sauce, and potent soya dip sauce. Both were lovely with the tempura and good to add to rice. Which was the next thing too, because the small amount of water he had prepared was being to boil; he filled the large pot with white rice then covered it while turning off the burner to let it steam. Then popping noises form his second wok, then the first one. He filled the first one with the shrimp, to lightly cook them first and to the second on he began filling with various vegetables for a stir fry, filling the bottom of the wok with soya sauce for a hint of flavor.
The game's theme of metal music roared out of the speakers, making Cherry jump a bit in surprise. It reminded her of 'Tenshi's time back when they had the short vacation, and so she smiled a little.
Kessah's fingers moved quickly through some various menu's, and before Cherry knew it the screen had '1-1' in shiny text on the screen, and it roared, "Roll out!". And so the rather classical style of side scrolling arcade shooter began, with Cherry's character dieing several times in the first few minutes until she figured out how to actually move.
Dagsuz took a seat in the lush green grass, and was unable to resist the urge to flop down onto his back. "Aside from indulging in fantasies," Dagsuz said, turning to look at Nana as she poked the ground, "It also allows for simulation of various things, as long as enough data to extrapolate the outcome. So, you see, this room alone is far more interesting to me than engineering without a high clearance." At this, he laughed, "But I suppose that is because I could spend days in here easily. Lose track of time..."
A small sprite soon filtered into the galley where Sumaru was. Her hair, a color that seemed to be ever changing to different colors of flowers, was cut short so as to not get caught up cooking. With a blink she looked to the man in her kitchen. "Um...Hello...!"
"Hi!" Sumaru greeted her with a wide smile as he rushed about cooking up a storm, making sure both woks wouldn’t burn but still cook perfectly by turning down the heat and moving then to another set of boxes. "Sorry, you must be the sprite in charge of the kitchen. I am Sumaru, one of the crew from the ship you'll be serving with. I hope you don't mind that I use your kitchen to make a meal for the crew." He said all this hastily, because the poor Sumaru was a one man chef team at the moment.
"Not at all! Lemme help you out okay?" Haru smiled and rushed over to his side, bumping him with her hip to knock him aside to another thing he was doing as she took over quickly.
Nana turned a bit, watching him for a while. Well, there was that thing about being bold... Ah, why not? Nana dropped down onto all fours and slowly crept forward, crawling up close to, and, in fact, on top of him, closing the distance with a tiny smile, "Well.. I can see why." Again came that soft, purring sound.
"Okay, just make sure the woks are managed and keep the food moving and not to burn, the batter for the tempura is ready if you can take the shrimp out and then batter them and place them back in a little more oil in the same wok then that'll be amazing. I'm going to start on desert; we'll be serving sweetbean and raspberry Taiyaki." Sumaru said with a nod, he was so alive and happy in the kitchen as he rushed over to the boxes and began starting on the thick cookie like cake batter and the different fillings as well. Once the cake was finished, those be put on a pan with a rice paper sheet under them and stick in the oven, he'd be able to finish the fillings for them at that time.
"Ano....should you be doing that Haru-chan?" A sprite with hair the reddish orange color of fallen autumn leaves asked as she entered the kitchen. "After all, he started cooking."
Haru nodded and smiled, happy to be getting to work so quickly as she began to do as she was told. It was his creation and therefore she would follow what he said. "Of course! It is my job to cook and I am still following his orders!" Haru nodded to the other sprite. "Where are you supposed to be Aki-chan?"
Aki blinked, and scratched the back of her head, reddish orange curls bouncing slightly as she did so. "Well, MEGAMI hasn't given me a task yet. Oh...wait...there we go." She said as MEGAMI promptly gave her an assigned job. "Guess I'm a caretaker now." She said with a little yawn.
Dagsuz blinked as nana approached, having to surpress his instinct to draw back. Lucky for her, he was on the ground and not readily mobile, so she managed to get over him quite easily. A smile broke across his face as he looked into her eyes. "Something on your mind?"
Cherry pouted a little as the game over screen came up. "Awh... That was fun, too..."
"You died so many times you ate up all our lives on level one... Heh... No worries. We can play again..." Kessah hit 'Retry' on the screen and level one started up once more.
Sumaru nodded a hello to the new sprite and then was quickly diverted to the oven as it pinged that his fish shaped cake half were done. He dawned a glove to pull the sheet out, then before the cookies could cool he began to paint the sweet bean paste on the insides, then pieced the half’s together, he'd add the raspberry latter. "Actually, if you could do me a huge favor. I want to make this a little more presentable, maybe almost like a party. So if you don't mind, would you please go and grab what ever decorations you can as well as dishes corresponding to the military colors and set the tables Aki-san, that'd be wonderful. Cover the table and swats in a nice martial and that sort of thing." Yup, Sumaru was lost to the world, he was cooking!
Sora smiled brightly at Yuriko coming out of the fog of awe at the memories coupled with the view with a bright smile, "You're very welcome," she gently squeezed Serizawa's hand as she continued to stare out the window.
"Decorations?" Aki asked tilting her head a little, she snapped her fingers and wall and ceiling decorations suddenly sprang up about the wardroom. As for the tables she'd have to do those herself. "Sorry Sumaru-Hei. The dishwear is china, no military colors about it." She said a little sheepishly, but went to go fetch the china anyways.
"You seem very good at this Suma-kun! I might have to have you cook with me more often." The sprite giggled a little and nodded as she began to wrap up a few dishes, putting the shrimp back into the oil to finish cooking now.
Nana grinned inwardly. She did it! Well, she managed to hit stage one, she thought. Biting her bottom lip softly, she shook her head, very slowly sitting up, "No. Nothing. I just think this is really.. pretty, and.. you're..." Her voice trailed off, gaze going soft, "..really...."
"So, what do you think of the name Asamoya, Sora-chan?" Yuriko asked as she stared too.
"That's just fine, thanks a bunch!" Sumaru called out after Aki. Then once he noticed Haru begin doing the batter he smiled and nodded, while reaching over her shoulder to turn the temperature of the wok down just enough then shut the vegetable stir-fry off then sifted it all into a large metallic bowl and placing the rice from the pot into the wok to lightly fry it and also adding the light flavor left from the oil of the vegetables and soy sauce in the bottom of the pan. "Sadly enough I'm on the other ship and won't be over here too often, but if you'd like Haru, I could come visit and we could cook together some time!" He'd offer as he turned back to his deserts and began filling the fish shaped cakes with the raspberry sauce, once done he'd stick them back into the turned off over only- to keep them warm until after dinner.
"I think it's really pretty, morning mist... It seems like a good name for a scout or stealth mission ship. But I like it for this ship, regardless, Yuriko-san," The red haired neko replied brightly. "It's a nice change from flower names."
"Really?" Serizawa asked quizically. "I figured you would have liked the flower names the best, Sora."
"Well, flowers in the morning mist are quite pretty." Yuriko commented kindly as she sniffed the air. "Eh? Do you smell that? It smells like someone is cooking."
Dagsuz propped himself up on his elbows, gaze fixed on Nana. So many things invaded his conciousness; everything from guilt to relief. Shaking himself from his thougts, he reached up and wrapped his arms around Nana in a strangely childlike hug. His arms wrapped tight , and he held on for a long moment as he tried to shut out all other thought.
"What ship are you with?" Haru asked as she leaned over, turning down a oven top that had been still on just under Sumaru's chest. With a small snicker she nudgeed him lightly again and continued to cook.
"Oh, I do but nothing but a bouquet of flowers in a fleet of combat ships seems... contrary, don't you think?" Sora replied offhandedly to Serizawa. She smiled as she finally noticed the scent of food cooking and sniffed the air. "They are. And I do smell it. It smells pretty good."
Aki began setting the dishes on a large rectangular table, in the center was a teppanyaki grill. There was another one of these tables, and four other smaller tables, but this one had eight chairs, perfect for everyone it seemed.
Nana blinked several times, going quiet for a while. Her brow furrowed and she smiled a little, feeling something.. odd from that. But, she leaned forward, a hand lightly running through Dagsuz's hair, nuzzling into him lightly and softly purring again. And, due to the nature of aforementioned hug, she found that her mind was not on the nasty, but slightly more innocent things.
"The Elfin Princess, previously I was onboard the Plumeria before we were downed." He stated plainly, rather touchy subject but it was the truth none the less. Then Sumaru began filling the individual dishes that go on top of the serving dishes, in true Japanese cuisine style. A plate full of rice with the tempura placed neatly on the bed of lightly fried rice, and then the corners of each dish were filled with the vegetable stir fry. Tiny bowls for each person was filled with both unique sauces from home, and then he'd make sure everything else was off, "Thanks for all your help Haru-san, now let's see how we did. I hope they life it." He giggled a little and then start being them out and placing them on the table, a smile to his face at the sight of the decorations.
Serizawa was able to smell the cooking shortly after Sora confirmed the scent. "Well, are you feeling up to lunch, Sora? We don't have very far to go to get some."
"Your with Mango!?" It seemed the protective sprite was somewhat famous for beating the others out of the kitchen, save for a select few. "Is she really as ean as they say?"
"Sankyuu so much Aki-san, this looks great!" Sumaru said to the sprite while he made his way out with some of the dishes, hopefully closely followed by Haru with more. Then he'd go back and get some more and was sure to get glasses filled with water set around at each as well, it was a magnificent set up indeed. "Ah, yes... I am." Sumaru called back to Haru, with an almost regrettable tone. With Mango he didn't get to cook. "Alright if everything is ready, I'm going to get the rest of the crew here, you two good?" He asked the sprites.
"I think I could eat a little bit, Ichi-kun," Sora replied softly as she ran a hand through her hair for a moment. "I can't pass up what smells like an incredible meal."
A light wind rippled the vast grass plain around them as Dagsuz reluctantly let go, but stayed upright pressed close to Nana. A few clouds had formed around the western horizon, where the sun began sinking to. His mood seemed to be afffecting the rendering of the virtual world, if only in ambience. He took comfort in her purr, and was unwilling to part from her while she was doing so. He looked up at her, his violet eyes astorm with thought, reflecting the darkening horizon. "I'm sorry. I've just... had some rough times recently," he said after a moment. "Turns out I'm not as jaded to loss as I thought."
"Umm, Kakutama-Shoi?" A sprite with reddish orange hair called as she came up behind the trio. She stood at 5'1" she was a little curvy and it showed through her bodysuit uniform.
"Well then, we should go get ourselves something to eat then," Serizawa as he started to lead Sora back to the wardroom. He noticed the short sprite addressing Yuriko but thought little of her and figured Yuriko was going to have some work to do.
"Hai!" Haru said as she finished with her last bits of the dishes and began to dish them out into bowls to take out to the tables. Smiling and huming lightly now.
"Mmm?" Yuriko said as she turned around, now facing a sprite. "Oh hello there, something you need sweetie?" She asked kindly. On the Sakura and Plumeria she had always treated the sprites well.
"Lunch is being prepared, would you like to eat?" Aki asked as she bowed low to Yuriko, who seemed to be smiling at the sprite.
Yuriko smiled a little more now. "Of course! But first, tell me your name? Please?"
"Okay... now." Sumaru accessed MEGAMI and then requested for a ship wide announcement to be made, his voice carried over the internal intercom. "Dinner is served, if you could all make your way to the ward room now please hurry, else it'll get cold."
"I'm Aki ma'am, a pleasure to meet you, and to be serving under you." Aki said as she stood straight, and cocked her head to the side. "Ma'am...there seems to be a person in the starboard power armor bay...she is grumbling over there not being any power armors. Long red hair, ponytail, dark complextion..."
Nana slid a hand around to the back of Dagsuz's head, nuzzling him gently and smiling faintly. The rumbling in her throat dies down a bit and she leans back some, breathing out heavily in a sigh, "I understand. Well, I don't.. I don't personally know, but.. if you need to talk about it.. I am here." She brushed back his hair, placing a small kiss on his forehead before beginning to stand up... very slowly, however, "Did you want to get out of here..? Or.."
Sora followed after Serizawa, her smile had softened a little and she shook her head at the thoughts again. Let it go. She thought grimly to herseelf.
Dagsuz leaned slightly into Nana's touch, eyes closed and a smile teasing at the edge of his lips. His arm caught her around the waist as she started to stand, however, and he spoke without opening his eyes. "I am curious... Where would you like to go, given the chance?"
Nana blinked several ties, looking down at Dagsuz for a good, long while. That was certainly an odd question. Resting a hand atop his head, she took in a deep breath before thinking quietly to herself, "Well. Anywhere I haven't yet been, I suppose."
"Oh! That must be 'Tenshi. She tends to become fussy over such things, she is an armorer by trade." Yuriko explained as a small inventory window would pop up in front of 'Tenshi's face a selection of harpies, sylphs, mindies, and daisies would be loaded shortly, with moduels for them all.
"Ah, well, food?" Aki said rather simply.
"Of course." Yuriko said happily as she followed after Aki, Sora, and Ichi.
Datenshi blinked lightly at the message window. With a huff she saw she still had some time to wait as she flopped to her rear in front of the table, stomach growling a little. She wasn't in the mood to eat though, having heard the announcement before hand.
Serizawa led his lover into wardroom and pulled out a chair for her to sit in. The meals were already served, much to the scientist's surprise.
The over head decorations sparkled, and shined, and the wall ones winked with lights.Got to love holographics. Aki mused as she seated Yuriko.
The sun hit the horizon, setting the skies aflame. The accumulated clouds burst into orange immediately around the bright disk, pinks and purples. Dagsuz tore his gaze away from Nana as he slipped his other arm around her again. He looked off into the sunset, quiet for a long moment as the sun sank lower and the glow spread further across the sky. "Then, I think it's only fair that you take me where-ever you want to go, as I've already imposed my destination on you," he said, turning over the room control to Nana.
Sumaru was standing off to the side, bowing his head and gesturing for everyone to sit, for now he'd wait to eat. Hoping more would arrive soon, or all his hard work would go to waste, and he couldn’t have that happen now could he? Maybe he'd go and get that armor after all, grab the rest and toss 'em in here... it was a nice thought for the time being, but instead he just stood there over by the entrance to the kitchen.
Sora sat down in the offered chair with a soft smile. "Thank you, Ichi-kun," sge said softly. She looked over at Sumaru inquisitively and wondered if he had cooked this on his own or with the sprites. She tried tosearch for a piece of informatio that wasn't there with a soft sigh. Her memory gap was bothering her.
"....I couldn't really picture or say. I have not a clear image because I have no idea of what is.. out there, yet. Not entirely." Nana seemed a bit bothered by that, rubbing gently at the back of her head and giving a small sigh. She made herself comfortable, though, nuzzling herself against him, "...besides. I.. I like what you showed me." Fairly pleased for the moment, the soft, almost hypnotic purring started up again as she engulfed Dagsuz in a tight hug.
A message soon came to Yuriko's attention, a request to board. Seemed that the Asamoya already had their first transfer. "Greetings Shoi Kakutama Yuriko, Santo Hei Fujiwara Saya reporting for duty." She was quick about it, having already been on the base.
"It wasn't a problem at all," Serizawa told Sora. He then occupied the seat next to her and asked, "How are you feeling?"
Yuriko perked up a little at the message. "Oh? Well, only here for a few hours, and I already have my first transfer!" She said somewhat happily. The Shoi sent a message back. "Permission granted, please use the ventral airlock." She sent back, refering to the top airlock. It'd be by far quicker then the one they'd used. "A sprite will be sent to escort you to our wardroom."
The very Japanese plate was full of flavor and color and done to the best of the very multitalented pilot’s abilities, the sauces were almost just like home, so you know they were done amazingly. Sumaru stared at the door for some time with both arms crossed, his lips slowly pursing to one side as he grew impatient. It was never good to ignore some one's hard labored meal they prepared for you, but it was fine. He'd soon bring it up later, maybe by embarrassingly making announcements one by one for the people that weren’t there... or, he would if he could. Sumaru was much too shy for that, the poor thing.
"Sumaru, please set another place? We have a new transfer." Yuriko asked the Santo Hei politely.
"Ventral...? Erm..u-Oh! Ventral right hai! I will see you soon Shoi!" The girl seemed scrambled and a little confused, but otherwise alright as she made her way to the appropriate airlock, awaiting just at the door to be let in by the sprite.
Dagsuz happily melted in Nana's embrace, and the landscape once again began to blur. A few moments later they found themselves in the center of a sort of garden. Flowers grew in carefully placed arangments from the grass, two large, blooming cherry trees overhanging and filtering the light of a bright, full moon with a blue glow about it. The whole garden was rather small, shaped like a bowl with them in the center. A short wall all the way around created a horizon of uniform, cracked grey stone. The night was cool, a mild, gusty breeze occasionally sweeping through the overhead branches. "Then I'll be happy to share the places I've been." Dagusz said as the final details coalesced.
The airlock opened, and a sprite stood just below it, the ladder extending down from the begining of the airlock, to the deck. The blonde haired sprite stood there, hands underneath her small chest as she tapped a foot lightly, waiting.
"Still feeling a little off from the restoration. The gap in my memory is troubling me but there's really nothing I can do to fill it," Sora replied softly to Serizawa. She looked down at the plate of food and finally asked, "Sumaru-kun, did you make all of this on your own?"
"Huh..." He'd snap back form his growing irritated stair, hearing his name. "Oh, sorry. Yes ma'am, my pleasure." Sumaru would then take a slight bow then slip into the kitchen to prepare another plate, he'd ask one of the sprites around him if they'd mind placing another chair at the table, which we can assume that they would. Sumaru was glad he had cooked too much, because he still had enough for seconds and the new recruit. The trappish armor pilot, chef extraordinaire, filled the plate just like the previous ones. The light battered shrimp tempura placed on a nice bed of lightly fried rice that had the light flavor of soy sauce and vegetables' oil. Then after that, the corner of the plate was filled with the vegetable sir fry. Sumaru made sure to prepare two little bowls of his homemade sauces; sweet sweet and sour. And the potent soy. Placing the two on the other upper corner of the plate then making his way back into the room. "I did most of the work, with some help from Haru-san the sprite here in the kitchen who looked after all of the other stuff while I prepared the meal, all the recipes are my own and there's also desert so eat up! Oh, and you can thank Aki-san for the decorations and setting the table."
Saya had a dufflebag in her hands as she stepped into the airlock, floating rather then worrying about tripping. "Greetings! I am Santo Hei Fujiwara Saya! Happy to meet you." She bowed lightly to the sprite before straightening up. "Who are you?"
"Eh? Kyuuka, a pleasure, the Shoi is waiting for you in the wardroom Fujiwara-Hei. Please follow me." Kyuuka replied as she began to float down the hall, towards the wardroom, it was a straight shoot, and wouldn't take that long.
Saya nodded lightly and floated down the hallways after Kyuuka quietly, observing the area around her, yet not the area in front of her.
Kyuuka led the woman down the zero-g hall, which was basically a straight shot to the wardroom. The blonde sprite walked into the happy seeming dining area, and cleared her throat, and bowed to Yuriko. "Ma'am, Santo Hei Fujiwara Saya has arrived."
Saya dipped into a forward bow. "Greetings, I am Santo Hei Fujiwara Saya, glad to meet you all!"
Yuriko looked up from her food as a new sprite entered, and announced the new Santo Hei. She stood up, and gave a short bow in return. "Welcome aboard my ship Fujiwara-Hei, we were about to enjoy some lunch, care to join?" She asked looking to see if Sumaru had set a place for her as requested.
"Hm? Oh! Yes please very much!" Saya giggled a little and placed her bag by the door before she sat down at the table somewhat near Yuriko, giving a space for anyone else to take a seat.
Aki crept over to Kyuuka, and up behind her. "So sis, what brings you out of the med lab?" The orange, and reddish haired sprite asked, standing there perfectly at ease as the slimmer, blonde haired Kyuuka turned about glowering a little. "I had to escort her," She pointed to Saya." Up here, though I'm glad for the break, Fuyu was getting on my nerves."
"Oh don't blame Fuyu; it's just how she is." Came a call from the kitchen, Haru sticking up for the normally cold sprite.
Star Paul: There was already a place set out for the new recruit, though mind you there were many open spots. Which caused the armor pilot chef quite a bit of sadness, not seeing the rest of the crew there to enjoy his meal, he had hoped that they'd all be able to enjoy. He still didn't take a seat, reluctantly standing by the kitchen entrance with his eyes to the main door in hopes the rest of the crew would make it.
"We've only been alive for a few hours and she's already a cold hearted wench if you ask me." Kyuuka grumbled. Aki merely sighed, and placed her hands behind her head.
Haru hmped and threw shrimp at Kyuuka, aiming for her head.
Saya giggled a little at the two sprites but remained silent regardless, watching the others with interest.
Yuriko frowned, wondering where the others were; there had been a ship wide announcement after all, and Dagsuz, Cherry, Nana, and Kessah were still missing.
Aki lunged, mouth open, and nabbed the flying shrimp, not even bothering to take her arms from her head as she happily held it between her teeth, grinning a little in Haru's direction before she chewed it up, and swallowed.
Kessah strode into the wardroom finally, she having had to pry herself off from Cherry's hugging (Which proceeded to groping, naturally) when she made to go get some food. Cherry herself wanted to be alone, and remained else where. With a wave the small techie greeted everyone and took a seat at the table rather quickly.
Saya looked the newcomer over and returned the wave with a smile, patiently waiting to see that she could get some food. She wasn’t sure if they were waiting for the others or not.
Sora and Serizawa seemed already to be quietly enjoying the meal so it would look okay for Saya to join in.
Kyuuka stuck her tongue out at Haru, having seen the flying shrimp coming at her before it was intercepted by Aki.
Yuriko saw Kessah enter, wondering where Cherry was, and for that matter Tenshi. She sent a little text message to each, a small, bouncing holographic window would pop up in front of them, asking if they would like to join everyone for lunch or not.
"Sumaru, I know we have wine onboard, do you have any on hand right now?" Yuriko telepathically asked the pilot as she sat there, still awaiting a response from Cherry and Datenshi.
Cherry replied after a moment with a quick, short text message back of, 'No.'
Seeing the others eating, Saya quickly dove into the food, grabbing a few pieces here and there to make up a small modest plate of food. Standing up quickly, she went over to her duffle bag and grabbed herself a pair of chopsticks that seemed to be packaged in what looked like a medical sterilization bag. Opening the bag she neatly tucked the trash in her duffle bag before walking back over to the table with the chopsticks. After a quick prayer she began to eat.
Yuriko blinked at the message, and sent one back to Cherry, asking why.
Datenshi sent a message much the same, a simple "No thanks"
Haru blinked a little at the sprite and shook her head, wondering how she could get the girl back later.
Kessah got her own plate, which was just a couple of shrimp. She wasn't all that hungry, although the main reason was she didn't like shrimp all too much. Or seafood in general, for that matter, but that was just personal preference. "Looks nice."
The food and setting was amazing though. Aki seemed to have done some justice to the wardroom making it more so look like a fine dining restraint and the dishes were set and dressed in a high class way. "I had a bottle of campaign set aside in the kitchen to chill just for that request, I thought it'd be more festive and appropriate for the occasion, I'll go get it right away." Sumaru responded as he then bowed his head to the room and made his way into the kitchen, the glasses for said drinks were already set out but empty on the table, they had no proper place to store the bottle beside the table to keep it chilled, so the kitchen was the only option. After a few seconds, he'd emerge back out and start by serving the captain of the ship first.
Cherry sent a text message back after a much longer moment, about a minute. 'Because. Don't worry.'
Then he'd move over to Sora and Serizawa filling a glass of the bubbly for them each, and then to Kessah he'd fill her glass and lean over to whisper something into her ear. "There's other stuff too incase you don't like the shrimp." He'd say thoughtfully, being the nice person that he was as he had noticed her only having so very little on her plate. Then he'd move over to the new recruit and offer him a charming lightly glossed smile. Sumaru looked simply like a very slender and flat female, hips, waist and even facial features. Though mind you half of his soft complexion was covered by a veiling bang, the unexposed eye was frost blue and a small gem like star sticker was right below the corner of it. "I hope you enjoy my cooking." He'd say, though it'd sound like a she'd say.
Yuriko smiled, and inclined her head to the impromptu cook, in thanks as she took a sip of the Champagne.
Saya replied back with a nod and a smile. "Arigatou Sumaru-kun!" It seemed that the doctor was already getting familiar with the different crew member's records.
Yuriko took the time to respond to 'Tenshi, asking why she didn't want food. Honestly, they're both being childish about all of this, She thought a little irritably to herself. All she had said in way to makeup for their transgression was a simple apology to Sora after all.
Kessah just shook her head to Sumaru in a 'No, its fun' gesture. ... Sometimes I wish they'd just make... Beef stew. Or chili... Or... Something. The small redhead smirked a little to herself before picking up a shrimp and giving the other eaters quick glances, noting the five new faces (And thinking Saya was a sprite or something), and also seeing how to eat the shrimp. Its been a while.
He'd nod then giggle slightly; it seemed the doctor was quite ecstatic being so exclamatory in thanks. Then moved next to his own glass, filling it up before clearing his throat. "I propose that the new Shoi make a toast!" He said, smiling and nodding once to Yuriko in encouragement, the occasion called for it.
Yuriko had been taking a sip of her champagne when Sumaru had said that, and was now coughing, and sputtering as she had been startled.
Datenshi replied with a picture of a small stick figure shrugging.
Saya gave the new girl a wave and a small giggle as she popped a shrimp into her mouth, chewing lightly as she made sure to take care with her food so she wouldn't make a mess.
Kessah chuckled a little at her Shoi's expense, and shook her head a little in amusement as she sent her a telepathic message. "Next you'll see everyone wanting to go down on you or something in congratulations. Or something." She did, however, raise her glass up.
Saya did the same, raising her glass after swallowing her mouthful of food. Her chopsticks were placed perfectly on the edge of the plate.
Yuriko coughed a little more, seeing the stick figure, and sent one back, this time joined by another that would be herself. Her stick figure whacked 'Tenshi's over the head, and dragged her to the wardroom, tossing her into a chair. To Kessah she glared a little. "We have torpedo tubes, remember." She warned, feeling a little irritable due to 'Tenshi, and Cherry's antics, and now the slight burning sensation in her chest before standing.
Datenshi jumped a little at the message, blinking a little before she sighed and got up, dragging herself down to the wardroom to go get something to eat. After all, if she didn't have the energy, how could she mope and hide from the others? As she got into the room she made sure to sit at the table, just a little away from Yuriko, and on the opposite side of the table from Sora and Ichi.
At least I got one of them here. Yuriko though for a moment as 'Tenshi made her way in. She tapped the side of her glass, calling for quiet.
Datenshi blinked lightly at the new face and the situation, but grabbed a glass and raised it in tribute.
Kessah giggled playfully at Yuriko's comment and gave Datenshi a quick half-wave in greeting to 'Tenshi, keeping her glass up the entire time.
"To all of our friendships, may their bonds last through this war, and still be strong long after it is over." Yuriko said aloud, holding her glass high, before seating herself again, and taking another small sip.
"Here here!" Saya called out and nodded, smiling as she too a small sip. After her sip she picked up her chopsticks and again began eating, taking special care not to make a mess.
Datenshi retuned the wave and sipped down a little of her drink to the toast before she grabbed a nice big plateful of food. Since she was here, she may as well eat in earnest eh?
Kessah nodded as well, chiming in with a "Mmhm." Not real words, sure, but oh well. She took a small sip from the glass before attempting to eat the shrimp again. And this time she was successful!
"Hey Haru, got any more shrimp to toss?" Aki asked, holding her stomach a little, hearing it growl.
Sumaru nodded then took a sip of his own, before turning to the door one last time. "Well... I guess I waited long enough." He said faintly before taking a seat him self. Probably close to Yuriko and Datenshi, somewhere in the middle anyhow. "Itatakimas." He said before picking up his own chopsticks and starting in. Then heating the sprite speak about being hungry, and Sumaru being the type he is quickly swallowed down his first mouthful hard, with water chasing it down quickly after. "Aki-san, there's plenty of empty plates here for people who have chosen not to eat. Why don't you all join us? If they come hungry later, I'm sure I can prepare something from the left over ingredients in the kitchen." Sumaru offered pleasantly.
"All of the food has yet to be loaded Sumaru-Hei," Aki explained in response to him referring to the left over ingredients. "Besides, the Asamoya's food storage is multi-leveled and can reach the elevation of the starboard living area. So, we're taking on a lot of food, plus whatever Kakutama-Shoi ordered for the cargo storage." Aki explained as she wandered into the kitchen and swiped a shrimp from beneath Haru's nose.
"Aki...you're what the Nepleslians refer to as a hippy, you know that?" Kyuuka grumbled as she followed her 'sister'.
"Hey! Get outta here those are mine!" Came a shout from the kitchen as Haru threw an empty frying pan at Aki.
"Whoa!, sis, calm down, it’s only one shrimp...not like you can eat all of those, even if you do...you'd be the size of the star fortress," Aki replied ducking from the frying pan, and Kyuuka using her anti-gravity control to jump into the air to dodge it.
Kessah raised her voice a little, "Hey you two... You get to kill each other later." There were guests, after all.
Yuriko snorted into her glass a moment before she began making two large plates of food.
"Grrrr!" Came a growl from the kitchen as Haru threatened to throw a second frying pan at Aki.
Yuriko finished, putting an assortment of food onto the plates, with the proper utensils. She excused herself from the table for a moment, and began heading towards the kitchen.
Aki scratched the back of her head as she watched Haru. "Come on sis, no need to be mean, where’s the love?" The orange and reddish haired sprite asked as Yuriko walked past Kyuuka who went wide eyed, and bowed, now standing behind Aki, holding aloft two plates, that seemed to almost be overflowing with food. She cleared her throat to politely garner the two sprite's attention.
Sumaru was just glad to be eating something that tasted like home, as he shrugged off what Aki had said. He was genuine in his offer and her noting him of more food being loaded on only meant more for him to cook if someone else arrived late. But he stuck to being quiet as he ate through his plate mouthfuls at a time, but holding quite good table manners. Mainly due to his silence, but the food was just so good to him. He did have to remind him self that he cooked desert too, so he ended up slowing down at some point.
Datenshi dug into her plate, and much to Saya's horror, she was so hungry that she simply didn't care if she made a mess. The poor new girl shuddered visibly as she stared at 'Tenshi, mouth somewhat slack-jawed.
Kessah smirked a little at Datenshi and shook her head in playful amusement before giving Saya a quick glance and a tweaked brow. With a smirk she went back to her shrimp and ate the last one on her plate, and began to take sips of her drink.
"The love was in the shrimp I made with special hot sauce for myself!" Haru grumbled a little and chewed on the tail of one of the shrimp, one she left aside for herself.
"Now now girls, no need to fight, there is plenty of food for you both." Yuriko said in a kind tone as she entered the kitchen, and placed both plates of food on a counter. She'd made sure there were quite a bit of shrimp, rice, and stir-fry on the plates. Aki gave Haru a helpless look as Yuriko swept past, placing the two plates of food on a counter close to the two of them. "But it was good Haru-chan..." She commented as Yuriko stepped away from the plates. "You two deserve to dig in." She said before going back out, and gathering another plate for Kyuuka, and handing it to her with a little wink before sitting down.
"Thank you, Yuriko-Shoi! Could you take come down to Fuyu-chan too? Later even? She is down in the med bay getting everything set up." Haru asked as she nibbled at her own shrimp, eating the tail and all.
Yuriko had been about to take a bite of her own food when Haru had made her request. Putting it down, the Shoi got to her feet, and fixed a fourth plate before apologizing she would have to excuse herself again. There had been a fourth sprite? This she hadn't known, or even if they had been completed yet. But, wanting things to be fair, Yuriko left the wardroom, and stepped on an elevator, heading down to the main deck.
"Fuyu doesn't need food; she probably will suck people's blood or souls." Kyuuka muttered as she ate a bit of carrot, grumbling a little about her 'sister' and fellow nurse.
Aki shrugged as the twin plates of food went untouched, and snagged one for herself. "Haru-chan, not going to eat the food, the Shoi brought?"
Yuriko hummed a little as she moved through the passageway, and promptly entered the med bay, the plate of food being held in both hands. "Fuyu? I have food for you." She called into the medical bay, it was bigger then the Plumeria's or on par with it in sheer size.
"Hey! Fuyu is nice! Stop being mean to her Kyuuka you know how she hates it when you talk about her behind her back...” Haru grumbled slightly as she nibbled at her rice.
Fuyu was at a small desk in the med bay, her long white hair sprawled out behind her with what looked like shards of ice in her hair. The shards were really just streaks of ice blue. With her back to Yuriko, her face and complexion would be tough to see.
"We've only been alive for a few hours Haru, not like I do it everyday, all day." Kyuuka retorted as Aki seemed to be at peace, eating her food.
Haru grumbled as she glared at Kyuuka a little. "You know what I mean! When we were with big sister you were still mean!"
Yuriko peered around until she spotted a sprite; no doubt it was Fuyu, considering she was the only one in there. Not to mention that, all of the sprites seemed to have the appearance of the different seasons. "Ah, there you are. Fuyu, I brought you some food and thought to introduce myself."
"Heeeeey, lay off you two. This is supposed to be fun. After all, the Shoi seems nice been going over her records too. And our ship is also nice." Aki said between mouthfuls of rice. "So relax, chill out, and have some fun, you two sticks in the mud."
"Arigatou Yuriko-Shoi. Please leave it on the table, I shall eat when hungry." Fuyu replied her voice somewhat cold and detached as she began to go through a small list of incoming supplies.
"Hey, she deserved it, teasing me." Kyuuka shot back, munching on a large shrimp. Not to mention her chest is freaking huge compared to mine! The sprite thought irritably. Out of them all she was slimmer curve wise, and her chest was only an A cup. This seemed to be a point of distress for the new nurse.
"Why don't you join us up in the wardroom, Fuyu? Everyone is there, including the other sprites." Yuriko offered as she set the plate down.
"If you weren't always making fun of her chest then she wouldn't make fun of you!" Haru growled a little as she pointed an accusing shrimp.
"I am rather busy, I can not help it if Kyuuka shirks her duties," Fuyu replied, still busy with the lists.
"Make fun of her chest? It's big what can I say? Mine is so small it is virtually non existent, and you and Aki could probably have a fight to the death on second place," Kyuuka growled as Aki just blinked, a shrimp's tail hanging out of her mouth before it quickly disappeared.
Haru laughed a little at the comment and shrugged, causing the moderate bust to jiggle a little. "I can't help it if big sis made me gifted..."
"Actually, she is not shirking her duties, I requested a sprite to escort a new crew member to the wardroom, and MEGAMI chose her." Yuriko explained as she drew closer to the sprite.
"Has she completed her duties?" Fuyu asked aloud as she remained facing away, a rather long list of medicines opened in front of her.
"She also made you the airhead of us all." Kyuuka replied rolling her eyes.
"She's enjoying herself with the rest of the crew, I allowed her to do so. You should too you know." Yuriko commented, wondering why the sprite was so shy.
Sora ate her food rather quietly, simply just enjoying the traditional spread as she silently observed the crew's interaction with the new sprites.
Aki hopped up onto a counter, the sprite watching the duo verbally duke it out as she continued eating.
Serizawa picked at his meal while glancing over at Sora. How are you feeling now? he asked his companion using his telepathy.
Sumaru simply continued on with his food, he as mentioned before; was just glad to be eating something familiar.
"Hey! I am not an airhead!" Haru threw another shrimp at Kyuuka.
"Because Kyuuka hates me, Haru never shuts up, and Aki is annoying." Fuyu replied.
Aki by now had finished her food and watched the shrimp zoom by, unable to get it in time as it bounced off of Kyuuka's rather small chest. "Then stop saying I hate Fuyu." She growled, wondering if Haru would float away if the anti-gravity were turned off.
Yuriko laid a hand softly on the sprite's shoulder in a comforting, and friendly way. "You've all been here for such a short time; just give them all a chance. If you wanted, you could sit by me, or we could go to the observation deck and share our meal privately if you do not wish to see your sisters."
The young Ketsurui smiled meekly at her lover before responding in a soft tone of voice in her telepathy, Better, I'm still a little upset but it'll pass. I'm still rather confused about what to think, Ichi-kun, but I'll be okay .
Datenshi occasionally stole glances at Sora, but was otherwise subdued, looking to her plate constantly as she ate.
Saya had yet to take another bite, shivering a little still at the small mess around Tenshi's plate. With another shudder Saya tried to look away.
"Oh? Give them a chance to say I suck blood and eat souls?" Fuyu replied as she turned to look at Yuriko. Her eyes matched the streaks of ice blue in her hair, an eerie color as her skin felt rather cold.
"I wouldn't let them say such things to you." Yuriko said somewhat bluntly.
Nodding while he chewed his food, Serizawa messaged Sora back, There will be plenty of time to sort everything out later on. Oh, try not to take it too hard on those two. I know it was really upsetting but I'm sure they've learned their lesson by now. I know I have.
"Too late," Fuyu said with a small shrug. After a moment, Fuyu turned back to the table. Looking over at the plate for a moment, the sprite thought it over. After another moment or so she picked up the plate and nodded lightly. "Thank you, Yuriko-Shoi, I think I will take my meal in private."
Sora sighed softly, giving Serizawa a very weak smile, replying wanly, I know they didn't mean to upset me it's just... I... She seemed at a loss as for how to describe how it had made her feel but just shrugged helplessly at the scientist.
Kessah gave Sora a quick glance before looking away again, instead resting her hands on her stomach and relaxing a little. She wasn't going to leave just yet, but she wasn't hungry enough to eat. ... Probably cake or something... Cake is good~.
Yuriko sighed, letting go of the sprite's shoulder as she turned. The Shoi turned about and walked away standing in the door way a moment. "Not giving people chances, ones that you don't even know is a pity, and not a good way to gain friends. IF we're to be working together, I do hope you learn to open up to me, it is not an order, merely a suggestion." Once said the doors closed, blocking Yuriko from view as she walked back over to the elevator, and back up to the upper deck.
Serizawa nodded upon hearing Sora's projected thoughts. He took his hand and raised it from the table so that he could pat her shoulder. Though he tried to reassure her, the physicist's mind was trying to decipher whether his counterpart was merely upset by the uninvited groping she had received or whether it was something more.
Fuyu's ears twitched a little as she heard the comment and after a moment she left the med bay. She came to the VR room after a small walk and when she entered the doors she came into a blowing snowy landscape. Sitting down in the middle of the room on a small patch of open grass in the middle of the snow, she took care not to disturb the few flowers that had actually bloomed. As she looked around, a smile cracked her face.
"Besides, you know it’s true, you've got the whole bubbly personality thing going." Kyuuka said as she nibbled on another shrimp idly.
Aki meanwhile had been keeping tabs on the Shoi, and her sister Fuyu. Granted Fuyu wasn't the easiest to get along with, she still cared for her, and could only nod in agreement when Yuriko stated the rather obvious, even if it wasn't to Fuyu before leaving and coming back to the wardroom. "Don't you two ever stop bickering?" She asked, sounding somewhat bored.
Sora pushed some hair back behind her ears and offered Serizawa a reassuring smile; she just didn't have the words and had decided to not say anything at all now.
"Sorry for being gone for so long everyone." Yuriko said rather apologetically as she reappeared, and took her seat again, her food gone cold now. It didn't matter; the Shoi ate it anyways, and enjoyed it to. The first meal on her new ship...it was delicious.
Sumaru was finished and had been waiting politely for every one to finish, pleased one way or another to see the people who were eating seemed happy with his cooking.
"It wasn't problem Yuriko. Fortunately, our bodies come equipped with hands that allow us to eat on our own," Serizawa joked dryly, trying to lighten the mood a bit.
Yuriko just shook her head, giving him a funny look. "These sprites are just like the seasons they're named after." She sighed helplessly.
"If she would stop picking on Fuyu then I would be fine!" Haru said with a small glare.
"Well maybe if Fuyu stopped being such an ice queen I would!" Kyuuka glared right back.
Aki sighed, and stepped between the two. "Look, we're all sisters, under big sis. Shouldn't we be acting like sisters and not like you all hate each other with a passion?" The short sprite asked, she was in all actuality the neutral one.
Kessah tweaked a brow over to Yuriko, "... They are named after seasons?" She half wondered if it was just the standard four cycle seasons or other seasons too.
"Haru means spring, Kyuuka summer, Aki fall, and Fuyu winter." Yuriko explained as she drank her lukewarm wine. "They've the personalities to match as well."
Kessah blinked a little at the names and nodded, "... Huh... I thought Fuyu was a fish or something... Oh well. Do they consider them sisters or something, too?"
“They're sisters, and MEGAMI is their big sister. It is how these things usually work." Yuriko replied. It helped when one's fiancée' had been a former sprite.
Sora glanced over at Sumaru and smiled brightly, "That was absolutely delicious, Sumaru-kun!"
"Ah... I suppose they are the bickering type, then... I'm happy that I got the loving sister~... And... The 'inny' part is of course good too~..." Kessah giggled lightly to herself and shook her head a little.
"The fish that you are referring to, Kessah," Serizawa spoke, "is the Fugu fish, which is highly poisonous."
"Thankyouverymuch." Sumaru bowed his head when Sora thanked him for the dinner, his cheeks a little blushed now.
The medic continued smiling at the girlish young man, "You're very welcome," she replied brightly before glancing back towards the others. "Are you going to try to help out in the kitchen more often? Mango sometimes makes exceptions to her rule."
"I would like too, cooking is a favored pastime of mine when I was at home." Sumaru said with a cute smile, before then standing up and collecting dishes of everyone done. "I'll go get desert." He said as he took the pile of dishes with him to the kitchen to set them to get washed before he pulled out the traditional Japanese Takiyaki, a fish cake with sweet bean paste on the inside. But with an added Sumaru twist, they were filled with a sweet raspberry sauce. He'd then offer one to everyone, carried out on a tray with each one wrapped in rice paper for holding.
Sora looked at the fish cake a little oddly, "I know were called Nekos but..." she laughed a little sheepishly.
"It's a traditional treat from my home; it's supposed to be shaped like a fish." He had to laugh; he kinda thought he'd get this kind of reaction. "I assure you it tastes nothing like a fish, it's actually quite sweet." He'd say with a smile as he'd place one on his plate then put the remainder on the center of the table for seconds.
Kessah tweaked a brow a little and nodded, taking the piece offered to her, "I really want to say 'damn it Sumaru... Your home is a little strange'... But I've seen odder~..."
Serizawa smiled politely at Sumaru and apologized, "If this had been an actual fish cake, I'd have eaten it but I seem to be missing my sweet tooth. Besides, I think I've eaten far too much already."
Sumaru simply nodded to Serizawa with a not offended smile, he was pleased the doctor liked his food as is anyhow. Then he had to giggle at Kessah and nod a few times, "it's an odd place if you’re not used to it. But, I love it... I'm out here because I have many things to protect," He gazed down at his bite taken out of the cake, a small warm smile on his features, "one of those things is my home."
Kessah nodded a little to Sumaru as she took a bite out of the cake, and blinked a little at the taste. It was certainly a little off beat, to be sure.
Sora cautiously picked up the fish shaped cake sniffed it and gently nibbled on the fish's head, uncertain of what to expect and got hit full on with the teeth hurting sweetness of bean paste. She raised and eyebrow and continued having a little more to figure out how exactly she felt about it until she discovered that she had eaten all of the cake.
"Well," began Serizawa as he pushed away from the table and stood up out of his chair, "I think my time here is just about up. I should be getting back to work in the med lab. Sumaru, thank you for lunch and Yuriko, thank you for the tour."
Sumaru bowed his head smiling to everyone there. "I'm glad you all enjoyed it..." He said fading off, him being the girly guy he was. Took this way out of context and put to much thought into the meal and people's reactions. But that's okay; it just means he'll be in a better mood for a while.
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