kollo_rpg | Summer 10 - newcomer mingle

[a. docks]
[Clear sky, blue sea...there are no floating islands or volcanoes in Sweden (r...right???), but in looks, it's not unlike Cephiro. Umi spent part of the boat ride lost in that thought. It's nice -- the boat ride, and being away from things, too. She already misses Hikaru and Fuu, but...maybe this will help.

Once the boat docks, she starts thumbing through the information packet. It's all fairly standard "welcome" information, except--]

Milking cows isn't too weird, but-- Water lilies? Who the heck needs to warn about water lilies??

[THAT'S KIND OF WEIRD, OKAY.]

[b. lingonberry cabin]
[It doesn't take long to find her cabin, but she wasn't totally expecting to see signs that people were already living there. Maybe she should have been -- after all, it seems like people have been here for a few days. But it's sure gonna make it awkward to grab a room, huh?

Well, uh. No better way to start than to just peek in all the rooms, right? ~~umi, no, what are you DOING~~]

Hello?

[c. mingle]
[She's not generally big on sweets, but she has a plate of small ones. They're mostly unfamiliar flavors, and curiosity has ahold of her. If they're tasty, maybe she can try to replicate them. You'll find her trying each of them out, with expressions ranging from surprised, to perplexed, to distinctly unimpressed.]

[d. late afternoon, outside lingonberry]
[It's definitely a pressure that's off her shoulders, but it's not perfect. And being away from Hikaru and Fuu...also not ideal. She's glad to be here, of course, but she's also feeling a little restless. So, for now, she's outside of her cabin, with the fencing foil she almost didn't bring, practicing some of her favorite stances.

A pause. It probably doesn't make sense to practice the ones she's best at, does it?

Well, anyway, here's where she is. Occasionally, she performs a move that doesn't look anything at all like fencing -- it looks more like the kind of fighting you'd do with an actual sword. She doesn't look bad, though. In fact, it looks like this is something she's got some experience with.]

[ With the exception of some of his own personal drama this vacation so far has been a pretty relaxing vacation. The problem is that Hyunseok is a guy who is used to constant stimulus, and will blow all of his money drinks at clubs and bars or video games. Things are a little more lowkey here, but the arrival of newcomers is always kind of interesting, right?

Interesting enough to have him wandering down to the dock at least, and overhear the girl with the blue hair musing about water lilies. ]

Hey, you never know what might come up, right?

a; docks
( Throughout the boat ride, all Emil could do was zone out and stare into the quickly arriving coastline. Nothing about this place is specifically familiar, but at the same time -- upon arriving and actually paying attention to his surroundings -- this is...home. Or something that's trying very hard to look like home.

There was a reassurance that time had stopped back home, but his mind is still swimming. It's hard to breathe easy when he knows that whenever he chooses, he can quickly turn back around to a sudden death scenario. Actually, that isn't even metaphorical. All that he can feel in his lungs at the moment is panic. )

I -- I...? ( Wow, two minutes off the boat and he's already about to lose his shit, this is a new record. He thought that stalling time would calm his nerves, not put them on edge. Emil moves between clutching his chest and anxiously running a hand through his hair. ) I'm going crazy.

b; blueberry cabin
( After getting over himself, Emil takes the advice of the welcoming packet and makes the walk over to the cabins, albeit a bit sheepishly after that...display.

He knocks on the door as if it isn't a communal living area, waits a few moments for someone to answer and then remembers himself: you're staying here now, you walnut. Ahem. He'll see himself inside, thank you very much.

Ah, there's someone easily accessible once he comes inside -- and that's you! )

Uhm...hi? ( This place is certainly a bit strange, and it's hard to get a feel for who all is here. ) Can you show me to a room...a free room?

c; mingle party
( The edge has certainly left his nerves -- or at least as much as they possibly can be given his current mental circumstances. In fact, those edges certainly begin to soften when he sees that there is food. Real food. Real food that almost certainly doesn't have a candle floating or squirrel fur in it.

Time to dig the fuck in, bruh. )

Is that fruit? Real fruit? ( Sorry to suddenly ask you a weird ass question, stranger, but this is like...kind of blowing his mind. ) Don't get me wrong, I've seen real fruit before, but it's been so long. And there's so much of it!

[ You better be ready for more water lily weirdness, because that sure is a weird blue guy kneeling in the corner of the room you just burst in on, in the middle of lifting the edge of a water lily from a mixing bowl of pond water so he can inspect it.

Zelgadis looks up at the intruder with a frown. ]

Who are you?

[Absorbed in her thoughts of what could possibly require such a warning, and not really expecting any input, Umi jumps a bit at the sound of Hyunseok's voice. The moment doesn't last long, of course -- she regains her composure, and offers him an incredulous look.]

I know it's not usually plants, at least. They can't exactly walk up behind and surprise you, right?

[Suddenly she doesn't look as incredulous.]

I mean-- unless I've entered another weirdo world.

[This is about to get real embarrassing, because the fact that one of the apparent weirdo plants is there and the fact that Zel is also, I dunno, blue, are melding together in her mind to form a bit of a logistical leap. She wags a finger at the flower.

(Oh, and also because she just barged into someone's room, apparently.)]

A-- are you...with them?!

What are you talking about? [ This is what Zelgadis needs in his life: a loud girl pointing and asking accusatory questions in his general direction. He lets the lily pad drop back into the bowl of water and stands up straight, folding his arms at her. ] I'm not "with" anyone. Don't barge into people's rooms uninvited.

[ All the things Haein could potentially be doing in the privacy of his own room...!

Like changing his shirt, for example. Which he is actually doing right now. He'd already established being left alone with his other cabin mates, so he's not exactly expecting anyone to come peeking into his room.

Jokes on him, apparently. He freezes for a moment when his door opens, all wide-eyed staring with his newly changed into shirt still not entirely on him, before he quickly makes for the door to shove it closed and yell through it for her to hear from the other side. ]

What the hell are you doing!?

[ Some kind of pervert has moved into their cabin. ]

[Well, the fact that he's so chill diffuses her immediate panic, at least. It also leaves her at a loss for a moment, making her feel a little...err. Defensive.]

I was just trying to find an open room. It's not like the doors are labeled or anything.

[HMMPH!!!1]

[ He'd missed the arrival of newcomers at the docks this morning thanks to oversleeping, so he figures a good way of scoping out what he hadn't had a chance to then can be done now at the mingle party. Haein usually sticks to the corners or walls, but who can deny free food...

Especially when there's something that looks an awful lot not like food but instead like some kind of blue liquid that catches his attention. He's examining it when the stranger beside him speaks up, and Haein turns to him with an unfriendly stare. ]

It's real fruit. [ Sounds just as unfriendly as he looks. ] The lemonade and cookies are real too if you wanted to freak out about those too.

[Okay so Umi wasn't expecting much when she stepped off the boat, but some peace and quiet? Yeah, that was the plan. Not Magical-Chairs-Find-The-Room-That's-Not-Occupied. And she definitely wasn't expecting some half-dressed dude when she first opened this particular door, so full of hope, as if she'd finally be able to put this dang bag away.]

H...HAH?!

[Luckily the door slams in her face before said guy can see the flabbergasted shock plastered all over her now-red face...but she also has her pride, so she somehow manages to sound like this is Definitely Not Her Fault.]

How the heck do you expect me to figure out which room is mine when all the doors are CLOSED and UNMARKED, huh?!

[Hope had been a little too engrossed in his book so he didn't hear anything until the door to his room creaked open. He started a little, sitting up straighter on his bed, and while he expected one of the two men he instead got a young woman with long blue hair.

She reminded him a bit of Yeul with that hair, but he merely gave her a small smile, closing his book.]

Can I help you?

[She was a stranger who walked right into their cabin, yes, but he was pretty sure a burgler wouldn't announce their presence like that.]

Edited 2018-11-13 22:14 (UTC)

[ There's a whole lot of angry huffing on Haein's end as he pulls his shirt down all the way. The peaceful and quiet Lingonberry cabin over. Time for all hell to break loose.

He wrenches the door back open in order to face her down, expression darkened with his usual scowl. ]

Are you incapable of knocking? Isn't that usually the first thing people do when they see a closed door?

[ Hello, nice to meet you, this is Haein the asshole. ]

This one isn't. Have you considered knocking?

[ Knowing that two of the other three rooms are also taken, Zelgadis hopes he can spare his cabinmates from a future intrusion. It's been so peaceful in Lingonberry Cabin that he can't stand the thought of an unwelcome disturbance. ]

[ It's not that Zelgadis was here for the welcoming party, but more that there wasn't anywhere else to get food. That, and Ingvar's evening folk song sessions weren't the worst way to pass the time.

He pauses in the middle of scooping said real fruit onto his plate (balanced on top of a mug of coffee), eyeing this guy a little incredulously. ]

It seems to be real so far. And if not, we don't really have any other options, other than starving. [ Wow, what a life of the party, Zel. ]

Yes, it's real. I've analyzed it to make sure it's real and safe - just so you could have an unbiased party's opinion - and I can confirm it's all genuine.

[ Is that weird? Chloe is smiling and relaxed, like it's not weird at all. She's also holding a cup of thirium-310 in one hand, because she is participting! She is a guest! Not a hostess, for once in her sixteen years since initialization! ]

My name is Chloe. Did you just arrive today?

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[Third time's a charm, is what Umi was hoping for, and this time she even knocked. It just. Was a very small knock? Anyway, in general, Umi is slightly exhausted from those previous two interactions, so when she doesn't hear a response, she hopes, begs the universe, to give her a win.

Instead it gives her Hope.]

Ehh?

[Somehow the fact that he's so calm makes her more embarrassed.]

Okay, so...this one's definitely not my room.

[Umi, that's not an answer!!]

[On a normal day, and with a normal response, this is where Umi would issue an apology. She's not a monster, after all, and she does tend to feel bad when she does something dumb. She does feel embarrassed, too, for just sort of assuming the place was empty just because she couldn't hear anything.

However. However. If this guy's gonna double down on being a jerk, who needs manners anyway?!]

Agh-- whatever! Sorry for interrupting your weirdo strip session, then!

[It. It's called changing clothes....]

[Zel at least is chill enough that she feels more embarrassed than anything, and while she sort of side-eyes at his suggestion, she doesn't respond with much of an attitude.]

Fine, fine. I should have knocked. Sorry.

[I mean, more of an attitude than usual.]

[The response only makes him laugh and set the book on his back, standing up to walk over. He held out his hand.]

My name is Hope. I can show you to the room that is empty. Do you need any help unpacking as well?

[Wh...what?? This was not the response Umi was expecting. How is he not totally ticked off? (After all, she would be!) For a second, she just gives his hand a confused look...and then finally shakes his hand.]

I'm Umi. It's nice to meet you, Hope. [And since he's being so nice, she feels super extra embarrassed, offering a sheepish smile and handwave.] I can handle unpacking, but I'd definitely appreciate it if you could point me to the empty room!

[Sure, he didn't like being startled but really, what was there to be mad about? She was obviously new and didn't know where her room was. An honest mistake! Besides, he wasn't paying attention either.]

Of course.

[He gestures her to turn and exit his room and he shows her to the empty room not too far from his own. The door was also shut but he opened it for her.]

Here you are. There's a shower up here but a bath and shower downstairs if you wanted to clean up as well. [Of course, that also made him realize something and it was his turn to look embarrassed.] Sorry that you were given a cabin without any other girls. I'll try to mindful, I promise.

[He couldn't speak for the grumps in the house though.]

[FINALLY, SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS. SOB. Anyway, as weirded out as she is initially (look she's weirded out by a lot of stuff), she's also really relieved. It was starting to seem like everyone in the house felt Some Kind of Way, and she wasn't sure how she felt about that. At least she has reason to think she might get along with one of them.

~~She'll apologize eventually. Just...not right now.~~]

They're very cozy, huh?

[Charming! Rustic! Her bag immediately goes on the floor, and while she peers around, most of her curiosity is for the people.]

So...how long have you been here, Hope? What do you think of it so far?

[It's quiet, and while Umi was expecting that, it's so, so different from her life at home. Crowded city, chatty parents, loud thoughts... the sudden absence of all of it is a little jarring. It's like starting off on another adventure, almost.

Almost.

She glances around as they all step off the boat -- it's a small group of them, sure, but maybe there'll be other people around, too.

Emil's panic might be mostly internal, but it's not silent. Hearing it, Umi can't help but stick her nose in his business.]

Hey, are-- are you okay?

[ Oh no. Haein isn't one to back down ever. He'll stubbornly stand there and argue all day if he has to, don't think that he won't. ]

Strip... strip session?

[ That's a downright horrifying thought. He can't even change his clothes in the comfort of his own room now without basically being called a stripper! ]

If that's what you took out of it, you're both mannerless and a pervert.

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