CATCHALL: Sidon

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w0 monday

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[ it's likely that sidon is going to catch stray thoughts before he actually sees anybody. he's probably out minding his own business, doing as fish princes do, and soon there's something that doesn't belong to him.

they're saying all the right things, but…can we really trust them? i don't have time for this.

hm.

but before he can think too hard about it, perhaps, he will find that a robot comes wheeling around the corner, gently bumping into his leg. roboji rears back in surprise, throwing both arms in the air like WAH.

but then it notices who it is and lifts one hand to wave. hello! shoma follows behind not much longer, and he pauses to look up.

and up.

and up… ]

Any other trouble so far, Sidon? [ be free and naked, fish prince. ]

[polliwog]

[ he is bumped into but it's just a baby tap. he nearly grabs roboji to steady it, but it doesn't seem to need his help. ]

Roboji! —And Shoma!

[ not one without the other. seeing them lights a fond match in his feelings, happy to see them. ]

I've been doing all right. [ his mood matches his words, largely unbothered—seems to be smooth sailing, here. there is a little mote of concern that he doesn't bother to hide. ] It seems that there may be something on your mind, though...?

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[ oh he would love to actually be largely unbothered, and when sidon's mood reflects that there's a light ping of curiosity. he has to wonder if this is just how he is or if something's occurred to make it easier for him.

there is a slight grin though because, well, it's hard not to match a little when someone's so genuinely happy. ]

I mean...that's kind of always. [ shoma is at least self-aware of how he thinks, and even without thoughtshare going on he knows it's a little obvious sometimes when something's on his mind. ] ...I guess I've been thinking about this whole tour thing and what it means for all of us if we're really here for two months.

w0 ; fri

[polliwog]

[ wherever he is... sidon's running around the ship anyway so they'll probably run into each other. his usual good cheer is replaced with something like concern, then relief. ]

Shoma! Are you all right?

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[ the idea of 37 people all running around this small locked ship is my favorite, but it also means that sidon easily runs into shoma. he feels the vibes, and there's an echoing sense of relief before it levels out again. two people being dead is bad, but at least everyone else is still okay.

also for flavor ig he's also in a black bomber jacket that is. extremely big on him, the arms baggy and half-hiding an orange css eudora patch and it's hard to put his hands in his pockets when they're buried in fabric. ]

I'm okay. Are you? It sounds like everyone was locked out last night. [ roboji is also here, and despite being a robot it seems to roll up to sidon and crane its body back to peer at him in concern. ]

w0 sunday

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[ meanwhile, on the ship, shoma is once again roaming on his own. there's been a lot that's happened in the last couple of days, so he's a little lost in thought and seems to be subconsciously falling into step with sidon. ]

...it sort of feels like we missed a step in what we're doing here. [ hello. ]

[polliwog]

[ the way you responded to my own plurk and i didn't see it hello. he finds having sudden, shoma company like this very endearing. he kind of doesn't want to say the wrong thing for fear of him flitting away, like a fish. ]

...The step where we deliver things? [ the courier part? the part they're contracted and paid for? that part? ]

w1 ; tues

[polliwog]

[ standing in the way of one of the cat robots, which nyas confusedly ]

What manner of creature is this! [ it's cute ]

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[ help. shoma is here still making notes about these cute lil bots, but he grins when he hears the question. exclamation? both. ]

Do they not have cats in Lanaryu?

w1 thursday

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[ you ever start your day venturing to go get coffee from the galley, see a whole mess of people and decide to dip to not be in the way? that's how shoma started his day.

but he does go off to seek out sidon, checking pretty consistently until he finds the man. at least he's no longer flesh colored, but the lack of an arm is highkey concerning actually.

where are you, sir? ]

[polliwog]

[ shoma already developing a caffeine addiction. real, i say, sipping my coffee

he's resting in the medbay, the grievous wound of his arm no longer so grievous by several hours later. instead, he's considering a silvery prosthetic arm that he's not wearing, but. it's there. ]

Oh—hello, Shoma! [ the tone is energetic, but his actual voice is a little tired. ] I hope you missed all the... tomfoolery today.

w1 ; sun

[polliwog]

[ every pc gets the sim room treatment today. it's like this inside; the sun is low, its dipping colors cast against all the water, which bubbles and flows like the sound of a constant, gentle creek.

sidon is there, looking over a charm. he'll give shoma wave when he sees him. ]

Shoma! —Make sure Roboji watches his step!

[ IT'S VERY WET ALMOST EVERYWHERE AND HE DOESN'T KNOW IF ROBOTS CAN SWIM. even if it's all fake, it feels real. ]

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[ WHAT IS THIS SO BEAUTIFUL FOOOOOOOOR.

anyway this is extremely funny because he was just telling someone he kind of hoped they'd find an underwater planet since he wanted to see what it would look like. it's actually why he stops just inside the doorway as the sim door shuts, roboji gently bopping into his back as he simply stares. ]

...this...is incredible. [ hi, nice to see you, what the fuck. ] Where are we?

w2 monday

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[ hi we're at the elc paddock and shoma is basically like. you know that things puppies do where they tippy-tap their feet and wag their tail super hard because they're so excited? that's him. there is even a tail whipping at mach fuck, which is probably funny given the way that his expression looks mostly chill. ]

Sidon! Take a look. [ LARGE MOUNTS. MECHANICAL DEER. ]

[polliwog]

[ sidon is now sure that all nerds are simply this way. they have scamper energy. he's very endeared; his best friend is also a scamperer.

he does not point out the tail. rest assured he has noticed it. shoma you are so cute. ]

Oh! More robots!? [ he instinctively reaches out to one, like he's extending it an animal a hand to sniff. one of the elc studies it carefully. ] They look so real!

w2 ; thurs

[polliwog]

[ BITES YOU LIKE A RAT okay presumably after he gets some medical attention and isn't completely coated in gore, he'll come find him. medbay? in any case he will come fuss. ]

Shoma! [ immediately comes to sit or crouch or whatever to be eye level with him. how are you lookin, bud. ]

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[ DON'T BITE ME YOU LITERALLY DID THIS LAST WEEK.

anyway he's probably still in the medbay on one of the cots and not in a pod. he's under a few blankets? he just wants to be cozy...he does look like he's healed up a little though even if he still has what looks like a mechanical arm.

and he also looks a little embarrassed. ]

Hey, Sidon... [ how he's looking is like he truly has seen some horrors and is || this close to bursting into tears again but absolutely ignoring it. ] Did you know there's apparently no way to know if this kind of thing is gonna happen?

w4 ; weds

[polliwog]

[ post paintball, there is just a guy hanging around outside somewhere. getting some fresh VR air. maybe trembling a little. hi. ]

[solesuccess]

[ you know I should've known this was you. if we are still in vr but outside of the arena, then you get 18 year old shoma who has de-iron manned and sort of just...stares... ]

...this...is a look. [ tentative, because he's starting to understand that these people aren't who they seem to be. ]

w6 ; sat

[polliwog]

[ SHOMAAA his buddy!! he's dragging him around to one of the locations he hasn't seen, like the preservation biome. ]

Goodness, it's so different from where we were! I almost forgot how much less meat there is here.

[solesuccess]

[ well he is trying not to, but he does bodily twitch at the mention of meat for some reason. he does like the preservation biome though, so he's very relaxed here. also i suppose i should mention he has swapped to an eyepatch for the moment, but his attention is evenly split between animals and sidon. ]

Believe me, nobody's more grateful for that than me. I thought you guys only had the one flesh wall. Did it grow?

w7 monday

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[ typecasts you water but in all seriousness we are in the aquarium part of the preservation biome today! probably because it's safer than whatever the hell is going on outside right now. shoma appears to be examining a few types of fish in the glass, looking around the sides and above him before his gaze lands on sidon. ]

You missed Acquada, but this is almost as nice. [ hello. he lives here now. also tell me if you want me to memshare first and if you have a vibe preference. ]

[polliwog]

[ AQUARIUMS ARE GOOD he watches some little seahorses flutter by and smiles. ]

We were able to visit the planets, to a degree... it isn't the same as being there in person though. [ this is still better. ] I spent most of the time wishing the rest of you were there.

[ i do want memshare first and i want sister lore!!!! ]

w7 ; sat

[polliwog]

Shoma!

[ big happy shout whenever he steps into the observation deck or wherever, i refuse to open the locations page, scooping him up into a big hug. ]

We did it!!

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[ honestly this has been me too, you're so valid.

anyway. it's hard not to feel so warm and fuzzy around a sunshine shark, so he's immediately grinning and allowing this. returning affection. the effects are gone but the tailwagging energy isn't even if it's a little tired because what a day. ]

We did it. [ and he sounds pretty thrilled, honestly. ] I know a lot of people said we'd be totally fine, but...you know. It isn't over until it's over. [ and yet in a sense it's still not over, but they can relax for the night. ]