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CHARACTERS: Everyone/whoever's going to chill in the gardens
LOCATION: Oxygen gardens
WARNINGS: None far as I know!
SUMMARY: Camping in the oxygen gardens to get through the worst of the cold + safety!
NOTES: Catch-all mingle type log? Forward dating this a bit to after word's gotten around to head to the gardens

The oxygen gardens take up a good portion of space on the Tranquility, as they help keep the ship's air and water supply pure, recycled, and filtered. The entire complex is bigger than four football stadiums stacked on top of one another, and the first level is actually much larger than the other three, extending for a good half mile in any direction. Each level is lit with fluorescent growlights, built into the ceiling high above floors themselves. Extending past these lights, on the ceilings (and in the walls) are extensive sprinkler systems. Floors two to four receive timed "rainfall" once a week, and are spritzed lightly otherwise. Level one is provided with a complicated mesh of sprinklers for seed plots, and the hydroponic systems provide the plants with irrigation.

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Oh! [A startled blink, because a winged-person has shown up in Ribika myth, but certainly not like that.] The story of where Ribika comes from has a winged cat, though she was not that tiny I think.

A flyin' cat... Must suck to be a bird where you come from, huh?

What's Ribika?

I'm a Ribika, it's what we call our kind. But it was also the name of the woman in that tale. [He smiles lazily] She was a myth of course, and in any case she lived in the clouds with Two-Cane and didn't set foot in our world.

[Firo is left with even more questions, which not at all a rare event for him.]

She... lived in the clouds? What's a Two-Cane?

[Being Firo is hard, it's hard and nobody understands.]

Mm, well, that's how the story goes anyway! Two-Cane was her mate, I think he was human like you.

[Something that only hits Bardo now that he's been aboard the ship and seen so many non-Ribika.]

[Finally somebody gets it!]

So a cat and a guy lived together in the clouds..? And that's how you people, um... happened?

[This is why Firo doesn't read all that mythology like Czes. He has to wonder how much opium went into the making of such ~~tails~~ tales. ]

No---not necessarily. [He laughs, somewhat sheepish and runs a hand through long hair.] It's simply a myth, and a rather far fetched one.

Yeah. Okay, that makes sense.

[Firo's still slightly dazed and wide-eyed, but relieved that this guy isn't crazy enough to set that stuff up as reality. He's had his fill of crazy people.

Sure, it's not Firo's world to define, but that doesn't stop him.]

You gotta wonder how people even think up that stuff.

Too much time on their hands? Or maybe they really though it happened, who knows. [Bardo shrugs.] How about your myths, you have one like that?

Anybody who'd think that actually happened has gotta be pretty damn weird.

[Bit harsh there, Firo...]

There's a lotta different ones out there, dependin' on where you're from. Some say people were made outta clay, others just say some god made them appear.

[He shrugs dismissively.]

Never really paid attention to any of 'em. Czes--a friend a' mine could tell you more about 'em.

[Firo's blunt words startle laughter out of Bardo, something carefree that he really needs considering the situation. It's nice, he decides, talking to someone like this. And the company is rather welcome.]

That's alright, I'll have to get other sort of stories from you, I think.

[Firo smiles as he sees Bardo laughing, it's much better than the guy deciding to be offended.]

Yeah. I've got plenty a' good ones. They're all true, too.

[Bardo's too chill a cat for that, yo.]

Hmm, I'll have to take your word for it. Long as they're interestin', mind you.

Yeah, you will, but I'm not creative enough to make any of it up.

[Except that can't be too reassuring since Bardo also has to take his word on that, at least until they get to know each other better.]

I'd say they're pretty interestin', unless you like the kinds a' stories where people just sit around and drink tea.

[Man, he's not even going to question that, who knows if humans have weird stories????? But uh, sit around and drink tea, what?]

Do you hear those kind of stories often?

I try to avoid 'em, but they're in a lotta really old, boring books my friend has. "Classics," apparently.

[Meaning Firo just didn't get the book. There's a reason his literary repertoire is full of childrens' books.]

Ah, well that's no fun then. [BORING IS BAD] Maybe when you go home you can get him to find you better stories?

[It's okay, Firo, Bardo wont judge you and your non-bookish ways.]

[He blinks and raises an eyebrow.]

"When"?

[He's not so sure they'll be getting home, but he appreciates the optimism. Mustering a half-smile, he shrugs.]

He's found me plenty good ones before. ...And probably some other good ones that I didn't try.

[An ear flicks Firo's way, curious at that parroting but not about to question it. Optimism is his thing and others aren't quite as full of it as he is.]

Then I'm sure it'll end up well.

Maybe. It's too bad they don't have many normal books here, now that I actually got some downtime to read.

Normal books? [Guess who hasn't checked out the Media Library? This cat is who.]

Yeah, you know, like with pages and stuff? The ones they have here are all... different. Like future-y.

In what way? Do they have different ink?

I don't think they've got ink at all. They're kinda like those little comms things.

--Eh? Really, how's that work? [And yet somehow--not surprised??]

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gather 'round kids it's story time with Mr. Bardo

Huzzah! :D

wow dont boomerang tag me only i can boomerang tag!!!! (on occasion)

Would you rather I straight up boomerang you?!

wow get out

/nests here forever

ugh fiiiiiine

Good, give in...

doesnt give in X(

Then I'll nest on your head >:(

no >:TTTTT

Try and stop me!

FINE I WILL

NO YOU WON'T

DONT DOUBT ME

/DOUBTS YOU FIERCELY

IGNORES

/LAZERBEAMS YOU

/DISINTEGRATES

/CHEERS

WOW RUDE????

Yes, you are rude

get out >:TTTT

/fortifies >:|

/throws you off a cliff

/haunts you! D:<

/exorcises you

I shall return >:(