ataraxionlogs | (no subject)

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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

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??]

[He shrugs.]

I'm not sure exactly. I thought I had one figured out, but now I'm not sure how I got the pages to turn.

Hm. Well, I suppose the 'how' doesn't matter much.

What do you mean? It does when there aren't any real pages to turn, it's weird as hell and confusing.

But surely it's not too hard to figure out?

Well, maybe not, but it's still not the same. I don't see why they had to go and change it.

[Firo's tone suggests that this is a personal insult instead of science advancing as it tends to do.]

(no subject)

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 >:(