what do you call a lie from a skeleton? a fibula (august catch-all)

[skelepun]

CHARACTERS: Sans + Errybody (OTA + Closed)
LOCATION: All around the ship
DATE: Immediate aftermath of the mission + period of downtime aboard Ximlia
CONTENT: Catch-all log for post-mission feelings and general happenings!
WARNINGS: warts and all portrayal of alcoholism, some existential dread, you know the drill. any more specific warnings will be listed below the cut in the thread descriptions:


(( Pick your poison! All top levels are in the comments below, but you can click the links from the entry menu as well.

These are in rough order from directly after the mission onward. I scrutinized the locations page very closely, so feel free to refer to the map and info there if you need any additional context! ))

Sunlight Room (night) | OT1 (first come first serve) - A few hours after So-Yeon's death, their arrival back aboard Ximilia, and Sans' conversation with Viveca; Sans gets absolutely wasted for the first time in a long time and he's hating every second of it. He may be kind of an asshole so buyer beware...

Infirmary | Closed to Ratchet - Next morning; Sans is hungover af and goes into the infirmary looking for anything to ease his skullache. Winds up running into someone he'd really rather not look in the eye.

Kitchen | Closed to Shinjiro - Later that day; still in hangover land and emotionally wrung out, Sans' efforts to find food that won't make him queasy lead him to an angsty teen.

Wandering Around The Ship | OTA - That night; despite being profoundly exhausted, Sans can't get to sleep. He tries a few different tactics to remedy that aka there a few different spots to run into him. Hug a skeleton, if you dare.

Common Living Area | Closed to Finn - The second day back on Ximilia post-mission; Sans seeks out the other person who's been on his mind a lot since coming back.

Simulation Room | OT4 (first four only) - Sometime between this mission and the next; Sans is going in and out of the simulation room over and over again for reasons that are Unclear. We take a break from the abject angst on this one, promise.

Wildcard - Got another idea? Poke me at safelybeds or just comment and I'll roll w/it!

(( I've written some of these starters in prose, but feel free to swap to action brackets! I couldn't care less 8D ))

Comments

Common Living Area | Closed to Finn | evening (second day back)

[skelepun]

Finding Finn in a quiet moment was trickier than Sans thought. The guy was always busy, always lending a hand, always trying to be an asset to the team... whatever that meant. Were Sans a different man, he might've chalked Finn's activity up to him being an all around well-adjusted kid.

Unfortunately for them both, Sans knew a few too many people for whom helpfulness was their favorite (and most debilitating) crutch. Double unfortunately, he had a real habit of projecting onto other people.

Those two facts come together that evening when Sans spotted Finn sitting in the Common Area. It's the first time he's seen the kid off his feet all day.

"Well if it isn't the big damn hero." The back of the chair Finn picked was a little too tall for Sans to lean over, but an attempt is made. "I've been meaning to congratulate ya, kid. Your blood really saved the day."

[hatejakku]

There are few people on this station that could call Finn a hero right now and he wouldn't think they were being sarcastic. (Actually, that'd be everyone on this station, but he feels like he deserves that sort of thing, so-) Alas, Sans is thankfully one of those people.

He's tired, exhausted, has been since they got back on board. Finn's kept busy through it all, seeing as he can't seem to rest.

And now that Sans is here, he puts a smile on top of it all. He still hasn't quite figured the guy out, but it's clear he worries about people, that he wants the best outcomes possible. Finn doesn't want to disappoint him.

"Thanks. I make it myself." But all joking aside, he shrugs. "I didn't put the special parts in there, though. Just offered it up."