[OPEN MINGLE] aaaaaaas yooooou wiiiiiiish...!

[groupiedrifter]

CHARACTERS: Everyone! It's a mingle!
LOCATION: The Mess Hall (and Kitchen, on occasion)
DATE: not long after the 2nd mission
CONTENT: REALLY JUST... MOVIES AND COMFY BLANKETS. Yep, that's it.
WARNINGS: your character will see kate winslet's booby at some point. it's a good booby.

You may notice, in the day just before the scheduled movie-watching night, that a lot of pillows go missing. A lot of blankets, too. Where the hell —

Ahhhh. Right. Newton.


Welcome to the "Very Relaxed Easy Breezy Pajama Positive Post-Mission Sleepover" — yes, that is what was drawn in big letters on the sign outside of the mess hall, and he's not changing it, thank you very much. Everyone's generally advised to just come in whatever they're comfortable in and to bring whatever soft, comfy items they may possess. Soooomeone has, in fact, swiped a considerable amount of emergency blankets and pillows (and some from the laundry area, sorry), and the floor of the Mess Hall is now dramatically soft with a deluge of pillows that have turned the linoleum ground into the lumpy clouds you'd find straight out of a child's drawing. Some spots under and around the tables have even been raised into little forts, so you can live out your best hermit lives and pretend you're in a cave.

(And hey, make your own if you want; nobody's gonna stop you.)

There are still tables, sure, it's kind of like that game, 'the ground is lava'? Only now it's 'the ground is pillows'. You get it. Before the movie plans to start, there are a few important tasks to be done: firstly, they need food. Popcorn was easy — popcorn is kind of a perfect emergency food, actually. Kernels + fire = success! But really, they need people who are savvy in the kitchen to make some snacks for the movie. That's why for the first hour, before they're set to start, they're gonna drag anyone even remotely capable of cooking (who isn't injured still, of course) into the kitchen to help with this cause.

Godspeed, please make them something good, chefs.

While that's going on, Newton proceeds to display the fine art of shadow puppets on the currently unused projector — how lucky are they, that the mess hall has a bunch of big, beautiful white walls? Eventually he gets out some paper and scissors and gets really ridiculous —


And maybe he'll wax poetic about how he and his uncle used to spend all night making these when Newton was sick with the flu... Which is to say, you all should make shadow puppets with him. What? Did you say that it's a childish partaking? Well that's just rude, and it won't be tolerated, especially considering the first movie that plays once everything's set up is The Princess Bride. A story full of adventure! Of Rodents Of Unusual Size! Of Andre the Giant! What's there not to love, especially for those who have never seen a movie before?

Popcorn and other treats made by any kind Sleepers will be given to the hungry, and anyone who's still in a pretty bad state will get lots of pillows shoved under their legs.

The second movie is Titanic, and a certain someone has stealthily placed concerning tissue boxes around the area, some of which read 'IN CASE OF CRYING - EMERGENCY USE'. It's a longer one, and warning is given for length, but where else do you have to be? Ah, yes, the thrilling love story of Jack and Rose — can't wait to scandalize all the modest folks with that nude drawing scene! But more importantly, this ship is gonna hit an iceberg, and Kate Winslet is gonna walk through literal ice-cold water for her man Leo. You love to see it.

Just have those tissues handy if you're a sensitive person, especially during that scene where Jack's looking down at Rose and the flares are going off behind him? Anyone else get weepy at that? No? Okay, I'll just sit over here.

Once both movies have ended, everyone's welcome to stay there, of course. Why bother leaving, when you've got everything you need to sleep right here? A certain someone has used empty tins and has punched dozens of holes in them, leaving them around the mess hall tables with lights inside, so that they're not all totally left in the dark; it leaves blurry little stars scattered across the walls, imperfect but lit all the same.

See, sometimes Newt can make a quiet event happen.

... Sometimes.

On very rare occasion.

Good night, Orbers!

(OOC: Feel free to use this log however you'd like! Knowing me, I'll probably hit everyone with Newt at some point, because I'm a glutton for inbox punishment, but this is a log for everyone to mingle together and do whatever floats their boat; if you'd rather just handwave your character came to this, feel free! It's just a little thing for destressing for the characters. I'll never let go, Jack!

As always, any mention of or interaction with Newt is cool, I'll appear like a ghoul in your top level.)

Comments

[majorbiotic]

I don't know, I can see the asari being into something like that.

Sure. I've been curious about those. [He points to the pizza croissants. And immediately puts one in his mouth and chews] Hmm. Tastes good. You'll have to give me the recipe.

[spacedisaster]

[ I like your friend already. Anybody with some artistic or fun-inclined tendencies gets brownie points from Peter. And maybe actual brownies if they were here, like the ones next to the pizza croissants that got Kaidan's interest. ]

My mom and I used to cook those sometimes before watching movies at home. They're very quick to make and less greasy than an actual pizza. Did you have any home traditions, back in your world?

[ What was Kaidan's family like, is what Peter is asking. ]

[majorbiotic]

Whenever I'm home from shore leave, my dad and I try to catch a hockey or biotic-ball game. And if the weather was good, we'd sit out on the porch and drink beers. My parents have a place that looks out over English Bay. My mom... she loves that I know how to cook. She always puts me on kitchen duty when I visit them.

[He smiles at that, chuckling a little] I can't wait to tell her about all this.

[spacedisaster]

[ Peter gives him a soft look after that. Those are the exact same things he wanted to do with his father while growing up, but he never got to have one and when he met Ego, well...even when they played catch to train Peter's new Celestials powers, all had been a lie. It was bittersweet to learn that others had that chance, he was happy for Kaidan. ]

They both sound really sweet. I bet they're really proud of you. Ey, I should teach you a couple of new alien dishes once my arm's better, so you can show them too. I mean...once all this is over, and we find a way back to our world. Do you think it's possible?

[majorbiotic]

They're great. I'm lucky; they always tried to do what was best for me, even though they didn't really understand what was going on with my biotics sometimes.

[He thinks about this and lets out a little sigh]

I have to believe it's possible. I want to get back home and see the end to the war we're fighting.

[spacedisaster]

Good parents worry, it's a thing they do. None of them were part of the military then?

[ Seems like a safer question than to ask about how the war started or how it is going. Tonight is a night to have fun, and Peter doesn't want to ruin that by asking about depressing subjects. ]

If the orbs are as powerful as they say, maybe we will have that change. But that will be some other day, let's relax tonight. Have you seen any of the movies Newton has brought?

[majorbiotic]

My father was.

[He leaves it at that. A very good idea to move along to less depressing subjects]

I've never heard of them. I'm interested in seeing what they're about.

[spacedisaster]

Noted. [ Peter gives a nod of acknowledgment, both about Kairan's father and how he doesn't want to elaborate. The Guardian finishes filling up a pair of bowls with caramel popcorn, grabs them and walks over to Kaidan. ]

You're in luck, the Princess Bride is about to start, and I've seen that one. It's a lot of fun, a classic I'd say. Let's bring the food and drinks to the others, and we can sit down to watch it too.

[majorbiotic]

Hm, now I'm really curious.

[Spoilers: that movie is 100% Kaidan's jam. He grew up reading space adventures about heroes saving the day and winning the girl. He will love just about every second of the film]

maybe we can wrap it here?

[spacedisaster]

Peter smiles, more than ready to re-watch one of his favorite movies from when he was a kid.

Then let's get moving, I promise you won't regret it. He nods towards the door, expecting Kaidan to follow.

[ They can chat about the movie as they watch it and Peter can't wait to see Kaidan's reactions to the R.O.U.S and Iñigo Montoya. ]