ziggyplayedguitar: (Ziggy ans Mick)
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[Continued from here]

The celebration was supposed to be short, sweet and just a greeting. However, with Ziggy and his friends and the family friends all being incredibly social things continued on. He and Mick and pulled out the equipment from the spare room. It was turning into a party by the time it was late afternoon.

As it attracted more people Tom ordered food to be delivered from the plaza, because they would need it, though the Anthean food was still there for the more adventurous. Jack also started a small bonfire in the portable fire pit in yard as it was getting toward evening and would cool to something colder than most humans might find comfortable. It would be good for there to be a place to warm up if the dancing or whatever else went on wasn't enough. Tommy had also finally come from where ever he had spent his time earlier in the day with his wife who, unlike Aletayria, hadn't adopted any human features at all. They were both simply observing from the edges since Etainia had not seen other species, and very few humans. This was a startling situation.

Cords run out front, Mick and Ziggy both with guitars, they were ready to jam with Soundwave. It was sure to attract other people since they were more or less starting a concert on the front lawn of the tiny house not too distant from the edge of the plaza.


[OOC: This is open to anyone who is at the celebration or wishes to amble by. Party style thread... feel free to tag about and mingle.]
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Date: 2021-01-26 10:51 am (UTC)
spacetaser: (Warlock's Wisdom)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
When the impromptu mini-concert broke out on the lawn, Katiri decided to linger to both enjoy the music and food but also keep her silent vigil over the family. She sent a message out to her Fireteam, and it wasn't long before Kojin and Widget arrived to join her, eager to hear Ziggy's music. The trio of armored and armed Guardians were seen to be sitting nearby to enjoy the jam session, but every so often one or all of them would get up to dance to a rousing tune.

All three of them were great dancers, but Katiri was easily the most graceful and ethereal out of the three - the Awoken woman's violet skin shimmered with soft light once the sun started to set. The Warlock also appeared to hover, floating in motion as she drifted a couple inches above the ground. Luce had switched to his Neon Helix shell to fit in with the dance party vibe and could be seen flitting about his Guardian's shoulders in time to the music.

People who had been at the Dawning, would probably recognize Katiri's Fireteam. Kojin was wearing a hooded Hunter cloak of deep red embroidered in gold, with light leathers and armor of gold and black with matching red accent. His hood was pulled down around his shoulders and he wasn't wearing a helmet, so his long dark hair in a top knot was exposed. The most striking feature on the human was his tilted golden eyes. He had a distinct golden hand cannon strapped to his thigh and a large sheathed knife attached to his armor.

Widget was an Exo who's plating was in mottled shades of violet like camo. Her accent colors were in shiny teal which matched her glowing optics. Her armor however, was an eye catching holographic display of shiny metallic plasteel. Like all Titans, she had a mark; a swath of fabric attached at her waist which hung to the back of her knees. The most striking thing about this Titan was her diminutive height. She was a couple inches over 5 feet, which made the shot gun on her back look huge.

There were times when the trio had separated for one reason or another. Katiri tended to dance or mingle. Kojin liked to frequent the food and drink table in between listening to the music. Widget, who was much shyer, tended to hang on the outskirts and people watch - wondering if she'd spot anyone she met at the Dawning.


[[ooc: feel free to encounter Kojin, Widget or Katiri separately, or together when they are sitting on the lawn. Just say who in the subject header <3]]
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Widget - it's Rosanna :)

Date: 2021-01-26 11:36 pm (UTC)
rosie_the_riveting: Rosanna, a pink Transformer (Default)
From: [personal profile] rosie_the_riveting
Unlike Soundwave--who can just produce as much noise as he likes, as long as he likes, or at least so it seems, Rosanna has to step off stage for a rest, and while she absolutely jumps at the chance to do vocals with Ziggy, once he's been back for a while, it's her turn to drink the rest of her energon and wander around for a little while.

Glit is dancing with some guy (although she is totally going to grab him by one of his cute little ears and drag him on stage eventually) and avoiding her, which means he's probably got something he doesn't want to tell her. She chews on a rust stick and tries one of the bright pink energon gel pastilles. Oh Primus they are fabulous.

She is quite surprised when the biggest, toughest-looking Decepticon present turns out to be a femme with a soft alto voice who wants her autograph on a holodisk, which she is happy to provide, and they chat for a little while.

Then she notices the teal and violet femme with the beautiful shiny finish taking a break between dances. "Clobber, who's that?"

"I don't know," the Decepticon femme admits. "She's not one of ours, and she's not a NAIL either. They're from someplace else entirely, and they call themselves Exos."

"Exos," Rosanna repeats thoughtfully. "It's been lovely to meet you and since you're a friend of Glit's I'm sure I will see you again. Excuse me for a moment?"

Clobber laughs. "Good luck," she says, although she can't imagine Rosanna actually needing it.

She walks right up to Widget and waves. She's a little taller than Widget (which is a new experience with a non-organic girl, and a pleasant one) so she takes care not to loom over the other femme. "Hi," she says, with a little pink energon flush in her cheeks. "You probably heard Soundwave say so already but, uh, I'm Rosanna of Fractyl." She starts to say she's a singer but of course this femme already knows that. "I, ah...just noticed you over here. Your finish is really lovely, and I'm taken with the drape. How are you liking the party so far?"
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Re: Widget - it's Rosanna :)

Date: 2021-01-27 12:03 am (UTC)
spacetaser: (Widget-3 unmasked)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
Widget definitely felt a bit out of her element. She felt more confident in a battle with a gun in her hands or going toe to toe with an enemy fist to fist. This was...yeah. Different. Kojin had been trying to encourage her to step out of her comfort zone but it was definitely challenging for the shy Exo Titan.

She had to admit though, the music was pretty great. She wasn't expecting a bunch of robotic life forms to show up though (and one of them was playing music with Ziggy). She'd never seen anything like it. Though then again, this was the Nexus and it was only her second time here.

Kojin was currently standing with her when he spotted one of the robotic figures approaching. The bright pink one that had been singing with the musicians. His golden eyes twinkled and he nudged Widget in the side. "I think you can handle this." He winked before moving away.

"What?? Kojin!" Widget hissed after the Hunter, spinning around just as the pink robot walked right up. The Titan stood almost at attention, all while thinking to try and act natural!

"Uhh hi!" She waved a little back looking up at the being who was at least a foot taller. Kojin I'm going to kill you. Then when Hoshi raises you, I'm gonna kill you again! Her thoughts were more along the lines of being exasperated with her team mate rather than murderous. She attempted to calm down her whirling social anxiety as she registered what the bot said. "Oh yes, Rosanna. I saw you sing. You were really good." She said; faceplates shifting into her version of a small shy smile.

Widget looked down at herself. "Finish? Oh, you must mean my armor! It's my favorite shader." She shuffled a little. "I like it really bright because then the enemy has trouble getting a bead on me when I'm in motion." She shrugged a little. "The party? I came here with my Fireteam, it's pretty fun. I like the music." She admitted. "I'm with Katiri and Kojin. We're Guardians from the Last City." Her optics appeared to squint curiously. "I've never seen anything like you before. Or others like you for that matter. What are you?" She stammered almost shyly - not wanting to seem rude.

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Date: 2021-01-27 01:16 am (UTC)
rosie_the_riveting: Rosanna, a pink Transformer (Default)
From: [personal profile] rosie_the_riveting
Rosanna is always especially pleased when people who've never heard of her before like her music--especially when they're cute femmes. It means that they are judging it just based on what they are hearing and not on the hype. She's been in the Velocitronian Rock Bots as well as the Kiss Players, and she also has her solo career, so... most Cybertronians have heard of her.

"Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the music. I've never sung with, uh...Lord Soundwave, before." The title feels wrong in Rosanna's mouth because she's not a Decepticon, but that's what all the other mechs here seem to call him. "And I didn't know Ziggy Stardust was even still alive! But maybe he just came here?"

"We're from Cybertron, although I've been living in Japan for a little while, because we've been touring a planet called Earth," said Rosanna. "Everyone there is like us. And yes, I mean your armour--not getting hit is always a bonus with a pretty colour scheme! Most of us are soldiers too, I guess, but not me. I'm just a singer. I came to the Nexus to find my missing friend, Glit." She giggles a little nervously and indicates the white cat, who is dancing with Tony Stark. (Who is terrible at dancing, but Glit seems to be having a good time anyway.)

"And I did find him, but he's dancing over there with some guy, so I don't want to bother him I suppose. So your friends' names are Katiri and Kojin...but what's yours?"
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Date: 2021-01-27 10:39 am (UTC)
spacetaser: (Widget-3 unmasked)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
Lord Soundwave? That must be the bigger robot playing with Ziggy then. Widget hadn't met either of them yet.

"I've never heard of Cybertron before." Widget admitted. "But I know Earth. It's where we're from." She said in reference to herself and her Fireteam. "Well uh...most likely a different Earth from yours." She added quickly - remembering that people in the Nexus could be from all kinds of worlds. Even the same one but different versions. She was glad that Rosanna had found her friend though.

Widget chuckled a little at the talk of her armor. "I like to blind'em before I punch'em." She said with shy humor, gesturing with a fist. "I'm a Titan. We're the front-line fighter type of Guardian." She explained.

She gasped and her optics flared brightly when Rosanna asked for her name. She hadn't given it yet when she spoke of her Fireteam? Light this was out of her element. "Oh, sorry! My name is Widget-3. You can just call me Widget though. Most do."
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Date: 2021-01-27 05:33 pm (UTC)
rosie_the_riveting: Rosanna, a pink Transformer (Default)
From: [personal profile] rosie_the_riveting
"Okay, Widget!" Rosanna grins. "So you're like the shock-and-awe troops? Awesome. And don't worry." It makes her feel slightly better that Widget is nervous, too. Everyone tells her that she shouldn't be nervous about meeting new people and flirting. After all she is Rosanna of Fractyl! She's pretty, she's rich, she's talented! But what if she just wants to be liked for herself...whatever that is?

"We have people called Titans too, but those are people who are big enough to be starships or cities. I'm not sure I would want to live in a city that was also a person, but many people do. I'd worry about how they felt about all of the things that people get up to while living on them!" Rosanna flushes. That doesn't sound good, does it? "I mean, not that I do anything gross, or super weird, at least not more than everyone else does I guess, but...you know?"

Ugh! She should've just gone with saying she didn't do anything super weird or gross, but then she thought it made her sound like she thought she was better than everyone else. Because everyone does do gross things sometimes--they get sick, they have pets that make messes, they get overcharged sometimes and maybe they have to purge--but she doesn't want Widget to think of her that way!

"I just don't think I would like to have people living inside of me." She is aware that she is grinning rather stupidly. "So...who are you fighting, anyway? If it's not the Decepticons. Which I'm sure it isn't, because there are tons of them here, and that war is over anyway."
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Date: 2021-01-27 08:14 pm (UTC)
spacetaser: (Widget-3 unmasked)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
"Shock and awe? Yeah I guess you can say that." Widget grinned a little. "In my Fireteam there's also a Hunter, who deals with Scouting and Recon. Then we have a Warlock. They are like ranged fighters using the Light in all kinds of ways. They might not be up close and personal like Titans but they totally aren't weak. Katiri can do an open-hand strike that can knock a Cabal onto his ass." The way Widget said it implied that Cabal were very big. Though compared to her small size everything was huge.

Widget brightened when Rosanna mentioned that her people had Titans too. But that's where the similarities ended. Her optics were round and bright as she listened. Woah. Big enough to be cities? That was crazy! The Exo couldn't help but laugh a little. "Wow that's incredible. I can't even imagine living inside a sentient being. That...would be really weird wouldn't it?"

At Rosanna's question, Widget was able to settle into a more familiar topic and relaxed her shoulders a little. "Well, in my universe, most extraterrestrials we encounter are very hostile. Coming here to the Nexus is a really new experience for Guardians because here, aliens can be friendly." She gestured towards Rosanna with a small smile. "Guardians like me, are warriors that were raised from the ancient dead - to use the Light to protect what's left of Humanity. Our primary duty is to protect the Last City and the Traveler; the paracausal entity that gave Light and life to us Guardians so we can fight in its stead. But our protection can also extend to face any threats to the Earth and the rest of the Solar System."

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Date: 2021-02-05 02:03 pm (UTC)
rosie_the_riveting: Rosanna, a pink Transformer (Default)
From: [personal profile] rosie_the_riveting
Rosanna grins. "Your team sounds really cool," she says with unfeigned awe. "And yup, big as cities! Like I said, I think it would be weird to live inside of another person, too, but I guess for the people who grow up there, it's normal?" She shrugs.

"I don't understand a lot of the words you used--paracausal, especially. But...how are you so smart and cute if you've been raised from the dead?" Her face flushes. "I mean. I don't mean that in a bad way, but being raised from the dead is a really bad thing, where I come from. When people come back from the dead where I come from, they come back all wrong. I don't just mean that they forget everything, although usually they do. I mean...they're not smart. And usually their frames are in pretty bad shape. But they don't seem to care. They just...kind of shuffle along, unless someone's controlling them."
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Date: 2021-02-14 07:32 am (UTC)
spacetaser: (Widget-3 unmasked)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
Widget tilts her head slightly, but she laughs openly at the questions. "Well, paracausal is a word that we Guardians use when describing a force beyond our understanding. Like the Light, which gives us our abilities and the Darkness - the evilness that we protect humanity from." At least that was the most basic way to explain it.

"Oh, what you're describing sounds like zombies." Widget mused with another amused chuckle. She didn't mind the questions and didn't think Rosanna was being rude. "The closest thing we have to that is Scorn or Hive. Nasty aliens that I hope you never encounter." She waved a hand a little, faceplates shifting a little in distaste. "Guardians may have been risen from the dead, but we definitely are living beings that act with our own free will. Getting risen by the Light to fight against the Darkness has its perks." She grinned a little.
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Date: 2021-01-27 10:24 am (UTC)
spacetaser: (Light Hearted)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
Katiri would be a familiar face out of the three. The Awoken smiled in recognition when she saw the singer approach. She remembered when he had made her tea. "Hello Ziggy, it's good to see you." She gestured at the pair behind her. The purple Exo gave a shy wave behind her elbow while the Hunter in the red cloak with the tilted golden eyes and eyeliner flashed an easy grin. Where the small Exo felt nervous and shy, friendly but awkward - the golden eyed man was relaxed and content as well as curious with a flirtatious streak.

"This is my Fireteam. I couldn't help but get them to come when you started playing some music. This is Kojin, the Hunter, and the Titan on my other side is Widget." The Warlock introduced. She too was content and happy to have her closest friends with her. It was obvious she felt affection for them and perhaps a spark of attraction when she looked at Kojin (which was obviously mutual on his end but Katiri was innocently oblivious to it). The bond between the three was strong; the Guardians clearly worked well together as a unit.

Katiri's Ghost appeared in a flicker of light. "Don't forget me! You remember me don't you? I'm Luce!" As always, the Ghost felt warm and friendly and always social. Currently he was relaxed and happy, enjoying the music and of course being with his Chosen.
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Date: 2021-01-28 04:41 am (UTC)
spacetaser: (Smiles)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
The hug gets a soft surprised 'ah!' from the Warlock, but a moment later she slid her arms around Ziggy to reciprocate the gesture. Her emotions blossomed with flustered shyness at the contact but her happiness didn't abate. She let go when her team mates stepped forward to say hello. flushed a little but smiling.

"Thanks." Kojin is grinning at the compliment, golden eyes twinkling. The black liner made the color stand out. "I like your style too. The gold goes great with your hair." It was clear red and gold were his favorite colors going by the colors of his cloak and the black of his armor accented with the same shades. The Hunter was definitely checking Ziggy out with curious interest - struck by the otherworldly eyes. They didn't glow like Katiri's did, but they were striking in their own right.

Widget was watching the conversation quietly, standing out in her own way with her bright holographic armor. Her shy but happy emotions somewhat shifted to exasperated fondness when she looked at Kojin. That guy flirted with everything that moved.

The question about his name elicited a smirk from Kojin. "Hoshi, my Ghost, came up with the name since when she first met me I was speaking old Japanese." He admitted. "The whole fire god idea came up because I'm natural to Solar energy." He demonstrated by holding up a hand - and flames sparked to life in his fingers, coalescing into a dagger shape. This he deftly twirled around his hand, tossing it in the air in a shower of sparks before catching it again; grinning all the while.

"Show off." Luce laughed, bobbing around between them, apparently really pleased at the compliment on his Neon Helix shell. "Glad you like the shell! I love to wear this one at parties."
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Date: 2021-01-28 07:56 pm (UTC)
spacetaser: (Listening)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
Katiri's emotions spike with affection and amusement as she watches Kojin interact with Ziggy. Though it's clear she has an attraction for the Hunter - jealousy is definitely not one of her traits. Kojin merely grins widely at the light touch to his chest and the wink, completely intrigued and amused.

"Oh he'll like that." Katiri teased, nudging the Hunter in the side. Kojin merely shrugged with a chuckle. He felt pretty shameless. "You know me too well Kitkat." He drawled.

Ziggy switching to fluent Japanese caused all three Guardian's jaws to drop in surprise almost comically. All three were surprised, but Kojin's emotions sparked with delight like fireworks were going off.

"Sugoi na! You speak it too?" He finished in English, for the benefit of his team mates. His flame dagger made out of Solar energy fizzled out as quickly as it appeared.

Katiri nudged Widget. "Best friends for life." She whispered. The small Titan spluttered a quiet giggle.

Luce was floating about Ziggy's shoulders, giving him an affectionate nudge. [You okay?] He sent over almost tentatively - not used to communicating this way with anyone other than his Guardian. Though in the case of the latter it was mostly emotions that were translated - not thoughts. Humans weren't naturally telepathic like Antheans were. The Ghost had picked up on Ziggy's flash of discomfort more than the others did - so preoccupied with their own emotions.

"Really?" Widget was saying, giving the impression she'd be blushing if she could at the compliment to her armor. "You like it?" She looked down at herself, than back up. "It's my favorite shader. I like to be nice and shiny so that enemies have a hard time getting a bead on me during a firefight." She said with the smallest of grins.

"Yeah Titans don't mind being spotted from ten miles out." Kojin teased. Widget simply punched him very lightly in the arm which made the Hunter snicker.



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Date: 2021-01-29 05:35 am (UTC)
spacetaser: (Quiet Amusement)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
"Sometimes I guess." Kojin quipped in response to the sweet question; the reference to the candy bar going over his head. Katiri snorted and smacked his arm. Kojin merely laughed and snuck an arm around the Warlock to give her a brief sideways hug - which elicited a burst of various emotions from her - all of them various degrees of pleasant, fond and exasperated and perhaps a verry subtle hint of aroused. It was subtle and extremely quick, so she didn't register it.

"Ship? You're talking a space ship?" Luce asked curiously. Internally, he picked up Ziggy's communication and sent a feeling of understanding and comfort. He could get that. Guardians weren't immune to trauma. Katiri herself was terrified of being submerged in water, and there were times when he revived her that it was like she was coming back from drowning. The Ghost knew that even Kojin harbored some hidden trauma which he kept carefully concealed behind humor and bravado. Hoshi had confided in him once that the Hunter felt his most potent fear when facing the Hive. Widget buried herself deep in combat exercises to keep herself from thinking of things at times. [I understand my friend. Just know you are always safe and protected with us.] Luce reassured silently.

Widget stilled when Ziggy touched her shoulder, teal optics round as she looked up at him. Her emotions fluttered like a small bird before his kind empathy and gentle encouragement caused her spirit to unfurl delicately as her faceplates shifted into a small smile and her posture and shoulders relaxed. The Titan was even leaning a little into his hand, clearly craving contact despite her nerves. Unmistakable was her gratitude and wellspring of warmth but perhaps flashes of self consciousness too. She was an Exo and didn't have Katiri's ethereal beauty or Kojin's roguish attractive looks. She was very aware her synthetic body was different.

"This is toned down?" Widget laughed softly, tilting her head a little. "It is a pretty cool look. I like the colors." She nodded, not moving away from his touch. I can punch a Cabal any day but I don't have the guts to wear something that amazing (revealing). Was the thought that flickered through her head, clearly admiring Ziggy's style and courage. "I'd be interested to see what 'toned up' looks like." She found herself grinning with a small tease.
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Mick meeting Katiri and Luce

Date: 2021-01-29 10:39 am (UTC)
guitar_voodoo: (jesus christ ziggy)
From: [personal profile] guitar_voodoo
The whole concept of meeting new people, aliens and whatever else was blowing the young guitarist's mind. He had only just wrapped his head around that Ziggy and his family were alien, except for Tom of course. Yet, now at the party he was taking a break just mingling a little holding a glass of fruit soda, sipping it and feeling his eyes widen at all the strange guests. He approached the rather strange looking robot person and coughed a little in nervousness.

"Uh--hello?"

The robot person seemed very brightly coloured as he approached, noticing a small round object bobbing above. Whatever that was. Mick just swallowed and was trying to be more sociable instead of acting like a deer in the headlights towards Ziggy's friends.

"I'm Mick, the guitarist. You're quite a colourful robot--uh person. Sorry, I'm pretty new to this meet the alien bit."

He'd met Soundwave and he was huge. Also a decent synthesiser though. This new alien seemed bright, colourful and cheery. The bobbing ball thing. That was new too.
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Date: 2021-01-29 08:25 pm (UTC)
spacetaser: (Widget-3 unmasked)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
Widget looked up when she was approached by the guitarist, optics round and looking like she was a little bit caught like a deer in the headlights too. But she offered a small shy smile at the greeting. The glowing round shape above her head turned to face the newcomer.

"Oh hello!" It greeted in a cheerful, male sounding voice.

"Yeah the Nexus can be a bit of a culture shock if you aren't used to it." The Titan agreed. "It's only my second time here. My name's Widget. I'm an Exo." She corrected shyly. She was by herself at the moment; Kojin was most likely over by the drinks and she was sure Katiri was going to return shortly considering Luce was still here.

"And I'm Luce. I'm a Ghost." Chirped the small floating bot.

"I saw you play. You're really good." Widget said with that same quietly shy expression.
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Date: 2021-01-31 02:28 pm (UTC)
guitar_voodoo: (spiders and ziggy)
From: [personal profile] guitar_voodoo
"Hello there, love. Uh---are you an alien robot? It's just I'm still getting used to meeting people here in the Nexus."

He wasn't trying to sound rude, more polite with the naivety of a child who had been thrown into a strange world. The guitarist was from a world away from the sci-fi scenes he'd witnessed so far. Yet, this wasn't a TV show, no, this was real and Mick knew it. Being a simple guitarist, he often felt a little out of place in these sorts of situations. A woman inside a robot's body? That was how he was picturing Widget right now. The talking ball thing sounded like a bloke.

"It is a culture shock alright. Widget? Nice to meet you. What's an Exo do? And a---ghost? The ghosts on my world are much different. Sort of see-through and spooky. Well, they're dead people pretty much."

How was he wording all this? Not very well, but he was trying. His eyes followed Luce around and offered a shy smile.

"Oh, thanks, mate. Glad you liked us playing. Back home I perform with Ziggy and two other blokes. Weird, who's our bassist and Gilly who's on drums. We're the Spiders from Mars."
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Date: 2021-02-14 05:41 am (UTC)
spacetaser: (Widget-3 unmasked)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
Widget laughed a little. She could tell that he was genuinely curious and polite and not trying to be rude. She understood that there were people here from other versions of Earth that would be considered pre-Golden Age if they ever came to her Earth.

"No not an alien. Exo's used to be humans." At least from what she had read in the reports coming from Europa - plus what Katiri had discovered there. "Exo is short for Exomind. I don't know why or how my mind ended up in a robot body, but here I am." She made a wry chuckle of a sound. "I'm also a Guardian, and we don't remember our past lives." She held out a gauntleted hand. "Nice to meet you too Mick." She added shyly.

Luce tilted in mid-air a little. "Ohhh you just gave me an idea for a great costume for the Next Festival of the Lost!" He said gleefully to Mick before blinking his single optic at Widget. "What do you think? A Ghost dressing up as a Ghost? How hilarious is that?"

The Titan snorted a laugh. "Only you, Luce."

Luce cackled before rotating to face Mick. "No I'm definitely not dead." He assured. "Cool band name by the way."
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Date: 2021-02-21 07:33 pm (UTC)
guitar_voodoo: (looking towards you)
From: [personal profile] guitar_voodoo
Mick was certainly from a rather archaic time in his country's history compared to the futuristic heights of the Nexus. Yet, the guitarist loved performing and living on his world all except for the stupid social norms stigmatising certain things such as looks and relationships. At least here in the Nexus he and Ziggy could love one another and not be poked at by people.

"Oh, they did? Right. Exo-mind? It sounds really futuristic, like. Sort of like a film or something out of an HG. Wells book. I've read most of those. Nice to meet you too, Widget."

He was a little nervous but shook her hand anyway because it was the polite thing to do. She seemed a nice robotic lass. It was as Luce spoke that Mick looked up and smiled broadly at his energetic appearance. A happy little metal ball, wasn't he?

"A Ghost dressing up as a ghost? Hilarious, mate. All you need is a white sheet with holes for eyes---uh, your eye and away you go. Yeah, you're not dead and I get that now. I'm just new. Ziggy brought me into the Nexus a few weeks back and my head is still spinning."

The band name? Oh, that got Mick smiling broadly.

"The Spiders from Mars? That's partly to do with Ziggy being from outer space."
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Date: 2021-03-05 06:30 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] spacetaser
Widget had never heard of H.G. Wells, but she understood the gist of what Mick was saying. She took his hand when he held it out and gave it a shake.

Luce was laughing, still clearly amused at the ghost costume idea. "Right??" He said gleefully. "I can't wait to tell Katiri this idea."

"Tell me what?"

Widget turned as Katiri approached. Luce whizzed over to his Guardian, telling her about the whole dressing up as a ghost thing which caused the Warlock to roll her eyes with a fond grin. Unlike Widget, who was robotic, Katiri was an ethereal and exotic looking humanoid with violet skin that shimmered with inner light while her eyes glowed as if they contained starlight. Her hair was cropped short and was a bright royal blue. She had interesting facial tattoos that accentuated her features.

Widget watched the pair and snorted at Luce who was talking excited and fast. She turned to Mick. "He's such a dork sometimes, but we love him." The Titan joked lightly. "Katiri told me that Ziggy was from another planet. We all think that's pretty cool. Where us Guardians are from, most aliens we've encountered are hostile." She waved a hand a little. "It's also totally okay to be a little overwhelmed in the Nexus. It can be...a lot."

Katiri batted at Luce before grinning and holding out a hand to Mick. "It's nice to meet you Mick. I'm Katiri."

Depth: 8

Date: 2021-04-05 10:03 am (UTC)
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"Are you going to dress as a real ghost then, mate? With a white sheet over you and holes for eyes? I think you should do it."

Mick smirked because it was a cute, if not totally dorky idea, but Luce seemed to like it so that was something. Then, Katiri walked up to them both and the guitarist's eyes widened at what she was wearing and also her alien features. The Nexus really was a different world entirely.

"Nice to meet you, Katiri. I love your outfit---it's really fancy. Also, your make-up on your face. I love the look."

Mick wore make-up for stage but this? This was something entirely different. The markings on her face...were they make-up or was it part of her natural look? Mick was confused being around all these robots and aliens.
Depth: 9

Date: 2021-04-11 12:41 am (UTC)
spacetaser: (Warlock's Wisdom)
From: [personal profile] spacetaser
"Heck yeah I'm gonna do it!" Luce responded in gleeful tones as Mick asked him if he was going to actually dress as a ghost.

"You are going to look ridiculous." Widget laughed at the Ghost. "I love it."

Katiri grinned at them before smiling at Mick. "Thanks." At first she blinked, wondering what he meant when he mentioned make up but then she laughed a little. "Oh this?" She touched one of the markings on her face. "I was risen as a Guardian with these. I can only guess my past self got them as tattoos."

"Katiri is called an Awoken!" Luce drifted next to her and bumped into her shoulder affectionately. "Awoken are space traveling humans that have been changed in deep space by the energies of the Light and Darkness a long long time ago."

"The third member of our fireteam, who is currently at the drinks table is Kojin, a Hunter. He's human." Widget piped up.

"Is this one of your first times here in the Nexus?" Katiri wondered.

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