EVENT: MINING COLONY V'VORTE

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Who: Councilor Labismat, Science Captain Urist McEngineer, OPEN
Where: V’Vorte
When: June 4th-8th
Warnings: N/A

The Fleet stations itself near V’Varga, the more populated planet of the V’V system, but the majority of the ships are ferrying people down to V’Vorte. Mainly desert, the only things of interest on it seem to be the Mining Plains, which stretch for hundreds of miles; the Blue Circus, which lights up the nights with laser shows and fireworks; and the small town that supports the first two and serves as a small island of normality among the eccentric carnies and boisterous miners. There are rides to and from the Teuberg twice a day, in case you would rather not stay overnight, which are overseen by Science Captain McEngineer, who gives an energetic explanation of the types of metal needed when asked. Back on the Teuberg, Councilor Labismat can be found greeting the ships coming back in, checking on any progress being made.

The V’V natives are mostly humanoid in appearance, with reddened skin tones and large eyes that help them see in the dimmer light of their sun. Most of them, especially the miners, are quite friendly and seem unfazed by the variety of species the Fleet has brought to their doorstep. The only Transports who might get a second glance are the robotic ones, as the mining mechs vaguely resemble them.

Comments

Re: OTA

[fionna_time]

Fionna was coincidentally walking by when the mallet was thrust in her hand. She was noticeably flustered of course, but when she saw the set up, she shrugged, braced her legs and swung the mallet over heard and connected with a hard PANG. The projectile went up, all the way to MUSCLE MAN.

Fionna blew a raspberry. Muscleman. The heck?

"You can have this back, it was just for fun," she said to the...insect? "Uh. Haven't I seen you before?"

It would be hard NOT to notice a big bug.

[smallest]

He gasped as the score went up. While he did not know where MUSCLE MAN fell on the scale of good or bad, he was impressed.

Had they met? He dipped his head in a partial nod. She could have seen him perform, but it was difficult for him to remember every face in the audience. The man took the mallet and offered it to Francœur again. Wait, but he did not want that!

"Not a bad show, not a bad show! C'mon, big guy, you're not going to let her compete by herself, are you? We're all just having fun here." he asked and practically dropped the mallet into Francœur's hands. "By the way, that's three credits each play."

Francœur looked at the woman. His mouth hung open but he did not need words when his face clearly expressed his thoughts. Was this fun for her?

[fionna_time]

She'd seen him when they'd all come for their briefing, but hadn't had the chance to speak to him directly yet. Now was as good a time as ever, right?

"Hey, if you don't want to, its all right!" She gave the man his three credits, grinning broadly. "I just work out a lot! So! What's your name? I don't wanna keep thinking of you as 'bug guy!'"

[smallest]

With her reassurance, he returned the mallet without playing. As she said, it was all right and the man was not upset.

He quietly chirped as he searched his suit for his communicator. When he presented it to her, he tapped on the screen where the name field read his name, Francœur. He looked at her, smiling expectantly for her name in return.

[fionna_time]

"Fr-Franc-Franco-ee-your?" She was not the best when it came to pronouncing names.

"Uh, hey! Nice to meet you! I'm Fionna!"

[smallest]

He forced a smile as Fionna struggled through his name. She was not the only one, so it did not surprise him that she could not pronounce his name.

He doffed his hat to her as she introduced herself. It was nice to meet her, too. He tapped a rhythm on the communicator and when he held it out to her, he had written something in the textbox.

If it's difficult to say,
I do not mind a nickname