1st Flight ✈ action/voice

[feathersharp]

[action]

[Having woken up by his lonesome in the middle of the forest, Birdy has taken to the skies to try finding his missing comrades from above. When that proves fruitless, he touches down in the village proper in order to interrogate a resident.

That resident may very well be your character, and they will be greeted with a rather brusque:]

Oi, where the hell is this place?

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[voice]

[Later, after having learned the basics of Luceti from someone, he'll fumble around with the journal.]

Is this thing on? Shout, Shirobon -- you guys out there? Bongo? Gangu? ...Professor?

[And while waiting for replies, he'll be flipping back through the more recent entries to see what else he can find out about his current predicament.]

Comments

[Action]

[feathersharp]

[He narrows his eyes a little.]

"Luceti"? What planet is this? And what do you mean, I'm here "for the long run"?

[Action]

[bubblywishes]

[Oh no. Ooooh no. Not this time - Norma is so done with explaining Luceti to other people. It's always a bad thing, and instead Norma holds up one finger, fishes through her bag, and produces her journal. After flipping through it to find the Guide, she holds but the little book to the bird person creature...thing. Guy? She thinks it's a guy.]

It's a long story, so get to reading. Condensed version is yoooou've been kidnapped by crazy weirdo scientists and you can't get out. Hence "long run".

[Action]

[feathersharp]

[Birdy frowns at the journal for a second before he takes it from her and skims the text. It doesn't take long before something stands out to him.]

Barrier?

[He looks up and around, slightly perplexed. It doesn't look like they're in a barrier...]

[Action]

[bubblywishes]

Yep. Right now you're in the central village area of Luceti, but it's about...three days travel to the outer area of the barrier. I actually think the Malno-nos super duper reinforced it recently, too, so it's way harder to pop. I mean, it was pretty much impossible to do it before, but I guess some dumb stuff's been happening around here with intruders or whatever and they've made it stronger.

[Norma shrugs. She only really skims the posts the Malnosso make. They always tend to rile her up in the worst possible way.]

[Action]

[feathersharp]

I see.

[He continues reading for a little bit, but stops at the bottom of the first page.]

Can I borrow this for a while? I'll return it later if you tell me where I can find you.

[He wants to read through this and verify that barrier for himself.]

[Action]

[bubblywishes]

Uh...well, I can't really let you borrow mine for too long. I mean, these things are pretty much what everyone here communicates with. You have one yourself! ...Somewhere. [He must have left it behind when he woke up, wherever he woke up when he got dumped here...] But don't sweat that too much, okay? These things have a real habit of showing up when you least expect it. Especially if you don't want 'em to.

But if you really need it, I guess I can lend it out. But you'll oooowe mee~! You can bring it back to the bar. Uh...Good Spirits! If I'm not there, just leave it and tell whoever's working it's for Norma.

[Action] timeskipping here but let me know if that's not kosher

[feathersharp]

[Birdy frowns. He doesn't remember seeing a book nearby him when he woke up. Where had he woken up? He'd have to go check that out.]

Norma, huh? I see. Thanks.

[And he turns and flies off again.]

***

[Birdy stops by Good Spirits later that night, looking for Norma. He managed to find his own journal out in the forest, or at least he's assuming it's his journal. If he doesn't spot Norma right away, he'll go take a seat at the bar counter.]

[Action] totes fine. |Db

[bubblywishes]

[Norma actually appears from the back room a few minutes after Birdy takes a seat, balancing a platter of drinks and food on her forearm. After depositing it to the correct table with a smile, she bustles around taking orders and checking up on customers before she arrives at his table. As usual, her smile is plastered on her face, though this time around, it seems a little more genuine.]

Yo, Tweety! Didn't think you'd actually you'd show up. That one mine? [She indicates the journal he's got.]

[Action]

[feathersharp]

Yeah. [He slides it over to her.

Then, after another moment:] The name's Birdy.

[Action]

[bubblywishes]

[Norma takes her journal, seeming a bit relieved and happy to see it, oddly enough. It's got a few of her private things in there, after all. And already she's paging through it to make sure nothing's been tampered with or torn out or something. No offense, but she's just got to make sure.]

Birdy? [How original... Norma likes her nickname better, sorry, and will continue to use it in reference to her new friend.] Right. Anyway, you want anything? I'm still on duty so I can't linger here too long, but I sure as heck can whip you up something nice. What'll ya have?

[Action]

[feathersharp]

[RUDE there is nothing wrong with Birdy's name, it's a perfectly respectable name from his world and in fact it has a long and distinguished heritage dating back to















okay no getting horribly obvious names is just what happens when you're a character in a kid's show.]

...Shochu is fine, if you've got any.

[Action]

[bubblywishes]

[Norma's been working in the bar long enough - and read enough book on bartending - to know what Birdy's choice of drink is, though she's not quite sure they have any in stock. The asian stuff's not exactly in high demand, though they do have various sake (albeit smallish bottles) around somewhere but the selections always been small...]

Uh...I'll check to see what we've got, just a sec. Is sake okay if I can find what you want? I can bring out a few bottles and you can pick your favorite. Juuust a sec!

[Norma exits back to the stock room and, in a few minutes' time, she returns with a platter of four bottles, some with actual Japanese characters on the label and some with readable characters.]

[Action]

[feathersharp]

[Birdy scans the selection, deciding on one of the bottles with actual Japanese characters on the label.]

Thanks.

[He probably shouldn't be drinking when there's some serious stuff he needs to get done, but at this point he does need to rest and regain his bearings. Tomorrow's another day and it's coming in a couple of hours, at which point he can decide what action to take.]

[Action]

[bubblywishes]

[With a nod of the head, Norma picks up the bottle he selected and slides his glass over. With delicacy, she pours out the drink into his glass and hands it over in front of him. He is still a customer and has to be treated respectfully, even if he is kind of an acquaintance at this point, too.]

Mmmmmhm... Lemme know how it is. I haven't tried a lotta the stuff around here, to be perfectly honest. Most of it isn't to my tastes, y'know? I can't stand the hard stuff that's got no flavor. [She's more a mixed drink kinda gal.]

[Action]

[feathersharp]

Of course not. You're a girl.

[Is that Birdy being casually sexist? Sorry, he can get like that sometimes.]

[Action] - 1/2

[bubblywishes]

[WAT.]

[Action] - 2/2

[bubblywishes]

[WOW, NO, THAT IS NOT OKAY. Her smile twitching, Norma lets out a little laugh, then swiftly whisks away poor Birdy's drink.]

Oooh, then you don't wanna drink this. I mean, if you're a man, then what you want is a completely different drink! Let me get you something that'll cater to your manly tastes...

[SHE'S BRINGING OUT THE ROMULAN BLUE, YOU ENORMOUS COCK.]

[Action]

[feathersharp]

[wow okay Birdy had just been reaching out for that drink]

Hey! What's the big idea?

[Action]

[bubblywishes]

[NOT ANYMORE. Still with a smile that could scare away tigers, Norma laughs a hollow laugh and shakes her head.]

Oooh...you don't want this girly drink~! You want something real men drink! Something strong, with a real kick! A man's drink, since you're big strong man, after all~! Don't you wanna show me how big and buff you are? For that, you need [She plucks a bottle off a tray being carried by another server. Still with her smile, Norma smacks the bottle down hard on the table.] is this~!

Romulan Blue ale.

[Action]

[feathersharp]

[Warning bells are going off in Birdy's head, but when his pride is at stake, he can sometimes...pretend that they're not there. He picks the bottle up, inspecting it.]

I've never heard of this before.

[Action]

[bubblywishes]

It's unique~! [That's one way to describe it... Unique in the way that it's the most potent kind of alcohol Norma's ever heard of on any kind of world thus far, and nothing's topped the toxic, blue swill as of yet. And yes, she has asked people. Truly, the Romulan Blue is the king of all liquors.] Why don't you give it a try? I promise it's a lot more...flavorful than that other stuff you wanted.

[Action] 1/2

[feathersharp]

[Birdy can't get over how blue the liquid looks. Surely this had to be a mixed drink of some sort? Or something that wasn't even alcohol? Shit, this looked like the drain cleaner at Ein's place.

But he can't figure out a way to get out of this with his image intact. He lacks Mighty's gifts of 1) somehow managing to say just the right thing at the right time without any apparent effort at all most of the time and 2) not caring whenever he ends up failing at the first. He is also mightily lacking a Mighty at the moment for moral support to tell him that this is not one of the best ideas he's ever had. Damn it.

So, fine then. If he's going to hell, he'll go there at top speed.

Just to be even more of a showoff, Birdy actually takes the initial glass of shochu that Norma poured and downs it in a few big gulps. He wipes his beak off with the back of his hand before pouring himself a helping of Romulan Blue. And then -- before he has another chance to back down from the challenge -- he downs that Romulan Blue too.]

[Action] 2/2 dammit I don't have proper icons for this moment

[feathersharp]

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JUMPING TAP-DANCING BANDITS IT'S LIKE HE SWALLOWED A MILLION LASER BEAMS

oh god oh god why did he go through with this at least he didn't place any bets on the outcome but oh god

suddenly a nuclear explosion of respiratory issues COUGH HACK WHEEZE CROAK don't mind Birdy doubled over with his eyes tearing up ok ok he's fine. really]

[Action] /CRACKS UP AT THE GIF

[bubblywishes]

[Downing the first drink is a bit impressive, and Norma tilts her head with an arched brow and a faint smile - not bad, buddy - but when she chugs the second drink...well, that's when her faint smile turns into a huge and maniacal grin. She waits the few seconds it takes, then begins to crack up, waving her hand quickly to alert the attention of another waiter and get the poor fool a potent antidote or a glass of water. If there's one thing people in the bar know, it's drinks...and how to properly mix something to combat a few of the more volatile ones.

Though finding cure for Norma's hysterics will be a hell of a lot harder. She is hanging onto the table for support, laughing and snickering at holding a hand to her mouth to smother her laughter. A few of the other bar-goers are shaking their head and pointing at the bottle and then the poor victim, snickering behind their hands as well. Poor guy got baited big time.]

[Action] I need to use gifs more often in my tags, clearly

[feathersharp]

Oi! [Banging a fist on the table, his words punctuated by coughing fits.] Is this crap even booze at all?!

[He's had some pretty strong stuff in his day, but...]