And we are far, far from home,

[mirrortide]

» WHO? Lapis Lazuli, Alucard, Kira, Connor & their stalker, Apollo.
» WHEN? From the 22nd to the 28th
» WHERE? Starting at the station and eventually planet side.
» WHAT? A bunch of idiots go planetside
» WARNINGS? None as of yet other than Lapis' likely space racism.

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Just before leaving.

[mirrortide]

[With everyone finally rounded up, it's time to leave. Which means it's time for Lapis to finally collect all of them up into a bubble for easy transport. Which means she has to reach up in some cases and tap people's heads to bubble them.

It's unfortunate that when she taps Alucard's head, nothing happens. So she taps it again. Harder. Still nothing.]

That's weird. [So she'll bap each of them in turn next to see if maybe it's just Alucard? Minus Apollo because he can fly in space just fine. Turn's out it's not just Alucard being weird. Awful.]

Alright, this is going to get more personal than I really wanted, but whatever, I guess.

[reposing]

Hm.

[Alucard shrugs.] What exactly was supposed to happen? [please stop head bappies]

[rk800connor]

[Connor watches with quiet curiosity... as nothing happens. He's obediently still as he then gets a bop as well and again nothing happens, though Connor glances over himself for any changes.

He blinks at Lapis, tilting his head.] Is everything alright?

Arrival planetside

[mirrortide]

[The area where she will land is an ocean. The water is fairly active and full of nautical wildlife. The coast of the nearest landmass is cliffy; the landmass itself largely barren stone, though there are mosses and fern-like plants in green and purple.

There is a breathable atmosphere and gravity is similar to that of Earth, though not quite as strong (~80% of it). There is no indication that this space is immediately deadly to humans.

She's also just leaving everyone to wander around as they want.]

[rk800connor]

[Although Connor doesn't explicitly ask for help, it's fairly obvious that he isn't a very good swimmer. His movements definitely mimic a swimming motion and he's making an attempt to stay above water, but it's a losing battle and he's slowly sinking.

The good news is, he doesn't actually need to breathe and water won't harm him. If nothing else, he could simply walk or climb out of the water once he got near shore.]

its not like i dont already have a million threads with u im sorry

[reposing]

[On the way to the planet, Alucard had spent it in the most efficient way possible: sleeping. It wouldn't waste the oxygen reserves in the suit, and he'd effectively been hibernating on the way over.

The landing isn't exactly the worst, but Alucard is deposited into the ocean, landing in a splashful and a noisy PLNK. For a moment he doesn't immediately wake, sinking a little before his body realizes hey this is a little off.

Alucard blinks awake, then frowns, a bit put out. Well, it could have been worse. He could have been dumped onto a bunch of rocks. Slowly, he rises out of the water, not even needing to swim as he floats a few feet above it. As he's flicking off water from his space suit, he wrenches his helmet off and shakes his hair out. It's there he spots Connor, who will... probably be fine, but he isn't about to abandon him.

He dives down and gently scoops the android into his arms, bridal style and all.]

Androids aren't precisely the most well suited for a swim, I suppose. Are you all right?

Caution Falling Rocks

[mirrortide]

[Lapis has no issue quickly taking a hold of the ocean below the cliffs they're on and quite literally starting to cleave and cut out perfectly smooth tunnels.

Feel free to make comments about this either to her or amongst yourselves as she's removing large chuncks of cliff and turning it progressively into a cave system that is, quite frankly, quite nice.]

[solarcharged]

[ As much as Apollo would like to tear away from the group and check out the rest of the planet, he knows that isn't his mission. His self-appointed mission that nobody asked him to do, but his mission none the less. Apollo is here to 'keep an eye on things' and whatever that might entail is anyone's guess.

He hangs in mid-air - a good few meters above the cliffs - as Lapis works, watching her as she terraforms the cliffs in to something that almost looks useful. ]

So this is your day job, is it? [ Apollo sounds... impressed. ] That's actually pretty good work.

[mirrortide]

["Almost useful.

Wow, she'd be offended if she could read minds. Thankfully for him, she can't, but she does give him a look as she hauls out more stone into the water below.]

I'm a little rusty after 6,000 years. Also it's not like kindergartens are this complicated. Most of the time, anyway. Besides, if this collapses on people's heads they're gonna complain if they live.

[counterfeitheart]

[Kira likes your water magic, Lapis. Unfortunately for everyone, this is Kira and the way he appreciates things actually sucks, so while Lapis is doing some actual work, Kira is going to unhelpfully sprout his own set of four wings in order to use water magic, splashing Lapis with it and then grinning like an idiot.]

[mirrortide]

[Well, it's enough to get Lapis to stop and give him a dull eyed look.

He might not even notice the hand creeping up from the ocean to grab him, and Lapis will absolutely sink him if he doesn't manage to get away.]

Nightfall

[mirrortide]

[By the time night drops down on the planet, Lapis has carved out just enough of the cliff to make a roomy underground shelter, complete with awful, smooth rock furniture. It's dark and pretty bare, but there is a round hole in the ceiling to let just enough moonlight through to make things barely visible. Lapis doesn't need to sleep, but everyone else might? Who knows, they're all a bunch of weirdos.]

[reposing]

[All things considered, it's remarkable work done by Lapis. It may not be the most cozy place, but this or stuck in a stale space station? Alucard will take the rock sofa. With enough moss and ferns, it's not horribly uncomfortable.

At the moment, Alucard is seated, currently sorting though a variety of samples he's picked up so far. He hasn't been able to quite hold back on his curiosity, having taken a bit of everything: what few plants there are have been arranged, even samples of the ocean water, and a bit of skin from one of the fish.

It's still perfectly dark in here, but. Well. He's a dhampir. The night isn't exactly an issue for him.]

[counterfeitheart]

[Look at Alucard, being useful. How quaint. Kira still had his wings out(because how else was he supposed to use magic?), and was using his potentially incredibly helpful abilities to just make himself a spot to lay down in the rocks. Lapis did a great job carving the place out but he might as well make a little something of his own.

As he takes a seat, he turns to make a small pit.]

Oi, one of you wanna get something that might keep a fire burning? I'll start it up but I ain't keeping a fire going all night.

Connor Wandering Around (probably licking things) ~ open to the group

[rk800connor]

[Once on land, Connor wastes no time assessing his surroundings, giving an audible output. It's partially for his fellow explorers but mostly in case those who had to remain in the station replay his recordings once they return.]

The atmosphere is suitable for humans. Nitrogen 75.33%, oxygen 23.01%, water vapor 1.21%, carbon dioxide 0.36%, 0.09% inorganic salts, organic matter and microbes, likely from the sea spray.

The chemical composition of organisms on the planet are similar to those found on Earth. No toxins or radiation detected. Current temperature: 73 degrees Fahrenheit.

[He crouched, recording zooming in on the algae covered rocks. Without hesitation, he dipped a finger in the green-purple goo and brought it to his mouth to 'taste' it.] Organisms similar in chemical makeup and structure to algae, lichens, and ferns seem most prevalent. These plants could be used to provide nutritional supplements to the station.

The rock is possibly basalt or gabbro.

[counterfeitheart]

[Look at this small child, walking around and licking things. Kira would be grossed out if he was not literally Lucifer. He's seen grosser. And those guys were eating that stuff for fun.

Welp, might as well use the guy to his advantage.]

Hey Barbie! Come try these plants.

[Kira gota handful of things from the ground that he was planning on just trying to smoke but hey if the guy is over here finding out chemical makeups by licking, maybe he can streamline the process.]

[rk800connor]

[Connor looked over at the shout, honestly assuming Kira was likely speaking to him. If nothing else his android hating coworkers had made him aware of the multitudes of derogatory terms he was expected to respond to.

Dutifully, he stood up and walked over to Kira, looking at the handful of plants he was holding with keen interest.]

Try them? Are you hoping to bring plants back to the station? I should let you know that I can only analyze chemical makeup and potential nutritional value and not palatability. [Because why else would someone ask him to sample things unless they planned to eat them at some point? Or make them available for other people eat them?

Without further delay, he took one of the plants, doing a visual inspection first before putting one of the leaves in his mouth. After a moment, he removed it and let it fall back to the ground.] It appears to have a similar structure to ferns. It holds no nutritional value and would not be digestible by humans.

[solarcharged]

[ Nobody had technically invited Apollo on this trip but he's glad he inserted himself in to the group if only to witness this. He watches in fascination as Connor tests out their environment, reeling off statistics. It reminds him (with a fond pang) of the Engineer. Angie would be having a field day (literally).

He lets Connor do his thing a moment longer before interjecting curiously: ]

If you found something poisonous, would it hurt you?

[rk800connor]

[Connor looks up at Apollo, politely getting back to his feet to speak with him.]

No. I'm an android. I have no biological functions for a poison to affect. Furthermore, I can analyze samples, but I'm not actually ingesting them.

[He straightens his slightly damp dress shirt and adjusts the cuffs as he spoke before wiping the algae off his fingers.]

I apologize, there wasn't much time for introductions before we departed. My name is Connor. You're Apollo, right?

[With his jacket, which read ANDROID in big letters across the back, hung up to dry off, the only telling characteristic that marked him as potentially inhuman was a small, circular LED on his right temple. Otherwise, CyberLife had designed him to look and sound as human as possible.]

Alucard | open to the planet gang

[reposing]

❧ i. life and death

[During the day, Alucard notably squints more, blinking frequently. Though he stands in the sun, he does occasionally do his best to find more in the way of shade than not. It's not the most pleasant experience, but it does him no real harm. Besides, this is the best time to go exploring.

Currently, he's taking samples wherever he can, be it plant or water or otherwise. Though Connor's analysis is incredibly helpful, he suspects that there will be others on the station interested in having a look themselves. It isn't much, but it's a start.

He glances over, then hums.]

Perhaps we should consider giving this planet a name.


❧ ii. love and birth

[Night comes, as it does. It's when he feels at his best.

Which means, Alucard can be found doing one of two things:

(a) diving into the water, perhaps to explore. Breathing is a luxury, not a requirement, after all.

(b) as a large wolf, he can be seen just running around on the rocky island they're on. For no purpose other than, it seems, just to run.]

IS THERE ANYTHING THATS WORTH MORE THAN PEACE AND LOVE ON THE PLANET EARTH

[mirrortide]

[The only reason that Lapis isn't still working is because her gem is, unfortunately on her back. It means she can't really use it as an appropriate light source. Which means that she has to wait for sunrise.

Which is, quite frankly, awful.

It also means that anyone who isn't sleeping (or pretending to) has Lapis' immediate attention.

And that means Alucard. Or rather, this weird ass random wolf, which Lapis doesn't quite connect the dots to it being Alucard. Not immediately, anyway, so instead she just kind of regards it curiously for a moment wondering what the chances are of something like this evolving in two completely separate areas of the universe. Or multiverse?]

How the heck did this get here?

i.

[solarcharged]

[ Apollo isn't exactly a man of science. His aim on this trip had been to keep an eye on things (what with not altogether trusting Lapis) and look for clues on their whereabouts. But with Lapis not being quite the horror he expected and the planet looking far more lonely than it had from above, Apollo finds himself guarding against... nothing. Not that he trusts this planet - far from it - but it certainly seems a little less awful than he was expecting.

So instead of fighting the legions of angry aliens he'd been expecting (or hoping for), Apollo helps where he can, namely with helping Alucard collect little bits of local flora. He can be patient and steady where he needs to be, sampling tiny leaves and carefully putting them aside one by one. It's boring work, in all honesty, but the company is good. ]

Do you think so? [ Apollo sounds unsure but doesn't look up from his work. ] It isn't exactly our planet.

Kira Being Helpful

[counterfeitheart]

[Not.

After getting to the planet and seeing a big ass ocean and little else, he was kind of disappointed, but HEY. There is some vegetation here. He figured Alucard would try to learn something actually helpful, and Tin Can over there was licking stuff like he was a toddler stepping outside for the first time so Kira had to find out what was most important to him.

Can he smoke any of this?

So yeah if you come across Kira he's just... squatting, four black wings sprouted from his back as he has some leaves rolled up into a makeshift cigarette... attempting ot smoke it.]

Mh. I don't think I'm gettin' anything from this.

the world's shortest tag

[reposing]

[Alucard's literally just making this face at Kira.]

[solarcharged]

[ Apollo watches, unconcerned; ten years of living with a reality-warping stoner has left him fairly immune to the lengths people will go to to get high. Live and let live, or something like that. Or maybe he's just seen worse. ]

Maybe you have to chew it.

[ An idle observation, not to be confused with encouragement. Apollo shrugs. ]

Just a thought.