[OPEN/EVENT] Counting moon rocks for the cause;

[cuteshit]

Who: Kanji Tatsumi & you!
Where: All over the Citadel.
When: 4/1 - 4/4
Rating: PG for Kanji's mouth.
Summary: Space adventure! Time to see what the Citadel has to offer.
The Story:
silversun strip/castle arcade

[After Kanji gets over his initial bout of culture shock, he goes into full-on tourist mode. He spends a little time at the shops in the Wards, but the real draw ends up being the Silversun Strip-- a beacon for tourists of all kinds, it seems. The Castle Arcade is a huge draw, and he’ll easily spend hours trying his luck with the games there, either alone or with any friends who want to join him-- not to mention a few rounds of what passes for laser tag here over at the Armax Arena.

Naturally, food is still a necessity in the future, and he’ll be intent on checking out the local restaurants as well, eating way more than he probably needs to but insisting that this is a once and a lifetime chance. When is he ever going to get the opportunity to dine in space again? Either way, he’s happy to invite friends to join him throughout their stay on the Citadel, whether it’s to play or shop or eat. Events like these never last, and it’s rare that they have one that’s genuinely fun. Time to make the most of it, guys.]

the presidium

[The wealth of information concerning Council space and the Citadel’s government and trade policies available is sure to draw any number of inquiring minds to the Presidium-- but Kanji doesn’t seem to notice or care where he is, hands deep in his pockets as he walks past the embassies, following a Keeper that seems equally impervious to its surroundings. He’s been scolded a time or two about trying to approach Keepers already, but this is the first one he’s seen in motion rather than working, and he can’t help being curious.

He looks over his shoulder to make sure he’s not being watched by any Citadel staff before following the Keeper around the next bend, stopping abruptly when he realizes the creature has paused to scan and examine an electrical panel. As the Keeper settles in to work, Kanji crouches down beside it, leaning in to try and get a better look, reaching out to let his hand hover above its head-- not quite touching it just yet, but definitely tempting fate.]

Hey there, little guy. I’m not botherin’ you, am I?

[Whatever this thing actually is or does, it’s cute as hell, in a weird kind of way.]

wildcard

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Comments

SILVERSUN STRIP

[plutonicideals]

[Listen, there's shopping to be done, so of course Riley would be here. She waves at him enthusiastically when she sees him.]

Can you believe this, Kanji?

[cuteshit]

[Kanji grins at the sound of his friend's voice, looking up from the rack of space magazines he'd been perusing. Space even had its own damn periodicals.]

It's crazy, isn't it? I've seen some stuff that's pretty damn out there, but I've never been anywhere like this before. It's way cooler than what visiting space back home must be like for astronauts and stuff-- no space stations there, just rocks and stars.

[plutonicideals]

There's no way anyone back home would believe that something like this could exist.

[Man some of those fashion space magazines look really cool though?? Even if they're for species that aren't really human.]

[cuteshit]

Right? Somethin' like this is way more advanced than anything we could come up with back home, at least right now. Better enjoy it while we're here-- wonder what kinda stuff they sell in some of these stores? And we gotta try space food while we're here!

castle arcade;

[easily]

[Rebekah doesn't party the entire time she's on the Citadel, though she does spend most of her evenings inside of the clubs. During the daytime she finds herself exploring the space station and what it has to offer and today she finds herself in the arcade, looking over some of the games. One of them, Shattered Eezo, seems to involve two robots fighting one another which means she'll need an opponent if she wants to try it.

So when she spots someone walking by she waves him over despite not knowing him.]

Fancy a round?

[cuteshit]

[Kanji stops dead in his tracks, looking over either shoulder to see if there's someone else standing behind him that she might have been talking to instead. His cheeks color slightly as he raises both eyebrows in response, pointing to the middle of his own chest.]

You talkin' to me?

[easily]

[His reaction is amusing, if nothing else. Still, Rebekah doesn't give up because she wants to try this game.]

It would appear I am, is that a problem?

[cuteshit]

No, just--

[He clears his throat a little, shaking his head.]

Surprising. You want me to play you?

arcade

[endingpoint]

[ Jane is currently trying her space luck at the shooting games in the arcade. Shooting lasers at screens is definitely different than wielding a gun, but after a few tries, she's definitely found her groove. When she finally 'dies' at level 17, she looks around to see if anyone is waiting for a turn because she definitely wants to play again. And there's a two-player mode so she calls to the person closest to her. ]

Hey, any good at shooting things?

[cuteshit]

[Kanji is more of a blunt intstrument kind of guy, but games are games, and the idea of a fake laser gun definitely appeals to him a lot more than a real one. Guns might have been Naoto's weapon of choice, but he's always preferred getting up close in personal.

He'd just finished up with what looks like a dancing game nearby, face flushed from exertion, but he cracks a smile at the question.]

Not the greatest, but I'd be willing to give it a shot. [No pun intended.] Lookin' for a partner?

[endingpoint]

Yeah, want to see if I can beat this high score and it might go better with another pair of eyes.

[ But also, that dancing game looks fun and she might have to give it a shot. Maybe. She extends the second 'gun' to him with a grin. ]

Interested?

[cuteshit]

Hell yeah! I'm always interested in kickin' some ass.

[Digital or Shadow, it doesn't matter. Both are good. He grins, reaching to take the second gun from him.]

I'm Kanji.

the presidium

[assembles]

[ The presidium does draw Steve in for some of those named reasons. Managing a hub of space travel with various different species having to coexist in one place can't be easy, and he'd like to see how it all functions on a deeper level. Granted, it's not like he can just waltz into meetings or anything like that, so he isn't sure what he expected to find.

Well, he didn't expect to find a fellow human approaching one of the aliens like it's a pet, fully ready to pat it on its head. Steve stops in his tracks as soon as he witnesses it, not sure for a second what to even do in this situation. Still, if he doesn't intervene this could end in disaster.

So he steps over, clearing his throat to get the attention of the other human. ]

Just a guess, but touching without asking is probably an intergalactic taboo.

[ Steve does his best to be polite about it, but the last thing he needs is for some sort of incident to break out in a government building. The kid should really know better, even if he's just trying to be friendly. ]

[cuteshit]

[The throat clear is enough to make Kanji practically jump out of his skin, sudden and unexpected as it is. He turns beet red before he even opens his mouth, clearing his own throat as he draws back up to his full height-- which is impressive for someone his age, a fact that makes his habit of blushing when flustered seem even more out of place.]

I'm not lookin' to break any taboos, just-- just sayin' hi, you know? Wasn't gonna hurt 'im or anything.

[Seriously, this thing is adorable, how could he resist?]

He didn't seem to mind, anyway.

[assembles]

[ It's not like Steve meant to humiliate the stranger, and it's as he gets a good look at the kid's face that he realizes how young he is, and that he might not have known better. He certainly didn't mean any harm, but the way he's gone completely red makes Steve feel bad for even getting involved.

The Keeper looks between the two of them before continuing its work. Steve can't assume anything about reading the mood of an alien, but it really does seem completely unaffected. ]

Yeah, guess not...

[ Steve moves a little closer, though still keeps a good five feet of distance between him and both of the other parties here. He's curious about what the Keeper is doing, he'll admit that much. ]

You don't belong here either, right? You're from Wonderland?

[ It's not exactly hard to tell. ]

[cuteshit]

[Not to worry, Steve. You could have complimented him about something and he still would have undergone the same color change-- it's an embarrassing habit, but one that feels like it's beyond his ability to actually quit, at least anytime soon.

Kanji nods to confirm, his face cooling in the process.]

Yeah-- I mean, not originally, obviously, but the last year or so.

[Funny, how quickly that time had gone by.]

Kanji Tatsumi. I help Souji out in the diner.

arcade!!

[sciencelizard]

[Space arcades are basically Alphys' big draw to anything, anywhere. Getting the chance to try out new games- and maybe flash some of her buttonmashing skills- are 100% her jam, so she's camped in the arcade early on trying out everything she can get her hands on. Currently, she's set up in front of the claw machine on the upper floor, using a stool to see the controls properly (and a small hoard of already-won prizes surrounding her) when she spies Kanji coming up the stairs and waves him over.]

H-Hey! Kanji, how're you doing?

[cuteshit]

[Kanji waves back when he spots her, picking up his pace to join her a few moments later, leaning over with his hands in his pockets to try and get a look at what kind of prizes are in the machine.]

Doin' pretty well-- I mean, we're in space. Kinda hard to have a bad day here. This place has everything-- wish the arcade back home had some of these games. You get anything good outta this yet?

[sciencelizard]

[She giggles a little bit, because yeah, he's right, it's friggin space!!! Everything is automatically worth it when it's space.]

Yeah, I've always been, uhm, p-pretty good at claw machines.

[She reaches down into the pile of glowing orbs that the machine spits out and cracks one open like a gashapon egg to reveal a miniature plush Volus inside.]

Some of the prizes are these, uhm, plush t-toys of the alien species here! I'm trying to see how many they have.

presidium

[hairdont]

[In the Dark Ages of 1999, and especially in the small town of Morioh, space was never something Josuke ever really thought he would get to experience. So naturally, when Wonderland changed and the Citadel became a thing, he kind of lost his mind a little bit.

He also may have gotten into a fight with a Krogan over his hair.

(He won.)

But things calm down and he begins exploring on his own. The Keepers have weirded him out a little, considering their... everything, but when he sees Kanji examining one he wanders over and squats down next to him.]

Get an answer?

[cuteshit]

[Kanji frowns thoughtfully at the Keeper as Josuke joins him, nose wrinkling slightly as he gives the other boy a sidelong glance.]

Not yet. These things don't seem all that talkative. They're freakin' everywhere, though. Makes you kinda curious-- they're workers, right? How do they communicate with whoever's givin' 'em orders?

[Look. He can't help thinking about these things, especially when the subject in question is so damn adorable.]

[hairdont]

[Josuke returns the sidelong glance, before he focuses on the Keeper proper. He wants so, so badly to poke it and yet...]

That's what it looks like? They're always poking away at the consoles, like the rest of us aren't even here. But we're in space, right? Maybe they have uh... What's it called.... Telepathy?

Armax Arena /arrives late with starbucks

[idolings]

[Sayaka had never played a single video game before in her life, after having learned about video games from Chiaki; she was absolutely thrilled to try space games. What caught her eye the most was laser tag, she heard stories about how fun the game was back home, but she never had the time to play. Now as the perfect chance!

Problem was, she needed a partner.

That was when she happened to see Kanji passing by her.]

Excuse me! S-Sorry for suddenly approaching you since we don't really know each other but... [She pauses, feeling a little shy to talk to a stranger. (Not to mention that he looked a bit intimidating, he almost reminded her of a classmate back home.)]

Would you like to be my partner in a game of laser tag? Feel free to say no if it's too much trouble!

/returns to respond late with some apology starbucks of my own <3

[cuteshit]

[Luckily for Sayaka, his look is mostly just for show-- and she's not the kind of person to provoke him into living up to the expectations it sets. What he does do, however, is give her a puzzled look before he checks over his shoulder.

Him? She's talking to him?]

You mean me?

[He flushes, just a little. He even has a girlfriend these days, but he's still not used to Wonderland being a place where girls talk to him instead of just make fun of him.]

Uh-- yeah, sure! I did a round earlier, was thinkin' of goin' again. It's fun-- you ever done this before?

we be giving each other late starbucks!! ♥

[idolings]

[Oh yeah, Kanji. You are definitely not like the classmate that she was thinking about.]

Yes, you!

[Sorry Kanji, she can't help but giggle a little at your reaction. However, because of that reaction, she does feel a whole lot more relaxed while speaking to him. What an approachable person!]

Ah, you did? What perfect timing, then! [Her cheeks start to flush a light shade of pink, she was feeling a little embarrassed to admit that she never played a game of laster tag before.] W-Well um, truth be told... this is my first time playing laser tag. I've always been interested in playing, but I just never had the time back home. So, when I stumbled here, I just had to try it out!