event } i always feel like somebody's watching me

[seeingyou]

WHO: Open to all passengers!
WHAT: A visit to Hama Vorcia, and your 15 minutes of fame.
WHERE: Anywhere on the megastation Hama Vorcia, or Navi.
WHEN: April 11 through May 2
WARNINGS: Add these to your comment subject lines as needed! And if you end up going too hard on one of those extreme challenge shows, please record deaths on the death page.

Hello, passengers! Hope you're all ready for an announcement, 'cause Navi's voice is getting beamed into your head right about ... now:

Attention, passengers.
We'll be docking soon at the megastation Hama Vorcia, where we will remain for approximately three weeks, local time.
Please stand by.

The notable lack of turbulence this time is probably a refreshing change, eh?

Upon docking and disembarking, passengers will find a bank counter just past the terminal, where your new windfall of Navigems can be exchanged for credits (the universal currency). Try not to spend it all in one place!

After that … the megastation’s ceiling is the limit. Have as much fun as you can cram into the next few weeks! Just make sure to pace yourselves - you wouldn’t want to get sidelined by muscle cramps, right?

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Simon Reese | OTA

[bilocates]

This would be Simon's first visit to anywhere that wasn't Earth, and it wasn't even a planet this time! The whole thing was incredibly science fiction, and once again for more times than he could count he had to wonder if he hadn't just cracked and gone completely insane.

For the beginning he wasn't entirely willing to risk the cameras, it took a lot of work to stay hidden the way he liked so he spent a fair amount of time on the ship. Mostly hiding out and recovering from his injuries, occasionally slinking to the kitchen for a bite to eat. Eventually he'll have to leave and get himself some new clothes, but he's going to put that off as long as he possibly can. It's not like he's embarrassed to be caught in one of Alex's shirts.


[[OOC; IDK man hit me.]]

Re: Simon Reese | OTA

[imarealistnotacynic]

Shopping relaxes Richard.

Not that he will admit that to Alex, or anyone else, but he has a number of bags and several books to at least make himself feel better, to release the tension of the growing headaches in his head.

He doesn't collide with Simon so much as slam into him. There are people looking at him and it's exhausting being around people like this. Whatever abilities he's developed - or had smashed down - hurt.

[bilocates]

Simon does not like shopping. Maybe because he has no real experience, maybe because he doesn't usually have money. Or maybe it's just because of the people, the endlessly noisy people and overwhelming crowds. Add to that the cameras and...

You know he expected Richard might stop, evidently the man was feeling blind today. Simon definitely stumbles, doesn't quite end up on the ground but damn if Richard didn't nearly bowl him completely over. Simon was tall, sure, but the gangly malnourished type not exactly heavy nor sturdy. Strand was sturdy. He hissed a breath through his teeth, annoyed as he squared off against the man.

"Wake up, Dr. Strand." Come on, Richard, be the adult here would you.

[imarealistnotacynic]

"I'm awake."

Richard shifts his bags. He has a headache, a pounding headache that runs from his forehead down to the nape of his neck being around all these people. An eyebrow is raised, "Did I startle you? I was thinking. It's something people do upon occasion. Walk and think."

That said the young man does look knocked over, "...I didn't mean to knock you over. I apologize."

[bilocates]

Simon just gave him a look, one that clearly said 'are you?' He'd grabbed a snack somewhere along the way, some kind of food bar, and chewed on that thoughtfully. Not letting that strange unblinking gaze of his leave Richard.

He really shouldn't look that close the man was giving him a headache just looking at him.

"You ran into me," He pointed out. Startle wasn't exactly the reaction there. And yes, he is still absolutely wearing one of Alex's shirts. It doesn't quite fit right but it's getting the job done. As for the apology he studies Richard for a few moments, not saying anything, before nodding to himself and turning as if he's just going to leave. It's not a refuse apology, necessarily, Simon just doesn't think they're on especially friendly terms.

[imarealistnotacynic]

Alex died apparently. No she did. He could feel that and Simon was apparently in her good graces and so - time for the best that he could do.

"...How are you feeling after that attack?"

Is he going to just walk with him? Yes. Like he belongs? Yes. Because he does belong. they're from the same world and he has to stick with them so he can save them if needed. And it is needed.

[bilocates]

Alex's death was without question, how she came back was the real question. One Simon suspected had something to do with their current situation. The details were still uncertain, he'll figure it eventually.

Right now the more pressing matter was Richard following him like they're friends. Simon just cast him a wary look. What was he up to now?

"How do you think?" He countered, after Strand demonstrated his poor self control Simon wasn't quick to trust. Alex was the one he protected, he'd protect her from Richard just as quick as anyone else.

"How long have you been on this voyage, Dr. Strand?"

[imarealistnotacynic]

"A few months."

There's no pause, "I...apologize for my haste in applying the medical supplies. I was unsure and I did not want you to be hurt."

Until later. He shakes his head and focuses on him, "Are you enjoying shopping?"

[bilocates]

Not as long as Alex, still more 'awake' then he had been. Interesting. Probably still denying everything as usual.

Simon just leveled another look at him. "That's not the part you should be apologizing for." The fact Richard burned him with intent was the slight, not his panic. Still... Richard did save his life, so he'll play slightly nicer.

Simon turned to regard a camera, frowning. "Not really. But I need clothes." So he'll just suck it up.

[imarealistnotacynic]

"This place does have a selection. IT would appear you need something more...comfortable?"

That he can see. That he can see very very well. Shouldering his own bag, "Are you looking for something more professional or comfortable? I won't guess. There are a number of places you might look here I can point you at them."

[bilocates]

"Yes," He does smirk slightly, wondering how much it bothered Richard that Alex had loaned him a shirt. It was, of course, because his other had been destroyed in the fight with the goose.

"Comfortable, I don't wear suits." Could he? Maybe, probably, who knew? Growing up in a mental hospital didn't give him a lot of room for self expression or finding out. Although he did have to admit that was actually... helpful. Who are you and what have you done with Richard Strand?

[imarealistnotacynic]

It bothers him.

All of this bothers him but he is practicing yes, practicing, so he gestures, "Let me show you a few places. That way you can return Alex's property to her. And you won't be forced to ask her for such a generous favor again."

[bilocates]

Oh, he knows it bothers Richard. And Richard, being Richard, just had to speak it aloud in a manner that would let him know. The man hadn't yet learned that giving Simon information was not always the best course of action. He had a tendency to put it to use.

"I didn't ask. She offered." He quipped, lightly, knowing full well that'd annoy Richard even more than him asking for a favor. Annoyed or no, he will let Richard show him a place or two. Once he knew roughly where to go finding what he was looking for at a reasonable price shouldn't be too difficult.

[imarealistnotacynic]

Of course she did. She's better than this man however, she's extremely smart and she cares about him and this Simon...

He bristles a bit but lets it slide, "She is kind. Here." He glares down a camera focused on him, "These CCTV things are a bit much aren't they."

They make him uneasy and he broadcasts that, "You'd think I'd be used to it by now."

[bilocates]

Alex is too good a person to have to put up with either of them and yet she still does it.

Simon's eyes trail to one of the cameras, still eating the last of his nutrient bar thoughtfully. Then, with a bit of static and flickering one of the feeds focused on them goes out. Of course another camera whips around to make up for it, but he does smirk to himself all the same... As that one goes dead as well.

"Too much," Simon agrees. He really doesn't like all these cameras, it's exhausting trying to keep them all suppressed, so he hasn't been. Just a little here and there as something of a flex. He'd much rather if he could just slink through them and never be seen at all. "You've been the center of controversy and attention long before the show." Simon mused aloud, allowing his attention to shift back to Richard.

[imarealistnotacynic]

His shoulders tense. Of course he knows everything about him.

"I don't know what you're talking about." His teeth grit, "If you're referring to my issues with the Catholic church I'm in the right and the archbishop of canterbury needs to be aware of that."

He grimaces, "And if you're referring to Lorraine Warren, I wish her well and I don't understand why she's so upset with me."

She's upset with him because she knows exactly what he is (psychics will do that). It's not about the church.

There's what amounts to a general retail store ahead, "...This seems about your speed if you don't mind me saying so."

But does he look uncomfortable, "Alex told you this?"

[bilocates]

Lies, lies, lies, Richard Strand. It's expected, of course, Richard's denial runs deep. It always has and may always remain no matter what events transpire.

"You know that's not true. Neither of those things are true." Unlike some Simon didn't hide his prying. He didn't play nice, or polite. Psychics will do that, and by now Richard should know better.

Simon gave him the opportunity to find out about him, Strand refused, so now he maintains the upper hand.

Simon simply smirks over at him. "Alex is a professional, she didn't tell me anything." And unless Richard insists on stalking him more, Simon will just leave him with that.

[imarealistnotacynic]

Yes. She is a professional and delightfully ridiculously stubborn and Simon Reese, this being in front of him...

"You give me a headache." the words are spit out before they enter a bright white store - occasional splashes of red and cameras, all those cameras like eyes and people being watched...

He gestures, "After you."

[bilocates]

Being? How rude, he's still a person. Teetering on the edge of something dark, yes, but still human.

Simon just looks amused, brushing right on past Strand as he heads in to go do some shopping. It's about time someone did, being as Richard gives everyone else headaches. Simon does understand, he has them all the time when he's around noisy people. He's still not inclined to be particularly empathetic toward Strand. Richard does hurt Alex far too much for that.

"Do you believe everything you say, Doctor Strand?"

jon } ota

[aparticularlyhollowlaugh]

Something about being around so many cameras feels both unsettling and captivating for Jon - no real surprise, being an Avatar of The Eye. Maybe it's just his imagination, but Jon thinks he can sense Beholding's presence here. It's ... not entirely pleasant, actually.

Jon limits his time on the station to a few shopping excursions, searching out different types of tea. Earth standards take some effort to find, but alien varieties are plentiful. The real question is whether he should try drinking something he can't even pronounce.

He spends the rest of his time on the ship, drinking said tea purchases or reading a book in quiet common areas - the kitchen, the observation deck, one of the lounges.

[albatrossomen]

Murmur is accustomed to doing the observing, so being under such close scrutiny has been... unsettling. He has spent most of his time on the ship, unless otherwise pulled out by someone else. Never has he been so social in all his existence.

Upon one of Jon's excursions out into the observation deck, Murmur was also out there already enjoying some of his own tea. He was bold, glad to try the alien varieties. It wasn't as though any could possibly be toxic to him as an entity technically lacking in biology, after all, so he had far more room to be daring.

He knows Jon's there, and offers him a polite nod of greeting. Pretending that it's not at least a little awkward given the whole... soulmates on Xanadu and attempted murder thing. And the blood glaciers. That whole thing was a mess. At least he doesn't seem inclined to launch into violence anymore.

[sisterswitch]

Eavesdropping is not a particularly nice habit, but it’s one Jack has never felt the need to shake. Lurking in shadow is in her nature, and these two? Well, the older one just seems like a boring, stuffy academic type, but the kid? He’s weird, and a little bit fascinating.

So when Jack happens upon the two of them out shopping, she follows them, listening intently to their conversation to try to glean information about Simon especially. The way they’ve been talking about Alex doesn’t sit quite right with her, though, and it’s what finally drives her to reveal herself after she follows them into the store.

“So, boys - does Alex know you two talk about her like this when she’s not around?” is the question that comes from behind them.

[aparticularlyhollowlaugh]

Murmur may not seem inclined to choose violence, but Jon's inclined to remain cautious all the same. Once he recognizes Murmur, Jon stops in his tracks and regards his former faux-soulmate warily for a pointed moment.

"You're not going to attack me again, are you?"

Just. Putting that out there.

[imarealistnotacynic]

Does everyone like to sneak up on me. is this a trick. Some game and as annoying as Simon is and as much as he is giving him a genuine headache this is-

"I'm sorry but who are you and why do you care?"

The words are snapped, growled even. He shouldn't have to be thinking about her like this he barely knew her...

Yet he knew everything about her. Or at least she knew about him. It's hard not to feel vulnerable with that. Especially now.

[bilocates]

Eavesdropping is one of Simon's favorite activities, so he can't really hold that against her. It's still a little shocking that Jack can do it so well, but only a little. He is aware that she's not so different from himself even if he can't quite tell how.

Annoying Strand earns something of an amused look from him.

"You know Alex?" She's won some points coming to her defense, though Simon can't think that anything they've said has been wrong. She is a professional, and she is generous, these things are true.

His attention turns back to Strand's snarling. "Careful, Doctor, the eyes are everywhere. You can't hide from their sight." Implying that he can, of course.