50. [ RL: hanging with the superior twin ]

[trinities]

[ Nena docks the shuttle smoothly in its bay, chattering like she's been doing since she first picked him up ] So anyway, like I was saying, it's gonna be totally weird at first 'cause you haven't been in space before. I mean, you haven't, right?

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[trinities]

So where you wanna go?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[Shrugs] I've never been on a space base before, let alone the space base of a secret military organisation. Surprise me.

[trinities]

I'll probably get in like a super amount of trouble if I show you the Gundams, so let's go get food!

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

It's not space food by any chance, is it?

[trinities]

Well, I guess I can let you in on my stash of Earth food, if you're nice to me!

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

I'll be on my very best behaviour. [Mock-salute]

[trinities]

[ In that case, she stops without warning and kicks to the other side of the corridor, opening the door there ] It's all in my room, come on!

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[FOLLOWING HER, still not being very graceful at all and kind of... twirling by accident in the low gravity, whoops] I will if I can actually get through the door.

[trinities]

You look like a ballerina! [ but don't worry, there's more gravity in the bedrooms. Nena's is pretty cluttered; she's taped posters to the walls and only made a halfhearted attempt at getting things near the laundry bag. (Her Haro is in sleep mode, half-under a pink blouse.) She digs around in a drawer she pulls out of the wall, coming up with a bag of Oreos ] Oh yeah, and you'll probably wanna see like space or whatever, yeah?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Should I get a tutu while I'm at it? [OKAY grabbing the door frame and pulling himself in... oh thank god, more gravity. He peers around her room with a bit of interest.] Oh hey, it actually looks like someone lives in here.

'Course. I'm an Earth boy, remember, all of this being surrounded by nothing but stars thing is new to me.

[trinities]

Yeah, Tieria's totally given up on making me follow regulations. And it's not nothing but stars, you can see Earth, too. It's kinda cool, I guess.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Okay, surrounded by nothing but stars and Earth, then. Better?

[trinities]

And satellites! And space junk! [ She grins as she passes him to go back to the hallway, then seems to remember something ] Oh, right. You can just hold onto one of the handles, I guess.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Yes ma'am. [He gives her a mock-salute, then follows her lead, making sure to grab onto one of the handles this time. But he will figure this space-walking thing out! One day...]

[trinities]

[ There's an observation deck not too far away, and Nena lands easily on the floor in front of it, the door opening automatically ] Scenic stop! [ she starts munching on the cookies as she clears the door for Lyle to enter ]

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[Lyle sort of..... drifts past her a little until he reaches the window and uses that to manoeuvre himself to the ground. Don't judge him, he hasn't got the hang of stopping yet. :|;;;]

It's definitely scenic. [The dry comment is slightly spoiled by how sincerely awed he sounds, however slight it is. Space, space all around is still pretty new for him, after all.]

[trinities]

You're not gonna get all mushy on me, are you?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, no fear of that. But I'm allowed to have a few "wow" moments if I keep them to myself, right?

[trinities]

Sure, I guess. I don't get it, though. I don't think I was wowed when I went to Earth for the first time.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Maybe you just went to all the boring places.

[trinities]

Maybe! I don't really remember.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[he chuckles slightly] Then yeah, they must have been pretty boring.

[trinities]

[ what's this? a maintenence haro passing by in the hallway? She meanders over to grab it as she talks ] It was a while ago, you know? So it doesn't matter!

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

If you say so. [and now commences curious staring at the haro.] Hey, don't you have one of those in a different colour?

[trinities]

Yeah, but that's not important right now!

[ AND SHE THROWS IT AT HIS FACE. SPACE QUIDDITCH TIME, BOY ]

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[HOLY SHIT lucky his reflexes are so good and he catches it. .... of course he wasn't expecting the momentum to send him gently floating backwards, thank you space physics]

... Is that your way of saying "shut up and let's play space quidditch"?

[trinities]

[ she doesn't answer, just sets off out of the room, giggling madly ]

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[Nennaaaaaa o999 AND HE'S OFF trying to follow her and wobbling unsteadily all over the place after her, the haro in his hands bleeping cheerfully.]

Nena, let's play! Nena, let's play!

[And he looks down at it, perturbed.] What am I supposed to do with you then, huh? Throw you back? [... well there's a plan. He'll just be doing that.]

[trinities]

[ she kicks it back, the momentum nearly making her do a flip in midair; Haros have good shock absorption so she feels free to do pretty much whatever she wants to them ] You throw like a girl!

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

That's the gravity, not me! [Demonstrated when he hits it back pretty forcefully, more like he's playing space volleyball than space quidditch]