Train Meeting

[awakenerd]

Who: You
When: Day 23 morning
Where: The Lounge

[So you've all been invited via Chain to an "Informal Train-wide Meeting". Rean has a few things to say and then the rest of the post can be discussing things among each other really.]

Comments

[desirestruth]

...How many people already know him?

[She's kind of amused by it, tbh.]

[crimeson]

He's a popular guy.

[desirestruth]

I've noticed that. I'd be jealous, if that wasn't such a good thing for us right now.

[She says it like a joke, but she really is kind of relieved people are gravitating to Rean so much. If he can break through the people she can't reach...]

[crimeson]

It's... really helping us out, yeah.

[tries not to think about how things wouldn't be this bad if Rean had showed up instead of Randy in the beginning.

fails not to think about it.]

Anyway~ I've always got time to pay attention to a lovely lady~

[desirestruth]

It's a shame he wasn't here sooner. This is beyond my skill.

[It's okay, Randy, Naeva will voice it!]

You're shameless. But I was wondering...you've been on the train quite some time, haven't you?

[crimeson]

[gurgles pathetically internally]

Yeah, I think I turned up with the second set. Why?

[desirestruth]

[She's not a shounen protagonist, she's actually perceptive, be careful randy.]

Then, you're likely to know most of the people who have been here a while. [She taps her chin, thoughtfully.]

We were considering the idea of some sort of festival--food, games and drink--to help raise spirits and make people feel a little more comfortable. The idea is, if we grow food in the garden, and then feast with it, that's a much more concrete sense of accomplishment than a number on a device. Trouble is, I'm not sure I know enough people who could help, especially with cooking, since I don't eat.

[Naeva you can't just casually keep dropping that into conversations.]

[crimeson]

[ALL OF HIS PROTAGS ARE ACTUALLY QUITE PERCEPTIVE IT'S A LONG-TERM PROBLEM HE HAS!]

Since you... don't eat.

I can cook pretty well, but...

[hmm]

Maybe give 80H a shot? She's a good cook, and that might be a good way to get her involved without her getting... well. Without issues.

[desirestruth]

Not food, anyway.

[Blithely moving on from that topic lalalalala--]

Mm...that would be a problem. I am fairly certain she will not want to speak to me if she can avoid it.

[crimeson]

[he WANTS TO ASK but he lets her get away with. that.]

Oof. Yeah, same here, though. Um... I wonder if there's anyone we could talk into asking?

[desirestruth]

...Crow gets along with most people? He'll probably try to hit on her but, that's Crow.

Failing that, maybe Eliza, but I'd much rather let Eliza rest a little.

[crimeson]

Crow at least probably won't set off what pisses her off about me... let's try Crow. Eliza seems like she needs as much of a break as she can get.

[desirestruth]

So which one of us should ask him, then?

[crimeson]

I'll leave it to you.

[desirestruth]

You wouldn't happen to be using me as bait for him, would you, Mr. Orlando?

[crimeson]

...See, normally I'd play innocent, but this time I actually just don't know what you mean.

[desirestruth]

[...deflating.]

I was. Attempting to make a joke about Crow being more likely to agree when someone he finds attractive asks him.

...But in that case you'd be the better pick anyway.

[SHE TRIED, RANDY.]

[crimeson]

...I dunno if this is a self esteem thing but you are extremely hot.

[desirestruth]

Oh, I'm aware, but thank you.

I just mean, Crow probably doesn't think of me in that manner anymore.

[crimeson]

Okay. That's between you guys, I just wanted to make sure.

[desirestruth]

I appreciate it. I'm just not...terribly proficient with jokes.

[crimeson]

Nah, your delivery was great, I just missed the point.

Anyway! Seems like you know him better than I do! So I'll be using you as bait anyway.

[desirestruth]

I've known him two weeks, I'm not so sure about that, but I'll accept this duty anyway.

[Right gonna have to find Crow later.]

[crimeson]

He and I are acquaintances at best, so I'm pretty sure. Thanks!