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clara oswald ([personal profile] bosswald) wrote in [community profile] thisavrou_log2016-06-10 01:31 pm

just talk yourself up

Who: Clara Oswald & OPEN
When: anywhere between June 5-15
Where: various places
What: Coming to terms with her current situation
Warnings: Nothing yet, will update as needed.



still searching;
[Despite searching the ship over as quick as she could her first couple of days on the ship, spending her time planet side has resulted in Clara not doing a thorough enough job to feel really satisfied with her efforts. So for a few days in a row she spends all her time on the Moira, this time hitting the residential decks in order to knock on doors and see if she can peek inside various rooms. She keeps track of where she's visited by writing deck and room numbers down, making note of the rooms where there's no answer so she can come back another time. For those that are present when she knocks, she greets them with a smile and an air of someone who is there for a very specific purpose and not a social call. Instead of a proper greeting, she says,]

You haven't happened to have anything unexpected pop up in your room recently, have you?


battledome;
[There's so much arguing among the crew here that Clara feels it's best to create some sort of way for everyone to work out their issues. She'd normally recommend talking, but it seems that words are only getting people further and further into messes. So she takes it upon herself to do a little shopping, and spends one afternoon on the beach area closest to where the ship is docked. Barefoot and dressed in a little sundress, she puts a plan of stress relief in motion. She takes the time to put wooden stakes in the ground and strings them together to create a small arena, and then works on creating perfectly safe plastic bats with foam taped all over them.

This takes her about an hour to get all set up, and she finishes it off with a handwritten sign that reads:

Feeling frustrated? Looking for a fight? Look no further! Step right up and grab a bat :)
]


drinking;
[Eventually, she reaches the first step in accepting the fact that the Doctor's a lazy bum that won't be coming to get her in the TARDIS. That first step involves something she isn't very fond of doing, but feels is a vital part of coping with things like this.

Finding a horribly themed tiki bar, she sits alone and drinks one ridiculously named fruity drink after another. She doesn't mind company, but given the comical pout on her face, it's clear she's drinking for a reason. When someone does sit down by her, she's had enough to drink that she's feeling friendly despite that ridiculous pout, and slips the fruity rum drink she's working on over toward them to share.
]

No point in ordering. This is the best thing on the menu. Trust me, I've had everything by now.

gardening;

[Since she's been here long enough, she figures she ought to at least check out the place she's supposed to work. She knows that things are lenient right now, what with the all expenses paid vacation happening, but wants to look around the gardens before deciding to give them up altogether. So she makes her way to them one afternoon, a bounce to her step as she looks around. She's hoping to catch sight of Miles and Fat Ninny, but not spotting either right away she takes out her notebook she's been writing so many other notes in and starts writing as she looks around. In her notebook are descriptions of the plants she sees, and a quick decision on if the she's likely to kill, destined to kill, capable of not killing.

She comes across a strange looking plant that she's never seen before, and glances over at the person nearest her.
]

Would you say this is more of a fern or an exotic weed?

emotions are hard work;

[After she goes through all the proper mental steps, she finally accepts the fact that she's stuck here and there is no TARDIS that's coming to get her. She accepts the fact that the Doctor is slow and stupid and can't even figure out where she's at. The only downside to accepting these things is the fact that they make her feel incredibly sad. So she takes to the beach at an insanely late hour, hoping to be alone so she can cry in peace. She loathes the fact that she feels sad at all, and tells herself that one good cry is all she needs to get it out of her system. So she plops down in the sand and does just that, only to hear the sound of footsteps not too long after. Wiping at her face as quick as she can, she turns her head to look around. There's most definitely someone there, and typically she'd fake a smile and invite them over to chat but she doesn't have it in her right now.]

I didn't figure there'd be anyone else out this late.

[It's a polite way of asking why they're here, invading her solitude where she's feeling emotions in peace and quiet.]

a_shadow: (Tell me)

emotions are hard work

[personal profile] a_shadow 2016-06-10 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's damn cliche, but Tex has been riding the motorcycle she bought here all day in an attempt to get her mind off of Church's disappearance, and it hasn't worked. So maybe she needs a change in venue, some place where the environment itself is the distraction. She hasn't been to the beach yet the whole time they've been at this planet, even though that's supposed to be one of the main draws. So what if it's past hours? She doesn't bother with buying a swim suit or anything, instead wandering down the beach in her motorcycle attire.

She doesn't really expect to encounter anyone else from the ship, but as she makes her way she finds there's a person perched on the sand ahead of her. Maybe the person will ignore her the same way she intends to ignore them. But instead the woman turns her head and speaks.

Tex stops. Figures. ]


That's kind of what I figured, personally.
seeingscarlet: (concern; 040)

drinking fail!

[personal profile] seeingscarlet 2016-06-11 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[The smell of something delicious draws Wanda in - something fried, something warm to combat the night's chill. She's not planning on ordering anything alcoholic, though. Why in the world would you give anything that would inhibit self-control to someone like her?

The fries and some sort of soda with a shot of fruit flavoring will do just fine, thanks.]


I don't think that would be a good idea.
ersatzeverything: (yo)

still searching

[personal profile] ersatzeverything 2016-06-11 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Deacon opens the door to his quarters just the few inches he needs to see out, a paranoid habit that he can't shake. His be-sunglassed eyes peer through the crack.]

Uh...what sort of unexpected are we talking about?

[He doesn't recognize this person, must be a new arrival. But she's not holding a weapon so he dares to open the door an inch more.]
ersatzeverything: (tiny smile)

I'm sorry for this compulsive liar.

[personal profile] ersatzeverything 2016-06-12 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh.

[He doesn't shut the door in her face. But it is an odd enough inquiry to have him curious, and so he does what he always does. He lies.]

I'd wondered where that came from. I walked in earlier and, bamb, there it was, I figured one of my roomies had brought it in.

What's in it?
a_shadow: (Tell me)

[personal profile] a_shadow 2016-06-12 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Tex stares for a second, then seems to internally shrug to herself. ]

That's not really what I was thinking.

[ She moves closer, then turns to sit by the woman's side—not too close, about an arm's length away. ]

Sometimes it's like the thoughts won't leave you alone no matter where you go. I thought being here might be a nice distraction.
seeingscarlet: (concern; 083)

[personal profile] seeingscarlet 2016-06-12 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think anyone wants to know what would happen if I got drunk.

[She's a little reluctant to admit to a stranger that accidentally destroying the bar is on the list of very real possibilities. Clara has the MID, though, and it's not like the crew hasn't seen her fight.

It's just not the best way to open conversation. Bit of a downer.]
otiosity: (i glances)

battledome;

[personal profile] otiosity 2016-06-13 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Hawke has been fairly oblivious to the arguing, mostly because she doesn't really give a fuck about anyone's personal problems. They gotta hash that shit out themselves.

She's still avoiding wearing pants but she's at least made it back into her sleeveless shirt plus hood but still sans armor. She's still got her staff on her back but the little ring in the sand piques her attention. She wanders over too it and reads the sign with a little grin, one hand resting on her hip.]


So. The idea is just beat the frustration right out of each other?
a_shadow: (Simple)

[personal profile] a_shadow 2016-06-13 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know.

[ Tex isn't one much for emoting over every thought she has. No one has even asked about Church's disappearance though, other than their roommate, which does irk her some. And things that irk her are more likely to come out than things that simply make her sad.

She stares out at the water for a bit, watching the waves roll in and out, as well as she can in the low light. Finally she offers up: ]


It's just that I'm used to handling things alone.
outer_space: (pic#10202906)

[personal profile] outer_space 2016-06-14 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kylo Ren fights a world half-formed, a bare sketch of canyon overrun with holographic specters—none of them especially human, some distinctly alien. He's abandoned himself to his rage: there's desperation in the heave of his lightsaber, the groans and snarls escaping him. An artful fighter will adapt to his surroundings, his opponents. Kylo Ren just wants to destroy everything in his path.

The session ends, leaving him panting in an empty room. After a moment he deactivates his saber, pays no attention to his scores as he walks out the door.

When he sees her, his mouth twitches in a frown—coming out of the sim, a flesh-and-blood person seems like an elaborate mistake. Otherwise he betrays no surprise at what she says. He grabs a towel from the rack by the door, scrubs his face. Dryly, his breathing still ragged: ]
My imagination is running wild.

[ He is curious, though—not about her laughable declaration, but about her. How she found him. How she learned his name.

He looks past her, at some point above her head. Red-faced as he is from training, the scar halving his features almost blends in. ]
Where did you come from?
outer_space: (I see a red door)

[personal profile] outer_space 2016-06-14 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kylo Ren is not in the habit of concealing his emotions. He's unmoved by her bluster, sharply watchful while she speaks—but his eyes stay on her.

Of course, he's not so easily taken in. There is no real plan. Most of what she's said has been hints and suggestion, friend to politicians and interrogators alike. Enticing gaps for him to fill in on his own.

But she hadn't wasted her time spewing high-minded rhetoric on the network. She'd taken action. (And perhaps she's right about certain members of the crew needing a firm hand, but to him, hopeless is hopeless.)

He slings the towel around his neck. ]
You're proposing I work for you, instead of the captains. [ Brow creasing, he wonders aloud: ] Why would I do that?

[ He hasn't said no. ]
ersatzeverything: (D:)

[personal profile] ersatzeverything 2016-06-15 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Deacon closes the door a few inches, narrowing the gap.]

About that. No offense, but I'm not certain I can trust you. I mean, you could totally be lying. How do I know this box is even yours? We've had people lie about stuff like that before.

[People like Deacon.]
otiosity: (tricks are what whores do)

[personal profile] otiosity 2016-06-15 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Hawke picks up a bat and idly gives it a few swings. It's well balanced at least.]

Well, I have to say I'm not much for bashing people with blunt objects. I'm more the "stand in the back and shoot fireballs at the enemy" sort.
seeingscarlet: (snark; 061)

[personal profile] seeingscarlet 2016-06-15 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
But these are here. They are not so bad I would ask you to leave if you've had a bad day.

[Speaking of which, aren't they here specifically because the crew has been too stressed out and at each other's throats lately?]

What happened?
knaval: (another     star)

#THUNDERDOME

[personal profile] knaval 2016-06-15 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[after watching clara from a distance for a good few hours, riptide decides he's actually interested enough in what this strange human is doing to interact with her. unfortunately, the fact he turns into a boat means he can't just casually roll up in car mode and be like hey dude, cool sticks you go there. super pokey! and it's vaguely annoying.

he hopes he doesn't scare her, because all he can do is clomp up to the makeshift arena and crouch down. at his size, he's still towering over it all.]


Am I meant to bet on people? [he squints down at the hand written sign.] I mean, I want to have a go myself but I feel like the odds are... uh. Skewed.
pistolproof: if keith richards just saved my life (tbf i'd look exactly the same)

SURPRISE WILDCARD i do what i want

[personal profile] pistolproof 2016-06-17 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sometime after their daring and dramatic escape from medbay.... well, Jack was forced back into it. Apparently the MIDs, or whatever they were, were pretty decently important to life onboard the ship. Jack, of course, was none too pleased about the whole situation, but he's got everything required on his wrist now and, to top it all off, he's not dead.

Always a plus, he quite enjoys living.

Add that to the unlimited credits across their destination shop and Jack's all but considered the entire situation moot. He'd spent a lot of time on the plants, buying as many things as he could, including the new clothes he's currently wearing. Most of it was transferred up to his room without him which, really, did not dissuade him from buying more things.

But eventually he makes his way back up to the room on the ship, if only to make sure everything has arrived properly. He doesn't realize it's the same room he'd hid out in, not until he opens the door and finds Clara in it.
]

Fancy seeing you here, love.

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