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[weartearrust]

"This is Angeal. You know what to do."

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[weartearrust]

Oh, hello Zack. I haven't overmuch, though I've been planning to. It's not every day you get to visit another planet, after all.

[colorofthesky]

Yeah, some of the places we go are actually fun sometimes! I think this is supposed to be Earth?

[ You know, that place most of the Barge is from. ]

Do you wanna go with me and look around?

[weartearrust]

I still can't believe they actually named their planet 'dirt'.

[It's the funniest thing he'd heard of in a long time, and apparently still finds funny, by the low rumble of laughter. A chair scrapes.]

Sure, why not. I've got permission to disembark, but I'm not putting on anything fancy.

[colorofthesky]

Right? I think some of the other planets near this one have more interesting names; I just don't remember what they are off the top of my head.

[ Aaaaand his smile brightens even though Angeal can't see it. ]

Great! I'm off the ship already, but I can meet you where we get off.

[weartearrust]

I'll be down in a few, let me find my boots.

[Look he'll wear comfortable clothes everywhere else but boots are a necessity, he's stepped on too many nails and kicked too many rocks to EVER go without a good pair if he can avoid it.

And he does turn up eventually, in utterly ordinary teeshirt and jeans, fairly standard for when he's not in uniform even in their own world. Here, it'll blend in just fine, heavy combat boots and all.

Later on he'll head out with Shaw, she needed some rest and relaxation too and he would FIND a way to make sure she got some, but until then.. sightseeing!]

[colorofthesky]

[ Zack is also dressed casually. There are fetch missions to do, but there’s time for a little fun and exploring first!

He smiles when he sees Angeal. ]

So it looks like we landed in the middle of some kind of festival? Or something?

There’s other ships, too.

[weartearrust]

[And no need to work on any kind of real disguise in order to blend in! It's pretty much all human! ... Except for all the ones that aren't, a few picked out even at a distance. Huh. He hadn't had the impression a modern day Earth was interstellar.

If either of them get any looks it's probably going to be because they are considerably more fit than most people attending Stockwood.]

Music thing, I heard. But the venue really doesn't look like any kind of concert I've ever been to. Ships like ours or just.. travelling folks?

[colorofthesky]

[ Blending in is good. And it really does help that there are other ships so they don’t stick out so much. ]

Uhh, I’m not sure. I haven’t asked yet, but we could probably ask some questions. Most of the people here seem pretty chill.

[ A pause, then- ]

It seems less like a concert and more like…I dunno, a block party? Only…bigger?

[weartearrust]

Might find out just by keeping an eye on what's going on.

[He's content with that. Blatant eavesdropping, seeing what people are doing. There's no need to rush, surely. There's time to slow down a little and take their time getting questions answered.

Maybe enjoy some music.]

Can't say I've ever been to a block party, so this should be new all around. Let me know if you spot anyone selling carrot fritters.

[colorofthesky]

...hmmm. Probably.

[ There's other stuff to comment on, but he gets held up by one item in particular: ]

Carrot fritters? That's a thing?

[weartearrust]

Of course they're 'a thing'. Pretty good too, like a nice crispy hash brown without any potato and a bit of sweet to it.

[A perfectly good street snack as far as Angeal is concerned.]

I'm pretty sure you can make fritters from just about anything.