video; 1hitko

[unoradinary]

[Alright, so maybe she's a little late with it being the 1st and all, but Ranmaru is on the video feed in a seasonally appropriate version of her usual outfit; instead of her hat, it's a santa hat, and instead of her jacket, it's a santa jacket - only it's worn the same way she wears her usual one, unbuttoned.

And...that's a fairly large sack she's holding over her shoulder, appropriately red to match her outfit. At least she's more relaxed with this one since it wasn't the result of some dumb curse.]

Yooooo! Little late for this I guess, but you all got one last gift to get for Christmas, courtesy of Old Saint Nick himself. Santa-san's real sorry they couldn't do it themselves but...y'know, long trip back home and all. So I'll be playing Santa's helper this year.

[She waves a hand, dismissively; don't think too hard about this.]

Anyway...apparently some real thoughtful person on our team asked Santa-san for something to lift the old collective spirit, soo...

[She puts the sack down, and from within it pulls out...this]

Isn't it cute? This is mine, so don't ask for it. But they're really warm and cozy too; great for the cold if that kinda thing gets to you. Cold never bothered me, anyway.

Anyway, if you wanna grab yours, just come on down to the city square. ...although if that's a problem for anyone, lemme know. I'll have it sent your way somehow.

Comments

[runningjoke]

I am literally always uncomfortable.

[unoradinary]

[....................]

That's really terrible.

Can I help?

[runningjoke]

Is putting on the human clothes supposed to make one comfortable?

[unoradinary]

Well...physically.

If you're uncomfortable because of something other than that, it won't help completely. But I could try to help you in that regard too, if you'd like?

[runningjoke]

I don't think you can actually do that.

[unoradinary]

Do you wanna talk about it?

[Sharing is caring........]

[runningjoke]

...Talk about why I feel uncomfortable?

[unoradinary]

...well, yeah.

If it isn't physical discomfort, then talking about it helps sometimes.

[runningjoke]

Alright. Ran.

What do you think happens when we finish this mission?

[unoradinary]

When we finish...?

Well...

I figured either we go home, or...there'd be more stuff to do.

[runningjoke]

Isn't it weird how ALASTAIR's excuse for bringing in more people is that all the ones from before died? Or disappeared? No one's ever gone back.

On my Homeworld, you do missions too- one, after the next, after the next, and that's how it goes. Colonize one planet, and then when it's finished, move onto the next suitable host planet. It doesn't stop, unless you're broken.

Once we're done here, they'll send us somewhere else. And after that, somewhere else. We aren't going back. I don't go back to Homeworld, and you don't go back to Earth.

[unoradinary]

...but you don't know that for sure.

[lmao maybe she won't be helpful after all]

[runningjoke]

Unsurprisingly, this isn't helping.

[unoradinary]

...sorry. I guess we're just too different to come to that kind of understanding after all.

[runningjoke]

...

I will try on the... human clothing.

[unoradinary]

Um...you don't have to if you don't want to, y'know.

I guess I've been pretty pushy this whole time...

[Deflated just a little, it seems.]

[runningjoke]

W-Who said anything about me doing this for you??

Maybe I want to try on the appearance modifiers for scientific reasons??

[unoradinary]

[--ah.

She starts laughing, and holds her hands up in mock defensiveness.]

O-okay! Okay, sorry.

You should totally get your science on.

[runningjoke]

I will.

LATER.

[ Where Ran can't see. ]

[unoradinary]

Well...I hope you like it, then.

1/2

[runningjoke]

BYE!!!

[ CLICK!!! ]

[runningjoke]

[ Peridot can be seen in an abandoned forest clearing, wearing the dinosaur kigurumi, rolling around and giggling to herself. ]