[He pokes his fingers together, trying to grasp at the words he'd been formulating earlier but they're kind of everywhere like an upturned scrabble board. Well, at least the invitation will give him time to recover them. Hopefully.]
[Anemone feels the usual burst of fondness in her core that she usually feels when she sees Donnie, and she starts leading the way forward.]
Say, have you ever watched any of the Muppet's movies? Tailgate loaned me some and while I haven't watched many movies yet, they're definitely my favourite.
Muppets.... Huh, I don't think I have, actually. Our usual go-to for movies are either anything with Lou Jitsu or Jupiter Jim. I have them all digitally if you're ever curious- not sure if you're into martial arts movies or sci-fi classics though.
Leo and I watched a couple of them together when I first came on board and they're so much fun! I really wanted to see them because Leo mentioned that your dad was in them, and I thought that was really cool.
I've never heard of Jupiter Jim though, what are those about?
O-oh, you did? Well that saves an explanation. [Donnie supposes he can't get mad at Leo for that, it's not like they have many opportunities to tell people that their dad is amazing martial artist and film star!]
Everything we know about fighting, we learned from him and his movies.
Jupiter Jim though, that's the franchise that got us into space and just the thought of someday adventuring out in the galaxy. Jupiter Jim's primary directive is for peace, so he basically goes around fighting evil aliens and saving the day.
[Now Anemone feels just a little bit guilty about not inviting anyone else to watch with them, though at the time Anemone just wanted to spend time with Leo specifically because she thought he was the coolest. And, y'know.]
We should definitely watch them together. Oh, and the Muppets too.
I wonder if anyone has any horror movies. I've never seen one, but they sound like sooo much fun. Imagine being scared on purpose!
[They've reached the Observation Room by now and Anemone floats inside and up to the big window showing the cosmos. There's nobody in here right now, so they've got a little privacy.]
I'll definitely ask her about it.
[She muses, looking over at a nearby gas giant that frames her purple plating with a gentle orange.]
The Universe is beautiful, I'll never get tired of this view. There's so much to know about it though, and I always feel like I know too little.
[Donnie steps over to the windw, so immense that he could believe there's nothing between him and space beyond. It's frightening and beautiful, and he's come here a lot whenever he just needed to try and not think of anything else, or at least in his case, get his mind off of certain things by finding other things to think about.]
I know, right? It's pretty overwhelming to realize that there's so much I don't know out there. But at the same time... it's exciting because there's so much out there. And it's all new to us, even if it's been there forever.
I like that there's always a lot to learn. It'd be pretty boring if you knew everything, right?
[Anemone considers this as she lowers herself elegantly to the ground, sitting with her tail to the side. From here, she and Donnie are at eye-level, a position she enjoys being in.]
Yeah. I like that. It's better than feeling overwhelmed and frustrated about all the things you don't know. Still, the feeling that I'm missing out on something because of something I don't know really gets to me sometimes. Maybe it'll go away the more I learn about things in general.
By the way, did you need to speak to me about something? Unless you just wanted to hang out.
No, I get that. It was like that for me when my brothers were using magic and I couldn't wrap my head around it. It's still strange knowing access to it now, and not knowing what all I can do with it.
[He looks at his hands before shaking his head and those thoughts away as Anemone brings up his initial reason for coming by her room.]
Ah- well, hanging out is a bonus. [Donnie grins shyly, scratching the back of his head then as he looks between the starry space outside the window and Anemone.]
I um. Well, I wanted to ask if you'd like to go to the Hope and Harmony Ball that's being hosted on Aureole Memoria.
I guess the event's kind of an annual thing, and the first one I went to was really neat but... I thought it'd be nice to actually have someone to go with this time, and there isn't anyone else I'd rather ask.
[It takes Anemone a moment to process that she's been asked to a ball, and when it finally clicks she covers her face with her datapad in flustered delight as she struggles to make words come out good.]
Um! You're asking me? I-I mean, of course you are!
[She lowers her datapad, her golden eyes and lavender core glowing brighter to show her joy.]
I'd love to!
I was thinking of asking you actually... but you beat me to it. I'm glad, because you're the only person I'd really want to go with.
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Date: 2023-12-18 01:29 am (UTC)[He pokes his fingers together, trying to grasp at the words he'd been formulating earlier but they're kind of everywhere like an upturned scrabble board. Well, at least the invitation will give him time to recover them. Hopefully.]
Y- er, um, actually yeah, cool, we can do that.
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Date: 2023-12-18 01:34 am (UTC)Say, have you ever watched any of the Muppet's movies? Tailgate loaned me some and while I haven't watched many movies yet, they're definitely my favourite.
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Date: 2023-12-18 01:42 am (UTC)Muppets.... Huh, I don't think I have, actually. Our usual go-to for movies are either anything with Lou Jitsu or Jupiter Jim. I have them all digitally if you're ever curious- not sure if you're into martial arts movies or sci-fi classics though.
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Date: 2023-12-18 01:56 am (UTC)I've never heard of Jupiter Jim though, what are those about?
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Date: 2023-12-18 02:05 am (UTC)Everything we know about fighting, we learned from him and his movies.
Jupiter Jim though, that's the franchise that got us into space and just the thought of someday adventuring out in the galaxy. Jupiter Jim's primary directive is for peace, so he basically goes around fighting evil aliens and saving the day.
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Date: 2023-12-18 02:13 am (UTC)We should definitely watch them together. Oh, and the Muppets too.
I wonder if anyone has any horror movies. I've never seen one, but they sound like sooo much fun. Imagine being scared on purpose!
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Date: 2023-12-18 02:18 am (UTC)Yeah, it'll be great! Hm, I'm sure someone's got to- oh! Maybe Hashtag? I think I heard she had some movie nights going on at some point...
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Date: 2023-12-18 02:25 am (UTC)I'll definitely ask her about it.
[She muses, looking over at a nearby gas giant that frames her purple plating with a gentle orange.]
The Universe is beautiful, I'll never get tired of this view. There's so much to know about it though, and I always feel like I know too little.
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Date: 2023-12-18 02:35 am (UTC)I know, right? It's pretty overwhelming to realize that there's so much I don't know out there. But at the same time... it's exciting because there's so much out there. And it's all new to us, even if it's been there forever.
I like that there's always a lot to learn. It'd be pretty boring if you knew everything, right?
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Date: 2023-12-18 03:47 am (UTC)Yeah. I like that. It's better than feeling overwhelmed and frustrated about all the things you don't know. Still, the feeling that I'm missing out on something because of something I don't know really gets to me sometimes. Maybe it'll go away the more I learn about things in general.
By the way, did you need to speak to me about something? Unless you just wanted to hang out.
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Date: 2023-12-18 04:00 am (UTC)[He looks at his hands before shaking his head and those thoughts away as Anemone brings up his initial reason for coming by her room.]
Ah- well, hanging out is a bonus. [Donnie grins shyly, scratching the back of his head then as he looks between the starry space outside the window and Anemone.]
I um. Well, I wanted to ask if you'd like to go to the Hope and Harmony Ball that's being hosted on Aureole Memoria.
I guess the event's kind of an annual thing, and the first one I went to was really neat but... I thought it'd be nice to actually have someone to go with this time, and there isn't anyone else I'd rather ask.
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Date: 2023-12-18 04:13 am (UTC)Um! You're asking me? I-I mean, of course you are!
[She lowers her datapad, her golden eyes and lavender core glowing brighter to show her joy.]
I'd love to!
I was thinking of asking you actually... but you beat me to it. I'm glad, because you're the only person I'd really want to go with.
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Date: 2023-12-18 04:21 am (UTC)Donnie hadn't thought she'd say no, but it still feels good to hear her response. He breathes a laugh then. ]
Hey, can't have you always being the one asking me out!
...but I'm glad too.