kismet_loop_logs | 002 ✤ c l o s e d

Who: Akito + 1^st three PCs to tag in (+ 2 enablers huffhuff)
What: Swimming & Eating
When: August 22^nd
Where: Southwest Sector Farmland
Warnings: Nudity (probably)

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It hadn't taken Akito very long to find a stream leading to the southwest and, once he had, he was loathe to leave it. Yes, he always dreamed of living life outside of the laboratory walls, but he hadn't expected it to be so... Scary. He had an abundance of knowledge yet it's useless when he has no idea how to apply it practically. And if this really isn't the Earth he learned about then that leaves him at an even greater disadvantage...

So no, once he found a place he felt comfortable with he was hesitant to part with it. There is enough food in and along the stream to keep even his high metabolism sated - foods he never had the chance to try back in the lab, where he was limited to fish and rice for the most part. Any foods Akito recognizes are quickly sampled, and while at first the flavours were overwhelming he quickly grew to love the sweetness of fruits and certain vegetables.

Akito swims as deep in the stream as he can, a small waterproof bag filled with strawberries clutched to his chest like the precious treasure it is to him. It takes only a few minutes for him to reach the large pond the stream empties into that he's claimed as his own. He never experienced feeling territorial before, but after he has dug himself a dry den in the bottom of the pond to keep his precious items safe, Akito noticed himself feeling irritated whenever someone came nearby. Not enough to frighten him, but simply to cause idle curiosity.

Because he's in farmland, Akito only comes out of the water when sun sets and there's no risk of anyone coming across him as he lounges on the shore. It's quiet in a way he isn't used to - a lively quiet, with the ambient sounds of nature he only ever heard before through speakers.

He keeps the tip of his tail under the water, swaying back and forth slowly, indicating his contentment while leaving small eddies swirling in its wake. His dorsal fin makes it impossible to sprawl out on his back, leaving Akito stuck sprawling on his side in a classic mermaid pose as he stuffs his face inelegantly with his stolen strawberries, but he refuses to shift into his fully human form. The cool breeze roaming along his shark skin is too pleasant a feeling to give up at the moment.

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'Movie night' had turned into a serious undertaking, even with just one title tabled. Everyone seemed to be all for it, which was well and good, but it was becoming a proper project on account of everyone---wherever they set up, they'd have to be able to accommodate everybody, and with Cybertronians in the audience, accommodating everybody was worthwhile but not exactly easy. An outdoor apparatus would make it a little easier, but where?

Sam had set out to find an answer, scouting on her streetdoo. The modified skidoo might've been meant for city streets, but it was fine for fallow or empty fields. Empty fields were all she'd expected to see, so spotting a figure---even far off---was something of a surprise. Since whoever it was seemed to be a stranger, she shrugged to herself and turned her Polaris into an approach.

Luckily for Akito, the streetdoo is a sound familiar enough to him that he knows to flee. He slinks back into the water entirely, quiet as can be, and regretfully leaves behind his strawberries. If the stranger continues to approach and investigate, he'll come to the surface again - but only enough to show his human half and, if need be, he will shift his tail out again for human legs.

Oh.

Hopefully she hadn't interrupted; hopefully, the other wasn't feeling so unsociable as to be driven off entirely by her 'hello'ing. Frowning beneath her helmet, Sam pulled up alongside the pond and parked the streetdoo. After a moment's thought, she turned it off entirely; that way, there would be no engine-noise to speak over, or headlights glaring off into the air.

"Hey...? I'm sorry?" The adept pulled her helmet off, uncertain. "Just wanted to say hi to whoever."

When the helmet comes off it's easier for him to recognize her as one of the people who tried helping him on his first day. Still, Akito hesitates a while longer before slowly returning to the surface and poking the top half of his head out to peer at her, expression questioning.

"Hello!" Relieved to see that she hadn't frightened her new acquaintance away, Sam set her helmet on the seat of the streetdoo and took a few cautious steps towards the water. Even moving slowly, the hitch in her stride showed---if only a little---and when she crouched at a conversational distance, she did so sort of stiffly. "I'm sorry for disturbing you, but I was hoping to be friendly, just say 'hey'. Akito, right?"

Akito nods, diving back under the water for a moment so he can swim back to the shore more quickly. This person is a girl, so it might be more comfortable to interact with her while female as well. The physical shift is easier to accomplish while submerged, so by the time Akito resurfaces a few seconds later, he is now a she; overall no obvious change save for the almost imperceptible widening of her hips and the addition of small, pert breasts - neither of which would be noticeable should she be clothed.

Unfortunately for Sam, Akito is definitely not clothed.

"Hello," she offers tentatively, pulling enough of her torso on shore that she can relax again, but not so much that her tail is visible. "I don't remember your name."

"Samantha Patchowski, but I mostly stick to just 'Sam.'" Although Akito's nudity was unexpected enough to bring Sam's eyebrows up (if but briefly) it wasn't a shock; some people did go skinny-dipping, and the reality of living in a student residence---as she had for some time---had left her jaded regarding uncovered breasts and bums, though an ongoing interest in body art had contributed, too. "Glad to see you've got your 'somewhere to swim,' but isn't it kind of cool?"

"The witch."

She hadn't meant to say it out loud, but it comes out anyway and there's not much she can do about it now. It isn't as though she's frightened by the thought that this woman may be a witch - quite the opposite. Akito is very curious, and imagines if there's any person here who would understand her fears it would be a witch.

At Sam's question Akito simply shakes her head.

Sam huffed softly, amused, and smiled as she shifted out of her crouch to sit. It seemed best to be comfortable, since the conversation could continue for some time.

"Yeah." The word 'witch' seemed to be a cause for concern, curiosity, or a combination, but since Akito didn't seem to be worried by identifying her, all was well enough, even with one important point to address. "And I swear I'm not the sort who has a gingerbread house way out in the woods."

Edited 2015-04-24 17:24 (UTC)

It takes a minute for Akito to register the joke in her head, despite being a huge fan of Grimm's fairy tales. When she does it startles a laugh out of her, loud and melodic, and she's quick to stifle it with her hands.

While she'd meant the statement as a serious assurance, Sam grinned---bright and easy---the second Akito started laughing, and added "In case you would've wondered. A little house on chicken feet would be kind of cool, but I'm happy to have my apartment, and don't mean to move out of it any time soon." She shrugged, pleased to have put the other girl more at ease.

"Anything you are wondering, or wanting to ask?"

She's quick to kill off her laughter, expression switching to something more inquisitive at Sam's query. Akito does have things she's wondering, but doesn't necessarily want to ask.

"...Not right now. Everything is still very strange and new, so until I can narrow down my questions I will wait to ask any."

"Okay." The adept had no issue accepting that answer, aware that suddenly arriving on Cybertron was a lot for anyone to take in. "Feel free to ask me whatever, whenever, though. I've been here long enough to learn a little, if not long enough to be too used to a whole heck of a lot. That said, I've got a couple of questions to ask of you."

Sam sat back, her attitude somewhat more serious.

"Are you doing alright here, and... did somebody nick your clothes?"

Akito nods, keeping the offer in mind for future reference. Her sudden change in attitude when she asks Akito her questions worries her, but she does her best not to let it show - especially in her tail, which wants to thrash back and forth with anxious energy. It has a bit more of a wild mind of its own, but Akito keeps careful control over it.

"I am alright, and I hid my clothes precariously."

"Oh, good and good." The skin-witch relaxed again, although she spent a moment squinting, just slightly---possibly on account of the low light. "It's rough, just suddenly being marooned on the far side of space, and even with nice people around---like we're lucky to have---it can get lonely, so. Y'know. If you're ever not doing alright, know that a helping hand's not too far from you."

"I am more used to being by myself than with company," she admits slowly, taking her time choosing words that explain things well enough without giving away too much. "But if I need assistance I will ask Woo-chan to let me contact the network."

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