nysalogs | ROCKtober catch-all

Who: Axel (

icingonthecake) & Various Y'alls // some closed prompts but general OTA!
What: catch-all for October; some planned events with CR and some stuff for anybody to pop into if you want!
When: throughout the month
Where: errywhere
Warning(s): Axel is a huge nerd idk what else to tell you

In general, Axel has mostly enjoyed the time he's spent on El Nysa. Certainly some times have been better than others... That whole thing with the kidnappings kind of sucked, even if he wasn't directly affected, and the fighting an undead zombie dragon god thing he could have done without, but all things considered, he's had a fairly good time here. He's met some interesting people, done some interesting things, encountered some... unusual situations. To say the least.

Hey, it beats carrying out icky orders for the Organization, at least.

He's still kind of reeling from all that ghost nonsense, honestly, so maybe don't sneak up on him unless you want a chakram in the gizzard. He's been seen casually helping out with memorial efforts, offering general assistance and also if anybody needs a welder, he's got some unorthodox methods. Other than that, though, he's spent most of his time appreciating how lucky he is to have his BFF here with him, and occasionally taking trips back up to the station to visit a few friends who have gone back into stasis. Free time is usually spent in the general vicinity of the housing districts of Olympia, where his apartment is, but he can be found just about anywhere if the occasion calls for it.

He will definitely be spending some time in Wyver during the festivities, cuz those guys like fire almost as much as he does, and he has recently become very interested in getting to know some dragons better. I mean, he didn't really enjoy the whole Ysverai thing, but he's still willing to think dragons are cool, so. Someone point him in the direction of a cool dragon he can become friends with and adopt.

[[basically if you wanna do something feel free to start a thread, this whole month's event and outline stuff is basically OTA at any time for anyone, i'm up for just about anything. you can hmu on plurk at

cassowary if you wanna discuss anything or have me start instead or whatever!!]]

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Ren hasn't been waiting around all that long, considering he usually gets to meetings like this as late as he can get away with without actually being late. Nonetheless, his attention is drifting a little bit, since he's never had much of an attention span, and he's just started gently spinning himself around on the bar stool when something opens up nearby him.

Rather than surprised, he looks rather delighted with the whole thing, and smiles with a little amusement when he hears the voice come out of it. His slit pupils move over the doorway, as if trying to identify the power behind it, but even as he does that, he responds to the question - his voice is a little bit high, light and gentle, but decidedly more on the masculine side.

"Well, aren't you a cute little void...?"

It seems like he's happy enough to play along with the whole thing for the moment, though he raises a hand to curl against his chin with a thoughtful look. "I can't help but wonder how you'd share drinks with someone in that kind of form, though..."

Axel can't not laugh at this guy's reaction. It's funny, he somehow manages to talk just like Axel had heard the tone of his texts, kind of lilting, and the whole thing has just been so absurd from the first moment that he simply has to chuckle about it.

He slowly extends one hand through the opening, and it widens to accommodate his figure as he steps through. No sense startling anyone by just popping into existence, but Ren makes a good point: it'd be hard to enjoy a drink from inside the portal.

"Actually that's just my fancy mode of transportation," he says, waving a hand to dismiss the Corridor and leaning on the bar counter. "I hope you're not too disappointed I merely have a portable void, instead of my being one."

He has a feeling he already knew (obviously. How in the world would a Void send someone text messages?), but it's all in the spirit of playing along that seems to be the foundation of this entire fledgling acquaintanceship.

Oh, there it goes, there's a person in there. It would have been kind of amusing if it literally was a living void, but then, Ren is open to all sorts of possibilities. Including the mundane one that had been obvious from the start, considering that void text he'd made to start this whole thing off had been apropos of nothing.

Still, he observes Axel as he comes out of the portal. His expression is mild and somewhat absent-seeming, but there's a particular attention in his gaze that says he's a little bit curious, even as he gives a rather careless shrug at that correction.

"Mmm, it's still cute. But this shape definitely seems like it's easier to get things done in," he says, as if for all the world he's just changed forms from the void. Ren's very good at playing along with things. "Besides, power like that always has a story behind it, doesn't it? It makes things a little more interesting."

He gestures to the seat next to him, the motion delicate yet equally as careless as the shrug had been. Ren's air overall rolls seamlessly between something of an vapid immaturity and an elegance that still doesn't seem to mind for much.

"Not sure I've ever heard anyone call the Corridors 'cute'," he says, "but I guess there's something... appealing about the way they look, sure." He wags a finger at him. "As for the story, I never tell on a first date," he says with a grin as he slides onto the bar stool and rests an elbow on the counter.

It's funny, he's still not quite used to having this sort of freedom. In the past, he'd always been charged with keeping to the shadows, staying out of sight, never really interacting with people while he was on missions. It's still kind of a kneejerk, to hesitate before actually engaging with anyone, but he's getting over it. He's a social creature by nature, and getting back into the habit hasn't been that hard.

This Ren fellow seems like a very interesting person, at that; there's something very mysterious about him, so Axel tilts his head a little and looks at him curiously.

"So," he says, glancing toward the bartender before looking back at Ren. "I believe I owed you a drink for being a good sport?"

Ren tuts slightly at that admonishment, but he's still giving a somewhat amused smile as he leans back slightly against the bar. "I guess it would be pretty boring if it was that easy, huh? We'll have to see what happens, then..."

To the eye, Ren is a bit of an odd contrast - he's physically very unassuming, barely on the high end of average in height and built with the delicacy of someone who's never seen physical combat in their life until perhaps very recently, and his clothing is neat and not entirely practical, considering the half-skirt over his pants and black bracelet and collar. However, there's an air of something almost obliviously fearless about him, as if he's unconcerned with the idea that anyone could happen to present a threat to him, and despite his airy and somewhat immature manner, his eyes, red like his hair and with pupils slitted much like those of a cat (or a demon, depending on one's reference points) are attentive to Axel's manner and movements.

At the reminder of what they're here for, Ren offers a light smile of pure, seemingly genuine innocence, and the airiness in his voice amplifies a tiny bit. "Oh, of course. I'll have to warn you, though, I can be a little bit picky about the quality of my drink...but this is a nice place, so I'm sure we won't have any trouble with that, right?"

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