White Chalice Reports: vol 2

[rods-and-cones.livejournal.com]

Ahh yes, time for another monthly, isn't it?  This time I've got something fun in store for you!

White Chalice Chronicle
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Earlier in the month of May, I had a sit down with one Lily Rain about her recent wardrobe changes.
Read the interview right here.pdf

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Recently I conducted a poll; I'm certain most of you ladies would remember just that! 
Going by votes from just about every female on the ship, here are your results.

Our top three "hunks"


Char Aznable with 10 votes


Tsukasa Kadoya with 8 votes


MarKus Haley also with 8 votes

And following our top 3...
Kensuke Aida, Charles Dunois, Lockon Stratos, and Michael Wilson each with five votes each
Domon Kasshu, Kincaid Nau, and Mark Curran with four votes a piece
Ren Akiyama, and Hayato Jin (quite surprisingly) with three votes a piece
Fortunately for you other guys, there were various mention of other gentlemen by anonymous ladies.  You'll just have to find that certain someone before next Valentine's Day, now won't you? 
    Don't worry, there's plenty of time.

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Earth Media and Behavioral classes
One of our mechanics, one MarKus Haley, has taken it upon himself
to try and educate some of our interplanetary guests in the ways of
proper ediquite here on Earth.
Class will be held in the hangar on June 11^th, or so he's declared.

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((Much like the first post, though, perhaps not as clear, this can be used as a sort of 'mingling' post about the articles, or, come see him about something you'd like written, or, something you DIDN'T like written))

Comments

[emorangerpink]

[Laura's looking for MarKus. She's trying to look businesslike.]

Congratulations!

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

[[You find MarKus having a sammich in one hand, and writing with the other.]]

'Gradulashun? Un wha?

[[Don't talk with your mouth full!]]

[emorangerpink]

...I don't want to spoil the surprise, so I'll let you find out on your own.

I hear you're planning to run a class?

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

What surprise?


Oh, yeah. I'mma run a class so those peeps from the other world, whatever-its-called can fit in better.

[emorangerpink]

The surprise that will only surprise you if I don't tell you, so I won't. You'll know it once you find out, don't worry.

Resnick was suggesting I should do something similar. Maybe we should compare notes?

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, probably. Cheng gave me the idea. You know, his goatee was MY idea after all.

It was a joke but... yanno, all thesame.

[emorangerpink]

Well if you have some idea of where to start I'd love to hear it. I just tried to answer Resnick's questions as they came up, but I don't know what a formal introduction to Earth should look like.

["And a bunch of his questions were about romance", but of course she's not going to let that slip.]

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

Well, I know he was asking about why we talk to much during combat, so I had to break that down to him and Renna.

And I realize we do talk a lot of shit, which, kinda blows their mind.

[emorangerpink]

I guess the, uh, varied approaches to fighting here are probably going to be the big culture shock that'll hit them first. That and the blurred lines between civilians and combatants...

Have you learned much about Clanner culture from them, for comparison?

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

Uhhhh... Nope.

[emorangerpink]

...There aren't really any primers, though. The most writing I've got on the subject is basically their founding epic...

Guess we'll just have to scrounge up a whiteboard and go down the list.

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

Pretty much. But, I mean, we can't just have it exclusive to them an' all.

How many times has Lily misunderstood us?

[emorangerpink]

...Do we have to fix that? It's so cute!

[bottleofgundam.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure whether to be flattered or insulted.

[rods-and-cones.livejournal.com]

We only have so many females on board. And with such a variety of men, I imagine four votes is a pretty good acomplishment.

I myself only got one. Or, I imagine the fact that I was the one asking put me out of the running.

[bottleofgundam.livejournal.com]

Well hey, if she said it to your face then your day must be going pretty good.

[redfckngcomet.livejournal.com]

I--...

[ Char really shouldn't be surprised by this, but he'd by lying if he said he wasn't flattered. ]

Thank you, I suppose.

[ He's dreading the inevitable jealous witch hunt by Haman he can already see happening once she sees this. ]

[spiralribbon.livejournal.com]

"Hmmm... A newsletter. Seems like a better way to know the crew."
[Opens it, and reads."
"That is what that was about? Should have piped up, helped him out."

[infinite-prince.livejournal.com]

[Charles is sitting in the arboretum, glancing over a copy of the newsletter.]

Me?

Oh boy...

[infinite_rabbit]

[Sup partner! Fortunately, this is nothing new to Laura, considering the situation at the IS Academy.]

I wouldn't say that you didn't deserve it.

Congratulations, I suppose.

[infinite-prince.livejournal.com]

...I guess so...

[infinite_rabbit]

[Well, this is a strange reaction...]

Does it not please you?

It only proves that there are even females here that find you attractive.

[zetahatsudo.livejournal.com]

hm? [Well now.]

Hahahahaha! Well done, Kensuke Aida! You may not have reached top 3, but you were one of the top runner ups! Keep at it!

[mecha_eihwaz]

[Lily checks if the post-interview part with Hayana is still there.]

[rods-and-cones.livejournal.com]

[[It isn't! It stops just as they change topic.]]

[mecha_eihwaz]

Whew.

[emorangerpink]

And there I thought the fashion show was your modeling debut.

[mecha_eihwaz]

Ah...!? Laura...? I haven't seen you coming!

Umm, well, this photo session was just a few days before the show! And, um, I treated it as exercise, you could say.

[emorangerpink]

Hmmm... I would complain about cheating, but since you look so beautiful in these obviously the extra practice wasn't really necessary, so I'll let you off the hook this time.

It's funny... just a few days ago I'd have been worried you'd take it the wrong way if I said something like that.

[mecha_eihwaz]

W, well... Thanks, Laura. I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier, it was just such a sudden and short event...

[emorangerpink]

No need to be sorry. It was a nice surprise. And...

Well, speaking of surprises, it's not as though there weren't other things you had to tell me that were maybe a little more important.

Things that, uhm...

[mecha_eihwaz]

...Is there something you want to tell me, Laura?

1/2

[emorangerpink]

Yes.

I said before that I was… trying not to think of you, uhm, like that. I assumed it'd be… unwanted, and make things awkward.

But after what you said, I started to let myself think… along those lines. And it turned out it was taking a lot more effort to avoid than I realized. And I… liked it. A lot. And the idea that you thought that way about me, I liked that a lot too. So much so that leaving it at thinking started to seem… crazy.

What you mentioned, what you asked, about, uhm, polygamy… well, I talked to Dita, and… if you don't mind sharing me… if you'll have me…

2/2

[emorangerpink]

I would… very much like you to.

[mecha_eihwaz]

[No response. Just a sudden and very tight hug.]

[emorangerpink]

[Laura returns the hug, before moving a hand to Lily's cheek.]

You know, you've been pretty cagey about how a lot of, ah, this works on Cosmic Ark... but I'm pretty sure this part is the same.

Stop me if I'm getting it wrong...

[And she goes in for the kiss.]