A Listless Feeling... [Open]

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

For once, things just seemed peaceful for Sasami. Nothing awkward or dangerous or outwardly crazy going on and...

...it made her bored. She enjoyed the craziness of home, the arguments, the yelling, the fighting, the random explosions due to the fighting. The ship didn't give that wonder to her - if it wasn't the laws that the crew voted on long ago, it was Stacy herself keeping everyone in order. She had a feeling that, if they were here, Ryoko and Ayeka would have either been given punishments or just gone bonkers from not fighting over Tenchi. Or at least, that's what she thought.

Her listless wandering lead her over to Awesome World, the theme park Rock designed before his repodding. Though a lot of the rides were active and being maintained, there were other areas around that were left untouched. Curiosity got the better of her and she ran over to the incomplete roller coaster, bypassing the robotic guards still standing there. It seemed to be a basic coaster of sorts, so there were no loops or sharp turns that would get in her way of just walking along the tracks.

Maybe that's all she needed - just to do something a bit dangerous...

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[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He moved to help her unsnag her hair.

Ah, I thought that might be the case. How is that working out? I haven't seen many places to eat around here... well, that don't offer some rather unpalatable nutrient slop, that is.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"Ah...! Th-thanks...!" She couldn't help but blush as her hair was freed. That was real embarrassing.

"None really, though. I'm missing a lot of stuff and with some of our supplies low, I think it would be safe to use what I have now to help others until we able to go off planet again."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

No problem at all.

[Argh, I hate it when my hair gets stuck on things D:]

Does it take very long in between planet missions? Perhaps I should have helped stock up on food supplies while we were on the last world. He looked a little embarrassed. I don't eat very much, so I rarely remember that sort of thing.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"That's the thing..." Sasami said, examining her hair just a bit before continuing. "We don't know when missions occur. Could be months before we get on. Or, at least it feels like it."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

So even you don't know when the missions will be?

Well, so much for the theory that crew members who'd been around longer knew more about what was going on.

It must be hard to plan a restaurant business when you have no idea when your next supplies will arrive. Is it possible to obtain any from Hydroponics?

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

For a moment, Sasami stared at Zouichi like he had just said the stupidest thing on the planet.

And she stared.

Then, she buried her head in her face as if she realized this for the first time.

Forgive her, Zouichi, for she is just eight years old.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He waited politely for her to recover. Had he mentioned a topic that was off limits? He couldn't be sure.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"I... I never thought of that. Never!" Sasami said. They had found seeds there before, hadn't they? They did!

"There could be a lot of stuff we could be using and... we've never thought of it!"

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Erm, well, don't feel too bad about it. A lot of the vegetation there was from plants I'd never seen before. It's natural that you wouldn't consider it food.

In fact, I'd test it out to make sure none of it was harmful to the crew before using it to prepare food.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

Sasami calmed down and waved off Zouichi a bit. "It's alright, Zouichi. It was just a simple... ah... oversight, right?"

"But, yeah, it would be better if we could test out everything, just to make sure."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you could get someone from Medical to help? I'm sure An-- I'm sure there are staff there who would be happy to lend a hand, if it meant a change in pace in their eating habits.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

Sasami noticed Zouichi getting ready to mention someone by name and stop, but she brushed it off. She wouldn't want to push the subject any.

"You're right. I wonder if we could use the animals, too..."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. If you did, however, someone would have to be willing to kill them, first.

He paused for a moment, then added, Also, some of them may be crew members.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

Sasami looked down in thought.

"Mmm, you're right. That would be tough to deal with..." she said, nodding.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Well, at least you may have a new source of fruits and vegetables. Those tend to be harder to store, anyway.

Would you be the restaurant chef, as well?

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"Ah... y-yes, I am. Though, I hope I can get a little bit of help in that department, too...!" Sasami admitted. "Doing all the cooking for everyone, is, well... tough."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

I imagine it would be a full-time job. Maybe you can hire some help? Or...

I suppose if it were a cafe, you'd only need to be open certain hours. It's unrealistic to expect one person to take care of everything.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"Mmm... that's a good point." Sasami said, nodding. "I don't think Kang keeps the Drunken Dragon open all the time as well, so..."

It was something to keep in mind, at least.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He smiled at that. I'm sure he doesn't. At any rate, if you ever need any wait staff, let me know. I don't sleep very much, so I'd be willing to lend a hand if you're ever short.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"Okay, I'll keep that in mind...!" she said, nodding.

Doesn't sleep much, though? Light sleeper?

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Catching her questioning look, he continued, I am a Synthetic Human, so my sleep requirements are minimal. It's an asset during missions, but there isn't much to do on the ship when everyone is asleep.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

Synthetic human? Deep inside her, something familiar rattled in her, but she shook it off.

"I see. That really would be helpful in this sort of thing!" she said, nodding. "Though... does it bother you any?"

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Not particularly, he said. Humans are born, and I was created.

I've gotten that question a lot since arriving here, though. The people here don't seem very familiar with Synthetic Humans. With the exception of Jr., of course, who had decided he was basically a Realian.

It bothers me more that I have very little to do. I'm not really used to remaining idle for such long periods of time.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"I know. It's tough just sitting around and doing nothing." Sasami said. "Back home, I used to pass the time cleaning up around the house. It's... kinda hard to do that when there's not much to clean."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Cleaning up around the house? Did you not attend school back where you came from? I believe that's what most children of your age do with much of their time.