#aliothizan

[skylarclarke]

( Open starter )

Sky was sprawled out on a couch in the rec room, casually browsing the tablet he'd mapped his comm to for the time being - until suddenly, he moved to hold the tablet up inches from his face. "Ah, fuck." But for someone who had just sworn at a tablet, he didn't seem all that upset.

[danieleansworth]

Birthday Gifts for Daniel

From Ali:

Happy birthday, Daniel!

I hope you enjoy your first birthday with the crew! It’s been great to have you on the ship. I got you some little things from Earth. 

-Ali 

From Theo:

[Enclosed in an envelope is a note and CD. Written on the CD in sharpie is, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Grilled Sandwich Water.”]

Happy birthday. 

I hope this isn’t a super lame gift, but it seemed like you liked this song at Beck’s party, so I recorded a copy with the band. Here’s the CD of it. 

From, 

Theo

From Ryder:

Happy birthday, Daniel!!

I’m really excited to celebrate your birthday, and I hope you have the best one yet. I’m so happy you joined the crew and became my friend. I can’t wait for all our movie nights to come. 

I usually paint something for my friends birthday, but I really wanted to do something that represented you. If you don’t like it, you can throw it away, and I’ll get you something better!

Happy birthday, 

Ryder

[skylarclarke]

"Yeah, let's do it," Sky agreed softly, leaning into his husband's touch. It was still registering with him that it was overly warm in this room, and being this close with his husband wasn't making it feel any cooler - but he wasn't on the verge of heatstroke, so he didn't give a shit. "I love you," he murmured, pressing a kiss to Ali's cheek, almost as if to say I'm with you, I'm here. He wouldn't always be, and it killed him that he couldn't promise forever - but he'd be damned if he didn't do everything he could between now and the end of his life to give Ali as much as he could.

Ali nodded along in agreement with Skylar. Samira would probably be interested in knowing they were discussing this at all, and it would be good to give her the choice to be involved however she wanted. "Let's talk to her then," he said, giving his husband a smile as he stroked his cheek. "You're right. She has the right to know as much as we do. Then she can choose if she wants to help or not." And maybe they could talk to her about the whole kids thing. Samira mentioned it when Ali talked to her about the cave, and she seemed...sad. And when Reg was around, he had this kind of haunted air to him. Ali was pretty sure that was his future regardless if they had children or not, it just came with being a Djayyar. If he powered up a planet though, he'd still outlive his family, but he'd have more time.

[samira-kehmet]

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Samira considered time with her own kind to be valuable - before coming on the ship, it wasn't often, and now that she had the opportunity she didn't want to waste it. Which was why she had offered lunch as her treat with Ali today. She had found a lovely restaurant right by the water - not a difficult task, considering there was water everywhere in this city. She scanned the menu. It was fairly obvious to her what was edible by her and what could only be consumed by Carreki. "I often wonder if every single thing that's toxic to Erkuss are also toxic to us," she mused, turning a page on the menu. "But, well, there's not exactly a safe way to test that. And I definitely don't feel that adventurous today," she joked.

[iansolko]

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Ian had been seeing a whole lot of Ali lately, even outside of in a band manager-but-actually-his-boss kind of way.  The djayyar didn’t offer a lot of opinions about hearing his and Stella’s ticking, or having to share his glowing colors every so often, but Ian couldn’t imagine that he was having a super-great time with that.  That wasn’t why he was approaching Ali now, though, since they were landed on a planet and clear of any weird side-effects at the moment.  “I think it’s about time you and I had a secret handshake,” Ian announced one of the things he wanted to talk about, in lieu of saying ‘hi’ or other things that would slow down this train of thought.

[beck-derringer]

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“We’re not that far from Earth now,” Beck mused. She was pretty excited - something about Earth was wildly different from all the other planets she’d been to. And going there was always a treat. But it was double exciting because she was going there with a completely new crew. “So, ‘Earth Expert’, which city are you most excited to go to? I’ve been there so many times but there’s so much happening on that planet that I never got bored of where I ended up. But I’m curious to know what someone from Earth thinks.”

[laurie-vexen]

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Laurie was observing a wall panel. While the ship was docked, her first order of business was going around the ship to see what parts needed replacements that she would need to go into the city to get. So she had a tablet in hand, jotting down what she needed. She sensed Ali coming by. “Hey Ali,” she greeted, not looking up from her tablet so she could finish what she was writing down. Once she was done, she looked up at him with a smile. “How’s the Chief Engineer’s husband’s life treating you?”

[robinastrea]

It’s Over, Isn’t It

Date: November 10, 2022 Location: Robin’s Office, Robin’s Pod Characters: Robin Astrea, Ryder Astrea @ryderastrea, Alioth Clarke Iz’an @aliothizan, Skylar Clarke Iz’an @skylarclarke Characters Mentioned: Daphne Rux, Salem Ilmari Description: Robin finds out Salem resigned.  His brothers are there for the aftermath.

(link to googledoc thread here)

[carrekiblue]

aliothizan​:

✴♒︎☽☄✩

“You’re right. Robin does seem like he wants to be covered in glitter,” Ali joked with a laugh. There was an obvious culprit here, and it definitely wasn’t the first mate. “Good to know,” he said thoughtfully. He didn’t want to compare adults to kindergarteners, but adults didn’t have good attention spans either and sometimes needed to do things with their hands to concentrate. Ali definitely got what Blue meant about not wanting be in her prime too early. If Ali was in his now, that would be pretty sad considering he could live for over four hundred more years. That would be really, really boring. He already had to deal with the fact that he was going to lose…nope, not going there. “It’s probably all a myth anyway. The elderly seem like they have a great time too. Bingo and complaining about kids on their yard,” he laughed. “Okay then. I guess we’ll save the matching hats and new sformer for another day then,” he nodded. “Want to go get something to eat? We can continue our very important discussion about glitter.”

Blue gave a short laugh. That wasn’t the certain hybrid they were referring to, but they could work with this. “I think being covered in glitter is exactly what Robin needs. And who knows—maybe he secretly loves it and it’s the missing piece to get him to come to classes.” Ali seemed to be actually considering this, anyway, which Blue was pleased about. It would make for a very chaotic class, but they lived for chaos where no one got hurt. “See, I couldn’t agree more,” they answered about the elderly having a great time. “I’ve never had a yard, but I can imagine it’s a lot of fun chasing people off of it. We can stretch our old-people bones that way.” Blue nodded and put the sformer on her wrist back in the display case. “Works for me,” Blue hadn’t eaten lunch yet, they realized. “I’ve been meaning to check out the restaurant here if you’d be interested.”

[salem-ilmari]

closed starter for @aliothizan​ date: July 27, afternoon location: Floor 6: Theater

Salem had found it very interesting how a far flung planet celebrated Earth culture in its own unique way without actually having someone from earth present. He had heard that the theatre was showing Dragon Ball, and he wanted to learn more about it. When he was buying some popcorn, he noticed Ali walked towards him, so he gave a shy smile and wave. Salem had always been curious about Ali and Sky's relationship since they practically couldn't keep their hands off each other for the most part. It had been hilarious to see their unique brand of flirting in their group chats, and it was a welcomed surprise when he found out they started dating. They’ve barely alluded to their dating history, and Salem had always been curious about that, but he didn’t really want to pry. “Are you here to watch Dragon Ball as well?”

[lydia-seong]

Alioth Iz'an and Skylar Clarke

@skylarclarke @aliothizan​

[skylarclarke]

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Date/Time: Night of March 4, after the (Ariana) Grande ball Location: KBW - Skylar & Ali’s room

It had been an eventful night, to say the least. Things had settled down somewhat after the revelation that Gwen was married to Mark Espionage and again after Laurie very suddenly excusing herself after he’d cut his finger. But with so many people around, he still hadn’t gotten the chance to really answer Ali’s question on whether he’d noticed anything else about Laurie lately. The subject had stayed in the back of his mind for the rest of the evening though, and he imagined it probably had stuck with his husband too. “So, you asked earlier if I noticed anything else about Laurie,” he prompted - quietly, since this didn’t seem like the kind of conversation for someone to casually overhear. “Let’s get comfortable and then talk about it?” It wasn’t exactly a small thing he’d noticed - and as much as he liked having the chance to wear the suit he’d married Ali in again, he’d rather have this conversation snuggled up with his husband in bed than dressed for a ball that they’d already left.

[daphnerux]

@aliothizan​

“Now that you’re fully a member of the crew, I it’s a good time to go through your orientation. Some crews-” Julia’s, included... “Have an overtly-long one-sided presentation that nobody really remembers. This is more of a question and answer session. I’ve got notes and maps and checklists ready for you, but most of this is a conversation.” Daphne calmly gestured toward Ali. “You can ask your questions about the ship so I know what interests you to know and we can discuss how it works. And if there’s anything that I think still needs to be covered, we’ll talk through that. If it doesn’t work for you, I can still present everything.”

[skylarclarke]

aliothizan​:

✴♒︎☽☄✩  

Ali was paying more attention to his husband more than the café now that he actually knew something was going on. He tried not to think too deeply about how Skylar didn’t inspect the antiques too closely, because they were carrying picnic supplies and waiting for their drinks. Maybe they could get a better look on their way out, hopefully after they’ve talked about what was on Sky’s mind. When their orders were filled, they headed outside. It was a chilly winter afternoon, but sunny, and if Skylar got cold, he could always snuggle up to him and use his body warmth. He had plenty to spare. “This is perfect,” Ali said when Sky picked out a spot for them. It was nice and private with a view of the river. A good spot to talk. He helped setup their picnic, laying out the blanket and a few other supplies they grabbed before sitting down and patting the spot next to him for his husband, holding out his arms. “Are you cold?” He asked. “Come here and tell me what’s going on.”

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Skylar smiled when Ali confirmed that the spot was good, and helped his husband set up the picnic. “A little,” he admitted when Ali asked if he was cold, “good thing I’ve got you to keep me warm.” He sat down were Ali had indicated and settling into his husband’s arms, comforted by his husband’s steady warmth. “It’s not anything current, I just - I get in my head sometimes,” he admitted with a sigh. He really didn’t like dwelling on things he couldn’t change, but sometimes it was all but impossible not to. Just because he did what he could not to let negative feelings run his life didn’t mean he didn’t need to take the time to feel them from time to time. And he did want to talk to Ali about it - he’d meant it when he said he was an open book this time around, even if that meant talking about things that were messy, confusing, or just plain hurt. But wanting to talk about it and knowing how were two different things. As accustomed to saying the first thing on his mind as he was in some circumstances, this particular subject was one he spoke about so rarely that he had to take a moment to consider how to put it into words before continuing. “My birthday’s gotten me thinking about my parents these last few years - my birth parents. My dad especially, this year... he didn’t quite make it to 34. I never really knew either of them, but - it feels weird, passing them both by. Like... I don’t know, like I’m living the life they didn’t get to have?” He wasn’t sure if that was it exactly, and that certainly wasn’t it in its entirety - but it was a start. “The fact that we’re shipping off to Australia soon probably isn’t helping.”

[iansolko]

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Ian found his new favorite room was the Lounge, purely because of all the couches.  They were very good to lay on.  Beverly liked them, too, because she was now sleeping peacefully on his chest.  He was in the middle of learning and strumming the chords for Harry Styles’ “Sunflower, Volume 6,” because there were a few fans of Harry on board here, but somewhere in the midst of that, he found himself dozing off as well.  Ian stirred to the sound of the door opening, and then eyes widened, he bolted up and off the couch when he saw it was his new boss, causing Beverly to screech and fall off.  “Uh-I-uh,” he picked his angered cat up again and tried to be casual.  “How’s it going, Ali?”  Skylar’s husband, he mentally filled in.

[skylarclarke]

Bleach Party

Date: September 2022 (this is not a typo) Location: High School Musical Room - Imperial Palace, Molfaun Characters: Robin Astrea ( @robinastrea ), Ryder Astrea ( @ryderastrea ), Skylar Clarke, Alioth “Ali” Iz’an ( @aliothizan ) Description: After Stella’s 140th birthday, Robin, Ali, and Sky all decide to bleach their hair.

( A link to the googledoc can be found here! )