randangonpa | Day 15

Day 15

[There are really only two important things to note about Day 15:

One, your tablet informs you that there's a killing night tonight! Tonight we're back to normal; only one murder, please!

And two, there is shitty prepackaged deli sushi in kitchen. So uh, y'know. Enjoy that.]

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[ As always, Ulaz's closet has provided him with the utmost in classy Christmas sweaters. Since his charges are (allegedly) resting away from the infirmary, and he's getting kind of frustrated with their (mostly Ichigo's, let's be honest) bullshit, anyway, he's just going to leave them be. This is the first time since the boys got injured that he's really had the opportunity to go exploring and see the new places that have opened up, and to that end he can be found in several places.

Like climbing all over the damn place in the indoor playground, which might look a little ridiculous, but he is pretty fucking good at climbing, and it doesn't take him very long to reach the highest vantage point in the room. That sword he's got stuck through he belt at all times doesn't even get in his way at all.

Shortly thereafter, he can be found using said sword to hack down some of the ropes in here so he can make some kind of jury-rigged rope ladder down into the morgue, because he wants to see what's down there.

In Library II Electric Boogaloo, he spends a while pulling out random books, scowling at them when it turns out he can't read this one either, and then putting them back.

Finally, he can be found in the aquarium tunnel, staring up at the water and fish. His expression isn't too far removed from his usual lineface, but he does seem kind of... awed by it, somehow. ]

[Rin doesn't directly approach Ulaz, but the next time he goes to his room he'll find this note stuck under his door.]

[ --oh! That's a surprise. Honestly, with everything else going on, he'd kind of forgotten about that little incident. Humans have such different standards for these things.

...Maybe he should apologize for beaning Rin in the head with that bottle...?

...................Nah. ]

[Eventually, Ichigo goes manage to track down Ulaz in the aquarium tunnel, even though he's obviously in a wheelchair, coming up behind him and stopping as he looks at the fish.]

...Pretty amazing, huh?

[Hi space doctor]

[ When Ulaz looks down at Ichigo, it's with an especially intense look of judgement. But at least Ichigo doesn't have to endure it long before Ulaz turns his gaze back to the water above. ]

I haven't seen anything quite like it before. Heavily aquatic planets are rare, and typically the dominant species on such planets are adapted to life underwater. When Galra construct bases on such planets, we do not think to put glass overhead.

[Yeah no, he's....aware he absolutely deserves it, honestly. But he doesn't flinch away, just nodding along to what Ulaz says, listening.]

I guess Humanity's kind of strange in that regard, huh? That we didn't stay in the places we originally came from.

[Time to blow Ulaz's mind.]

Actually, there's more water on earth than there is land - our planet's 70% water.

I know. That is why the Blue Lion was hidden there.

[Aww, that's no fun.]

Blue Lion?

[ Sorry, dude, Ulaz doesn't know much about Earth, but this is one of the few things he does. Though speaking of knowing things, right, a human wouldn't know anything about Voltron. He's got to explain it. ]

There exists a weapon of incredible power called Voltron. It is a gigantic robot, composed of five ships in the shape of lions. To keep Voltron's might out of the hands of the Galra Empire, the lions were separated and hidden away on remote, unimportant planets. The Blue Lion is associated with water, and so it was sent to a planet with a lot of it: Earth.

[Well, there will surely be other facts he can get Ulaz with in the future, so it's not a big deal.

Ichigo blinks as he explains, because...huh, that certainly sounds kind of familiar, like it's the plot to an old kid's show...but hey, the worlds are vast and he's from modern era japan, so it evens out.]

I see...sounds pretty exciting -

[Hang on a second]

Unimportant planets?

[DID YOU JUST INSULT THE PLACE HE LIVES]

[ HE'S JUST TELLING IT LIKE IT IS, ICHIGO. ]

Yes. You should be glad Earth is considered beneath the Empire's notice, or else it would have been conquered by now.

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[TIME TO FIND SPACE DOCTOR IN THE LIBRARY II: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO]

[he's hobbling in with a bottle of wine tucked underneath his arm, too]

Hey, doctor.

[ Akira doesn't get the same withering glare that Ichigo does, but he does get a look that carries some "that sure doesn't look like resting" in it. ]

Do you need something?

. . . don't worry. After this, I'm heading back to Ichigo's room to sleep.

[HE CAN READ THAT LOOK LIKE AN OPEN BOOK. but for now: holding the bottle of wine out for Ulaz to take]

Here. I think we both owe you an. . . apology.

[ Ulaz accepts the wine bottle. The apology, well... ]

...What do humans mean when they apologize? I have noticed your standards differ from mine.

[blinks]

It usually means. . . "I understand I did something bad and I won't do it again."

I'm not sure how that meaning could differ.

When I apologize, it means that I regret my actions. Whether they were right or wrong does not enter into it.

[oh, well. . .]

That's sort of what I meant by "bad."

Because we were a pair of pretty awful patients.

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[Akechi is also doing some climbing today, avoiding the actual intended climbing areas in favor of crawling up the side. It takes him some time to get there, but he offers a little wave when he eventually reaches the top.]

Hello, doctor!

[ Ulaz watches Akechi climb with mild interest. Humans really aren't built for that the same way Galra are, are they? Not that he offers any sort of help or advice or anything. He just silently observes until Akechi reaches him. ]

Hello.

Nice day for a climb!

[ Six people have died in the past three days, Akechi. Not that Ulaz is particularly tore up about that, but it's surprising to see one of the humans demonstrating such a carefree attitude after that. ]

There is no chance of weather conditions that would make it a bad one here.

Sorry, sorry. Human humor.

[he takes a seat on the edge, legs dangling over the side]

You're very talented, by the way. You really showed me up.

[was it even supposed to be a competition?]

At climbing? It is to be expected. My species is more adapted to it than yours.

I suppose we tend to stay on the ground. But we are descended from climbing species. I think it's still in here somewhere.