21 [action, Malnosso Land]

[frost_jewel]

[On day one, Mia fights just as hard as any other resident of house sixteen, sure in her heart that they are all being taken for some kind of punishment, for retribution. She doesn't know where that idea comes from, but it lives a life of luxury in the dark corners of her mind. Injured and disoriented upon arrival to the moon, she helps Katara for a while before doing what she can to find and assist her housemates, and her friends. This is the moon. There was a draft here, one she remembers very well and would prefer not to mentally revisit if she can help it. Other people surely feel the same, and maybe she can help them instead.

On day two her only venture out of her villa in the daylight hours is to the pool. The absence of her power is absolutely flooring and awful. That night, though, a friend or two lures her to the casino and its allure of all manner of games of chance. Not a hearty gambler, but familiar with the idea, she'll win a respectable pile of tokens by the end of the evening, and offer to give some to almost anyone who looks like they need them.

Days three and four see her exploring the parks; though her stops in Bubble Land and Junior Land are brief, it gets her out of the villa and away from any tension building around Loki's presence combined with the visible presence of his and Rogue's relationship; on the afternoon of the third day she seeks out Billy and Teddy specifically, to bring them something. And check up on them. Leaving Luceti didn't mean leaving their problems behind. The fourth day takes her to Thrill Land first, for a very significant amount of time. Though she departs that morning by herself, anyone else visiting that park should be able to spot her blue hair waiting in a line somewhere. A timid line, for a thrill ride park. Get her to something bigger and better.

After an encounter with Halloween Land's zombies, though, she keeps closer to "home" for the remainder of their moon vacation - home, and back to the casino. There are all these rumors, and she's off to investigate first; later, on one of the latter two days, she enters the back room to test her luck with something valuable.]

Comments

[blackteriques]

[He takes the map from Mia when she offers it, opening it up and raising a brow at how big it is when it's unfolded. He stops walking so he can properly read, drawing a finger to the section they are in.]

It's still disturbing that they've made a replica of the village here.

[frost_jewel]

I'm not sure if the more realistic parts are worse than the unusual ones yet.

[blackteriques]

The whole place is disturbing simply because it seems like it's uninhabitable outside of this dome.

[frost_jewel]

Well- well yes. It's the moon. Unless...the moon in your world is inhabited? We have legends about an ancient race that resides on the moon, but-

[Now that she's seen the real thing, it seems less than likely.]

[blackteriques]

I'm actually not sure about that. Some place must be inhabitable beyond my world though; that's where the Orerines came from.

[He studies the map, shaking his head at the sections. He really doesn't see the point of visiting any of the areas...]

[frost_jewel]

You don't look too excited about the map.

[She'd love the idea of just doing something relaxing, but out of respect for Walter's potential fun, she doesn't say so.]

[blackteriques]

[Potential fun is a pretty alien concept to Walter. When he sighs, a bit of his exasperation is audible.]

I don't see any reason to look at these attractions. If I want a thrill, that's easier accomplished somewhere where I can swim or fly.

[...]

I'd rather be trying out what they might have to eat in this park.

[frost_jewel]

[Swimming.

Now that sounds worthwhile.

But no, he's hungry, and the map has a neat little list of available food - questionable as some of it might be.]

What do you like? I could eat, too.

[blackteriques]

Seafood. Pastries. Desserts.

[...He's a little surprised how easily he admits to his cravings, especially where sweets were concerned. But it's comparatively more pleasant than looking over the map, which he starts folding up.]

You?

[frost_jewel]

Oh, dessert sounds like a great idea. [She'd no idea Walter was so fond of sweet things.] But not a seafood pastry.

[blackteriques]

[He brightens when Mia agrees with his idea, glancing down at the map he had folded up before tossing it back towards the directory.]

Not a sweet seafood pastry, at least.

[Savory ones were another matter.]

[frost_jewel]

Definitely not. [Other kinds of seafood pastry sound just as questionable from establishments like this, but if Walter wants one, she won't stop him.] ...I didn't think about how much I missed fresh fish from a wood oven until now. When we go back, I'll have to try to make some.

[blackteriques]

[That seems to amuse him, just a bit, and it shows in how his shoulders and neck relax as he walks back to the area where Luceti residents were expected to sleep.]

You make it sound like you don't eat fish often.

[frost_jewel]

Not as often as I used to, no. There are so many other things to cook here. [And different ways to cook them, at that. The X-men brought her a love of cheeseburgers.] Besides...well, it just isn't the same, even when we do have fish.

[blackteriques]

Because the fish isn't fresh, or because of the preparation?

[She had mentioned a wood oven, which was different from what the majority of the houses had now.]

[frost_jewel]

A bit of both. We have an oven but it isn't...it uses the wall instead.