[ Like earlier in the month, Andyr will find another piece of paper gently folded atop his bed when he returns to his room. It's not as serious as the first few sketches—just a black and white drawing of whale in a little tutu. There's a message scribbled at the bottom. ]
Maybe I know a guy. [ Or girl. Whatever. It still makes him more of an expert than Andyr. ] Anyway, I guess it's just habit thinking about things in the water and associating them with you. Figured the books in the library wouldn't have anything like that in 'em.
[ now imagining steve rogers in a tutu, and underwater. this has become strange. moving on. ]
sure as shit don't have ballerina whales, you're right about that. [ there's a 'thank you' lingering somewhere at the edge of what he's typed, maybe puts it in, decides it's too much, and deletes it. moving on. ] so where's this whale from? is (s)he a french ballerina, a russian one, east coast? i need some background before i start handing out names.
Did anyone ever tell you we were on a planet where they could fly? [ He hopes that doesn't make him too mad, knowing he will probably never see them. ] Classically trained French whale. Got any ideas?
[ There are too many reasons he doesn't choose Russian. East coast might have been a better choice, but he likes French too. It just makes sense to him talking to Andyr. ]
it's ok. should probably see a normal whale first anyway.
do we have books about it?
[ some day steve's going to walk into andyr's room unannounced before he has time to shove something in front of the 'drawings of fish' wall, complete with their names written in the corners, and andyr's going to feel awkward as fuck. ]
[ To be fair, he hasn't actually looked too closely at the things Andyr might or might not have on his wall. He usually makes a point to slip in when his other roommates are there, leave what he needs to and then goes. Of course, at this rate, that might not be the case anymore. He'll just have to think of more creative ways to get Andyr to open up to him. ] They might have something on Ceta in Navigation, but I'm not sure.
[ honestly, he's just been eating up all the books in the library that cover different planets and universes. it's just so interesting to him, that this stuff would've been fiction back home, but it's reality here. and there's so many places that just aren't his world. ]
[ They've been catapulted planetside, the ship is a mess, and they're two-feet deep in water; it's as good a time as any to check up on people that Venom is concerned for. ]
[ are you sure you're not mad? it's okay if you're mad, it makes sense to be mad. he'd convinced himself you were mad, basically. possibly why he'd been avoiding him since that incident, though not really why he's sleeping out here. on some rocks. by a lagoon. with a small waterfall. which he sends steve a picture of, in response. this is where he's sleeping. or, rather, staring up at the sky and wishing he didn't have to leave. ]
[ Because he's sure no one had bothered to wander off the path from the beach to this place in the cliffs, and it's not as if there's something as beautiful as that hiding out in their backyard. Then again, Steve's been too interested in exploring the rooms of that building to check outside quite yet. ]
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