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[dust_of_life]

[This little field trip has been good to Fatima. She's been indulging in every pair of boots and every pretty blouse her eye finds. Shopping for the soul. It's almost like being back home again and it's almost enough to assuage the survivor's guilt she's feeling every time she allows herself to stand still.

And since standing still isn't an option, it's time for a new project.

She's on the network, looking pretty and made-up, with a large, red flower in her hair, just over her left ear.]

So if unlimited credit really means unlimited, this seems like as good a time as any to possibly get to work on a hydroponics bay. I mean, the garden we have is pretty and all, but it's not necessarily efficient for large-scale farming. And I wouldn't want to disrupt that shrine thingy.

I was thinking now would be the perfect opportunity to pick up supplies. I know there are some people on the crew interested in plants. And while I'm a great big-idea person, I gotta admit that I don't know about the logistics of setting up a hydroponics bay. Other than seeds, of course. And I've already got a list of good crops.

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

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[dust_of_life]

[A team player? That's kinda nice. Although there's something...weird. About his face.

She can't quite figure it out.

All the same, Fatima smiles.]

What kind of resources?

[chaostic]

Anything the bay doesn't come equipt with. Heating lamps, maybe a few tools to build an area that can mimic a tropical setting for specific kinds of fruit and flowers, and probably some medical equipment for dealing to toxins and such. I'm aware he have a medical bay but it might be smart to keep natural alternatives around if something does ever go down.

[ That's a short list but he's giving her examples. ]

And, of course, whatever is needed to actually take care of the gardening work.

[ Hey, if she recognizes him somehow and doesn't want to punch him? That's a good day in Loki's book. ]

[dust_of_life]

You're really on top of things.

[Which is a good day in her book.]

I've been investigating nutrients that we could use hydroponically. In case it's hard to replace the soil with something viable.

I wonder if we could find something on the surface that would work as a substitute. Maybe some kind of mineral powder.

[chaostic]

Dealing with plants is an old hobby of mine.

[ It's relaxing in it's own way. ]

Mineral powder might work, but we'd have to be able to replicate it assuming the Moira won't be stopping by this planet again any time soon. [ Which is really the issue when bring perishable supplies on board. Once they're gone, they're gone. ] It's possible, at least in my universe, but I can't say I'm very familiar with everything here yet.

[dust_of_life]

Yeah, me neither.

I guess some kind of duplicator isn't the sort of thing you'd find in a gift shop on a pleasure planet...

[Although there are...interesting implications there.]

Oh. Wait. Sorry. Manners are a thing.

My name's Fatima.

[chaostic]

Who knows? Maybe they might have one. They sell weapons.

[ He tried to keep back his impulse to look disappointed. He was hoping they could skip right on over introductions. Time will tell if the fastest way to end of conversation is by giving out his name given an incident a few days ago. ]

You can call me Loki. [ However he doesn't dwell, and quickly changes the subject. ] At any rate it's worth looking into what AS3H, or any of the others, has to offer aside from the typical tourist aspects.

[dust_of_life]

Loki? Like the Norse Frost Giant?

[Someone's parents had a sick sense of humor. But seeing as she met the "real" Loki in Zelien, she lets him graze over the topic.]

Well, I'm up for a field trip, if you feel like stretching your legs.

[chaostic]

[ She's lucky someone already mentioned his myths or he might have yelled at someone he doesn't even know. How is it he seems to be the only person who never knew his true parentage? ]

Something like that.

[ Better to have her thinking he has a horrible name than actually having ammunition to press his buttons. ]

I haven't left the hotel on AS3H since I arrived. I can search around with you later in the evening, if you'd like.

[dust_of_life]

Sounds good.

I like having a direction to move in, you know? Standing still isn't for me.

[And being on a space ship is starting to make her feel like a tiger in a cage.]

[chaostic]

[ Continued over here! ]