[closed] when stars smile at moon

[compendiem]

WHO: Minato, Natalia & Porsche
WHERE: Recollé Planetarium and Observatory
WHEN: January 1st, 5PM
WHAT: New Year's not!date, viewing the full moon one last time before darkness swallows the world
WARNINGS: none

[ Minato makes sure to be there at the planetarium half an hour before five, pacing back and forth in front of the building in order to keep warm. He's not the one with the tickets, so that leaves him to look out for either a prosthetic arm, a cute dog, and/or what he told Zack were the most gorgeous eyes in the world if he hadn't spent most of that encounter staring up at the ceiling or down at the floor. Either way, the sun is setting and will soon take its warmth with it, so Minato huddles in on himself, clamping a paper shopping bag in between his arm and side, and prays Natalia remembered to bring Porsche. Also that she remembered to come. ]

Comments

[compendiem]

The... The moon is innocent. It's the aliens inside it that I'd have to deal with.

[nachetanya]

Oh wow, your love is really deep!

[ Being sarcastic, this is apparently how we survive ]

[compendiem]

That's right. I'll stand by the moon no matter what.

[ Not being sarcastic. ]

[nachetanya]

Oh no, but what about if it has a robot inside of it? Will you adapt?

[compendiem]

Yes. I will do my best to befriend all robots, aliens, and rabbits inside the moon.

[nachetanya]

[ A hand comes off Porsche to reach out and try to take his... to assure him!! how how cool that is!! ]

[compendiem]

[ Minato looks down at the hand and almost pulls it away, unused to people trying to hold his hand, because why... ]

Should I pinky promise that, or?

[nachetanya]

I was going to give you a reassuring hand squeeze!

[ And it's even with her right (bio) hand!! ]

[compendiem]

Oh... I've never had an reassuring hand squeeze before.

[ He holds his hand out straight, like shaking hands. Go ahead and reassure him. ]

[nachetanya]

[ Pffftttt she snorts out a little giggle but does reach out her hand!! To grab his!! And squeeze it!! See, she believes in you, MBX ]

[compendiem]

[ Ohhh, he can really feel the reassurance. Alright, he can reciprocate- he places his other hand over hers so that he's clasping her hand in both of his, and does the squeezing thing. ]

For all of your endeavors. I want to reassure you too.

[nachetanya]

I remember you probably know my name. So what's yours?

[ this seems like the ideal time to ask. She'll bring in her left (prosthetic) hand into this hand pile too. ]

[compendiem]

I probably do. It's Arisato.

[ Where is Porsche... Minato lowers their collective hands down on top of her head to give her a four-handed doggy pat. ]

[nachetanya]

Just Arisato, like Cher?

[ Hey man, might as well check!!!

But Oh. That's a good idea. Porsche yips some appreciation and makes to lick the bottom most hand. Hey!! ]

[compendiem]

Mm. Just Arisato.

[ He has a first name but that's not important, and also shh, Porsche...! He wiggles one of his hands free and reaches into the bag he'd been carrying before, taking out the napkins and unwrapping the dog biscuits. Just simple soft biscuits shaped into a flat cookie. ]

It's carrot, oats, and applesauce, mostly. You can try them too.

[ It's edible? Zack didn't believe him when he said dog biscuits are edible. ]

[nachetanya]

No meat by-products, just to confirm?

[ She is a vegetarian and a pretty strict one! Obviously Porsche isn't as dogs neat meat, but she herself will try it if she can. She takes her hands back to herself petting the dog again. ]

[compendiem]

No, I made it myself, so...

[ He pulls his phone out of his pocket and looks up the recipe he used before turning the screen to show her. Oats, carrots, unsweetened applesauce, peanut butter, whole wheat flour. ]

[nachetanya]

No, no, I don't need the recipe, I trust you.

[ She'll take one and try to snap it in half then, to give Porsche a half of it and then nibble on another part of it. This procedure is done gingerly, showing a fair amount of control over her left arm. But all the same, she nods with a smile, going for it. ]

[compendiem]

[ It doesn't have all the sugar and buttery richness of a cookie, but it's fine. It's what he thinks, anyways, as he takes one of the biscuits and bites off half off it too. Never mind a bringing a dog inside the observatory; eating here is probably twice as illegal. ]

[nachetanya]

[ Honestly, she's a fan of bitter and sour flavors. She's okay with spice and likes sweet okay, but those are her own odd penchants. The biscuit is actually pretty good in that regard, though it's ... huh.

Chew, chew.

The dog also appreciatively makes to devour her piece. ]

[compendiem]

[ Minato only eats the one biscuit, since these were supposed to be for Porsche anyways and he'll go home later and have a proper dinner, but it makes him happy to see her enjoying the treat. ]

...Never really knew a dog that likes carrots.

[nachetanya]

It's not uncommon with pugs, honestly. Pugs'll eat anything they can get their jaws around, but carrots are a nutritionally sound thing which most importantly doesn't have a lot of sugars or fats.

[ Which is a concern to keep a balance of, in pugs. It's a pretty precarious breed for a lot of reasons. ]

She's a pug-terrier mix so she gets it from that.

[compendiem]

[ ...On second thought, he's going to eat another biscuit so he can sulk around it. ]

Mm... I still have so much to learn about what's good for dogs. Mostly I look up what's bad for them and what to avoid.

[nachetanya]

There's a lot to learn about every animal. Don't worry, I'm only an expert in the ones I've worked with or lived with closely. You know, pugs, squirrels, humans...

[ . . . Wait. ]

[compendiem]

[ chinhands ]

Tell me more about humans.

[ This is the enigma on the list. ]