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★ 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐎 ([personal profile] general_affairs) wrote in [community profile] lastvoyageslogs2025-08-16 08:58 pm
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(I gotta real good feeling) Like there's lightning deep in my bones

Who: Reno, John Doe, ota
What: Dinner, meetings, and general daily whereabouts
When: Shortly after Sebastian's murders, otherwise throughout August
Where: Various!

[ The month of August will see Reno getting a bit more agitated mentally and emotionally. He'll be much more active, and more often seek out company. If someone catches sight of him alone, there will be a restlessness to him. He'll usually be doing any number of things while burying his nose in the network, and sitting still for too long will be difficult. ]

  Mornings  

[ Most days, Reno can be found either in the gym, at the pool, doing laps on deck, or in/hanging around the enclosure. His days usually begin rather early, as the redhead tries to keep something of a schedule. It's more like trying to keep a flow and rhythm to his days, as he doesn't care for schedules, so the times are very rarely exact.

Most often, he can first be found exercising cardio, endurance, and flexibility, with off-days being given to touch up his combat and strength capabilities. For days he focuses on agility and endurance in the gym, it isn't unusual to see him practicing both men and women's gymnastics! He's quite skilled on the uneven bars, though it may be more inviting to comment on his abilities on the balance beam, as he doesn't struggle so much with feats of flexibility more often seen in women's routines. In fact, that's exactly what he's practicing. If there isn't a fake rock wall in the gym, then feel free to join Reno in lamenting the lack of one while fucking around all annoyed and bored on the rope climb. If there is a fake rock wall, that man will be all the fuck over it. He might have gotten yelled at once or twice to use proper safety equipment if there is a rock wall.

On days he focuses on combat and strength, it's quite easy to slip in as a sparring partner. He makes use of punching bags, wooden dummies, and simple weight training, leaving plenty of opportunity to fuck with any of the equipment while he's using it for a quick hello.

When found in the gym, he usually has a looser fitting top on with leggings and of course a sports cup! Sorry, eye-candy isn't that free.

One might find him at the pool a little less frequently, as he assumes there's chlorine in the water, which fucks with his hair. Given he has to bleach and dye his roots, or touch up his dye every so often, chlorine would make his hair dry and brittle, and fade the dye faster. However, when he is there, he's either doing laps(both with and without weights) or running drills. Most of the time, it includes just throwing a weighted box into the pool with any number of pad and combination locks, of which he tries to unlock as many as possible on a single breath. Sometimes he gets creative with blindfolds. Sometimes he gets bored and just fucks around trying to dive into the center of whatever circular object he can find.

If he's found on deck running laps, he's most often got something else on his mind that he's focusing on. Or he's just Not Feeling It that day, and is doing something just for the sake of still exercising and getting the blood flowing for the day. When running or jogging on deck, Reno usually has a tighter top and fitted shorts. He has enough pectoral muscle for some mild titty jiggle physics! So eat your heart out.

Otherwise, when in the enclosure, he's running much more intense drills, along with some missions he's programmed into the enclosure for himself. If anyone wants to join him for these, feel free to catch him outside the enclosure, and he'll be glad to invite someone along. He can get a bit competitive!

Some days he just can't sleep, so every so often, it's possible to find him at any one of these locations at fuck-off hours, pushing himself...a bit too hard, probably. ]


  Brunch/Mid-day  

[ While he does eat shortly before his morning workout, he saves breakfast for after. Really, with this man's metabolism, it wouldn't matter anyway. But! Feel free to join him in the dining hall, though he also does often take his food to go.

He much prefers eating out on deck or in the greenhouse. Usually he'll have some sort of book or media player open. Books will most often be puzzle books, and Reno will usually have a piece of paper(whatever puzzle he's trying to do will be traced from the book and onto the paper out of courtesy to others that want to do the puzzle!) and pen or pencil. Lacking these, he's scrolling his communicator mindlessly, or just watching the stars(and other people) go past.

If in the greenhouse, Reno will usually be stretched out on a bench eating, enjoying the light, quiet, and greenery while eating. It's quite likely to find him here, as he'll have recently taken up to helping out to chatter with Aerith.

He's taken a secret little liking to dahlias, and tends to give them more attention than other plants. He finds honeybees kinda cute, actually, but he favors the pond area the most. But the chickens don't seem to like him very much. A lot of the hens will peck at him and yell at him. The goats aren't as bad, but they don't care much for him, either. However, the very relaxed and most patient of the animals don't seem to mind Reno at all. There's no particular reason for this other than he's not that great with animals. He's good at reading and tailoring his body language to humans. Not to animals.

Outside of tending to those duties, he can be found in many places. The library, digging through informational books. The deck, the cantina, laundry, and even the wardrobe. Usually for repairs, adjustments, or small things on his uniforms, but sometimes he'll be there to get new items!

A solid 90% of the time, Reno will be in standard Turk fatigues. If they catch him without his coat on, they'll notice he usually sports a harness, and keeps himself fairly well armed and prepared. Of course, it's possible to notice such under his coat, as well. He keeps his mag-rod holstered therein.

However, should he be caught out of his fatigues, he reflects the typical fashion of Midgar and Edge: industrialism. His particular flavor is urban a little bit cyberpunk, and as always, a little bit flashy. (albeit he doesn't wear heels, there are limits to what this man can do). Other times, he wears really loud and silly things that fit the occasion. He can be a fun customer to capture and dress up. He takes a little sweet-talking and convincing, of course. ]


  Afternoon/evening  

[ Most days, as his shifts in the kitchen draws near, he'll show up early. Sometimes, now that he's spoken to Sokie, he might help with the end of lunch shifts, but mostly he arrives early to prep for his shift.

Usually he'll be rummaging through inventory(let's be real: Sweeney is hella intimidating, but also pretty tasty eye candy for Reno right now) to grab the things his shift will need for the night's service to set out for all of them, and quite dutifully making sure to leave notes of what he's taken and how much of it.

He'll start inviting friendly CR to join him while he preps for kitchen duty, especially if they were doing something beforehand that he didn't want to interrupt. Jinx, Vincent, Angeal, Alexei, and Aerith will be the ones most often invited(they'll be bribed with free taste tests of whatever he has to prep), but once dinner service begins, he'll shoo them out with a little snack. Others spending time with him may be invited, so feel free to ask or assume.

Steve, Trevor(on his return), and Armand may notice he's particularly chatty, and prefers doing his tasks near by someone else, whereas prior, he didn't seem to really care. Chatting just seems to be an excuse to settle nearby. Should Reno find out about the meetings between Armand and Aerith, he'll be more avoidant of Armand and stick to either Steve or Trevor. ]



  Evening/night  

[ We free-ballin. Go nuts. Show nuts. Catch him doing his laundry at 3 am in just a pair of pants. Catch him coming out of the enclosure, barely able to stand on his own two feet. Maybe he's just sitting out on the deck smoking a cigarette. ]
greatoldjohn: (a gentleman: look to the light)

Re: Dinner with John Doe

[personal profile] greatoldjohn 2025-08-17 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ John probably could put it together, but that would be assuming he really minds or has any particular inclination to try and figure out why someone might have one preference or another. In general, his desire is just to find out what it is and respect it, and in his mind, the only way his pairing to Vash really impacted anything is the fact that John feels bad for both of them since he figures Vash is angry and Vash is... well, he got demoted for a reason. So accommodating him is just kindness.

For what it's worth, John is a large man, just a touch larger than life, broad shoulder and working muscle and solid. He wears today's suit, a deep sapphire purple, more like a gangster than a business man (given a lot of his style was learned from Pagan Min of all people) with the resultant skin showing hints of arcane marks here or there, two hard to miss: what looks very much like a broken crown on the side of his neck and his left pinky which appears to be half covered in stars. He favors a few pieces of jewelry, including two bracelets and an earring, and he's skipped the makeup today. Shot through the dark blond is strands that look much closer to actual gold and the freckles under his one eye look more like gold than anything else. The eyes themselves are clearly inhuman: molten gold that shifts a little in the light.

...all of this is a bit at odds with the demeanor of a golden retriever he's got going on, but that's what you're working with.

He looks confused for a second at the greeting, then works through it as he nods. Then looks a little worried for a moment.]


...this is where we're meeting, yes?

[ It's a spot in the gardens and low and behold, in one hand, is in fact a picnic basket. ]
greatoldjohn: (a gentleman: glancing away)

[personal profile] greatoldjohn 2025-08-18 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure.

[ And there's nothing odd or supernatural about the picnic basket or the food: it's just what he'd expect. He made a few courses, all in their own little tupperware containers to keep. The blanket, it turns out, is actually the 'top' of the basket. He'll lay it out before putting the basket down and sitting. ]

Thank you for explaining.

[ He means that. And he smiles when he says it. Don't worry; he'll remember for next time. It was very charming. ]

How have you been?

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atowncalledtreffy: (troubled)

Afternoon/Evening

[personal profile] atowncalledtreffy 2025-08-17 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
As much as Reno has turned talkative, Trevor's been near silent. He shows up to work towards the ends of day three of his death toll, works his shift quietly, and leaves with a nod. So it goes with him over the next few days. He'll answer questions posed to him usually in nods, grunts, or a few words, but won't volunteer information or carry on the conversation.

That's all right if Reno talks enough for the two of them. Trevor doesn't mind so long as he doesn't take it as his personal mission to get Trevor to laugh or break or tease him too much. He'd expected to be irritated at Reno's voice after a while, but somehow it comes off as more soothing than anything. Like easy background noise, after a while, a sort of circadian buzz around his head, blocking out the pointlessness, the black pit where his heart no longer beats.

He stands at his station, peeling vegetables or stirring pasta or frying things in oil or washing dishes and tries very hard to lose himself in the rhythm of this strange purgatory.
Edited 2025-08-17 04:23 (UTC)
atowncalledtreffy: (eyes)

[personal profile] atowncalledtreffy 2025-08-17 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's doubly nice because Reno doesn't know him as well as Steve and Sweeney do, how Trevor used to grumble and curse and make weird experiments with Wen Ning and invent Kitchen Jail. Here's where he once fell asleep in the walk-in cooler in front of a deeply unimpressed Sebastian. Here's where he and Hanna tried to recreate nacho cheese for the crunchwrap supreme. Here's where he made Aerith a birthday cake. Here's where Lark brought him in on his very first day on the ship and made him the best-tasting meal of his life so far.

If Reno was hoping to goad him to reaction, he's mostly going to be disappointed. The oven mitts are taken, used, and given back. The 'daddy' comments get a slight quirk of his brow before he takes a sip and sets the smoothie back for alcohol to be added to it later. He puts up with touching to a point, allowing Reno to hang off him for a few moments before murmuring about needing his arms to cook with and shrugging him gently off. He's not in a mood where he wants to be an asshole to the undeserving, and Reno isn't the kind of person who's ever put his teeth on edge, not like half the ship.]
ctrl_z: (pic#17961558)

Evening

[personal profile] ctrl_z 2025-08-17 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Woah!

[Ekko happened to be nearby when Reno stumbles out of the enclosure, and he manages to move just fast enough to stop the man from outright faceplanting.

He's definitely looking much improved from how he was immediately after the murder, and it says something that at only 5'6", he doesn't strain too much with supporting Reno's weight for a few moments.

A light tease comes from Ekko:]


You seem like you had fun.
ctrl_z: (pic#17952913)

[personal profile] ctrl_z 2025-08-18 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Damn.

Well, not like Ekko had a leg to stand on. He was just as guilty of the work-yourself-to-distract routine... and of the clearly-not-getting-enough-sleep gang to the point of struggling to get a firm grasp on reality.]


Geez, you really gonna make me carry you?

[Who was he getting confused with that could just carry a fully grown man like it was no problem?

If it were anyone other than Reno, he'd kick up way more fuss about it - but he owes the guy. So, toughing it out it is. Good thing he'd been doing his own fair share of working out at the gym.

He shifts to more effectively take his weight.]


Alright, c'mon, you big baby.

[Also good thing that there are elevators, and that he remembers where Reno's room is. And once they're in the elevator, Ekko can also lean on the wall while he waits for it to take them down.]

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punched_hitler: [tfa] (let's hope it's good for something)

dinner shift

[personal profile] punched_hitler 2025-08-18 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Steve has definitely noticed the increased chattiness, although it's not a bad thing. He's not always the most talkative, himself, but he never gives off the vibe that he doesn't welcome it when Reno comes by to do some prep work at the same bench. Steve's used to being around people, after all, and maneuvering in tight spaces. He always makes room for Reno to work next to him.]

How's the grand plan for hot pot coming along?
punched_hitler: ([aou] are we really talking about this)

[personal profile] punched_hitler 2025-08-25 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
Well, count me and B in, for sure. I want to try it, and I'll make sure to drag him along even if he doesn't.

[But he probably will.]

That makes sense. [He considers, then adds,] We might want to have seats close to the exit; I know some people don't love being in there. We can't help it if that's where it's got to be, but at least they'll be able to keep an eye on the door.

[He pauses, then adds,] How is Vash doing?

[He's not the only inmate Steve is currently worried about, but it is the easiest segue.]
palissant: (023)

deck

[personal profile] palissant 2025-08-19 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[He notes the young man with the fiery red hair running by once... then again... and again... and on the fourth pass, he finally shifts his attention away from the slow passing of space alongside the Barge to watch him running by.

... Just how much energy does that guy have?

The fifth time he goes by the man who has had his back to the deck the entire time he's been circling it, he'll find that Verso has turned around. He's not really interested in the eye candy aspect, but at least he's doing something that isn't listlessly staring into space.
]

Are you worried it's going to catch you if you stop?
palissant: (Default)

yelps

[personal profile] palissant 2025-08-22 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[He leans forwards slightly to look, as if entertaining the idea that there might actually be something following after the other man.]

Mm. I don't think much of my chances.

[Can't even see it!]

You might be in luck.

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notthatkindoforion: (Chagrined)

[personal profile] notthatkindoforion 2025-08-19 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, sorry.

[Tendi winces in sympathy, pulling one of the too-small chairs out in case he wants to sit. It won't be comfortable, either, but at least it'll save his head.]

Bag End isn't really built for tall people. But I've been staying here. Florian twisted my arm about "taking time" to "recover from almost dying."
nimbuster: (Default)

mid-day - greenhouse!

[personal profile] nimbuster 2025-10-17 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Cloud helps Aerith in the greenhouse regularly, but he usually steers clear of Reno when he occasionally spots him. It's not like Reno is hard to spot.

When he spots the Turk today, he deliberately heads over there, instead. He's carrying two enormous, heavy bags of mulch up on his shoulder, and while it's not as effortless as it would be at home, it's not exactly difficult, either.

As Cloud approaches, he sees a bunch of chickens harassing Reno, and he has to admit he's glad he didn't miss this. Because it's pretty damn funny.

When he speaks up, though, his tone is entirely deadpan.]


Looks like the chickens got your number.
nimbuster: (cloud can have a little smugness as a tr)

you don't know how hard it was not to write "arm-egg-geddon, if you will"

[personal profile] nimbuster 2025-10-18 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Cloud watches with slightly amused satisfaction. The chickens get it.

Once Reno is free from the chicken apocalypse, Cloud crouches to carefully set the bags of mulch down, then stands and folds his arms to regard the Turk.]


Had a chat with Vash the other day.

[He figures Reno will know what it was about.]

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