[02 | Second Officer Log] || [Open]

[littlelifeforms]

Characters: Data and YOU!
Setting: Cafeteria, Your Dorm, Library, Any Floor.
Format: Starting with action, will follow.
Summary: Thankfully enough, this android has been spared the strain of flu spreading throughout the tower. So Data tries to follow the human tradition called "Christmas" and attempts to decorate the Cafeteria. Meanwhile he also investigates the terminals to find information relevant to the tower and the whole administrator business, carries out his duty as security officer and look after his cat… That may or not have ended up asleep on your bed.

Also Data may or not be putting Mistletoe in strategic doorways throughout the tower. It's only for decorating and help the Christmas mood after all, right?
Warnings: None for now.


Cafeteria
[ In this day of December, while a lot of people have caught flu and are trying to fight the cold, there is an android who is going pretty good. As a matter of fact, for an android who is supposed to be emotionless, he looks quite happy. Probably happier than anyone else in the tower at this moment. From the human customs he studied, Christmas is supposed to be a period of cheerfulness and happiness, where people are to help each other and make presents. And as it is, Data does intend on following the tradition to the letter.

You may see him entering the cafeteria carrying a tree on his back. This strongly resembles a Christmas Tree, which he had probably chopped off from the forest floor earlier. And as he carries the tree, Data sings... ]

Dashing through the snow♫~
In a one horse open sleigh♪~
Over the fields we go♫~
Laughing all the way♪~

[ He looks very happy (albeit in a strange way?) as he sings. Before long he puts the tree down on the floor and starts positioning it so that everyone can admire it and help decorating it if so they wish, without troubling circulation in the cafeteria.

Oh, and of course he keeps singing. ]

Bells on bob tails ring♫~
Making spirits bright♪~
What fun it is to laugh and sing♫~
A sleighing song tonight♪~

Your Dorm
[ As you were sleeping, a regrettable accident may have happened. It is very possible a cat infiltrated your room, snuggled up to you and fell asleep against you, without you even realizing as you slept.

And of course, Data is an android who cares a lot for his cat. Hence as soon as he realized Spot was missing, he went after the cat. When he finally pinpointed Spot's position… He just couldn't wake her up. It would be cruel to do that as the cat appeared to be sleeping so well.

So when you wake up, you may have an android standing next to your bed and staring at you very casually. Well, Data in facts stares at the cat but considering the cat may be sleeping against you, there is no big difference. ]

Library (Third Floor)
[ On a more serious note this time, Data is sitting in front of a terminal in the library, typing at a speed that makes it hard to follow his movements. It appears he is focusing mostly on posts concerning the administrators and events that happened throughout the tower for the past year. ]

Intriguing.

[ Aside from this word, he utters nothing else as he keeps collecting information. ]

Any Floor
[ You may find Data at any floors in the tower and that at any time, carrying out his duties. Indeed, a few weeks ago he found on his bed a paper indicating him he was to work as a security officer. As death would be the punishment for failing at his work, he was left with little other choice than complying.

Hence you will find him walking throughout a floor, dispatching eventual monsters with his phaser if needed, before stopping at the security box by the exit door. He then inputs in a code to signify the area is as safe as it can get, before moving on to another floor.

Oh, from times to times you may see him hanging up mistletoe above the doorways. Most specifically in the floors people pass by the most often. Once it's done, he nods approvingly and finally moves on to another area. Perpetuating tradition is also the duty of an android after all. ]

Comments

[midgarhorizon]

[An eye blinks open, then another. Reno's got a fever, but- wait a second. There's something warm against him. And a very odd man standing next to his bed.

Groaning, he blinked his eyes closed. Not more of that damn sleep paralysis crap.

Wait. You can't groan when in sleep paralysis.

He opened one eye and squinted again.]

What the hell are ya doing standing over my bed like that?!

[littlelifeforms]

[ Data looks at Reno as he speaks. ]

My apologizes. My cat, Spot, appears to have taken a liking at sleeping against you.

[ He tilts his head and raises eyebrows. ]

I am keeping watch over her until she wakes up. You can go back to sleep until then if so you desire.

[midgarhorizon]

[That is like the worst thing someone could say to a Turk, especially a sick one.

Reno is totally sitting up now and glaring.]

Yeah, not gonna happen.

Cafeteria

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko, not wanting to die of starvation, had come down from the library once again to eat. She was getting used to not being able to feel, even though it was a pain. As she wandered in though, she heard someone singing. Using her memory, she made sure she kept close to the counters..oh, but she couldn't help but join in! She loved that song. It was quite delicious.]

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells~
Jingle all the way!~
Oh what fun it is to ride~
In a one-horse open sleigh!~

[littlelifeforms]

[ And of course, data would sing along, continuing with the song. He turns to her and smiles as he sings the second part. ]

A day or two ago♫~
I thought I would take a ride♪~
And soon Miss Fanny Bright♫~
Was seated by my side♪~

[ At this point he turned back to the tree, which he had standing firm on the ground. This position looked ideal. Not that it would stop him from continuing to sing. ]

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko couldn't see Data turn and look at her, but she kept smiling, as she did enjoy this song. It was something new to do, other than eat, drink, and sit in the library, bored. She kept singing.]

The horse was lean and lank~
Misfortune seemed his lot~
He got into a drifted bank~
And then we got upsot!~

Dorm Room

[lightofhumanity]

[While chaos loved to sleep and loved being caught in his dreams of the past, he was a light sleeper. So, when he felt and sensed a cat cuddling up to him, he opened his eyes and woke up. Carefully, he sat up, not wanting to bother the kitty, who had fallen asleep next to him. He petted the cat, happy to finally see one again-pets were a rarity in his time-and when Data walked into his room, he smiled and nodded at the android.]

Good morning. Your cat seems to be quite friendly.

[littlelifeforms]

[ Data stops when he sees that chaos is awake and nods. He looks down at Spots with something of a discontent look (he tries at least, he totally fails at it) before looking back up at chaos. Needless to say, Spot loved being petted. ]

Indeed she is. I do hope she did not bother you or wake you up.

[lightofhumanity]

[chaos shook his head as he carefully climbed out of bed and gently picked up the cat, who remained sleeping. chaos walked over to Data and held her out for him.]

Oh, no she did not. Don't worry about that. It is actually refreshing to see a pet here. Where I come from, they are quite expensive, and as a consequence, it is rare to see them.

Dorm Room

[twentycoolpoints]

[Picky is not the sharpest tool in the shed when just waking up. He's slow, and sluggish, and generally a bit cognitively confused. But he knows a kitty when he sees it... or mostly feels it... resting next to him, all curled up and warm and fuzzy.]

A-aw... kitty...

[And so he rolls onto his side, eyes half-lidded, reaching a hand out from beneath the covers to pet the adorable orange thing. Cats. Cats are so great.

...no, he has not noticed that there's some guy looming over him, yet. Why do you ask?]

[littlelifeforms]

[ Well, Spot certainly does seem to enjoy being petted- Probably as most cat do. Data is about to protest as the young man wakes her up-

However, upon seeing that Spot does not seem to mind the 'petting', Data chooses not to intervene. It is a miracle in itself considering how Spot terrorized the Enterprise's crew on a daily basis and no one save for Data and Barclay managed to pet her.

So Data will just keep observing, tilting his head. Signaling his presence? Now why would he do that. ]

Dorm room BECAUSE IT HAS TO HAPPEN

[holychord]

[Tear awoke slowly to the soft purring. She was alarmed for a moment, but when she realized it was a cat, she looked pretty happy, actually.]

Oh, you're so cute... How did you get in here?

[She smiled so happily, as she gently scratched the sleeping cat behind the ears. Not noticing Data at all...]

SOB He's sorry Tear

[littlelifeforms]

[ Much like with Picky before her, Data was going to let Spot be petted by Tear as Spot didn't seem to mind. however, he analyzed that the young woman's question would be left unanswered as cats lack the mental ability to speak.

So suddenly, she may hear a voice coming from very close to her bed. ]

She got in here through the door. It appears you or one of your roommates left the door half open.

[ Spoken in the absolutely casual yet polite tone of the android. ]

Library

[idkworldruler]

[As primitive as looking over an actual book for information may be. It still proves to be rather helpful in some aspects. Granted that many of these books still did not technically contain anything that he himself really needed; he did stumble upon a few eye catching ones.

So, when he heard Data utter that single word, Mitch just had to take a peak over his shoulder.]

[littlelifeforms]

[ Data was currently looking at the Q&A held in the tower back in May-- It was all very interesting. When he feels Mitch taking a peak over his shoulder, Data turns his head and briefly nods. ]

Greetings.

[ And he goes back at typing on the terminal. A bit too fast. ]

Dorm room

[attheclocktower]

[Like Reno, Xion is currently sick with the flu, and given that it's the first time she's ever been ill in her life, she's having a bit harder time of it. Data may have to wait a while, because she's fairly exhausted, and something warm and fuzzy right next to her is making it easier to rest.

When she finally does open her eyes though, and at first they wander over in Data's direction. If she hadn't seen him a few times around Riku's room, she might have been more panicked than she was. But because of that vague familiarity - and how lethargic she still felt, instead she just frowns confusedly at him, before her eyes drift down and settle on Spot.

The frown fades into something much more interested. She doesn't feel great enough to actually be outright excited. She slowly picks a hand up and buries her fingers gently in the cat's fur.

After a moment though, she looks back at Data, and the puzzled frown reappears. Everything seems to be filtering so sluggishly in her brain, still...]

What are you doing?

[littlelifeforms]

[ It's fine, Data can wait for quite a long time after all, android privilege. When she woke up and looked in his direction, he would simply say: ]

Good morning.

[ Because humans say that, right? Needless to say, Spot does not mind when Xion buries her hand in her fur and even purrs. When Xion looks back at him, he stares back at her mildly concerned but still with his usual expression, or rather lack of. ]

I am keeping watch over Spot until she is fully awake.

[ Straightforward answer in his casual & polite tone. Not that it's very informative. ]

Floor 7 - In the Pool

[neverbeamemory]

[Sephiroth floats on his back not too far from the edge of the pool, feeling the hot vapor evaporate from the surface of his skin into the air as he cooled off. With the temperature in the Tower this scorching, lying in the cooler water like this was vital to combat overheating. It also had the added benefit of soothing his frost bitten hot feet.

He shivered as the sensation of cooling off took over, it made him a little lightheaded but he relaxed into it. With the constant sap at energy that this intense cold heat has made him endure just to spend this time alone, floating while the water was cool enough to at least be comfortable was something special indeed.

Hearing movement nearby, lazily green eyes drew to the edge of the pool.]

[littlelifeforms]

[ There are days, data's work in the tower is boring and brings about nothing interesting.

Today though, that's quite an unexpected sight. This man was floating on the pool... Yet the water had to be incredibly cold. This on top of the low temperature spread in the tower, it could be enough to kill a normal human being.

So as he looks at the edge of the pool, Sephiroth may spot an android observing him. Raising eyebrows and tilting his head. Sorry, but that's all sorts of weird even for him. ]

Cafeteria

[rememberscarlet]

[Jellal stops and blinks at all that tree in the middle of the room; what was that doing here?

He lingers at the entrance for another moment, before he spots Data... and then decides to sit down at one of the tables and listen to him sing for now. And contemplate on the mystery of the tree in the room.]

[littlelifeforms]

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells♫~
Jingle all the way♪~
Oh, what fun it is to ride♫~
In a one horse open sleigh♪~

[ That's for certain, this android isn't about to stop singing. Data does not take notice of Jellal for now, instead he goes back to the tree with some apparently hand-made decorations. And obviously decorate the tree.

... It's kind of looking good so far! ]

Security Rounds

[always_lies]

[Azula hasn't been feeling well lately, which was an annoyance at best and an inconvenience in her search for something better than nutrition bars. The coughing didn't help at all.

But she stared in fascination at the strange yellowish man that was hanging up what looked to be plants in various doorways.]

What are you doing?

[littlelifeforms]

[ Data finished hanging up some more mistletoe when he heard Azula's voice. He turned to her and answered immediately of course. ]

Greetings. I am currently exercising my duties as security officer. As this floor is secured, I am now attempting to decorate it as per the Christmas tradition.

Late and dorms!

[terreifying]

[Rei opens one of her eyes, but only as a tiny crack.]

Mmmm? Heeee~ey, what'cha doin'?

[littlelifeforms]

Good morning. I am keeping watch over my cat.

[ He points at Spot that is sleeping, well against her. As if it was the most natural thing ever. ]