Ten Forward Social Lounge

One of the first things Akito had (re)discovered about himself was that he was most definitely not heteronormative. Girls were pretty, but boys were attractive and made his heart beat quickly in his chest. Unfortunately Akito hasn't had much luck finding many boys close to his age around the Enterprise, or if he has they weren't really his type. Either the wrong personality, or the wrong appearance (and hey, a boy's allowed to be a little shallow) and if they don't hit either of those things they may as well be a cardboard cutout for all the interest Akito can scrounge up for them.

But, every now and then, there's a boy who catches Akito's eye - almost always lanky but athletic, with dark hair and eyes, and a vibrant, playful personality (the exception being Jack, of course. nobody has quite caught his eye like the winter spirit has yet). They're few and far between, so he takes advantage of one of the rare sightings whenever he can despite having no idea how to flirt. He knows the basics though: dress up cute, put on some makeup, do his hair, and bat his eyelashes unnecessarily.

He knows the class schedule for his age group, where it takes place, when it lets out, and where he can sit casually every day to watch the cute boys walk by. Even if they aren't his type, Akito sure can appreciate a fine booty walking by when he sees one, and he takes full advantage of his stalking memorization skills.

It's mid-afternoon and the high school class is about to be let out. Akito likes this one in particular because some of the boys will actually look at him and flush bright red, especially when he's wearing a short skirt and shifts to give them a nice view of what Akito knows are very nice legs. He doesn't wear a skirt today though - just a plain pair of shorts that are only just long enough to be considered appropriate outer wear. More thigh with less effort, and he can cross his legs if he wants to without worrying about flashing his panties.

Win/win, in his opinion.

So feel free, residents of the Enterprise, to encounter Akito on one of his boy runs. Just sitting casually by the high school classroom waiting eagerly for some boys he can try to flirt with, though he has one of his sketchbooks with him so it's not like he seems too eager. Guys don't like that. And Akito isn't desperate. Just bored.

Really.

Pay no attention to the dreamy look on his face as he watches the boys leave their class for the day.


((ooc: Akito is wearing this and does indeed have some makeup on (a bit of blush and tinted lip gloss) because he really wants to hit on boys. or have boys hit on him. dis boy is taking full advantage of his trap status, yo. as for what he's sketching, it's actually bits and pieces of images that come to mind; his Tokyo, some things from life in Adstring. stuff he doesn't really remember, but can doodle anyway. major things would be a polar bear pup, and a fire-lizard.))

So technically Akito isn't allowed to help out in the clinic. He's supposed to still be resting and recovering from his month-long bout of unconsciousness, but Akito isn't the kind of teenager that can sit still for too long; when confined to bed for an extended period of time he gets jittery and uncomfortable and all he wants to do is get up and get out and do something. Not even the threat of disappointing Steve Rogers, who has been ever the mother hen since Akito woke up, nor the quiet, maternal wrath of Beverly Crusher is enough to keep him immobile for long.

Steve has already stopped him from dismantling the biofunction monitor in his room so he could play Pong on it, while Dr. Beverly walked in as he was trying to rewire the biobed's sensors to create a small force field (and failing, to his utter heartbreak). Akito's positive the only reason he hasn't been kicked out of the Sickbay yet is because he's still regaining the muscle strength he lost while inactive for a month, in addition to suffering a major head trauma and retrograde amnesia, and therefore apparently supposed to be under medical surveillance for at least a week.

The most exciting thing that happens to Akito since waking up is the arrival of new passengers, meaning all sorts of interesting people stop by the Sickbay for quick examinations. Which also means everyone is preoccupied enough that Akito can help out by putting things back where they belong, or fetching fresh hyposprays for the clinic staff, or doing whatever he can to keep busy while also being an asset rather than a hindrance.


((ooc: come to the sickbay and encounter one busybody Akito! being the troublesome teenager he was born to be now that he doesn't have any pesky memories to get in the way. you can have your character bump into him as he's trying to entertain himself, or for new characters have him try to get them to feel more comfortable on this wicked awesome spaceship, or whatever other scenario you can come up with! clinic staff want to wrangle the kid back to his room? feel free to try! Plume the tooth fairy still follows him around closely, but Akito hasn't remembered the concept of the tooth fairy yet and so can't see her. :c ))

A.

( TL;DR play fetch with Akito and a polar-bear dog puppy in the Holodeck. )


B.

He should have expected it - and he did! Sort of. But maybe he thought that since he was in such a different environment with proper nutrition he could have held off for another month or two or three.

Either way, he's spiked a fever and is wrought with exhaustion as his weak body decides to remind him that yes, he pushes it way too hard. And no, it's not going to stop working on him just yet but that doesn't mean it won't make him miserable.

So pretty much the usual.

There isn't anything Akito can do for his fever aside from take medicine for it, and he hasn't taken medicine in a few years now and doesn't trust the Enterprise enough to take anything here, so that's out of the question. And cold packs do nothing, since cold doesn't affect his body whatsoever. Which is totally worth the inconvenience of the occasional troublesome fever.

Akito does what Akito does best, which is ignore the fact that his body is worn out and wants to rest. If he was back in Adstringéndum with his familiar blanket-nest of a bed, his dog, and his makeshift family it would be different - no maybe about it. Here, however, Akito still finds it hard to sleep. The mattress is so comfortable that it's uncomfortable. After getting used to sleeping on a blanket-covered floor it will take a while to adjust to a proper bed (thought he admittedly isn't quite sure he wants to adjust).

So instead of curling up in bed with his cat and resting like he should be, Akito can be found roaming around the ship looking far less alert than he usually does while maybe sipping on a strawberry milkshake. Because hey! He can. And that's more than enough of a reason to drink a strawberry milkshake.

Plume, the tooth fairy, seems more than a little put out over his choice of beverage. (At least until he shares some with her).


((scenario B is set chronologically after his Holodeck testing-his-memory experiment!))

While still not entirely settled into his temporary new 'home', Akito is a great deal calmer about everything; less panicked and unsure. He's even started using the replicators for food and clothing every so often, which is why Shark is now following along behind him dressed up in a shark costume for cats. Even Plume is dressed up in a small bit of white cloth, resembling a ghost.

Akito may not be as chipper as he used to be back home, or with the family he made in Adstring, and Agito's absence may leave a painful hole in his heart, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to try and have fun. If there's one thing that his Jack had taught him, it was that no matter how gloomy you felt, if you at least tried to have fun things would eventually get better.

Q's choice of costume for him certainly helped things along in the 'fun' department. A dress made to resemble Toothiana; all feathers and fabric that twirl along with him. A headpiece to match, along with some gold and green feathers in his hair. Finally were a pair of fairy wings, though they don't quite resemble Tooth's which makes him somewhat annoyed. It's nice to be able to dress up as Toothiana, and if she were on the Enterprise Akito knows she would find it both flattering and amusing.

No longer restricted to the quarantine zones, Akito takes his time exploring every last inch of the ship with open access.

...Just don't ask him how many knives he's hidden in his skirts, okay? (Spoiler: the answer is at least ten less than he'd like there to be).


((ooc: so have Tooth Fairy!Kito, with his mini tooth fairy friend dressed up as a wee tiny ghostie, meaning that people who can't see a tooth fairy normally would be able to see a little floating ghost costume. SO SPOOKY. also there's shark but who cares about that fluffer.))