"So, it can be any kind of sentient lifeform? Just about anything with a nervous system of some kind?" Jasper nodded, giving her a brief glance over. He tried to imagine what a process would look like. "Sure, I imagine it's something that comes in really handy if you're in a tight spot."

『 𝒥𝒰𝒮𝒯 𝒜 𝑀𝐼𝑅𝒜𝒢𝐸 . 』@msmirage.bsky.social · 24h ago

"It's exactly like it sounds. I can change myself into anyone and well.../almost/ anything. I'm sure I have limits on it." (She hummed quietly, seeing the gears in his head turning.) "...Let me guess, you want a demonstration?"

"Hm, well, I'm curious to see an example of said powers. I don't think I've met anyone with special abilities of that nature before." He mused for a moment, trying to figure out what specifically he was wanting to see. "When you say 'change yourself', what can you change yourself into?"

『 𝒥𝒰𝒮𝒯 𝒜 𝑀𝐼𝑅𝒜𝒢𝐸 . 』@msmirage.bsky.social · 3d ago

“Well…I mean it quite literally, depending on how you view my powers! I can create some things out of thin air. Or I can change myself…” (Mirage was kind of under-selling it. There was a LOT she could do. It all depended on what Jasper wanted to see.)

"Magic and wonder, huh?" A brow raised in her direction. He wasn't sure how to parse what she meant by that. "What do you mean by magic, specifically? Are we talking slight of hand, illusion work, kind of magic? Or the other kind?"

『 𝒥𝒰𝒮𝒯 𝒜 𝑀𝐼𝑅𝒜𝒢𝐸 . 』@msmirage.bsky.social · 3d ago

(Of course she had met a few before, but this was the first time she'd been introduced to the term.)

"We were trained to be the best of the best that the UNSC has to offer, after all." He lifted an arm, combing his hair back so it was out of his face. "Not necessarily, a lot of Spartans are capable of doing similar, or more, extreme exercises." —

『 𝒥𝒰𝒮𝒯 𝒜 𝑀𝐼𝑅𝒜𝒢𝐸 . 』@msmirage.bsky.social · 3d ago

"Fuck, you /are/ pretty tough. Alright...color me impressed." (Even with her own powers, Mirage doubted she could easily run for that long and that fast, carrying that much weight. She briefly glanced down at his crossed arms, then back up to his face) "So...did you just come over here to brag?"

𓆙serpentine𓆙 Autocorrect is my enemy

"Well, that depends entirely on the situation." Jasper lifted his arms to lightly cross them in front of his chest, as he tilted his head to the side in thought. "Say I wanted to do laps that were challenging, I'd simply put on a set of armor, about two hundred pounds total, —

『 𝒥𝒰𝒮𝒯 𝒜 𝑀𝐼𝑅𝒜𝒢𝐸 . 』@msmirage.bsky.social · 3d ago

"Hm. If you're trying to intrigue me, it's working..." (Mirage gave the other a soft but focused glance, one pointer finger rising up to tap her chin.) "Okay, then if a damn 10K isn't pushing yourself...what WOULD be pushing yourself, tough guy?"

"Perhaps you made it at the right place and time, this time." He shifted his weight in her direction, a corner of his mouth pulling up into a smirk. "If my running a 10K as a warm up is impressive, you'll love seeing what I do when I'm pushing myself."

『 𝒥𝒰𝒮𝒯 𝒜 𝑀𝐼𝑅𝒜𝒢𝐸 . 』@msmirage.bsky.social · 3d ago

"I've wished for a lot of things out loud for fun...I seldom get them." (She tilted her head and crossed her arms lightly. One hand rested on her chest in mock offense. It's obvious she's not serious at all though) "Oh, you're not trying to impress me then? I'm hurt!"

He offered a slight smile, and a chuckle. Looking friendly wasn't his best suit, but he tried. "They do say to be careful what you wish for, you might end up getting it." He did keep himself outside an arms length distance, though. "If I was trying to impress, I'd do a lot more than just laps."

『 𝒥𝒰𝒮𝒯 𝒜 𝑀𝐼𝑅𝒜𝒢𝐸 . 』@msmirage.bsky.social · 3d ago

(When she was approached she couldn't help but blink and stare up at him with slightly wide eyes.) "Ah...I see! You are rather glistening." (She flashed him a cautious but friendly smile) "No need to impress me stranger, I was...ah...mostly kidding about the sweaty man thing!"

The Spartan paused in step, his attention turning towards her. "Ask and you shall receive." In spite of the droplets running down the sides of his face, he didn't look very winded. "This was just a warm up, by the way."

『 𝒥𝒰𝒮𝒯 𝒜 𝑀𝐼𝑅𝒜𝒢𝐸 . 』@msmirage.bsky.social · 3d ago

"You attract what you're afraid of. Oh nooo...a sweaty man...oh noooo, I'm so scared-"

Jasper has taken to running laps to pass the time. At least it'll keep him somewhat active.

"Fair enough, I'm just surprised it hasn't happened sooner." He shrugged, though he hadn't spent much time in training anyone, most of his time was spent running with Charon. "Good to know, all the same. I have heard there's quite a few of them still around too. —

𝐀𝐋𝐏𝐇𝐀 𝟐𝟑𝟗 .@mercilessnobility.bsky.social · 2mo ago

PROMETHEUS and TORPEDO ...

He's puffing on a cigarette. It's quiet enough that it helps to put him at ease.

The Spartan could feel his face flush warm, his gaze flickering up towards her. While picking up on social cues wasn't something he was the best at, he had an idea of what was happening, somewhat. "If you wanted a smoke all you had t-to do was ask." Jasper lifted up his carton, —

『 𝒥𝒰𝒮𝒯 𝒜 𝑀𝐼𝑅𝒜𝒢𝐸 . 』@msmirage.bsky.social · last mo.

((OOC 🌺 felt like being a lil saucy for fun, feel free to participate!))

- MSGT Jameson Kard - 19th ODST Shock Trooper Battalion - Cutlass Squad - Old Man "𝓗𝓲𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓮𝓬𝓴, 𝓭𝓻𝓸𝓹 𝓪 𝓯𝓮𝔀 𝓫𝓸𝓭𝓲𝓮𝓼, 𝓴𝓮𝓮𝓹 𝓬𝓪𝓵𝓶 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂 𝓸𝓷."

He's lighting up a cigarette. It's one of a few things that help to ease his crabby mood.

ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ.@nevermisses.bsky.social · 3mo ago

ᴛʜᴇ ᴀꜱꜱᴀꜱꜱɪɴ ᴡʜᴏ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍɪꜱꜱᴇꜱ. ㅤㅤㅤㅤ 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛 ☠︎︎ ⋆₊ ♱ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ᴛᴀᴍᴀʀ ᴠᴇʀᴜʟɪᴅᴢᴇ. ㅤㅤㅤㅤ #TheBoysRP #MDNI #𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐆𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐎𝐟𝐊𝐢𝐤𝐢

By Allah, the lot of you are noisy.

Interesting. Sounds like it'd be a good time. The game is timed, I'm assuming?

𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧-𝐀𝟎𝟗𝟎@ofscarletsparta.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Just regular guns. You get to pick your loadout. The whole game is on regular maps, too. Just pick up the ball and get it to the goal. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Alright. How big are the guns for this?

𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧-𝐀𝟎𝟗𝟎@ofscarletsparta.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Okay so imagine like... basketball with guns, kinda.

" 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 . "

What's the object of the game? It might be good for him to try out more of the game modes anyways. Most of the time, if he's running sims, they're a bit more . . . task oriented.

𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧-𝐀𝟎𝟗𝟎@ofscarletsparta.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It is. A pretty damn fun one, as well. He can't prove it, but Ben's certain he's the Spartan with the record for most hours pumped into that mode.

It sounds like a game of some kind. He . . . Doesn't get out very much.

𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧-𝐀𝟎𝟗𝟎@ofscarletsparta.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Never heard of Ricochet??? Well he's gotta tag along now.

If he wouldn't mind the company, would he be able to tag along? This is the first he's heard of Ricochet.

𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧-𝐀𝟎𝟗𝟎@ofscarletsparta.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Update: he fucking hates doing nothing. He's going to armor up for some Ricochet.

For now, he's just going to get out a pack of cigarettes and indulge in one of his vices. Click. Click. Fwoosh.

He's not going to question anything about the advert he just watched.

Hm. More people than I remembered.

That sure was . . . Something.

. . .

He's been awake for a while, walking around the ship to burn energy. The Alpha is bound to run out of his cigarettes soon, with how he's been going through them. Another flick of the lighter followed, lighting up the end of his new cigarette.

Damn. His lighter isn't working again. He's had it for so long, it's no surprise that he'll need to replace it soon. But he's too stubborn to get a new one.