That Space Spa That Summer Never Shuts Up About; Dimension FH-001, Later Friday [06/18].

[somethingwithturquoise]

A blonde, a brunette, a redhead, and a mannequin walk into a space spa...

(Stop me if you've heard this one before...)

A blonde, a brunette, a redhead, and a mannequin walk into a space spa, because it was time for some major pre-party, post-move, post-Nazi-fighting pampering, and there was no way they weren't going to be making the most of it! There was a reason this place was one of Summer's favorite places in the multiverse. The experience was diverse and extensive, everything from mani-pedis with polish made from elements that could glow or sparkle in certain ways that Earth paints just could not pull off, to space hot rock massages, space seaweed wrap, space mud baths and hot springs (which were, you know, by their nature, way better than the terrestrial versions!). And just imagine how much more a massuesse with six arms could do over one with just two! The robes and towels were a soft space-cotton blend that felt like you were literally wrapped in a cloud, and the view was gorgeous, as the whole restort was nestled neatly at the top of the tall trees on a planet where the skies were almost always a gorgeous array of beautiful colors.

This was so, so overdue, but Summer was glad she finally had the chance to drag Rey and Annie (and Dolores!) here.

Summer, for her part, was definitely spending a good deal of her time just soaking it up in the space onsen, sipping away at some sweet space wine, and just soaking it all uuuuuuup.

[[ for the expanded hot girl squad to come do hot girl shit! NFB for distance, obvs, and a special thanks to apocalypsehow for the inclusion and modding of the newest, greatest member of this HGS. ]]

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[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie wobbled a hand back and forth. "He's sort of in denial about it, I think. The guy went through a bunch of shit." Like, if Five had latched onto Dolores because he was stuck in the future alone, she could kind of get it. And, honestly, she didn't just get it -- it actually made her sympathetic to Five.

Of all things.

"It was Summer's idea to bring her," she added, rolling her eyes (and making sure Dolores couldn't 'see,' because Annie was getting alarmingly used to this.)

[thatwaslucky]

"Okay," Rey said slowly. So, so slowly.

"This is new. But okay."

She was trying so hard.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Five is also like, sixty or something but trapped as a thirteen year-old," Annie noted, "so like. Dolores is sort of the tip of the iceberg, honestly. He also teleports. Teleported in on me and Diego once."

There was a significant eyebrow-raise there to communicate that, like, they had not just been watching TV or whatever.

[thatwaslucky]

"The teleporting isn't even the strangest thing about anything you just said," Rey said, actually a little impressed.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"He's a very angry little person," Annie said with a smile. "It's been, like, an adjustment having him around. But! He's kind of almost nice to me if I'm nice to Dolores, so...."

So this was all kind of a sucking-up-to-Five thing, here, yes.

[thatwaslucky]

"So you're trying to get in good with your boyfriend's brother," Rey said with a little smile.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"And it's not really working, but I'm an optimist that someday it might," Annie told her with a nod. "Does John have siblings you need to get in good with? Diego's one of seven kids, so, like, I have my work cut out for me."

[thatwaslucky]

"None that he's mentioned." And Rey knew he wouldn't bring it up anyway. "But even if he did, he's time displaced by three hundred years so it's not really a thing to worry about."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Man, that's got to be better than going backwards in time," Annie decided. "Everything's new and shiny. Future people must be like, 'What, we don't have food replicators yet?' or whatever."

[thatwaslucky]

"Well, I'm from somewhere with more advanced technology- mostly- and he's from the last and we're both thrilled with running water," Rey laughed.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Yeah, but your world at least isn't all like, sparkly-clean-how-is-this-possible future stuff like in Galaxy Quest," Annie pointed out. "I did not realize that running water's, like, a rarity though. Is that a desert planet thing or still true with the jungle planet?"

Annie suspected there was not a lot of potable water on that trash planet.

[thatwaslucky]

"Definitely a desert planet thing. The jungle has water that we could tap into but we're trying not to mess with natural resources more than we have to," Rey explained. "And we have the Falcon for my people and the Tantive for everyone so we're pretty set."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Oh, yeah, you probably don't want to, like, take all the water that the space jungle creatures need," Annie agreed thoughtfully. "I didn't even think of the environmental factor, there."

[thatwaslucky]

"It's easier when you come from a desert planet." Especially a dying one. "It's been pretty nicely set up since you were there."

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie was super spoiled by, like, America's heartland and its love of irrigation.

"Yeah?" she asked optimistically. "Everyone's all moved in and settled?"

It had not seemed exactly homey, but she could see how they might eventually get comfortable there. (For a given, humidity-related value of 'comfortable.')

[thatwaslucky]

"More or less. Some things still get moved around, but everyone's pretty comfortable," she said. "We keep getting more people, too, so it looks more lived in."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"You guys get a Starbucks yet?" Annie teased, and look how she was restrained and went for the chain coffee shop that Rey might actually know from the mainland. "Though actually that's really great that you keep getting more people."

Because that meant that the good guys were gaining in numbers, right?

[thatwaslucky]

"Yeah. It's very strange being around that many at once," Rey said, because it was kind of her first time like that, "but it means we're doing something right."


[Omg notifs]

[defenderofdesmoines]

"BB-8 still hanging out?" Annie asked hopefully. She would not be able to bear it if he'd, like, gone away to Adorable Robot College or something in her absence.

[thatwaslucky]

"Your new best friend?" Rey teased. "Yes. He's with Poe a lot of the time but if I'm onplanet he might stay around me. Which is why I keep telling John BB-8 likes him."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"He's so cute, Rey. He's like a robotic puppy," Annie said with a perhaps-envious sigh. "Have you and John gone back since we moved everyone?"

It had been a busy couple of months. She'd heard about palace time but not about cute boyfriend trips!

[thatwaslucky]

"A couple times. We recently realized we can just go back when we want go instead of waiting for me to get called back," Rey said.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Just to hang out?" Annie nodded appreciatively. "See, that's better than, like, only going back when there's a problem. This way it's not like it's all stressful trips or whatever."

[thatwaslucky]

"Yeah. It's not really a vacation, and I still have to train and all, but it's nice to get back," she said. "I miss people and John actually likes it there, and he hasn't gotten tired of the Resistance stuff yet."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"His hair, though," Annie noted with a wince. "Like, mine got crazy there."

And while her hair had a little bit of body to it sometimes, John's curls were, like, ridiculous and enviable.