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Alice Dempsey ([personal profile] wasamazing) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2016-11-09 02:34 pm

look how they shine for you

Vega, Altair and Deneb, The Summer Triangle and the Milky way

the stargazing meme

prompts
(optional)

one → meteor shower you just saw a falling star! and another! make a wish!
two → aliens what was that? was that really? omg no way a ufo!
three → lunar eclipse you've been sitting out for hours, waiting for this. it's so cool!
four → comet does it move fast or slow? either way, it's amazing.
five → full moon the moon is so huge! just don't look too long, it's really bright too.
six → solar eclipse this might be happening in the middle of the day!
seven → planet sighting is that a new star? nope, just a neighbor in the solar system!
eight → constellations do you know the stories behind these odd patterns?
nine → deep space normal stargazing isn't that much fun. you got a telescope!
ten → star dust anything can happen in space. make up your own plot!
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Hiro Hamada | Disney's Big Hero 6 | ota

[personal profile] hirobotics 2016-11-10 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
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one

[personal profile] headspacedad 2016-11-11 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry I'm late.

[If he's late, Shiro's only late but a minute or two but he says it more as warning that he's coming than anything else as he pulls himself up onto the roof and walks over to sit down next to Hiro. He's got a pack across his shoulder and he reaches in to pull out a soda and offer it. Still cold.

Shiro might have just finished up his pilot training at the Garrison and have a full schedule ahead of him but he hasn't forgotten one of his closest friend's little brother. Or what that little brother likes to drink that you can't get in San Fransokyo.]


Did I miss any?
hirobotics: (awww what a bummer!)

[personal profile] hirobotics 2016-11-11 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, Hiro had barely even realized how long he'd been waiting up there. He'd kept himself busy with his phone; checking all the websites he could find to figure out exactly what time the shower would start, texting his friends and reminding them that it would be happening tonight. But once Shiro joins him, he looks up from his phone with a half smile, raising a hand in greeting.

And once he sees the soda that's being offered to him, the phone promptly slips into his pocket. There's a grin on his face as he takes it, uttering a soft "Nice" under his breath before popping it open and taking a quick sip.]


Nah, nothing yet. You're good. [He then settles in again, leaning back a little and looking up toward the sky.] All the sites are predicting that we won't be seeing anything for another couple of minutes.
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[personal profile] headspacedad 2016-11-11 07:07 am (UTC)(link)
Good.

[He settles in next to Hiro, shrugging the pack off his shoulder to set it between them and unzipping it the rest of the way to reveal some snacks and a few more drinks wrapped to keep them cold. Perk of being an astronaut. You know how to pack food to last. Shiro makes it a point to remember important things and Tadashi's brother qualifies and then some. The snacks are all kinds he knows Hiro likes. He leans back on an elbow with a sigh, wincing as muscles in his back protest and then settle. And he - finally - starts to feel himself relax.]

No moon tonight. Perseids should give us a good show. What total count of falling stars are we trying to beat this time?
hirobotics: (so what if i'm a smart ass?)

[personal profile] hirobotics 2016-11-11 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods in agreement, drinking some more of his soda.] Well, they're saying that it could be extra active this year. So I'm thinking we're gonna hit like, seventy stars an hour, which means... [He tilts his head while he does some mental calculations.] Five hundred-ish.

[Only then does he look back at Shiro with a mischievous grin, eyes gleaming with challenge. For one of Tadashi's nerdier friends, Shiro's also pretty much the coolest guy ever. He can't remember exactly when they started this tradition or why, but it's always a fun time.]

Unless you think you can't keep up with that many.
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[personal profile] headspacedad 2016-11-11 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Shiro is pretty sure Hiro is going to humming bird his way through the soda by the time the night is over.

He should probably apologize to Aunt Cass the next time he sees her for that...

But that's part of Meteor Night. It just wouldn't be the same without the right kind of soda and snacks. Which reminds him to fish a soda for himself out of the bag. That should last him the rest of the night. He makes a snorting noise as he sits up to pop it open and gestures with the hand that's holding it at the boy next to him.]


I can count you under the table, Short Stuff. You want to make that a bet?

[personal profile] hirobotics 2016-11-12 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
You wanna make a bet? [Hiro rolls his eyes and snorts, amused, before drinking some more. Shiro's usually pretty straight-laced and moral - a lot like Tadashi, who rarely makes bets with him (though maybe that's because he always loses) - so it always surprises him when he's willing to goof around more.]

I only bet when it involves actual money, you know. [And there's that mischief in his eyes again, clearer than ever.] Still up for it?
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[personal profile] headspacedad 2016-11-12 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Shiro's smile goes a little crooked, quirks the edge of his mouth, as Hiro goes sly on him. And he snorts at the challenge.]

Money? Really? That's the best you can do? [He leans back on an elbow, stretching out his legs - and then sits upright with a snap and a point of his finger as the first fast flash of light streaks the horizon for a moment and vanishes. The smile that spreads over Shiro's face is young and delighted and innocent for a moment. And then he hums.] Money's not worth making a bet over.

[personal profile] hirobotics 2016-11-12 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
[That makes Hiro grin and chuckle as his eyes go skyward. One.]

It's not the best I can do, but it comes in handy. [He leans back a little, one arm propping him upright while the other still clings to his soda can. His gaze is glued on the stars, waiting for more of them to go streaking across the night sky.]

What would you rather bet over?
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[personal profile] headspacedad 2016-11-12 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Now that things are getting serious, Shiro pulls his legs in, sitting up to prop his arms over his raised knees. You'd think someone that had already logged hours on spacewalks would get jaded about things like falling stars but it's worked just the opposite for Shiro. Already the lines of tension he usually carries in his lean face are starting to loosen and relax and the smile is lingering at the edges of his mouth. He might look absorbed in the skyline but his mind apparently isn't. One shoulder moves in a shrug.]

Something interesting. Something worth winning. Like - if I lose, I get you full access to some training in the Garrison flight simulator. Or some tech talk time and a peek under the hood at the new drive they're developing to get our team all the way out to Kerberos.