"Thanks." I say to Metro.
I walk into the room, clearing my throat as I do. I stay right by the entrance, hands up- the tablet is jammed into the back of my pants. I'm doing my best to seem non-threatening, though I'm pretty sure if one of the kids…
I walk a little bit away and whisper to Metro. "You got any tech we can trade them?" I ask. Jumping in there trying to disarm them- Metro could help, but I don't want to put either of us in danger.
OOC: Who's in control here?
"Hello there, Doctor. Please, sit." I let one hand hover over the small of her back until she sits- letting my fingers touch her for a fraction of a second. "For you I'd clear my whole day... or night." I say the last bit suggestively, but also slig…
Come on- it's coffee and alcohol. I like to have a book with me, but I mostly people watch. It's so interesting, how much you can tell about a person from just looking at them...
I grin right back at her- oh, yes. This is exactly what I need right …
The problem is that I don't want to encourage these kids to keep stealing. I'm not sure how to make it clear to them that it could get them killed.
OOC: What should I be on the lookout for?
I may have to start rotating crew. These guys have mostly been with me for a few years, but they're starting to think they know how things work. Maybe they do, but there's not room for two ringleaders. I let out a frustrated breath.
"No. We want to…
I look around, trying to decide how to handle this situation. I have no intention of taking these kids back to the Candies but I can't let them keep the weapons, either. Maybe I can scare up some food to trade...
OOC: Read a sitch incoming.
It sure as hell hurts, and that pisses me off. Stupid frakking feelings.
I laugh at Satin's assessment of Metro. "Poor man- hasn't ever been with a professional! Yeah, feel him out if you run into him, but don't go after him- plenty of folk coming …
My knees go weak and Metro has to catch me, but he does. "Oh fuck me." I say reflexively. "I have to get Svenja into the infirmary- god, and Caesar!"
There's no way I can travel back to Boomtown to get Cee. I'd lose too much time at the infirmary. …
I barely feel like I got any sleep. Too long of a day yesterday plus that nightmare.
The steam kicks in quick and I hug Metro, my head on his shoulder. I close my eyes and go into my own brain, searching for answers...
OOC: Open your brain incomin…
I listen to each of them in turn.
I'm very pleased with what Velvet has found out- but that's Velvet. I wink at him. "Maybe Tulle can work on Chufi?" I say it to Velvet, not Tulle.
I glare at Tooheys, then give Silk a look like can you keep your …
I shake my head. "No, I don't want to be alone." I tell him and a tear finally spills over onto my cheek. Then another. "This is real, right? I'm not still in stasis..." My face full of doubt and sadness.
I hug him for a long time, my head on his shoulder. His arms around me feel real, which helps. I almost want to tell him about my dream, but I'm afraid to say it out loud- like if I am still in stasis it'll break the spell or something.
After ten m…
In my dream, I had a child. She was five or six, and we were playing in the garden on the Ascendant. It was one of those perfect moments that sort of cracks and turns bad in an instant. Bran was behind Metro, whispering to him. Metro smiled that hor…
"Oh, that's just low..." I say, not moving from my seat. He's got me pegged... plus Saff is no shrinking violet- she's been on her own sneaking around for weeks, what's another half hour? Only now I feel bad...
The smile slides off my face. Here I …
I glance around, not looking for Tulle. "Gang- I'm sure you all heard about Chiffon's run in with Santiba this morning..." I start. "I worked it out, but I still don't like my people getting hurt, much less for drek that's not their fault."
I run a…
I raise my glass with him.
The soup smells delicious- I'm sure it's written all over my face. I taste it and it does not disappoint. "Oh my god." I say. "This is amazing!"
"Oh." is all I can say to him. Saff? Why hasn't she come to see me? "We sho…
"Metro, with all you've done for me, for this ship- hell, for this damn planet- I'd say you can eat a few meals without feeling selfish." I tell him. "It is a good mix. Delicious."
"Yeah, mostly her. Lay of the land stuff. We're gonna have to tread lighter around here for a while- I was lucky I found you when I did, she coulda done much worse." I smile at his excitement for the new routine- the shows are much better when the c…
I smile back at him. I'm not sure exactly why that didn't cost us any jingle- I doubt it was because of my flirting, though.
"What now? Got plans?" I ask him. "If you see the other crew- let 'em know I want to talk to them... Maybe the blue room in…
"Yeah." I say to the suggestion of tests. My mind is a million miles away, though. "Lets talk about something else. Where did you get this food?"
I'm not fooling either of us- I'm sure we'll talk about it again. But normally he doesn't push me too…
I laugh at Janco's reply to Chiffon- the tension in my face finally relaxing for maybe the first time since I left Tulle in my room.
"I will." I nod. "Any time you wanna get in some trouble- the fun kind- you let me know. I'm Proper." I say it sugg…
"It doesn't matter." I retort. "It's not possible. And whose baby would I have, anyway? Not yours. And yours would be the only one I'd want to have. If I could. Which I can't." God- did I just say I'd have his baby? How the hell did we get into this…
See, now- this is how I'm accustomed to being treated. I turn on my flash smile. "We came from Armour, but Doc- you're pretty hot, yourself." My eyes flick up and down- but just for a second. Not everyone appreciates that. "Admit away..." I tell her…