I'm tempted to just leave it till I wake up tomorrow, but I do a practice read-through and try it right now. Light at 60%, tone pleasant, face visible and voice audible.
There's so often a mention of water..oceans and seas. Wonder what that means. …
I get my clothes in the autocleaner and change into my pajamas. I scan over the restrictions warning on my poem message before I decide whether or not I want to read it. I'm not willing to write these readings off as easy anymore.
Glad Coach notice…
"Take good care of her."
Back to my room, really. If Pax wants to follow along, there's no cameras. I might just drokking pass out, though. What a day.
I check my Navi for messages, still thinking about Mark and Pris.
"No ma'am. I should be fine." I say as I place Zola in the tube with Pax. I do it carefully..I'm done hurting Zola for now, and something this physical takes concentration now that I'm dopey.
Pris is off the grid. I hope that means she's safe. I ho…
I nod to Pax as she reassures me. Adults on the other side really don't know us. They watch us, but they don't learn.
"Zola fell in the showers. Caught herself. Badly, I think. I didn't see what happened." It felt like i had plenty of time to rehea…
I stand up, feeling kind of lightheaded and..I think the word is 'swimming'? "Lancome talked about that. The Nebula. Not the sensor array."
While I'm sure I'm standing up straight, I feel myself wobble. Not sure if I like this or not. I rest my han…
"You're drokking. Kidding me. They can't expect me to fly." I'm aghast.
What gets to me the most about this news is that they'll suit me up to pull me from quarantine. Pull me out, drop me back in. I don't know if that says anything about Pris's th…
It's pretty easy for Pax to get me in the chair. I give her a curious look when she says she can operate these things, and I'm fascinated when she plugs in. That's what they're for? Amazing.
It feels drokking weird as the machine pieces me back tog…
"Yeah, I knew." I find some place to sit and adjust the towel around my neck. "Only since. Last week."
"The Commandant made it happen. I don't know how Mark will keep. Pris safe. Or himself." The worry makes me restless.
My mouth opens, then I nod. "Send me a message. If you need me."
I lead the way into the Med Bay with Pax and Zola, stealing a last glance as Mark goes, noting the direction he takes as best I can.
I freeze in place and take in the scene as best I can. What is Mark doing? Is Pris..okay? If she were good to release, wouldn't Lancome be supervising? Stomm, where is Lancome?
"What? I know I'm. What are you. Doing with Pris? Is she okay?"
Drokk, I can't do a week in Iso. I shake my head. What will happen in a week?
I still find the moment to give Pax a raised eyebrow. That was no hesitation on the frat rules. "That is some stomm."
I can't look at Zola while I gather my thoughts…
I look back, meeting Pax's eyes. In a way she's totally right, Zola will just pick someone else if she keeps skating off like this. I can't be her personal corp. Then there's what she did to Ashlee now that I think about it. "I stopped Zola from sta…
I'm sure if my head didn't hurt like this I'd have some good questions to ask right now. Guess Zola must have been pretty pissed that I didn't want to score her anything.
"Gen Yu asked if I. Was Zola's next victim. I didn't really listen. Since s…
"I thought she liked me and. That I loved her. But I had no idea." I'm narrating, trying to keep myself focused. I think if I had to get Zola all the way to the Med Bay by myself right now I'd be drokked.
My muscles are still tired and my head is…
Drokk, I'm not sure I want to know what's going on with my head right now. I make sure I can grip steadily before I take Zola's shoulders. "Thanks."
"Zola dropped me. We..fought." I shake my head and gasp in some air. Stomm, Pax is probably smart…
At first I stand up, hasty and ready for some other underhanded blow. But it's not coming. I pace a few damp steps left and right, eyes burning, looking at what I've done to Zola and choking on things to say. Comebacks, apologies.
It doesn't matt…
Well. I think I've seen more of Zola than most people.
The familiar 'grav drop' feeling I get from being thrown this hard is a relief. And I don't have to wait for this moment anymore. It's horrible and finally true. Finally clear.
I fight the…
"ELiminate? Out of the question, Corvus, she's my crewmember and employee. I can handle the repercussions of anything she discovers on behalf of the company."
I straighten up and look down on him. "As strong as usual, I suppose. Whatever's going …
The bites feel somehow familiar, and definitely exciting. If I trusted her more..
I smooth my hands over her shoulders, her chest, fingers trailing after her as she lowers herself. "I want to feel free with you."
"You sound like you're after. A target. But I wouldn't drokk Eff. With a stolen hand." I touch Zola as I'm coaxed to do, nuzzle her neck. "It's not Pris. See, it's this. Snapping at people who just talk to me. Like you need to feel jealous."
My b…
Zola can do well coasting in Speedball..and probably everything else.
"Mm.." I was avoiding her, wasn't I? I fit my hands to the small of her back and press close. How can this be so attractive and still not be love? I mean, I know. But groddamn.…
Tunde will make an excellent Flanker, he's fast and he can change directions on the attack with startling precision. Jace needs to get his stomm together because Tunde can probably also be trained in another position without slowing down his progres…
I pause in bringing a spoonful of pink up to my mouth, suddenly it's much less appealing than usual. I see what's going on between Torrence and Eff..hopefully that means that Eff won't find any time to bother me. Or Torrence, for that matter.
Sex…
I watch Eff a little but divert myself to getting whatever's available in the dispensers. I don't feel like starting stomm with Eff right now.
Aw, drokk. The pink paste..there are about 4 of them and they each taste different and I can never reme…