She laughs quickly, amused, slightly nervous. The smile actually makes it to her eyes.
"Rei, Captain," she says."When we are alone, please call me Rei. And..." she raises an eyebrow, smirks, though her eyes seem wistful. Her hand flattens out ove…
I am curious as to what Zeus will say but the answer to her petition is no mystery. "Of course" I answer Zeus quietly, immediately after Dog's affirmation. I move so my arm and hand cover one of Dog's that are now wrapped around, and draw comfort f…
She stops along with you, turns towards you, closes the gap until she is six inches away. There is a hint of heat and hunger in her dark eyes as she languidly scans your face.
"Please Captain." She says. Voice husky... her usual distant and majes…
With a buzz, a section of the thing freezes solid in an instant. You cut the repellant thing away inside the frost line and use the tongs to get it into the case.
After that's done it's time for the rest.
She will only let me do so much to comfort her. She does not want her mind dulled now. The best I can do is soothing herbs in a bitter tea... something to ease the cough. I am beside her, on my knees. I carefully lift her to sip it. She grumbles. I …
Nobu's voice frosts over.
"I omitted nothing except the identity of my guard captain, which I was honor bound not to reveal." He says. "The poem--"
"I put it in the packet." Rieva interrupts. "I was sent with it, Xuan. I was commanded to bring t…
"I will consider it most carefully. I am certainly interested in a further opportunities to observe you and your fine crew handling your ship. You keep your head, even when dealing the the relentless opera of my class. It is an admirable and attract…
Xuan,
Without any visible movement, Nobu's posture straightens even more.
Rieva answers at once, a slight tremor to her voice.
"That is no lie, Your Imperial Highness." She swallows, reaches up and strokes her fingers over a long, thin, nearly i…
Bai,
She gives you a small smile and just for a moment you can see the shaken soul within her. "Nothing would please me more than to have tea with you, your Grace, after I have rendered what aid I can to our gallant, and most tolerant, Captain."
…
All right you crazy kids. Tell us exactly how you do this thing then throw down, yeah? You freezing some new stuff first? Or one doing one and one the other? Organic computation means you should be able to recover at least part of the things code,…
Jek, you get a data point to gain +1 on a related roll here.
Like you said, Jek, hideous, but thankfully a lot dumber than it used to be... hopefully. The bright spot here, is that it's exactly the type of thing you saw on that god forsaken space s…
Rei hesitates a moment, glancing between you, then snaps the fan closed and bows again.
"Of course not, Your Imperial Highness. I can see that my perception was inaccurate. However, I assure you that I will address the deficiency in her training …
Jek,
“It’s in there.” Stanton agrees. “In past the second compressor. Just look for something almost as ugly as you, Bez.”
As Jek gets down to take a look, Stanton stands up, grinning at your joke, Robynne. Then nods agreeing with you and Jek. …
I glance at Riesling again.
"They are not happy... they are mindless." I say, sadly. "They give all that is important to the forest. It is a form of peace, but the price... It would be like felling every tree in order to feel the sun on my face. A …
There is an collective gasp in the room when Xuan reveals her identity, and the tension soars to an oppressive thickness broken only by Xuan´s words. Rieva’s face is a picture of shock and she stumbles forward immediately, intent on helping, as does…
"Fan-bloody-tastic, Bez." She says with a grimace as she gets the cover off with a clang. "I got no fucking control over any of this, and everyone will feel a mite sleepy in not too long if we don't rebalance. Quality too, even if they don't want to…
Xuan,
Kali stiffens in fury and closes the distance between you in a flash. I know you've been trained, but under most circumstances people simply don't strike a member of the Imperial house. You don't see it coming before you're suddenly sprawlin…
“We have pledged already to help move her children into the world if she helps us. As for the rest…tell her we need to understand why she needs humans thus. Why does she require subsumation?” I say, indicating Riesling. “That she wishes it is not en…
You reach life support, It is busy with engineering crew rushing this way and that, coveralls and hair in various states of disorder, shouting to each other in tense voices punctuated by curses and trying to bring the system back on line.
Stanton, …
Things seem to proceed from horror to horror as August asks Vignette to intercede with Gates. I am all tension, hand covering my mouth as I watch the exchange with wide eyes. I only breathe easier when I see that Gates has regained some measure of …
"I do. However, I regret to say, Mistress, that Her Imperial Highness has commanded me not to reveal her location and as a matter of propriety I must obey." Jun says, with its even inflection. It pauses.
"Did you know that there is only one member…
I do not like the tenor of this. I had not heard that Rain attempted to kill Gates... But still I had hoped for better.
Gates threatening someone with violence crushes something in me. Some hope I think.
"Stop!" I snap. "Rain is not who we speak w…
I would be most afraid to lose my children.
I look at Riesling then at Arkansas, while mulling Rain's words. I do not scrutinize him because it is clear he believes his claims completely. They both look happy. Freedom from want and care after a lif…
Life support warning lights flash on, accompanied by a calm mechanical voice issuing instructions about breather masks availability. Nobu has just stepped through the door to be called to from down the passageway.
"My Lord, come attend her grace.…