The Sereni-Tree and the Town Meeting
POSTED BY: TheRealMe
UPDATED: Friday, March 31, 2006 14:41
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Needy makes his way over to TRM, politely asking people to excuse him as he impolitely pushes his way through.
"Needy!" a female's voice calls out from the side of him.
Expecting it to be yet another stranger, he turns his head towards her unenthused. His serious face though soon transforms as the person standing before him is none other than Serenity.
His smile turns to a jaw drop as he notices her large belly.
"Hey?" he asks ambivalently.
"Hey yourself." She replies before swiftly moving in for a hug.
Needy leans in and embraces his old friend.
"I heard you were here" she adds gleefully
"Yeah, I guess I am." He replies, before nodding towards her belly "You’re..."
"With child? Pregnant? Up the duff? Yeah, I am"
Needy forces a smile before stealing a quick glance over to where TheRealMe stood, cehecking he was still there. It wasn’t that he had doubts over Serenity’s capabilities as a mother, it was just that it was a big shock. He hadn’t really given much thought to seeing her on board – he was too wrapped up in his own problems – but seeing her here, pregnant and… wearing an engagement ring?!
"You’re engaged?" Needy asks, pointing to her finger.
"We’ve got a lot of catching up to do... but it’ll have to be later, I need to go"
"Right, you’ve probably got work to do"
"No, I’ve really gotta pee" she admits.
"Oh... oh, a little too much information."
"Well I’ve really got to speak to..." Needy starts, pointing over to the crowd he had been heading towards
"ThatWeirdGirl?"
"No... huh? No, TheRealMe"
"Oh right. You should, he’s a nice guy"
"I’m sure he is"
Serenity turns to leave for the toilet before Needy stops her as he asks: "Hey, did... was I... why does everybody seem to know me? I mean, people I’ve never met before are coming up to me and asking me how I am, they know me but I... Have I been here before? It’s a stupid question and I know I’ve not been myself lately so I guess it’s possible I might have some weird amnesia but... I wasn’t here was I?"
Serenity’s body cringes as she tries to hold her bladder back
"I’m blabbering right? God, I must be crazy". Needy sighs, turning back towards the crowd.
"No, you’re not crazy."
Needy looks at her for an explanation
"I can’t explain right now, but you need to play along with it"
"Play along? Was I here or not?"
"I really need to go... I’ll be right back… we can find a place to talk about it, I’ll explain everything... or at least what I can. Just... go along with it for now"
With that, Serenity scarpers off, out of the room.
Needy stands, now more confused than ever.
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"TRM, I appreciate your help with the aquisition of parts for the Ocean Cloud . Perhaps we can add an 8 ball to the list for our Captain. But, I seem to have misplaced something of great importance to me......"
*TRM nods and reaches into a pocket, and returns JadeHand's Tags* "Sorry, when you fell out, we thought they dangerous."
"Ah, I thank you again for looking after me. They do not cause problems...unless I wait to long to take care of my responsiblities. The Root Beer should be ready soon, for our new younger passangers."
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Stunned into silence by the word please, she follows SR into the brewery and leans her hip against a table.
After he finishes speaking she nods "ok, but seriously, I can't keep this, I mean, i'll loose it, in a moment of weaknes i'll bargain it for shoes or something.
*eyes wide* A hell of a lot of shoes.
We need find somewhere safe for it to stay until he needs it. *pauses* By the way, I missed out the 'thank you, it is a wonderful gift for him' bit. And probably for mini-Serenity and the yeti as well.
Gods, why do I have this sinking feeling that they are going to grow up either to form a rock band or steal small planets for a living?"
She sends a last thank you smile in SR's direction, and straightens up.
"we all set?"
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Originally posted by TheRealMe:
* Looks this way and that. *
Where is Washie?
"I believe It's a Wash has retired to her quarters, sir." Says a voice at TRM's elbow. He turns and find SR is standing next to him. SR continues:
"I was hoping to speak to you earlier, but I was delayed. I do apologize. I realize you are always busy. Is there a good time in the future we can discuss work? I know that Mz. Seryn and Jadehand wanted to talk to you later as well."
Scorpion Regent
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OOC: OOOOPs! getting a little ahead of myself here.
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Originally posted by seryn:
She sends a last thank you smile in SR's direction, and straightens up.
"we all set?"
"I don't know, I've been making it up as I go for a long time now." SR takes a deep breath and then continues.
"Well there's the big picture, we have to upgrade the weapons, and we'll need a plan. How about I tell TRM about your interest in a meeting and we all take a break till then? I want to find myself some quarters."
Scorpion Regent
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She was standing over a cradle, standing on her tiptoes to see over the side. A tiny baby lay there swaddled in a pink blanket, blue eyes wide open taking in all they could. Reaching as far as she could she gently stroked the infant’s cheek, giggling as the infant looked straight at her.
She jumped as she heard someone speak quietly from behind her. “So this is where my shadow went.” Her eyes widened as she turned and ran to the older boy in the doorway, hugging him tightly. “Do you like our new sister shadow girl?”
“Sissy wittle.”
“Well babies are like that, you were that little once too, and now that you’re a big sister you got to protect her, like I protect you and her. Promise me kiddo, no matter what happens you have to protect our sister.”
“Pwomise, shadow pwotect mei mei.”
The promise she made to her brother years ago echoed in her head, at four she hadn’t known how those words would shape the rest of her life. The words stuck with her a day later when her older brother kissed her forehead before getting into a car that would take him away to school, she never saw him again. Stuck with her a year later when “it” happened and she and her mei mei were left alone, and ripped from everything they knew.
The scene changed and she sat in a dark room, her younger sister huddled next to her. The sounds of yelling and screaming coming closer and closer to the room the two sisters were hiding in. Quickly she shoved her sister under the bed. “You have to be like a ghost, don’t be seen, don’t be heard. They won’t get you then. 'kay sissy? Be a ghost.” Seeing the toddler’s solemn nod she stood up just as the door crashed open and a man entered…
Shadow began whimpering in her sleep, her whimpers turning to cries as she began to thrash around on the bed, then screams. Her eyes flew open as she began to shake, still screaming, and still caught in the memory.
Her cries woke Ghost who began crying as well scared by the terror she heard from her sister, terror she had only heard once before coming from her protector.
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Wow.. Serenity got knocked up... I've missed so much...
Hey, just so we clear this up now and avoid any hurt feelings later in the future, let me just say now that I have a paranoid fear of babies. This Captain will not be changing any diapers, or kissing any babies, dong ma?
That aside, Congradulations on the happy event!
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Originally posted by ScorpionRegent:
"I believe It's a Wash has retired to her quarters, sir." Says a voice at TRM's elbow. He turns and find SR is standing next to him. SR continues:
"I was hoping to speak to you earlier, but I was delayed. I do apologize. I realize you are always busy. Is there a good time in the future we can discuss work? I know that Mz. Seryn and Jadehand wanted to talk to you later as well."
"Ah, Warren... ScorpionRegent... Please, there is certainly no need to apologize. What can I do for you?"
TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree
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"Ah, Warren... ScorpionRegent... Please, there is certainly no need to apologize. What can I do for you?"
"It's Scorpion. Warren Treble Nau is one of the many aliases I've let slip when I'm under pressure. (Treble's his middle name.)
Well I can help out with the shipboard weaponry I have great ideas that will turn this into a hell of a Q ship. As you have probably gathered from my association with Mz. Seryn and JH I am a pirate, have been for a very long time. I can turn my hand to all most anything and I like it that way. If you try to pigeon hole me into one position aboard ship I will eventually get bored and make mischief. Best to throw me at problems and I'll keep a lid on things. I was a Quartermaster for a very longtime, elected by the crew to divvy up the treasure square, keep the captain in check, and the ship on a even keel discipline wise. Not a easy job to keep. It's in your best interests to know that I do have a personality conflict with Safe. I'll do my best to go about my business without getting into his, what he does is up to him. We are at war with the Alliance that leaves us no time or space to squabble among ourselves. I was hoping to find a bit of raw space either in engineering or in one of the cargo bays to call my berth till I wear out my welcome, which I hope to be in the very distant future."
Scorpion Regent
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“Well, Scorpion, you are welcome to take quarters in one of the Wings, but if you would prefer more solitude than that arrangement would offer, you could instead pick one of the smaller cargo bays as your home. I have an agreement with TheGreyJedi that Engineering is his domain, so until he is given up for lost, I do not plan to intrude upon his own comfortable isolation by assigning anyone else quarters there. Not even Bride4 or Needleseye have quarters there.
“Any tasks you wish to perform to benefit the Sereni-Tree will be greatly appreciated. Please inform Bride4 or myself beforehand of any significant modifications you want to make in the ship. From time to time, I may ask you to help in a particular area in which you have expertise, such as during the recent engineering emergency, but otherwise you may do as you please. The Sereni-Tree is neither a warship nor a pirate ship, and many of its crew have little experience of or desire to be in war. However, never again do I want us to be lacking in weaponry should we need to defend ourselves, from the Alliance or from anyone else.
“You will find, I think, that I am a reasonable person, and suffer from no tyrannical ego problems to speak of. On the other hand, I have a strong desire to protect this ship and its crew. Please have safety considerations in mind during your activities. Oh, speaking of which, you may be interested to know that since your last visit I have installed big red buttons in many areas to shut down power in the case of dangerous malfunctions.”
TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree
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