Special Branch: Unbound
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UPDATED: Friday, June 23, 2006 23:10
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Seryn pops the hatch and climbs out as quick as she's able, clambering forward with absolute dignity and dropping lightly from the tip of the nose.
"Right, thats it I am so imposing a passenger limit on that." She turns to Needy and motions for his help with the salvaged parts secured behind one wing, whilst Wisp climbed out the other way and untied Vixen from the other. "So much bulk makes driving this thing a menace!
Right, do either of these ships have a brig or secure room? Wisp bought a friend home...
And where do you want these putting?"
Safe, his confusion momentarily overtaken by the immiediate questions, winces as Vixen's enraged scream rings out across the camp.
"Did she want to be bought home?"
"Well, she picked the fight with him, theres history there, I think i'm staying out if it."
They watch as Needy and Wisp drag the struggling girl onto the ship,then Seryn turns back to the heap of salvage.
"So, how are the repairs going?"
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Hodgins: Your robot reminds me of you. You tell it to turn it stops. You tell it to stop it turns. You ask it to take out the garbage it watches reruns of Firefly.
FozzieWash, You know what I always say: sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug!
KermieMal, I never Know what the heck you're talking about.
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After Wisp and Needy had chained Vixen to a strong bulkhead in the Epsilon Needy made a motion to start a conversation with Wisp. He, however kept his eyes firmly fixed on the ground between him and Vixen. Sensing the message He left and closed the door.
Wisp walked over and removed the makeshift gag from her mouth but kept it in his hand.
"Ok Vixen listen up" Wisp voice was quiet, not his usual confident self "There are two ways your gona leave this ship and one of them keeps your bodys lead content lower"
Wisp turned away and kept his head lowered.
"You were my best friend. I'm sorry for what i did but you know why i did it"
"That doesnt justify it! I loved you and you shattered my heart!"
"YOU WEREN'NT IN LOVE" With shouted back in a hiatus of his mood " YOU WERE IN LOVE WITH THE IDEA." He stopped and regined his composure "You wanted to be normal again"
"You dont have a clue what I wanted"
Wisp turned around and finally looked at her. He kneeled to her level and brushed the hair from her face.
"I can help you but you have to stop this. You have to let go of this rage that your parents gave you"
A tear rolled down her cheek washing away the thin layer of grime that had accumulated. The pink strand continued to her chin then was lost into her crouched figure.
"So I can let you out. And I can help you. These people are nice Ive only known the for five minutes yet their risking their asses to save mine from my own past."
"If i agree" She sniffled. Emotion was not her thing, most of the time she projected a cocky self-assured arrogance that she was better than everyone else. "Does this mean were...."
"No" He cut her off "That wont happen again. And you cant get jealous if there's someone else"
She bowed her head to her chest "Is there?" She asked without looking up.
"No. But there has been and Will be."
"I'll let you help me. But its only because I want to"
"Okay" he unchained her and stepped back allowing her to stand up. "Now Seryn, the girl with the gun, is going to need some help. Go and ask her what you can do."
She wiped her face and stepped through the door. Wisp grabbed her arm when they were level.
"Remember. Shes your boss" She stepped to leave but Wisp didnt let go "And this is a trial period. You try anything and I'll end this"
She nodded her understanding and left.
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Seryn turns to Safe, "So how are the repairs going?"
"Hold that thought, I'll be right back." He says as he heads for the ISSCV.
Vixen sideswipes Safe on the way out the door, pausing only to glare up at him before stomping off.
Safe leans a shoulder against the doorframe and looks in on Wisp. “You sure that was entirely wise? Letting her go and all?”
Wisp sighs heavily, shrugging his shoulders. “Nope... But I... well...”
"’Nuff said." Safe interrupts him. "The ISS... I mean Epsilon has a cell, should you change you mind or have it changed for you. But the holding cell in the Dagger is more secure."
"She took your gun..." Wisp says, shaking his head.
"I know" Safe grins at the other man "She’s in for a nasty surprise if she tries to use it though."
Safe turns to leave “I’ve gotta go talk to Seryn and Citizen to see what they found. I’d appreciate it if you got my gun back though.”
“Thanks...” Wisp says.
Safe pauses “What for?”
“Just thanks.”
Safe nods ands heads off in search of Seryn and Citizen.
OOC: If that's out of character, Wisp, let me know and I'll edit it.
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Seryn continued sorting the salvage, checking bits over for obvious faults, for a while she ignored the presence behind her, the when the sound of grinding teeth got irritating, she glanced over her shoulder, and spoke,
"So he set you fee? Well, that’s a turn up.
So what, you're here to prove what a good girl you can be?"
Vixen didn't answer, and Seryn dropped the part, and turn, folding her arms across her chest.
"Question is, do we punish you with s**t work or do we give you something to do that requires trust? My psychology's a little rusty."
She tipped her head to one side, frowning.
"Turn around” Vixen turned, like she had stood, awkwardly. As she faced away from her, Seryn pulled up her shirt and removed the gun from where it had been shoved into her waist band.
Vixen completed the turn, eying her apprehensively.
"You know what, I just can be bothered. Do it again, you get a barrel shaped lump on the head.
Now, I may have something for you to do. My rabbits recently had kids. Their carrier is getting a little crowded, find a suitable container, give it some doors, put it on legs and then go find suitable bedding - dried grass or whatever. Its time they got a new home."
Vixen stared at her, like she couldn't believe what she was hearing, and Seryn had to admit the randomness of the request, but it was something that needed doing...
"Go on, get to it. Oh, but first. The Dagger, small room to the right, go shower, you smell like you haven’t seen soap for a year."
She watched the girl go, wondering if the threats were really necessary. And who the gun belonged to.
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Hodgins: Your robot reminds me of you. You tell it to turn it stops. You tell it to stop it turns. You ask it to take out the garbage it watches reruns of Firefly.
FozzieWash, You know what I always say: sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug!
KermieMal, I never Know what the heck you're talking about.
FozzieWash, Hey, look! They're sending us free lumber!
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Vixen stood under the shower feeling the Hot water strip the dirt from her flesh.
'how long had it been?' she thought. Her life was very hectic. so she had little time for pleasures like being clean.
She turned off the water and just stood for a moment, letting the liquid drip from her body. She stepped out and quickly dryed and dressed before stepping out.
Seryn paid her no heed as she walked past. Wisp and Safe were fitting the new engine and Wisp nodded and smiled in her direction.
'He was a shmuck' she thought 'too much faith in me'
She looked off towards where the Epsilon had crashed and saw a trail of wreckage.
She set off walking intent on outdoing Seryns expectations
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Destiny's Shadow broke through the atmosphere of Boros and began to make it's descent.
"I've got back control!" the head of 'Tash yelled.
Soul slapped the intercom. "Togan, what do you got back there?"
"Whatever's taken over the ship won't let me dish out any more power. We've got enough to land, but that's about it."
Soul sighed. "Tash, take us down."
The Firefly shuddered as the ground grew closer. Soul could make out the shape of a town in the distance, and even closer--
"Are those ships?"
"Looks like," Elise said, walking onto the Bridge. "Spooky's setting up in the cargo bay in case we run into any trouble when we land."
"Go give him a hand."
Elise nodded and left.
"Let me guess, we're setting down among those ships."
"Yup," 'Tash replied.
Soul turned to leave the Bridge and headed down to the cargo bay. He made his way down to where Spooky and Elise stood, their guns pointed at the door. He felt the ship settle to the ground, and with a final glance back at his crew, he palmed the button to lower the cargo ramp and open the doors. He walked over to the center of the opening, and as the ramp lowered, revealing the Boros sky, a small smile began to cross Soul's features as he saw exactly who was standing there.
"Well I'll be damned."
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OOC: Soul has landed!! Feel free to interact.
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One of the shuttle hatches fell open and Citizen landed in an uncomfortable heap. He groaned softly before standing up.
He blinked in the bright sunlight and groaned a second time. He looked around at the blurry familliar figures, and the blurry not so familiar one. He strolled off in the newcomers direction.
Confronting her he stared closely at her face for a moment, making her back off.
"Excuse me sir..." Citizen started.
"I'm not a sir!"
"I don't know you. Do you have coffee?"
More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
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OOC: Sorry for not posting that much recently, I've been fairly busy.
I've loved reading the posts though - some really funny stuff, especially this bit:
Quote:
Originally posted by WashsYoungerSexierBrother:
She was a gunhand of the old school variety-Shoot first, Shoot later, Shoot some more and when everyones dead rob them blind.
I've not much to add myself, but I'll give it a shot anyway.
...
As Destiny's Shadow lands and its occupants reveal themselves, Needy's attention is elsewhere.
For some reason, he just can't take his eyes off of Wisp's old friend.
The former male companion had a soft spot for bad girls, and this Vixen seemed to fit the profile to a tee:
Wild. Unpredictable. A lust for violence.
She had it all.
She was bad news, he was sure of this.
But his fascination with her took precedent over his fears.
"Not a chance" Needy's own personal friend told him.
"What?" he shot a look back to the transcendent being.
"You heard. Besides, you haven't got the time for romance... even if you did have a chance"
"WhatEver!" Needy replied snarkily as he continued to watch the newcomer.
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Needy. Male Companion:
First Boy Whore of Destiny
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There was only the one engine left to fix and Safe wanted to get it done before they ran out of light. He didn’t want to risk spending another day on Boros, it wasn’t safe.
Everyone was pitching in to get the work done and the parts Citizen, Seryn and Wisp had found were definitely helping... mostly.
Rosie was still holding up the engine. She’d been holding it up for a couple of hours now and never once complained, just smiled. Safe wasn’t sure what to make of her before, one doesn’t often see living plants, and the constant smiling was beginning to creep Safe out. He wondered if plants would seek revenge on vegetarians. That thought made Safe sure that if he ever saw a talking cow, he would just shoot it. He wasn’t about to take any chances with revenge minded bovines...
Safe shakes his head and focuses back on the job at hand. He and Wisp were working on the bottom of the engine while Bear was working on struts on top.
BANG... BANG... BANGBANGBANG... “Ruttin’ piece of gos se!!” a bent wrench sails off into the distance.
Safe looks cautiously up over the edge of the wing “Take it easy Bear. We’re runnin’ outta wrenches.” Safe ducks quickly as another wrench sails past his head.
Seryn doesn’t look away from her wiring repairs on the wing bottom, she just shakes her head at Safe and Bears antics.
Still smiling, Safe catches the silent exchange between Wisp and Vixen. That boy really wants to fix the ghosts that haunt that girl, even at the risk of getting more scars from her Safe thinks. Safe just misses seeing Needy trail along behind Vixen.
Safes thoughts are again interrupted, this time by Grunt.
“Safe, we’ve got a ship incoming!”
This catches everyone’s attention. “Alliance?” Safe asks, suddenly serious.
“Not unless they’ve taken to flying Fireflys.” Grunt says. “Plus the Alliance airwaves make no mention of patrols in this area. Whoever it is, is headed straight for us. ”
“Ok people, we’ve got a ship to greet. Let’s make them feel all manner of unwelcome.”
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As the Firefly class transport touched down, the “welcoming” party is ready and waiting.
Needy watched Vixen by holding her arm. She had tried to escape his grasp once by stabbing him with a nail file, but when that failed to even make him flinch, she resigned herself to the captive role...for now. Rosie stood nearby.
Grunt perched atop the Dagger, his rifle to his eye watching over the others. Safe stood beside Seryn, his hand resting lightly on the handle of his still holstered gun while she held her gun two handed, pointed at the ground. They were flanked on one side by Wisp, both guns drawn and aimed, and Citizen, who stood casually chewing on a toothpick. On the other side Bear in his body armor and gloves and Jennings, his machine gun held at the ready.
The Firefly’s ramp lowers revealing the ships own welcoming party.
A small smile plays across the face of the man standing in front and center. “Well I’ll be damned.”
That smile is mirrored on Safe’s face. “Soul!”
OOC: How's that for long winded?
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