Life Onboard Serenity: Packin' For Paquin
POSTED BY: DRPAIN
UPDATED: Saturday, August 5, 2006 01:10
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I am BACK from Vegas! errr...that would be OLD Vegas. I'll try to get a real post up later today. :)
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Welcome back E.! *hugs* We missed you around here.
*Pain finished his work out, took off his shirt, and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He noticed Ertia looking up the stairs near the infirmary, deep in thought. Pain placed a hand on her shoulder, making Ertia jump a little. She turned aroun, saw Pain and said*
Oh hey Pain you scared me a little.
*Pain smiled and said*
Sorry babe didn't mean to. Just saw you there gawkin' up the stairs like you saw somethin'.
*Ertia replied*
Oh that, I was just thinkin' of what John said to me.
*Pain replied*
Oh and what'd he say to you?
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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ok, the note is important, kaylee is not to tell ANYONE what it says, i just came back from the cambridge folk music festival, very cool, camping. ok then...
*as the brand came closer to the back of wolfs neck he thought...*
well, theres no going back now.
*the brand burned onto the new warriors flesh, his screams echoed into the dark space station.*
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WOOOOOOT!
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Ertia sighs, "Pain, do you.. did he tell you that may have been the wrong woman back there?"
The mercenary nods slowly, and Ertia can feel his eyes watching her intently, gauging her reaction. "Yeah."
She can see the pain in his eyes, the set of his expression as he continues, "But I'd like to point out for the record that no matter which sister it was, she was trying to kill me. And you, for that matter."
Ertia nods, slowly, taking it in. It was true. That woman had come here to kill him. A flare of indignation rises in her again and she give Pain a feral grin, "Good thing we don't die so easy, isn't it?"
Before Pain can answer Wash's voice comes over the com, "Ertia, errr...Vivian, can you come to the bridge, we've got a wave coming through for you. It's..."
The pilot hesitates for a moment, "It's just wierd. You gotta see this."
Ertia and Pain head onto the bridge as Mal and Zoe step back to let Ertia through to the screen.
Onscreen is a hand puppet made from a sock. It wears a painted-on tunic with a an old earth-that-was crest, and a mideaval looking helmet made out of a blue-sun tomato sauce can.
"Lady Vivian!" The computer modulated voice expresses it's surprise at discovering the identity of it's mystery contact.
Ertia surpresses a giggle. She loves 3dp's sense of humor, but wishes that she'd been a bit more cautious about tipping her hand before sprinting into full view of the screen. With a deep bow, she gives a flourish of her hand, "At your service, Sir Trystan."
The puppet bows likewise, "I see rumors of your demise have been greatly exaggerated, my lady."
"My Lord Arthur expects you at the rendevoux on time. Yourself, and two others."
"Of course, Trystan." Ertia tugs Mal in front of the screen."My captain, Sir Reynolds." Then she gestures Zoe forward, "The Lady Washburne. they will be accompanying me."
The hand puppet salutes and then bobs it's head, making it's helmet wobble precariously, "Lady Vivian, my true treasure has been discovering that you live."
The computer modulation drops away and 3dp's familiar cockny accent comes across, "Gorram girl, ya watch yer back! Don't die on me again."
Then the screen goes black, and Ertia grins to herself.
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GAH! Duplicate!
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didnt know the stuff for plottwist so i made this.
*the rumours took hold almost instantly, "a pirate with a sword of fire!"
the rumors found the ears of the women in the heart of gold, the rumor found the ears of bester on three hills, the rumor found the ears of atherton wing,the rumors hit the 'verse like a herd of stampedeing buffaloe and eventually, the rumors found the ears of a man in a bar, as these things usually do, he walked up to the bar and a fight erupted on the other side of the room.*
*the man grinned, flexed his metal arm and threw a chair at the fighting crowd, the whole bar started to anger and fight, eventually everyone turned to the man standing in the middle of it all*
man" he's the one who started the whole thing, GET HIM!"
*the man just smiled and pulled out a katana, people laughed, he activated the device and gow of brilliant red light surrounded the blade, he cut the head off of the nearest man with a single swipe, the wounded neck glowing with heated energy, the people charged and the slaughter began...*
twenty minuites later
*the man stepped out of the bar and reholstered his weapon, he walked over to his new ship and took off. he watched out of the main window into the black and spoke.*
"look out mal, here i come."
*the ship left planet side and wolf got closer to the serenity.*
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*Pain spoke up*
So we're doin' business with a sock puppet? I hope he knows we don't take lint as payment.
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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That sends Ertia into gales of laughter, the others just staring at her. "Three Deep is a very private person. I half expect we'll be doing business with three of his men and a video monitor...although..."
She doesn't finish her thought and shakes it off, "Nah. No lint. He likes to deal in cashy money."
"Seemed glad to see you alive," Wash pipes up, "You sure he won't blab your alive-and-wellness to the Alliance?"
Ertia sobers, "No. I'm not. But it's too late to worry about that now."
At one time, she would have said yes, that 3dp was one of the few hackers who stuck to the code, played by the unspoken rules of the digital underworld. But now, she couldn't make any promises.
Wolf, you know you can pm me, right? I would have sent you the plottwist info. 
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*Mal replied*
Ah cashy money now there's some words in the verse that I like to hear. Now I know your contact said to only bring two people with you, but with our luck or more like bad luck here, it wouldn't help to have some eyes and ears up high.
*Mal turned to Pain and said*
Pain I want you and Jayne to take sniper duty just in case. Dong ma?
*Pain nodded and said*
Yes sir Captain.
*Mal turned to Ertia and said*
This won't be a problem will it?
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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Ertia pauses while she thinks about Mal's question. Underneath, she wants to trust Deep, and wants to prove that she, too, can hold to the code, that she's worthy of the hat she wears in the digital world.
But they can't trust anyone, even paranoid hackers.
Finally, she sighs, "Not a problem, sir. I'd rather it weren't a necessity. Deep and I go back a long way."
Mal drops a hand on her shoulder, "I'd rather it weren't, too. We can't be too careful."
"How long until we land on Paquin?" Ertia asks Wash.
He checks his com panel, "'Bout two hours more or less."
Ertia glances up at Pain, "You doing anything right at the moment?"
He shrugs, "Nope, just killing time."
"I gotta work of some nerves," She grins at the hopeful look in his eye, and almost feels bad expressing her next thought, "Wanna get a game of hoop-ball going?"
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