RP: "Adventures in Gunrunning" - Act 8
POSTED BY: Astriana
UPDATED: Thursday, February 5, 2004 07:54
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Jayne's turn:
Jayne is climbing the ladder down to his room, drops off the guns he feels he can do without, climbs back up and padlocks the door shut.
Looking more like a bristling porcupine than a person Jayne has Vera, a double holstered six shooter rig, asst knives, and a sawed off shotgun strapped to his back.
Jayne heads back towards the weapon and radio lockers.
OOC: Jayne seems to have missed the whole Kayle/Doc kiss too 
Oh wait, what the ruttin' hell do I care, bout time old fancypants touched a real live girl. 
The Hero of Canton, the man they call... Meeeeee!
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LOCATION-INFIRMARY
as ...
Distantly, KAYLEE hears MAL say something smart-alecky, and then INARA saying something about helping SIMON.
KAYLEE starts to smile. It feels like it starts at her feet and works its way up through her body. Then her whole face bursts into bloom as she opens her eyes and looks down at SIMON. Who blushes shyly, but holds her eyes with an unflinching gaze.
KAYLEE
"Well, Doctor...that was a helluva thing."
Planting an impulsive kiss on Simon's forehead, Kaylee helps him to his feet and onto a stool. Still smiling, she starts to mop up his bloody cut with a bit of gauze.
SIMON begins to say something, but thinks better of when he remembers his history of talking to women. So he continues to remain quiet and enjoy this tiny moment of warmth and peace.
SIMON sits quietly on the stool looking up at KAYLEE with a small smile and calm demenor of a man in Love. KAYLEE sprays on a liquid seal on to the cut in his forehead as...
... BOOK enters and looks to the others for help as he tries to ease SLIGHT gently down onto the med table.
SIMON quickly, yet gently moves KAYLEE out of the way as leaps from the stool upon seeing the blood streaming from SLIGHTs eyes.
SIMON
While getting guaze and helping BOOK settle SLIGHT on the exam table. In full bore Doctor mode...
"Shepherd, what happened?!!"
EOM
OOC:This post was a blending of BoomerGoodHeart and CapnRahn's moves.
Thanks Boomer!
"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"
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Inara's turn
THORNE:"The bearer honors my poor gift. I would be delighted to spend time with you later, as a fellow passenger, or, if you will permit, as Companion and client. Please consider my request."
Inara smiles at Thorne's request. In any other situation, she would be more than a little appalled at his frankness. Not because she was prudish about sex, or her being a companion, that was her job, but more because it was usually SHE who instigated the client/companion relationship. This man knew what he wanted, and he asked for it with an air of knowing, as if he was sure she would agree. Inara finds herself considering the prospect.
Inara places a hand lightly on Thorne's arm.
TO THORNE: "You would be suprised what I would permit, Mr. Thorne. For a man of your charm, that must be no suprise. Perhaps you could join me in my shuttle later...I have a beautiful tea ceremony I would very much enjoy performing for you."
As she finishes this last statement, Mal returns with a large and unwieldy weapon in his hand.
MAL:"Huh. Where'd you get that little piece of go-se? Here's a real full-size gun, if you think you can hold it."
Inara sighs softly and rolls her eyes in Mal's direction.
"Thank you very much, Mal...but Mr. Thorne has obliged to lend me his weapon. It is smaller, and perhaps more suitable. Leave that one with me, though...perhaps Simon would like to carry it."
Inara takes the weapon from Mal's hand, brushing her fingers with his as she does so. Her hands tremble a bit. "You'll find Niska, won't you, Capitan?"
Without waiting for an answer, Inara reenters the infirmary. Kaylee is finishing up the bandage on Simon's head, so she turns to the infirmary's counter and begins unwrapping Damon's soiled bandages.
Suddenly, Book comes through the door, straining to keep hold of Slight. Red streaks cross the man's pale face, his lips are slack, and his eyes half-open and staring.
Book gently puts Slight down on the med-bed, and Simon, now in his element, begins a feverish check-over.
"what happened?!"
Just a humble supplicant in service to all things Joss
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Book's Move
Location: Infirmary
Book, though not having done much, begins to hyperventilate. He leans against the med table to steady himself, and hears a voice asking as if through cotton, "What happened?"
Book slows his breathing and looks up to Simon as Slight's eyes stop bleeding and the swaying infirmary comes into focus.
Book to Simon
"I don't know... it's my fault. I left her alone."
Book's face hardens once more and he snaps back to Slight. His anger obvious and about to consume him, Book grabs Slight's shirt, twists it tight and almost lifts him off the med table before he masters himself and drops him with a thud. Looking at his open hands, they begin to shake and he curls them into fists.
Book to Simon
"River... we need to ask River."
Ringing his hands together, Book backs away from the med table to the doorway and turns to look for River in the common area.
EM
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Thorne's/Mal's move:
INARA:"You would be suprised what I would permit, Mr. Thorne. For a man of your charm, that must be no suprise. Perhaps you could join me in my shuttle later...I have a beautiful tea ceremony I would very much enjoy performing for you."
[THORNE is happily considering INARA's reply when MAL returns and rudely offers her a large revolver. How can the man be such a dolt? To his amusement, she replys:]
INARA:"Thank you very much, Mal...but Mr. Thorne has obliged to lend me his weapon. It is smaller, and perhaps more suitable. Leave that one with me, though...perhaps Simon would like to carry it."
[As INARA re-enters the infirmary, a perverse urge strikes THORNE, and he says to MAL:]
THORNE:"Son, haven't you learned by now that size doesn't really matter...in guns, of course."
[By now, MAL's glare could cut through steel, but THORNE grins even wider and turns away, just as HELSING falls to the floor on the other side of the common area. BOOK speaks softly for a moment and then, with surprising strength lifts HELSING and carries him to the infirmary.]
[MAL gives one last dark look to THORNE, and follows BOOK into the infirmary.]
[THORNE sees a chance to talk with RIVER alone and crosses the room to her.]
THORNE:"Hello, little one. looks like you've been giving Mr. HELSING a pretty rough time. I don't think he wants to hurt you. I believe he really wants to help both of us, but he's just clumsy in how he's going about it. Perhaps if we help him learn first, he'll get it right next time. Can you do that with me? Lets go see him. Alright?"
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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Okay, while I dig up the switch, this is all I'm posting for the time being.
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River follows Thorne to see Slight.
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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!
Teela Brown, keeper of bad typing.
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LOCATION-INFIRMARY
Just as...
BOOK
"River... we need to ask River."
Ringing his hands together, BOOK backs away from the med table to the doorway and turns to look for River in the common area.
SIMON stares dumfounded for a moment at BOOKS near loss of control. Realization dawns and an angry expression beginning to blaze on his features. His eyes fairly fluoresce with a blue-white flame as he takes in the still form of SLIGHT
SIMON
Grating out in a basso rumble and heavy emphasis ...
"What ..."
inhales
"...HAVE YOU DONE..."
inhales again in an attempt to control himself
"...to my..."
SIMON stops for a millisecond, closes his eyes, clamps his jaw and white knuckles SLIGHTS lapels with both hands
"... SISTER - YOU BLUE SUN BASTARD!!!"
SLIGHT is still incoherent and his slurred reply only throws fuel on the fire of SIMONs kindled insanity.
SIMON ROARS and heaves SLIGHT off of the exam bed and through the air towards the window to the right of the door of the Infirmary.
SLIGHT impacts the plexi-window and bounces off onto the floor in a heap.
SIMON strides over to SLIGHT and lifts him with his left hand, adrenaline pouring into SIMONs system and enhancing his fury.
SIMON
punctuating each word of his following sentences with a right fist, swinging from waaay back to impact SLIGHTs left jaw and cheek.
YOU {the crunching impact of knuckles on flesh}
*BU {impact}
*HUI {impact}
*HEN {impact}
BUTCHER {impact}
SIMON stands over SLIGHT anger refusing to drain away ... his knuckles torn and bloody as is the left side of SLIGHTs face.
SIMON cannot seem exert his usual self control. He looks around wildly for a weapon while grasping SLIGHTs throat tightly in his right hand while his left is wound up in SLIGHTs jacket and shirt in an implacable hold. The fury continues to refuse to dissipate.
BOOK is caught flat-footed just outside the INFIRMARY door by surprise at the rapidity and ferocity of SIMONs attack, but only for a moment.
INARA, KAYLEE and DAMON stare in shock, then move.
EOM
OOC: Raven ... sorry about the beating! Simon is crrrazy now too, not a good time to be even EX-Blue Sun. Yes, I re-read Slight's dining room scene waaaay up here in this thread. That was the beginning of Simon's blood pressure to FINALLY hit his eruption point here in this post.
*{From the Pinyin: Bu Hui Hen = With out feeling - Remorseless}
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Zoe's Move:
ZOE shares a glance with ROWAN.
ZOE: "Sir? Thought you had WASH buy all this hooch as our cover cargo, now you wanna put it off the boat? The truck, yeah, maybe we ditch it here in the middle o' nowhere, but I'm thinkin' we outta keep the hooch on board. Hell, we could prob'ly all use a pull once we leave atmo, all we've been through the last few days."
Mal shakes his head and replies.
MAL: "Best clean out your ears, ZOE. I said 'unload the truck an' trailer'. Don't want ta waste good booze, not when there's a whole load of limes an' a blender in that compartment there. Soon's we get Thorne's conex loaded and clear atmo it'll be margerita time. Dong Ma?*"
ZOE looks annoyed, but then shakes her head and smiles, while she continues sweeping up broken glass and sorting the undamaged cases of tequila from the ones that can't be salvaged.
MAL's voice comes over the intercom:
MAL: "WASH, ZOE, best get to the common area ma shong. Our fish ain't on ice anymore. An' bring that Roxanne girl with you. No one should be alone right now."
ZOE puts down her broom and heads toward the common area, meeting up with WASH along the way. They reach the common area and see that nearly everyone has moved into the infirmary. Since the room is packed, they wait out in the common area, unable to hear what is being said or miss the tension in the room. When SIMON jumps at SLIGHT and starts beating him, ZOE tilts her head back, gauging whether she should push her way into the infirmary or not. Those gathered seem to have a handle on the situation, but ZOE thinks it might be a good idea to give the doctor a little of his own medicine if he's going to lose his temper with this man on board.
End of Move.
Translations:
Dong ma? = Understand?
OOC/Edit: Whew! Now to catch up the rest!
~A~
...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.
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Wash's Move
WASH finishes his meal, happy that JAYNE finally left the table with all his guns and spitting, just as MAL's voice comes over the intercom:
MAL: "WASH, ZOE, best get to the common area ma shong. Our fish ain't on ice anymore. An' bring that Roxanne girl with you. No one should be alone right now."
WASH puts his bowl in the sink and heads down to the common area, meeting up with ZOE along the way. They reach the common area and see that nearly everyone has moved into the infirmary. Since the room is packed, they wait out in the common area, unable to hear what is being said or miss the tension in the room. WASH grimaces when SIMON jumps up to start beating SLIGHT, and thinks to himself that someone should probably sedate the doctor if he's lost control that way.
OOC/Edit: Yay! Now to catch up the rest of the thread...
~A~
...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.
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Thorne's/Mal's move:
[As THORNE and RIVER enter the infirmary, THORNE reaches into his pocket and extracts a piece of paper, which he hands to MAL]
THORNE:" By the way, Captain, here's the coordinates for the shipment we're supposed to pick up, if we ever get moving again."
[MAL grabs the paper and stuffs it in a pocket.]
MAL: Qu in de, old man. We'll get your gorram cargo. [thumbing the comm again, he yells]"ZOE, WASH. Where the guai are you? And where's that ROHAN girl? Get your pee-goos down to the common area ma-shong."
EOM
Qu in de = up yours
Guai = Devil
Pee-goos = Backsides
Ma-shong = On the double
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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