RP: "Adventures in Gunrunning" - Act 10

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GEEZER

Friday, February 20, 2004 12:43 PM

Thorne's/Mal's move:

Location(s): Common Room/Bridge/Common room

[THORNE gets to the common area in time to see INARA closing the infirmary door. "Have to talk to that lady soon." he thinks. Hearing a muffled curse, he looks up to see DAMON enter from the cargo bay and pick up his bag, which has been resting against the wall.]

THORNE:"Lookin' for somewhere to stash your gear? You can leave it in my room 'til the Cap'n get's you some quarters assigned. Take the right passage and it's the door on the left."

[Leaving DAMON in the common area, THORNE heads for the bridge. As he arrives, he notices that the colorfully dressed pilot appears to be talking to a small plastic dinosaur. THORNE clears his throat, causing the pilot to sweep the dino into a box and start flipping switches at random.]

THORNE:"My favorite was named Steggy, but seems I outgrew them a bit earlier than you. Count your blessings, Boy. [a pause] About the pickup. When we get to the coordinates, you'll see a small round hill. Land due south of the hill, with the ramp facing it. That'll make the loading much easier."

[A voice comes booming in from the passage, the speaker getting closer as he talks]

MAL:" Alright WASH. Everythings buttoned up. Lets lift. I want to get there an' out soon's we can. Less time spent in the Valley the better."

[THORNE turns to the captain]

THRONE:"Cap'n, is there somewhere you can let DAMON bunk? Poor kid's wanderin' around down below, looks to be asleep on his feet."

MAL:"Yeah. Guess we can't jus' dump him in the Valley. 'sides, he seems to know somethin' about your laser cannon...might come in handy. If you see him tell him to settle in the port shuttle for now. All the bunks are full up."

THORNE:"Will do, Cap'n. I gave, uh, WASH is it? the landing scoop. We should be there in about an hour. I'll go get ready for the pickup now."

[Back in the common area, THORNE sees DAMON still standing were he left him, looking lost.]

THORNE:"Son, the Cap'n says you can bunk in the port shuttle for now. Might ought'a get your head down for an hour or so. You look 'bout used up. Know where it is?"

EOM

"Keep the Shiny side up"

CHANNAIN

Friday, February 20, 2004 2:47 PM

Rowan’s Move:
Location: Cargo Bay, headed for the infirmary.
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Inara: Grimacing in sympathy, Inara places a hand on Rowan's head and smoothes back her hair. Inara looks to Simon for help
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Her mother used to do that when she was a child, soothing her through the occasional powerful migraine. Sit with her in the bed, stroke her hair and simply be. Sometimes she would hum old children’s songs, or tell stories. Her sister had done it from time to time with that innate sense of compassion that had eventually been considered valuable to the House Priestess on Sihnon. Rowan always liked the way her mother did it best.

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SIMON: Without thinking he softly brushes ROWANs hair from her wound and whispers...
It will be OK, mei-mei, I'm here.
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Rowan to herself: Ru? Could it be?

Opening her eye slowly once again, she focuses hard and sees a handsome stranger looking down on her with concern. No, not a stranger. That's Simon, ship’s doctor on Serenity, responding to the plea she thought she had sent up strictly for the ears of the Almighty.

ROWAN: Wode tìan - was that out loud?

EOM

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SQUEE

Friday, February 20, 2004 3:03 PM

Damon's turn:
Location: common room to shuttle

Damon steps out of the infirmery with his bag of possessions and looks around. The couch against the wall was looking mighty friendly, but there was no way he was going to sleep out here.
He turns when Thorne approaches. "Son, the Cap'n says you can bunk in the port shuttle for now. Might ought'a get your head down for an hour or so. You look 'bout used up. Know where it is?"
Damon shakes his head and allows the older man to lead the way. At the shuttle, Damon opens the door and steps inside, looking arond the small room. The bed was small, but looked like the best thing he'd seen all day.
He sets his bag down and turns to Thorne, "Thanks."

I'm not broken, in my dream I win...

CAPNRAHN

Friday, February 20, 2004 5:32 PM

LOCATION - CARGO BAY
As ...

ROWAN opens her good eye slowly once again and focuses hard on SIMON. Upon locking eyes with ROWAN a tiny frisson of connection shoots through SIMON. He looks deep into her eye, as if trying penetrate the veil that ROWAN keeps as her protective facade. Then SIMONs brow furrows in concern and perplexity as he tries to understand why he had briefly felt that ROWAN was his sister.

Suddenly, he notices that ROWANs iris seems to be offset and has a sliver of jade showing. SIMON leans down to inspect her eye closer.

SIMON
as a statement to Rowan
"You have contact lenses. I'll have to remove them immediately."
without breaking eye contact with ROWAN
"Inara, could you act as a surgical aide for me during the removal procedure?"

INARAs response is overshadowed by ...

KAYLEE
"I know gorram well where they can 'n can't be mounted, thank ya very much."

SIMON looks over to KAYLEE as she climbs to her feet. KAYLEE shoots a look of loathing at DAMON and continues out of the cargo bay to the engine room, steering clear of SIMON, INARA and ROWAN on the gurney.

KAYLEE
Mumbling to self
"Damn passenger...thinks to tell me how to manage Serenity...he kin just stew in his room 'til the Cap'n boots his skinny ass off..."

SIMONs thoughts shift paths over to reflect on KAYLEEs uncharacteristic show of temper. Was it SIMONs fault? What had really happened between he and Kaylee? It seemed that he finally did something right by being impulsive by kissing her. But something else had happened right after that wonderful moment the finally shared, but what was it? SIMON tries to pull up the memory fragment and replay it...

...Suddenly a sharp pain in and around his right upper sinus causes SIMON to stumble slightly and place his right palm over his right eye and brow.

SIMON
Trying to cover his pain and stumble... to INARA
"We will have to retract the gurney supports to get down her down the stairs"

INARA looks at SIMON with concern. She caught the brief hard flash of pain across his features. INARA thinks to herself This is something else to discuss when SIMON and I can talk., she nods mutely at his words and they both maneuver the ROWAN laden gurney down the stairs and into the INFIRMARY.

EOM

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

RAVENWHYTEWING

Friday, February 20, 2004 6:28 PM

Wash's move:

"K cap'n, we'll be gone pretty soon. We might have to pick up some fuel on the way back to Badger, though."

Slight's move:
Slight begins to hop down the stairs, heading towards the cargo. Turning around, he takes out a small sack of leather, and tosses it to the captain. "Five hundred plat for your troubles, Captain. I'll find my own way off Hera." Slight removes his glasses, and glances at Thorne. "And I think you and I should have that talk you were mentioning earlier. Seems we have a lot to discuss."

Everyone Dies. Someone's carrying a bullet for you, doesn't even know it. The trick is, to die of old age before he finds you.

RAVENWHYTEWING

Friday, February 20, 2004 6:32 PM

OOC, I think I need a recap, cuz I got lost. To many posts to catch up on!

Everyone Dies. Someone's carrying a bullet for you, doesn't even know it. The trick is, to die of old age before he finds you.

MANIACNUMBERONE

Friday, February 20, 2004 7:25 PM

Book's Move

LOCATION - BOOK'S ROOM

After seeing Thorne to his room, Book goes to his own room and cleans his hands and face in a washbasin. He turns on the lamp on his small desk and sits down to steal a few moments rejuvenating his soul by reading his Bible. Hearing someone in the hallway, and assuming it's Thorne, Book slides open the door panel. He sees no one, but leaves the panel open and goes back to his spot to read.

EM

GEEZER

Friday, February 20, 2004 7:36 PM

OOC: There's a recap posted in the OOC7 Thread.

Thorne's Move:

Location: Port Catwalk/cargo bay

[DAMON goes to sleep the instant his body hits the bunk. THORNE pushes the hatch closed and stands in thought a moment on the catwalk.]

THORNE:"Looks like that boy's had it rough for quite some time. Hope he can fit in here for a while. What'd that be like, I wonder?"

[Thorne is getting the 'need to talk' vibe from SLIGHT. It's amazing how much it feels like someone from his old unit. He heads down the cargo bay to find him.]

EOM

"Keep the Shiny side up"

RAVENWHYTEWING

Friday, February 20, 2004 7:49 PM

Wash's move

Wash reaches up and flips the three switches. he picks up the com, and smiles a bit. "Okay, folks, now leaving atmo, so close up all open windows."

Slights move:

Slight notices Thorne making his way down, and casually reaches into his pocket, taking out his archaic cigarettes. Slight decides to dispense with the niceties. "You mentioned a base of operations. What did you have in mind?"

EOM

OOC, see you all tomorrow

Everyone Dies. Someone's carrying a bullet for you, doesn't even know it. The trick is, to die of old age before he finds you.

SQUEE

Friday, February 20, 2004 8:00 PM

Damon's turn:
Location: spare shuttle

Damon sits down on the edge of the bed and quickly looks through his bag to make sure everything is there. He has about a year's worth of earnings with him and he wasn't about to loose it. Everything is there- except of coarse his gun that Zoe took, and the pair of pants that Simon cut up. The pants were easy enough to replace, but he didn't have the money to buy himself another gun. He'll have to see if he can get it back.
After pulling out his spare gun, he zips his bag and pushes it under the bunk. He slips his gun under his pillow as he lies down, and is asleep within seconds.

I'm not broken, in my dream I win...

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