RP: "Adventures in Gunrunning" - Act 13
POSTED BY: Channain
UPDATED: Monday, April 5, 2004 14:04
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Damon's turn:
LOCATION - CARGO BAY
Damon thoughts return to the woman in front of him when she breaks the silence.
Quote:
Originally posted by Channain:
ROWAN: "It's been about fifteen years for me. I haven't seen my parents in about ten, and my brother and sister left well before that. I've seen my sister, but not my brother - haven't had so much as a clue on where he is." (she gives him another speculative look) "I'd be willing to bet real platinum that you're an only child."
Damon nods slowly. "Yeah, I would too, but I'm not about to wave either of them to ask."
He turns toward the boxes and crates stacked along the wall, looking for one marked 'straps'.
"By the way," he says, hoping to change the subject, "Like your lenses, they suit you."
I'm not broken, in my dream I win...
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LOCATION – GALLEY
MERZ reaches the galley without running into anyone else. At the moment it seems pretty much deserted, although heat traces indicate several persons have recently been in the room. KAYLEE is still here, munching on something, with a rather tense and worried look on her face.
There is fresh coffee made. And a basket of still-warm bread of some type. MERZ goes to help herself, nodding to KAYLEE on the way by. She rummages in the cabinet for a mug and pours out some of the coffee. Tasting it, she finds it more than acceptable and, hot as it is, drains the mug. Pouring a second dose, she sits a the table, grabs a muffin from the basket, covers the rest back up, and begins to quietly devote herself to her snack. There is enough coffee for a couple more cups, she decided. If I have any more, I will start another pot. I know how to do that, at least.
She contemplates. i still need to see Captain Reynolds. but i still have questions, that i don’t think he is going to want to deal with. Zoe said that Shepherd Book is one that could be talked to. i don’t know if that would be his area of expertise, but before i talk much to the Captain or anyone else, i think i will sit here and wait for him.
interesting to be able to just sit and have nothing much to do. well, i will give it a few minutes, and then go looking for him. can’t waste the whole day
EOM
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Book's Move
Location: Book's Room
Book sits on the edge of his bunk. The now lifeless communicator pad sitting in his stiff hand. I can't believe what I 've done. I've been so foolish. I should tell the captain... at least... but he'll never trust me again. I am a fool. Such a fool.
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Rowan's Move:
LOCATION - CARGO BAY
Quote:Rowan has to chuckle in amazement, finding the notion that Damon is thinking the green is fake almost hilarious. Definitely a switch from the comments upstairs. Then again, how could he have known either way - it isn't as if she'd been wearing a sign, now is it? So some are more observant than others, that's all. Curious that the ones who seemed to know the brown was a disguise the entire time are two that have military action and a powerfully strange preacher - and interesting that four very different people could actually appreciate the same Almighty-awful shade of green.
DAMON: "By the way," he says, hoping to change the subject, "Like your lenses, they suit you."
ROWAN (self-consciously): "Actually, the brown before - that was from contact lenses. This - the green - is... well, I was born with it. The fight with Niska wrecked one of my lenses, so I'm kind of stuck with this now. At least until we get to New Hokkaido and I can find someone who can render new ones for me."
She takes a deep breath, just about as comfortable with this subject as Damon had obviously been when talking about himself or his family. She decides to save her observations of him for another time and offers a smile.
ROWAN (brightly): "So! What're you up to on this fine, extremely awkward morning?"
EOM
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Damon's turn:
LOCATION - CARGO BAY
Quote:
Originally posted by Channain:
ROWAN (brightly): "So! What're you up to on this fine, extremely awkward morning?"
"Looking for a box of straps," he replies, still scanning the cargo bay. "Captain wants me to install some on the two bridge chairs."
He walks over to a group of boxes and pulls out several. Most of them are unlabled and he sets those aside.
"With my luck the one I'm looking for will be at the bottom," he says more to himself.
He starts to lift a heavy box but stops when he feels his stitches pulling. He leans against the box, giving his wounds a rest, and notices Rowan smiling at him.
"What?"
OOC: Channain, I could just see Rowan finding Damon's predicament amusing. If you want me to change it I can
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OOC: Squee: She would SO find it amusing. In a big sister, "SEEEEE? I told you so!" Kind of way. Luckily for Damon, Rowan's too cool to point and laugh.
Rowan's Move:
LOCATION - CARGO BAY
Quote:ROWAN: "Oh... nothing. Nothing at all. Just remember what I said about the patches, and in case you need, you know, anything, I'll be visiting the Companion for a bit, then I'll probably be back this way, or maybe up in the galley. Might see if I can con Jayne into a rack or two. But carry on with what you're doing there. Wouldn't want to interrupt the insanity."
DAMON starts to lift a heavy box but stops when he feels his stitches pulling. He leans against the box, giving his wounds a rest, and notices Rowan smiling at him. "What?"
Turning, she heads for the staircase and in a few long strides is climbing upward on her way to Shuttle One. Pausing on the catwalks, she manages to sneak a peak at Damon, watching him take one of the patches out and work it out of its wrapping.
ROWAN (to herself): Well, the boy's not too hard headed to learn.
Finding the Shuttle accessway open, she pauses at the hatch first and politely knocks.
LOCATION - CATWALKS
EOM
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MERZ move
START LOCATION - GALLEY
Ten minutes.
Ten minutes is all she can take, just sitting – doing nothing but sucking down (some of the best) coffee (she has ever had.) MERZ tried to relax, but it just will not come. A little too much weighing on her mind and no practice at it makes it simply that much too difficult at this time. so let’s just go find mr shepherd and see what he can tell me
he is not in the galley. he probably has a room and if as I believe he is not crew, then his is in the passenger side. will start there.
MERZ nods again at KAYLEE as she leaves in the direction of the passenger quarters, listening carefully. (She seems noticeably quiet today.) There is still a lingering heat signature down this way, leading to one room. MERZ pauses outside the door. She really cannot hear anything inside, but takes a chance anyway and taps on the door and announces herself, rather tentatively.
“SHEPHERD BOOK, are you there? It is Mercedes Troy. May I speak to you for a minute? I have . . . questions.”
END LOCATION – POSSIBLEY OUTSIDE BOOK’S DORM
EOM
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*Filler post. Real will come later. I'm trying. I swear.* (I have much, much work)
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After the dance, River decides to leave the room. She wants to feel the ship, hear the heart and soul. The Soul of Serenity-a strong driving force to which these people connect. They just aren't aware. She wanders to the engine room. The beating heart.
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Story: Yes, my skit team got to state, so I have tons of work now. (I swear it's a computational error that we got first.) That's it.
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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2 plus 2 make 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
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Damon's turn:
LOCATION - CARGO BAY
Quote:
Originally posted by Channain:
ROWAN: "Oh... nothing. Nothing at all. Just remember what I said about the patches, and in case you need, you know, anything, I'll be visiting the Companion for a bit, then I'll probably be back this way, or maybe up in the galley. Might see if I can con Jayne into a rack or two. But carry on with what you're doing there. Wouldn't want to interrupt the insanity."
Damon watches Rowan climb the stairs up to the catwalk with a less than pleased look on his face. Insanity? Is working with a bullet wound in your gut insanity? It was a reality he had lived with for over eight years. Back then it had been a matter of survival, but now it was what? A habbit? Did that make him insane, even slightly?
"Jien tah duh guay..."
He reaches into his pocket and pulls out one of the patches. They may have screwed up most of his life but he refuses to believe that he can't put at least some of it back together, and if wearing a Rapi-whatever patch helps, then he'll wear 'em 'till the box is empty.
He pulls the patch free from its wrapper. Looks like a big band-aid. He pulls up his shirt and inspects his wound.
Should probably clean it first. In fact, I could use a cleaning myself. So could my clothes. Haven't shaved in a while either.
Putting the patch back on the wrapper and leaving the boxes where they are, he climbs the catwalk and makes for his shuttle.
Jien tah duh guay = like hell
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Book's Move
LOCATION - BOOK'S ROOM - INTERIOR
The communicator tucked safely back in its' container, Book is standing motionless in front of his cracked mirror when a rapping sound comes from his door panel. Immediately he thinks it might be the captain, then he discards the idea as he realizes that the knock was too soft. Thinking it must be River, he takes the memory stick from his pocket, then he hears...
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“SHEPHERD BOOK, are you there? It is Mercedes Troy. May I speak to you for a minute? I have . . . questions.”
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He goes to the door panel and slides it open to find Mercedes Troy, standing at a meek attention directly next to the opening, with a look of half-hearted determination on her face. Book gestures her within his room. "Come in Mercedes Troy." He slides the memory stick back into his pocket and turns the light fixture next to the door a click to the right to enhance the room's luminosity.
EM
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