Life Onboard Serenity: In A Vaguely Frontwardsy Type Direction
POSTED BY: bigwolf18
UPDATED: Thursday, October 23, 2008 00:24
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"We're around" River said. "What did you need?"
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*wolf looked at the screen solemnly.*
“its not what I need” he said “its what YOU need, can I talk to the old man? I don’t want to repeat myself when he gets here.”
“sure” river called mal to the bridge over the com. “can I listen? I like storys.”
*he smiled to himself, “stories” he wished it were that simple, but then so probably did she.*
“so” he said briskly, “while we wait for the grump, why don’t you tell me how things have been at your end?”
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Shaman.
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"of course i've gone mad with power, ya ever tried going mad without power? its no fun, nobody listens to you!" The Simpsons Movie
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Kaylee and Ivy sat at the table, laughing hysterically. Ivy had finally allowed Kaylee to talk and she was telling the new passenger stories about her youth.
“I swear it is all true!” Kaylee laughed, wiping a tear from her eye. “So where did you grow up? What’s your family like?”
Ivy paused, eyes staring in the distance a bit, her face losing some of her smile. After a second, she blinked and her smile returned, bright as ever.
“So what are the other members of the crew like? I’ve only met a couple. You, John and River. How many crew is there? And what do they do?” Ivy overtook the conversation again, asking a myriad of questions about the crew. Kaylee looked at her strangely.
“You OK, Ivy?”
“Yeah. Why wouldn’t I be?”
“You didn’t answer my question.”
“You asked a question?” Ivy asked. “I must not have heard you. I‘m sorry.”
“I just asked where you grew up and about your family. Do you come from a big one?”
Ivy paused, eyes staring in the distance a bit again. After a second, she returned.
“Ivy?” Kaylee asked again as she reached out and touched Ivy’s arm. She was now concerned for her new friend.
“They’re gone. It’s just me and Tommy now,” she said quietly. Ivy gently pulled her arm away from Kaylee and stood up. “I’m not feeling well. I think I’m gonna go lay down.”
“You should go see Simon-” Kaylee started, but Ivy had already left the galley. “Ivy?”
Ivy heard Kaylee call after her, but was nearly running to escape the questions. She wiped a tear from her eye as she continued around the corner and collided into someone, knocking them both to the ground.
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Around the corner
Pain was just minding his business as he casually walked around, munching on a packet of frozen grapes when like a bolt of lightning, someone or some thing caught him off guard and knocked him off his feet just as he was about to eat a frozen grape. It all happened so fast. One minute he was about to savor a small, frozen delight and the next he was staring at the ceiling.
Dazed, Pain sat up, looked at the packet of frozen grapes laying a few feet from him, then looked at who or what hit him and blinked. As his vision cleared he saw Ivy on the floor next to him and said, "You all right? You don't have a concussion do you? What are you runnin' from so fast that you knocked me clean off my feet for?"
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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Ivy looked to one side of her and she saw a package of grapes strewn across the floor. Frozen ones at that. She didn’t remember having any grapes, but she didn’t remember lying down on the floor in the hallway either. She must have fallen somehow and gauging by the amount of pain she was in, she landed hard.
“Owwwww!” she said as she sat up, shaking the fuzziness out of her head and rubbing her right shoulder.
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Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"You all right? You don't have a concussion do you? What are you runnin' from so fast that you knocked me clean off my feet for?"
Startled, she looked up to find a rather large man seated on the floor a couple of feet in front of her. Ivy’s eyes widened in fear and she tensed up, but it was replaced quickly by something much calmer. Someone much more confident.
“A concussion? Not likely,” she confirmed. She looked at him intently. “I wasn’t running from anything. Just going downstairs. Do you make it a habit of knocking people to the floor?”
“Me?!” he exclaimed. “I was minding my own business and you came barreling around the corner!”
“Barreling?”
“You had to be near running if you had enough oompf to knock me off my feet,” he smiled at her, then lowered his voice to a whisper while leaning in towards her a bit. “And you might not believe it, but I’m not a small guy.”
“You think?”
They chuckled softly for a moment. She reached over and started picking up the grapes.
“Sorry about your snack,” she said as she handed the remnants back to him.
“I have more.”
“Your name is Pain,” she said. "How very appropriate."
He smiled again.
“You’re Ivy right?”
“Yes,” she answered, nodding. “But, as I said last night, you can call me Tommy.”
“That a nickname?”
“I suppose.”
“Strange name for a girl.”
“Makes me memorable,” she quipped. Pain stood up, now towering over her. She extended her hand toward him. “You gonna help a girl up?”
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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
“You gonna help a girl up?”
Pain took her hand in his, smiled and asked, "Are you goin' to knock me off my feet again, Tommy?"
"No." replied Ivy, as she looked into his eyes.
"Then yeah I'll help you up." he said, pulling Ivy up on her feet. Letting go of her hand, Pain dusted himself off and added, "Course if you had said yes to my question, I would've helped you up regardless."
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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"Liar," 13 put in, appearing seemingly out of nowhere. Shadowy, the guy was. Like a...like a shadow, or perhaps some kinda wraith...
"Big men aren't fans of being knocked down by relatively small girls," 13 informed with a knowing nod, tying down a struggling grin.
"Especially ones named 'Tommy'."
Q: Fish or Hogarth?
A: Marillion.
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“So I can knock you off your feet again sometime?” she asked coyly.
“Just make sure it’s somewhere softer,” Pain clarified.
“Deal.”
“This hallway floor here was a little harsh.”
“That it was,” she said smiling at him.
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Originally posted by 13:
"Liar," 13 put in, appearing seemingly out of nowhere. "Big men aren't fans of being knocked down by relatively small girls," 13 informed with a knowing nod, tying down a struggling grin.
"Especially ones named 'Tommy'."
Tommy looked at 13. He had been with Pain before. Once when they chased Ivy and again back at the weight bench. He was still an unknown and therefore, still a threat to Ivy. He didn’t look like much, but looks can be deceiving.
“Tommy’s just a nickname that some of my friends call me,” she told him.
“Can I call you Tommy?” 13 asked.
“No,” she stated firmly.
Pain smirked at 13, who looked like he was going to pout.
Tommy moved her shoulder a little and winced in pain. “Owwww…”
“Have you met all the crew yet?” Pain asked.
“No. Just a couple,” Tommy replied. “You, River, John and Kaylee.”
“Hey!” 13 retorted. “I’m standing right here!”
“I have someone else for you to meet. His name is Simon.”
Pain guided her downstairs towards the infirmary, leaving 13 in the hallway.
“When did I become invisible?” 13 wondered as he made his way towards the galley.
When Pain and Tommy arrived in the infirmary, Simon was attending to another passenger who was unconscious.
“Simon, this is one of our passengers. We sorta had a collision. Shoulder is bothering her,” he said as he caught sight of Aiko. “What’s wrong with her?”
“Not sure. Aiko is her name. She had some kind of… episode,” Simon said as he started to attend to the painful shoulder. She winced a couple of times as he poked and prodded. “It looks like a simple sprain. A little ice and a mild painkiller should help you out.”
Simon gave her an ice pack and then went to the cabinet to fetch some Kepraftin and was surprised to find the bottle completely empty.
“That’s funny…” he murmured. He was sure it was nearly full when he did his last inventory. He shrugged a bit and gave her something else.
“All done?” she asked.
“Yes. You’re free to go.”
She jumped off the table and exited the room with Pain following her. She turned back to him.
“Well, I guess spotting you on weights is out of the question for a while,” she told him. “I’m bored. What else do y’all do for fun?”
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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
“I’m bored. What else do y’all do for fun?”
"There's Hoop Ball." Pain replied with a smile. "But that requires two unbruised shoulders to play." He gave some thought of what the two of them could do that wouldn't be painful to her shoulder, then said, "We could play Tall Card. It ain't too physically taxin' and you might be able to beat the pants of me. Who knows, right?" He grinned wide at her and added, "So you up for a game? I've got the cards in my room and I'll let you pick what we're playin' for. Sound like fun?"
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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“Tall Card, huh?” she told him. “I’m sorry to say that I’ve never learned to play.”
“Really?” Pain asked.
“Really. I know a couple of other games we could play.”
“Can we bet on them?”
“I don’t seem why not.”
“You've got a deal.”
Tommy followed him upstairs, past the galley to the door of his bunk. He kicked it open and effortlessly climbed down to fetch the deck of cards. Tommy peered down into the hatch.
“You live down there?”
“Yep. It’s quite cozy.”
“I’ll take your word for it.”
He climbed back up the ladder and they went back to the galley. 13 was sitting in the common area, watching them. A slight smile played across his face. Tommy took the cards, shuffled them and dealt them out.
“Are you sure you don’t mind playing this?” Tommy asked him. She knew this would be a great way to get a sense of what Pain was about. She was quite interested on how he was going to react. Plus it would be fun to watch him squirm.
“It’s… ahem… it’s been a while,” Pain admitted nervously, shifting in his chair.
“Are you ready?” she asked. Pain nodded slowly as he shot a nervous glance back at 13. Tommy smiled slyly. “Do you have any plums?”
“No…” sighed Pain. “Go fish.”
Across the room, 13 burst into laughter.
“Oh! And what are we betting?” she asked. “Since I ended up picking the game. You should get to pick the bet.”
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