Life Onboard Serenity: In A Vaguely Frontwardsy Type Direction
POSTED BY: bigwolf18
UPDATED: Thursday, October 23, 2008 00:24
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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
“Oh! And what are we betting?” she asked. “Since I ended up picking the game. You should get to pick the bet.”
"I get to pick the bet, huh?" mused Pain, as the wheels started to spin in his brain.
"I believe that's what I just said." replied Tommy, looking at him and then to her cards.
"Hmmm." said Pain, as he began to think up something.
Pain was in a pretty iffy situation right at the moment. Usually when he played an one-on-one card game with either Ertia or Fly, it was pretty simple to think up something for the winner to get or for the loser to do. However since both women that he had loved very dearly had left Serenity, betting on a card game with a woman he didn't know all too well, was something of a gamble.
He ran a calloused hand through his short brown hair, puffed up his cheeks, and blew out the air between them as he pondered on what to bet on.
Finally after what seemed like an eternity, he said, "All right here's what we're playin' for." He gave Tommy a smile, then proceeded to tell her, "Whoever loses has to make the winner a decent meal, nothin' five star mind you, just somethin' that's appetizin'. Whoever wins gets to have the loser do whatever they want. Sound fair to you?"
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Whoever loses has to make the winner a decent meal, nothin' five star mind you, just somethin' that's appetizin'. Whoever wins gets to have the loser do whatever they want. Sound fair to you?"
Tommy’s throat closed up so quickly that she dropped a couple of cards and began to cough uncontrollably. She set her cards down and motioned towards the sink before getting up to grab a drink. As she prepared one, she had her back to Pain.
“Are you nuts, Tommy? Whatever they want?” Ivy voice boomed through her head. Tommy was sure that near everyone heard it. “This has to stop here. Dinner is OK. Just agree to dinner.”
“I’ve got it handled, Ivy,” Tommy whispered.
“No you don’t! You yourself said he could be dangerous!”
“I’ve got it handled, Ivy,” Tommy whispered again, trying to get her other half under control. “I have to see where this goes. I won’t let him or anyone else ever hurt you again.”
“Better not,” Ivy warned as she faded back out of the picture.
That was different. Tommy thought as she downed her drink. Ivy had never questioned her like that before. Ivy had given her a command and it had been given forcefully. Tommy smiled at the development.
She set her drink down and turned to regard Pain. He seemed deep in thought, fiddling with his cards. She had him a bit off balance, but then again, he had her in the same position. Funny thing is that he didn’t quite seem as dangerous as he had been just a half hour ago. She knew she still had to be wary until she knew for sure. She glanced over to the side where 13 sat. He was grinning like the Cheshire Cat. Strange fellow. She walked back to her seat and sat down.
“You OK?” he asked her.
“Just fine,” she answered as she rearranged her cards. She looked straight into his eyes. “So the loser has to make dinner and do whatever the winner wants?”
Pain nodded.
“OK. I’m in.”
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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
“OK. I’m in.”
"Shiny." replied Pain, giving Tommy a smile. He looked at his cards, then to her, and asked, "Do you have any peaches?"
"Nope." replied Tommy, looking at her cards. "Go fish."
Pain selected a card from the pile between them, looked at it, and said disappointed, "Didn't get it."
"Do you have any apples?" asked Tommy.
Pain looked at his cards and sighed deeply as he placed two cards face up on the table and slid them on over to Tommy.
"Do you have any peaches?" she asked again.
Pain shook his head and replied, "Go fish."
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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"Do you have any dragons?" Pain asked. Tommy slid three cards over to him. He smiled. "How about a phoenix?"
"Go fish," Tommy answered. She looked at her cards carefully. "Do you have any Unicorns?"
Pain slid a card over to her. The pile between them was getting smaller as they garnered cards from each other.
"What if there is a tie?" Pain asked as he eyeballed each of their piles. "Do we need to play Go Fish again?"
"There's always Old Maid," Tommy casually answered.
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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"There's always Old Maid," Tommy casually answered.
"I suppose." replied Pain. He glanced at 13, then back at Tommy, grinned and said, "But what does 13 wearin' a dress and a cheap wig have to do with cards?"
"HEY!" yelled 13. "You promised never to speak of that!"
Pain eyed the ceiling as he thought it over, then shook his head and said to 13, "No. No I didn't."
"LIAR!" snapped 13.
"Cross-dressin', cheap wig wearin', date crasher!" Pain shot back.
"You take that back!" demanded 13.
Pain ignored him and turned his attention to Tommy, smiled at her and said, "I was on a date at a nice restaurant on Londinium with my ex about eight months back. Everythin' was goin' well until that doofus..." He shot 13 a look before returning his sights on Tommy and continuing, "Rolled in on a wheelchair and sat at our table, wearin' that hideous dress of his, that cheap wig, and enough makeup to paint a house." He grinned wider then leaned over and whispered, "I've got a capture of him in that getup if you want to see it."
13 gasped and said, "How DARE you show a woman who barely know THAT picture!
Pain turned to 13, an elbow on his chair, as he said, "Shut it, Clem." Turning back to Tommy, he smiled once again and asked, "Now where were we?"
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Tommy let out a giggle, which caught her by surprise. She just didn't giggle. Ivy giggled, but not her. This day was getting stranger by the minute. She cleared her throat, looked up at Pain.
"That's something I would have liked to have seen," she said.
"What? 13 in a dress?" Pain grinned. "Believe me, it wasn't pretty."
"No. You on a date," she corrected, a smile gracing her face. "Do you have any apples?"
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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"No. You on a date," she corrected, a smile gracing her face. "Do you have any apples?"
"You'd be surprised how well I can clean up and act civilized." Pain replied, giving Tommy a smile. Looking at his cards, he continued, "Go fish."
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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?
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"I do seem to recall you shooting me later that day, Pain," 13 put in from his seat, voice leaning to grumbliness. "Never mind your cleanliness and airs of civilized behavior."
"It was quite the scene, Tommy-gun. I was wanted by the entire Londinium police force, and I brought down a shuttle with a sword!" Face glowing with the memory and associated pride, 13 added, "And I didn't even break a nail."
Q: Fish or Hogarth?
A: Marillion.
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Originally posted by 13:
"I do seem to recall you shooting me later that day, Pain," 13 put in from his seat, voice leaning to grumbliness. "Never mind your cleanliness and airs of civilized behavior."
"Well that's what happens when you ruin a man's nice, expensive date with a pretty lady." replied Pain, looking at his cards.
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Originally posted by 13:
"It was quite the scene, Tommy-gun. I was wanted by the entire Londinium police force, and I brought down a shuttle with a sword!" Face glowing with the memory and associated pride, 13 added, "And I didn't even break a nail."
"Yeah. Don't know how you managed that." replied Pain, rolling his eyes as he waited to see if Tommy got her card or not.
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Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Yeah. Don't know how you managed that." replied Pain, rolling his eyes as he waited to see if Tommy got her card or not.
Tommy reached down and drew her card. She smiled and looked deviously at Pain.
"A match," she said as she laid the last two cards in her hand down on the table. "I guess that means I won. Now what should I claim as my prize..."
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