Life Onboard Serenity: #42 - Of Jobs, Vaults and Things Gone Wrong

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ENGLISHIVY

Monday, February 9, 2009 4:45 AM

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:53 PM

Ivy was still running her fingers through her hair when she and Pain sat down at the table. Jayne had gotten over the initial annoyance of catching Pain and Ivy in the pantry mid-making out. Now he just looked over at the both of them with a smirk. Ivy blushed and looked down at her hands.

"Don't let him bully you," Pain whispered into her ear. "He's just jealous."

A small smile crepted across her face.

People were starting to trickle in. John and a new woman came in. Ivy shot John a combination hurt and angry look before averting her gaze away from him. She gripped Pain's hand, gaining a calming sense from the action.

But that calm was quickly upset when 13 came into the room and sat down next to Ivy. He gave both her and Pain flashy smile. He drew in close enough to whisper in her ear.

"How are you two today?" he asked her. "Oh, wait... I don't want to leave Pain out. How are the three of you?"

Ivy stiffened visibly at his comment.

"Do you have a sister?" Jayne asked looking over at Ivy. "I'd like to meet her, if'n you did."

"If only you knew, Jayne," 13 spoke up. "You should ask Ivy about her twin some day. It's a very interesting story. Isn't it Pain?"

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:09 AM

"Lay off botboy she's been through a lot lately." John was suprised at his own forwardness. He still had nagging doubts about this girl, but he honestly hoped he was wrong. It was easier for him and the ship that way. He really hoped he could mend burnt bridges. "Everyone this is an old friend of mine Evelyn. Feel free to be suspicious and not trust her, I deserve it."

johnttf

DRPAIN

Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:51 AM

At the table in the Galley

Quote:
Originally posted by johnthetheatrefreak:
"Lay off botboy she's been through a lot lately." John was suprised at his own forwardness. He still had nagging doubts about this girl, but he honestly hoped he was wrong. It was easier for him and the ship that way. He really hoped he could mend burnt bridges. "Everyone this is an old friend of mine Evelyn. Feel free to be suspicious and not trust her, I deserve it."

"So." Jayne asked Ivy, giving her a grin and leering at her. "Can I meet this twin sister of yours? I'd be awful obliged to see her."

"Not a chance, Jayne." Pain interjected. Giving the other mercenary a smile, he added wistfully, "Besides she's way out of your league." Turning his attention to John and Evelyn, Pain asked both of them, "So where do you two know each other from?"

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by johnthetheatrefreak:
"Lay off botboy she's been through a lot lately."

I wonder exactly who might have been the cause of that? she thought. Could it be that one of the few friends I thought I had made pretty much stabbed me in the back?

She looked from John to 13. Here is someone who held a definite hatred for her. He was outside in the cargo bay when Grayson was out there. He could have easily ratted her out. Why didn't he?

She then looked over at Zoe, who was basically staring her down. Zoe knew the truth now. She knew about Tommy and Grayson. That made her uncomfortable. One wrong move and Zoe would tell the Captain and she'd be off the ship.

And when the Captain came in, she would have four sets of eyes that now distrusted her.

Why am I putting myself through this?

That's when she felt a reassuring sqeeze of a hand on hers. She looked over and saw Pain smiling at her. He was the reason she was willing to endure this all. She was going to show them that she could be trusted. She just had to find a place here.

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Originally posted by DrPain:
"So where do you two know each other from?"

Good. Maybe someone else could sit in the hot seat for a while.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Friday, February 13, 2009 3:10 AM

John didn't hesitate at all to respond. "We met on Athens when we were both hired part time to help transport some marble." It worked, he had been to Athens so if anyone bothered to look the records were there. "We kept in touch waving each other the years, haven't been in contact for a while but that's how things go. People get caught up in this problem or that." He glared pointedly at Ivy. Here he was trying to fix things and she could only focus on being betrayed, At least he hadn't almost gotten her shot.

johnttf

YESMYNAMEISKALI

Friday, February 13, 2009 4:29 AM

Evelyn had followed John into the galley. As he'd said, it would be a good idea for her to help with the job, prove herself to them somewhat if she could. It would be that much easier to do her job then - both of them actually.

John introduced her, which was fine, she supposed, and the others started asking questions. That was only to be expected; though, she was relatively surprised by how quickly John came up with a story for them. She'd been to Athens once or twice, and she could easily have the higher-ups draw her up some papers if she needed them. She decided to go with it. There wasn't much she could do about it anyway.

"Yeah, I needed a place to go, and John was nice enough to offer me a spot here, cleared it with the captain and everything."

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"See, I've secretly been kind of a fan of me for some time now. I've seen everything I've ever done. I'd love to meet me, but I'd probably just stare and not be able to say anything witty or anything." -- Joss Whedon

ISAHIAH

Saturday, February 14, 2009 5:11 AM

OOC: I'm sorry to announce you that I'm leaving Life Onboard Serenity because I can't find the time or will to contribute... various personal reasons... RL being what it is... you've heard that song before. I'm sorry. Ivy will be picking up the part until this chapter of your adventures is done.

Peace, love, and Rock & Roll

-Isahiah

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Mal finally entered the Galley. You could plainly see that Mal was on edge and angry.

“Where’s Isahiah?” he asked in a rather annoyed voice.

“Right here,” Isahiah answered as he came in, followed by Cate, who slid into an empty seat. Somewhere Isahiah had found a clean, dry, maroon shirt. He looked around. “Is everyone here?”

“Yes. Crew is all here,” Mal answered as he took inventory of his crew. While doing so, he noticed a bevy of emotion hanging over the group like a storm ready to rain down on them. Pain and Ivy were practically staring down John and 13; otherwise they were cozy. Was her hair a little mussed? Jayne was obviously think of something other than the upcoming job. 13, Zoe and John were looking a bit uneasy at Ivy. There was a bit of tension between John and his “friend,” Evelyn. All the others looked like there were no issues pending. At least that was good. He set his jaw. “Is there something I need to know about?”

He looked between John, Zoe, Pain, Ivy, 13 and Evelyn. No one was answering.

“Zoe? Did something happen while I was gone?”

“Just a misunderstanding,” River piped up. “Family and friends mix and blur, but all is well in the garden.”

Great, now I have to worry about River going fong luh, Mal thought as everyone turned and looked at River.

“You feeling alright, River?” Simon asked concerned.

River shot him a ‘why?-didn’t-you-understand-that?’ look. Mal closed his eyes and exhaled before moving on.

“Isahiah, explain the job,” he ground out as he stepped back to lean against the wall.

“Of course,” Isahiah smiled as he stood up. “We are going to an old, abandoned supply depot to liberate it from the goods that are still stored there.”

“All this for a depot?” Jayne asked. “Don’t see the percentage in some itty bitty depot.”

“This was more that a depot. It operated during the war,” Isahiah corrected him. “It was, shall we say, well concealed. It’s location known only to a few trusted individuals.”

“And you being one of them?” John asked.

Isahiah merely smirked at him then continued.

“The main locations of value are held in two vaults underground. We will put together three teams. Two will go to the vaults and be ready to empty them. One team will go to the command center. That team will be responsible for disarming any security systems that may still be in use and unlocking the vaults.”

“What kind of stuff will be located there?” Pain asked, as Ivy moved a little closer to him for support.

“Could be many things,” Isahiah explained. “Anything from foodstuffs, medicine, ordnance or weapons.”

“So it’s a crap shoot,” 13 said under his breath.

“There should be equipment located all throughout the complex to help haul the stuff back up to the ship, so don’t think you’ll be hauling things up by hand,” Mal said as he stepped away from the wall.

He had thought long and hard about who should be on each team. There were so many variables, trust being one of them. In order to keep an eye on things, he decided to make sure that anyone he didn’t know went on the job with someone he trusted. He didn’t want to leave the ship vulnerable to any kind of sabotage. If things went south for some reason, he wanted to make sure that escape was a viable option.

“River, Kaylee, Doc and Inara will stay on board. River, you make sure things are ready to fly, but I need you at the cargo bay doors to push back anything that might come your way. If things look even a bit out of place, you comm us and we’ll get off this rock as fast as possible. Kaylee, stay in the engine room, make sure the

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Saturday, February 14, 2009 5:32 AM

John smirked a little too when he found out about Ivy, Pain, and 13. He was happy to work with Jayne and Evelyn though. Jayne was easy to work with if you knew him, which John did, and he needed to seem like he was friends with Evelyn. He was also happy to go to the vault. He'd be able to hotwire any machinery neccesary to carry the cargo, and the command center seemed too easy. He was ready for a challenge.

"Did you bring your own guns, or do you want some of mine," John said to Evelyn. He didn't share his guns easily, but for some reason he didn't feel this girl was after him. She was after something, of that he was sure, but he felt it wouldn't compromise the ship.

johnttf

ENGLISHIVY

Saturday, February 14, 2009 5:39 AM

OOC: Not just me... It's a collaborative effort with Pain.

-Ivy

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