Life Onboard Serenity #44: Who We Were (NEW CHARACTERS WELCOME!!!)
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Infirmary
Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Pain?" she asked. "What am I doing here?"
Pain was elated that Ivy was fully awake, yet disappointed that she didn't know why she was in the infirmary. He chocked her forgetfulness to her meltdown playing merry hob with her memory. He remembered it happened once before when they were leaving the infirmary to her plant room to get Simon something. He wondered how many of these meltdowns she'd be having and if they'd get any worse than the one she just had. Pain certainly hoped they wouldn't, but he was unsure about that. He hoped Inara's friend would be able to shed some more light on what Ivy was going through. He certainly needed all the help he could get.
Pain wasn't sure if he should tell her the complete story or just give her the bare minimum. He certainly didn't want to lie to her. He kissed Ivy's forehead and stroked her hair, before looking into her eyes and saying, "You um.. had another meltdown, baobei. It happened in our room this time while I was away. The doc wound up havin' to sedate you and I had to carry you here when I got back."
He held her hand and gave it a squeeze. He certainly was worried about her and it probably showed.
Meanwhile
The captain sat on the bridge staring out into the Black as Serenity traveled closer to its destination. He was contemplating on the events that had happened today, both on and off the ship. His contemplating was interrupted when he heard footsteps echoing off the stairs that led up to the bridge.
Mal turned in his seat and saw Wolf standing in the doorway. The captain eyed the man's demeanor and then asked, "What can I do you for, Wolf? You got the look of man who's somethin' on his mind. Care to get that somethin' off your chest?"
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Grayson paced back and forth by his Cortex Terminal. Pain had yet to answer his wave.
What happened?
He was almost excited to hear what Pain had to say. It was the first breakthrough they had regarding what happened while Ivy was enslaved. Another part of him was dreading to hear what kind of horrific event had transpired.
It has to help, right?
He sat down at the pilot's seat and was tempted to set an intercept course for Serenity, but Pain had said that he didn't need to be there. Plus Captain Reynolds was a little twitchy whenever he was around.
Why hasn't he waved back? You can't drop a bomb like that and then not wave back.
Unable to wait, Grayson waved Pain again.
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Jacey heard the chime indicating an incoming wave. She answered it and was delighted to see the face of Inara Serra greeting her.
"Inara!" she exclaimed. "I haven't seen you in so long!"
"Too long," Inara agreed.
Jacey took a look at Inara. She looked somber. Inara's eyes were an open book to her soul.
"This isn't a social call, is it?"
Inara shook her head.
"No."
Jacey got a sick feeling in the pit of her stomach.
"You?" she asked, bracing for an answer. She hoped to God that Inara hadn't been... hurt.
"Thankfully, no," Inara said. "I have a friend though. She's been through serious trauma. I was wondering if you had time for a visit..."
Inara spent the next few minutes piecing together whatever bits of information she had learned about Ivy. Jacey listened intently, then nodded emphatically.
"I'll be there," she informed Inara. "I'll just need to pack."
"Thank you, Jacey," Inara said. "I'll see you soon."
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Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Infirmary
"You um.. had another meltdown, baobei. It happened in our room this time while I was away. The doc wound up havin' to sedate you and I had to carry you here when I got back."
"I don't remember," Ivy said as she tried to think back to what may have happened. A sound of a gunshot rang out in her head. She shook her head like she was trying to clear the cobwebs. "Was it bad?"
By the way Pain was looking at her, she knew it had to be. She got a pained look on her face.
"What did I do?" she asked. She set her jaw and looked intently at Pain. "I want to know what I did. Exactly what I did. Tell me."
She pushed herself up to a sitting position.
"And let's get out of here. I hate these kinds of places."
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Infirmary
Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"What did I do?" she asked. She set her jaw and looked intently at Pain. "I want to know what I did. Exactly what I did. Tell me."
She pushed herself up to a sitting position.
"And let's get out of here. I hate these kinds of places."
"Alright, baobei. I'll tell you everythin' once we're out." replied Pain as he came to Ivy's side to help her off the exam chair. "I don't think the doc will like you not bein' here when he returns, but if'n you need to get out, then I'll get you out. How about the cargo bay? Is the cargo bay good for you? I can tell you what happened in there."
Pain figured he might as well tell her what exactly happened. Tell her about the clothes of his that she stuffed in their bunk's vent and set on fire, what she did to Jayne, and what she was about to do with him. She did ask him and she'd probably get mad if he lied. He wasn't feeling too comfortable about telling her, but she wanted to know and she had the right to ask. Pain also made a mental note to contact Grayson again and apologize for not getting back sooner.
"The cargo bay is fine. As long as it's not the infirmary it'll be fine." replied Ivy as she let Pain help her to her feet.
She pulled herself close to him and wrapped her arms around his stomach, resting her head on his chest. His heartbeat was soothing and she welcomed the warmth from his body, as well as his arm around her waist. As they made their way out of the infirmary they stopped as they saw John laying face down on the floor of the common area just outside of the infirmary.
"Oh God! Is he okay?" asked Ivy as she saw John on the ground, clinging tighter to Pain now than she was before.
"I don't know." replied Pain as he looked at the fallen man named John. "But I'll check it out. Just stay calm and don't you worry none, baobei."
Pain lead Ivy to the couch outside and sat her down as he knelt next to John and checked to see what happened. He was breathing which was good. Pain turned John over and looked at his complexion. His complexion was slightly clammy, but otherwise good. Pain didn't know how long John had been laying there on the floor, but he sure as Hades didn't hear the man fall.
"John? You alright?" Pain asked, snapping his fingers in front of the man's face. When that didn't get the man's attention, Pain slapped John a few times and asked again, "John? Johnny Boy? You there? The floor ain't such a good place to be takin' a nap unless you like havin' your face look like a waffle."
Meanwhile
Mal talked to Wolf on the bridge while Pain waited for a response from John. A confused and worried Ivy sat nearby on the couch, wondering what she did to end up in the infirmary and if John was okay. Somewhere in the 'Verse a lawman was waiting anxiously for Pain to contact him.
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Almost if on cue, Simon emerged from the passenger dorms as Inara arrived from the catwalk.
"What happened?" Simon asked as he knelt down next to John.
"John!" Inara exclaimed as she gracefully flew down the stairs and to his other side.
"We found him like that," Pain told them. "Been in the infirmary the whole time, but didn't see nor hear him fall. We just found him that way."
Simon glanced up and saw Ivy sitting there.
"She shouldn't be up," he merely stated as he went back to working on John. he looked up at Pain. "Help me get him inside."
Once they did, they ran an entire diagnostic scan on him, but didn't find anything wrong. Simon was perplexed.
"Guess we'll just have to monitor him and wait," he told them all.
"That's what he gets for interfering," Tommy whispered under her breath. She had slid forward, ready to defend Ivy at any time. Ivy slid back in charge. "Pain? Can you take me back to our bunk? We have a lot to talk about."
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Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"That's what he gets for interfering," Tommy whispered under her breath. She had slid forward, ready to defend Ivy at any time. Ivy slid back in charge. "Pain? Can you take me back to our bunk? We have a lot to talk about."
"I suppose we do, baobei." replied Pain as he stood by her side. "I'll carry you there like the knight in shinin' armor I am. Well less the armor."
Pain then picked Ivy up and carried her up the stairs near the infirmary in his muscular arms. As they traversed the stairs, Ivy held her head close to Pain's chest, listening to his heart thump in his chest. It was a most soothing sound to her ears. Once they reached the galley, they saw the eyes of those that were in there gaze upon them. Pain made sure that the shirt of his that Ivy was wearing covered up what needed to be covered, but that didn't stop Jayne from boring his sights on Ivy. It wasn't a lust and jealousy filled gaze that Jayne fired at Ivy like usual, but one of anger and hate. Pain caught the man's look and reprimanded him with a look of his own.
Once they made it through the galley and stood at the hatch to their bunk, Pain repositioned Ivy so that she clung tightly to his back with her head resting on his shoulder. Once Pain kicked open the hatch, the couple descended into their private sanctuary. The hatch closed shortly after their heads disappeared into their private sanctuary. When Pain's feet hit the floor, he knelt down and let Ivy off. He held her hand as they made their way to their bed and sat down next to her on it. He wrapped an arm around her and pulled Ivy close to him, giving her head a kiss before looking into her eyes.
"Where should we start and who wants to go first?" he asked her. "I believe there's the matter of someone owin' me some new clothes, but we can get to that later. There's more important things to discuss than clothin' I wager."
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Ivy was well aware of the looks she got from some of the crew who were in the galley. Most of all, she saw the look that Jayne gave her. Her heart started pounding.
What did I do?
She let Pain carry her down to their bunk as her mind searched for a thread of memory of what had happened. But she got nothing. It was all tucked away.
Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Where should we start and who wants to go first?" he asked her. "I believe there's the matter of someone owin' me some new clothes, but we can get to that later. There's more important things to discuss than clothin' I wager."
She looked at him blankly.
"New clothes?" she echoed.
She caught on to what Pain was doing. He was holding her, trying to make her feel good. Something bad happened. She wrenched herself free from him and stood up, turning to look at him. Her arms tightened around her middle, tears welled in her eyes and she trembled a bit.
"What did I do, Pain?" she asked. "Don't hold back. Tell me what I did. I don't remember what happened. None of it and by the way you're acting, what I did was bad."
She looked at him desperately.
"Just tell me, Pain. If you love me, you'll just tell me."
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Pain and Ivy's Bunk
Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
She looked at him desperately.
"Just tell me, Pain. If you love me, you'll just tell me."
"I do love you, baobei. Very much so and I will tell you." replied Pain as he looked up at Ivy from his seat at the edge of the bed. "So here it is."
He stood up and cleared his throat as he began to recount what Ivy did that she didn't remember doing. He then looked into her green, tear filled eyes and said, "I wasn't here when it happened, but from what I was told you started a fire in the vent usin' some of my clothes. Kaylee and Jayne entered once they heard the alarm go off and once Kaylee left the bunk, you attacked Jayne, took his gun, and managed to cuff his hands behind his back at gunpoint. Then you hollered for someone named Serena before threatenin' Jayne who you thought wasn't Jayne, but someone who was holdin' you prisoner."
Pain sighed, took a breath, and continued, "Then for some reason you then thought he was me and proceeded to try and sex him up while he was still cuffed. By that time you were naked and straddlin' his lap. Not wantin' to get shot, Jayne played along up until me, Mal, and the others returned. Kaylee told me what happened and when I found you in Jayne's lap, I didn't know what was goin' on. When I tried to get you off of him, you reverted back and thought I was of the same ilk tryin' to keep you from escapin'. You held me at gunpoint as well up to the point where the doc was able to tranq you from behind. From there you went to the infirmary and while you were there, I got into a fight with Jayne, Mal told me what happened to you after the fight, Inara offered to contact a friend of hers' for help, and I waved Grayson, who I really need to get back to."
Pain stood closer to Ivy now as he looked down into her eyes and said, "That's pretty much what happened. Tommy wasn't very helpful in tellin' me what went on. The only thing I know is that if I had stayed with you instead of goin' with the others', this whole incident probably wouldn't have happened."
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Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Then you hollered for someone named Serena before threatenin' Jayne who you thought wasn't Jayne, but someone who was holdin' you prisoner."
Serena... What did that seem so familiar?
A sound of a gun shot rang out loud inside her head. She flinched.
Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Then for some reason you then thought he was me and proceeded to try and sex him up while he was still cuffed. By that time you were naked and straddlin' his lap..."
She knew Pain had continued to talk but she couldn't get past that revelation. Her hand flew up to her mouth and she gasped. She shrunk back away from Pain and his touch.
"I didn't... I don't remem... I would never..." she tried to verbalize. "You have to believe me, Pain. Not ever and definitely not with Jayne."
Then her eyes got wider.
"I didn't have sex with him did I?" she asked, her heart pounding so hard she thought it would fly out of her chest. "Please tell me I didn't have sex with him."
Quote:
Originally posted by DrPain:"I got into a fight with Jayne, Mal told me what happened to you after the fight, Inara offered to contact a friend of hers' for help, and I waved Grayson, who I really need to get back to."
"What do you mean 'Mal told me what happened to me? And what does this have to do with some friend of Inara's?"
Her eyes searched his, darting back and forth, obviously panicked.
"What happened to me?" she yelled, almost losing control. "Tell me!"
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