Life Onboard Serenity: In A Vaguely Frontwardsy Type Direction

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BIGWOLF18

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 1:25 PM

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 2:45 PM

AIKO

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 6:34 PM

Taichi scuttles around for a bit, when he hears voices. He follows them, then hides securely. Satisfied that no-one was going to find him, he settles down to wait and record, as he had been trained to do.

(quote entire conversation between Ivy/Tommy, John, and River here.)

*after River departs, Taichi doesn't hear anything else, so he runs back to Aiko. He scratches on the door, and Aiko lets him in quickly. De-attaching the recording device, she gives Taichi some more of the pellets, praising him, then lets him back into her internal pocket. She then pulls an earplug-looking thingy out from yet another pocket, attaches it to the recorder machine, and listens to the convo- with no sound escaping the ear bud, ensuing that no-one knows she's spying. It is also hidden by her hair, completely, just in case someone burst in.*

OOC- in this paragraph, Aiko is actually thinking to herself, not really talking. This is also the case for all the monologues. I'm sorry I didn't make this clear before.

Interesting... So she has split personalities? It could be difficult to negociate with her... mustn't let her know I know, though. Should be easy enough, though. Tommy probably wouldn't come out if I'm talking, not like I'd be threatening her... though now I know to make sure not to threaten her at all, Tommy seems formidable... They're psychic?!

*Aiko feels a strong flash of fear, wondering if they could feel her, read her, even now, locked in her compartment. She tries to control her emotions, and think of only inane things, but can't really succeed, her fear is too strong, fear of being invaded, her private thoughts all out there for them to know, be able to blackmail her with everything, destroy her life if they felt like it. She finally manages to focus on little inane thoughts, though she can't rid herself of her fear*

I should probably pop by over Ivy's bunk, see if she has any strawberries... I love strawberries, and oranges, I wonder if she has any oranges, though probably not they grow on trees and she isn't likely to bring a tree aboard a ship, and even if she did bring a sapling it wouldn't be bearing fruit... ah well... I'm going insane with boredom here, I could go to the commons area, I could most probably get away with it without making people nervous, most people get on a ship and want to socialize, it's no big deal. All right, lets see who I meet there; maybe I can get myself calmed down.

*gets up and walks into the commons area, and runs into John. She freezes, trying to think of something to excuse herself with, while fighting the urge to bolt right then.*

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:45 PM

As the woman hit John he felt it. She was nervous, and that normally only meant one thing.

"What do younot want me to know?" he was sick of this, the secrets. Secrets had gotten Wash and Book killed. Secrets had destroyed his childhood. He hated secrets.

johnttf

BIGWOLF18

Thursday, August 14, 2008 1:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
OOC: Here is the updated list with links that work. I also found a couple that were missed in the original list.

OoC: thank you kindly.

*as Wolf was escorted away from the docking bay of the alliance battleship, headed who knows where, he stole a glance back toward the clear plastic tube connecting his little ship to the behemouth that he now was aboard. in the breif time his eyes had to sweep the scene, he saw many engineers, some officials, and one pair of eyes that chilled him to the core, they locked on to his and a sinister knowing smile twiched across the face of their owner.*
Wolf: um, sir...may i retreive something from my ship? its very important.
Guard 1: no talking.
Wolf: but my friend if you don't allow me to go back, im afraid one of your friends in the orange boiler suits will stumble apon it and perhaps people will die.
Guard 1: is that a threat you cockney worm?
Wolf: cockney...COCKNEY, *voice gets more upper class with every word* im terribly sorry but im afraid your ignorance is showing my good man, be a dear and tuck it back in before someone notices.
Guard 1: NO TALKING!
*as Wolf was dragged away, still trying to negotiate with his captors. the unseen watcher smiled to himself, he had missed Wolf when the whole Miranda incedent happend, his attentions were then concentrated on someone else, but not this time, this time would be the end of Wolf Quickthews...and maybe while he was at it, maybe he would kill that blasted Reynolds man as well, remove that little obsticle from the path of the alliance.
Mystery Person: these browncoats must not be tolerated if we are to survive.

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Shaman.
98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature.
"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

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, August 15, 2008 2:55 PM

Ivy put her gun away and grabbed her blanket. Then she made her way towards the common area couch. As she walked by, she caught John and one of the other passengers. John was very tense. She passed by the common area, looking for an alternate place to sleep. She saw a weight bench on the other side of the cargo bay, but Tommy had told her to try to follow the rules. Instead, she made the trek to the infirmary and laid down on the bed against the wall and quickly fell asleep.

Meanwhile, on the bridge...

River sat in the pilot's chair, looking out into the black. She wiped back some tears as she thought about Ivy's background. So much pain, anguish and guilt. It was horrific, but Ivy was a stronger woman than she herself thinks. She just hid behind her alternate personality to dull the pain.

Mal was coming, so River wiped away her tears quickly.

"Flying true, lil' Albatross?"

"She is."

Mal looked down at her and saw that her eyes were puffy. It didn't take a psychic to know that she had been crying.

"Something bad going to happen?"

"Already did," whispered River.

DOCRAGNAROCK

Saturday, August 16, 2008 4:52 AM

He rushed across the building, they had demanded that he give an update every hour, or if something happened. And something had happened.
"There is only one reason that Albatrax could be this late getting the file to us. He must have been compromised."
"There are a thousand reasons that the files could be late. He could be sick, or delayed, or been sent on a mission, or even had more difficulty than expected getting the files."
This was the argument that reached his ears as he entered the board room.
"Albatrax has probably been compromised,and is probably dead."
"Unless the files arrive inthe next 2 hours, we will have no choice but to assume that Albatrax has been compromiced, and act acordingly."
"About that sir." He spoke for the first time since cominginto the room. "I came to tell you that Albatrx is alive and uncompromiced, we have just receved the files sir. Here they are."
He handed the files to the general.

It is the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting

AIKO

Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:06 PM

*Aiko's eyes go wide with fear. He'd felt her, the shield wasn't working, any minute now he'd break entirely into her mind! She gets absolutely filled with fear, with the flight instinct, she turns to run, run away. She slips on the slick floor and collapses, hitting her head and effectively knocking herself out.*

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Sunday, August 17, 2008 2:25 AM

John didn't trust the girl but he had to do something. He scooped her up and carried her to the infirmary. He had hoped to find Simon there, but found only ivy. "You need to get out of here right away." He walked to the door and pushed the comm link. "Captain and Simon, we've got an injured passenger come quickly." He thought for a moment, he couldn't figure out what she was hiding but he knew someone who could. "River when you get the chance you might want to come too."

johnttf

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, August 17, 2008 3:25 AM

The commotion in the room caused Ivy to stir. Still exhausted and her mind a bit foggy, she opened her eyes.

Quote:
Originally posted by johnthetheatrefreak:
"You need to get out of here right away."

She nodded and stumbled out of the infirmary. She looked around and spotted a weight bench at the far end of the cargo bay. She wearily went over to it, laid down and used her blanket as a pillow.

As she fell back asleep, she hoped no one would be upset that she slept there.

BIGWOLF18

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:58 PM

*Wolf was sat in the interrigation room when the door smoothly slid open, and three men walked in, the first to strode purposefully toward the doors and set themselves up as sentrys. they were nothing special, just the ususal big mean looking people that intelligent people everywhere put to good use, standing next to doors, opening car doors, diving infront of things. but the third man was special, very special, he was one of 7 people who were all very special in different yet similar ways, people who Niska had once taken a very helpful interest in. the man walked up to the table, eyes not once leaving Wolfs. he began to wander around the table and wolfs chair as if to hold his captive.
Man" its been a long time my friend, i see you are once again working for your old rebellious friends."
Wolf" i see your back working for your all controlling friends."
*the two englishmen had always traded blows this way, rather than fight.*
Man" but its not those friends im interested in Wolf, Neither do i have time for our usual game of witty banter."
Wolf" well thats a shame because i think ive come up with some pretty good ones since you last slunk of to bootlick the alliance."
Man" charming as always. but back to business, will you tell me of dear Malcom Reynolds?"
Wolf" i'll tell you where to stick your questions."
*the man made his way to behind Wolfs chair and rested his hand on his shoulders.*
Man" do you know what your sin is...?"

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Shaman.
98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature.
"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

BIGWOLF18

Saturday, August 23, 2008 3:15 PM

bump, is anyone out there? ECHOOOOooooo.

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Shaman.
98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature.
"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

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Saturday, August 23, 2008 9:02 PM

John had began checking the woman's vitals with his basic knowledge when Simon entered followed by Kaylee. "Wht happened to her?" he asked taking over what John was doing. "Not really sure, we were talking and then she just collapsed. I think it may be an act, she'shiding something." Just then River entered with the captian. "These passengers are causing more trouble than they're worth the captian said looking at the woman. River walked up next to her and clutched her hand. She began to dig

johnttf

DRPAIN

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:52 AM

Pain's Bunk

"Can I come with?" asked 13, looking at Pain with a wide grin as he sat on Pain's bed.

"No." replied a stern Pain, standing near the ladder with his arms folded across his chest. "And get your stinkin' pigu off my mattress! You're messin' it up."

"Messing what up?" quipped the Bot Boy, still grinning like the Cheshire Cat. "The lumps from all the fun times you and Ertia had on it?" He bounced up and down on it a little before adding, "Wow, I'm surprised it still has some spring to it."

Pain raised a hand in anger, but lowered it as he forced a smile and said, "No, not because of that, Mr. Cross-dressin' Pistol Pants."

"Then because of what?" the quirky comrade asked. "And that was only one time, Painsy-poo!"

"Okay, 13, don't call me Painsy-poo ever again." Pain steamed.

"Surely you jest, my gargantuan mercenary friend." 13 chimed, seeing how many of Pain's buttons he could push before he lost it.

Pain raised an eyebrow as he pointed a calloused finger at 13 and said, "And don't call me Shirley either." He put both hands in the air, let out a frustrated breath and said, "Back to the point here, I don't want you spottin' me on the weight bench, dong ma? I just want some time by myself and I can't get that with you taggin' along. Okay?"

13 crossed his spindly arms across his scrawny chest, faced away from Pain and huffed, "Fine, be that way! See if I care!"

Pain smiled and said as he pressed the button to open his bunk's hatch and satarted climbing the ladder, "Glad you see it my way, Bot Boy." As he made his way up halfway, he stopped and asked, "Oh and 13?"

"Yeah?" came 13's reply.

"Don't touch or play with anythin' that goes 'BOOM'." replied Pain, before climbing back up the ladder and out into the hallway.

As the hatch closed, 13 stuck out his tongue and muttered, "Meanie."

Cargo Bay

As Pain climbed down the ladder into the Cargo Bay, he could hear voices coming from the Infirmary. He shrugged them off as he trudged up to the weight bench and stopped. He tilted his head slightly at the sight of one of Serenity's female passengers sleeping on it, blockin' his access to it and the weights he was so eager to lift.

He crossed his arms again and gave the bench a few mild taps with one of his steel-toed boots. Clearing his throat, he smiled and said to the Weight Bench Slumberer, "Hi there. You probably don't realize this and I don't mean to be rude here, but the Cargo Bay is off limits and I'm in need of the bench. So if you could ever so politely get your cute little pigu off the bench and back to your room, I'd deeply appreciate it."

Pain smiled wide at the woman as he awaited for her departure.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

13

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 5:21 AM

OOC: Scrawny? Shirley, you jest!

"The boy is such a flirter," 13 said as he arrived in the Cargo Bay. Squatting in Pain's bunk had gotten terribly tiresome, and this here bench-resting girl looked to supply interest. She was kinda cute, too.

"I'm 13," he said warmly, trying to produce a countereffect to Pain's admittedly dour demeanor. "The muscly-armed thug here is Pain, but don't let that moniker go and fool you. Soft and fluffy like a kitten, he is." Giving a sharp look to the merc, 13 added, "'Cept when he doesn't get his milk, if you catch my drift/read my wave/interpret my signal."

Q: Fish or Hogarth?
A: Marillion.
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ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:58 PM

OOPS! Ignore this little goof. Read below.

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 4:08 PM

Ivy was roused by the weight bench being kicked. She opened her eyes and looked up to see a rather formidable man peering down at her. Even though he was smiling, Ivy’s eyes grew wide with fear and she startled, falling onto the floor on the other side of the bench. She scrambled a bit until she was basically under the bench, trying to put a barrier between them. A small whimper escaped her lips.

“You OK down there?” Pain asked, puzzled by her actions. “I didn’t mean to scare you.”

After a moment or two, she pushed the hair out of her eyes with her left hand. She extracted herself from under the bench by rolling onto her back. She groaned.

“Can’t you all leave her alone?” she mumbled.

“What?” he asked. He walked around to the foot of the bench to look at her. “What are you doing out here anyway? It’s off limits.”

“She was tired,” she snapped, slightly annoyed.

“She?”

“I was tired,” she corrected, covering her mistake. She wished she had her gun with her right now, but she knew she wasn’t in a position to shoot it since half of the muscles in her body were either twisted up in knots or numb from lack of oxygen

“Something wrong with your bunk?”

“It’s already occupied.”

“Someone took your bunk?”

“Gorram plants did,” she said as she still laid on the floor. “And it was rather… busy over there.”

Pain glanced back toward the infirmary and saw Simon, Kaylee, John, Mal and River congregating there. He shrugged his shoulders and looked closer at the girl, who looked no more ready to get out of his way than earlier.

“I’d really like to do some lifting. Are you gonna stay down there?”

“You gonna help me up?” she asked narrowing her eyes at him. She stretched her left hand out towards him. “I think half my body is asleep.”

Annoyed, he reached out and pulled her to her feet. She swayed a bit, before gaining some semblance of balance. She sized him up now that she was upright. He was several inches taller than her and it was obvious he regularly spent time out here at the bench. He could do damage to a person if he wanted to. She would be hard pressed to defend herself against a man as big as Pain; therefore, Ivy would have no chance at all against him. She wished again that she had her gun with her. He looked familiar to her though. She looked at him closer and recognized him as one of the men who had chased Ivy from the galley.

“You’re called Pain?”

“That’s right,” Pain confirmed. He eyed her suspiciously. “You should be getting back to approved areas. You know that you can’t be out here without being accompanied by a crew member.”

“You’re a crew member,” she reminded him. If she wanted to make sure Ivy stayed safe, it would be better to go by the old adage; keep your friends close and your enemies closer. She didn’t know which category any of the people on this ship fell into and there was no way in this world that she’d let anyone hurt Ivy again.

“And your point?”

“I’m accompanied then,” she said as she sat down on the weight bench.

“Listen," Pain said trying to keep his cool. "I just want to do some lifting, so if you don’t mind, could you head back to the passenger areas?”

“It’s not safe to lift without a spotter. I could spot you,” she said as she smiled at him. In order to keep Ivy safe, she had to make sure that Pain, or any man like him, couldn’t see anything less than pure confidence. A confidence that Ivy would not be able to fake. So she went out on a limb and made a decision. She hoped it wouldn’t bite her in the butt later. She extended a hand to him. “Some call me Ivy. You can call me Tommy.”

Then she saw a young man approach them.

Quote:
Originally posted by 13:
"I'm 13," he said warmly, trying to produce a countereffect to Pain's admittedly dour demeanor. "The muscly-armed thug here is Pain, but don't let that moniker go and fool you. Soft and fluffy like a kitten, he is." Giving a sharp look to the merc, 13 added, "'Cept when he doesn't get his milk, if you catch my drift/read m

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DRPAIN

Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:37 AM

"So are you just goin' to stare at it, or are you goin' to pick it up and give it back to her?" Pain asked 13 as they both looked at the blanket.

"Why do I have to do it?" asked 13.

"Cause I'm the one usin' the bench, Bot Boy." replied Pain. He picked up Ivy's blanket from off the floor and tossed it at 13's face. As 13 wrestled it off his face, Pain laid down on the bench, gripped the weight bar, and continued, "And since you're not me, you get to take Ivy's blanket back to her."

"But I don't know which bunk is her's? 13 whinged, putting on his best "sad puppy dog" face.

Staring at the Cargo Bay's ceiling, Pain replied, "So? Ask around or somethin', knock on every passenger dorm door, whatever. Just give Ivy back her blanket, you twit." Turning his head to meet 13's, he asked, "Um.. go? Now? Pretty please or I'll space you out the nearest airlock?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:29 PM

Ivy half staggered up the stairs until she reached the galley. She was losing energy as she took each step. When she finally entered the galley, Ivy yawned widely with her eyes at half mast. She collapsed onto the couch.

Right now, she was regretting filling up her room with terrariums, it would have been easier to sleep. But she knew that having things already in the growing cycle would help her out immensely when she set up shop dirtside.

Hopefully, she could have a good long nap here and that no one else would bother her. She hadn't been this tired in a long, long time. She knew she would sleep like a rock and waking her would be really difficult. As soon as her head hit the cushion, Ivy was out.

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, August 29, 2008 2:27 PM

Bumpity, bump bump!

DRPAIN

Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:50 AM

Bumpity bump bump bumpity!

"Fine, I'll go return the blanket." replied 13, rolling his eyes at Pain. As he turned around to leave, he muttered, "Fascist."

"I heard that!" Pain called back, as he begun to do a set of twenty reps.

"But after I get something to drink." thought 13, as he walked up the stairs. "Towel carrying is a very grueling task, one that requires a great amount of liquid refreshment."

Rounding the corner, 13 had begun to whistle to himself in a low tone, but whistled a little louder on the high notes as he entered the Galley. He casually walked over to the pantry and opened it. 13 continued to whistles as his eyes scanned for an appropriate drink, settling on a can of Blue Sun Rocket Cola.

Closing the pantry, 13 turned and spotted the girl named Ivy plopped down on the couch, snoozing her way towards the Land of Nod. He stood there for a bit watching her breathing.

After a while of that, 13 popped the can's top rather audibly, cleared his throat, and said as he held out the blanket, "You left this in the Cargo Bay and Pain threatened ever so lovingly to throw me out of the nearest airlock if I didn't return it to you." He held Ivy's blanket out further, took a sip from his cola, then continued, "Sooooo here you go. Sleep tight and don't let the undersexed mercenaries with the funny names bite."

He flashed her a wide grin as he handed her the blanket and headed off back towards the Cargo Bay to bug Pain.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

AIKO

Sunday, August 31, 2008 5:24 PM

OOC- damn school and the damn piles of homework.

*Aiko comes to in the infirmary. She finds Mal standing at the foot of the cot she's on, pointing a gun at her head, and instantly her attention becomes riveted on him.*

Mal- "John's told me that you're hiding something, and I wanna know what it is. Quite frankly, I'm starting to get just a little anxious about all these passengers making a rukus, so I'd appreciate you telling me without any fuss, or my trigger finger just might get a little itchy, dong ma?"

*Aiko's widen a little. She feels someone grabbing her hand, so she looks to see who it was, and finds River. Aiko's eyes widen to their full extent; then she starts to thrash around, kicking and crying. She releases herself from River's grasp; and then leans forward and grabs Mal's gun suddenly and pulls it from him. Then she aims it at her own head, with her eyes closed, her left hand scrabbling for the trigger. Everyone in the room is frozen with shock for a moment, except River, who is cowering. Then Mal and Simon both reach for the gun, managing to knock it out of her hands. Aiko starts mumbling incoherently as she continues thrashing.

Mal- "Dope her, Simon. Don't think we'll be getting any useful answers out of her for now."

*Simon dopes Aiko quickly, and she collapses on the cot*

Mal- "River, what did you get?"

River- "She's afraid... she's terrified. Of us.

*River grabs John's hand and starts pulling him out the infirmary*

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 1:05 AM

"What do you want? I think we should be in there." She lead him from the room to the small passage on the outside. "Come on, River. What did you see?"

johnttf

GRAYSONCORNWELL

Friday, September 5, 2008 8:19 AM

An incoming wave brought Grayson Cornwell's attention away from his current work.

"Ni hao!" Grayson answered.

"You wanted me to inform you if any of your people showed up on the flag list," the officer reported.

"Who is it?"

The officer sent him the information on the person in question.

"She didn't report in?" Grayson questioned.

"She didn't, Sir," answered the young officer.

"Anyone follow up? Start looking for her in her usual haunts?"

"No, Sir. We wanted to contact you first for directions."

Grayson thought for a moment. She was not one of his usual cases that he monitored; she was an exception.

"Do it."

"Yes, sir."

"It's probably nothing, but approach her with caution. She can become... agitated if confronted."

"Noted, Sir."

"Get back to me as soon as you can."

The officer nodded, then terminated the wave.

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, September 8, 2008 1:34 PM

Bumpity, bump bump...

DOCRAGNAROCK

Thursday, September 11, 2008 1:50 AM

Bump

It is the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting

AIKO

Thursday, September 11, 2008 6:03 PM

Bump..... nothing to say right now, JTTF gets to decide what River tells him.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Friday, September 12, 2008 1:59 AM

Bump....

I'm kidding I'm going to post

"Nightmares," She said in typical River crazy.

"Anything else maybe useful like?"

"We're here," she walked to the bridge and John followed. When they arrived, John could see a large hub of independent craft. River sat and attempted to get wolf on the cortex.

johnttf

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, September 14, 2008 11:05 PM

Ivy woke up refreshed. She looked around and it took her a couple of seconds before she remembered where she was.

“How’d I get here? I am sure I fell asleep downstairs.”

She shrugged her shoulders, picked up her blanket and headed back to her dorm. She checked on her plants, many of which were really taking off. She made a mental note to see if she could figure out what kind of plants she could gift the other passengers and crew.

She took a quick shower and got dressed for the day and returned back upstairs to the galley. Sitting at the table was a girl, dressed in coveralls, eating her breakfast. Ivy smiled and almost skipped around the table to sit down in the chair next to her.

“Hi! My name is Ivy. What’s yours?”

“Kaylee.”

“Hi Kaylee. I just love this ship. So many people on board to meet. I just love meeting new people,” Ivy said dreamily. “You’re crew here?”

“I’m the mechan…”

“Obviously!” Ivy exclaimed, cutting Kaylee off. “I’m a seed salesman. Not just seeds, I do plants of all sorts. I have some set up already. You should come by and take a look. Maybe there is something you’d like.”

“Okay…” Kaylee started to say.

“What’s it like living on the ship? It’s gotta be all manner of shiny. You live here long?”

“About…” Kaylee started to answer, but Ivy kept talking.

“Look at the little flowers painted all over in here! They are sooooo cute. Wonder who painted them?”

“I did…”

“You did! How absolutely shiny! You did wonderfully! Paint anything else around here?”

Kaylee resigned herself to just listening as Ivy continued on in their slightly one-sided conversation. Kaylee liked Ivy immediately and felt connected to her based on Ivy's happy nature. Kaylee had never met someone as happy as Ivy, but the sheer cheeriness of her disposition seemed almost overwhelming. She'd have to make sure that the Captain wouldn't joke around about dumping her into the hold for a month. After all, Ivy was a passenger and might take him literally. Kaylee suddenly wondered if she was this cheery herself. That would certainly explain the comment...

BIGWOLF18

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 11:46 AM

*wolfs face popped up on the vid-sreen.*
"what can i do for ya little one?" he asked

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Shaman.
98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature.
"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

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 11:50 PM

"We're around" River said. "What did you need?"

johnttf

BIGWOLF18

Thursday, September 18, 2008 1:08 PM

*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.
98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature.
"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

ENGLISHIVY

Saturday, September 20, 2008 7:12 PM

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.

DRPAIN

Sunday, September 21, 2008 12:48 AM

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?

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, September 21, 2008 6:51 AM

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.

Quote:
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?”

DRPAIN

Sunday, September 21, 2008 6:50 PM

Quote:
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?

13

Monday, September 22, 2008 4:05 AM

"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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ENGLISHIVY

Monday, September 22, 2008 4:47 AM

“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.

Quote:
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?”

DRPAIN

Monday, September 22, 2008 5:21 AM

Quote:
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?

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, September 22, 2008 7:18 PM

“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.”

DRPAIN

Monday, September 22, 2008 10:54 PM

Quote:
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?

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:19 AM

Quote:
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.”

DRPAIN

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:47 AM

Quote:
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?

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:01 AM

"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.

DRPAIN

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:01 AM

Quote:
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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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:25 AM

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?"

DRPAIN

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:03 AM

Quote:
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?

13

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:38 AM

"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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DRPAIN

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:52 AM

Quote:
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.

Quote:
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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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:08 AM

Quote:
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..."

DRPAIN

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:25 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"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..."

Pain looked at the cards Tommy had laid down and leaned back in his chair, arms crossed against his chest.

"Whatever you want, Tommy." he replied smiling. "I could flap my arms around like a chicken or run around the ship buck naked babblin' like a loon." Pain uncrossed his arms and set them on the table, as he looked into Tommy's eyes and continued, "You won fair and square and I did say the winner gets to choose what the loser has to do. And I do believe there's me makin' you dinner as well."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:35 AM

"No need for the flappin' arms or the naked babblin' from you. Don't worry," she started, still thinking for an appropriate request. A thought popped into her head. "I know what I want. And it will get you out of the makin' dinner part."

"How's that?"

"You say you clean up pretty well. Well, I want you to prove it," she said as she smiled at him. "I want a date."

"A date?"

"Yep. A date. Nothing extravagent, but a date nonetheless."

She was confident that some one-on-one time with the man away from the ship should give her more than enough information to determine whether or not he was a danger. If he was going to be a problem, he wouldn't have his crew to back him up and dealing with the problem would be much easier.

On the other hand, if she was lucky, she might just have some fun. Fun was something that had been in short supply for a long time.

BIGWOLF18

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:53 PM

meanwhile, on the bridge
*mal strode up the stairs and immeadiatly put on an air of authority, and failed. river sprung up out of the chair, grabbed holdof his hand and dragged him to the chair.*
"the big bad wolf wants to come home" she said
"now i never said that girl, just let me talk to mal!" wolf exlamed.
"so what isit you'de be wantin' from a harmless old fella like myself?" asked mal wearily.
"ok, so to be fair she's hit it right on the head as usual, i want to be let onboard cap'n, i'm just outside in fact and i'm running out of fuel here, a week of floating will do that to a guy."
"don't worry, we'll let you in for a spell, but want some damn answers ya hear?" mal said sternly.
"no proplem me old mate, ask and you shall resieve." wolf gave one of his wolfish grins.
*mal opened a com link to kaylee.*
"kaylee, can you please open the doggy door? looks like the pups back."

-------------------------------------------------
Shaman.
98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature.
"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

DRPAIN

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:38 PM

In the Galley

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Yep. A date. Nothing extravagent, but a date nonetheless."

Pain rubbed his chin, nodded, and said, "Sounds good to me. Whenever the captain decides to pull his head out of his pigu and decides which planet or moon we're landin' on, we'll head out and find a restaurant that serves decent food." He turned to 13 and said in a semi-threatening manner, "And if I ever see so much as a minuscule glimpse of you at said restaurant, Bot Boy." He narrowed his eyes at 13 and continued, "I'll make sure you're turned into scrap faster than five alarm chili though a cat."

He turned his attention back to Tommy, smiled once again and asked, "So will I be needin' a suit or will the cleanest set of casual clothes I have suffice?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:14 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
He turned his attention back to Tommy, smiled once again and asked, "So will I be needin' a suit or will the cleanest set of casual clothes I have suffice?"

"A suit?" Tommy asked. She wasn't quite sure she heard him right. "You actually have a suit?"

"I think I'm almost offended," Pain teased.

"I think if you wore a suit, I would feel horribly underdressed," Tommy said. "Anyway, I said 'nothing extravagent'."

"Noted."

"Well, I am going to go check on my plants now," she said as she stood up. "I'll be back in a bit in case anyone else wants to play a game."

She quickly left the room and made her way to her dorm. All the way, a buzzing noise in her head was getting stronger and stronger. Once inside, the argument began...

DRPAIN

Friday, September 26, 2008 2:52 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Well, I am going to go check on my plants now," she said as she stood up. "I'll be back in a bit in case anyone else wants to play a game."

"Have fun with that." called Pain as he and 13 watched Tommy leave.

As she turned the corner and walked down the stairs, 13 turned to Pain and asked, "Didn't she seem a little strange to you?"

Pain arched an eyebrow as he looked over to 13 and replied, "She did seem a little on the off side, but I'm not too concerned about that."

"You're not?" asked a perplexed 13.

"Are you kiddin', 13?" replied Pain with a smile. "You do know you're talkin' to the original boyfriend of Fly, don't you?"

"Oh yeah. Right." replied 13, standing up from his seat.

Pain put a hand on Bot Boy's shoulder and remarked, "Believe me, Bot Boy. If I can handle bein' with someone like Fly for fifteen years, I think I can handle someone like Tommy for one day."

As the two headed out of the galley, 13 thought to himself, "I'm not so sure about that."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, September 26, 2008 5:06 AM

“What do you think you are doing?” Ivy asked her.

“Check your plants, Ivy,” Tommy told her, ignoring the question. “And since when did you get all opinionated? It’s my job to take care of us.”

“I’m scared, Tommy,” Ivy said as she moved around the room, checking the necessary levels for all the plants she had stacked in there.

“I know. That’s why I am doing what I am doing.”

“You asked him for a date? Alone?” Ivy questioned.

“We need to know if he’s dangerous. We need to know if we are safe,” Tommy rationalized. She stopped for a split second then added. “I need to know if you are safe. I can take care of myself.”

“But alone?”

“Alone? Yes. Defenseless? Not so much,” Tommy said. “I’m taking the gun with me. I’ll use it if I need to. No one is ever gonna hurt you again.”

“What about River and John? They said the gun needs to stay put away. That it shouldn’t be out unless it’s absolutely necessary.”

“I’m thinking that it’s necessary. And anyway we won’t be on ship. John and River can bite me if they expect me to lie down and wait for people to hurt us–,” Tommy warned, but cut herself off. “I won’t lie down and wait for people to hurt you. I can take care of myself.”

“He might just be a nice guy,” Ivy said softly.

“Maybe.”

“And if he is?”

“Well, then I won’t have to shoot him.”

DRPAIN

Saturday, September 27, 2008 3:31 AM

Pain's Bunk

His weapon's locker doors were open and both Pain and 13 were looking through it like art critics discerning over a piece of new art at the Londinium Museum of Art. Pain had already changed into some cleaner clothes and they were now eying which gun could be concealed and be "date worthy" at the same time.

"How about this one?" asked 13 as he picked up a chrome, full-sized .45 caliber pistol.

Pain took it out of 13's hands, hefted it in his, then said as he put it back, "Nah. Too noticeable and heavy." As he scanned over the other guns in his cache, he continued, "It's got to be small and easily concealed, yet pack a punch without a lot of recoil."

13 peered into the locker then looked back at Pain and said, "Uh yeah. This coming from a guy who owns a hand cannon that can blow a hole through a ship's hull."

To emphasize his point, 13 picked out a rather large revolver and held it up for Pain to see. It was close to a foot and a half long and had the words '.500Magnum' etched into the 10.4" barrel. The beast weighed more than three pounds and carried five rounds of jacketed hollowpoint overkill.

"Hey!" Pain shouted, snatching the BFR from 13's grubby hands. As he put it back into its respective place, he continued, "Just cause I have a gun that can punch a hole through a ship's hull, doesn't mean I can't own somethin' that can't." He looked at his guns and added in point-of-fact manner, "I just don't have many that are termed 'concealable'."

Finally finding something that he could conceal, Pain closed up his weapon's locker and said, "Besides that hand cannon of mine is loaded with JHP rounds. Those won't pierce the hull so much as fragment when hitting a flesh and blood target and makin' their head look like an explodin' watermelon. This.." He held up the snub-nosed, eight shot .357Magnum revolver. "Should be quite adequate for my needs."

He opened the locker door next to his weapon's locker and produced a holster that would conceal the little revolver in his pant's pocket. He slipped the gun into it, slipped the holster into his pocket, smiled and said to 13, "Shall we?"

"Lets." replied 13, as the two of them left Pain's bunk to find something to do until Serenity hit dirtside.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

GRAYSONCORNWELL

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:13 AM

Somewhere on Serenity, a portable cortex unit was beeping signifying an incoming wave. After a few beeps, the wave was ended. On the screen it reads:

Missed 4 incoming waves...

In Grayson's office, he switched off the cortex with more than a little frustration.

"Where are you?" he mumbled as he started pouring over her file again.

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 5:01 AM

Tommy looked in the mirror. She had put make-up on and styled her blonde hair long and straight. She wore black boots, navy pants and a white button up Poet’s Blouse. It was loose and long, so it would be easy for her to move around, but the detailed pintucks in the front still made it very feminine.

She walked back to her room and picked up her gun (a Baby Eagle 9 mm Pistol) and an extra magazine of 10 rounds. As she was placing them in a small bag that could be worn either across the body or on the shoulder, a voice spoke to her.

“What are you doing with that?”

She turned around to see River standing there.

“I’m taking it with me when I go off ship.”

“Your intentions aren’t quite that simple.”

“Just protecting Ivy.”

“He’s not like that,” River said, referring to Pain.

“I hope you’re right,” she said as she turned her back to River to finish putting things in the bag.

“I wouldn’t say so if I wasn’t 100% sure.”

“You may be 100% sure, but I’m not. I have to make sure.”

River cocked her head slightly to one side.

“I’m sorry about what happened to you.”

Tommy whirled around to look her straight in the eye.

“I told you not to go poking around in her head,” she spat out with venom in her voice. “What happened to her doesn’t need to be re-hashed. Not by you, not by me and most of all, not by her.”

Tommy spun back around and grabbed the bag. She paused briefly next to River in the doorway.

“You can stay here as long as you want,” she told her. “Personally, I’m leaving. I got a date to go to.”

With that she exited her dorm and left the area.

“Wasn’t poking,” River whispered. “Loud all on your own.”

DRPAIN

Thursday, October 2, 2008 2:39 AM

Shuttle #2

Pain sat in the pilot's seat while 13 sat across from him in the co-pilot's seat. Both of them were looking at the screens, which displayed a grid on them. The letters from A to Z ran down the left side of the grid, while the numbers '1' through '26' ran atop it in a left to right fashion. Also on that grid were small representations of Allied and Independent vessels. Some had red X's on them while others had red dots. Peppered throughout the grid were white dots indicating misses. They had been playing the game for almost a hour, both sides taking casualties with 13 having the worst of them.

"G-4." Pain called out to 13.

"Hit." replied 13, groaning as he put a red dot on one of his ASREVs. Sighing he said, "B-12."

"Miss." replied Pain, grinning as he put a white dot on that spot. "H-7." Pain called out.

"GAH! YOU HWOON DAHN!" shouted 13. "YOU BLEW UP MY ALLIED CRUISER!"

"Guess that means I win." Pain beamed as he stood up. "Well that was fun my good man, but I've got a date to go on. I'll catch ya later."

As Pain strode out of the shuttle, 13 looked at Pain's screen and muttered a long swear in Chinese. Sticking his head out of the shuttle, 13 shouted, "CHEATER! I WANT A REMATCH! YOU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE YOUR CRUISER ON THE BOARD!"

Pain simply smiled at 13 and waved as he walked down the stairs and into the Cargo Bay.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, October 2, 2008 7:10 AM

Tommy waited in the cargo bay for Pain. There was some excitement earlier before they landed about someone they picked up on the way. Luckily, it either seemed to die down or at least moved to a different area.

Great. Another male to figure out, she thought. Ivy got her attention.

“You sure you want to do this?” Ivy asked Tommy.

“Yes. Now leave me be,” Tommy replied. “I need to concentrate.”

“Whatever,” Ivy said as she faded away.

Tommy made a mental note to talk to Ivy later. Her recent outbursts have made it difficult to think. Ivy should know that Tommy’s job is to protect her and she shouldn’t be making any fuss, but she was anyway.

Pain traveled down the stairs from Shuttle 2 to the cargo bay floor. As he came down, 13 could be heard questioning Pain’s honesty on a game they were playing. She smiled a bit. The two of them seemed to have a strange relationship. Pain often called him “bot boy.” She’d have to ask why that was at some later date.

Pain was right. He did clean up well. The next question would be on his self-professed civility. One thing that struck her was that he didn’t seem to be armed.

That’s a good sign, she thought.

As she approached her, a case of butterflies erupted. She was a little on edge. Dating was never an option before, even an innocent one like this. And it didn’t help that he was an attractive man. She stamped down the feeling as best she could and clutched her bag a little tighter.

“What were you playing?” she asked him as he came up to her.

“Version of an old Earth-That-Was game. It is based on destroying your opponents fleet of ships by guessing where they might be located on a playing grid.”

“You’ll have to teach me sometimes.”

He nodded and suddenly looked a little nervous too.

“Uh… Are you ready?”

Tommy swallowed thickly and merely nodded in response. Pain held out his arm to her and she tentatively looped her hand around his elbow as he guided her out of the ship and into the street.

“So, um…” she stammered a bit. “Where are you taking me?”

13

Friday, October 3, 2008 1:00 AM

As Tommy and Pain exited the ship, 13 slowly followed, dressed in a gray trenchcoat and oversized fedora angled to conceal his face. He'd always been one for dramatic disguises, and the unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth-corner just added to the conspicuous inconspicuity.

While Pain had indeed been hella vehement about 13-based interruptions, the Prime Number owed it to his large gunhappy friend. This 'Tommy' had, in all honesty, the looks and manner of a decent gal, but Pain had been burned before by decenter gals.

"Just looking out for you, bud," 13 thought as he trailed Pain and Tommy, "even if you still cheat at children's games."

OOC: Oh, come on! Like I was just supposed to stand there?

Q: Fish or Hogarth?
A: Marillion.
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DRPAIN

Friday, October 3, 2008 3:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
“So, um…” she stammered a bit. “Where are you taking me?”

"To a restaurant." replied Pain coyly as they continued to walk towards their destination, completely unaware that they were being followed.

"I KNOW that, Pain." Tommy replied, rolling her eyes at him. "But which one are you taking me to?"

"Before 13 and I decided to play our little game." replied Pain, smiling as they made a right turn. "I went onto the Cortex and looked for nice, affordable, date worthy restaurants on this rock. After narrowin' it down some, I decided on Marcelli's. It's a restaurant that specializes in Earth-That-Was Italian dinin' with a twist of 'Verse style, whatever that means."

"So how much farther is it til we reach Marcelli's?" asked Tommy.

Pain smiled at her and said, "Shouldn't be that much farther, my dear. Just a left turn at this next street up ahead and we should be seein' a white brick buildin' with a red and green holo sign that says 'Marcelli's'."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

BIGWOLF18

Friday, October 3, 2008 6:40 PM

*wolf peered nervously into the cargo hold, pain had just left with some girl, they hadn't even noticed him standing by the door of the ship. it was zoe that saw him first and she ran up to give him a welcome home hug.*
"woah!" wolf laughed," who are you and what have you done with zoe?"
*they exchanged forced smiles and stod there uncomfortably, the death of Zoes husband and his best friend had clearly weighed heavily on their friendship, they stood for several minuites before being rescued by another friendly face.*

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Shaman.
98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature.
"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

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 3, 2008 7:17 PM

Tommy gripped Pain’s arm as they headed up the street towards Marcelli’s. There was a mix of people in the street. Some were like them, casually moving from place to place to dine or partake in some other activity, but there were a couple of places where groups of two or three men congregated. They looked suspicious. They acted suspicious. Tommy knew they were probably up to no good. She gripped him a bit harder.

“Uh, Tommy?” he exclaimed. “You can ease up on the death grip. You’ll bruise my delicate skin.”

Tommy jerked her head up to look at him and he was grinning at her. A slight smile graced her lips and she eased her grip.

“Sorry. Just a bit nervous.”

“Well, food always helps with nervousness. We’re here.”

They went in and there was a mass of people waiting to be seated. Pain led her to the hostess station and gave them his name. To Tommy’s surprise, the hostess immediately led them to a table. Pain pulled out her chair and pushed it in for her once she sat.

He has manners, she thought. Seems he was right about his civility too.

“All those people were here before we arrived, why’d they take us before them?” she asked.

“Reservations. I called ahead.”

“Reservations?” she echoed. She didn’t expect that. She moved on to a different subject. “You said this was Earth-That-Was Italian dining with a twist with ‘verse style. What exactly would that twist be?”

“Not sure. They weren’t too clear on that.”

They looked over the menu and ordered. Tommy ordered the Lasagne with Meat Sauce with no veges.

“You don’t want any thing else with it?” Pain asked.

“In my profession, sometimes you just need a break from the plants.”

“Understandable,” he chuckled. “What exactly do you do anyway. I know it has to do with plants, but that is all.”

“Well, people need seed for their crops or want flowers, fruit, herbs and such. I have that and sell it to them.”

“You have genseed and stuff like that?”

“Yes.”

Pain whistled.

“That’s got to be about a fortune sitting in the cargo bay then.”

“Why?” she asked as her eyes narrowed a bit, but kept her voice light and a little teasing. “You planning on stealing it?”

Suddenly next to her, something appeared unexpectedly. It was a holo-image of a minstral singing songs in Italian. It caught Tommy off guard, she shot up and scrambled around to where Pain was sitting.

And she screamed. Not a regular 'I'm startled' kind of scream. She let out a 'I'm terrified and I don't want to die' scream.

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 3, 2008 7:20 PM

How did I double post??? Oh well, ignore this one.

DRPAIN

Friday, October 3, 2008 11:19 PM

"Whoa. Hey hey calm down, Tommy." replied Pain in a soothing voice amidst her screams. Placing a hand on her shoulder and pulling her close to him, he continued, "It's just a hologram. See?" He passed his other hand through the minstrel to prove his point. "He ain't goin' to hurt you, dong ma?"

The other customers and staff had stopped what they were doing to watch the spectacle of the screaming lady and the big man trying to calm her down. Pain could feel their eyes on him and Tommy and he bet Tommy could feel the same.

Pain smiled at them and said in an apologetic tone, "Sorry, folks! It's her first time here and the holographic minstrel freaked her out. Again, folks, my apologies."

Placing his other hand on Tommy's other shoulder and asked her as the minstrel disappeared, "Tommy? Relax, darlin', the holo minstrel's gone now. There's nothin' to be afraid of."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Saturday, October 4, 2008 1:19 AM

Thoughts raced through her mind.

Who was that? What was that? Why was everyone staring at her?

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Placing his other hand on Tommy's other shoulder and asked her as the minstrel disappeared, "Tommy? Relax, darlin', the holo minstrel's gone now. There's nothin' to be afraid of."

She focused on the man who was holding her shoulders. It was the man from the ship. Her eyes went wide, she pulled away, grabbed her bag and made a beeline for the bathroom.

“Tommy!” she heard Pain yell as she ran away.

When she got inside, she bolted the door shut, pulled the gun out of the bag and pressed herself into the corner.

“I’m OK. I’m OK. I’m OK,” she repeated as she shook uncontrollably. She stood there for a couple of minutes, repeating her mantra before having the courage to go to the mirror.

“Of course you’re OK, Ivy,” Tommy said to her softly. “That stupid holo-minstral just came out of no where. Almost scared me too.”

Ivy looked into the mirror.

“I’m OK, Tommy,” Ivy said.

“So put the gun away, before you hurt yourself.”

Ivy looked down at the gun in her hand. She was still trembling a bit, but she did as she was told.

“I’m sorry, Tommy. I don’t know what happened.”

“You pushed me out is what happened. How exactly did that happen? You’ve never done that before.”

“I’m sorry, Tommy. I don’t know what happened,” she repeated.

“We’ll have to discuss this stuff later. I need to finish what I came here for.”

“To find out if he’s dangerous. He isn’t, is he?”

“Doesn’t look like it. Looks like River was telling us the truth. I’ll have to apologize to her later.”

And then the strangest thing happened. Ivy started laughing.

“He is sooo swai, isn’t he?” she asked her reflection.

“I don’t think that’s the point right now,” Tommy responded.

“You think so, too, don’t you Tommy?”

“Ivy, now is not the time-”

“You do! I knew it!”

“Well… OK… He’s swai,” Tommy admitted.

“And you think he’s safe?”

“Yes.”

Ivy quickly touched up her make-up and slung the bag onto her shoulder.

“Good,” Ivy said and she opened the door. “My turn.”

“Ivy, what are you doing? You’re not ready–”

“Hush, Tommy,” she whispered as she glided towards the table. Everyone had returned to their pre-scream places. No one even noticed her come back to the table. Pain was sitting in his chair, deep in thought. Ivy slipped into her chair. “I’m sorry about all that.”

Pain looked up at her.

“You OK? I can take you back to the ship if you want.”

He was concerned.

“No need. I really am quite embarrassed. Let’s start over shall we?” Ivy said. She extended her hand. “Hi! My name is Ivy. You may call me Tommy.”

Pain shook her hand as a smile came over his face.

“We don’t have to play Go, Fish again do we?”

DRPAIN

Saturday, October 4, 2008 11:06 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
“We don’t have to play Go, Fish again do we?”

"Not necessarily." Tommy replied. "We could always play Old Maid."

"Again. 13 in a dress and cheap wig. Not the kind of imagery I want in my brainpan." Pain replied jokingly. Giving Tommy a smile he asked, "How about we finish enjoyin' our meal and gettin' to know each other a little bit better? I'll go first since you've already told me about your line of work." Taking a sip of his beverage, he swallowed then asked, "So what would you like to know about me? You can ask me anythin' no matter how personal it may be."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, October 5, 2008 6:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"So what would you like to know about me? You can ask me anythin' no matter how personal it may be."

“Personal, eh? Well, this could be interesting,” Ivy said as a mischievous smile appeared on her face. “But I think I should start with the easy stuff first. You know about my job, I should probably know about yours. What exactly do you do on Serenity?”

“Mostly what you can call ‘security’,” he answered. “Picking up and delivering cargo here on the border or rim worlds can be a little dicey from time to time. Captain needs a couple of people to watch his back.”

“Good to know,” Ivy said. “Now it’s your turn to ask a question. Same parameters as you suggested. But don’t worry, not all of my questions will be that boring. I have a couple of more personal questions in mind.”

Ivy could feel Tommy pushing to try to gain control, but Ivy kept her under wraps. For some reason, she’d never felt more whole, unafraid, and strong than she was at this very moment. For the first time in a very long time, she didn’t need Tommy to watch over her.

This, she decided. This will be an event filled night.

DRPAIN

Sunday, October 5, 2008 9:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
“Good to know,” Ivy said. “Now it’s your turn to ask a question. Same parameters as you suggested. But don’t worry, not all of my questions will be that boring. I have a couple of more personal questions in mind.”

Pain let out a small chuckle then said, "I bet you do." He thought about a question to ask her, looked into her eyes and said with a smile, "So where did you grow up? Do you have any siblings?" "Me?" he pointed to himself before continuing, "I grew up in a prairie town on Santo where I lived with my folks until I was seven, when they were killed in a house fire. Lived with my aunt, uncle, and cousins on Persephone after that. Wound up bein' a delivery pilot flyin' a shuttle for my uncle's courier company. Only got into the 'security' business after meetin' and fallin' in love with a girl named Fly who introduced me to it."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, October 6, 2008 1:18 AM

Ivy's heart leapt into her throat. He was asking her where she was from. She could feel Tommy pushing harder to gain control; the napkin in her hand was moving slowly from her right hand to her left and back. Ivy resisted and the napkin came to rest in her right hand.

"I-I'm from Taiyang. It's a moon orbiting Athens. Not much to say about it. Has a nasty weather season with monsoons and the like, but the rest of the time is optimal for agriculture. I had a small family, but they are gone."

"Taiyang?" asked Pain as he was thinking. He had heard that name before. Then he remembered. "Didn't a province there get hit by slavers about two years back? The people there were either taken or killed?"

Ivy swallowed thickly and took a breath before answering.

"So they say," she whispered. A couple of seconds passed and Ivy decided to move to a different subject. "But talking about homeworlds is about as dull as talking about jobs. So... this Fly person. She your girlfriend?"

DRPAIN

Monday, October 6, 2008 2:10 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"But talking about homeworlds is about as dull as talking about jobs. So... this Fly person. She your girlfriend?"

"Was." replied Pain, briefly taking his eyes off of her to look out a window. "About five and a half years ago." His eyes came back to Tommy's as he continued, "We were together for fifteen years. She always had my back in a firefight and vice versa. Broke up due to my drinkin', but we've remained good friends ever since."

He took another sip of his beverage, then asked, "How about yourself? You got got a special someone in your life?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, October 6, 2008 3:29 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
[B"How about yourself? You got got a special someone in your life?"

"Me? No," Ivy smiled shyly. "Men aren't generally interested in me. Most think I'm kooky with the plant thing and all."

She took a modest bite of her lasagna and savored the flavor.

"So..." she asked Pain. "Do you have any tattoos hidden anywhere?"

DRPAIN

Monday, October 6, 2008 3:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"So..." she asked Pain. "Do you have any tattoos hidden anywhere?"

"That's a shame." Pain replied as he twirled some spaghetti around his fork before eating it. "Pretty girl like you not havin' a special someone in their life. There should be a law against that."

He took another sip of his drink, motioned to a waitress for a refill, then continued, "As for the tattoos, I'm afraid I have none. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with them. It's just that I've never had time to get one." After the waitress came over to refill his drink, Pain raised an eyebrow at Tommy and asked, "So do you have any tattoos hidden anywhere?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, October 6, 2008 4:11 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"So do you have any tattoos hidden anywhere?"

"Wouldn't you like to know?" she flirted. She took a sip of her drink. "Actually I do."

She moved a bracelet aside on her left wrist. On it was a tattoo that encircled her entire wrist. It was an intricate pattern with flowers and ivy leaves about an inch wide. Pain reached out and held her hand so he could see it better.

"It's pretty. It's a good design for you."

"Thanks. It was something I just had to do," she told him. She just didn't elaborate on why she had to do it. She ate the last piece of her lasagna. "That was heavenly. This was a good place to choose, even with the holo-minstrel."

"Do you want anything else?" he asked.

"Maybe dessert," she said as she smiled at him. "Some of the dorms in the passenger area are above the rest, but I assume they are similar to mine. In comparison, what does your bunk actually look like? I only saw the ladder earlier. It looked interesting."

DRPAIN

Monday, October 6, 2008 9:46 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Some of the dorms in the passenger area are above the rest, but I assume they are similar to mine. In comparison, what does your bunk actually look like? I only saw the ladder earlier. It looked interesting."

Pain smiled back and said, "It's not really THAT interestin'. My bunk is just a bunk. It's got a bed, desk, footlocker, two two-door storage lockers, and a few posters and whatnot. But if'n you're still interested, I could give you a personal tour of it." He winked at her and added, "If'n you'd like that is."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, October 6, 2008 10:13 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"But if'n you're still interested, I could give you a personal tour of it." He winked at her and added, "If'n you'd like that is."

"That's a mighty interesting invitation," she surmised. She thought for a couple of moments before answering. "One I may just take you up on. Do I have to make a reservation, or can I just drop by?"

Ivy was enjoying herself immensely. It had been a long while since she had participated in a thinly veiled, sexually charged banter with a man. She almost didn't recognize herself as the exchange continued, but she felt comfortable in her own skin for the first time in nearly two years.

DRPAIN

Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"That's a mighty interesting invitation," she surmised. She thought for a couple of moments before answering. "One I may just take you up on. Do I have to make a reservation, or can I just drop by?"

"You can drop by any time you'd like." replied Pain very smoothly and with half a grin. "Just make sure you knock first and say your name. That way I know who it is." He looked her up and down, then added with a wink, "Or you can always just surprise me."

He was certainly enjoying this. It wasn't the suggestive conversation so much as it was the being able to get off of Serenity and have a meal with a pretty girl. The suggestive talking was just a bonus. Even with the little incident with the holo minstrel, Pain thought this day was going rather well.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 2:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Or you can always just surprise me."

"I think surprises are more fun. Adds a bit of impulsiveness to the experience," She finished up the last of her beverage. "I would invite you to a tour of my bunk, but I'm sure you've probably seen it before, since you live there. And the only thing you'd see is wall-to-wall plants. They aren't very sociable."

"You did say it was crowded in there."

"Not a place to even lie down. Although I am figuring out that there are a few places throughout the ship that are sleep worthy. The weight bench, though, is not one of them. I was stiff for the longest time after that incident."

Pain chuckled a bit, remembering her landing flat on her back when she fell off the bench and then not being able to get up because half her body had gone to sleep.

"I don't know how you even managed to fall asleep on that thing," he commented.

"I've slept in worse places," she replied as a sad look slipped across her face. She replaced it with a devious smile and returned to the playfulness of their game. "And I'm very agile."

She grabbed a piece of bread from the basket and tore off a piece.

"What's your favorite activity to do when you are off duty?"

13

Thursday, October 9, 2008 4:10 AM

The innuendo had almost been too much to take; listening to Pain and Tommy's conversation from a nearby table, it had been all 13 could do to get up and kindly escort Tommy-gun away before she really got Pain wrapped around her finger.

But then...

Quote:
"What's your favorite activity to do when you are off duty?"

"Alright," 13 said to himself, rising from his table so hard his chair launched backwards, scraping the floor. With a sheepish look and mumbled apologies, he composed himself. Couldn't attract too much attention.

"Just talkin' to a friend," he explained to the querying eyes. "Haven't...haven't seen her in awhile."

Pulling his chair to Tommy and Pain's table, 13 threw off his hat with a small 'ta-da!'

"It's me," he explained, gesturing towards the costume.

"Couldn't have guessed," Pain replied. "You got some compulsion for date-ruining?"

"This isn't a date!" 13 hissed. "It's seduction! Seduction most foul!" he said, pointing a shaking finger at Tommy.

"13," Pain said, sounding somewhat tired (or maybe 13's sensory bits were on the fritz). "Can you just-"

"Nope, sorry, can't do that, buddy. This temptress and I," 13 leveled an electric gaze at Tommy, "need to have ourselves a dialogue. One without a hopefully still-undersexed mercenary putting in witty remarks."

Eyes now narrowed fully at Tommy, 13 gestured towards the table he'd been occupying previously.

"Let's talk, you harlot."

Q: Fish or Hogarth?
A: Marillion.
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ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, October 9, 2008 4:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by 13:
"Let's talk, you harlot."

She set the bread she was eating on her empty plate, picked the napkin up from her lap with her left hand and placed it firmly on the table before looking 13 straight in the eyes.

“Harlot?” Tommy asked. Ivy was gone now and Tommy was full ready to defend Ivy, should it come to that. “You have a lot of nerve. I’d say it seems more like you’ve got an unhealthy interest in your friend’s sex life. Here we are, having a nice time with some playful talk and you had to follow us and interrupt. Heard tell that it wasn’t the first time this has happened. And you were wearing a dress the last time. You trying to tell him something?”

13

Thursday, October 9, 2008 4:58 AM

"The dress was a disguise, you bread-munching veggie!" 13 said in a low voice, tones sizzling. "As for my interest in Pain's sex life..." 13 snorted. "If you'd seen the gals he's been with, sistah, you'd know you can't hold a candle. I use to have to turn my ears off with him and the E!"

Settling down a bit, 13 threw a thumb at Pain while maintaining the slightly-demented look at Tommy. "Tell her about Fly, Pain. If she's so worried about having me for competition, tell her about Fly. That'll settle some questions, sweets."

Q: Fish or Hogarth?
A: Marillion.
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DRPAIN

Thursday, October 9, 2008 5:17 AM

Pain simply sat back as Tommy and 13 traded words with each other. While he was a bit peeved that the Bot Boy had followed him and Tommy to the restaurant, he was slowly starting to become amused by the mud slinging between the two. He wanted to know just how many of Tommy's buttons 13 could push before she either went ape go-se on him, chewed him out, or drew a gun and shot him. He pondered about the last bit. Did she have a gun? And if so, where was she hiding it?

Quote:
Originally posted by 13:
"Tell her about Fly, Pain. If she's so worried about having me for competition, tell her about Fly. That'll settle some questions, sweets."

Pain snapped himself out of his thought process and asked, "Tell her what about Fly? Tell her about the time she kicked Jayne's pigu, or the time she posted the picture of you in that dress and wig on the Cortex?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, October 9, 2008 5:25 AM

"A disguise?" Tommy snorted. "I think that the lady protests a little too much and if listening to Pain's past relations was a regular occurance, I'd say you obviously have a penchant for a little bit of voyeurism."

13 seemed to be getting a little more than hot under the collar.

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Tell her what about Fly? Tell her about the time she kicked Jayne's pigu, or the time she posted the picture of you in that dress and wig on the Cortex?"

"Well, based on that and what Pain here told me before, Fly sounds quite lovely. I would probably like her if I met her.

"Now, if you don't mind," she said as she looked over at Pain. "We were having a good time. I would appreciate you either leaving, whether it be back to the ship or back to your table. We still have dessert yet to discuss."

A slight smile of a seductive note spread across Tommy's face. She was obviously goading 13 and wondered where it might lead.

She also filed the name "Jayne" in her head. Must find out who this person is.

DRPAIN

Sunday, October 12, 2008 11:21 PM

Bumping for the sake of bumping as well as hoping for 13 to show himself.

Pain picked up a piece bread and looked at it longingly. His mind pondered on whether to eat it or shove it up 13's nose as he waited for him to answer Tommy's oh-so-polite suggestion. Pain's mind veered off that subject and on to that of Tommy's "agility".

"Just how agile is she?" he asked himself, taking his eyes off the breadstick and giving Tommy a good once over. Placing the piece of bread back with the others, Pain turned to 13 and said, "So. You goin' to let us get on with our date and leave us the rutt alone, either by goin' back to your table or leavin' the restaurant, Bot Boy? Or are things goin' to have to get violent?" He glanced at Tommy, then back to 13. His eyes narrowed as he continued, "Cause I'd rather focus my time and energy on other things, then havin' to waste it on beatin' the go-se out of your tin can pigu."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:31 AM

There is that reference again. Bot Boy

Another reference. Tin Can

Yet another. …used to have to turn my ears off…

What is 13? she thought. Could he actually be a robot?

This was a surprise she never could have predicted. And her reaction was anything but predictable. For the first time in 2 years, Tommy was afraid. On the outside, he didn't look too dangerous, but beneath, a robot could be a near unstoppable opponent.

I'll take over from here, Ivy whispered to her. You need to regroup.

And Ivy slipped back in conrol.

She wanted 13 to go away. She had been having a good time and was not happy about having her date interrupted. The recent revelation had thrown her a little too. It was an odd feeling with her and Tommy's roles being in a sense, reversed. So she decided to focus on one thing... the date.

“It's obvious that he isn't leaving,” Ivy told Pain. “Before he ruins what is left of our wonderful evening, perhaps we should leave and find someplace more... private.”

DRPAIN

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:42 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
“It's obvious that he isn't leaving,” Ivy told Pain. “Before he ruins what is left of our wonderful evening, perhaps we should leave and find someplace more... private.”

"That sounds like a plan." replied Pain, getting out of his seat and making his way over to offer Tommy his hand. Looking back at 13, he smiled and said, "Be a friend and pick up the check will you? Thanks." Turning his attention back to Tommy, Pain gestured to the door and asked, "Shall we?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:44 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Shall we?"

They left the restaurant and 13 behind them. She hoped he wouldn't follow. She adjusted her bag on her shoulder, so it wouldn't slide off. Then she asked the question.

"Is he a robot?"

"Figured that out did you?"

"Yes. Bot boy should have been enough, but it's not something you'd readily think of," she answered. "He's not... dangerous... is he?"

"Nah. Not unless you got on his bad side," chuckled Pain.

That didn't make Ivy feel any better, but she was sure that she didn't want the date to end quite yet. Even with the holo-minstral and 13 events, she was still enjoying herself.

"Sooo... Where are you taking me now?" she asked as she smiled at him. "I've never been here before so I'll let you pick the place."

DRPAIN

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:53 PM

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"Sooo... Where are you taking me now?" she asked as she smiled at him. "I've never been here before so I'll let you pick the place."

"Never really planned that far ahead, darlin'." Pain replied as the restaurant faded into the distance. "But." He looked into her eyes, flashing her a smile as he continued, "I suppose we can walk around for a bit until we find somethin' that's interestin' and fun."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:18 AM

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[B"I suppose we can walk around for a bit until we find somethin' that's interestin' and fun."

They walked around for a bit until Ivy saw something.

"Well, that looks fun," she said as she pointed at a building. "We never did get dessert."

Pain looked where she was pointing. It was a hotel. He raised an eyebrow at her. Slightly puzzled, she looked at him for a second before she realized her mistake.

"Pain, what kind of a girl do you think I am?" she teased. She pointed at a sign next to the hotel's main entrance. "I was talking about their cafe. It says there is a dessert tasting going on tonight."

She squinted a little to see the small print.

"Oh!" she exclaimed. "And it's all chocolate! Are you game?"

DRPAIN

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:52 AM

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"And it's all chocolate! Are you game?"

"Never met a chocolate I didn't like." replied Pain, smiling as he held the door open for Tommy. Gesturing to her, he said grinning, "After you."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:14 AM

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"After you."

They were seated in the last booth available. It was small, obviously built for two and situated in a secluded corner.

"Sorry about the seating," the hostess told them. "It was the only opening we had left."

"It's OK," Ivy said. "We were lucky you still had a empty spot."

"Some people don't like the intimacy of this booth, but personally, I always thought this was the best seat in the house," she continued. "More cozy, nearly hidden from the view of the other tables and perfect for a romantic evening. I'll leave you alone now. Your sampler will be right out. Hope you have a good time."

The hostess left them. Ivy turned to Pain.

"Nearly hidden? Well at least it should be harder for 13 to track us down should he come looking again," she said as the platter was brought to the table and set before them. Ivy picked up a chocolate covered strawberry and bit into it. A look of absolute pleasure came over her face. "Oh my God! These are to die for!"

A dribble of strawberry juice ran down her chin, but she caught it with a finger, put it in her mouth and licked it clean.

"Well? Are you gonna eat yours?" she asked Pain.

DRPAIN

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:50 AM

Pain watched as Tommy caught the errant strawberry juice with her finger. His head tilted slightly as she licked it clean. Unknowing to Pain his mouth had drooped opened a little ways as he watched her.

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"Well? Are you gonna eat yours?" she asked Pain.

Pain blinked his eyes and shook his head. He blinked again and asked, "Huh?" He noticed the platter out of the corner of his eye, smiled and said, "Oh. Right."

He picked up a chocolate covered cherry and held it by the stem as he used his teeth to pluck it from the stem. After he chewed and swallowed the cherry, he looked at the stem and then to Tommy. Placing the stem in his mouth, Pain proceeded to tie it in a knot with his tongue and placed the tied stem on the table.

Arching his left eyebrow at Tommy, Pain smiled and said, "Learned to do that one night while on a job on Paquin."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:19 AM

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"Learned to do that one night while on a job on Paquin."

Ivy sat there completely still for a moment, her eyes staring at his mouth.

If he was doing that at work... I wonder...

She snapped out of it and looked back down at the sampler. She picked up a small cup of dark chocolate mousse. Using her spoon, she dipped it slowly into the mousse, closed her mouth overtop of it and leisurely drew it back out.

"See anything else you like?" she asked him.

DRPAIN

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:54 PM

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"See anything else you like?" she asked him.

"Yes indeed." replied Pain, giving Tommy a sly smile. He glanced at the mousse, then back to Tommy's eyes and said, "You goin' to share that mousse or am I goin' to have to wrestle you for it?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:13 AM

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"You goin' to share that mousse or am I goin' to have to wrestle you for it?"

"Wrestling would probably be more fun, but this booth isn't big enough," she told him with a mischievous smile. "Although according to the hostess, it'd probably be secluded enough for no one to notice."

She scooped up a spoonful, slid closer to him and paused by his mouth.

"Open up."

DRPAIN

Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:52 PM

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"Open up."

Pain opened his mouth wide enough for Tommy to slide the spoon's contents into his mouth. Pain closed his mouth over the spoon and Tommy pulled slowly back on it, depositing the mousse on Pain's tongue.

She watched as Pain swallowed and asked with the same mischievous smile she used before, "Would you like some more?"

Pain looked into her eyes and replied with a suave smile, "Indeed I would."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 17, 2008 2:27 AM

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"Would you like some more?"

Pain looked into her eyes and replied with a suave smile, "Indeed I would."

Ivy swirled the spoon around slowly in the mousse and ever so deliberately had herself another taste.

Then she got some more and slid even closer to Pain as she fed him another spoonful.

"This mousse is basically done," she whispered. "Would you like to try something else?"

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