Life Onboard Serenity: Forwardly Going In A Vaguely Type Direction

POSTED BY: DRPAIN
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DRPAIN

Thursday, October 23, 2008 12:22 AM

Life Onboard Serenity is a text based RPG, anyone can play anyone can join.

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No killing of other author’s characters or of canon characters. In that vein, try to keep canon characters acting like themselves.

Please try to post with consideration for fellow authors and with some consistency to current story lines.

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Here are the links to the past LoS threads:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=18528
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=18603
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=18640
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http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=34123

Previous thread:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=34508

Story so far:
Aiko has her suspicions of Ivy/Tommy; John senses her and winds up taking her to the Infirmary; 13 and Pain found Ivy/Tommy sleeping on the weight bench where they have an interesting conversation; Pain playfully threatens 13 to return Ivy/Tommy's blanket; Aiko finds herself in the Infirmary, winds up trying to shoot herself with Mal's gun, and is immediately doped up by Simon; a Mr. Cornwell is looking for Ivy/Tommy; Ivy has a conversation with Kaylee, but Kaylee can't get a word in edgewise until later; Wolf makes an appearance; Pain gets knocked off his feet while snacking on some grapes by Ivy/Tommy; Ivy/Tommy and Pain ignore 13 as Pain takes her to the Infirmary; After that Pain and Ivy/Tommy play a game of Go, Fish, which Pain loses and has to take Ivy/Tommy on a date; The Wolf wants to come home and Pain cheats 13 at Battleship; While on said date Ivy/Tommy get scared by a holo-minstrel and freaks out; After that, their date goes along well until 13 crashes it and has some words with Ivy/Tommy.

*takes a breath and continues*

Leaving 13 to pay the bill, Pain and Tommy play a game of Paint Tag, which Pain loses, but winds up getting to make-out with Tommy; Just as it's getting hot and heavy, 13 butts his nose in and winds up getting shot by Tommy; Upon returning to Serenity Pain finds out, via Mal and crew that Ivy/Tommy might be a Fed after Mal reads off the messag

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:23 AM

WARNING: STILL SOME SLIGHT KISSING AND LIGHT GROPING (but no guns)

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"So shall we continue where we left off?"

"I'm sorry about earlier."

"What you have to be sorry for?" Pain said as he stepped forward.

"The fed thing. I still don't think he believes me."

"The Captain?" Pain asked. She nodded slowly as she looked up into his eyes. "He's just jumpy. But if you have River on your side, he'll come along soon enough. He'll just need some convincing. Don't you worry none."

"OK."

She grabbed onto his shirt near his waist and laid her head against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her. She looked up at him.

"Kiss me?"

Pain picked her up as they started the process of the long, slow kissing again. After a bit, she had her arms wrapped around his neck, holding on for dear life. They stumbled over to the bed and Pain not so gracefully sat down, pulling Ivy into his lap. The kissing intensified, her need starting to consume him.

He slid his hands under her shirt, tracing his fingers up her back, she shuddered a bit, until his hands hit a point about 1/3 the way up. He felt a ridge along her skin. She immediately stiffened up and pulled away, climbing off his lap.

"What was that?" he asked, standing up to meet her.

She tugged her shirt down nervously.

"It's nothing."

"Let me see."

"No, it's nothing."

"If it's nothing, then let me see."

She knew he wouldn't be persuaded to drop it. She almost wished Tommy was there to help her out, but Tommy was "dealing" with whatever that memory was that she kept trying to remember. She exhaled slowly, then turned around so he could look.

"I fell out of a tree when I was a teenager," she tried to explain.

Pain pulled up the back of her shirt to reveal four long scars that extended across her whole back.

"Tommy..." He said. "That don't look like something you'd get falling out a tree. That looks like-"

"It was a Cutlass Tree," she interrupted. "It's named after the swords. It has long leaves that are sharp enough to slice skin. I fell. Nearly sliced me to the bone."

"A tree did that?"

"Yes," she lied as she turned around to face him, pulling her shirt down again. "You've never heard of it?"

"No. Why would anyone keep one of those if they are so dangerous?"

"The fruit has medicinal properties. Like Aloe, it helps with burns, but is a lot better."

"OK."

"Well, I should be going."

"Why?"

"I'm really tired. You wore me out," she said as she finally smiled again.

"Where are you gonna sleep?"

"Either the galley or in the common area downstairs. Whichever is more quiet. Sometimes, I have to switch halfway throught he night."

"Can't be too restful."

"I do my best. I don't have many options," she smiled and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "Thank you for tonight."

And she turned towards the ladder.

DRPAIN

Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Thank you for tonight."

And she turned towards the ladder.

"You're welcome." replied Pain, walking over to the control panel and unlocking his bunk's hatch. He smiled at her and said, "Can't get out if'n the door's locked."

"Thank you again." she replied smiling.

"You're welcome again." Pain replied, still smiling as he watched her climb up the ladder and leave. Just as she was halfway up the ladder, Pain called up to her, "Hey! Don't forget to call your friend from the bridge. I'm sure he'd very much like to hear from you." He thought of something else to say and said it with a grin, "Oh and if'n you get tired of dividin' your sleep between the galley and the common area, you're more than welcome to use my bed if'n you want. I can sleep on the floor with just a pillow and a blanket. Just a thought."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

GRAYSONCORNWELL

Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:48 AM

Grayson just got seated in his ship when a familar chime of an incoming wave sounded.

He answered it and was relieved to see Ivy there. She looked off the the side, telling someone thanks, then turned and focused her attention on Grayson.

"Ivy!" Grayson said, a wave of relief washing over him. "Thank God you waved. I was getting worried."

"We're fine Grayson, or rather I am fine. I've been feeling really good lately. Real strong."

"Are you? Are you really?"

"I'm doing good. I promise," she told him. Then she got a small smile on her face. "I've met someone, Grayson."

His face fell a little.

"You found someone? Are you OK with that?"

"I'm OK. He's really nice. Has a very gentle soul."

"But you're OK?"

"Yes. I promise."

"Tell me where you are."

"I'm on a ship. I finally got the nerve to leave my job and take up a more mobile one. I'll be selling botanicals to those who need it."

"I have to tell you, Ivy. That's a lot of change. I'm worried," he told her as he punched a few buttons. He frowned when he saw the location where she was waving from was being scrambled. "Your scrambling your source code. What is that about?"

"Just security. I'm fine. Hit a couple of bumps with some people here, but I think we're OK."

Grayson was getting a little more than alarmed.

"Ivy, I'd like to talk to Tommy."

"Tommy?" she asked. "Tommy's busy. Maybe she can wave you later."

"What do you mean busy. What is she doing?"

"I don't know really, but she's busy," Ivy told him. "Well I got to go. Getting tired. It's time for bed."

"Can't you tell me where you are?"

"Not now, I have to respect the Captain's wishes," she said. She smiled back at him. "I have to go. I'll wave again soon."

And then the wave was gone. He kept pushing buttons but the source code never came up.

"Gorram it. She's remembering," he said, dread filling his heart. "I have to find her."

He cleared himself for liftoff and headed towards the last place he had a location for her.

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:03 AM

Ivy sat huddled into a ball on one of the chairs in the galley’s common area. She had spent the good part of three hours there. She didn’t have her gun and she was feeling a bit on the vulnerable side. She was scared and she was exhausted. She jumped at every sound. She wrapped herself even tighter in her blanket.

Someone came in the room. She nearly jumped out of her skin but she hunched down in the chair as much as possible in order to stay hidden. It was male and he was getting a cup of coffee. She squinted to better see who it was. It was the Captain. Her entire body stiffened. She knew he still wasn’t convinced that she wasn’t a fed. She also knew she could have been very close to being harmed earlier.

Luckily, he left as soon as he got his cup. He hadn’t seen her.

This wasn’t doing her any good. She needed to sleep and she didn’t feel safe. She didn’t know what to do. Unless…

She got up and padded to the crew quarters. Stopping at the right bunk, she quietly opened the door, silently climbed down the ladder and closed it behind her. The lights were dim, but she could see Pain sleeping on the bed. Very quietly and with a stillness she never before possessed, she slipped onto the bed next to him, covered herself with her own blanket and clutched it tightly. Feeling safe for the first time that night, she quickly succumbed to sleep.

DRPAIN

Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:29 PM

Pain's Bunk - 7 a.m.

The lights in Pain's bunk slowly turned on, doing their best to mimic a sunrise was they brightened. Pain blinked his eyes open and found a wondrous sight sleeping in his bed. He watched for a moment as Ivy's body rose and fell as she breathed before doing his best to slide out of bed without waking her up. Today was his turn at BD or Breakfast Duty, which explained why he woke up a 7:00 in the morning. He wondered to himself if they had any ingredients to make some huevos rancheros and hash brown shaped protein. He didn't know, but he'd check it out once he got into the galley.

Careful not to stub his toe on his foot locker, Pain quietly opened it up and put on a pair of pants over his boxer shorts. As he got dressed he paused, listening to Ivy stir. The captain would probably want to talk to him about her, probably in private in his room or on the bridge. Pain had just put on his shirt halfway when Ivy started to wake up.

"Mornin'." Pain replied with a smile as he pulled his shirt down. "Sleep well?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Mornin'." Pain replied with a smile as he pulled his shirt down. "Sleep well?"

Ivy rolled from her side onto her back and stretched, with her arms high over her head and back arching. The hem of her sleep shirt rose a few inches, showing off her trim, flat stomach. She opened her eyes and saw Pain standing next to the bed and started, sitting straight up and pushing herself backwards at the same time.

"Sorry," He said. "I didn't mean to startle you."

She relaxed and chuckled at herself.

"Not you, I'm being silly. Wasn't awake all the way."

"I have breakfast duty, so I have to go up now."

"You cook?" she said as she yawned and took the time to stretch in another direction.

He just flashed a grin at her as she yawned again.

"You still tired?" Pain asked.

"A bit. I didn't sleep well," she said as Pain shot her a mock hurt look. "Well, I meant... I meant that I didn't sleep well out there. Slept like a rock once I came here."

"I'm glad. It was right nice waking up with you being here," he told her as she yawned again. "You want to just take your ease here? Get some more sleep? I could wake you up later."

"That'd be nice," she said as she closed her eyes and squirmed a little to get comfy.

Pain leaned down and gently kissed her, then left. When he got to the top, he turned to close the door, but not before hearing someone call his name. It was the Captain.

"Pain," he said curtly. "I need to talk to you... NOW!"

Pain closed the hatch to his bunk quickly and placed his fingers on his lips.

"Ssshhh! You're gonna wake her," he said without thinking.

That was not the right thing to say.

DRPAIN

Friday, October 24, 2008 12:01 AM

Fore Deck

"Not my problem, Pain." replied Mal in an unhappy tone. "You, me, my bunk, now. We've got somethin' to discuss."

"Yes sir." replied Pain. "But what about breakfast duty? I believe it's my turn to feed the crew."

"That can wait." Mal said, as he ushered Pain towards the hatch of his bunk. "I want to talk to you about Ivy."

Mal's Bunk

As the two men climbed down into Mal's bunk, Mal gestured to Pain to take a seat in the chair near the desk. Once Pain had seated himself, Mal closed the hatch and asked, "Pain? What do you think you're doin' galavantin' around with someone like Ivy, who just mayhaps be a Fed?"

Pain crossed his arms against his chest as he looked up at the captain and replied, "I believe it's called "gettin' to know" her, sir. That generally happens when two people are on a date."

"A date?" Mal asked Pain, ignoring the bigger man's sarcastic comment. "Do you plan on "datin'" all of our female passengers, Pain, or just the one's who might be Feds?"

"She's not a Fed, sir." Pain shot back, obviously angry.

"And you know that for a fact, Pain?" Mal countered. "Or does she have you wrapped around her finger tight enough that you're blind to the truth?"

"Sir? Pain asked, raising an eyebrow. "You goin' anywhere with this or are you just ventin' your jealousy towards my abilities to have a relationship with the opposite sex?"

The punch to Pain's jaw was a little unexpected, but his pigu managed to stay on the chair. Pain rubbed the spot where Mal's fist connected with jawbone and moved it from side to side. It was still in one piece, so either Mal didn't hit Pain hard enough or he wasn't intending on breaking the mercenary's jaw.

"I see you've been practicin'." Pain replied, rubbing his jaw and swallowing the blood that was in his mouth. He could've just as easily stood up and laid the captain flat out, but he chose not to. "So you goin' to use me as a punchin' bag or was this goin' somewhere?"

"What do you know about her, Pain?" Mal asked, flexing his fingers on the hand he used to punch Pain with. "Jeez that man's jaw's thicker than plas-steel. Gonna need an ice pack." he thought, as he put his hands behind his back.

"I know she's afraid of holo-minstrels, she's allergic to walnuts, she hates 13, and she's very agile." replied Pain, watching the captain trying not to grimace.

"Anythin' else?" Mal asked, looking at Pain.

"She's really good at Paint Tag, she's an excellent kisser.." Pain grinned at that part, but stopped as he noticed the captain giving him a cold stare. The grin vanished as he continued, "Um she has four long scars on her back."

"Where did she get those?" Mal asked.

Pain let out a sigh. He hated being interrogated, especially by the captain. He rubbed at his jaw again, then said, "Says she got them when she fell out of a Cutlass Tree when she was a teenager."

"Cutlass Tree huh?" mused Mal. "Never heard off it."

"Me neither, but that's what she said caused them." Pain replied.

"And you believe her?" Mal asked.

"It does sound a bit iffy, but what am I goin' to do?" Pain asked, somewhat frustrated. "Strap her to a lie detector and demand the truth?"

"It'd be a start." Mal replied.

Pain stood up, glaring at Mal, then asked, "Are we done here? I've got food to cook and people to feed. That can't be done if'n you're goin' to interrogate me like I killed the Prime Minister of Londinum."

"Yeah we're done." Mal said. Pain walked over to the ladder, pressed the button on the control panel, and was about to head up when Mal chimed in, "Pain?"

"Yeah?" Pain asked, gripping a ladder rung in one hand.

"You notice that she seems to act different from time to time? Like she's two people sharin' the same body?"

"Somewhat." replied Pain. As he started to climb up the ladder he continued, "I'll ask her about it when I get the chance."

Fore Deck - Heading to the Galley

He of course wasn't going to. At least not right away, but perhaps sometime down the road, after they got to know each

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 24, 2008 3:18 AM

Ivy woke up and looked at the chronometer. It was nearly 9 am. She smiled and sat up. She felt good. Really good. She hadn’t slept that well in a while, but it was time to go. She stood up and wobbled a bit. She felt rested, but fuzzy.

She could still feel that there was something she was trying to remember.

I said, don’t look, Ivy.

“Whatever,” Ivy said.

She climbed out of Pain’s bunk, accidentally leaving her blanket behind. As she went into the galley, she grabbed a protein bar and ate it while she went down to her room. There she contemplated what to wear.

You can’t stay in your PJs all day.

“I’d like to.”

Wouldn’t everyone?

“That’s the truth.”

As she got dressed, she checked on each and every terrarium.

“What kind of plant would you think that Pain would like?”

Ugh! That stupid game again?

“It’s not stupid. It’s fun.”

It’s stupid.

“How about Strawberries? Maybe it will remind him of our date.”

You ate the strawberry, he didn’t.

“He could like it,” said Ivy as she picked a couple of the strawberries and slipped them in a napkin she had. “Let’s go find him.”

She stepped out of her room and she heard a ruckus coming from the cargo bay.

What’s that?

“I don’t know,” Ivy said as she started towards the bay, but she let her mind stray. “We have to thank Pain again for yesterday. It was a good night out.”

And the kissing wasn’t bad either.

Ivy laughed.

“You liked that too, didn’t you?”

Tommy snorted and changed the subject.

What is that sound? It’s like a game or something.

“Does sound like they’re having fun.”

As Ivy rounded the corner, she looked up and saw the hoop hanging from the ceiling. What she didn’t see was the person who collided with her, sending her flying onto the floor and the strawberries flying from her hand.

DRPAIN

Friday, October 24, 2008 5:54 AM

Cargo Bay

Jayne was running towards to hoop, ball in hand and ready to make a basket. He had plenty of energy from the food Pain had cooked earlier as did everyone else who was playing. What he didn't see was Ivy walking onto the play area talking to herself. The impact knocked the wind out of the man and sent the two sprawling onto the floor.

Jayne got to his knees as everybody who was playing stopped to gawk at what happened. Shaking his head he replied none-too-nicely to the downed Ivy, "What the gorram hell, woman? Watch where you're goin'. Can't ya see this is a play area or were ya just too busy talkin' to yourself to see that?"

"Jayne, be nice." called Kaylee, as she knelt down to Ivy. "She was just distracterated is all. Didn't know we were playin' Hoop Ball." She looked at Ivy and asked, "You okay? Jayne didn't hurt you did he?" She glanced at the strawberries littered on the floor and asked, "Who were those strawberries for?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 24, 2008 6:49 AM

"Strawberries?" Ivy asked. She put her hands up to her head, but didn't move from her position on the floor. "Owwww..."

"I love strawberries," Kaylee said cheerily as she picked up the two strawberries Ivy was carrying. She was trying to lighten the mood; Jayne hadn't been very nice.

"I was bringing them to Pain, don't quite remember why..." she said softly. "But I have more. You can have..."

Kaylee glanced over to Jayne who was just then getting his breath back. If they hit hard enough to knock the breath out of Jayne, then Ivy could be...

"Simon?" Kaylee called out to the young doctor.

"I'm fine," Ivy said as she started to get up. She managed to get back to her feet before her body betrayed her and sent her back down towards the floor. Kaylee caught her and sat her against a crate on the floor.

"Simon!" Kaylee called, more insistent. "She's hurt!"

Simon ran down the catwalk to Ivy's side.

"Ivy? How many fingers do I have up?" he asked as he put up 3 fingers.

Her eyes drooped a bit and Simon tapped her on the face a little to get her attention. Her eyes opened a bit, but he could tell things weren't quite right.

"How many fingers?" Simon repeated more forcefully.

"Fire..." she whispered as her consciousness started to fade.

"She's altered," Simon said. He called out to no one in particular. "Need some help over here!"

DRPAIN

Friday, October 24, 2008 10:37 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Need some help over here!"

"What's wrong?" Zoe replied, rushing over to the doctor.

"Jayne ran into her. Hard." replied a worried Kaylee.

"She gonna be okay?" asked Zoe, helping Simon lift Ivy up by the shoulders.

"She appears to have a slight concussion. Won't know for sure until we get her into the infirmary and perform a scan." replied Simon as they carried her into the infirmary, and set her down in the exam chair.

Infirmary

Tilting the chair down so that it was at a forty-five degree angle, Simon hooked up Ivy to the monitors and passed a hand held scanner over her head, watching the monitors as he did so.

"Huh. That's strange." replied Simon as he stopped the scanner at a point on Ivy's head.

"What's strange, doc?" asked Zoe.

"There appears to be a previous skull fracture right here." Simon replied, moving the scanner and pointing to the monitor that displayed it. "It's healed, but it looks fairly recent."

"Just how recent is recent?" Zoe wanted to know.

"About two years give or take." replied Simon.

At that point Ivy started to blink her eyes open and stir. Simon put the scanner down and placed a hand on her shoulder, saying, "Lay back down please."

"Wha..what's going on?" she asked, somewhat foggy and confused. "Where am I?"

"You've suffered a slight concussion and are now in the infirmary." replied Simon. "I'm running a scan on you just to make sure a concussion is all you have. I'll have to ask you to stay here for the night just to be sure though."

It was around that time that Pain strolled past the infirmary, Ivy's blanket tossed over his right shoulder. He had found it on his bed and was about to return it, when he caught a glimpse of Ivy in the infirmary, surrounded by the doctor, Kaylee, and Zoe.

Pain made his way inside and asked, "What's goin' on here?" Holding one of Ivy's hands in his, Pain asked the doctor, "Why is she here?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 24, 2008 11:27 PM

Quote:
"What's goin' on here?" Holding one of Ivy's hands in his, Pain asked the doctor, "Why is she here?"

"She didn't see the Hoop Ball game going on," Zoe said. "Walked on out and got plowed by Jayne."

"Damn girl was talking to herself," growled Jayne as he came inside.

"Jayne," warned Kaylee.

"Anyhows, didn't see her until the last second. I couldn't stop."

"I-I'm sorry," Ivy offered. "Just heard a ruckus and didn't know what it was."

"No need to apologize," Pain answered, glaring at Jayne.

Simon walked around everyone and had to maneuver a bit to get close to his patient before shining a light into her eyes. Ivy cringed a bit and squeezed Pain's hand.

"Eyes are equal and reactive," he turned around and nearly ran into Kaylee. The infirmary was a little congested, it already had a patient from earlier. Aiko was still drugged and laying on the side bed. He stopped and took a light breath. "OK people. Anyone here who is not the patient needs to leave. It's too crowded. I need space to work."

Jayne grunted and disappeared. Kaylee nodded and went out to sit down outside the door.

"Call if you need me," Zoe said as she left the room.

Simon looked at Pain.

"Not leaving her, Simon," he said, resolve evident in his face.

Simon nodded, knowing Pain wasn't going to be pursuaded. Simon went about his work and a few minutes later, announced his prognosis.

"It's just a concussion. You'll have a headache for a couple of days, but you'll be OK," he said. "I was worried there for a second when I found the skull fracture, but I'm not now. I do want you to stay here for the night though."

"Skull fracture? Jayne fractured her skull?" Pain asked as he looked down into Ivy's face with concern. "You OK, darling?"

"I-I'm fine," Ivy told him, smiling a bit.

"It's old Pain. Already healed up," Simon assuaged him. "But I'd like to get some history on it, just in case."

"I'd like to know about that too," a voice came from the doorway. It was the Captain, with Zoe standing behind him. "Seems you have some storytelling to do, Ivy."

Ivy squeezed Pain's hand again. The Captain scared her. She was sure he wasn't convinced yet of her innocence. She didn't know what to say, but this time, Tommy was available.

Her eyes narrowed at the Captain.

"Tractor accident. I was at home doing some Harvest-time work for my Dad," Tommy explained as if what she was saying was truth and she'd told it a million times before. "Wheels got hung up on something and I was thrown. It was a rocky area."

"Your crop lands were rocky?" Mal asked as he stepped forward, disbelief plainly evident on his face.

"Was between the barn and the fields," Tommy retorted, jaw setting. "Never got all the way there."

Mal and Tommy stood staring each other down.

"Who are you anyway? Really?"

"She's hurt. That's who she is right now," Simon spoke up. "Berate her some other time. She needs to rest."

Mal shot Simon one of those 'don't-tell-me-what-to-do-on-my-boat' looks, clenched his jaw and looked back at her.

"We're not done," he warned. Then he briskly left the infirmary.

DRPAIN

Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:20 AM

Infirmary

Pain remembered that he had her blanket draped over his shoulder, smiled at Ivy and said as he took it off his shoulder, "Seein' as you're goin' to be here for the night, I thought you might need this." Pain handed Ivy's blanket over to her and continued, "Saw it on my bed and thought you might might've forgotten it."

"Thank you," Ivy replied with a smile. Still smiling, she asked, "So you're really stayin' here to keep me company?"

"That's the plan." replied Pain, returning her smile with one of his own. "Except I'll probably have to leave at some point to get you food or answer the call of nature. But beside those things, yes I'm goin' to be here with you."

OoC: I wish the others were here. This would be a lot more funner.
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LEOPARDFLAN

Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:59 AM

*A little bundle in one of Aiko's pokets, hidden by the robe, wriggled a little. Aiko comes to, roused by the movement, and covers it with her hand to hide it. At that moment, Simon turns around, and sees that she's awake*

Simon- "Hello. Do you feel any pain? Groggyness? Dizzyness?"

Aiko- "No pain, no groggyness, not anything. I'm fine."

*She moves to get up, but has to clutch the edges of the side bed to prevent falling over. She gently moves herself back down on the side bed and lays down*

Aiko- "Or maybe not...."

Simon- "Yes, I think you had better stay in bed for a while. You took a hit to your head, and you have a mild concussion, which is why you're feeling the way you are now. By the way, do you know what happened to cause your attack?"

*Aiko suddenly remembered everything, in a flash. She panics for a bit- how much did they know, or spectulate? What would they do to her?

Her brain then kicks in. She reckons it would be better to play dumb, since she has no idea what's going on in Simon's brain right now, and it's always a stupid move to act guilty in the face of unsurity.*

Aiko- "I had an attack?"

Simon- "Yes, an attack. I'm not surprised that you don't remember, those kinds of panic attacks tend to induce mild short-memory damage. I'll ask you a few questions, to try to determine the source of the attack, so we can prevent more from happening."

*Aiko's heart plunges into her stomach. He seemed innocent enough, but she was in no condition to come up with expert lies, and his questions could lead in directions that she really didn't want to go in.*

Aiko- "Alright... ask away, I'll try to answer"

Simon- "What was your last memory?"

Aiko Kitahoshi, passenger aboard the LoS, frequently awol due to the phenomina that is rl.

ENGLISHIVY

Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:36 AM

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Originally posted by LeopardFlan:
Simon- "What was your last memory?"

Tommy turned to Pain. She hadn't left since the Captain was there. She was determined to stay awake and stand ready for his return.

"It's a little too busy in here," she whispered. "I don't want to be down here if the Captain decides he needs to interrogate her too."

"But Simon said you should stay," Pain told her.

"I can't rest like this. Too much hustle and bustle," Tommy said, giving Pain puppy dog eyes. "Can't we go back to your bunk? I liked it there."

"Simon said..."

"Please?"

Pain could feel himself relenting. She was very persuasive.

"Simon?" Pain called out before he had a chance to continue with Aiko.

"Hmmm..?" Simon half answered.

"What do I need to do if she leaves the infirmary?"

"Leaves the infirmary?" Simon said turning around. "No. No. She needs to stay."

"You have another patient to take care of. just tell me what I need to do."

Simon sighed in defeat.

"When she falls asleep, you'll need to wake her up after two hours. If she doesn't you call me immediately," Simon instructed. "Where will you be?"

"My bunk," Pain answered.

Simon raised an eyebrow at Pain.

"Your bunk?"

Pain flashed him a grin.

"Is that all?" Pain asked him.

"No. She might have some confusion when you wake her up. There is a very common condition called Anterograde Amnesia. It's when there are problems with creating new memories after the injury has taken place," Simon explained. Pain must have looked a little too alarmed, so Simon continued. "Like I said it's very common. I definitely want to see her back here in the morning."

"Thanks Doc. Sorry to interrupt you and all."

"Go on before I change my mind," Simon told him as he turned his full attention back to Aiko. "Sorry, Aiko. What was your last memory?"

Very carefully, Pain picked Ivy up and started towards his bunk.

DRPAIN

Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:17 AM

Pain carried Ivy on his back in a piggyback fashion, her head resting on the back of Pain's neck, as he made his way up the stairs near the infirmary and through the aft deck. They passed through the galley, getting looks from those who were there. 13 glared at Ivy as Pain stopped at his bunk and popped open his bunk's hatch. The Bot Boy's hands curled up into fists as he watched Pain and Ivy descend into the bunk, but did nothing as the hatch to Pain's bunk closed.

Pain's Bunk

Pain climbed down the ladder with Ivy still on his back. As his feet touched the floor, he walked over to his bed, turned around and knelt to the floor, letting Ivy sit on his bed.

Standing up, Pain helped her lay down in his bed. With a smile on his face as he set her blanket beside her, he knelt down again and asked, "So. Is there anythin' I can get you?"

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ENGLISHIVY

Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:54 AM

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"So. Is there anythin' I can get you?"

"Ummmm..." Tommy said as she thought. "I think I'm good... Wait... I forgot my pajamas. Sleeping in my day clothes won't be comfortable. I feel silly for forgetting."

"Well, you just had your head about knocked off your shoulders," Pain told her. "A little forgetfulness is warranted."

"Oh, don't worry about it. I'll just make due with what I have on. Trying to explain where they are might be hard. I have plants everywhere. You might go in and never come out," she said with a really warm smile. "I should have just stayed in my PJs earlier. I'll be fine."

"I could lend you one of my T-shirts," Pain offered.

"That'd be nice."

Pain fished out a shirt and handed it to to her.

"Do you... uh.. need help?"

"I think I can manage."

"You thirsty? I'll go up and get us something to drink. Give you some privacy."

"OK. And I promise, while you're up there, I won't try to do any cartwheels or nothing."

"Better not," he grinned as he hopped on the ladder. "I'll be right back."

DRPAIN

Saturday, October 25, 2008 5:27 AM

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"Better not," he grinned as he hopped on the ladder. "I'll be right back."

"OK." Tommy replied, watching as Pain disappeared up the ladder and closed the hatch behind him.

Galley

After Pain had closed the hatch to his bunk to let her change, he walked over to the sink and grabbed two glasses. As he was rinsing them out, 13 strode over and asked, "So, What's she doing in your bunk, Pain?"

"I believe it's called restin' after sufferin' a concussion." replied Pain as he filled the glasses with water, one by one.

"Why can't she do that in the infirmary?" 13 asked, prying for answers.

"Because the doctor is busy with another patient who he needs his attention more than she does." replied Pain, giving 13 a smile. "'Sides the doctor didn't seem to have any trouble in lettin' me take Ivy off his hands."

"Sure he didn't." replied a none-to-convinced 13 as he watched Pain head off back to his room. As Pain opened his hatch, bracing the two glasses of water between his chest and right arm, 13 said to himself, "She might have you under her spell, Pain, but I'm going to crack that nut and break her hold on you, if it's the last thing I do."

Pain's Bunk

As Pain finished climbing down the ladder, he closed the hatch from the control panel and looked at Ivy now wearing his T-shirt. As he walked over to her, he smiled and said as he handed her a glass of water, "You look very cute in that shirt, darlin'. I didn't know what you wanted, so I just got you water. Hope that's alright."

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ENGLISHIVY

Saturday, October 25, 2008 6:49 AM

"Water is just fine," Tommy said as she took the glass from him. She swallowed half of it down, then placed in next to the bed. "You have lunch duty today too?"

"Nah. Lunch is a serve-yourself thing. Why, are you hungry?"

"No. I was just wondering if you were going to need to leave."

"I said the plan was to stay with you."

"Captain won't mind? Don't you have things that need done?"

"I'm good."

"So you're gonna stay here?" Tommy asked.

"Yep."

"Whatever will we do?"

"You are going to rest," Pain said as he pulled back the covers on the bed and nudged her underneath them. He sat on the edge of the bed. "Now lay your head down. Does it hurt any?"

"Pain killers Doc gave me are doing their job," she said. That's when she noticed the slight purplish haze on his jaw. She ran a finger softly across it. "What happened there?"

"Captain and I had a discussion. Nothing for you to worry on."

Tommy sat up, a little too fast and winced a bit.

"It was because of me, wasn't it?"

"It's nothing for you to worry on," Pain repeated as he gently eased her head back down onto the pillow. "Now you need to rest."

Tommy frowned and Pain leaned down and gave her a quick kiss.

"It's nothing," he reassured her as he looked into her eyes.

He was about to sit back up when her arms wrapped around his neck and she brought her lips to his.

This was not the long slow kissing they had been doing recently, it was different. It reminded Pain of the Paint Tag course.

He broke away from her briefly.

"Should we be doing this?" he asked. "You're hurt..."

"Shut up and kiss me," Tommy said softly as she launched an all out assault on his mouth.

DRPAIN

Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:24 PM

Pain's Bunk

As their tongues fought for dominance over each other, a part of Pain's conscience, which sounded a lot like 13, told him that what he was doing was wrong and was demanding he break it off, while the other part, which sounded like Jayne, tried shutting the 13 part up. It was a grueling internal struggle that was reaching a stalemate.

"I shouldn't be doin' this." Pain whispered, as both his and Tommy's lips broke contact momentarily. "You've suffered some head trauma and need rest."

"What part of "shut up and kiss me" did you not understand, Pain?" whispered Tommy, pulling Pain's head back down and locking her lips with his.

As Pain's hands explored Tommy's body and his tongue explored her mouth, his conscience waged a bloody war with itself, both sides losing vast numbers in attempt to dominate Pain's reasoning skills. In the end it was the 13 part of his conscience that won or at least Pain thought so, as he was separated from Tommy's lips and thrown across his room by the real 13.

As Pain hit the wall 13 turned to Tommy and with a menacing finger pointing at her, he said in a seething manner, "Succubus! Vile Hell beast of Satan! Get thine claws out of Pain and banish ye spell doth cast on him!"

"What the ruttin' hell?" Pain asked, rubbing the back of his head. "How in the rutt did you get in here, Bot Boy?"

"That's not important right now, Pain." replied 13, still glaring and pointing at Tommy. Returning his attention to her, 13 continued, "What is important is who she IS and what her intentions ARE. So! Just who are you, Tommy?" A smile pursed 13's lips as he added, "Or should I say, Ivy?"

"What in the gorram hell are you talkin' about, 13?" asked Pain as he got up to his feet.

"She's two different peas in the same pod." replied 13. "Isn't that right, Tommy?"

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ENGLISHIVY

Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:04 PM

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Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Pain's Bunk

"She's two different peas in the same pod." replied 13. "Isn't that right, Tommy?"

“You don’t have permission to call me Tommy. I told you that before. Only friends get to call me by my nickname and so far, you have been nothing resembling one,” Tommy told 13. “And two peas in a pod? What are you rutting talking about?”

“Am I talking to Tommy or Ivy?” 13 asked.

“13, what are you talking about? Have you finally popped a gasket?” Pain asked a little more than irritated at the intrusion.

“Am. I. Talking. To. Ivy. Or. Tommy?” 13 asked very slowly, his eyes trained on Tommy.

“Both of us, you dolt!” she answered, eyes burning with fire.

13 smiled smugly thinking he had caught her admitting she was two people.

“See, Pain? I was right!”

“Of course, you are,” Tommy said as she calmed down, resting her head on the pillow. “As far as I know, I am the same person whether you call me Ivy, Tommy or anything else. Ivy is the name my folks gave me. Tommy is the name my friends did. Still the same person.

“Aren’t you the same… person… whether you are called 13 or ‘Bot Boy’?” she continued. “I could ask you the same thing. Which one am I talking to? The 13 who is Pain’s friend? Or the bot boy currently known as Jackass?”

DRPAIN

Sunday, October 26, 2008 3:32 AM

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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
“Aren’t you the same… person… whether you are called 13 or ‘Bot Boy’?” she continued. “I could ask you the same thing. Which one am I talking to? The 13 who is Pain’s friend? Or the bot boy currently known as Jackass?”

"Sticks and stones would break my bones if I had them, but names nonetheless still don't hurt me." replied 13. "Now." he said strolling over to the Cortex screen on the wall and standing next to it. "If Tommy really is your nickname and not a split personality, then would you care to explain this?"

He placed a hand near the screen and it immediately flickered on. Showing on the screen was last night's incident in the cargo bay, taking directly from 13's memory. He fast-forwarded it the precise point in time where she handed Mal her gun and let it play.

Quote:

Ivy nodded and took her pack off her back, reached in and shakily handed the gun to Mal.

"I don't like guns..."

The image froze as 13 said, "I find that particularly amusing, considering the fact that YOU SHOT ME IN THE CHEST!!" He lowered his voice down to normal and continued, "So, Tommy, or should I say Ivy? If you don't like guns then why own one in the first place, hmmm? Or is it that Ivy hates guns, but you, Tommy, like them?"

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ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, October 26, 2008 4:16 AM

Tommy swallowed hard.

"Of course, I don't like guns," she said. "But out here on the Rim, they are kinda a prerequisite. I told Pain earlier that night that a girl can't be too careful nowadays. It's a precaution."

"She did say that 13," Pain affirmed.

"YOU SHOT ME IN THE CHEST!"

"Oh, pllllllleeease!" Tommy exclaimed. "Like it was going to hurt you at all. I already knew what you were. And if you turn your little memory recorder back to a couple of seconds before that, you would have known that. Better yet, why don't you do just that?"

"What?" 13 asked.

"Rewind yourself on that handy dandy cortex window to the seconds right before I shot you."

"Fine."

The picture came up...

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Originally posted by DRPAIN:
All was going fine and dandy until a familiar voice shouted, "HARLET! RUINER OF GOOD MEN! UNHAND THEE MERCENARY, YOU WRETCHED WENCH!"

They both broke off their kiss to glare at the trenchcoated 13 who was pointing at Tommy with an accusatory finger.

Pain muttered something in Chinese and whispered to Tommy, "You want to shoot him or should I?"

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"You sure he's a robot?"

"Painfully sure."

"Shooting you doesn't count. It's not like you were a real person-" Tommy paused and closed her eyes. The buzzing in the back of her head was loud. She needed to get this line of questioning done and 13 out of the bunk. She swallowed hard and took in a deep breath.

"You OK, darling?" Pain asked stepping closer.

"I'm fine," Tommy said. She turned her attention back to 13. "It's not like you are a regular guy. Bullets don't hurt you."

"That's for sure," Pain said. "If she didn't, I thought about doing it myself. But then again, most of the crew has put one in you at one time or another."

"So my shooting you is not an uncommon occurance here on the ship?" Tommy questioned.

13 glared at Tommy, but couldn't dispute her observation.

"I want you to leave," Tommy told him. "I'm tired now and I need to rest."

DRPAIN

Sunday, October 26, 2008 4:32 AM

Pain's Bunk

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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"I want you to leave," Tommy told him. "I'm tired now and I need to rest."

"You haven't heard or seen the last of me." 13 replied, moving towards the ladder. As he climbed up it, he continued, "I'll get you and your little dog too sooner or later."

As the hatch to Pain's bunk closed, Pain walked over to the control panel and locked it. He then sat down next to Tommy and said as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder, "I apologize for him, baobei. He's usually not like this. Maybe he's got a short circuit, popped a gasket, or somethin', I don't know. All I know is he hasn't been actin' right since we went on our date."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, October 26, 2008 6:32 AM

Tommy was relived to see 13 disappear through the hatch of Pain's bunk. She had some damage control to do. That last line of questioning had brought her WAY too close to some truths that Ivy probably wouldn't be able to handle.

Don't think, Ivy, Tommy thought. Don't look. I'll handle everything. You know I'll take care of you.

Tommy could still tell that Ivy was still trying to sift through the fog though.

I will protect you, Ivy. Don't think and don't look, Tommy reiterated. Then in a move she had never used before, she made a leap of faith and trusted someone else to keep Ivy safe. Focus on Pain; he'll keep you safe. I won't be far.

And Tommy disappeared again, leaving Ivy in the open.

"This has not been my best day," Ivy said as a tear slid down her face. "I don't understand why I have made them so angry. Both the Captain and 13. Am I gonna get threatened by someone else next?"

Pain pulled her close to him.

"Not if I can help it," he reassured her as he leaned down and kissed her.

She ran her fingers through his hair and returned the kiss and kept kissing.

It was the slow, hot kisses from the cargo bay after the first confrontation with Mal. The ones that made his brain lose function and fire burn deep inside.

Before he could even think, he was lying in the bed with her and everything outside of his bunk had faded away.

DRPAIN

Sunday, October 26, 2008 6:07 PM

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Pain's Bunk

The kissing led to touching, the touching led to groping, that groping led to clothes being taken off, which then culminated in two fleshes becoming one, as Pain and Ivy got to know each other really really well. Time became meaningless as they explored each others' wants and desires.

90 Minutes later

They laid in Pain's bed exhausted, but very well relaxed. Ivy was resting on her right side as Pain watched over her, admiring her body. He ran a hand lightly over her shoulder and down her arm, fingers tracing her curves, as his eyes focused on the four scars on her back. He made a note that the scars from the Cutlass Tree looked an awful lot like whip marks, but then some rashes tended to look like rope burn.

Pain placed the note in the back of his head as he felt his eyelids get droopy. He snuggled up to Ivy, kissing her neck as he wrapped an arm around her stomach, before closing his eyes and going to sleep. He knew they'd miss lunch, but he wasn't hungry. Ivy had saw to that. Pain just hoped that in a few hours time, when he woke up to check on her, that Ivy would welcome an encore performance.

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ENGLISHIVY

Monday, October 27, 2008 2:26 AM

Ivy was running. Running for her life. Her thigh muscles burned, her arms ached, but she kept going. Heat pressed at her back before engulfing her from all sides. She was out of breath and the heat made it worse, but it didn't deter her from running faster.

BANG! The sound of a shot reverberated through her head.

Ivy startled, hard enough to wake Pain.

"Bao bei?" he asked. He could feel her breathing hard and the light sheen of sweat on her skin.

He looked at her closely. She was still asleep. He looked over to check the time only to discover it had been three hours since they had fallen asleep. He was supposed to have woke her an hour ago! He nudged her a bit.

"Darling? Wake up," he whispered into her ear. She startled again and he got a little alarmed. "Tommy! Wake up!"

Her eyes flew open and she surveyed the room frantically. A look of confusion covered her face. She looked over at Pain and searched is eyes.

"Bao bei?" he asked. "You allright?"

Suddenly the light of recognition dawned in her eyes.

"Pain?"

"Yep. It's me," Pain confirmed as she launched herself into a tight embrace, holding onto him for dear life. "You Ok? Want I should call the Doc?"

"It seemed so real..." she whispered.

"Bad dream?" he asked. She nodded. "You wanna talk about it?"

"No."

Pain wrapped his arms tightly around her and gave her a kiss.

"Sure you are OK?"

"I'll be fine," she said as she exhaled, shaking off the residual affects of the dream. She looked over at the chronometer. "What time is it?"

"Three o'clock."

"We missed lunch," she said as she giggled and started to draw lazy circles on his chest with her fingertip.

"Are you hungry?"

"No," she said as she tilted her head up to kiss him. "At least not for food."

DRPAIN

Monday, October 27, 2008 2:49 AM

PG-13 Ahead again.
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Pain's Bunk

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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"No," she said as she tilted her head up to kiss him. "At least not for food."

"I think we can do somethin' about that." Pain said suggestively, giving her a kiss.

He rolled onto his back, pulling Ivy on top of him. Their foreheads touched as they smiled at each other and kissed again. They gazed into each others' eyes momentarily, Pain's hands resting on the small of Ivy's back. She gave him a quick peck before sitting up and resuming the fun they had a few hours ago.

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ISAHIAH

Monday, October 27, 2008 3:38 AM

River sat in the pilot's seat, expertly overseeing the ship's controls and instrumentation. She had to be getting close. She glanced at the thermography screen: nothing, merely the deathly cold, unfathomable vacuum of space. She had incorporated the possibility that her target's vehicle might have sustained damage leading to a cascade failure of critical systems in her assessments of her improvised operation's possible outcomes. The likelihood of such a scenario coming true was growing hard to disregard. And yet, she would not renounce. This man, drifting at the mercy of the continuous flow of ions that pervaded the solar system, was a powerful figure, the type of social fixtures nations swiveled around. She knew he was no savior, his time had been permeated with loss, anger and death. But the chance for redemption nonetheless remained, and for that reason alone, he was worth spending a few hours sifting through space trash for.

An audible cue notified her that the thermographic imager had picked up on something. She looked over at the monitor. A pocket of room temperature emissions, roughly three meters in length, starkly visible against the cold, dead background of space. Her lips curled up in a smile. She had him. She flicked on the LIDAR, keyed in the XYZ coordinates from the thermographic imager, and set the monitor to relay images from the LIDAR array. There it was. A standard issue emergency survival module. It had sustained some measure of damage, but the hull's integrity didn't seem to have been compromised, and the fact that it was still radiating heat implied that life support was still operational.

She stood up, beaming her brightest smile, and walked over to the intercom.

"Captain, we have a wolf at the door."

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BigWolf18 "Way i remember it, you said you was leavin', dare say that saved us a whole peck o' trouble. now i gotta wonder what could spur on a fine disreputable man like yourself to show your fine disreputable face here again."

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, October 27, 2008 3:48 AM

Ivy fell exhausted onto Pain's chest.

Her head was throbbing. Being with him that way was probably not the best thing for her head, but it was good for everything else.

She rolled off him and put her hands on her forehead.

"If it wasn't for the massive headache that accompanies a concussion, I would sign up for one more often to get this kind of attention."

Pain rolled onto his side and rested his head on his hand. His hand sprawled across her stomach.

"You mean men aren't knocking down the door for you?"

Ivy blushed.

"Let's just say, it's been a while."

"Their loss is what I say."

Ivy gave him a playful kiss.

"Could you do me a favor?" she asked.

"Anything."

"Get us some drinks? Maybe a couple of protein bars?"

"Would that mean I'd have to get up?"

"Sorry to say that it would be a requirement,"
she laughed as she turned to face him. "Either that or we could comm 13 to fetch us some. I'm sure he ain't far."

"Somehow I think he might kill the mood."

"Or just me," she said. She ran her foot up the side of his leg as she gave him a pouty look. "Will you fetch me something so I can keep up my strength?"

DRPAIN

Monday, October 27, 2008 4:32 AM

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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Or just me," she said. She ran her foot up the side of his leg as she gave him a pouty look. "Will you fetch me something so I can keep up my strength?"

"That means I'll have to get dressed and I was havin' so much fun bein' naked with you." Pain said, smiling at Ivy as he got out of bed.

Ivy batted her eyelashes and pleaded, "Pretty please? I'd be very happy if you got me something to eat."

Pain smiled again and said, "How can I resist a cute, pouty, naked girl in my bed."

He slipped on his boxers and pants as Ivy watched. Pain then walked over to the control panel and hit the unlock button. Giving her a wink and a smile, he headed up the ladder and into the fore deck, closing the hatch behind him.

It only took him a few minutes to obtain the half dozen protein bars and two glasses of water. He opened his bunk's hatch and climbed down, the glasses of water being held to his chest, while the individually wrapped protein bars were placed in his pants pockets.

As he closed the hatch and locked it, Pain handed Ivy one of the glasses and three of the bars. He placed his three protein bars in his mouth and undid his pants, letting them slid down around his legs.

Getting back into bed with Ivy, Pain took the wrapped protein bars out of his mouth, smiled and said as he set his glass of water on the ground, "Hope that's enough for you. I would've grabbed some more, but everyone in the galley was givin' me odd looks."

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ENGLISHIVY

Monday, October 27, 2008 5:05 AM

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As he closed the hatch and locked it, Pain handed Ivy one of the glasses and three of the bars.

Ivy took the glass, but nearly dropped it. Pain looked down at Ivy to see her fighting to keep awake.

"You're exhausted," Pain observed. "You haven't gotten a whole lot of rest in."

"Sleepy," she agreed. "You've worn me out. But in a good way."

She took a drink and handed the glass back to Pain. He had barely gotten it put back on table, when he saw that she had already drifted off. He gently took the protein bars from her hand and set them next to the glass.

He chugged his water, set his own protein bars down and settled himself under the covers, gently pulling Ivy close to him.

His owns eyes started to grow heavy when a loud knock on his bunk door sounded. He heard the voice yell from above. It was Jayne.

"Pain, give the girl a rest and get your pigu up here. River says we have a visitor. Mal wants you downstairs by the airlock mah shong!"

Pain sighed in annoyance. He really didn't want to leave.

"Pain? Did you hear me?" Jayne yelled from outside.

Pain reluctantly got up, putting his pants back on and went to the hatch. He opened it up and looked up.

"I'll be up in a second. Let me get dressed."

"I'm going down then," Jayne said as he left the foredeck.

Pain retreated into his bunk and grabbed the nearest T-Shirt and strapped on his weapon before heading towards the cargo bay.

On the way down, he noticed that the shirt was the one Ivy had been wearing earlier. She hadn't worn it long, but it smelled like her perfume. It was almost distracting, but he shook it off and double timed it down to the air lock.

DRPAIN

Monday, October 27, 2008 9:23 PM

Cargo Bay - Near the Airlock

Jayne stood near Pain on the side of the airlock and sniffed the air. He sneered as he turned to Pain and asked, "You wearin' a new cologne or somethin'?"

"Yes." Pain replied in a sarcastic tone. "It's called 'I'm Ruttin' the Plant Girl'." He turned to Jayne, gave the man a small smile, and continued, "It's from the 'None of Your Business' line of Blue Sun fragrances."

"Alright people look alive." replied Mal striding up to the airlock. "Got someone on the other side of that door who could either be friendly or deadset on shootin' us all. That bein' said I want all of you to be on your toes and ready for anythin'." He looked around the cargo bay and asked, "Anyone have any questions?"

Pain spoke up and said, "I do, Captain. Can we hurry this up? I've got a cute and very naked girl in my bed, who's in bad need of bein' thoroughly sexed by me."

Mal gave Pain a look, rolled his eyes, then said to the others, "Anyone besides Pain have any questions?" When no one said anything, Mal took that as a 'no' and said, "Alrighty then. Them who have guns, keep your hands near them. This here could be a trap and y'all know how much I like those."

He nodded to Pain to open the door, his hand situated near his trusty gun, as the big mercenary slowly opened the airlock door.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ISAHIAH

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 2:32 AM

No sooner had Pain broken the airlock seal than the smell of gangrening flesh mixed with that of ripening body waste assaulted the crew's senses, causing them to jump back, hacking and retching. Mal and Jayne exchanged looks, somewhat anxious as to what might lie beyond that door.

Pain: Let's... *cough* ...let's get on with this yet.

Pain grabbed the handle and yanked the door open. A man laid there, half hanging from his harnessed seat. He was disheveled and thoroughly covered in filth, and his head was marred by a deep gash that sported shades of purple.

Pain: Hey, whaddaya know? A dead guy. Someone cue the firing squad. Can I go now?

Mal, nodding to Jayne: Check his pulse.

Jayne: Wh- Hey, I'm not touch...

Mal gave Jayne his customary uncompromising stare. The mercenary swallowed his protest and turned to the module's occupant, extending an arm to prod the man's neck with his joined middle and index fingers.

Pain, fidgeting impatiently: So? He's dead, right? Now, come on, Mal...

Mal: Jayne?

Jayne: I dunno, it's like...

Mal & Pain, speaking at once, with Mal's placid query being largely drowned out by Pain's exasperated outburst: Like what?

Jayne turned back to them, his features bent with astonishment.

Jayne: He's alive, Mal!

Both Pain and Mal simply stood there for a moment, Pain being transfixed with surprise, while Mal face drooped to a pensive scowl. "Pain. Get him to medbay," he finally said, before marching out of the hold with a steady gait.

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 5:25 AM

Ivy woke up and felt for Pain, but all she found were linens. She raised her head up.

"Pain?"

He wasn't around. She frowned. She started to sit up only to have her head pound. The pain meds were wearing off.

She sat up very slowly and swung her legs over the side of the bed. She saw the shirt Pain had worn earlier and slowly bent over to grab it. Sliding it on, she spied her pants at the end of the bed. She slid down to the end of the bed and gingerly slipped them on.

She sat there for the longest time, hoping her head would stop throbbing so bad, but decided that the longer she waited, the worse it was going to feel. She stood up and the world spun a bit. She fought back the urge to vomit.

Swallowing hard she pushed herself over to the hatch and opened it. She climbed up the ladder at a snail's pace and when she got to the top, she took a rest while she sat on the floor of the foredeck.

She took a few deep breaths and pulled herself up to a semi-standing position. Using the wall as a guide, she stumbled along the hallway until she got to the galley. As soon as she reached it, she sat down and laid her head on the table.

She heard someone come in from another direction.

"Ivy! What are you doing in here? You should be resting."

It was Kaylee.

"I was, but the pain meds Simon gave me are wearing off," Ivy explained. "I'm trying to get to the infirmary."

"Well, let me get you over to the couches. I'll go down and ask him for something for you."

"Thank you!" Ivy said, extremely grateful. "I'm not sure if I could've made it all the way to the infirmary. This is harder than I thought it would be."

Kaylee helped her up and supported Ivy as they moved over to the common area. Once there, Ivy laid down, closed her eyes and wished for her head to feel better.

"I'll go see what I can get for you," Kaylee said.

"Thanks Kaylee. You're a really good friend."

Ivy opened her eyes slightly to see Kaylee studying her closely.

"Is that Pain's shirt?" Kaylee asked.

DRPAIN

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Isahiah:
"Pain. Get him to medbay,"

"Yes, sir." replied Pain.

Even though he didn't want to do it, Mal had given Pain an order and as much as he wanted to protest it, the mercenary had to follow it.

He motioned to Jayne and said, "Jayne. On three, you unhook him from the harness and I'll take him to the infirmary."

"You mean I gotta touch him again?" Jayne asked, sneering at the man's stench.

"Hey you're gettin' the easy part of the job." retorted Pain, cupping a hand over his nose and mouth. "I'm the one who has to take him to the infirmary."

As Jayne got into position to unhook the man from his harness, while doing his best not to touch the guy too much, Pain took a few deep breaths, trying not to gag on the stench and said as he removed his hand from his mouth, "One."

Jayne found the harness release as Pain got into position and said, "Two."

Jayne's finger hovered over the button, waiting for the last number.

"Three." Pain called out, catching the man as Jayne's finger pressed the button.

The smell grew stronger as Pain pulled the guy away from his seat and set him on the floor. Pain fought back the urge to vomit as he ran one arm under the man's neck and another underneath his knees. Pain made a face as he felt something squishy in the man's pants and hoisted him up.

"That ain't right." replied a disgusted Pain as he started to take the man over to Serenity's infirmary. "That ain't right at all."

Infirmary

"Here you go, Doc." replied Pain as he walked into the infirmary and set the smelly, half-dead man in the exam chair. Looking at his clothes and arms, Pain muttered in disgust, "Ah motherruttin' hell, I got that hun dans' stink and waste on my clothes." He shook his head and said as he exited the infirmary and walked over to the shower room, "Goin' to have to take a shower and space these clothes, cause ain't nothin' aboard this ship's goin' to get that stink out of clothin'."

Twenty minutes later

Pain stepped out of the shower room wearing a towel around his waist and his gun belt slung over his shoulder, smelling fresh and looking clean. In outstretched hands, Pain held a towel and wrapped in that towel where his smelly clothes. He entered the cargo bay and walked over to the bomb bay doors. After placing the towel covered clothes on the doors, Pain reached up and grabbed the control box hanging overhead. He pressed a button and watched as the doors lowered a few inches and slid open, spilling the towel and clothes into the empty bomb bay. Pressing the same button again, Pain watched as the doors closed shut.

With a grin he pressed a second button which opened the exterior bomb bay doors and said, "Goodbye smelly clothes."

He scanned the cargo bay for a minute and then decided to go to his bunk and put on some clean clothes. The captain only told him to take the guy to the infirmary. He didn't tell Pain he had to stay. With a grin on his face Pain turned and headed up the stairs near the infirmary, entered the aft deck, and waltzed into the galley.

Galley

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Is that Pain's shirt?" Kaylee asked.

"I believe it is." Pain replied, still grinning.

Kaylee turned to see Pain wearing a towel around his waist and his gun belt slung across his chest. She blushed a little and asked, "So um whatcha doin' in a towel, Pain?"

"Had to get cleaned up after havin' to haul a half-dead, smelly guy into the infirmary." replied Pain, the grin fading from his face. "Had to space my clothes afterwards, cause the stench was just so bad. I'm thinkin' about headin' to my bunk and puttin' on some clean ones."

He noticed Ivy was there, smiled at her, then asked, "So what are doin' up here? I thought you were sleepin'."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ISAHIAH

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:22 AM

Red. He couldn't think of another way to describe it. It was as if the color red had swept over his senses. He heard red, tasted red, touched red, and, in spite of the fact that his eyelids obstinately refused to slide open, saw red. He tried to move, but with no success. It felt as though his body had been deafened to his mind's commands. "I was drugged," he realized. All at once, things got a whole lot simpler. He was being detained, presumably against his will. His captors had doped him, thinking that it would render him easier to manage. Little did they know, he had been trained to resist such methods of subversion of consciousness. The crimson veil that swathed his perceptions was already fading. Soon enough, he would regain control over his body. And then, he would make them sorry.

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Simon leaned over his newest patient's head to get a clear look at his wound. He'd had a busy day, but over the course of his time on board Serenity, he had come to expect injuries to come about in bunches. He grabbed the ceiling-mounted light fixture and pulled it to him, setting it so that it would shine its light where he needed it. The blood had only partially clotted, and the wound showed obvious signs of infection. How this man had managed to remain alive bathing in his own filth for heaven knows how long while bearing this kind of trauma was beyond his comprehension. He straightened up and walked along the edge of the operating bed, then turned to get something from one of the drawers when...

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Bellowing like a wounded animal, Isahiah jumped the doctor from behind, pinning him against the stainless steel counter. "Who are you? Where am I? Answer me!" he shouted, his mouth mere inches away from the young man's ear.

Simon: Well, I... HELP!

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BigWolf18 "Way i remember it, you said you was leavin', dare say that saved us a whole peck o' trouble. now i gotta wonder what could spur on a fine disreputable man like yourself to show your fine disreputable face here again."

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:25 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"So what are doin' up here? I thought you were sleepin'."

"I tried to, but the pain meds Simon gave me are wearing off. I was coming down to get some more."

Pain frowned.

"You were coming down there all on your own?"

"Yes, but I only got this far. Thought my head was going to explode."

"Well, lucky for you, I managed to snag some of the stuff that Simon gave you while I was downstairs, " he said as he slid a small package out that was tucked down into his gun holster. "Figured you'd need them soon."

"I could kiss you right now," Ivy exclaimed.

"I'm hoping you'll do more than that when we get back to my bunk," Pain grinned.

"Oh, God!" Kaylee exclaimed as she went and got a glass of water for Ivy. She snatched the drugs out of Pain's hand. "That's enough. I'll give her the pills she needs and you go... you go get dressed!"

"Thanks, lil' Kaylee," Pain said. He looked over at Ivy. "I'll be back in a jiff to fetch you."

"I'll be waiting," Ivy answered.

DRPAIN

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:58 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"I'll be waiting," Ivy answered.

"I know." Pain replied, giving her a grin.

Pain turned and headed for his bunk. As he opened the hatch and started to climb down, he stopped and gave to two ladies in the galley a smile, before heading down into his bunk, closing the hatch behind him.

It only took him about three minutes to get dressed, although he figured Ivy would take less time than that to undress him. He smiled wide at that thought, before climbing out of his bunk and heading back down to the galley. He had just stepped into the galley adjusting his gun belt and was about to carry Ivy back to his room, when he heard Simon's scream.

Quote:
Originally posted by Isahiah
HELP!

"Rutt me." Pain muttered, quickly unholstering his gun. To Kaylee, he said, "Stay with her."

And at that, Pain ran out of the galley and down the stairs towards the infirmary with gun drawn.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ISAHIAH

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:35 PM

Isahiah clamped his hand against the doctor's mouth. "You try something like that again and it'll be the last thing you do," he growled.

"Now, you can either talk to me right now, or I can carve you up, and then I guarantee you'll..." He was cut short by the clamoring of people hurrying down a neighboring flight of stairs. Losing whatever semblance of composure he had managed to muster up, he grabbed the young doctor by the collar of his shirt and frenziedly yanked him back, positioning him as human rampart between himself whatever lied beyond the doorway.

"Who are you? I don't know you! How many of you are there?" he howled, his voice tainted with distress as he could feel the adrenaline wearing off. His legs had already grown unsteady, and his strength was slowly waning. "Come out, or so help me, I'll bust his neck!"

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BigWolf18 "Way i remember it, you said you was leavin', dare say that saved us a whole peck o' trouble. now i gotta wonder what could spur on a fine disreputable man like yourself to show your fine disreputable face here again."

DRPAIN

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:00 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Isahiah:
"Come out, or so help me, I'll bust his neck!"

"Now that wouldn't do a lick of good would it?" Mal said, as he appeared near the doorway of the infirmary, flanked on the left by Zoe and on the right by Jayne. Both of them had their guns drawn. Zoe had her mare's leg and Jayne had his hand cannon.

"You go and snap the pretty doc's neck and there'd be no one to patch the hole in your head, that I surley reckon you'd receive after said neck snappin'." replied Mal, a smile on his face.

Out of his peripheral vision, Mal saw Pain take his position on the stairs near the infirmary. The mercenary was crouched low and had his pistol aimed at the man's head through one of the glass windows.

Still smiling, Mal continued, "Now this can go about one of two ways. You can let go of the doc nice and easy and we can discuss your situation in a civilized manner, which by the by is the method I'd prefer. No unnecessary bloodshed or undue violence involved and the guns are put away. The second, and least preferred way by my account, would be you doin' what you intend on doin' to my poor doc, who looks none too pleased at the moment, which in turn would make me and mine have to dole out said unnecessary violence." Mal hitched his thumbs into his belt loops and asked, "So, stranger. What's it gonna be?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ISAHIAH

Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:21 AM

"Nobody moves!" he said. He tried to think up a scheme to wriggle his way of this predicament, but it seemed however strongly he tried, he couldn't think in coherent terms, like the workings of his brain had been doused in concrete. He scrunched up his eyes, struggling to keep them open, as a haze fell upon his vision.

"How's about you just hand the boy over?" Mal said, taking a step forward.

"I said..." he paused to gather his breath, which was growing more labored with every gulp of air that got passed his lips. "I said don't move!" He tightened his grip around the doctor's neck. "I'll kill him, I'll do it!"

"All right, no one's questioning that." The captain made a slight hand gesture, signaling for Pain to get ready. Isahiah's hands began to tremble, and the doctor tried to get a word in. "Listen, you're badly dehydrated..."

"Shut it!" Isahiah uttered through clenched teeth, spraying spittle over the doctor's bare scruff. "You're not gonna... take me... without a..." He was suddenly struck with an overwhelming urge to regurgitate. He bent over, and spilled his stomach's content on the infirmary floor. The young doctor seized the moment and slipped out of his grip, retreating to the safety of his shipmates, but Isahiah hardly noticed. His vision had deteriorated to the point where he could no longer make out even broad shapes, and an eerie droning noise had progressively drowned out all other sounds. The droning grew in both power and urgency until he could no longer stand it and passed out, collapsing in a pool of his own vomit.

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BigWolf18 "Way i remember it, you said you was leavin', dare say that saved us a whole peck o' trouble. now i gotta wonder what could spur on a fine disreputable man like yourself to show your fine disreputable face here again."

DRPAIN

Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:57 AM

"Jayne. Help the doc with securin' Sleepin' Beauty to the exam chair." replied Mal.

"But he's sleepin' in a puddle of his own vomit!" protested Jayne as he holstered his gun.

Mal waved off the mercenary's displeasure and said to Simon, "Doc. Clean him up and do what you do best."

"Yes, sir." replied Simon, giving the captain a nod.

Mal looked up the stairway to Pain, who was just about to leave, and said, "Pain?"

Pain stopped, turned around, and answered, "Yes?"

"Need to have a word with you for a moment." replied the captain.

"Can it wait til tomorrow, Cap?" asked Pain, raising an eyebrow. "Kind of promised the good doctor I'd keep an eye on Ivy." He pointed to his head and continued, "You know, what with the concussion she suffered and all."

Mal turned away from Pain and let out a frustrated sigh. He muttered something in Chinese, before looking back at Pain and saying, "Fine. Go look after Ivy, but I want you in my bunk first thing in the mornin'."

"You got it, Captain." replied Pain, giving the man a smile before heading back up the stairs and back into the galley.

Galley

"Is everythin' okay? We heard lots of shoutin'." asked a worried Kaylee as she saw Pain enter the galley.

Pain smiled, placing a hand on the cute mechanic's shoulder, and said soothingly, "It's nothin' to worry about, mei mei. Just an irate patient of the doc's. Everythin' is fine and dandy now."

He gave her shoulder a pat and then sat down next to Ivy. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder, pulling her close to him, as he smiled and asked, "You ready to go, baobei?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, October 30, 2008 5:00 AM

WARNING: PG-13 Below!

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"You ready to go, baobei?"

"Absolutely," Ivy answered. Pain picked her up and she looked back at Kaylee and grinned. "Tell them not to wait up for us."

Kaylee rolled her eyes and headed back towards the engine room.

As they moved toward the foredeck, the kissing had already started and by the time they got to the entrance to his bunk, he had her pinned between him and the wall.

Tongues dueled and hands wandered. Ivy had already relieved him of his shirt.

"Darling," Pain whispered as he parted his lips from hers. "If we don't get inside right now, we might have an audience and we don't need 13 or the Captain's interference in our activities."

Ivy nodded, climbed onto Pain's back piggy back style and traversed the ladder as they had done earlier, before closing and locking the hatch.

DRPAIN

Thursday, October 30, 2008 5:16 AM

PG-13 Ahead

Pain's Bunk

Ivy wrapped her legs around Pain's waist and faced him as they his feet touched ground. She was agile, Pain had to admit as he pulled her shirt off and flung it to the floor. Ivy wrapped her arms around his neck and continued to kiss him as he stopped to unbuckle his gun belt and pants. As Pain's hands explored her body and her hands explored his, Pain kicked off his boots, sending them flying in opposite directions. They tried to make it over to Pain's bed, but wound up on the floor instead.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, October 30, 2008 5:53 AM

Still slightly out of breath from their activities, the two of them laid on the floor of Pain's bunk, lingering kisses still occurring.

"Pain?" breathed Ivy.

"Mmmm?" responded Pain.

"I'm not complainin', but the floor is a little hard down here."

"Sorry," he answered as he kissed her again and then helped her up off the floor.

Her head spun a little and she nearly lost her balance, but Pain caught her and helped her over to the bed.

They both slid under the covers and he pulled her close to him. His fingertips trailed over her shoulder down her side and over her hip.

"Stop that!" she exclaimed giggling. "That tickles."

"Sorry," he said as he kissed the top of her head. He took a deep breath. "I think it's about time we learn more about each other."

"I think you're more than acquainted with me," she said giggling a little more.

"That's true," chuckled Pain. "But I want to know more about you."

She took a deep breath in and seemed to be thinking about his question. Finally she answered him.

"I guess that wouldn't be so bad," she whispered. "What would you like to know?"

DRPAIN

Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:15 AM

Pain's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"What would you like to know?"

"Well.." Pain replied, kissing her tenderly on the lips before propping his head up on his left hand and continuing, "What's your favorite color? What's your favorite food? What kind of music do you like? Do you have any hobbies other than plants?" He lightly traced her body's curves with his right hand before resting it on her right buttocks, smiled and asked some more, "Where else are you ticklish?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:03 PM

Sorry for the absense! I'll be on now

He had faded away. The life he thought he had left had come and grabbed him again. The feelings, the lack of feeling, had overpowered him. It wasn't the time spent in vents gun in hand watching that had taken so long. It was when the feeling came back. How long had he spent in the corner of his room, praying he wouldn't snap back. Maybe now it was safe.

He walked into the engine room quietly. "You were lost." River said from her place, "are you found yet?"
"You tell me," John said staring at the black.
"Where'd you go?"
"I'm not ready to answer that yet." He took the co-pilot's seat and stared out. He had lost the memories, had he killed someone? As he stared he came to a startling conclusion. He was afraid of himself, and that's no way to live.

johnttf

ISAHIAH

Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:49 PM

Isahiah issued a hoarse groan as he came to. The walls of his mouth felt like sand to his moisture-deprived tongue, and his head throbbed painfully. "Hello?" he called in a faint, raspy voice.

"How do you feel?" a man inquired after a brief silence. He spoke with the inflections and cadence of one trained in the ways of medicine.

"Dead," Isahiah answered. "Dead is how I feel." He opened his eyes and saw an indistinct figure stooped over him, rendered dark and fuzzy by intense backlighting.

"Try not to move," the figure said before backing away.

Isahiah wriggled a little, and became aware of the leather ties that bound his hands and feet to the bed's frame. He tried to put some strain on them to assess their sturdiness, but failed to summon up the strength. "What's with the restraints?"

Another, this time perceptibly more drawn-out moment of silence.

"For your own safety," the man finally said.

"Right." Isahiah let out an audible sigh and let his head drop on the thin, flea-bitten cushion that served him as a pillow. Hey, at least they gave you a pillow, he thought.

"Can I know where I am?" he then asked.

The stranger turned to face him. He was rather young, clean cut, clean shaven, clean... clean. He felt oddly familiar to Isahiah, but he couldn't pin down from where. "You're on a ship. In space," the young man said. "You were drifting in an escape module and. We just happened to pass right by it, so we pulled you in and... well here you are."

"Oh... I guess I owe you my thanks, then," Isahiah replied.

"Why yes, I believe you do."

Another awkward interlude followed, with both men left unsure as to whether or not the other intended to pursue the conversation any further.

"Well, know that you're saving my bacon from an ill-timed passing is much appreciated," Isahiah said with a hint of humor.

"Yeah, 'pleasure," the younger man replied prosaically before turning around and resuming his business.

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BigWolf18 "Way i remember it, you said you was leavin', dare say that saved us a whole peck o' trouble. now i gotta wonder what could spur on a fine disreputable man like yourself to show your fine disreputable face here again."

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 31, 2008 1:43 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Pain's Bunk

"What's your favorite color? What's your favorite food? What kind of music do you like? Do you have any hobbies other than plants?" He lightly traced her body's curves with his right hand before resting it on her right buttocks, smiled and asked some more, "Where else are you ticklish?"

"My favorite color?" Ivy asked. "That would be red."

"Red?" Pain asked.

"Very red," she said huskily as she leaned up and kissed him. "Favorite food? Anything chocolate."

"Figured that."

"Music is a little harder to define," she said. "But I guess I like anything that you could move to."

"I like moving," Pain said as he kissed her and pulled her tighter to him.

"As for hobbies, there is paint tag and... needlepoint."

Pain pulled his face back away from hers, giving her an incredulous look.

"Needlepoint?"

"My ma," Ivy said as she shrugged. "As for the ticklish places, I'm not telling."

They shared some more kisses before she continued.

"What about you?" she asked. "Same questions."

DRPAIN

Friday, October 31, 2008 2:57 AM

Pain's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"What about you?" she asked. "Same questions."

"Blue is my favorite color." replied Pain, running a hand through Ivy's hair.

"Blue?" she asked.

"Like my eyes." said Pain, tenderly kissing Ivy's lips.

"They are pretty." she whispered, looking into them as their foreheads touched.

"Thanks for the compliment." Pain said smiling, rewarding her with a passionate kiss.

"Favorite food?" Ivy rasped as their lips broke contact.

"Anythin' chocolate." he said coyly.

"Copy cat." she teased with an inviting grin.

Pain smiled and kissed her again. As he nibbled on her ear lobe, he said, "Can't help it if'n we like the same foods, baobei. In fact I'd like to be dippin' your body in chocolate and lickin' it off very, very slowly."

"Oh that's just naughty, Pain." she moaned, as Pain started to kiss her neck.

Pain smiled and said, "I know, but it'd be fun."

"Music?" she asked almost breathlessly as Pain took a break.

"I don't have any preferences, but I like stuff that sets the mood."

"Hobbies?" she asked.

"Is cuddlin' a hobby?" he asked, as he kissed her again. "Cause I like to cuddle." He locked lips with her again, then said, "I also like to snuggle."

They separated again and he said with a sly smile, "And as for where I'm ticklish." He lowered his mouth to hers' and continued, "You'll just have to find out."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 31, 2008 3:53 AM

Ivy's fingers ghosted over Pain's ribs, then she wiggled them.

"Tickle, tickle, tickle," she giggled. She tried a couple of different places, but only got amused grins from Pain. "This is going to take a while."

"I'm still not telling," Pain told her.

"Not even if I am really convincing?" she said as she started drawing lazy circles on his chest. "I'm sure I have a chocolate bar or two in my bunk."

DRPAIN

Friday, October 31, 2008 4:12 AM

Pain's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"I'm sure I have a chocolate bar or two in my bunk."

"I'm sure you do, baobei, but you're under doctor's orders not to leave my bunk." Pain replied with a smile.

"You could get them if I told you where they are." Ivy said, pouting as she continued to trace circles on Pain's chest.

"I could do that." replied Pain, rubbing himself against Ivy. "But I'm very comfortable in here with you."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 31, 2008 4:39 AM

"I guess I am not quite convincing enough, then," she said as she got a mock hurt look on her face.

"Didn't say I wasn't tempted."

Her fingers traced over his ribs and across his back, where she started to tickle him again.

"Nope," he said.

She traced down to his hip and tickled a little there.

"Nope."

Her fingers then wandered over to his belly button and tickled there.

"Nope."

She sighed as she resumed the lazy circles, this time on his stomach. After a couple of minutes, he squirmed and a low chuckle erupted from his lips.

"HAH!" she laughed. "And she is victorious!"

She ran her hand through his hair and brought her lips up to his.

"Do I get a prize?"

DRPAIN

Friday, October 31, 2008 5:33 AM

Pain's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Do I get a prize?"

"Hmmmmm." Pain murmured, before kissing Ivy. He lips kissed their way over to her ear, where he whispered seductively, "Yes you do get a prize, my sweet sweet Ivy." He smiled and continued, "I'll even be so kind as to let you pick it out."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 31, 2008 5:45 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Pain's Bunk

"I'll even be so kind as to let you pick it out."

She gave him a long slow kiss, her tongue lanquidly teasing his. When she finished, she said:

"Could I have a couple of protein bars and some water? I'm parched and my tummy is growling."

DRPAIN

Friday, October 31, 2008 5:53 AM

Pain's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Could I have a couple of protein bars and some water? I'm parched and my tummy is growling."

"You surely can, my dear." replied Pain, giving her a quick kiss before getting up and swinging his legs over the side of the bed.

He was amazed that the glasses of water and the protein bars were where he had left them on the floor and hadn't been knocked over or kicked somewhere when they making love on the floor.

He picked up one of the glasses and a few of the wrapped protein bars and said as he handed them to her, "Here you go, baobei. Figure you need your strength before we have some more fun."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 31, 2008 6:47 AM

Ivy leisurely munched on her protein bars, every once in a while looking up to see Pain watching her intently.

"What?" she asked.

"You're even cute while eating protein bars."

She punched him lightly in the arm.

"You are silly," she told him. She handed him the empty wrappers and took the glass of water. She sipped it slowly and looked up to see him watching her again. "Don't tell me..."

Pain merely nodded his head. She punched him lightly again. When she was done with her water, she handed him the glass. He put it away and then pulled her close to him. He was about to kiss her, when she suddenly yawned.

"Oh! I'm sorry," she whispered. When she was finished, she kissed him, obviously wanting more from him, but then she yawned again.

"Bao bei..." Pain told her. "You're tired. You should try to get some rest. This can wait a bit."

"But I...," she said, looking deeply into his eyes and then yawning again.

"A little nap wouldn't be a bad thing, you'd be rested for later," he informed her. "Anyway, my favorite hobby is cuddling. I'm very good at it."

"I guess so," she admitted as she yawned again.

He pulled her close to him, wrapping his arms around her. It didn't take long before her could hear her breathing deep and evenly.

"Sleep well, darling," Pain whispered to her.

He relaxed and just listened to her breathe. His eyes traveled to her scars again. The thought crept back into his mind about how much they looked like whip marks. He traced the closest one to him, put it out of his mind, closed his eyes and fell asleep right along with her.

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, October 31, 2008 6:51 AM

Ack! Double post!

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Saturday, November 1, 2008 2:47 PM

John gathered his composure and left the engine room. It was time to get back to life. As he traveled the hallways, goign nowhere he felt teh crew. Passion, more preveletn lately. He followed the paths until he came to the infirmary. A man was tied to the table talking to Simon. John entered the room. "Who is he?"

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ISAHIAH

Saturday, November 1, 2008 5:37 PM

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Originally posted by JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK:
"Who is he?"

Isahiah waved a tired hand at the newcomer, so as to attract his heed. "'Beg your pardon, sire, but I believe I'm better qualified to answer that question than he is," he said.

The doctor calmly concurred. "He displays an uncanny resistance to both narcotic and non-narcotic sedatives. Other than that, I don't know what to tell you."

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BigWolf18 "Way i remember it, you said you was leavin', dare say that saved us a whole peck o' trouble. now i gotta wonder what could spur on a fine disreputable man like yourself to show your fine disreputable face here again."

DRPAIN

Saturday, November 1, 2008 11:43 PM

Pain's Bunk

Pain blinked his eyes open and looked at the time. Fifteen minutes had passed since he and Ivy started their nap. Pain shook the fuzziness from his head and his eyes drifted over to his gun that was Laying on the floor in its holster, still attached to his gun belt. It would be insensible for him to let it just lie there, so he carefully crawled out of bed to put it back in his weapons locker.

He kneeled down to pick it up, stopping to hear Ivy moan as she shifted a little in bed. Once she stopped, Pain headed for his weapons locker with his gun belt in hand. As he opened up the locker, Pain cringed as the hinges squeaked none-too-quietly. He turned to see if Ivy had heard it, but saw that she was still asleep. Breathing a sigh of relief, Pain reminded himself to ask Kaylee later to see if he could borrow a spray can of lubricant.

He quietly thumbed off the safety strap on the holster and was in the process of sliding the gun out of it, when he heard Ivy stir again and stopped. He waited for a moment and then started to put his gun belt away. At that time Ivy had noticed it had gotten a little colder and opened her eyes to investigate. When she saw Pain wasn't sleeping next to her, she sat up and turned her head.

Seeing Pain standing with his back to her and a gun in his hand, Ivy's eyes got wide as she scrambled across the bed with the covers in her hands, pulling her legs up to her chest. Pain hearing the scrambling, turned his head and saw that Ivy had her back to the wall and had covered herself with his blanket.

Pain cocked his head at an angle, gun still in hand and asked, "What's wrong baobei? You look like you've seen a ghost."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, November 2, 2008 3:43 AM

Ivy had seen all the guns located in Pain's gun locker. There had to be dozens of various sizes. And worse yet, he had one in his hand. In a flash of fear, she withdrew and let Tommy come forward.

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"What's wrong baobei? You look like you've seen a ghost."

"What's with the gun? Or rather guns," she asked warily, eyes studying him carefully.

"Had to put away the one I left on the floor when we...," he grinned devilishly. "When we first came down here. As for the rest, I use them here on Serenity. Security, you know."

She relaxed a little, but Tommy decided to stay around a few more minutes. She suddenly looked at Pain and realized he was naked as a jaybird. A slight smile creeped across her lips.

Pain slipped back into bed and pulled her into his embrace. Tommy wasn't expecting the possibility of that happening, so she stiffened a bit.

"Relax, bao bei. I keep them all locked up. Safe as can be," he said as he kissed her and ran his fingers down her spine. "I know we didn't get much of a rest, but if you're up to it, I have some other ideas."

Pain gave her another kiss as he pulled her closer. Tommy looked him in the eyes and returned the kiss. She didn't expect to be in this situation, but she couldn't turn it down. Her kisses were insistent and full of passion as she took control of the situation.

DRPAIN

Sunday, November 2, 2008 4:36 AM

Pain's Bunk

Their sweat covered bodies were entwined with each others' as they laid in bed. Tommy was kissing Pain's neck as he stared at the ceiling, a complacent look on his face. As Tommy brought her lips to Pain's, she said with a hungry look in her eyes, "I want more."

Pain smiled and kissed her, before pulling away and saying, "I know you do, baobei, but it'll have to wait until after dinner." He gave her another kiss and continued, "You kind of wore me out. Goin' to need to eat some food so I can get some strength in my bones so we can go at it again."

He looked into her eyes again, before he brought her lips back to his.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, November 2, 2008 5:31 AM

Despite the slightly worn out feeling that Pain was feeling, their kissing fervor never waned. Tommy was nibbling on Pain's earlobe before moving down his neck, raking her teeth along his pulse point as she went. She applied some more kisses before gently biting.

"That's going to leave a mark," Pain breathed.

"Will it?" she said as she covered her mouth with her hand in feigned innocence.

Her hands mapped his chest as her mouth once again covered his, taking possession of it.

DRPAIN

Sunday, November 2, 2008 5:53 AM

Pain Bunk

"We got to slow down, baobei." Pain rasped as their lips broke contact.

"What for?" Tommy asked, brushing some hair from her face.

"You're goin' to break me, darlin'. Can't have any after dinner fun if'n you break me." replied Pain, before raking his teeth against her neck and following it with some gentle biting and kissing. Satisfied with the results, he gave Tommy another kiss, before saying, "Now to give you a matchin' one on the other side."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, November 2, 2008 6:04 AM

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"Now to give you a matchin' one on the other side."

"Now, Pain," she warned. "You don't want to make me look like I got attacked by a vampire."

"No?"

"You gotta be creative..." she kissed him before working her way down the his shoulder, giving him a little nibble there.

Then she grinned at him.

DRPAIN

Sunday, November 2, 2008 6:14 AM

Pain's Bunk

"Well in that case." replied Pain with a devious smile. "I know where I'm goin' to give you another hickey, but uh.. you're goin' to have to move up some."

"Is this close enough?" Tommy asked with a smile.

Pain shook his head and said, "A little more."

Tommy moved up a little more and kept doing it until Pain told her to stop. She leaned down as he told her to and started to give her a hickey on her stomach, right above her navel.

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, November 2, 2008 6:31 AM

"Ow!" she coyly teased.

Pain brought his mouth the hers and kissed her deeply.

"Now I am sorry to interrupt our fun, but we really need to rest up a bit before going up for chow."

Tommy sighed, disappointed, but did as he asked. She molded her body into his and didn't take long to fall asleep. She was more tired than she thought.

Next to her, Pain lay awake. He was holding her, one hand sprawled across her stomach. The more he lay there, the more unsettled he was getting.

She was different this past time. Very different.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Sunday, November 2, 2008 3:12 PM

John walked over to the man and smiled. Medical anomalies din't really bother him anymore considering he had first hand knowedge of some of the alliances practices. "Hi, I'm John and this is Serenity. That's Simon over there and he can get you all stiched up if you let him. Do you have any idea how you came to be on this ship? A name? Anything?" John hesitated in reading his emotions, afraid of what he would find.

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ISAHIAH

Sunday, November 2, 2008 10:19 PM

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Originally posted by JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK:
"Hi, I'm John and this is Serenity. That's Simon over there and he can get you all stiched up if you let him. Do you have any idea how you came to be on this ship? A name? Anything?"

Isahiah raised a dubious eyebrow. "On second thought, I'll take that back. 'Seems I might not be the man you wanna talk to after all," he said. "Your doctor friend here says I was alone drifting in space and right on the verge of kicking it when you guys turned up and mercifully reeled me in. He was unclear as to why I have no recollection of this taking place. He also neglected to mention why I woke up finding my limbs are strapped to an infirmary bed. Now, I don't mean to be giving you guys a hard time here, and if you did bail me out of that damnable escape pod, then trust me, I am grateful. I'd just like for someone to let me know what the score is."

A certain measure of eagerness had crept up in his voice as he had spoken, each added word being uttered with increased conviction and desperation, and he was now staring intently at his hosts.

A look of annoyance came upon the doctor's face. "Fine,"he said. "The captain asked that you'd be secured seeing that the first time you woke up, you went berserk and threatened, among other things, to break my neck."

"Oh..." Isahiah started, visibly dumbfounded. He had come to doubt that this stolid face actually had the ability to emote.

"Any further questions?" the doctor asked on a deadpan tone.

Isahiah unwound and chuckled. "No. No, that'll be all," he said. "You know, if it's any consolation, I'm glad I didn't actually break your neck. Really." The doctor simply cast his inscrutable gaze on him as a mean of reply. Isahiah turned to John again. "Name's Isahiah Nazarov. I'm a contractor of sorts. Pleasure meeting ya, John. I'd shake hands, but..."

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BigWolf18 "Way i remember it, you said you was leavin', dare say that saved us a whole peck o' trouble. now i gotta wonder what could spur on a fine disreputable man like yourself to show your fine disreputable face here again."

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Sunday, November 2, 2008 10:57 PM

"I understand. Simon, I think we should let him out. I dopn't think he means trouble. And if he does go crazy again I'm armed."

"I don't know the captain..."

"Don't for a second pretend that anything the captain says has any weight on your decision ever." John took the restraints off the man so that he's be more comfortable. "Do you know where you were headed?"

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Simon was confused. First John had gone missing and now here he was calm as ever and taking over the situation. He seemed almost too nice. Simon remained wary as John continued his conversation.

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ISAHIAH

Monday, November 3, 2008 2:28 AM

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John took the restraints off the man so that he's be more comfortable.

Isahiah heaved a sigh of relief as John unbuckled the straps fastened around his wrist. "Thank you very much, friend. I figured you were the compassionate sort," he said. It wasn't long before he was eventually able to move into a sitting position.

"Hmph... Mei young ma duh tse gu young, I'm sore in places I wasn't even aware existed!" he said while making a strenuous effort to stretch his arms out to their full length. "'Guess I got you to thank for the fact that I'm able to ramble around at all, right Doc?"

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Originally posted by JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK:
"Do you know where you were headed?"

Isahiah was now meticulously kneading the tired flesh of his left foot, which seemed to bring him great contentment. "Now there's a touchy question," he replied, his gaze never swerving from his sore trotter. "You see, I believe a man ought to set out rules for himself to abide by for his life to have any personal significance in this frightfully significance deprived universe, and one of mine happens to be... well it goes some'in like this: Under no circumstances shall you ever spill the beans on company matters. I said it before, I'm happy I'm still alive, and I know who I gotta thank for that, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna go and flout my credo on your account, 'cause not only would that be a crime against my business, it'd be a crime against myself as well."

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BigWolf18 "Way i remember it, you said you was leavin', dare say that saved us a whole peck o' trouble. now i gotta wonder what could spur on a fine disreputable man like yourself to show your fine disreputable face here again."

DRPAIN

Monday, November 3, 2008 4:40 AM

Pain's Bunk

The kissing had reminded him of their time at Paint Tag and the time 13 entered his bunk and threw him off of her. That kissing was of the hot and heavy variety as opposed to the slow, passionate kisses from the previous three times they made love, as well as when they kissed in the cargo bay. Something that 13 had said earlier rang inside his head.

Quote:

"She's two different peas in the same pod."

Pain thought that over and wanted to tell the sleeping beauty next to him about it, but he could feel his eyelids getting heavy. With a yawn, Pain put it in the back of his mind to tell her later and nuzzled her neck, giving it a kiss before closing his eyes and falling asleep.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, November 3, 2008 5:15 AM

She startled awake, but managed not to wake Pain. It hadn't been real long since she had fallen asleep. She hadn't meant to, but she did. The recollection of her and Pain's recent interlude came to her. She hadn't been in charge. Tommy had been.

"Tommy?" she whispered.

"Yes?" a voice answered, also hushed.

Tommy sounded different. She sounded almost... relaxed.

"Are we OK?"

"Definitely."

"And you thought we weren't ready."

"I can be wrong sometimes."

"It's possible," Ivy whispered as she giggled just a little.

"Now go back to sleep. Dinner's gonna be soon. We haven't had much rest."

Ivy giggled a little again, wriggled a little to get closer to Pain and closed her eyes.

Pain had been asleep an even shorter period of time, so he hadn't fell into a deep sleep cycle yet. Through the haze, he thought he heard voices. Then a quiet laugh. Who could be talking? He finally came close enough to wakefulness to open his eyes. He looked down at Ivy's face. She was asleep, but a faint smile was on her lips.

Who was talking? He looked around the room and saw no one. Pain shook the thought out of his head and drifted back into slumber.

DRPAIN

Monday, November 3, 2008 6:52 AM

Pain's Bunk

A nagging thought brought Pain out of his sleep. He brought his lips to Ivy's ear and rubbed her stomach. She moaned and squirmed a little as he did so. Bringing his lips closer to to her ear, Pain asked her, "Where is Ivy right now?"

Tommy whispered half asleep with her eyes still closed, "She's busy at the moment. Can I take a message?"

Pain whispered back, "Sure thing. Tell her that I know, will you?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, November 3, 2008 7:13 AM

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Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Sure thing. Tell her that I know, will you?"

The question registered in her half asleep mind. Suddenly, he eyes snapped open and she tried to put some distance from Pain, but he held her tight.

"Let go of her," she growled, struggling a bit.

"I'm not gonna hurt you," Pain reassured her. "Neither of you."

"What do you mean neither?" Tommy tried to convince him. "There is no neither. You must be sleep deprived to come to this conclusion."

"I'm right," he said in a soothing voice. "You just confirmed it. You said to 'Let go of her'."

She stopped struggling and her posture softened. Ivy had come forward again. Tommy couldn't protect her against this revelation. What was done was done.

"No. You're wrong," Ivy tried to convince him again, but her voice wavered, betraying her.

"You know I'm not," Pain said softly as he loosened his grip on her, resuming a tender embrace.

He felt a tear fall onto his arm and she shuddered just a bit.

"Do you want me to leave? I'd understand it if you would," Ivy said as more tears fell. "I should probably start packing my things too. The captain will throw me off the ship for sure now."

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 12:19 AM

"I can understand that," John said. "But hw can we get you where you need to be if you won't tell us. Hoping for answers, John began to probe his mind, just the outside, looking for flashes of emotion

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DRPAIN

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 12:49 AM

Pain's Bunk

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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Do you want me to leave? I'd understand it if you would," Ivy said as more tears fell. "I should probably start packing my things too. The captain will throw me off the ship for sure now."

"That ain't goin' to happen, darlin', cause I won't let it. If'n the Captain tries that go-se, he'll have to go through me first." replied Pain, turning Ivy to face him. Wiping the tears from her cheeks, he continued, "As for you packin' your things and leavin', that ain't happenin' either. The only things you'll be packin' are your bags of clothes, cause you'll be movin' them in here."

He touched a finger to her lips and said, "Now before you have your say, let me speak my peace." Pain looked into her eyes and continued, "I've always wanted to be with two women at once. I just never thought those two women would be sharin' the same body. What I'm sayin' is that I like both you and Tommy a lot. I enjoy the kissin', the touchin', and the time spent together. In fact I'm lookin' forward to a second date. Perhaps we could go on a picnic somewhere out in the open. You, me, a blanket, and a basket of food." A smile crossed his lips as he added, "You can even bring Tommy along."

He wiped another tear from her cheeks and continued, "If'n that don't tickle your cute little fancy, we could always go for Paint Tag again. I am kind of lookin' for a rematch."

He gave her another warm smile, then let it fade as he talked some more, "Seriously though, baobei, I ain't goin' to tell the captain or 13 about this. I know there's a story behind it and I ain't goin' to ask for it now. I'm sure you'll give it to me once you get up the courage to do so. For the here and now though, lets just catch up on the remainder of our nap. Chow time's in a few hours anyways and we could use the sleep. Perhaps after we've finished eatin' we can have some after dinner fun." He ran a hand through her hair and asked, "So what do you say?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ISAHIAH

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 2:04 AM

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Originally posted by JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK:
"I can understand that," John said. "But hw can we get you where you need to be if you won't tell us."

Isahiah's mood darkened abruptly. "Where I need to be... hell, that's a good one," he thought. "I need a place to hole up until I can devise a plan to set things right. Whoever blew up the Dandelion is liable to come after me if my face starts turnin' up in the wrong places. Right now, chances are whoever set this up believes I'm dead, and until I know what I'm up against, my best bet's to make sure they don't come to believe otherwise.

He turned so that his legs were now hanging over the edge of the mattress, then gingerly slid off the bed and to his feet. "I'm afraid I don't have an answer for you, friend," he said, leaning hard against the bed frame to cover for his wobbly legs. "The ship I was on had a bit of a mishap. As far as I know, I'm the only one who made it out alive." His face stiffened as a sudden surge of vengeful ire possessed him for an instant. "I really don't have any particular place to be right now," he continued. "I'd say I need a bit of time to... put things into perspective. So anywhere will do, I guess."

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BigWolf18 "Way i remember it, you said you was leavin', dare say that saved us a whole peck o' trouble. now i gotta wonder what could spur on a fine disreputable man like yourself to show your fine disreputable face here again."

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 4:01 AM

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Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"So what do you say?"

She looked at him. She was suspicious, wary, scared and slightly hopeful, all at the same time. If you could have watched the mechanics happening in her head at the time, you probably would have seen Tommy and Ivy switch in and out faster than you could have blinked.

"Why would you do that for her?" Tommy asked him, her eyes reflecting the calm protectedness she always carried for Ivy. Pain was about to answer when her eyes softened and tears welled up in them. "Why would you do that for me? I... I'm... broken."

DRPAIN

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 4:25 AM

Pain's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Why would you do that for me? I... I'm... broken."

"We're all broken, baobei. In some way, shape, and form." Pain replied, looking into Tommy's eyes. "I just want to help put you back together."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 5:12 AM

"But what if you can't?" Ivy asked him. "What if this is it?"

"Then we'll deal with that."

"You hardly know me."

"Know enough."

Suddenly, she wriggled free from his grasp and climbed over top of him and out of the bed.

"No. No. No..." she whispered semi-frantically as she searched for her clothes. "I'm broken. Damaged. You can't want me. No one wants me..."

She found the T-shirt of Pain's that she had earlier, bent over and picked it up. She stood back up quickly only to put her hand up to her head and start to sway.

DRPAIN

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 5:31 AM

Pain's bunk

Pain saw Ivy start to sway and rushed over to her, putting his arms around her waist to prevent her from falling. He looked into her eyes and said, "You're wrong about that, darlin'. I do want you and I'm more than willin' to do anythin' to have you."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 6:02 AM

"But... I think... I think I might have... done something," Ivy whispered as she looked up into Pain's eyes. "Something really bad..."

Ivy? Listen to me. Tommy's voice rang out in her head.

"I just... can't remember..." Ivy said softly.

LISTEN TO ME!

Ivy jumped and Pain started to become more concerned.

Don't look, Ivy. I'll take care of it.

"Don't look..." Ivy echoed. "She'll take care of it."

"Ivy?" Pain asked as he picked her up and brought her back to the bed and laid her down.

"Don't look..." Ivy whispered. "Don't look..."

He slid into bed next to her and wrapped his arms around her.

"So don't look, bao bei," he heard himself saying. "Do whatever Tommy is telling you to. I'm right here. I'm not leaving."

Pain could feel her physically relax as she started to drift off. Right before she closed her eyes, Pain heard her speak and he knew right away that it was Tommy.

"Thank you, Pain," she said as she tilted her face up to his and kissed him. "Thank you."

Then she fell asleep, exhausted.

DRPAIN

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 6:21 AM

Pain's Bunk

"You're welcome." he said to the sleeping beauty before him.

He gave her a kiss on the forehead before closing his own eyes and drifting off to sleep. Today had been a very interesting and strange day so far. As he slumbered next to Ivy and Tommy, he wondered what the evening would bring.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 4:03 PM

The Bridge

Mal stood there looking out into the black. His mind was full of turmoil. There were too many variables happening on his boat at the same time.

He needed to alleviate some of them, but strangely enough, they were all injured: Ivy, Aiko and the newcomer.

He couldn't exactly space them, as much as that would alleviate the problem, but he wasn't that cold.

But he could dump them off the ship when they came to the nearest port. Ivy'd be the first one. She was dangerous. She was worming her way into his crew. She had won over Pain, that was plainly evident. She probably had Kaylee liking her too. John didn't seem to be bothered by her presence and River had actually defended her.

Gorram it! Mal thought. What in the rutting Hell is going on around here?

He still thought she was a fed. She gave a plausible enough excuse, but he didn't believe in coincidences. But then again, River had defended her.

Aha! He needed River. She had to know more than she was letting on.

Mal turned to look back at River, who was busy rechecking their course, making such that they were getting back on course after their detour to pick up his latest problem.

"Not going to tell you," River said softly as she stood up to join him.

"Not going to tell me?" he asked incredulously. "Need I remind you that this is my boat. I am the Captain."

"It's not the right time."

"River," Mal said, his ire starting to spike. "What is she hiding?"

"It's not the right-" River started before she stopped dead. A flood of emotion cascaded over her. It was so strong that she was nearly knocked off her feet. Mal reached out and steadied her.

"What is it, lil' albatross?" he asked searching her eyes. "What do you see?"

"Fear. Confusion. Uncertainty."

Another, stronger wave of emotion washed over her and River let out a whimper. She could could feel Ivy's turmoil and it was profound. She had gotten a few glimpses before, enough to piece together some of the horrible facts surrouding Ivy's life, but this sudden onslaught was more graphic. More raw.

BANG!

River heard the shot in her mind, but it was still startling enough to make her jump.

"River?" Mal asked. "Are you OK?"

"Horror. Guilt. Death," River said taking on the cadence of an episode like she used to get before Miranda. "It hides, but it's never far. Always there."

"River?" Mal asked again looking into River's eyes for some explanation. Hearing her like this again was starting to freak him out.

Then, River felt it ebb. It calmed. Or actually, it was being calmed. The emotions were falling away into silence.

"Pain," she whispered. Of course Mal was thinking about physical pain, but River actually meant the man.

"You OK?" Mal asked her. She nodded slowly. "Tell me where I need to go"

River knew she couldn't tell him it was actually occuring just a couple yards away.

"It's fine now," she said. She thought about John. He had gone down to the infirmary, but she didn't know if he was close enough to feel the assault of emotions stemming from Ivy's pain. The distance probably muted it, but she wouldn't be surprised if he felt something. Plus, she needed to give Mal something to do. "But you might want to check on John. Just tell him that everything's OK."

"Don't seem like everything's OK," Mal retorted. "Haven't seen you like that since before Miranda."

"I'm fine. Just check on John," she said as she sat down in the pilot's seat. "And tell Simon I want to talk to him later."

Mal looked at her funny, she could feel the fact that he knew something was going on, but he turned and made his way quickly towards the infirmary.

DRPAIN

Thursday, November 6, 2008 3:49 AM

Pain's Bunk

Pain dreamed of Ivy as he slept. They were sitting on a porch swing on the porch of a ranch house, cuddling as they watched a group of mustangs frolic in a field. Pain didn't recognize the house, nor the landscape that surrounded it. He looked up in the afternoon sky and saw the outline of a large gas giant looming over the horizon. He squinted and could just make out some of the rings that vertically orbited the planet. He couldn't place the name of the gas giant, but it didn't look like any of the planets he knew of. Taking his eyes off of it, Pain focused them on Ivy.

She sat there on the swing, his arms wrapped around her, holding her tight. She was wearing one of his shirts and had her hair up in a ponytail. He gazed longingly into her green eyes before smiling and bringing his lips closer to hers' in a passionate embrace.

Just as he was enjoying their lip locking, one of the mustangs trotted over to them, and said to Pain in Ivy's voice, "Pain? Are you awake? Pain?"

Pain shook his head and opened his eyes, blinking the fuzziness from them. Ivy was propped up on one arm, the other on his shoulder and shaking him.

Pain cleared his throat, smiled at Ivy, and said, "Hey, babe, I was just havin' a dream about you." Propping himself up on one of his own elbows, he gave her a kiss, then asked, "What do you need?"

"I was wondering.." she trailed off, as one of her fingers traced a lazy circle around his chest. "If you could get me somethin' to drink? I'm really thirsty."

Pain smiled at Ivy and reluctantly replied, "Yeah sure, baobei."

He gave her a quick peck on the forehead before climbing out of bed and scooping up one of the glasses. Pain walked over to the sink in his room, pulled it out, and started to fill the glass.

"You have a sink in here?" Ivy asked as she watched him.

"Yep." replied Pain, smiling as he pushed the sink back into the wall. As he sat down on the bed and handed her the glass, he continued, "Also got a fold out toilet underneath it. So you know, if'n you got to go, you don't have to trek outside and all the way over to the shower room."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ISAHIAH

Thursday, November 6, 2008 4:32 AM

With one last wearied look at River, Mal stooped his head and moved through the hatchway linking the bridge to the foredeck. Things had gotten to be entirely too outlandish on his boat over the last little while. First, half of his high upkeep security contingent had taken a fancy to one of the travelers and had seldom been seen or heard from since.

Next, they had happened on a meandering escape pod that fetched a survivor from a mysterious deep-space calamity, who, following his being retrieved and turned over to Simon for some much needed doctoring, had assaulted the medic on account of some erring episode of post-traumatic hysteria. And, last but not least, River had just had an attack of kookiness evocative of her unnerving, and occasionally murderous, ways of yore.

He didn't think of himself as being altogether averse to change, and was willing to put up with the odd inconvenience so as to indulge the needs of the crew, but this was more than he could bear at once. He was hell-bent on getting some answers out of his more troublesome tenants, and those who would fail to produce satisfactory ones would find their stay on his boat to be short indeed.

He came down the staircase and barreled into the infirmary. "'Good a place as any to start," he thought.

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BigWolf18 "Way i remember it, you said you was leavin', dare say that saved us a whole peck o' trouble. now i gotta wonder what could spur on a fine disreputable man like yourself to show your fine disreputable face here again."

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, November 6, 2008 5:13 AM

Ivy drank her water and used the facilities that she so pleasantly discovered was available right there in Pain’s bunk.

Pain’s bunk.

Pain had told her that she was to move her things in there. That would make it their bunk. But did he actually mean it or was he just trying to make her feel better? She was going to ask him later, but he was there with his arms wrapped around her, so she succumbed to sleep instead.

After awhile, she began to dream.

Ivy was shoved into a cell like room, no more than 6 x 8. It contained a cot and a couple of shelves bolted to the wall. She fell to her knees, but got up quickly and whirled to face her captors.

“Let me go. You’ve got no right,” she spat at them.

“This one will be a problem. We’ll need to ‘adjust’ her to her new role in life,” the one guy said, totally ignoring her outburst.

“On the shelf are two sets of clothes,” the other guy said. “You need to strip off what you are wearing and put one of them on.”

Ivy looked down at her clothes. The knee of her pants was torn and bloodied. There was a similar tear on the sleeve of her shirt, but that didn’t bother her. It was the fact that the majority of her shirt was covered in blood. Her father’s blood. After they shot him, she had pulled him into a small room in the back of the house, locked it and held him while he died. It gave her some comfort that she was with him as he passed, but it was a memory that was too raw to process. She was numb.

“No, not yet,” the first guy said. “She’s not presentable yet, she needs cleaned up. Can’t have her covered in blood. Boss won’t like it. Wants his merchandise to look presentable.”

Before she knew it, she had been stripped and shoved into an open shower room. The water was ice cold and she started shivering immediately.

“Don’t I get any privacy?” she asked, hopeful that they’d at least give her some dignity.

They men both laughed like it was the funniest thing ever.

“Honey, you’ll never have privacy again. You will be watched always, when you’re asleep, when you’re awake, when you get ready for whatever the Boss has in mind for you that day, when you shower, always. He has an investment in you. Wants to get his money’s worth.”

“Plus, it’s a good perk for us,” the other said. “We get to carry out the watchin’. Now the soap is on the wall. And we want you to go very slowly. No sense to waste a perfectly good show.”

They laughed again, sat down on nearby chairs and waited for her to begin.

Ivy awoke with a start. Pain was looking at her.

“You OK, bao bei?” he asked. “You’re shivering.”

Ivy swallowed hard.

“Sh-shiny,” she ground out and she pulled herself tighter to Pain while she stared vacantly at the wall in front of her. “Just shiny.”

Pain knew she wasn’t anywhere near shiny.

“I’m here,” he whispered to her as he tightened his grip on her and kissed her on the top of her head. “Not going anywhere.”

DRPAIN

Thursday, November 6, 2008 6:12 AM

Pain's Bunk

He watched her for a bit and then asked, "Tommy? Are you awake? I need to ask you if'n Ivy's doin' okay. Tommy? You up?" His eyes glided over her form and a smile appeared on his face as he whispered, "I'm not goin' to have to spank you to get you to wake up am I? Cause I'm more than willin' to do that."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, November 6, 2008 6:47 AM

Pain heard a slight chuckle from her.

"Tommy? That you?" Pain asked.

"It is."

"Is Ivy doing OK?"

Tommy let out a deep breath as if she was trying to formulate an answer.

"Tommy?" Pain asked, growing a little more concerned. "IS she doing OK?"

After a couple of seconds, Tommy finally answered him.

"Not really," she admitted. "She's trying though, but there are memories that keep finding their way through."

"Memories?"

"There are certain things, I cannot, under any circumstances, let her remember," Tommy said evenly.

"Like what?"

Tommy flashed him a look that said 'don't go there.'

"Now is not the time."

"Am I helping her? Or hurting her?"

Tommy smiled at him warmly.

"Definitely helping," she said as she ran her hands up his chest. "It's nice to know that someone wants us. Both of us. And who accepts us as we are without trying to fix us. Someone who is willing to deal with us as seperate, but connected, entities."

She kissed his shoulder.

"And we are connected," she said in a sultry voice as she glided up his body so she could reach his lips. "And after dinner, we plan on showing you exactly how much."

DRPAIN

Thursday, November 6, 2008 7:25 AM

Pain's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"And after dinner, we plan on showing you exactly how much."

The kissing was intense and heated. It reminded him of Paint Tag in a way. After their lips departed one another, Pain said almost breathlessly, "Well I can uh honestly say that I'm goin' to be uh lookin' forward to that." He looked at the time display and added with a smile, "Perhaps we should get some more rest in before chow time. I'm goin' to need that energy for all that fun you two plan on puttin' me through."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

JAYNESMANE

Thursday, November 6, 2008 1:18 PM

How does this work, exactly?

It is it designed to be more RP, just role playing, like D&D?

Or more like you're writing a story as if it were a series?

Or like a game, with levels and skills and so on?

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ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, November 6, 2008 5:59 PM

(OOC)

PM sent to JaynesMane.

-Ivy

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, November 6, 2008 6:39 PM

Tommy finished up with a kiss and nestled herself back into the crook of Pain's arm.

"Rest might be wise indeed," she agreed. "Plus my head needs some extra downtime. It's starting to pound a bit."

"Need me to get Simon for you? Or some more meds?"

"No. Just need to get some sleep. We'll see Simon soon enough at dinner."

"You sure?"

"Yes."

Pain stayed awake as he watched her drift off. His heart broke a little thinking about how much turmoil Ivy was in.

He wondered what exactly Tommy didn't want her to remember. Or how close Ivy was getting to doing just that. Something had to have happened to her. Something very bad. He traced one of her scars with his fingertip. He was quite sure now that there was no Cutlas tree incident. He thought she had fallen asleep, but she shuddered when he had touched her scar.

It was unlike Tommy to just lie there without saying anything unless she truly was asleep, so he knew who it was.

"Ivy?" he asked softly. "You need to get some rest, darlin'."

"I don't want to go to sleep. The dreams..."

"Figured you were having some nightmares, but you do need to get some sleep."

"Don't wanna."

"I insist. Just don't let your mind wander into the dark places, Ivy. Look for bits of light and concentrate there."

"Don't look..."

"Exactly. Don't look. Listen to what I say and just let yourself slide into Happyland."

Ivy let out a small giggle.

"Happyland..."

Pain pulled her close and started talking in a soothing tone.

"We should take a vacation someday. Find ourselves a ranch to stay out somewhere. One with horses running free outside that we could watch from a porch swing as it gently glides back and forth."

"That sounds nice," she said with a slight yawn.

"Well, it'd be easy to pack for. You'd only need a couple of my T-shirts..."

Pain continued to vaguely describe the dream he had earlier, adding in some extra descriptors to lengthen the story. It only took a couple of minutes until she had fallen asleep with a slight smile on her face. Pain leaned down and kissed the top of her head before joining her in slumber.

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, November 6, 2008 7:14 PM

(OOC: Sorry to post back to back, but sometimes I can't help it!)

On the bridge

River sat there with tears streaming down her face. She felt trapped. Leaving the bridge via the foredeck was not possible. The emotion flowing from Pain's bunk was hard to ignore and it hurt. And going down the stairs located in the bridge was not a likely option, because it would just lead her alongside Pain's bunk as well.

She had received a much bigger idea of Ivy's past in the last couple of hours. She tried not to pry, but she didn't really have a choice this time. It had sought her out. River had been caught in the wrong place at the wrong time without any clear way to retreat.

Ivy's past was dreadfully painful. River tried to shake it from her mind in order to not invite some more of it to wander itself inside of her.

Luckily, she suddenly felt a calm wash over her. Whatever Pain was doing right now was doing the trick and she was thankful it didn't even involve sexing Ivy up... again. She knew about the plans they had for later and she made a mental note to be elsewhere. On the other side of the ship elsewhere. It was just too... unsettling.

She decided to make a break for it. Utilize this time of quiet to extract herself from her present location. She turned towards the door and half sprinted towards the foredeck, only to come upon a very angry 13, standing in front of the hatch to Pain's bunk. He seemed to be processing his options on what to do. River could feel the anger towards Ivy that he felt and the concern for his friend. He thought she was taking advantage of Pain somehow and had a inkling of Ivy's condition. 13 turned to her as she came towards her and started to speak, but River cut him off.

"Now is not the time. You'll only make things worse."

"So there is something going on. I knew there was something."

"It's none of your business, 13. Just let it go."

"She's done something to him. He's taken to her too fast. It's not like him."

"Pain is fine 13. Just drop it."

"I can't and Mal knows something is strange with her too. He's going to get to the bottom of this and I want to be there when the witch fesses up."

"So what are you doing here?"

13 shrugged.

"Trying to facilitate the process?"

River pushed 13 down to the galley, making sure she had an escape route if she needed. 13 took a good look at her.

"You've been crying," he said. Now he was sure something was up, he started to take a step back towards Pain's bunk, but River stopped him.

"Leave them alone."

"But..."

"I said to leave them alone," River said firmly. She looked at him with resolve. "Or I will hurt you."

"Wha-?" 13 was shocked at her reaction.

"And you know I can," she added before leaving the galley to hide somewhere quiet on the ship.

Reluctantly, 13 took a seat in the galley and just waited in case he was needed. It would be interesting at dinner.

CATE

Friday, November 7, 2008 11:25 AM

(OOC: So sorry I haven't been here for like... 3 months... woah. But work and some personal issues have kept me from playing, am trying to return so be patient please.)
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Cate, sensing that it was safe and quiet to exit from her room, made her way up towards where the galley was.

She was barely out of her room when she hit a solid mass and fell onto her butt, looking up she realized she saw she’d knocked into none other than the Captain.

“Sorry, wasn’t looking where I was going.” Cate said, pulling herself up to her feet again, while waving Mal’s hand away.

“Keeping the eyes open does help with not knocking into things,” Mal replied as he watched the girl steady herself. “Haven’t see you around much, you’re not planning anything?”

“Blunt today, ain’t we?” she grinned lopsidedly, “No, by the sounds of it troubles been happening so I'm staying well clear and out of danger. I may write about dangerous deeds and such, doesn’t mean I want to be in the middle of them.”

“Sounds like the kind of passengers I should be getting.” Mal grumbled as he started for the infirmary. “See you at dinner.”

Her reply was a half hearted wave in his direction as she made her own way towards the galley for a cup of strong coffee.

ISAHIAH

Friday, November 7, 2008 5:49 PM

Mal came into the infirmary and took a long, steady look at the man who sat haggardly on the infirmary bed. He was bedraggled and sickly looking, with his pallid skin stretched atop of his bones as if he had gone through weeks without a proper meal. He noticed other things, also. The keen twinkle in his eyes, his furtive mannerisms, the way he handled himself with this subdued swagger which he had come to associate with less than savory types... "Gorram it... I have absolutely no use for that right now" he muttered to himself. He turned to John.

"So? Who do we have here," he said with a curt nod in Isahiah's direction.

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BigWolf18 "Way i remember it, you said you was leavin', dare say that saved us a whole peck o' trouble. now i gotta wonder what could spur on a fine disreputable man like yourself to show your fine disreputable face here again."

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