RP: "Adventures in Gunrunning" - Act 12
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UPDATED: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 21:45
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Damon's turn:
LOCATION - DINING ROOM
Damon stands in a corner of the kitchen watching the dinning room get fuller by the second. The Captain is talking to Merz, Book and Rowan are coming in from the hall, Inara is picking up various items that fell on the floor, and Wash stands with an arm around Zoe, who is watching everyone. Their eyes meet for a moment, Zoe's gaze saying: I'm sorry you're hurt, but I still don't trust you with that firearm. Damon's saying: I'm too gorram tired to move let alone squeeze a gun trigger.
He can barely make out a voice coming up from the stairwell: "The Hero of Canton..."
Judging by the overal positive attitude of the crew, Damon guesses that they are once again Fed free. He's not sure if he was lucky that they were around to save him or if he was unlucky to end up on a ship that attracts Feds as easily as he does. At least the ship is armed now. And with so many defensive crew members, he shouldn't have to worry about the ship being boarded in the middle of the night.
Now all I need is some food and I'll be set for some sleep. He spots Rowan making her way over to him with the red med bag. Oh yeah... and maybe a bandage or two.
He lifts up his shirt enough to see his reopened wound was bleeding again. The damn thing is never going to heal at this rate and those bandages aren't doing anything. I'll take care of it proper as soon as the galley is empty. Proper? This space talk is getting to me. Couple more years and I won't even know that I was core raised.
I'm not broken, in my dream I win...
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Book's Move
LOCATION - Aft Hallway, entering Galley
Book stops short near the top of the stairs and looks up from studying his hands as Rowan addresses him.
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"Hey, Shepherd. I think I have everything we need. As soon as we locate Simon, I'll be happy to assist putting xiâo dì dì back together."
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"I think we'll have to manage by ourselves... Damon's not too bad off, he just needs to sit still for a few hours after we sew him up again."
Book gestures for Rowan to take the lead into the Galley at the same time that she offers it to him. He finds himself diverted and happy for a moment, by such a small thing, but the task ahead pushes the moment's pleasant forgetfulness away. "It's strange," Book thinks to himself, as he and Rowan go together through the doorway, "that it's the little things that make us the happiest, that keep us going from day to day."
Book lets go of his fear as he walks through the doorway. "It's foolish," He says. (He supposes that he says this to himself, but he actually says it out loud.)
EM
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Mal's Move:
Location: Galley
MERZ:“I am searching for . . . friends I have not seen in many years. It is important that I find them, important to me at least. There was a possibility that a clue to where they have gone might have been there. I was there to search. I appear to have been mistaken.”
[Well, another answer that just leads to more questions, but not right now. MAL looks around to see that everyone is finally here, except SLIGHT and SIMON. It's sortin' time.]
MAL:"Everybody quiet down! Been a busy day an' we're all tired, but we got a few more problems. First off, can somebody get us some chow goin'?
Second, we done picked up another stray, MERZ TROY, over there. Seems like our hitchers have done us good so far, so we'll keep 'em for a while.
Third, if this is all that's on the ship, we're missin' a couple. SLIGHT said he was gettin' off in the Valley, so that's no surprise, but where in Hell's the Doc? Does any of you know? Who saw him last?
EOM
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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Book's Move
Location: Galley
Book, finally having decided to let it out, approaches Mal.
"They're gone, captain. They left while we were in Serenity Valley. Simon came to me earlier... said he had to leave right away if he wanted to catch his chance of helping River."
Book pauses for a moment and looks aroound.
"I tried to stop him. I asked him many questions. but he had no time to answer... He said he encoded messages for each of the crew on a memory stick."
Book looks up at Inara.
"I already viewed what Simon had to say to me, and I gave the memory stick to Inara."
Book goes to the large table and sits down.
"Brink Helsing went with him."
EM
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Rowan’s Move
LOCATION - Aft Hallway, entering Galley
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BOOK: "I think we'll have to manage by ourselves... Damon's not too bad off, he just needs to sit still for a few hours after we sew him up again.”
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Rowan didn’t have to be too keenly observant to notice the Shepherd’s concern over Simon’s disappearance. Yet he’s not concerned enough to indicate Simon may have come to harm, or been pinched under protest. It’s more like he’s aware of what Simon’s up to and the reason for it, but doesn’t entirely approve. Now isn’t that just like a preacher?
Since she’s still moving slow, Rowan gestures for the Shepherd to go first just has he does the same thing. Smiling at the silliness, she gives him a slow nod and waits for him to take the lead. She follows him into the dining room where it seems everyone on the ship has been assembled, or just about. Noting Simon’s absence, she’s also aware that Slight isn’t among the group either. Hoping he’s managed to find an alternate occupation - permanently - she turns to the chair Damon was in only to find him leaning heavily on the back wall instead. His shirt is pulled up to reveal the lean muscle over his abdomen and a large area of red irritation set off by a small amount of blood. He’s about to touch it when she catches his hand and shifts it aside.
When Damon looks at her, showing her how weary he is, she shifts to his uninjured side and gently takes his arm. Ignoring Reynolds’ speechifying isn’t hard in the face of someone in need.
ROWAN: “Don’t you think you better sit down before you fall down?”
EOM
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Wash moves in next to Zoe, as plainly confused as everyone else. "What kind of chance would there be to save her here? And how in the 'Verse did he get off the ship in mid-Ivan? I had difficulty keeping my lunch in, I can't imagine it being easy to leap off a moving ship."
Wash notices that Merz seems a little lost, but she isn't focusing too hard on the conversation. What else could there be? It couldn't be over a Blue Sun exec. That man was trouble in the most basic of times.
I'm talking about geese.
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Kaylee's Move
Location: Galley
After the exhilirating ride that Wash just gave--she'll never get tired of the Crazy Ivan--Kaylee putters around the engine room, making minor adjustments here and there.
Hearing Book calling down the passageway for her, she makes her way to the Galley, hair all messed up and cheeks flushed with pleasure.
Entering the Galley, she takes in that everyone is there except for Simon & that Slight fella. When the Captain asks after the doctor, Book regretfully informs the crew that he's gone.
Sucking in a deep breath, she closes her eyes. She knew that something was up with Simon when he came to see her. Now she knows what it was. No matter how hard she tries, though, she can't bring herself to be worried about him. Something inside of her says that they have unfinished business, and that the 'Verse will never let that stand.
Opening her eyes, she says to no one in particular, "He has work to do. He'll be back."
With one significant look at River, Kaylee heads back to the engine room.
End Move
BoomerGoodheart
"I love my Captain."
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Slight types in the coordinates, and looks back to see Simon staring out the window, lost in thought. "Don't suppose you're up for conversation."
Simon smiles just a little, and shakes his head. Slight can't even be sure it's in response to his question. The drugs the armor has given him are a little confusing that way. "Cristo, yo odio esta sopa,*" he mutters, slipping into the Spanish he'd learned. It was his favorite tongue to speak in, with all the smacking and rolling sounds. "Puede estar loco, pero yo lo quiero.*"
He sighs. Then he pats his pocket. "¡Mierda!*" he hisses, trying hard not to let the doctor hear him. Why in the Void did he ever leave that behind?!
His demon voice answers for him. "You got distracted," snears the voice of his father. "That blond tchen hua-"
"Bi zuie." He snaps the word out loud, but Simon doesn't even blink. He reaches for the Cortex com. Maybe he can call Thorne, explain the situation to him, and hope to all Hells he finds it before the rest of the crew.
EOM
Cristo, yo odio esta sopa-Christ, I hate this soup.
Puede estar loco, pero yo lo quiero-It may be crazy, but I like it
¡Mierda! - Spanish version of go-se
I'm talking about geese.
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Mal's Move:
Location: Galley
BOOK:"I already viewed what Simon had to say to me, and I gave the memory stick to Inara."
[MAL crosses the galley to INARA and holds out his hand. She softly places the memory stick on his palm. He raises it to his eye, and, after verifiying his identity, it plays the written message.]
MAL:(half to himself)"Wish he'd talked to me first. It's a risk, but his hand to play." (to the room at large)"Well, Doc's off on his on for a while, so try not to get banged up too much. You can all read your messages in a while.
(to RIVER) Mei-mei, your brother's gone for a while to get you some help. We'll all look out for you while he's gone. OK?"
[No visible reaction at all from RIVER]
"OK. It's at least two days to New Hokkaido and the quarters are all full, so 'less she wants to sleep on the couch downstairs we need someone to let MERZ double up. Not you, JAYNE!
There's some Blue Sun in the cooler, an' a couple bottles of tequila, so everybody help yourself, get a bite to eat, an' bag out. We'll get more organized tomorrow when we're not walkin' in our sleep. WASH, you just been sittin' 'round. Take the first watch."
[MAL looks for KAYLEE, wanting to give her the message stick, but she's already gone back to her engines. He sets it on the table, grabs a bottle, and starts looking for food.]
EOM
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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Damon's turn:
LOCATION - DINING ROOM
Quote:
Originally posted by Channain:
When Damon looks at her, showing her how weary he is, she shifts to his uninjured side and gently takes his arm. Ignoring Reynolds’ speechifying isn’t hard in the face of someone in need.
ROWAN: “Don’t you think you better sit down before you fall down?”
Damon lets Rowan lead him to a chair and carefully sits down. He half listens to the crew discussing Simon's disappearence and watches Rowan pull out various medical supplies.
OOC: That's it for now... can't think of much else to do at the moment
I'm not broken, in my dream I win...
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