[ date night! wow! thebe just came here after a stint in the medbay so when the doors just SLAM SHUT and the alert goes wonky, their head jerks up. the warbling cry of the alarm has thebe just accidentally spilling some of their beer over their knuckles. ]
[ definitely on edge but like. what the fuck. how do you even react to that?
actually you know what. even though baiken is sitting, she immediately reaches for her katana out of habit, though it's sitting beside her so. she doesn't draw it. ]
[ thebe was too shook up from this late afternoon to even fucking bother considering it. imagine having to get marshmallow and strawberry syrup and blood out of your hair. sticky.
just lighting a cigarette slowly. ]
Thought maybe the ship wouldn't jump if all of us weren't on it. Doesn't make sense.
[ just leaning back slightly and then flopping to the side to just give up and lean against baiken on. not sword side. ]
It was a really weird storm, but it's something we're used to. I mean... it was freaky, but a lot of those storms are meant to prey on your brain. Mess with you.
[ glancing down, their palms are a little red, like they have a brief contact burn, and they just :nyeh: face at them. ]
I'll finish tomorrow, I just... didn't feel like staying in one of the pods for too long right now. You won't have to kick my ass, okay?
[ the cool beer can is nice tho. ]
It was... really weird... just... [ a shake of the head ] Never saw a doppelgänger of myself before. And definitely never had it try to kill me with a pair of kitchen scissors.
[ she really does not know what to do with this. and affection week has them both here, on this couch, on this thursday night one leaning into the other. and baiken doesn't hate it. ]
You're nothing but trouble.
[ except she still isn't looking. there's no heat to these words. ]
You certainly got your energy back quick. Talk, talk, talk...
[ although she still makes no effort to pull away from the renewed snuggling. she glances at thebe, incredulous. or trying to be incredulous. any of her usual hard edges or bristling seems to have softened significantly - and she'll just chalk it up to the curse of the week. but there's no tensing in her muscles or stiffness in her posture. nothing to indicate unease at what's happening.
Stop bein' so ornery. [ she brings her hand up to push a section of their bangs back. ]
You're stubborn, but that's only half of what it takes to survive. Don't be stupid. Whatever happens on Saturday, I'm gonna make sure you weren't lying to me.
[ also check on them probably because saturdays can be rough. ]
I think your crewmates want you to stick around, too.
[ it's harder to be sensitive to this when she's spent so long being callous. especially given that it's thursday, and when they wake up, it's very likely that people are going to be dead. ]
I know this doesn't mean much coming from me, but it's not going to get any easier to accept what happens. But you still have to accept it until something stops it.
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W4 THURSDAY
What the fuck...
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[ definitely on edge but like. what the fuck. how do you even react to that?
actually you know what. even though baiken is sitting, she immediately reaches for her katana out of habit, though it's sitting beside her so. she doesn't draw it. ]
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[ thebe was too shook up from this late afternoon to even fucking bother considering it. imagine having to get marshmallow and strawberry syrup
and bloodout of your hair. sticky.just lighting a cigarette slowly. ]
Thought maybe the ship wouldn't jump if all of us weren't on it. Doesn't make sense.
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Maybe if the idiots stopped running around to each new location. It's not like the lockdown is anything new.
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[ just takes slow drink. ]
It's not new, but it definitely... doesn't make that kind of noise. Eugh. I don't want to check that out tomorrow...
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[ being dismissive is the only way to cope.
she takes a drink. ]
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It was a really weird storm, but it's something we're used to. I mean... it was freaky, but a lot of those storms are meant to prey on your brain. Mess with you.
[ glancing down, their palms are a little red, like they have a brief contact burn, and they just :nyeh: face at them. ]
I'll ask... maybe Europa....
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You get healed properly? I'm gonna kick your ass if you didn't.
...You came back more injured than just havin' your head messed with.
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[ the cool beer can is nice tho. ]
It was... really weird... just... [ a shake of the head ] Never saw a doppelgänger of myself before. And definitely never had it try to kill me with a pair of kitchen scissors.
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[ but she does nothing about this. ]
If you're gonna be stubborn, surviving is the best thing to be stubborn for.
[ given that, you know, thebe is here and not dead. ]
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[ a weak smile. ]
Knowing that maybe you'd miss me makes it even more important to me that we both do.
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I didn't say that...
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But I'm not here to put you on blast so. Trust me to keep it quiet.
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You're nothing but trouble.
[ except she still isn't looking. there's no heat to these words. ]
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[ looking downwards, she takes her cigarette out and then tips her beer back for a long chug. when they pull away they just snuggle in closer. ]
But I guess that's on me too.
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[ although she still makes no effort to pull away from the renewed snuggling. she glances at thebe, incredulous. or trying to be incredulous. any of her usual hard edges or bristling seems to have softened significantly - and she'll just chalk it up to the curse of the week. but there's no tensing in her muscles or stiffness in her posture. nothing to indicate unease at what's happening.
she takes another drink. ]
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[ a wan smile, eyes closed as they speak. ]
Besides, I don't wanna... break our streak.
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[ YOU SHOULD REALLY BE IN THE MEDBAY DAMN ]
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I can do it myself. I promise. Next time you see me after whatever happens Saturday, I'll be myself again.
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You're stubborn, but that's only half of what it takes to survive. Don't be stupid. Whatever happens on Saturday, I'm gonna make sure you weren't lying to me.
[ also check on them probably because saturdays can be rough. ]
I think your crewmates want you to stick around, too.
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Yeah, well. I want all of you to stick around. Look how that's turning out...
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Don't play that game.
[ it's harder to be sensitive to this when she's spent so long being callous. especially given that it's thursday, and when they wake up, it's very likely that people are going to be dead. ]
I know this doesn't mean much coming from me, but it's not going to get any easier to accept what happens. But you still have to accept it until something stops it.
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No... no it does mean a lot coming from you. Don't say that, okay?
[ leaning on her arms, cheek resting in her hand now. ]
Until we can stop it... we have to endure.
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