6. "All you need is love" is a lie 'cause/We had love but we still said goodbye

[pompous_today]

Who: Simon Tam and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Bloodsport
When: September 1st

[Simon had suddenly fallen asleep for a few days... and when he awoke, it was to find that River was gone.

He didn't want to believe it at first, didn't want to think Atroma's cruelty would extend this far. Maybe she'd been visiting Cole, he thought, or had gone to try and acclimate herself to the Iskaulit, or had simply felt lonely in his absence and had gone to find someone to keep her company.

He searched, he asked around, tried not to panic, but eventually, he had to accept it- she was nowhere to be found. When he broadcasts the news to the network, his voice is monotone, professional.]

River Tam has left the fleet.

[Anyone who comes looking for Simon will find him in the Bloodsport's medbay, staring into space; he's open to talking or treating patients, but likely won't be very talkative.]

Comments

[tobeajedi]

[Vima nods; she does remember Simon telling her that. That goes a long way to explaining, especially given Vima's recent experience on the Nunnili ship.]

I bet it's second nature to you. [pfft second] Do you need any company? Our synthesizer doesn't do a bad tea.

[pompous_today]

I do try my best- I lack such abilities myself, so it's difficult for me to do much to help sometimes, but we get by.

[There's a long pause as he considers the offer.]

I think... I think I would like that.