{i think you know too much, but the mind knows what the mouth wants}

[brokencopy]

Who: B; anyone who happens to be on the SS Heron
Broadcast: Nope.
Action: All over the Heron.
When: Januaryish ... all month, if you like.

{This is a ship mingle! Come get your socialization on.}

Comments

[survives]

I guess it would be... [It's partly said to herself and she shakes her head, before looking back up at Winter.] You've gotta really concentrate if you're gonna win this game.

[Can people even win at solitaire?? Probably better not to ask.]

You've gotta be way more focused than me.

[reconstitution]

Staying focused helps.

[ He's not going to elaborate upon that at all. Helps with what? Dealing with the crippling idleness of space? Helps with taxes? BEES?? ]

[survives]

[Her vote's going to BEES.]

I guess so. And I guess... [She huffs out a laugh.] It's not really a bad thing to do when we're on the ship. It's not like our jobs take that much time.

[She gets bored okay.]

[reconstitution]

No, I suppose not.

[ He really hasn't used his augment's skill yet, and wonders if that will eventually bite him in the ass. Knowing his luck, it probably will. ]

[survives]

[A pause and she folds her arms behind her back. Yeah, she's still pretty lost on the whole augment thing.

Speaking of...]

Sooo... Does that mean this is what you do whenever you don't have work to do? I-I'm not sure what you've gotta do for it anyway, but...

[A shake of her head. Never mind.]

[reconstitution]

No, this is just what I'm doing right now. I do other things, too.

[ He's pretty sure he's never lifted a finger to actually use his augment.. ]

[survives]

Are they more fun than solitaire?

[--Wait. Wait. Maybe that wasn't the right thing to say.]

Um. [A laugh.] B-but you don't have to do anything [The next two words are in an exaggerated, gruff voice, complete with air quotes,] more fun or... anything...

[reconstitution]

I don't know if they're 'more fun', just.. different. I read, I exercise.

[ He flips another card before placing it on one of the piles. ]

[survives]

They sound more fun to me...

[What does she know

--Wait, wait, no, she was going to try not to say he does boring things again, oh no.]

But, I-I. Um. Those are all great things! Totally!

[reconstitution]

I'm not allowed to do most things like this back home.

[ He offers the slight shrug of a shoulder in reply. She can have other likes, that's not bad. ]

[survives]

[She grimaces, shaking her head quickly.

Sheesh, what kind of place does he come from? Even back in Aetersyl she could have done those things if she wanted to.]

Seriously? That's... That sucks.

Never?

[reconstitution]

A weapon doesn't need to do anything but be a weapon.

[ He flips another card, putting it in the discard pile. ]

They put me to sleep when I wasn't on a mission.

[ Taking out details, but that's pretty much it.. ]

[survives]

A weapon?! Are you serious? But you're just...

[Okay, okay, never mind. Wherever he's from definitely has to be miles and miles worse than Aetersyl.

She frowns, shaking her head again.]

Can... Can I ask you what kind of place you're from?

[reconstitution]

I'm aware. They didn't care, I wasn't to them.

[ He pauses to look at her, that frown still firmly in place. ]

I'm from Earth.

[survives]

[There it is again. Earth. Sure are a lot of people on the Fleet from that world.]

Earth sounds terrible... [It's almost a mumble, and she's fully aware she has no room to talk about coming from somewhere bad, but...

Well.]

I'm... sorry. That shouldn't have happened.

[And... that was totally not what she wanted to say.]

[reconstitution]

I'm sure all of it isn't bad. I just didn't get to see much of the good.

[ He shakes his head. ]

It shouldn't have, but it did. [ ... ] I'd be dead if it hadn't; not sure which is better. If they hadn't had me, they would have found someone else.

[survives]

[Leanne breathes out a sigh, folding her hands together. Well, when he puts it that way...]

Dying or being with people like that isn't really much of a choice, huh? Especially if they just had other people...

[That's almost uncomfortably familiar. Not that she knows anything about being treated like he was, but...

Well. She shrugs a shoulder.] Anyway. Maybe you'll get to see more of Earth later.

[reconstitution]

It doesn't matter if I do right now. I'm seeing other places here.

[ For now, being stuck is fine. It's an even enough trade-off. ]

[survives]

[She smiles, just slightly.] I guess you've got a point. Seeing other planets has gotta be so much cooler than only seeing what's on your planet.

[reconstitution]

It's been interesting.

..I liked the moon a lot.

[survives]

[She grins.] Good! You're already seeing really awesome places.

I really liked it, too, though. It was a lot of fun, huh?

[reconstitution]

It was the first place I saw when I got here. It was nice.

[survives]

And it was a lot nicer than the inside of the ships, too, huh? I know I was so ready to go out the first time we went somewhere after I got here!

[reconstitution]

At the time, it didn't matter. Spent most of my time sitting on the hill overlooking the city.

...It was peaceful.

[survives]

That sounds really nice. [She means it. Really.] Maybe I should do something like that the next time we land near a city, too, huh?