it's not our fault it's an april mingle

[ladybro]

Who: S.S. Blameless
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Yes, for crew-mates and any visitors!
When: Month of April

[ aww mingle, no. ]

Comments

[takingkarabusiness]

I hope they treated you well.

[beathach]

Mm, it was a good job. It let me do a lot of things I wouldn't have been able to do anywhere else.

[takingkarabusiness]

Sometimes that's the important part.

[beathach]

[he nods in agreement]

I think it could have done some real good if it was still around.

[takingkarabusiness]

What happened to it?

[beathach]

[ah. There's a scratching sound, as Hank digs the claws of one hand into one of the counters, briefly, before he relaxes]

The group of mutants we were trying to stop attacked and destroyed the facility. One of them killed my boss, and . . . after everything else that happened, the CIA didn't reopen it.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she lightly places a hand on his arm in condolence ]

I'm sorry.

[beathach]

[he quickly shakes his head]

It was a long time ago.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ squeezes his arm before reclaiming her hand ]

That doesn't always make it easier.

[beathach]

No . . . not always. It's . . . mm, a recently reopened wound, you could say. [twice over, but he won't say that]

[takingkarabusiness]

Can I ask why? Or would that be like sticking my fingers in the wound and swirling them around?

[beathach]

What? No - no, it's not like that. We . . . like I said, there were a few of us there when it happened. We - learned fairly recently that some of them had - died in the last few years. [he puts it as generally as he can, because that particular part is still an open wound, too]

[takingkarabusiness]

I'm not... really sure I understand.

[beathach]

Ah, I'm sorry - I meant the other mutants who had been with us at the CIA.

[takingkarabusiness]

Ah.

I'm sorry. [ she doesn't want to seem insensitive but she doesn't want to keep going down this path if he's upset about it ]

Is there anything you wanted to ask me about?

[beathach]

Mm . . . thank you. [he doesn't think it insensitive at all. He's a little glad for the change in subject]

Not - that I can think of at the moment? [he offers a small smile] You've told me a lot about where you're from so far.

[takingkarabusiness]

Then why don't we check out what having a cook on your ship gets you in terms of better food?

[beathach]

That sounds like a great idea.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ isn't it nice how she just makes herself at home riffling through your pantry while also eating a pastry? ]

I really would do something drastic for a good pizza.

[beathach]

[by all means he isn't going to stop her]

Pizza? Really?

[takingkarabusiness]

Really. It might as well be its own food group.

[beathach]

[teasing] I think I'm going to end up missing a lot of food because you keep bringing it up.

[takingkarabusiness]

If i have to suffer, you have to suffer too.

[beathach]

Sharing is caring?

[that's how it goes, right]

[takingkarabusiness]

Exactly! Now you're getting it.

[ she hops up to sit on the counter ]

I'd also go for some genuine soft serve.