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Who: Gemini & Open to the Bishop crew.
Broadcast: Nope
Action: S.S Bishop
When: Tuesday Evening

[It's now been well over a week since the Bishop's new security officer arrived in the usual burst of music and confetti...and stalked off without a word to anyone. Since then nobody will have seen so much as a peep of her; the office marked 'Gemini de Mille' remains completely untouched, the bed in her room obviously not slept in and the clothing locker unopened. Perhaps some of them might have heard sounds coming from the depths of the ship, tapping noises, faint slithery sounds emanating from the air ducts late at night, but that's the only hint of her continuing presence. However, even though the crew haven't seen her, Gemini has been watching them, listening in on conversations, intruding into private quarters, seeking to learn as much about her 'crewmates' as possible.

In fact there isn't a nook or cranny of the ship that she hasn't thoroughly explored, slipping behind walls, squeezing under the sparse furniture, oozing around the ship's wiring to see what leads where. Lately she's been exploring the plumbing system and discovered the ship's hot-water tank, and isn't that just heavenly? But she can't float around shapelessly in the tank forever, although the stubborn part of her likes to think she could, she's getting very bored very quickly. Eventually she'll have to talk to someone, and now seems as good a time as any.

The shower locker room is seemingly empty, but Gemini is there, blending seamlessly in, waiting impatiently for someone to come along, although she's unsure of what exactly she'll say...or even who she'll say it as.]

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[ Zaveid notices more things than most, and being a seraph - well, it makes things easier for him. Maybe not for the rest of the crew, but being invisible to most of your peers does work some of it's magic. He can see her when no one else can, mostly because she doesn't seem to be able to pick up on his presence at all, and he shifts as he pushes himself off a wall to follow her around here and there.

He makes his way into the locker room and he moves, returning to his place against the wall, crossing his arms and tilting his head up. One hand goes to adjust the hat on his head before he shakes his head, lips curling into an almost-there smirk - mostly because this is going to be fun. ]

Y'know, some people don't like being spied on.

[The patch of wall twitches in response.

Gemini hadn't noticed anyone enter, although she had thought she heard something, but that whisper of a voice was undeniable. For a moment she peered at the room, senses straining, and as she did she thought she saw a figure leaning against a wall, barely visible, but there.

In response the wall bulges, an oval shape pushing out from it, grey metal warping into pale flesh until a lifelike face glares angrily from the middle of the wall.]

Who and what the hell are you?

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Funny that you're the one asking me that.

[ Zaveid doesn't move from his spot; there's no need for him to move an inch when it's obvious that she can't see him. All he has to do is stand there, getting some kind of, perhaps unfair, amusement out of her discomfort. She does have it coming, considering her own tendencies, and he will put her out of her misery... Eventually.

Instead of confessing to himself, he just tsks, shrugging an invisible shoulder. ]

The name's Zaveid.

[Her eyes narrow even further at that remark, blue depths sparking with anger. She doesn't like being mocked and is now deeply worried that whoever this is might have been watching her the whole time and really doesn't like that thought.]

Zaveid. [She tests the name, glaring about the room as she tries to see where exactly the voice is coming from, enhancing her senses of smell and hearing, searching.]

You can make yourself invisible? Neat trick, won't help you though. [Two tentacles sprout from the wall, one winding to the left the other to the right, looping around the room seeking to find and coil around the mystery speaker.]

[ Zaveid can't help how amusing he finds this, mostly because it's not his own fault. She doesn't have the resonance to see him, and she should know better than to go stalking around people's rooms and spying on others, especially when people are already on edge because of the situation they're in. He's just playing along, going for a ride with her confusion, and he can't wait to tell the others later.

(Maybe not Sorey, or Lailah. Maybe just Dezel and Mikleo.) ]

I'm not invisible. You just can't see me.

[ He takes a step to one side, avoiding the walls and shifting to summon his wind to himself, mostly a barrier to make sure that nothing goes wrong. It's enough to keep his senses on alert, and his lips curl into a grin. ]

Besides, it's a little hypocritical to talk about people hiding and being invisible when you're sneaking around, isn't it?

[That seems to be the same thing to Gemini and it provokes a snarl, she's pulling herself fully off the wall now, taking human form albeit with two long tentacles for arms, and she's clearly annoyed. Sneaking around is what she does and she's not about to apologise for it.]

I'll give you hypocritical.

[Her tentacle arms whip out fast, stretching and coiling towards where she judges the winds that have blown up are concentrated, believing she'd find the owner of the voice there.]

How long have you been watching me?

[ It's impossible for him not to laugh, and the noise he makes is something closer to a snort than anything else. Lifting his head, he watches her intently, not letting his gaze drift anywhere else - he just watches, and watches, and moves when he feels like he might be getting too close to being found out.

Will her weird arms be able to touch him? Who knows. ]

Now, now, that's no way for a lady to behave.

[ Windstepping to the side, Zaveid darts out the way, hair whirling behind him. ]

How long have you been watching everyone else, huh?

[His laugh only makes her angrier and more determined to catch her mystery tormentor. It doesn't help the way he says the word 'lady', she is a lady thank you very much! Although she's definitely not on her best behaviour.

A man would face me openly. [She taunts, her tentacle-arms dividing, two becoming four, becoming eight, each one whipping around like an angry boneless serpent as Gemini growls in frustration.]

I'm a spy. It's what I do.

[ It's almost funny how she makes it all the more difficult for herself, and Zaveid moves back towards the doorway to get out of the range of her strange, messed up arms. ]

Hey, it's not my fault you can't see me. Maybe you should try a little harder.

[ And, honestly, it really isn't his fault; it's not as if he can help being a seraphim. He just has to deal with it, the same way that everyone else does. He has more experience, that's all. ]

People aren't gonna be too happy when they find out.

[It's really infuriating how she can't spot who's talking to her, and she can't hear anything either despite listening for the sounds of a heartbeat.]

Oh I will.

[She is determined to find him and so retracts her arms back into normal human limbs, heightening her vision as much as she can, scanning the room, her gaze locking onto a hazy something near the door.]

I'd rather they didn't.

[ That's one of the perks of being a wind seraph; he can hide behind it when he needs to. It's almost hilarious. ]

Ooh, I'm excited.

[ His arms cross over his chest again, and Zaveid watches as she does her best to look for him. Unless she works on her resonance he's going to keep being invisible, which will be hilarious... Until she finally sees him. ]

Then maybe you should give it a break.

You won't be.

[That sound is Gemini grinding her teeth. She's been caught out and has no idea what to do. She'll come up with a plan eventually but for the moment she's on the back foot and has little choice, except to lie.]

I suppose I'll have to.

You say that now...

[ It's so easy to tease and push buttons, but Zaveid knows he has to be careful. Huffing out a noise, he just shakes his head. ]

I'll be watching.

You...

[Her jaw clenches, the look that she gives the seemingly empty room is enough to burn through steel, she's visibly seething, fists flexing, really wanting to break something or ideally someone.

Instead her body stretches and thins, shooting up into a nearby air vent and vanishing. He can't watch her there...can he? Now she's the one who's going to be paranoid.]