driftfleet | 07

Entry tags:

07 - video

Who: Winn Schott + you = awesome
Broadcast: yup!
Action: Tourist!
When: now!

[ the feed opens with a profile view of a sleeping winn. on his face, you can see an elaborate sharpie painted mustache (courtesy of opal) and from the ceiling right above him hangs a plastic flamingo in a coat and plastic sunglasses (courtesy of cisco).

to anyone who's been by to see him lately, it's a very familiar scene. but seconds into it something that hasn't happened in about two weeks begins to take place - movement. with a soft groan, winn reaches a sluggish hand to his face, shielding his eyes from the light. the hand then seems to decide that scratching above his upper lip is better use of its time and skills. slowly, his eyes blink open, struggling to adjust, to focus.

and then they do. on that flamingo.

he yelps, jumping up in bed, tearing the flamingo off its strings and throws it across the room, where he proceeds to stare at an off frame army of (four) flamingos. rubbing at his temples he mutters just loudly enough to be captured on film ] So Cisco's still here...

[ that seems to remind him of something, and with a sharp move his still sleepy mind can't seem to properly cope with, grabs at the communicator and misses. next attempt brings it into his hand and you finally get a close up of that glorious mustache.

he frowns into the camera ]

Of course it's rolling... [ his voice is raw, lips chapped, and he clears his throat in an attempt to bring back his usual volume ] Hi - Fleeters - if we're still calling ourselves that - Winn Schott here, back to the world of the conscious - if you recognize me check in and tell me how long I've been out - Kitty - you better still be here. [ because unless you call him within the next 10 seconds he's calling you as soon as he cuts this feed and if you're not there he will freak. he rubs at his painted mustache again, not quite realizing what's bothering him, and with a small tired smile fumbles to shut the broadcast off. ]

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[ how many more people will she have to say that about? he's so ready for that not to be the theme of his life. ]

My fleet love life is the best. [ he kisses her, but pulls back, blushing lightly and laughing as his stomach growls. ]

Sorry.

[She knows all about terrible themes in life too. Maybe they can help each other with it.] Don't be. [Smiling.] Tell you what, I'll go get food and bring it back here. You go work on the mustache.

You got yourself a deal.

[ he kisses her again and pulls himself up with a groan, fumbling for his pants. once those are on, he heads for the door. ]

[She slips out not long after, clothed again, and gathers up a plate of easy, ready-to-eat things. Luckily, Jarvis is a beast so there are some baked goods lying around even if he wasn't there to prepare something fresh. Nothing meat even though they have seafood galore, but she does find some of the seed butter to spread on some bread. She also resorts to some space proteins because she's sure he can use plenty of that right now too. She throws some crispy kelp on too and grabs more water as she heads back. It's a lot of food but she'll eat some too if he doesn't finish it off. And then back to the room. Here's hoping he doesn't run into Chekov in the bathroom. She really needs to tell him now before it turns into a thing she's hiding.]

[ fortunately, he doesn't run into anyone awkward in his shirtless mustached state. he scrubs and scrubs, but not all of it comes off. it's going to take a few tries, probably, but it's faded enough for now - he's starving and he wants to get back to kitty, so he does just that. ]

Ahh - food - [ he smiles, sitting down by the tray, and unceremoniously shoves the bread with seed butter in his face. ]

[She gives a little laugh and doesn't get between him and the food. She lays back and just gives him time to enjoy it. Not until he's had a good amount does she bring up what she needs to.]

Do you remember me telling you about my friend, Pavel Chekov, from the prison?

[ he nods, wiping his mouth and taking a gulp of water before speaking because, well, it would probably be a little gross otherwise. ]

Yeah, from Jim's world, right? S'he here? [ because why else bring him up. they don't call him genius for nothing! ]

[She smiles and she really wishes this could just stop at what it was for her because she was really excited to have a friend from the prison here. She missed him so much and it's nice to have someone to bond with over those days. And really does think he and Chekov would get along well. At least in the world where he didn't fall in love with her.]

He's here and he's on your ship and he remembers me from the prison.

...w-wow. Wow, Kitty that's amazing!

[ he hugs her, so happy for her and for jim. another person who remembers the prison would also make it easier on them when they bust out of here and go bust the people out of there. oh yeah, he hasn't forgotten that plan. ]

[She hugs him back and god she wishes this was the end of it and it could just be this happy. She doesn't want it to be so hard for Chekov and she doesn't want it to be hard for Winn or her or anyone.] I know. It was definitely the highlight of a not-so-great time. [She doesn't want to make him feel bad. Not his fault! And even with everything else that came with it she can still say it was the highlight and mean it.] I never thought I'd see any of them again. Not and have them remember me. And he agrees with me about timing feeling strange compared to that! [So not just losing her mind there.]

[ he should know better by now, there is no such thing as just happy in the fleet. his optimism is his undoing. he strokes her hair as he listens. ]

Of course you're going to see them again. [ we're going back for them, remember? cuz breaking out of one kidnappy universe is too easy. he nods as she speaks, just enjoying her excitement and not wanting to interrupt it. ]

[She remembers. She just doesn't have hos optimism.] I love you. [She holds tighter.]

So, here's the part where it gets complicated. [And not just because of CHekov's feelings.] He was in the prison longer than I was, but he remembers me being there for that too. [Which means...what? That she's split in two? That they are similar, alternate versions? That someday she could wake up with more of those memories?]

I love you too.

[ he lets that sink in for a moment, rubbing soothing circles into her back. ]

Well, I guess...theoretically there's nothing stopping them from taking us from and putting us back in those other kidnappy worlds same way they do with home...[ which means they could simultaneously exist in a lot of places and also means that if he's right..she's one day going to be taken away from him and sent back to that prison, with no memory of ever having loved him.

yeah, every trace of that smile is now gone. ]

I guess it beats going home. [Because death.] Not what I was ever expecting to hear though. [She nuzzles in closer and then pulls back to look at him. Deep breath.]

He's in love me. [Just getting that out there before she chickens out.] He wasn't in my memories. At least, I don't think he was. I've never felt that way about him.

[ he pulls back out of sheet shock. is he hearing this right? he needs to look into her eyes. ]

...are you telling me I went to sleep and got new memories, and you're the one with the future love interest showing up?

[ that is just. that is just too much. ] On my ship. [ where he'll have to see them. hear them. he feels so bad for the guy already...unless he means to murder him in his sleep or something, in which case he'll reserve the right to not. well, at least it's not hers? ]

Yep. I did not see that one coming either.

I was so happy to see him and then the next thing I knew I was breaking his little, Russian heart.

[ he feels bad for his little russian heart, he really does. he knows what this feels like, and he knows how impossible getting over someone when they're in your face is. it's not really surprising, that someone who's in love with kitty would show up, he knows how easy it is to fall for her, and he knows she doesn't exactly shy away from friendships with men who are obviously interested in her, he can only imagine that was even less of an issue for her before she met him.

but he needs to take a moment here and try to process how he feels about this. he doesn't know chekov, but he's a member of starfleet and jim's friend so he already knows he's cool and a good person. and it's going to make things weird with jim too, isn't it. he got the girl, and chekov has been with jim longer than winn has, even if their friendship is more recent. is he going to lose the first person who made taking care of him a priority since he was eleven? he knows how protective of his crew's comfort jim is...if this becomes a conflict, will he prioritize the comfort of his home crew or fleet crew? will he ask winn to leave the tourist, the place that he's felt most at home in again...since he was eleven years old?

there are a lot of unknowns here. he doesn't know how chekov is taking it, he doesn't know what jim knows or how he's taking it either, he's just too used to being on the losing side of these type of situations.

he takes a breath and looks at kitty. she's hurting here. that's an easy thing to focus on - the woman he loves is hurting, it's his job to make it better. ]

I'm sorry, that's gotta be rough. How is he taking it?

[He's handling this better than she thought he would but she knows there is a lot to process here and it will probably take all three of them time to be good with things. She hopes they get there though. She believes they will. Winn and Chekov are such good people and she doesn't want to be the reason anyone isn't getting along.]

It's hard on him. I don't think he's talked to anyone about it other than me. He hadn't as of the last time we talked a couple days ago. This is his third kidnapping and I think they've changed him and he's not always totally comfortable even with his crewmates. Which...I definitely understand that. Sometimes it feels really obvious I've been out longer than Kurt. [He still means the world to her and he's still a comfort zone in a lot of ways, but she can feel how much she's changed in contrast too. She slows down, feeling like she's rambling.]

He doesn't want to lose me as friend. I don't want to lose that either.

[ let him translate that - don't be the douche that comes between us, is that it? he doesn't want to be. he remembers all too well how he felt about james before he finally came clean to kara and took his - very little - time to himself, though. like it or not, he may end up in that position. ]

Kitty, when. [ he sighs, he really doesn't want to bring this up - he doesn't know chekov. maybe chekov can totally get over her while being by her side and potentially hearing her having sex with her boyfriend a lot of nights! (he doubts it, but he supposes it's possible) - and he doesn't want to remind her that he used to be into kara. but it's his best example here. ] When I was getting over Kara, every time she talked to me or looked at me just reminded me of what I was never going to have. If I didn't take a little time away - I don't know if we could get back to being best friends, it was killing me inside. I don't want you to lose each other, so just - be sure you know what you're doing.

[She would never translate it like that!]

I definitely don't know what I'm doing. [She threads her fingers with Winn's and looks at him helplessly. She appreciates his thoughts on it.] I'm worried about that too. I asked him if he wanted me to stay away for awhile. He said no. But he also just got here, so the idea of not talking to me when he's this new might have been too much or maybe he was trying to spare my feelings? Or maybe he means it and he really don't think it would be the thing that helps.

Do you think I should ask again?

Edited 2017-03-19 19:31 (UTC)

[ he instantly squeezes her hand. ]

It's not all or nothing, you know. It's not either you never talk to him at all or you act like nothing's changed - you need to find your balance. Your place that's -- good for both of you without hurting him. We should probably crash on the... [ he frowns a little as the name slips his mind. ] it's not the Windrose anymore...[ ugh this is annoying. what was the name? ]

Twin Roses. [She kisses his cheek.] Yeah, that's probably good if you're okay with it. I... I don't want to hurt him more or keep hurting him, but I also don't want us to have to hide who we are and how much we love each other. I'm so proud of having you in my life. [So much love in her eyes.] But balance is good.

How are you feeling about all this? [He's been so thoughtful and considerate of her, but it can't be easy for him.]

[ he smiles a little when she says she's proud of having him. he definitely doesn't want to hide, it was bad enough with siobhan, with kitty it would just break his heart to pieces. but there's a difference between not hiding and flaunting. chekov doesn't need to hear them as he's drifting off. project soundproof his room just took priority. ]

I have you. I'm the lucky one. [ yeah he's feeling some less than mature feelings too, but he doesn't want to inflict those on her, not when she's already in an awkward position. ]

There's that saying the best words thing again. [She leans in to kiss him fully.] I love you so much. I'm lucky too.

[ he kisses back, and pushes back her hair when they part ]

So, what else did I miss?

[ reid isn't here, is he, because he would react a hell of a lot less maturely to that news. ]

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