Anderson. [ Pause. Audible swallow. ] I need your help.
Please.
Please.
[ she'd have been willing to help him even without the please. ] Roy?
A few months longer. [ and she wouldn't consider herself an authority on this, but. ] Yes. Expect it.
[ better to expect it and be prepared than to be caught unawares. and it does seem that they run into trouble often enough. ]
[ better to expect it and be prepared than to be caught unawares. and it does seem that they run into trouble often enough. ]
I can make time. Do you have any prior training in self-defense?
Of course.
[ he said presently, she'll be there in a few minutes. ]
[ he said presently, she'll be there in a few minutes. ]
[ No hello, no introduction, no context, just a text: ]
"An acquaintance." How?
"An acquaintance." How?
[ at least it's distinctive enough that she knows who it is. ]
He and I have talked several times.
He and I have talked several times.
An answer to what?
Hello.
[ she doesn't need to guess as to the identity of the 'he', but there has been more than one question she's asked him. ]
Hello.
[ she doesn't need to guess as to the identity of the 'he', but there has been more than one question she's asked him. ]
I'm pushing through a recruitment drive next month, try and get people volunteering where they're needed, since things are getting pretty bad on that front more or less universally. I was hoping you could put in an appearance on that post, let people see a face so they know that we're all just people too. There'll be a place for you to chime in, for people to get in touch with you directly, but I was hoping making it a group effort like that might prevent us all from poaching from each other. It looks scrappy when we fight over volunteers.
That sounds like a good idea. I'll talk to Jax Teller. [ since they're sort of running things together. ] What about the other departments?
( completely legit. not that she was worried, but it's good to hear from him. )
Jax.
Jax.
[ Exhaustion has begun to set in by the time Erik has fielded through enough offers to have a plan in place for the demolition of his door. He’s dark around the eyes, lazy in the lax slant of his shoulders. ]
It was Jack Davis, [ he says. ]
It was Jack Davis, [ he says. ]
Your door?
( or the bombs — because she already knows that one. )
( or the bombs — because she already knows that one. )
So this is becoming a habit of mine, calling you asking for something.
The ship's sensors are your department. I know they're fucked, and have been since forever, but we've got a six day window to find whatever it is Laurens says is out there. It might be our way off this ship.
The ship's sensors are your department. I know they're fucked, and have been since forever, but we've got a six day window to find whatever it is Laurens says is out there. It might be our way off this ship.
There are worse habits.
We'll keep an eye on things. If there's anything and the sensors pick up on it, I'll let you know. ( those are admittedly two big ifs. )
We'll keep an eye on things. If there's anything and the sensors pick up on it, I'll let you know. ( those are admittedly two big ifs. )
Assuming Gunnery's got nothing on the missing shuttle.
[It's not the priority now, if they're keeping up with current events. Any practical functionality they get out of the sensors should be directed more broadly. Still, she knows whose department sensors are, now.]
[It's not the priority now, if they're keeping up with current events. Any practical functionality they get out of the sensors should be directed more broadly. Still, she knows whose department sensors are, now.]
No, but we're keeping our eyes open.
( that's all she can offer, for now. )
( that's all she can offer, for now. )
[ she isn't doing anything right now — and still there is a moment's hesitation before the answer comes. how social is she feeling? but she trusts jax and more importantly, she likes him. so: ] Yeah.
thank you for introducing me to your department when i asked
i like the way you think
about your purpose
for the same reason i'm going to transfer to the medical bay
i think i can do more good there
i like the way you think
about your purpose
for the same reason i'm going to transfer to the medical bay
i think i can do more good there
[ it's not something she likes hearing — all the departments are notoriously understaffed — but it makes sense.
so: ] I understand. Thank you for letting me know.
so: ] I understand. Thank you for letting me know.
[ He’d meant to look up her address in his phone, but then he’d dropped it behind his bed and his arm was too thick to reach and it was lost.
Now he’s outside of 020 >> 190 with his forehead and one hand pressed flat against the door after knocking. 190. 190-something. She’s around here somewhere, he knows. The metal is cool against his brow. A duffel bag hangs loose from his left hand, lightly packed.
He’s thinking. Cloudy. Drowsy.
Drunk.
190. 190-what.
In 192, an uneven electromagnetic pulse flickers the lights and murmurs through metal. Other, more distant quarters down the same hall are host to the same invasive presence as the wave carries on from 200 to 001.
She could pretend not to be there. He’d never know the difference. ]
Now he’s outside of 020 >> 190 with his forehead and one hand pressed flat against the door after knocking. 190. 190-something. She’s around here somewhere, he knows. The metal is cool against his brow. A duffel bag hangs loose from his left hand, lightly packed.
He’s thinking. Cloudy. Drowsy.
Drunk.
190. 190-what.
In 192, an uneven electromagnetic pulse flickers the lights and murmurs through metal. Other, more distant quarters down the same hall are host to the same invasive presence as the wave carries on from 200 to 001.
She could pretend not to be there. He’d never know the difference. ]
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[ she's not asleep — maybe if she had been, the flickering and the effect the pulse has on the metal of the ship would have been lost on her.
as it is, she manages to put two and two together. it isn't difficult, with his mind out there seeking.
so her door opens. ]
Erik.
as it is, she manages to put two and two together. it isn't difficult, with his mind out there seeking.
so her door opens. ]
Erik.
Hello love.
[It's been awhile since they spoke-- since she found him out, but by the cheerful look of him, the avoidance wasn't bad terms. The medbay glows quiet and empty behind him.]
I was wondering, does your mind reading fing work on animals ain't human?
[It's been awhile since they spoke-- since she found him out, but by the cheerful look of him, the avoidance wasn't bad terms. The medbay glows quiet and empty behind him.]
I was wondering, does your mind reading fing work on animals ain't human?
[ love? the nickname earns him a raised eyebrow, first of all. ]
It works on animals, but differently.
[ she tried on alex' pets, once. ] Why are you asking?
It works on animals, but differently.
[ she tried on alex' pets, once. ] Why are you asking?
ooc note mods told me the research is gonna dead-end, will update u post-jump
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- 2014-08-04 23:50 (UTC) - Expandsecurity
gunnery
medical
all of these good people
are you prepared to pull the trigger if what you find is more of a risk to us alive than it is dead
none of the others will
gunnery
medical
all of these good people
are you prepared to pull the trigger if what you find is more of a risk to us alive than it is dead
none of the others will
i'm prepared to pull the trigger if it is necessary
[ Xavier does not trust the network at this point, but at some stage, as the disease advances, Cassandra will return to her room to find a note taped to her door instead. ]
Look after yourself.
Will be between 14/100 and sci dept if you need anything.
-X
Some reconnaissance. [ more like trying to keep erik on the straight and narrow. ]
This is Professor Snape. [ --who sounds tired. He's existed in the same close sphere as Anderson for a while, even closer now with Erik's recon, but they've rarely spoken one-on-one. So she warrants an introduction. ] The cause of the recent incident is contained for now, but it requires further monitoring I believe you can help with. When you're able I'd like to speak with you about it.
[ the reply is near-immediate; she sounds less tired than he despite the late hour. ] What can I do?
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