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[ He hasn't seen Andy since the attack to Lionetta's Headquarters and the woman wasn't at the Halloween party. Peter is understandably worried. ]
Ma'am, do you still have all your limbs attached? It's been a while since we talked, I just want to make sure.
Ma'am, do you still have all your limbs attached? It's been a while since we talked, I just want to make sure.
[ a few days after christmas, andy will find a small rolled up piece of paper, tied by simple string. it isn't signed with a name, but there's the lingering scent of cigarette smoke, along with the careful scribble of a poem: ]
The heart is not a Stone
not the thing
that morphs with Time
with rain and storm
and sleet and snow
The burning sun
forgets the stone—
no, the Heart
knows resilience
like no stone
and will fight the changing waves
to maintain
the comfort of its steady beat
For those late night munchies in the comfort of your own pyjamas. Oh I should have looked for some pyjamas too, well, next year I suppose!
Happy Christmas Andy.
The Doctor
[ The above note is attached on a string to a grab-bag of snacks: cookies, sweets, nuts and nougat ... along with a few packets of soy sauce, and a colourful looking stainless steel iridescent spork. That one was because it looked real cool, and everyone should have a travel-spork! ]
Happy Christmas Andy.
The Doctor
[ The above note is attached on a string to a grab-bag of snacks: cookies, sweets, nuts and nougat ... along with a few packets of soy sauce, and a colourful looking stainless steel iridescent spork. That one was because it looked real cool, and everyone should have a travel-spork! ]
( continued from here )
[ Zari leads Andy back to her room at the Inn. Her steps are light as they walk through the cool air of the night and then through the front of the Inn and up the stairs. She can't help how pleased she looks at how the night is going. Andy really does look great and as much as Zari enjoys a no-strings hookup when she wants one, she has to admit that it's a lot more fun with someone she likes as a person.
Once they're at her door, she releases Andy's arm so that she can open the door and put her cloak on the hook right inside, but then she turns back to Andy and reaches to tug her in, too. ]
It may not be much, but it is private.
[ Zari leads Andy back to her room at the Inn. Her steps are light as they walk through the cool air of the night and then through the front of the Inn and up the stairs. She can't help how pleased she looks at how the night is going. Andy really does look great and as much as Zari enjoys a no-strings hookup when she wants one, she has to admit that it's a lot more fun with someone she likes as a person.
Once they're at her door, she releases Andy's arm so that she can open the door and put her cloak on the hook right inside, but then she turns back to Andy and reaches to tug her in, too. ]
It may not be much, but it is private.
[ it is impossible to miss zari's delight as they make their way to the inn, but andy mostly finds it adorable. she has had many a one-night-stand over the years, and a couple repeat beats, and she knows it's not going to change anything about the time traveling vibe they've been growing, even though andy is still not actually a time traveler. zari deserves to have a nice time and andy likes sex, so it's a win/win. ]
[ she lets herself be tugged inside. ] I'm boarding with Daisy, so yours definitely has the leg up on privacy.
[ she lets herself be tugged inside. ] I'm boarding with Daisy, so yours definitely has the leg up on privacy.
I think I remember you suggesting a sparring session. Still up for that? I could use blowing off some steam.
[ Sex is great too, but maybe he's just in the mood to get tossed around a little first. ]
[ Sex is great too, but maybe he's just in the mood to get tossed around a little first. ]
I'm fine with writing things out or just handwave some of the sparring if you want!
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winscenario
- 2022-03-16 12:18 (UTC) - Expand[It's not long at all after the last mission that Rosinante turns up to make use of the training room facilities. He'd picked up a pulsefire saber off one of those Bouldersnakes, and figures if there's anywhere safe on the station to really see what it's capable of, this is probably it.
But it turns out that someone has already beaten him to the room. He's seen Andy around, of course - they've both been here plenty long. But given how busy they're kept with missions, there hasn't been a great time to talk.
Time to fix that, then. He nods in greeting as he approaches, then keeps at a slight distance just so she doesn't hurt her neck looking straight up at him.]
Hey. You make out all right in that last mission?
But it turns out that someone has already beaten him to the room. He's seen Andy around, of course - they've both been here plenty long. But given how busy they're kept with missions, there hasn't been a great time to talk.
Time to fix that, then. He nods in greeting as he approaches, then keeps at a slight distance just so she doesn't hurt her neck looking straight up at him.]
Hey. You make out all right in that last mission?
[ for the most part, andy has done most of her training solo. she doesn't actually need the opponent to get better - it's more about keeping in shape or learning new things at this point. she's in the training room now with some water and chips, idly looking over the 3D printer for what is doubtless the 100th time or more. ]
[ she looks up and over when she hears rosinante approach, biting down one of the aforementioned chips. they've yet to speak, but she's seen him around. ]
I'm all in one piece. Looks like the same for you? [ she can see in the way some of the orbers move around when they're injured. or tired. or both! ]
[ she looks up and over when she hears rosinante approach, biting down one of the aforementioned chips. they've yet to speak, but she's seen him around. ]
I'm all in one piece. Looks like the same for you? [ she can see in the way some of the orbers move around when they're injured. or tired. or both! ]
[ now that the comms are working, he'll need to check in with a few faces, make sure they're still alright. when it comes to andy, he's not worried in the same way he would be for anyone else, considering what he knows about her, but it doesn't mean he won't want to make sure of it. ]
Hey. Still got your limbs intact? No dramatic blood loss? On your best behavior?
[ it's not a stranger's face, since andy's been exposed to it before in a dream before, but — well, it's definitely not the face he's supposed to have right now. ]
Hey. Still got your limbs intact? No dramatic blood loss? On your best behavior?
[ it's not a stranger's face, since andy's been exposed to it before in a dream before, but — well, it's definitely not the face he's supposed to have right now. ]
[ she does recognize him, giving only the barest of double takes, and mostly wondering what taeum is doing to people?? ]
[ deadpan: ] Lost a few fingers, but they grew back already.
[ she wiggles them. she didn't actually lose any, but this is andy. so. ]
I haven't even started any fights. [ she finished a few though. ] What happened to you?
[ deadpan: ] Lost a few fingers, but they grew back already.
[ she wiggles them. she didn't actually lose any, but this is andy. so. ]
I haven't even started any fights. [ she finished a few though. ] What happened to you?
joe's cut isnt healing
[Normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but Andy of all know people would know how abnormal this is.]
[Normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but Andy of all know people would know how abnormal this is.]
[Ziggy has sent (1) video message for you, Miss Andy, queen of the sharp objects. In this video, Ziggy aims a small hand axe carefully toward a very generic red and yellow and white target, the kind primed and ready for things getting shot or heaved at it. With one 'hwah!' sound, she throws —
And the axe wedges itself into the very outer space of the bullseye.
Which is perfectly fine enough for the sweaty teenager, because she throws her hands up and yells like her favorite team in [insert boring sports game] won points!!!!
Attached, a message:]
Better watch out, I'm going after your title of Axe King.
[... she's having fun]
And the axe wedges itself into the very outer space of the bullseye.
Which is perfectly fine enough for the sweaty teenager, because she throws her hands up and yells like her favorite team in [insert boring sports game] won points!!!!
Attached, a message:]
Better watch out, I'm going after your title of Axe King.
[... she's having fun]
wow i totally read that the other way around i am a genius thank u
blackfire
- 2022-06-10 03:43 (UTC) - Expand[ it's a late night as she settles in one corner of the kitchen, the lights here a bit more dim than usual, leaning her hips back against the counter, pint of ice cream in hand as she digs in with a giant spoon. despite the return to the station, her nerves still spring up every now and then, carried over from the final results of the mission and the three extra weeks they spent lingering around there.
three extra weeks of locals looking at her with disgust, spitting at her feet, and kicking her out from their shops. honestly, it'd be the most at home she's felt since she's been here.
she's sighing into her mouthful of ice cream when she notices someone stepping in, her face abandoning its forlorn expression on instinct to instead brighten up with a welcoming smile. ]
Ah! Miss Andy. Late night? We're all out of Rocky Road but — [ she holds up her pint. ] I do have Cookie Dough if you're interested.
three extra weeks of locals looking at her with disgust, spitting at her feet, and kicking her out from their shops. honestly, it'd be the most at home she's felt since she's been here.
she's sighing into her mouthful of ice cream when she notices someone stepping in, her face abandoning its forlorn expression on instinct to instead brighten up with a welcoming smile. ]
Ah! Miss Andy. Late night? We're all out of Rocky Road but — [ she holds up her pint. ] I do have Cookie Dough if you're interested.
[ andy had laid a little low during those three weeks, having already gone through enough trauma of people demonizing her and her immortality in the past. she's glad to be back on the station, surprisingly, and she isn't as fucked up as some of the other orbers from this mission, but mostly because she's already so fucked up. it's fine, she's just used to terrible situations. ]
[ she hadn't come into the kitchen for ice cream specifically, but she isn't goin to say no. she wanted food, yes, and a drink, but that's the case any time she comes in. literally, any time of day. she hadn't missed the prior, more despondent look on rita's face, but she won't address that yet. ]
Just Andy is fine. [ she offers a small smile in return at the offer. ] I love cookie dough. Genius idea to smash cookies and ice cream together.
[ she can't remember who did it first, but she is a big fan. she moves to get her own spoon, pausing at the liquor cabinet. then she puts it off and returns to rita and the ice cream instead. sometimes she can make good choices! ]
[ she hadn't come into the kitchen for ice cream specifically, but she isn't goin to say no. she wanted food, yes, and a drink, but that's the case any time she comes in. literally, any time of day. she hadn't missed the prior, more despondent look on rita's face, but she won't address that yet. ]
Just Andy is fine. [ she offers a small smile in return at the offer. ] I love cookie dough. Genius idea to smash cookies and ice cream together.
[ she can't remember who did it first, but she is a big fan. she moves to get her own spoon, pausing at the liquor cabinet. then she puts it off and returns to rita and the ice cream instead. sometimes she can make good choices! ]
[ one morning on the station, on each orber's door, the following hand-written note (in fancy calligraphy) will be taped:
the orber can choose to attend or simply listen in to the meeting when it occurs, or they may ignore it altogether. ]
the orber can choose to attend or simply listen in to the meeting when it occurs, or they may ignore it altogether. ]
[ yet another flyer ends up on every orber's door, evidently by the same culprit as last time, except now it's a more colorful display:
the back of the flyer features more details about the play and its characters, and soon enough, an announcement from rita herself goes public, giving more context about the event, which all can sign up for. ]
the back of the flyer features more details about the play and its characters, and soon enough, an announcement from rita herself goes public, giving more context about the event, which all can sign up for. ]
[That went simultaneously as good and as bad as Daisy excepted it to, and she managed to stop herself from hurling to her death at the last second. She still got pretty scuffed up on the hard landing, and from the blood pooling around her stomach she definitely ripped her stitches. Leaning against the wall with her hand pressed firmly against her stomach, she listens as Viveca explains what happened. Watching as the orb leaves Andy mutilated hand, Daisy pushes off the wall and moves towards her with concern.
She knew something like this was likely to happen, and Andy had signed up for it willingly. Still, it hurts Daisy to see her like this.]
Hey. You—
[She almost asks her if she’s okay before thinking better of it.]
You did good out there.
She knew something like this was likely to happen, and Andy had signed up for it willingly. Still, it hurts Daisy to see her like this.]
Hey. You—
[She almost asks her if she’s okay before thinking better of it.]
You did good out there.
[ andy's skin is essentially on fire. she knows it looks fairly gruesome, and she can feel the pain of it reverberating up her arms, into her skull from the way her cheek hangs from her face, all the places the crab armor hadn't been able to protect. there's a feverish temperature to her whole body. her hands are essentially blood and bones, but the orb still floats from her fingertips to viveca's as her knees shake. ]
[ she teeters on the edge of death, but now that they're back on the station, now that there's no constant stream of lava, her skin and body begin to piece themselves back together. she closes her eyes as viveca talks and frowns as her muscles begin to regrow. the burns are bad enough that she knows it's going to take a while, and andy wishes she could move away from here, to avoid any of the concerns people will throw at her. she doesn't need the infirmary, she just needs time. ]
[ even if it takes more time than usual. skin is the largest organ, after all, and it almost feels beyond a third degree burn, across many of her limbs. ]
[ when daisy approaches her, she both welcomes it and worries for it, but when daisy pivots the question, andy feels relief instead. ]
Thanks. [ it's a little muffled, on account of her jaw not being entirely whole. ]
[ she teeters on the edge of death, but now that they're back on the station, now that there's no constant stream of lava, her skin and body begin to piece themselves back together. she closes her eyes as viveca talks and frowns as her muscles begin to regrow. the burns are bad enough that she knows it's going to take a while, and andy wishes she could move away from here, to avoid any of the concerns people will throw at her. she doesn't need the infirmary, she just needs time. ]
[ even if it takes more time than usual. skin is the largest organ, after all, and it almost feels beyond a third degree burn, across many of her limbs. ]
[ when daisy approaches her, she both welcomes it and worries for it, but when daisy pivots the question, andy feels relief instead. ]
Thanks. [ it's a little muffled, on account of her jaw not being entirely whole. ]
[ It's not very long after the end of the last mission when Yzak checks in. He saw how it all ended, how Andy looked when they returned. So he waits what he feels is an appropriate amount of time so she can heal and actually rest a little. ]
How are you doing?
How are you doing?
[He waits a few days so as not to bug her too soon after the mission with the islands and volcano--although if you think he doesn't monitor her "off-the-books" like a hawk anyway you're kidding yourself. He has to remind himself that she's fine because that's the way she works but that doesn't make it any easier, tbh.]
Dude. What the hell happened back on that last mission? Are you crazy?
[And then more softly:]
How are you doing? And don't give me any bullshit about not having anything to show for it. I get that now. Just--
[He cuts himself off and waits for the reply.]
Dude. What the hell happened back on that last mission? Are you crazy?
[And then more softly:]
How are you doing? And don't give me any bullshit about not having anything to show for it. I get that now. Just--
[He cuts himself off and waits for the reply.]
[ honestly, despite the literal near death experience and the burning of her skin, andy is in much better spirits after this mission than the last two. she knows joe's not quite there yet, and he may not get there, but andy feels better. she'd rather lose a limb than be underwater again any time soon. ]
I jumped in the volcano with Joe and got the orb. [ she says it almost with an air of "duh." that's what happened. ]
It's not bullshit to say I'm fine when I am. I knew what I was getting into when I volunteered for caldera duty. It's not recklessness when I'll come back from it.
I jumped in the volcano with Joe and got the orb. [ she says it almost with an air of "duh." that's what happened. ]
It's not bullshit to say I'm fine when I am. I knew what I was getting into when I volunteered for caldera duty. It's not recklessness when I'll come back from it.
[ from the bugs to the raft paddling, from the hiking to the threatening volcano, the last mission had been completely outside of rita's comfort zone, something that kept her from getting really into the thick of it when it came down to finally snatching the orb. someone else seemed to be a lot bolder than her, though, and when she'd seen andy's disfigured state upon their return, she had gasped, the image almost appearing like a mirror to the sort of form she often ends up in — only far more crispy.
at the time, she'd assumed andy would be sent to the infirmary to heal, allowing for a bit of time for recuperation before learning that the other woman hadn't been there at all.
it means rita's darting to andy's room, knuckles rapping against the door. ]
— Andy? Are you in there?
at the time, she'd assumed andy would be sent to the infirmary to heal, allowing for a bit of time for recuperation before learning that the other woman hadn't been there at all.
it means rita's darting to andy's room, knuckles rapping against the door. ]
— Andy? Are you in there?
[ normally, andy wouldn't spend so much time in her room, but she's been trying to avoid concerns - though that hasn't been helping either, because people keep coming to physically check on her. she knows the burns were gnarly, that charred flesh isn't the most romantic smell, so the worries make sense, but it hadn't lingered for days on end. she'd fully healed within the hour. ]
[ the knock comes and andy sighs, but then it's rita's voice that rings out. rita is not the kind of person who will stop until satisfied, but with the play in the works, andy has a built in distraction up her sleeve. too bad she doesn't have a stock of ice cream too like she does alcohol. ]
[ so she opens the door, with all her skin intact and not a trace of scarring from her face to arms, the lower parts of which are visible beneath the novelty t-shirt she's wearing (her favorite one! women want me, fish fear me). ]
I promise I've got my lines down.
[ the knock comes and andy sighs, but then it's rita's voice that rings out. rita is not the kind of person who will stop until satisfied, but with the play in the works, andy has a built in distraction up her sleeve. too bad she doesn't have a stock of ice cream too like she does alcohol. ]
[ so she opens the door, with all her skin intact and not a trace of scarring from her face to arms, the lower parts of which are visible beneath the novelty t-shirt she's wearing (her favorite one! women want me, fish fear me). ]
I promise I've got my lines down.
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