Get up, get back on your feet [OPEN]

[craaazyisland]

The Bleed looked a lot the same whether you were looking at it upside down or right side up. Good to know.

Steve was sitting on one of the chairs in the obs deck... slouching, really, a typical teenage slouch, his head tilted off to the side and his hair hanging in his face as he stared out the window. He was fighting off the end of one of his dizzy spells, the ones that always hit about an hour after his weekly treatments in medbay. He looked a little more pale than usual, and a close inspection would notice the greenish veins trailing up his left arm towards his tattoo, but the spell was finally passing and he'd be back on his feet in a little bit.

He already knew from past experience that there was little point in trying to exert himself until it was over... otherwise they might find him unconscious in the middle of the mess hall again. That had stirred up a few conspiracies about what was really in the food, and was really more trouble than it was worth. He didn't want to freak out Kaylee, either, particularly when she'd been so nice in helping get him situated in the Engineering department.

Yes... for once, Steve didn't have a whole lot to be cynical about.

Hell, it might even be safe to make some small talk with him.

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[helpmeleon.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, a few people." She considered for a moment. Leon told her not to brag about who she was, but she didn't remember if he'd said anything about not connecting herself to him. "I know Leon and Luis."

[craaazyisland]

Oh. Steve looked intrigued. "I know them too," he said. "Luis is a pretty nice guy... so does that mean you're from the same world as me?"

[helpmeleon.livejournal.com]

"I guess it does!" she smiled at him. At least they'd have the same roots. "How do you know Leon?" Of course he was the only one she actually cared about. That Luis guy helped out a lot, but that didn't make his constant comments on her figure any better.

[craaazyisland]

It was always nice to find someone else who thought all this spaceship stuff was insanity and not totally normal.

"I don't know Leon very well actually. He's just, uh... friends with a friend of mine," he said. "You know Claire?"

[helpmeleon.livejournal.com]

She frowned a little. "Yeah. We met." She couldn't keep the distaste out of her voice. Not that she cared to try. She crossed her arms over her chest.

[craaazyisland]

... Well that was a strange tone of voice to use on Claire. Steve glanced at her, raising an eyebrow, but chose not to pry any more than that. Maybe Ashley was confused about who Claire really was.

"So where are you from, anyway?"

[helpmeleon.livejournal.com]

"Harvard. At least, that's where I was before the world exploded." She kicked her heel on the floor. "How about you?"

[craaazyisland]

Harvard? Aw man, she was older than him too? Steve frowned slightly, but recovered quickly enough. "Minnesota," he said. "But you're American... that's cool."

[helpmeleon.livejournal.com]

"Isn't it cold there?" Such a fantastically charming conversationalist. It's good to see all of that PR coaching she got wasn't going to waste.