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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[letmelive]

Claire's arrival on the Obs deck was preceded by the well-familiar bark of Boon, who had caught Steve's scent long before he and his owner were in sight. The puppy that no longer looked very much like a puppy was getting better about bounding ahead of Claire, however, and only sprinted to Steve's side when both of them came out of the hall they'd been walking down. She followed the dog over at her own pace, sitting down next to Steve, giving him a tired smile.

"Hey there, stranger."

[craaazyisland]

Steve perked up the moment he'd heard the familiar bark, and his familiar old stupid grin was back on his face as Claire showed up. It seemed to make him less sick-looking, which was good, because he hated looking sick in front of Claire. She worried about him too much as it was.

"Hiya," he said with an awkward little wave of a few fingers. "What's up, Claire?"