Down Time [Closed]

[theboywhowaits]

"I never thought I'd be glad to see one of these." The words were wry, one hand tugging a bit on the plant suit as he got used to it against his skin. "Last time, it was easier to focus on being naked."

This time had been a mass of chaos and trusting that Sakura knew who he should be shooting at. He kept the gun in reach, not quiet able to trust that things were safe just yet. Wars weren't something that ended cleanly, and any of those little robots could be hiding around here.

"Are you alright?" He kept his back to her, arranging the plant suit and figuring out how to holster the weapon.

Unlike some on the ship, he didn't have any powers, but he was a good shot. Better to not let go of something that could save his life.

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[encourage]

Her agreeance this time led to her saying little else on the matter: she'd done watching, waiting, and hoping for years. Nowhere near as long as many on ship, but very much as long as the generally active young woman could stand.

No less tense than earlier, for the reasons he guessed, and for her own general lack of touch-therapy at this age, Sakura nodded. Didn't say anything, because she didn't know what there was to say. Rory's offer was generous. One day she might take him up on it, but the possibility was so far removed from the reality she currently operated in, with any of the goals that stayed strongly in the foreground, that she didn't think on that potential for long.

"We should get moving. Are you going to head to the City, or elsewhere?" Pod Caverns were her goal still, until the presence here was eradicated. She had faith in the abilities of the others elsewhere to keep the rest intact.

This was her waking nightmare. She wouldn't run away from it.

[theboywhowaits]

"Yeah. Still things to do." He gestured with her comm. "Amy's safe, Molly too, and the others I might have needed to look in on. Best to keep up with you."

He wouldn't make the mistake of coddling Sakura, he knew better than that. Their relationship was a professional one, and trying to stop her from going into battle to defeat the thing that had just taken her parents away from her was an exercise in futility.

The best thing he could do was make sure that she-like Tim- didn't get herself killed.

"So lead on, you still have a better idea of what's going on than I do." He lifted his weapon, offering a humorless curl of his lips that wasn't close to smiling. "We'll see it through."

[encourage]

She nodded to him, already focused on what she could do, what needed to be done. "Clear out the pod caverns entirely. After that, we'll help out where they need us most. Probably spread into the city."

She had an inkling things had gone poorly there.

With that basic plan in mind, Sakura started off again, at a reasonable speed to both be on watch and keep where Rory could keep up with her. Even if at times she disappeared to stealth forward and check on anything that might be coming.