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Howard Bassem ([personal profile] iselldrugstothecommunity) wrote in [community profile] trans_92012-04-07 01:27 am

Avenues That Reek of Time to Kill [Closed]

Howard made sure they arrive to Med Bay early, not just because he doesn't want to be late but because if he impresses on Orc to hurry up, Orc might not have time to get completely smashed before they do this thing. Howard would rather not deal with blackout-drunk Orc, but at the same time he doesn't want Orc sober enough to be obstinate or miserable, so they did a stop at the beer tree before coming here.

He invited Barbara and Ian because they were very game for the food excursion, despite is propensity for total revulsion. He invited Anwei because he wants to be close with her again, at least, as close as he gets to people who aren't Orc. And because she brings a new perspective to Stacy, one that's been proven to be more viable than he presumed.

He wanders through the hospital beds and sets up the coffee pot. No reason not to go into a brand spanking new adventure caffeinated. The Medical Bay is large enough that meeting here doesn't even register on the people working actual shifts.

"You want coffee?" He fills up a mug for himself and glances over at Orc. He hopes they aren't waiting long enough for Orc to get impatient or lose interest.

MEETING UP

[personal profile] meat_mooks 2012-04-07 09:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Orc, then any order.]
paidinbeer: (watching you)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] paidinbeer 2012-04-07 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Orc was very well lubricated by now and in fact, starting to lose interest in the situation as Howard predicted. He shrugged inn a non-committal manner and sat on the floor because there were no chairs that could support his massive frame.

"sure...whatever." He slurred unable to remember if he'd ever had coffee before.
first_in_time: (amazement)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] first_in_time 2012-04-07 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Barbara walked to the meeting point feeling herself worry over a few things. The biggest of which was what may or may not happen to them all in the next couple of hours. The next was the probability that Ian was going to be with them. And that wasn't bad as such...just a little awkward after the mess she'd made last time.

However, upon entering the Med Bay, all of her worries were pushed to the back of her mind as what appeared to be a talking boulder sat on the floor. Barbara didn't say anything, just watched for the moment.
anwei: PB is Cynthia Rothrock (Anwei serious face)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] anwei 2012-04-07 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Anwei was feeling considerably relieved as she entered Med Bay. Her locker was still here, so she had reclaimed her camouflage jacket and heavy fireproof pants. And she was happy to be with Howard again.

She nodded at the people waiting, but her attention was on the rough-skinned figure. This must be Orc. She was glad that Howard had a friend with him again - a real friend, someone from his world.
splendid_roman: (Default)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] splendid_roman 2012-04-08 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
Ian had heard Howard's comment from just outside, but decided to pretend he didn't.

"Hello everyone," he said, as he came in. He wondered if Orc had been drinking, but he didn't know him well enough to tell by looking. "I'm Ian," he said, introducing himself to the only person here he didn't recognise.
paidinbeer: (thinking is hard)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] paidinbeer 2012-04-08 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Orc sat quietly and tried the coffee. It was bitter but not awful. He slugged it down savoring the burn in his throat. Barely paying attention really.
first_in_time: (concern)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] first_in_time 2012-04-09 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Barbara was about to reply when Ian wandered in, so remained silent, still and simply smiled at Howard and the woman she didn't recognise.

The way in which Howard talked to the boulder, she assumed it was Orc, or Charles, his best friend and alcoholic. She watched as Orc finished the cup of coffee in a mouthful and almost cringed at the scolding he could very well have been experiencing.
anwei: PB is Cynthia Rothrock (Anwei B&W smile)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] anwei 2012-04-09 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hello, Ian. I'm Anwei Ayles; I just got back from a podnap." She smiled. "Or whatever people call it."

She turned her smile to Howard. "So, who are your other friends?" An eyeball-flick indicates Orc and Barbara.

splendid_roman: (Thinking)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] splendid_roman 2012-04-09 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Ian smiled at Anwei and mostly ignored Howard's introductions. He wasn't sure if cannibal really meant cannibal and what a matrix was in this context.

"Is that a good idea?" he asked, although he wasn't at all sure he could talk Howard out of this. "Maybe it's locked for a reason."
first_in_time: (concern)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] first_in_time 2012-04-11 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Be careful," Barbara added, certain that no matter what either of them said, it wouldn't stop them. At least she was right about Orc. "If we leave any evidence, we'll have Stacey, the Daligig or the Kessek after us."
paidinbeer: (don't know my own strength)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] paidinbeer 2012-04-11 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Orc shrugged to his feet and grunted in agreement. He didn't feel like much needed to be said. He had a job to do and he was here to do it.

He was however impressed at how easily Howard communicated with "adults". It hadn't occurred to him till now but Howard had passed through the boundaries of his age to communicate and even form bonds with them. It was more then his alcohol laden brain.

"Ready when you are." He stretched his fingers and clenched his fists.
anwei: PB is Cynthia Rothrock (Anwei stressed)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] anwei 2012-04-11 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Anwei was looking at Howard's back with an expression of concern. He'd just dodged Punishment by the skin of his teeth, and now he wanted to go around breaking open locked doors? Was he trying to prove he was invulnerable, or daring the ship to do her worst?

Or both?

"Don't you think we should bring something to record with?" she asked, following him. "In case we have to leave in a hurry?" A picture was worth a thousand words, after all.
splendid_roman: (Thinking)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] splendid_roman 2012-04-12 09:12 am (UTC)(link)
Ian sighed. Howard sounded like he was trying to prove something, which meant that if Ian continued to try talking him out of it, it would just have the opposite effect. But he'd have to stick with the group to make sure everyone was all right.

"Don't hurt yourself," he said to Orc.
first_in_time: (amazement)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] first_in_time 2012-04-12 09:26 am (UTC)(link)
The smell of honey was making Barbara's mouth water. Not because she was hungry, but because she hadn't had real, proper honey that stuck to her fingers in such a long time.

"Goodness," she gasped, "it's like the inside of a beehive."
paidinbeer: (bored bored bored bored drink)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] paidinbeer 2012-04-12 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
The door was little effort for Orc. Three solid striked with his concrete fists broke it open and left it hanging by a hinge. If he had been more careful about it he could have done it in two.

He shuffles through the now useless door first in case something that was supposed to be locked in greets them and takes a moment to observe. Seemed about as interesting as anything else on Stacy.
anwei: PB is Cynthia Rothrock (Anwei look up)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] anwei 2012-04-13 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Anwei leaned into the dry breeze. "Well, if there's a humidity alarm in there, it may have already gone off."

She doesn't know what a beehive is; her impression of 'social insects' are tall pink-chitinous rascals who hang around space bars trying to get people drunk so they can lick the sweat from their faces once they pass out.

"Wait, Orc. I didn't bring a camera, but..." She pulls out her omnicomm and sets it to take a picture every half-second. Another pocket produces a wad of blue string, which she lashes around the omnicomm, and then sends it spinning into one of the larger tunnels. When she pulls it back, it should have pictures of whatever is in there.
splendid_roman: (Default)

Ian, Orc and Anwei

[personal profile] splendid_roman 2012-04-15 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
Ian started off down the tunnel without looking back. "I wonder how far back these tunnels go?" And what they were for. Although Anwei's omnicomm hadn't shown anything down the other tunnel, the door must have been unused for a reason.
splendid_roman: (Default)

Re: MEETING UP

[personal profile] splendid_roman 2012-04-15 08:39 am (UTC)(link)
"All right." Ian nodded, and started off down the other tunnel.
first_in_time: (concern)

Barbara and Howard

[personal profile] first_in_time 2012-04-15 08:44 am (UTC)(link)
Barbara bit her bottom lip as she watched the others head down the larger tunnel.

"Alright," she sighed and turned toward the other tunnel, ducking a little. "let's head down here, then."
anwei: PB is Cynthia Rothrock (Anwei look left)

Re: Ian, Orc and Anwei

[personal profile] anwei 2012-04-15 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"They could go very far back." She tries to lay a mental image of where the Med Bay was in Stacy's bulk, calculate how much unexplored space there might be, and fails.

This would all be so much easier if someone would go outside during a stopover in normal space and do a 3D scan of all of Stacy's interior architecture - but she would probably block that. Somehow.

"What do you think?" she asked Orc, watching him carefully. It was near-impossible to read his features through the stones that coated his skin, but she wanted to be certain that he was all right with this little exploration; that he had fully recovered from the threat of Punishment.

On the other hand, she wasn't certain that Howard had fully recovered.

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