[Someone had bombed his room, and if Phoenix were to hazard a guess, it would be to pin the blame on the woman who had threatened to kill him earlier and specifically mentioned bombs. He had no idea who she was or what she was capable of ( Read more... )

[Darkness and water and cold - so much cold. Phoenix's head throbs and his lungs burn-

-don't breathe-

-there's no sense of up or down. Instinct tells him he needs to move, but he can barely make his limbs respond. Especially his arm. It hurts-

-ignore it--his thoughts spin and fade ( Read more... )

[Phoenix's voice is quiet, but there's a certain strain to it he cannot completely hide.]

Has anyone seen either Ashelin or Odette?

[He hasn't, and he can't find them, and their ID's are missing from the ShipNet. But he doesn't want to believe...]

[Phoenix woke up to find himself chained to his bed. No memory of it happening, no one else present, nothing to explain how or why this just happened. The next hour was filled with more swearing than the deck of the Phantom Blade when a delay in shore leave was announced as Phoenix tried everything he could to break or picklock the cuffs that bound ( Read more... )

Ironhide.

[Something isn't quite right with Phoenix's voice. He sounds like a man who is trying too hard to sound calm and in control when every nerve is strained. There's noise in the background, people talking, but only someone with exceptional hearing could make out what's being said.]

"And you truly think this plan is viable?"

[The first ( Read more... )

[He'd been investigating the forest, waiting for the call from Marco and using the time to see if he could find a way to arrange a visit to the water for Odette. The strangling vines were a nuisance, but they could be spotted and avoided or dealt with as necessary ( Read more... )

I thought I heard something break just now. Does anyone have any idea what it was?

[He hasn't been on the comm for two days. In his mind, though, it has only been one. The other day did not exist, lost between the moment he died and the moment he woke in his room ( Read more... )

[Phoenix is back to normal, and his injuries are gone as though they had never been. That would be disconcerting enough as it is, but the memories are still fresh and clear ( Read more... )

[Phoenix's comm clicks on to the sound of ragged gasping mixed with something that's almost a sob.]

Airman... Airman Phoenix. Requesting... medical assistance. Deck... four...

[There is so much pain in his voice, but that might not be why his voice cracks on the next word.]

Damas... Damas is dead.

[And with that, he slumps against the wall near ( Read more... )