Re: FILL: Find Her (Jack/Miranda) 5/?
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August 10 2015, 22:43:05 UTC
Garvey leaned closer and squinted. “Uh, that’s a Harvester. See the irregular shape? That’s because the wings ghost the radar image.” Oriana nodded, pulling her hand away, and Jack could see she was trembling. Jack put a hand on her shoulder and squeezed gently.
The flight controller looked at Oriana curiously, sensing her despair, his exhausted features softening. The younger Lawson sister seemed to have this effect on people.
“I’m sorry,” Hardwicke said, more out of politeness than genuine empathy. Jack took a deep breath, hiding her own disappointment and was ready to thank them for their help when Garvey spoke again. “Wait! Rewind at twenty percent-” Oriana tapped the controls in a haze, blinking rapidly to hold back her tears. “There! See?”
The blip of Miranda’s fighter changed color and a short code popped up over it. “Emergency Eject- She got out!” Oriana whispered.
Everybody fell silent for a second, calculating the odds. Surprisingly, Jack found her gathering her wits about the fastest. “Can you find out which unit was on the ground there?” she pointed to the area where the EE symbol was flashing. “Uh, that’s Sutton,” Garvey said. “You can check with your unit commanders. We only deal with aerial units.”
Oriana was still staring at the blinking dot, almost hypnotized. Jack squeezed her shoulder again. “What do you say, Oriana?” she asked quietly. “Hmm? Oh,” the girl said, quickly shutting down the pop-ups and returning it to the main screen. She looked up at Jack, clearly distracted. “It’s a start.”
Jack nodded, turning towards Major Hardwicke. “I think we’re done, major. Thank you for your help.” Hardwicke hummed. “You can’t get there by air, though. All non-essential air traffic is suspended. We’ve still got these damn beasts everywhere, and relief units are still coming in.” “Then we’ll take a car,” Jack said as Oriana stood up, typing on her omnitool.
They started to file out of the control center, the major and Garvey behind them. “You really think you’ll find her there?” Garvey called after them. Jack didn’t have an answer, and she didn’t want to get into a sentimental argument so she just kept on walking, keeping a hand on Oriana’s shoulder and leading her out so she could not turn back and confront the poor guy.
She did turn back once they were outside and nodded to Hardwicke, who escorted them out and offered a hand to the major. “Thanks for the help.” “Good luck,” the major said, shaking her hand. He still didn’t seem convinced that this could be a successful rescue mission, but he understood camaraderie.
Oriana was waiting for her a few yards away, the worry and desperation etching creases into her soft features. It almost bothered Jack to see the girl this way. “Come on, kid. Let’s get some supplies and a ride,” she said, jerking her head towards the tents. “I couldn’t lift a pebble with my biotics. I need some serious juice and something to eat.”
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Forgot the content warning at the beginning. Rated R for violence and discussions of sexual abuse.
Oriana nodded, pulling her hand away, and Jack could see she was trembling. Jack put a hand on her shoulder and squeezed gently.
The flight controller looked at Oriana curiously, sensing her despair, his exhausted features softening. The younger Lawson sister seemed to have this effect on people.
“I’m sorry,” Hardwicke said, more out of politeness than genuine empathy.
Jack took a deep breath, hiding her own disappointment and was ready to thank them for their help when Garvey spoke again.
“Wait! Rewind at twenty percent-”
Oriana tapped the controls in a haze, blinking rapidly to hold back her tears.
“There! See?”
The blip of Miranda’s fighter changed color and a short code popped up over it.
“Emergency Eject- She got out!” Oriana whispered.
Everybody fell silent for a second, calculating the odds. Surprisingly, Jack found her gathering her wits about the fastest.
“Can you find out which unit was on the ground there?” she pointed to the area where the EE symbol was flashing.
“Uh, that’s Sutton,” Garvey said. “You can check with your unit commanders. We only deal with aerial units.”
Oriana was still staring at the blinking dot, almost hypnotized. Jack squeezed her shoulder again. “What do you say, Oriana?” she asked quietly.
“Hmm? Oh,” the girl said, quickly shutting down the pop-ups and returning it to the main screen. She looked up at Jack, clearly distracted. “It’s a start.”
Jack nodded, turning towards Major Hardwicke.
“I think we’re done, major. Thank you for your help.”
Hardwicke hummed.
“You can’t get there by air, though. All non-essential air traffic is suspended. We’ve still got these damn beasts everywhere, and relief units are still coming in.”
“Then we’ll take a car,” Jack said as Oriana stood up, typing on her omnitool.
They started to file out of the control center, the major and Garvey behind them.
“You really think you’ll find her there?” Garvey called after them.
Jack didn’t have an answer, and she didn’t want to get into a sentimental argument so she just kept on walking, keeping a hand on Oriana’s shoulder and leading her out so she could not turn back and confront the poor guy.
She did turn back once they were outside and nodded to Hardwicke, who escorted them out and offered a hand to the major.
“Thanks for the help.”
“Good luck,” the major said, shaking her hand. He still didn’t seem convinced that this could be a successful rescue mission, but he understood camaraderie.
Oriana was waiting for her a few yards away, the worry and desperation etching creases into her soft features. It almost bothered Jack to see the girl this way.
“Come on, kid. Let’s get some supplies and a ride,” she said, jerking her head towards the tents. “I couldn’t lift a pebble with my biotics. I need some serious juice and something to eat.”
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To be continued...
Forgot the content warning at the beginning.
Rated R for violence and discussions of sexual abuse.
As always, any feedback is appreciated.
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