The ship is small and smells strange; it's a transportation vessel, not a more expensive Clan one, and the engine room is not as well-insulated as most, making it bright, noisy, oddly scented, and always shaking slightly. There are three hallways off the section above the main ramp; usually, they're completely dark. Today, there's a blue-white glow
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He's fully armored, and his trunk full of trophies (carefully and lovingly wrapped up so they won't get dinged) is carefully being rolled behind him. He's got the flying thing, the Breadian, the carnivorous kangaroo, the horrifying space monkeys, the spike-arm with bonus impaled skull of the Candyman monster, and the pig. And, of course, the head of the kainde amedha.
He was less nervous after kissing Ace, but only just barely.
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She leads the way; the mist dies out as they go higher, although the light follows them all the way up. There are no doors, although she does swing an arm overhead and tap the archway where it lowers: "pressure shield."
They meet their first strange yautja at an intersection, who looks at them, double-takes, pops his wristblades, and staggers as Christine walks into him and bumps him aside. There's the sound of wristblades retracting a moment later.
"Unblooded," she says cheerfully to Spoon, completely ignoring the larger male in the hallway. "If anyone without the mark challenges you, pay no mind. This way. We are going to bring attention to ourselves all ways, so we might as well do it early."
The male is still staring mutely after them.
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"Fair enough." Spoon says, doing his best to trot after Christine without looking like he's trotting after Christine. She's really, really tall after all.
When he passes the strange male he doesn't even bother pausing...if the kid doesn't get out of the way, he's gonna get a knife to the balls. That's what you do when you're several feet shorter than everyone else.
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