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Parasites in the Park

Jun 09, 2010 13:59

Hydroponics was peaceful. There weren't that many people in it, and most people were willing to ignore you if you curled up in a corner with a book- well, data pad, and he almost missed the solid weight of paper and ink in his hands - and kept your head down ( Read more... )

dani phantom, ba'al, tom berenson, jake berenson, !location: hydroponics, loren, marco, the major

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standaloneshell June 10 2010, 00:36:54 UTC

...until the Major's shadow fell across him.

She was human- or human enough, if someone with a full-body prosthesis could have been said to be so. But of all the people aboard who had so much to fear from a Yeerk, Motoko Kusanagi was one of very few who could say even nominally she was both human and completely outside Iniss' ability to threaten. Indeed, the Yeerk that tried infesting her brain was likely to electrocute itself.

Truly, she'd have just as soon shot Tom and Iniss both for the trouble their combined presence had and would continue to cause.

"Tom Berenson," she asked, casually, as if she weren't staring down at him with death in her red eyes. Would you like creme in your coffee?

echoofaperson June 10 2010, 00:40:12 UTC

Iniss stayed very still for a long moment, staring at the combat boots over the top of his data-pad.

Well shit.

"You appear to have me at a disadvantage, miss."

He wasn't unaware of the tone, but he was very cautious as he looked up at her, keeping his hands lose on the data pad, not moving more than he had to.

standaloneshell June 10 2010, 00:47:48 UTC

The Major was aware that she had cornered him, which was ordinarily a very dangerous move./ But he would run, oh yes, if he could. Fugitive from all and sundry, protected only by the ship's oath to exact swift vengeance on those who killed within her walls?

It didn't take much to predict him.

"Would you prefer I refer to you as Iniss 335?" She pressed, only moving her eyes against the unnatural cyborg stillness, following his gaze. She softened, after a moment of thought, and tilted her head ever so slightly- the only motion in her was the rise and fall of her chest, cycling air to cool her systems, "I am Major Kusanagi. I don't intend to kill either of you, if I don't have to."

echoofaperson June 10 2010, 00:51:38 UTC

"Major." He responded politely, inclining his head in acknowledgment. "Your preference is, of course, your preference. I will answer to either and have no opinion on which I prefer. And that is much appreciated, I have already almost died once this week and I'd rather finish this book first, if it's all the same to you."

His expression was guarded, but polite, data pad still gripped loosely in his hands. "Is there something I can help you with, Major Kusanagi?"

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visserbasher June 10 2010, 01:35:13 UTC

Oh, hydropodnics was peaceful all right but it was about to be less so.

"...You." Loren had her bat out all ready, and she gripped it tightly.

You better be glad I like you echoofaperson June 10 2010, 01:38:34 UTC

Crap.

He held the data pad in front of him, looking at her warily.

"Beautiful day for a nice, peaceful walk...isn't it? No beating people's heads in required."

Terrified is the word visserbasher June 10 2010, 01:47:43 UTC

"You don't have a dracon beam this time, do you?" Not that she'd believe the answer.

No *I* like you, *INISS* is terrfied echoofaperson June 10 2010, 02:00:24 UTC

"I have a data pad, your grabby friend took all my things." But he made no effort to put the data pad away, holding it in front of him.

The last thing he wanted her to do was wack him.

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meatbabies June 10 2010, 05:17:30 UTC

"Iniss 335, stand."

echoofaperson June 10 2010, 05:24:15 UTC

There were things you said 'no' to. There were things you tried to be coy about.

And occasionally you stored your pride in the overhead compartment, did as you were told and kept your mouth shut.

He had a horrible feeling that this was one of those times, and so didn't bother to argue.

He just stood up.

godbydefinition June 11 2010, 02:56:00 UTC

Ba'al had taken a great interest in what he had heard about this... situation, with the 'yeerk'. It was only natural that he sought it out, curious about it. It was unlikely it was the other he had felt, but the description was uncanny enough to merit it. It might even be useful to convince him he was on his side (though the actuality of this would have to be seen; he would simply control him if possible).

But someone beat him there, and he knew immediately he'd been correct about the assessment that this yeerk was not the other one. Expression steely, he folded his hands behind his back, calmly, as he approached.

"I'm not too late for the festivities, am I?" he asked, but his voice was humourless as he looked them both over critically.

meatbabies June 12 2010, 01:14:49 UTC

“Not at all. I am pleasantly surprised. I did not expect us to all meet at once. We must be sure we are not watched.”

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echoofaperson October 3 2010, 20:27:38 UTC

His hand was lose around Jake's wrist, tightening sporadically just to remind him that his brother was there, and this was really happening ( ... )

mynameis_jake October 3 2010, 22:53:41 UTC

For Jake, the memories of walking around with Tom were a little more faded, but something still seemed right about following where his big brother led. He'd looked around the ship himself, trying to get a sense of the size and the resources of it, but he'd never made it up here. It was like a piece of the hull had simply been sliced away, and endless space stretched out before them, farther than the eye could see or the mind could comprehend ( ... )

echoofaperson October 3 2010, 23:11:01 UTC

There was a ghost of a smile, lurking around the corner of his lips. He'd wanted to do the same, the first time he been taken into space.

It was almost reassuring to see the old man fade and his little brother show up.

"I know." His head ducked a little, full of regret. "It's ok, Jake...I understand. I'll... I'll look forward to hearing it all, when you can tell me, ok?"

The smile was just a little more real, just a little more genuine as he joined Jake at the window. "I think it's the only good thing that I've gotten out of all of this, getting to see it like this? It's amazing. You feel so tiny, right?" He reached out hesitantly, clasping Jake's shoulder. "Have you...I mean, have you gone into space before this? Seen it? Earth, it's so different...it's beautiful, like...magic, hanging in space and so huge and yet, in space, it'd just another tiny thing."

mynameis_jake October 8 2010, 04:04:27 UTC

Jake opened his mouth to say the sensible thing, that he couldn't talk about it until Tom was fully free, so let's change the subject. But it was Tom in front of him, and when he talked about the stars he lit up like them, he looked almost like his old self for the first time in way too long, and for that "sensible" would happily fly out the window and be sucked up into space.

"I've seen so many things, Tom. I saw - we were on this whole other planet, all the way out there - and there was this species called the Iskoort. Really weird things, heads like these, you know," Jake curled his hand, "vultures, and their legs were backwards. But you know what? It turns out that was just the Isk. The Yoort was the species that lived inside their heads and had to come out every three days for Kandrona ( ... )

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