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Post by The Thruvarans on Jun 8, 2010 18:49:00 GMT -5
She sees his pale blue eyes briefly, before he breaks her gaze by looking down, and, dejectedly, answer: "No.....nothing's changed. The docs are advising patience."
He sighs, "I don't know what to think about it anymore."
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Post by Avery Heartshorn on Jun 8, 2010 18:57:26 GMT -5
She wrapped her arms tighter around his shoulders and laid her head on his chest.
"Miko, I don't know what to say... I'm not a good person for these sort of things..."
She pulled away from him briefly to lay on the floor, sticking her arm way under her bed.
"And I'm really not one to tell you to 'feel better' when I know you're hurting..."
She slid back a little and sat up with her legs crossed, pulling out a large, many paged book to sit in her lap.
"The only answer I can see is to absolutely embarrass you by drinking you under the proverbial table."
She smiled up at him as she opened the book to reveal that it had been hallowed out and a bottle of booze sat where the pages used to be.
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Post by The Thruvarans on Jun 8, 2010 19:09:34 GMT -5
Her words pain him. Being reminded of the present circumstances was the last thing he needed. His best friend, whom he'd known for longer than most humans or even near-humans generally formed friendships, was in bad shape....maybe not the worst he'd ever seen Taaru in, but enough to worry him.
Thus, he takes the excuse to puzzle Avery's actions, avoiding the very thing he was trying to jam into the back of his head anyway.
When she finally reveals her intent, however, he sighs.
"Avery.....I, um......I don't drink......"
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Post by Avery Heartshorn on Jun 8, 2010 19:17:04 GMT -5
Her brows furrowed together and she tilted her head.
"Since when do you- oh whatever..."
She shut the book once more and slid it under the bed, sighing lightly as she clasped her hands together.
There was a long moment of silence before she looked up at him from the floor.
"I know I'm not exactly the type to dish out my feelings, and we aren't exactly the couple to-"
She looked away for a moment, pondering if they actually were a couple before shaking her head and turning back to the conversation.
"-to...share everything about ourselves... but..."
Avery looked down for a moment, pressing her tongue against her cheek.
"Am I the only one in this room who feels like they're lost?"
She looked up again, and when meeting his tired and pained eyes she could feel herself hurting for him.
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Post by The Thruvarans on Jun 8, 2010 19:30:10 GMT -5
A couple.....?
A funny thing for her to say, his rational mind thinks. They didn't know a thing about each other, and the attraction that existed was purely coincidental.
This wasn't Miko's first time at the rodeo. After all, he was roughly roughly 3 times older than Avery, given his biology. He'd seen this sort of thing before - art out of adversity.
Well, he thinks, shrugging mentally, no point in not being sincere.
"I can't say I feel lost.....more like I want to get lost......but I know the feeling."
He navigates the room, sitting on the edge of her bunk and talking at the floor, glancing at her periodically.
"When you're in a radically different situation, the kind you never even dreamed of, and you don't know what to do or what's required of you or even whether you have the right tools and know how to do it......it's a heavy burden. But a lot of it is in our heads. We shut ourselves away, thinking we should concentrate on making sense of things alone....but what we really should be doing is reaching out. Asking others for advice or help, getting to know other people, figuring out where you fit in."
He chuckles to himself.
"I guess what I'm trying to say is that you should probably get out there and make some friends."
He nods at the entrance to her room.
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Post by Avery Heartshorn on Jun 8, 2010 19:35:50 GMT -5
Avery smiled. In a weird way this was exactly what she wanted to hear, someone who knew what she meant.
"You're right..."
She gave off a breathy laugh, "I'm being ridiculous..."
She slipped her hand in his, using him as a balance while standing to her feet.
"You know... before I go out there and meet friends, I wouldn't mind doing something here..."
She bit her lip suggestively, tilting her head to the side a bit as she slid her hand out of his and walked her fingers up his arm to his shoulder. She leaned forward a little, nearing her face to his.
"...With just you and me..."
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Post by The Thruvarans on Jun 8, 2010 19:43:37 GMT -5
Anticipating something along these lines, he leans back onto her bunk's mattress as she leans forward, pulling her back with him with him with the simple power of suggestion.
"Completely ludicrous," he agrees. "Three slave girls short of a Hutt's harem."
He retrieves the hand crawling up his extremity, and kisses its knuckles.
"And you know.....while I may have given up the demon drink....I'm certainly no monk."
A mischievous smile.
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Post by Avery Heartshorn on Jun 8, 2010 19:48:07 GMT -5
She could feel the heat making her blood boil and her heart race... in her defense, he'd been so busy it had been awhile since...certain things happened.
"I am so...so....SO glad you said that."
She reached up to flick off the light and met his mischievous smile with a smirk of her own.
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Post by Avery Heartshorn on Jun 9, 2010 6:36:23 GMT -5
It was rare that they could spend time together lately. It was even rarer that Avery ever enjoyed the feeling of being with someone.
Miko had fallen asleep, and she really didn't have the heart to wake him up. She looked up to his face almost imploringly, as if begging him not to wake up- not to ruin this time.
She sighed softly, under her breath as she slid an arm up his stomach and rested her hand on his chest.
Taaru felt like he was miles away, though so close. His disappearance from everyone's day to day was beginning to take its toll. Jorunn, Jet, and Miko were all beginning to unravel, fraying at the edges...and really so was Avery by extension. It had been hard enough to lose a father, and although she couldn't compare Taaru to a father-figure, he had opened her eyes to a world that was new to her- to an adventure she would have never known.
And it was beginning to become more and more apparent that Avery actually had feelings for the people on this ship. As she watched Miko's finally peaceful face, she thought that this fact was a bit disturbing. She couldn't remember the last time she really attached herself to a man, and it was almost embarrassing to admit how much she liked him- and so fast as well.
Avery's eyes squinted a little, glaring at him as if somehow he could see what she was doing, and feel what she was thinking.
'I should just put a little distance, stop being dependent and be more self reliant...'
But when the thought came to her mind her expressions softened and she inhaled deeply, her lips curving up into a lopsided smile.
'Tomorrow... I'll do that tomorrow...'
Carefully she laid her head on his shoulder, turning an inch to kiss it softly before snuggling back up in the curve of his arm.
There was nothing to do lately but sleep and wait, and both were easy to do.
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Post by Jorunn Grimsdottir on Jun 9, 2010 9:30:29 GMT -5
The frustration in Jet’s voice is evident to Jorunn. Clearly, this is not the first time the Diktat has dwelled on the subject of what precisely happens when gods stride alongside mortals.
Subconsciously tired of the serious and tense atmosphere, she stretches her back in her seat.
“I can understand your frustration…..trying to explain sight to the blind….but every once in a while, you should consider it from their perspective. In a way, they have every right to be suspicious.”
The bit on Mandalorians elicits a chuckle.
“Have you considered, maybe, that Mandalorians resemble us in many ways? After all, both our cultures grew up in very similar conditions….and we’ve basically always been on our own, when we’re not being manipulated and used by outside interests.”
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Post by Jet Almeara on Jun 9, 2010 10:00:01 GMT -5
"There is little point attempting to explain I have found - they are either open or closed to the idea and not much changes a closed mind - with the exception of some drastic event. I don't have time to arrange drastic eye opening events for everyone I run across" She stated ruefully "And their perspective is as foreign to me as mine is to them. It's a somewhat vicious circle"
"Perhaps, I merely hope you differ in the important points - I will be sorely displeased if things turn out as incredibly badly with the Thruvarans as they did with the Mandalorians. " She continued
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Post by Jorunn Grimsdottir on Jun 9, 2010 12:12:11 GMT -5
"You've nothing to worry about. We've been sent by the high council as a good will gesture," she says, a little annoyed that Jet could question their motives. "Our interests are the same as yours. The Corellian system is a second home to many of us now. I assume the same can't be said for these Mandalorians you keep referring to."
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Post by Jet Almeara on Jun 9, 2010 12:30:57 GMT -5
"And a much appreciated one I assure you,everyone seems to be working well enough together so far - or at least the ship hasn't dissolved into a fiery mess while we've been in here - which is always a good sign. I probably have Miko to thank for that - according to Ice he's been overseeing both the Corellian's and your fellows" Jet replied in a tone that implied she didn't envy him that task, she was well aware of the mischief idle hands could get into and was hoping he was keeping them all busy enough to forestall such things.
"No...they decided they wanted Mykyr, which you father procured for me and which I was not keen to hand over. I am glad the Thruvarans came to Corellia and I hope you will stay and continue to consider it a suitable second home. The past it seems has made me overly paranoid and cynical. I tend to expect the worst rather then the best. But..what about you Jorunn? What do you think of the way things are going?" Jet asked, leaving the question purposefully open so that it could be interpreted in whichever way she so chose to do so.
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Post by Jorunn Grimsdottir on Jun 9, 2010 12:54:09 GMT -5
A moment of thought and hesitation, before an eventual answer.
"I've no real thoughts to offer. We've only started this expedition, and while Rendili was a fluke, I've seen worse."
She looks at Taaru, still motionless, in his hospital bed.
"The only real difference, I suppose, is that this is the first mission I've been on with my father. I still don't know his reasons for requesting I be on it this time, when he's had other opportunities in the past...."
A distant sadness, betrayed.
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Post by Jet Almeara on Jun 9, 2010 13:05:26 GMT -5
"Hopefully we've gotten our prerequisite fluke out of the way now and the rest of the trip will be a breeze" She quipped though the odds of this was quite low given the nature of their venture.
Jorunns more serious sounding comment Made Jet ponder that same thing, once more she found herself asking mentally just why he had chosen to keep Jorunn a secret for all this time. "I cannot begin to tell you his reasons - your father is far from an open book when it comes to such things, I can only offer my own experiences - there have been many reasons I've chosen not to include my students on missions, even if they seemed ready for them, even if they didn't understand why. Most of those reasons were for their own good - some were for my own good" She paused "It can be something you ask him when he wakes up"
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