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''Was I insane? Or merely human?'' <br> | ''Was I insane? Or merely human?'' <br> | ||
I quit the bed and the scented sheets and padded around the compartment, pulling on my clothes as I encountered them. Boots. Cargoes. Shirt. I stuffed my bra and skivvies in a pocket when I found them dead last behind various pieces of furniture. Rubbing my eyes, I felt the dried sweat on my skin and hit the door release to the head to wash it off.<br> | I quit the bed and the scented sheets and padded around the compartment, pulling on my clothes as I encountered them. Boots. Cargoes. Shirt. I stuffed my bra and skivvies in a pocket when I found them dead last behind various pieces of furniture. Rubbing my eyes, I felt the dried sweat on my skin and hit the door release to the head to wash it off.<br> | ||
− | Even in the tiny utilitarian bath, Christian had worked his magic. A veil draped the mirror over the sink, softening its hard lines and disguising the medicine cabinet behind it. The shelves I’d made and attached to the bulkheads had their rails | + | Even in the tiny utilitarian bath, Christian had worked his magic. A veil draped the mirror over the sink, softening its hard lines and disguising the medicine cabinet behind it. The shelves I’d made and attached to the bulkheads had their rails woven with bead strands, and they shone in the light from the little lamp he’d had me mount over the toilet. A few cosmetic bottles and jars graced the flat surfaces, but nowhere near the amount I knew he had to have stashed away in the shuttle. I resisted the urge to peek in the med cabinet and instead splashed some water on my face, groping for a hand towel when I was done. Scented, of course. Sandalwood and rose. I paused a moment, inhaling its fragrance as I dried off, and regarded myself in the mirror.<br> |
Small woman. Barely thirty. Dark hair, shoulder length and tousled. Brown eyes, decisive brows, both drawn in a frown. Thinking hard.<br> | Small woman. Barely thirty. Dark hair, shoulder length and tousled. Brown eyes, decisive brows, both drawn in a frown. Thinking hard.<br> | ||
''You should’ve thought harder. Ideally,'' before ''stepping aboard the shuttle.''<br> | ''You should’ve thought harder. Ideally,'' before ''stepping aboard the shuttle.''<br> | ||
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− | + | <span style="color:#800000">''' ''For those who may be interested, [[Rina's Russian Glossary| a little glossary of the Russian used above, here]] --Maer)'' '''</span> | |
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'''Go to''' [[Marina Kseniya Sebastien | '''Rina's Crew Page''']] <br> | '''Go to''' [[Marina Kseniya Sebastien | '''Rina's Crew Page''']] <br> | ||
− | '''Go to [[EPISODES]]''' or '''[[ | + | '''Go to ''[[Peripatetica - Season Two]]'' ''' '''or''' ''' ''[[Peripatetica - Season One]]'' '''<br> |
+ | '''Go to [[EPISODES]]''' , ''' ''[[Mutineers Timeline, Season One]]'' ''' '''or''' ''' ''[[Mutineers Timeline, Season Two]]'' ''' |