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| − | Christian settled at the table, a mug of hot chocolate in hand. Two more sat on the table, ready for the pilot | + | Christian settled at the table, a mug of hot chocolate in hand. Two more sat on the table, ready for the pilot end engineer. “Last of my chocolate,” he said.<br> |
| − | Nika glanced up at the steward and | + | Nika glanced up at the steward and offerd a small smile. “Thank you…It’s nice of you to share it.” She wrapped her hands around the mug in front of her. “When my sister pulls out the chocolate, it’s time for deep talks. You of the same bent?”<br> |
Rina wrapped her fingers around the mug and sipped, saying nothing.<br> | Rina wrapped her fingers around the mug and sipped, saying nothing.<br> | ||
Christian smiled, vaguely, glancing down into his mug. He took a sip and closed his eyes, letting the taste of the chocolate warm his tongue. “I think…” he said, after a long moment. “You need to decide if this ship is part of a rebellion against the government, or if it is a cargo ship owned by four people.”<br> | Christian smiled, vaguely, glancing down into his mug. He took a sip and closed his eyes, letting the taste of the chocolate warm his tongue. “I think…” he said, after a long moment. “You need to decide if this ship is part of a rebellion against the government, or if it is a cargo ship owned by four people.”<br> | ||
| − | “I take it you’ve got an issue with where we’re going, and why?” Rina | + | “I take it you’ve got an issue with where we’re going, and why?” Rina drew her knees up and hunched over her cup.<br> |
Nika sat quiet a moment and looked at him. “I think that decision is one that has to be made by all of us, when Arden’s feeling better. For myself? I was intending to run the more lucrative cargoes without getting involved in their games,” she allowed. “But given this particular situation and the crap that comes now that we’ve drawn their attention? It’s a good time to talk it over.”<br> | Nika sat quiet a moment and looked at him. “I think that decision is one that has to be made by all of us, when Arden’s feeling better. For myself? I was intending to run the more lucrative cargoes without getting involved in their games,” she allowed. “But given this particular situation and the crap that comes now that we’ve drawn their attention? It’s a good time to talk it over.”<br> | ||
Christian shook his head. “I don’t know if I have an issue with where we’re going. I don’t know why we’re going there.” He leaned back in his chair, mug cradled in both hands. “Nika, you made a decision to take us to a very, very dangerous place, by yourself. That bothers me.”<br> | Christian shook his head. “I don’t know if I have an issue with where we’re going. I don’t know why we’re going there.” He leaned back in his chair, mug cradled in both hands. “Nika, you made a decision to take us to a very, very dangerous place, by yourself. That bothers me.”<br> | ||
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“''Wait a minute''.” At the mention of Mike leaving, Rina put her boots on the deck. “You didn’t say a damn word about putting him off on ''Harbinger''.”<br> | “''Wait a minute''.” At the mention of Mike leaving, Rina put her boots on the deck. “You didn’t say a damn word about putting him off on ''Harbinger''.”<br> | ||
Christian glanced up at Rina. He frowned, then looked back to Nika. “You just articulated your reasons in less than a minute. How did you not have time to say them then? Does this ship have medical facilities? Chemistry and medical experts? For that matter, are you sure the message came from there?” He paused, then said, “We need to be cautious, here.”<br> | Christian glanced up at Rina. He frowned, then looked back to Nika. “You just articulated your reasons in less than a minute. How did you not have time to say them then? Does this ship have medical facilities? Chemistry and medical experts? For that matter, are you sure the message came from there?” He paused, then said, “We need to be cautious, here.”<br> | ||
| − | “Guess it depends on whether he wants to go, whether he’s capable of making the choice.” Nika glanced at Rina. “But we definitely ''' ''don’t'' ''' have the facilities to care for him, and when he wakes… chances are damn good he’s not going to stay on a cargo vessel anyway.” Certain Rina understood, Nika left that topic and said to Christian, “I told you I’d contacted them, I also told you before that I trusted them. You wanted to debate about it right then, and frankly, I didn’t feel that we had the time at that moment while we were still getting off the planet. There’s a time and a place for committee decisions, Christian. Whether to respond to ''Harbinger'' or not while we were still in atmo wasn’t it. Now that we’re in the Black, I’m happy to sit and talk about whether we | + | “Guess it depends on whether he wants to go, whether he’s capable of making the choice.” Nika glanced at Rina. “But we definitely ''' ''don’t'' ''' have the facilities to care for him, and when he wakes… chances are damn good he’s not going to stay on a cargo vessel anyway.” Certain Rina understood, Nika left that topic and said to Christian, “I told you I’d contacted them, I also told you before that I trusted them. You wanted to debate about it right then, and frankly, I didn’t feel that we had the time at that moment while we were still getting off the planet. There’s a time and a place for committee decisions, Christian. Whether to respond to ''Harbinger'' or not while we were still in atmo wasn’t it. Now that we’re in the Black, I’m happy to sit and talk about whether we STAY on this course or not.”<br> |
“You said before you’d trust ''Harbinger''’s crew with your life,” Rina said, her voice low. “''Fine''. That’s your life and it’s your choice. I’m not disputing that. What I am disputing is Mike trusting them. He doesn’t know them, does he? And aside from my stupidity earlier today, ''I know Mike''. I know things about him no one else knows, things that might trigger his recovery. Can you say the same for ''Harbinger''’s crew?” Rina put her cup on the table. “If you can’t, I want to keep him here. Where I can keep an eye on him.”<br> | “You said before you’d trust ''Harbinger''’s crew with your life,” Rina said, her voice low. “''Fine''. That’s your life and it’s your choice. I’m not disputing that. What I am disputing is Mike trusting them. He doesn’t know them, does he? And aside from my stupidity earlier today, ''I know Mike''. I know things about him no one else knows, things that might trigger his recovery. Can you say the same for ''Harbinger''’s crew?” Rina put her cup on the table. “If you can’t, I want to keep him here. Where I can keep an eye on him.”<br> | ||
Christian rose and took his cup to the sink. He washed and dried it, put it back in the cupboard. “We have a fuel stop ahead, before we get to Blue Sun, right? I think we all need to do some serious thinking about where we want to be and who we want to be with.” He turned around, looking from one face to the other. “I don’t think this is working out.”<br> | Christian rose and took his cup to the sink. He washed and dried it, put it back in the cupboard. “We have a fuel stop ahead, before we get to Blue Sun, right? I think we all need to do some serious thinking about where we want to be and who we want to be with.” He turned around, looking from one face to the other. “I don’t think this is working out.”<br> | ||
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