Editing Episode 605: Devil's Compromise: Rina and Joshua, Pinned
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Rina and Joshua are pinned to the deck of the burning ship by debris. Joshua’s still conscious and he takes careful stock of his condition. He can feel his fingers and toes, the crap on him is heavy enough to pin him but not so heavy it’s cutting off blood flow. All to the good. He takes a deep breath, tastes and smells nothing of the smoke and fire outside his helmet.<br><br> | Rina and Joshua are pinned to the deck of the burning ship by debris. Joshua’s still conscious and he takes careful stock of his condition. He can feel his fingers and toes, the crap on him is heavy enough to pin him but not so heavy it’s cutting off blood flow. All to the good. He takes a deep breath, tastes and smells nothing of the smoke and fire outside his helmet.<br><br> | ||
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Looking around, he can see Rina but she’s too far away for him to touch. He’s not surprised to see her conscious and trying to get them out of their predicament, which at the moment seems to be stretching as hard as she can for a length of metal on the deck. It’s a couple of inches out of reach, not that it makes any discernable difference to her. Joshua watches as she lunges again for it and again, the wreckage pinning her to the deck holding her fast. | Looking around, he can see Rina but she’s too far away for him to touch. He’s not surprised to see her conscious and trying to get them out of their predicament, which at the moment seems to be stretching as hard as she can for a length of metal on the deck. It’s a couple of inches out of reach, not that it makes any discernable difference to her. Joshua watches as she lunges again for it and again, the wreckage pinning her to the deck holding her fast. | ||
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| − | Rina: (lunging) Grrrahhh! [[Episode 605: | + | Rina: (lunging) Grrrahhh! [[Episode 605: Devil’s Compromise, Special Features#HOW TO SPEAK RUSSIAN|''Yebatʹ !'']] I need a lever …<br> |
Joshua: Heyyy, ''language''. Chinese, please. Chinese.<br> | Joshua: Heyyy, ''language''. Chinese, please. Chinese.<br> | ||
| − | Rina: [[Episode 605: | + | Rina: [[Episode 605: Devil’s Compromise, Special Features#HOW TO SPEAK RUSSIAN|''V’seriozni?'']]<br> |
Joshua: Yes. How’s your suit?<br> | Joshua: Yes. How’s your suit?<br> | ||
Rina: (to self) Gotta put my back into it.<br><br> | Rina: (to self) Gotta put my back into it.<br><br> | ||
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Joshua: For God’s sake, stop struggling for that same beam. I’ve been watching you do it for the last—it’s not going to move. It’s not going to move. (a beat) I’m going to have to do the helmet thing. (off her look) You have twice the air that I have, which means you have twice the time for them to come and get us.<br><br> | Joshua: For God’s sake, stop struggling for that same beam. I’ve been watching you do it for the last—it’s not going to move. It’s not going to move. (a beat) I’m going to have to do the helmet thing. (off her look) You have twice the air that I have, which means you have twice the time for them to come and get us.<br><br> | ||
| − | Joshua closes his eyes and listens to the hiss over his comms, hearing nothing from his friends and crewmates the next ship over. He doesn’t know how much air he actually has. His wrist display is out of sight. His arm isn’t injured, he just | + | Joshua closes his eyes and listens to the hiss over his comms, hearing nothing from his friends and crewmates the next ship over. He doesn’t know how much air he actually has. His wrist display is out of sight. His arm isn’t injured, he just lift it clear of the wreckage to see it. His other arm is free, however, and he thinks he can vent his helmet one-handed when the time comes. He listens for any sound of organized rescue and hearing none, he listens to the dim roar of the fire audible through his suit. The ship is still burning with that eerie crimson glow, painting the compartment in the colors of hell. It’s getting hot and Joshua privately admits he just might die here. <br><br> |
Rina is still looking around, still pushing on the wreckage, trying to find its weaknesses to exploit them. She’s not unaware of the rising temperatures either and watches closely for any sign that the metal pinning her and Joshua might loosen its grip in the heat. She mutters to herself as she observes and Joshua’s comm picks up her words. <br><br> | Rina is still looking around, still pushing on the wreckage, trying to find its weaknesses to exploit them. She’s not unaware of the rising temperatures either and watches closely for any sign that the metal pinning her and Joshua might loosen its grip in the heat. She mutters to herself as she observes and Joshua’s comm picks up her words. <br><br> | ||
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Joshua: Are we …? We’re screwed.<br><br> | Joshua: Are we …? We’re screwed.<br><br> | ||
| − | Rina thinks it’s probably the fluorine merging with the metal somehow, | + | Rina thinks it’s probably the fluorine merging with the metal somehow, creaeting a layer that is less prone to the oxidation process. And despite the dire circumstances, Rina marvels at it.<br><br> |
Rina: It’s binding the fluorine right out of the air? Wow. This is really cool.<br> | Rina: It’s binding the fluorine right out of the air? Wow. This is really cool.<br> | ||
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Rina: “We the crew of Equinox are pleased to announce the wedding of Joshua Drake, their XO, to the Corpse Bride”. Yes, of course.<br><br> | Rina: “We the crew of Equinox are pleased to announce the wedding of Joshua Drake, their XO, to the Corpse Bride”. Yes, of course.<br><br> | ||
| − | After all, her family thinks she’s dead. | + | After all, her family thinks she’s dead.<br> |
Joshua: You’re making the choice for them. Don’t pretend otherwise. You’re making the choice for them. You think it’s for their best interests, but you’re the one making it. Yeah, yeah. Go ahead. Push on the beam. Get out of the conversation. This is definitely the conversation we should be having three or four minutes before I die, because … because this is the kind of conversation that pretty much defines us. (laughs)<br> | Joshua: You’re making the choice for them. Don’t pretend otherwise. You’re making the choice for them. You think it’s for their best interests, but you’re the one making it. Yeah, yeah. Go ahead. Push on the beam. Get out of the conversation. This is definitely the conversation we should be having three or four minutes before I die, because … because this is the kind of conversation that pretty much defines us. (laughs)<br> | ||
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Rina: Joshua. The Alliance. They’re rounding up people they suspect were Browncoats in the war. They are taking them and making them finger other Browncoats. This is absolutely not the time.<br> | Rina: Joshua. The Alliance. They’re rounding up people they suspect were Browncoats in the war. They are taking them and making them finger other Browncoats. This is absolutely not the time.<br> | ||
| − | Joshua: Who are you worried about? You? Or them?<br> | + | Joshua: Who are you worried about? You? Or them?<br><br> |
Rina: Them. If they pick me up off the street—if they follow me and they—I can’t do that to them.<br> | Rina: Them. If they pick me up off the street—if they follow me and they—I can’t do that to them.<br> | ||
Joshua: Really? Okay. I think it’s time to vent the helmet. I think I am feeling the air loss.<br><br> | Joshua: Really? Okay. I think it’s time to vent the helmet. I think I am feeling the air loss.<br><br> | ||
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| − | [[Episode 605: Devil's Compromise | + | [[Episode 605: Devil's Compromise| Return to where we left off …]]<br><br> |
