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Rina blinked and stared at Harry. “What?”<br> | Rina blinked and stared at Harry. “What?”<br> | ||
From beneath the console, Shyla commented, “Bloody ''hell''.”<br> | From beneath the console, Shyla commented, “Bloody ''hell''.”<br> | ||
| − | | + | “ What for?” Rina was intrigued.<br> |
“She finally caught a clue,” Harry said simply.<br> | “She finally caught a clue,” Harry said simply.<br> | ||
Everything clicked just then and Rina nearly died laughing, slumping into the co-pilot’s seat…helpless. <br> | Everything clicked just then and Rina nearly died laughing, slumping into the co-pilot’s seat…helpless. <br> | ||
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“I don’t think I can get the ''Gift'' off the ground fast enough,” Rina muttered, getting out of there to go check on their prisoner in the building outside. <br> | “I don’t think I can get the ''Gift'' off the ground fast enough,” Rina muttered, getting out of there to go check on their prisoner in the building outside. <br> | ||
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“He still breathing?” Rina asked Jake when she got there.<br> | “He still breathing?” Rina asked Jake when she got there.<br> | ||
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“Don’t tempt me. Nika’d have my balls for breakfast if I hurt him.”<br> | “Don’t tempt me. Nika’d have my balls for breakfast if I hurt him.”<br> | ||
“That’s surprising,” Jake commented, leaving it at that.<br> | “That’s surprising,” Jake commented, leaving it at that.<br> | ||
| − | Prison for Mifuni was a walk-in freezer, the compressor running to provide atmo for breathing and with the coolant bled off so as to keep the man from freezing to death. Rina glared at Mifuni through the viewport of the door. They'd taken everything out of there the | + | Prison for Mifuni was a walk-in freezer, the compressor running to provide atmo for breathing and with the coolant bled off so as to keep the man from freezing to death. Rina glared at Mifuni through the viewport of the door. They'd taken everything out of there the baastard could use to kill himself or escape, but it didn't take too much imagination to see him hanging like a side of beef, cut and bloodied as Reaver bait...<br> |
''That's it. Time to go.''<br> | ''That's it. Time to go.''<br> | ||
Rina thanked Jake and returned to the ''Gift.'' <br> | Rina thanked Jake and returned to the ''Gift.'' <br> | ||
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She could hear Shyla and Harry talking as she approached the bridge and their conversation ceased as she crossed the threshold.<br> | She could hear Shyla and Harry talking as she approached the bridge and their conversation ceased as she crossed the threshold.<br> | ||
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“And what’s that supposed to mean?” Rina asked, eyes narrowing, all trace of levity gone.<br> | “And what’s that supposed to mean?” Rina asked, eyes narrowing, all trace of levity gone.<br> | ||
Harry very calmly looked at Rina with an expression of ''‘I know you’ll hate this’'' – “It means that maybe you should consider taking advantage of the more platonic aspects of his training to get past what the man who was ''not'' Michael Carter did to you.” She knows Carter would not have hurt Rina in the ways that she’s been hurt in the past. “I do not suggest that you take him to bed with you, but that you take advantage of his training in simple touch – brushing of the hair, a massage after a hard day – and let him help you get past your aversion to being touched. Take back your confidence in your self. He will be your ''friend'' without going beyond the wrong lines. And your Mike may appreciate the benefits as well.”<br> | Harry very calmly looked at Rina with an expression of ''‘I know you’ll hate this’'' – “It means that maybe you should consider taking advantage of the more platonic aspects of his training to get past what the man who was ''not'' Michael Carter did to you.” She knows Carter would not have hurt Rina in the ways that she’s been hurt in the past. “I do not suggest that you take him to bed with you, but that you take advantage of his training in simple touch – brushing of the hair, a massage after a hard day – and let him help you get past your aversion to being touched. Take back your confidence in your self. He will be your ''friend'' without going beyond the wrong lines. And your Mike may appreciate the benefits as well.”<br> | ||
| − | Rina drew breath to argue, then paused. “It’s good advice. We’ll see if I take it.”<br> | + | Rina drew breath to argue, then paused. “It’s good advice. We’ll see if I take it.”<br> |
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