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Nika’s on the bridge and she has no idea Valerie’s aboard. Arden is passing through for his quarters and sees Valerie stepping out. | Nika’s on the bridge and she has no idea Valerie’s aboard. Arden is passing through for his quarters and sees Valerie stepping out. | ||
− | + | Arden: Okay, what are you doing here?<br> | |
− | + | Valerie: (warily) Thanks for the concern.<br> | |
− | + | Arden: I’m sorry. (Not!) It’s been a long 24 hours. How did you get here?<br> | |
− | + | Valerie: (O-kaaay) I drove.<br> | |
− | + | Arden: You know we went out to the place you were staying.<br> | |
− | + | Valerie: Yeah. I heard the gunfire. I called you like, four times, and you didn’t respond.<br> | |
− | + | Arden: Kind of busy. People trying to kill me. Friends taken hostage. And you’re offended?<br> | |
− | + | Valerie: Maybe I had some information for you.<br> | |
− | + | Arden: You have information for me?<br> | |
− | + | Valerie: Well, I’m not telling now.<br> | |
− | + | Arden: I’m going to my room.<br> | |
Arden goes to his quarters and his door locks with a loud ''clack''! Obviously, a match made in heaven, these two. Valerie wanders to the bridge and Nika, in the middle of getting us clearance to leave and pre-flighting without Rina via engineering, is understandably kinda busy. Nika spares her a glance. | Arden goes to his quarters and his door locks with a loud ''clack''! Obviously, a match made in heaven, these two. Valerie wanders to the bridge and Nika, in the middle of getting us clearance to leave and pre-flighting without Rina via engineering, is understandably kinda busy. Nika spares her a glance. | ||
− | + | Nika: Please secure yourself to quarters and stay there. Until we burn atmo.<br> | |
And Nika turns back to the console without looking to see if Valerie follows her orders. Meanwhile, Rick is watching our patients in the med bay. He’s there when Joshua comes to. | And Nika turns back to the console without looking to see if Valerie follows her orders. Meanwhile, Rick is watching our patients in the med bay. He’s there when Joshua comes to. | ||
− | + | Joshua: Rick?<br> | |
− | + | Rick: Yeah?<br> | |
− | + | Joshua: Why am I tied up? Why are you here and why am I tied up? <br> | |
Oboy. How to say it? | Oboy. How to say it? | ||
− | + | Rick: Well…you… Apparently, they said some code words and managed to… reprogram you? I’m not sure ''what'' you did while you were reprogrammed but—<br> | |
− | + | Joshua: Okay, okay. I think I can—that’ll be enough for now. <br> | |
We get our clearance, we burn atmo out of Meridian and pulse. Next stop, Pericles Station. ETA 13 December, eleven days hence. | We get our clearance, we burn atmo out of Meridian and pulse. Next stop, Pericles Station. ETA 13 December, eleven days hence. |