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[ so hey, tranquility. 'sup. you now have a girl(?!) on the network who vaguely resembles a tropical bird or fish, what with that bright hair and makeup. cali takes a few moments to settle the communicator the way he wants it, blowing a few strands of hair out of his face with a frustrated expression.

this is the look of someone decidedly unimpressed with the world at large. he purses his lips, sitting back and folding his arms loosely as he eyes the screen. ]

So. Jaye tells me you lot are from, I don't fuckin' know, all corners of the universe or somethin'. An' that there are some gods here, which blows my damn mind, 'cause what the hell are gods doin' on a spaceship in the first place? [ he clucks his tongue, rolling his eyes. ] Then again, the fuck're any of us doin' in this floatin' deathtrap? Does anyone seriously think a bartender from New Orleans has any business here?

[ he waves a dismissive hand (tipped in lime-green nails) to show that it was a rhetorical question. ]

Whatever, not my point. --What's up, Tranquility. I'm California, but unless you're a creepy sonuvabitch, you can prob'ly call me Cali. [ he reaches down, then, pulling up the jumpsuit and holding it away from himself as if it's likely to explode. ] An' if these bitches think I'm wearin' this nasty shit, they got another thing comin'.

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Thanks for the namedrop, asshole.

[ She sounds ridiculously fond anyway. It's almost sickening. ]

[ he blows a kiss toward the screen, batting his lashes. ]

Aw, sugar, don't be sore, you know we'll be awful bitches by like.. tomorrow, anyway.

I wasn't aware I wasn't an awful bitch already.

[ From the looks of things, Jaye's found herself a tight corner to sit on, one leg up on a wall. ]

But I guess you'd know.

Oh, we ain't talkin' individually, 'cause I'm not sure which one of us would win in that case. This ship don't have a fuckin' clue what it's in for.

And I've been trying to be responsible. [ ... sort... of... ]

Some heavy shit did go down recently though, Cali. Shit I didn't know until I got out of medical.

See? If you didn't go gettin' yourself into fights without me, you wouldn't be in medical in the first place.

[ but he sobers anyway, mouth pursing thoughtfully. ] What kinda' heavy shit? More'n what you mentioned earlier?

I was in medical for the jump, dick. [ Like she'd go otherwise... ]

Yeah. There was a guy called Hotspur. [ She sighs, tucks her knee up close to her chin. ] When the ship jumps in space, anyone outside the gravity couches gets squished. He didn't make it in -- he got locked in a room. His device caught the whole thing.

... He was a decent guy. A believer, and you know how rare those are.

[ a slow once-over. ] Mm-hmm, and you prob'ly needed to be.

[ he mirrors the pose, arms over his knees, head tilting a little. ]

.. Sounds like a pretty nasty way to go. 'Specially for it to get recorded like that. You're sayin' somebody locked him in..?

[ r u d e her bruises healed before that 8( ]

That's what it sounds like, yeah. The transmission's still on the network, if you want to check. [ She shifts slightly, snorting some hair out of her face. ] A lot of people are blaming the captain and first mate, others are blaming the smiley-faced creep I told you about. Goggles -- you'll know him when you see him, he's a brick shithouse, really grumpy, no idea what his actual name is -- grabbed me before I could find out myself.

[ Meaning Riddick grabbed Jaye before she could go do something stupid like try to break into the bridge and rip something -- or someone -- to pieces. ]

[ he picks up the communicator again, fiddling with it a little with his usual pursed expression. ]

Huh. I'll haveta' check it out, then. Fuck if I wanna' be caught out an' squished. An' remind me to thank this Goggles guy. Somebody's gotta' keep you from goin' all Rambo on people, sometimes.

He'll probably call you an idiot. Think that's his favorite word.

[ People who hold onto things way more than they need to: Jaye. ]

There's all sorts of shit on the network, if you dig long enough. Some of it's boring as shit, but there's a girl here [ and there's a bit of that fondness again, surprise! ] named Alayne -- she's got thread and needles for sewing, if you're interested.

Aw, honey, was he a dick to you?

[ smirkety smirk. but then his eyes light up at the mention of needles and thread. ] Oh, thank fuckin' God. I'm gonna' haveta' see if she'll let me borrow 'em. We gotta' do somethin' with these ugly-ass jumpsuits, Jaye.

[ JUST GOING TO FLIP YOU OFF. ]

Be nice, she's medieval. Like literally. And she has a pet wolf.

[ So, you know, you might be able to see how she caught Jaye's interest. ]

[ GASPU. ]

I'm nice. Sometimes. .. So you made friends with the girl to then go on to make friends with the wolf?

Not to me you're not. And I made friends with the wolf first.

... She's a nice kid.

[ he wags his finger. ] That's 'cause we're friends.

.. So you said her name's Alayne, huh? Well, I can't promise my language'll be real clean or nothin', but I'll try not to freak 'er out or anything.

Yeah, yeah.

Mmhmm. The wolf is Lady. She's got her father and some idiot king with her, too. [ But Jaye doesn't care about them. ] Tell her you know me. I offered to look out for her.

Nor does a New York Senator or an art student from Pittsburgh, but we seem to have those as well. Welcome to the Tranquility, Ms. California.

Edited 2012-06-10 01:44 (UTC)

Yeah, sure sounds like we have all kinds. [ tch. ] .. And unless you're crazy, baby, you can call me 'Cali', remember?

Idiot king, huh? Guess he didn't leave you with the best first impression. Wha'd he do?

He was a fucking idiot, is what he did. He's on that list too and he was going to leave his wolf behind.

I don't know, we've certainly got a bar that could use some tending.

Baby, you just point me in the right direction. [ a pause, then, giving him a pointed once-over. ] .. Aren't you a pretty face. What's your name, honey?

I've never undergone psych examination, but I don't believe I have the capacity to be qualified as insane. Very well, Cali.

Sounds like a man, yeah. [ cali doesn't count, okok, he's in a category all his own. ]

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