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[ oh hello, giant creepy spaceship. have a shiny, shiny smile directed your way. said shiny smile is attached to a freakishly put together looking gentleman. dapper, one might call him. ]

So... space, huh? [ neal adjusts his cuffs-- he's wearing a suit (a real suit: classic, 50's style devore, for any suit buffs) because fuck that jumpsuit crap right in the ear-- fussily, smile dropping wattage just a tiny bit. ] Does anyone want to catch me up a little more on that, out of curiosity? Because I have to admit, other than the bits and pieces I caught wandering around the first day I have no idea what's going on.

Anyway, come on. Help a new guy out, anybody? [ smile ratcheting up another few notches. aaaaaand HOLY CHARM BATMAN. doesn't everyone watching just want to drop everything and help? (yes. your answer is yes.) ] I'll owe you one.

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[ Cambridge's great taste doesn't just stop at her shoes. She's also got a rather good eye for dresses (as evidenced by the sassy - yes, sassy little Michael Kors number she's currently sporting). And people. Quite a collector of pretty things, is our Cambridge. ]

An actual Sy Devore suit? I'm terribly impressed. [ she really, really, genuinely is. ] I think I shall have to introduce you to a dear friend of mine... Oh! [ She sits a little straighter in her chair, suddenly caught on an idea that seems to have struck her from nowhere, before leaning towards the video feed and inclining her head curiously. ] I don't suppose you'd let me try the blazer on one day, perhaps?

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[ oh, neal sees that dress, and he's openly in approval. you remind him of sara a bit, cambridge; the dress sense, and then a little bit around the eyes. this is a good thing. ]

I have more, but they're all not on the spaceship. I'm letting myself wear it for a couple days, then I'm in the market for some nice slacks and a shirt. [ because wearing one suit OVER AND OVER WITH NO RESPITE is a: boring and b: will kill the suit faster. neal will never kill this suit. NEVER. ] Any friend of yours... [ he lets the sentence trail off. point: made. flirting: also made. ] I think we could work something out.

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Sadly, there's rather a dearth of good clothing on board; you may have to borrow something off one of the more sartorially impressive of our fellow passengers. The aforementioned friend of mine might have something that could tide you over until we dock at the next station. [ She smiles brightly; Oxford is pretty much her favourite topic to talk about right now. ] His name's John, but I do believe he's been introducing himself as Oxford. He's the one currently sporting a rather fetching steel grey Hugo Boss ensemble. Brown haired, blue-eyed fellow. Never wears a bloody tie. [ HELL YES Cambridge describes people based on their clothes. It's what she notices first, quite frankly.

Seemingly satisfied with 'we could work something out' she sits back in her seat, folding her fingers in her lap and swinging a little idly in her chair. ]

I've always appreciated an impressive piece of tailoring, especially when it's vintage. [ A pause. ] Have you ever worn a silk-lined jacket on bare skin?

[ a seemingly innocent question - her dress is sleeveless, after all! - but nevertheless heavily laden with all manner of suggestiveness. ]

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I think we may have already met. [ actually, neal's fairly sure they have, but why not let cambridge reintoduce them. ] He wasn't in the suit when I saw him, but I can believe he's a Huge Boss man. [ ...cambridge, do you ever Do Crime because neal is js, he maybe wants to marry you. or just roll on his belly and beg for attention, one of those. ]

I have. [ cat ate the canary smile just for you, cambridge. and sure, the words are innocent, but neal's quirked eyebrow and slight grin says there's not a whole lot of naked he hasn't felt silk on. ]

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[ well, Neal, there are some who would argue that the Order is criminal on an international scale - the kind of crime that will never be brought to justice. Cambridge doesn't particularly subscribe to that train of thought but she's certainly not naive to think that their actions are legal - but she would hardly call them criminal. They tend to fall under the bracket of 'Other'.

...And rolling on your belly and begging for attention would probably work wonders, just sayin'. And god damn does she appreciate a well-crafted smug smile, Neal. A smile like that is speaking her language more than mere words ever will. ]

I do like a person who enjoys their suits.

[ god, meet a fellow, wash the goo out of your eyes, suggest rubbing your naked selves in his priceless suit. If there's something wrong here Cambridge doesn't want to know. ]

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Then I think we're going to get along just fine.

[ oh my god CAN HE KEEP YOU. ]

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[ IF KEEP IS A EUPHEMISM..............,.. ]

Do you smoke, by any chance? Or drink?

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[ MAYBE IT IS. ]

Smoke, no. Drink, yes. [ in moderation because lol lies are hard to keep track of while intoxicated. ]

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One out of two isn't so bad. [ it's not entirely sure whether this is a bad thing or not, until she cryptically adds: ] Almost bad enough, in fact.

What about cards? You look like a cards man to me, darling.