Chapter 7 War, War never changes part 5

(Lana)
Oh...how many do you have?

Four total.
That includes my own messed up one.

=He takes off his arm and shirt=
=He goes into the pool=

Ah...

(Jason)

=I got back aboard the ship, and rode the elevator down to the crew deck. For the second time in two days, I found Miri sitting at the table, reading=

Hey Miri.

(Miranda)

Oh, hey Jason. We have a slight problem.

=I closed my book=

(Jason)

Oh, what problem?

(Miranda)

Umm, Gabby and Kenny heard us last night, from inside the room.

(Lana)
=i chuckle=
Water's nice, huh? Kurbis and I were in there not too long ago.

=i turn a bit red=
But, you saw that.


(Dormii)
=i go around the ship, looking for nukes. Hey, it's less terrorist-y than it sounds. I'mtrying to help stop a rogue planet from killing us all=

(Jason)

=i felt my cheeks heat up, and i could tell that Miri was trying hard to hide the grin on her face=

(Miranda)

=It was hilarious watching his face get redder than a beetroot=

(Jason)

Well, i can imagine that conversation must have been, um, awkward.

It is not like you were doing anything.

=He looks over to her=

You are blushing.

=He smirks=

(Miranda)

You think? She wanted me to know that either we sound proof the rooms, or we give them a heads up before we, well, you know.

(Jason)

Before we what, have sex? Miranda, at least call it what it is.

(Lana)
I am not!

=i grin and start laughing=
Well, still. Somewhat private moment, becomes much less private. So, moving on from that topic, what all has happened since we left?

Two UNSC confrontations.
Both victories
I became the leader of four ships.

=He shakes his head=

Other than that.
Nothing.

(Lana) Sounds kike you guys have had quite the adventure. Anything happen with Dormii?

He had an incident.

=He shakes his head=

During the first battle.
He let his demons take over.
It was not pretty for the soldiers on that frigate.

=He smirks=

However. On the second battle.
He managed to get locked inside of the workshop.

(Jason)

So, other than that, how were things here?

(Miranda)

Fine. Nothing special.

(Lana)
=i raise an eyebrow and sit up a bit more=
Wait, what do you mean? What demons?

=He thinks=

In his past.
He killed everyone in a frigate.
That haunts him.
Manifesting itself into an unstable mind.
There are other things.
I am sure he will tell you when he is ready.

(Lana)
=i shake my head and lean back again=
I wonder why he didn't tell me...we've been friends since training...

=He shakes his head=

I do not know.
Perhaps. He feels he is protecting a friend.

(Lana)
Huh...

=i shake my head=
I'll talk to him later. So, anything else I should know about this ship? So far I've met Talfie, Kurbis' old girlfriend.

=i rub his arm again=
I've met...you and Dormii, in the hanger...I feel like I should know more people by now.

(Jason)

Same here. Wanna take a walk?

(Miranda)

Sure. Beats sitting around.

=He and I walked to the elevators, and we left the ship=

There is my cousin who you can find in the training room.
There is Sarah...my...I guess girlfriend.
There is Syaa...Do not know where you can find her...
If I remember from a first time meeting there is a man named Jason. Never officially met him.

Hmm...
A few prisoners and the civilians

=He smiles=
=The water rushing over him=

Ah...

=Young Nicholas finds himself outside the pool area=

(Lana)
=i smile=
You guess? You mean, you don't know?

=syaa decloaks nearby=


syaa your men have set up the inital walls of mines farthter out the main defense is a bit behind and if you people can't find me just holler and i'll prob uncloak :P

=zeru comms jason=


jason it's zeru i need your honet nuclear mines asap

(Jason)

=Miri and I had just exited the hangar bay when zeru called=

zeru wrote:

jason it's zeru i need your honet nuclear mines asap

What? Why do you need my nukes?

(Miranda)

Wait, you have nukes?

(Jason)

Oh, this is awkward.

=He looks down=

Complicated.
I still love Ash...
But...I also...like Sarah.

=He nods to Syaa=

Thank you for the update

syaa now if you excuse me i have to find and tranq kirby

me to make a minefield to take care of the asterodis debris after we blow it up with a nova

(Jason)

Wait, what? What asteroid? What the hell is going on?

(Miranda)

Why didn't you tell me you had nukes?

(Jason)

=I turned to Miri=

Is it really that important?

(Lana)
Bye, Syaa.

=i look back at Draco=
Well, close your eyes. Who is the first person you see?

=Finally enters the pool area=

=He does as instructed=
=The person that he sees=

I see Ash...

=she see nic=

want to help tranq a giant cat?

me put it this way we need nukes as many as possible

(Lana)
And when you open your eyes, for a brief moment, who do you see?

(Jason)

As many as possible? Let me think.

=I paused as I tried to remember the ships inventory=

If I'm remembering this correctly, I should have at least 14 HORNET mines. Plus, a little *ahem* unofficial goods that Vigil had me and my team transport before I defected. At least two FENRIS warheads.

=Before opening his eyes=

Well I would see you, But that is only logic.

=He smirks at the remark and opens his eyes=

Sarah...

(Lana)
=i chuckle at his comment=
That's something I learned from one of the kids at training. If you picture someone when your eyes are closed, but someone else when your eyes open, it means that the first person, in this case Ash, is in the past, and that you truly like the second person, in this case, Sarah. There are also a few other things that I learned from her, ways to better know yourself.

=He looks at her=
=Intrigued=

Yeah.

You are my future...

Tell me about these ways to better yourself, grand master Lana.

=He smiles=

(Miranda)

=I whistled at that=

Jesus Christ, what were you going to do? Blow Vigil to kingdom come?

(Jason)

Well, eventually.

=I went back to the comm=

Okay zeru, where do you want the nukes?

(Lana)
=i laugh softly, not wanting to wake Kurbis. i give him a kiss on the cheek and get up, going over and sitting next to the edge of the pool=
Well, young grasshoppa, another thing is dependent on your music choices. If the music has a lot of screaming or really jagged sounds to it, it usually shows a form of inner conflict, while music that has flow to it generally shows inner peace. In some cases, it's the opposite, but for the most part, the former is true.

(Jason)

Got it. See you there.

=I turned to face Miri, who had an eyebrow arched at me, her arms crossed=

Uh, wanna come along?

(Miranda)

Sure, and while we walk, you can tell me all about the nukes.

=He smiles sitting back=

Metal. Soothes me.
Helps me get rid of my conflicts.

=He chuckles and yawns=
=He looks at her=

We will have to continue this lesson later, grand master.
For now. Sleep is overtaking me.

=He gets out of the pool. Placing a hand on her shoulder=

Lana.
Thank you.

=He goes over to his things and puts them on=
=He nods to her and leaves for his room=

(Lana)
=i call after him=
Good night, grasshoppa.

=i chuckle to myself and go back over to Kurbis. i get in the chair and lean up against him, resting my head on his chest once more=

I think I'll pass....Giant cats aren't really my forte....

=walks closer to the pool=

syaa bummer was hoping someone 'd like to shoot a rare high powered rifle

(Jason)

Oh I can tell I'm gonna hate this.

=We both started walking back towards the hangar bay. While we walked, I had to explain why I never told Miri about the nukes=

You make it sound like I was cheating on you!

(Miranda)

Hey, I think I deserved to know that I was sleeping next to nukes.

(Jason)

They were shielded nukes.

(Lana)
=i see a new person walk in=
Hiya. I'm Lana, who are you?

=nods slowly=

yeah...rifles and me don't mix.....

=Turning to Lana=

I'm Nick, nice to meet you Lana.

=I look around the room with my energy=

(Jason)

=We got to the hangar bay after a few minutes of nuke talk=

Okay, we are here. Wait, did he want me to bring the nukes?

(Lana)
Nice to meet you too. So, what are you doing in the pool room? Let me guess, going to go swimming?

syaa do you know medicine?

me minefield careful of the nova bomb