Post by Yol Kxetse - Long Tail on Nov 24, 2014 11:34:06 GMT 8
Levana & Seph | She'd done it. She'd succeeded. And she didn't know if it hadn't hit her yet or if the actual achievement had registered lower on her radar than she expected. She was going to Meesan. She was going into space. To another inhabited planet. Not many people could say that.
So Levana smiled a little to herself as she left Doctor Clarence's office, thinking she ought to go home and pack. Pack what, she had no clue - everything was really provided for them. But maybe going home would let her realise that she was actually leaving it.
"There she is," she heard someone say in the cacophony of noise in the hospital hall, but she only turned around when she heard, "Doctor Gallagher, hey!"
She turned around to see the man Doctor Clarence had introduced her to, Major Rex Blackburn, and another young man she hadn't seen before. And she knew it to be true since she wasn't used to seeing white people around here. She did a double take, but tried not to make it obvious as she came over. "Hello... Major," she greeted Rex, not sure if that was right, before looking towards the other who named her with a smile, "And I'm sorry, uh - ?"
"Doctor Seph Mead," the man smiled. "I'll be joining you both on the ship."
"Well lovely to meet you."
"Rex and I were just talking about maybe going out for a celebratory drink. Would you like to join?"
Levana was taken aback. She looked between the two men, and casually asked, "Just us?"
"Oh, no - there are several other doctors and sergeants joining us. What do you say?"
From their brief encounter, Levana didn't feel any instinct not to trust Rex, though she didn't know Seph from Adam. So she smiled and nodded. "Sure. We going now?"-d
[6/10/2014 8:32:54 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex was outside with another Doctor, he seemed like a good man, the two of them were talking about the ship they would be traveling on until Doctor Gallagher came out with them. "Doctor" he greeted back when she did so to him, using titles, Seph went ahead to ask her to come with them to celebrate them going into space, truth be told, it was his first time being shot off the planet as well. "Yes, we are going now, it's not far the bar is only a few blocks away" he said it as though it was only across the street, he thought for a moment, wondering if she did want to go or not, but he didn't let her answer. "Lets go" he said with a grin, starting to walk in the direction where theyw ould be meeting the others. "So how long have you been interested in Meesan, Doctor Gallagher?" he asked her, turning his head to watch her reaction. -d/fail
[6/10/2014 8:40:39 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & the others | She guessed she wouldn't have time to change. At least she had some nice black slacks on and a white top, so as she passed by one of the nurses she quickly deposited her labcoat with them. "I'd say since I was a teenager, which was... a little while ago," she said with a laugh. "But really I only gained an interest recently."
"As everyone has!" Seph chimed in to the conversation which hadn't been directed to him. "It really is a good thing the leadership of the tribe changed."
Levana looked at Seph curiously. "Why does that matter?"
He looked at her with shock. "Because it means that the Quixinars will finally work with us. Finally actually help with our cause. The new leader seems pretty lax. Let Sik in and everything."
"Huh. Well that's good, I assume." Levana turned back to Rex. "What about you? What will you be doing over there, anyway?"-d
[6/10/2014 8:46:23 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex had his hands in his pockets as they walked, watching as the doctor handed her coat away to a nurse as they moved away from the hospital. "I'll be taking over for Sik, Not that he knows it yet" he chuckled as they walked. "The old man has done his job, get us into the clan so we can learn about them and whatnot, I won't be doing that though, that'll be your guys jobs to keep up with them aliens" he said as he pressed a button on the curb so they can cross the street, he turned to the two doctors. "More to the point, I'll be there to make sure you two don't come back in a bodybag" he grinned and then took the chance to have a real good look at Levana. -d
[6/10/2014 8:51:32 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & Seph | The two looked at one another at that statement. Levana nwo had half a mind to head back and tell Doctor Clarence she quit. An hour after being hired. "Wait... what?"
Seph blinked spastically. "Wait, we're actually being sent into the tribe /itself/?"
Levana breathed out slowly, the rise and fall of her large breasts becoming more obvious. "I thought we were just going to be doing autopsies!"
Seph shook his head. "Well, we are as screwed as Obamacare."
She slowly looked at the doctor, arching an eyebrow as if to say 'What century are you in?' before looking back to Rex. "I hope we'll be protected then. Seem pretty savage from what I heard."-d
[6/10/2014 8:55:27 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex shook his head at what they said. "No, you'll be going to watch them, no interactions without permission and so on, you will be doing autopsies, if they approve, we don't know yet" he turned around as the street lights turned red and the buzzer went off for them to cross the street. "You will be protected, as for the planet itself, I'm sure it's dangerous, as for the tribe, I have no idea it's my first time going" he chuckled, wondering how well they would take that piece of information. They walked for a little while longer before they arived at the bar. "Here we are" he smiled, he was ready for drinks, opening the door for both the doctors, mostly for Levana before he entered himself. -d
[6/10/2014 9:02:26 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & the others | Levana and Seph exchanged anxious looks. Yep, she was definitely ready for a drink. The place was pretty crowded, with people shooting virtual pool, some yelling at the television and others actually at the bar. There was a dance floor that seemed to have some people on it.
Levana walked up and handed her card over to the bartender. "Margarita, please," she said, needing something to cool her down from the heat of outside. She looked between the men. "What do you want?"
"I've got my own," Seph said, ordering a whiskey.
"So, who else is coming?"
He thought for a moment. "Well, they hired three other scientists today, and Major will have to answer how many of his military people are coming."-d
[6/10/2014 9:06:42 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex walked upto the bar behind Levana heard what she ordered, shaking his head. "What a girls drink" he scoffed. "Scotch on the rocks" he ordered as he jumped onto the bar stool and spun around it once to look around the place. "Hmm, Military?, about a hundred" he said casually as he spun back, his drink was there. "Ahh" he smiled and downed the drink with little or no hesitation. "Another thanks" he ordered. as he looked at Levana. "I can pay for myself as well thank you" he was a little late for that reply, but it was a responce none the less. "Order something heavy" he dared her -d
[6/10/2014 9:11:51 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & Seph | "Wait, a hundred are coming here or on the ship?"
"I'm going to assume the latter," Seph chuckled, gesturing around him. "This bar isn't that huge."
At the dare, Levana arched an eyebrow. "And get hammered on my first night on the job? You may just report me, officer. I think I'll stick with this," she laughed. She thought for a second. "Hang on. If you're taking over from Sik, and you told us he doesn't know... did he get fired?"
"Yep," Seph said. "I knew that much. Dismissed pretty quickly."
"But... why? He opened negotiations with the Quixinars."
"I dunno. Some hoohah amongst the workers. They didn't like him as a personal generally, I think."-d
[6/10/2014 9:15:38 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex rolled his eyes at the question of a hundred coming here or the ship. "Are you sure you're smart?" he asked after Seph explained what common sense should have told her. "And for the record, you're not on the job yet, this is down time, now, Drink!" he lifted his new drink off the bar and downed it in one go once more, before wanting another, listening about Sik, he spoke up. "I don't know why he was fired, I don't even care, all I know is, I got promoted" he smirked at that. "Once i get on that ship, I'm not a Major, I'll be Colonel" he smiled as he took a drink of his next scotch, not downing it again, knowing his limits. -d
[6/10/2014 9:24:30 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & Seph | She frowned at his comment and was about to retort the insult when Seph ordered another drink. "I'm still going on this one, thanks," she said. Alcohol and her did not go down well. She decided, so he didn't question her intelligence, she wouldn't ask what the difference between Major and Colonel was. She just smiled politely at Rex. "Well, congratulations to you. I'm sure you'll do a wonderful job."
Seph gave a snort of laughter.
She rounded on him. "What? Does your glass tell jokes?"
"All I can say is I'm glad the Quixinars don't know how to pick up on lies because that was one of them." Levana ground her teeth. Seph relented. "I was joking."
She smiled a little. "It's fine. Though I'm not sure why you feel the need to when you're a joke all your own." Leaving Seph to ponder that for a moment, she gave Rex a sympathetic glance. "I did mean that sincerely. It is brave of you to take on something this big."-d
[6/10/2014 9:32:05 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| The major was leaning on the bar as the two bickered, Seph was having a go at Levana about her congratulations to him being a lie, but he laughed when her comeback was just.. it was mean and quickwitted. "That was good" he chuckled and looked back at Levana when she turned back to him, he shrugged at what she said. "It isn't bravery" he told her as before taking a drink of his scotch. "It's duty" he gave her a slight wink, before he looked around the bar once more. "Most of these guys, they have family they want to make sure are set for life, some are here for themselves, others for loyalty of their country" his eyes came to set on a young man, he was clearly younger then eighteen and he was in a bar.
"Excuse me" he told Levana without looking at her, the young man was dressed in an army uniform if levana watched Rex move to him. Thankfully the music was loud and so were the people, but the ones who were near could hear Rex having a go at the young man, snatching the beer from his hands, If levana was looking, she would be able to see that Rex was pissed and that his mouth movement clearly indicated that he was yelling in the poor kids ear.
At the end of it, the kid and two other officers left the building as Rex watched them go, before he returned to his seat next to Levana. "Some, are here for their own selfish reasons" he told her as he sat, frowning as he drank his drink.
[6/10/2014 9:43:19 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & Seph | Levana watched Rex leave for a moment, until Seph called her back to earth. "I don't know how I'm going to survive ten years with you," he muttered.
Levana chuckled. "I don't know how I will with you, either. But I think it's just a matter of - oooh, crap."
"Yes it is a big pile of crap."
"No - look." Seph followed her gaze to where Rex was yelling at a young man. The two of them grimaced, and found some common ground now. They had gotten it wrong - how were they going to survive with /him/?
Levana put a smile back on her face as Rex came back. Seph was contemplative. "Hmm, well I suppose many reasons that we are there are selfish, isn't it?"
"How do you mean?" Levana asked him.
"We're basically experimenting on sentient beings. These Quixinars aren't just, you know, walking piles of flesh."
"We need to look out for our own, Seph."
"Yeah, well, I still see this turning into an I Am Legend cross Avatar."
Levana exchanged a confused look with Rex before looking back to Seph. "What cross what now?"
"Aye. Never mind. Watch those and you'll see. They were made last century."-d
[6/10/2014 9:58:32 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex saw how the two looked when he returned, he let it settle for a while as they spoke as he drank, he sighed and lent back against the bar. "So was that scary for you both?" he asked, nodding to where he was before. "You've never seen how a surperiour officer yell at their men for doing wrong?" he frowned at them both. "Bet you didn't know that young man was sixteen, right?" he scoffed and turned back to his drink before he placed the bottle of beer he yanked off the teens hand onto the table with a smack. "News flash!" he was talking to both of them. "It doesn't matter, The Quixinars are our races only hope of survival, we need to do whatever to takes to get what we need" he said as he finished his scotch and started to drink from the beer he took from the kid. -d/fail
[6/10/2014 10:03:50 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & Seph | Seph looked back towards the bar, and nudged Levana. "Hey I spy some of the other scientists! Shall I bring them over?"
She followed his gaze, and nodded, letting him go drag them back here. She turned to Rex then, sitting a little better on her chair. "So how long have you been in the military for?"-d
[6/10/2014 10:08:41 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| The Major growled lightly, he was still a little pissed at Devon who was trying to sneak in beers, he knew full well he was underaged, Rex didn't care if he was in the army or not, he didn't hear what Seph and Levana spoke about until she turned to him and asked how long he had been in the Military for. "Seven years" he said, feeling himself calm down. "How long had you been a doctor for, Including studying and working to become one?" he asked, adding the working and studying in because he knew it took a long time before you could actually become a proper doctor. -d
[6/10/2014 10:12:04 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | Wow she hated that question. Because the truth was, with the way the world was today, education had been sped up. "Five years," she replied in turn. So, she'd be 23. With the damn virus going around they needed more and more doctors, so the system had been pumping them out like phones in a factory. She had been pushed to work harder, faster, more efficiently. Somehow through all the stress she'd made it to the top. "Studied for three, working for two."-d
[6/10/2014 10:15:17 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex was twenty-five, being int he army since he was out of high school. "Well at least some people need to be Doctors" he told her as he drank the beer. "Man Devon.. bad taste.." he shook his head and placed the beer down. "Another scotch please" he asked the bartender as he pushed his glass towards him, Rex nodded at him in thanks and sipped his drink. "Got a life?" he asked Levana, looking at her. "You know, Anything that could stop you from going" -d
[6/10/2014 10:17:02 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | She watched as he drank his, what, sixth scotch now? How was he standing? She didn't ask, but answered his question. She had to think for a while. "My niece. Bree," she said, before she realised how tenuous that was. It didn't count. "She's five. She won't remember me. So... no. You?"-d
[6/10/2014 10:20:10 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex was upto his fourth drink, it was easy since this was his last one for a while. "No initmate family?, no boyfriend or girlfriend, or however or whatever floats your boat?" he asked as he took another sip, before he answered her. "No, I have no family, the virus took them" he told her chewed on his tongue for a second. "Yeah.." as if to say 'it happened, no need to say sorry, i've been hearing it for such a long time, it has no affect on me anymore, or ever did' -d
[6/10/2014 10:22:09 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "No partner, no," Levana told him, before he said about the virus. Not uncommon at all. In fact she wouldn't have been surprised if most of the workers going to Meesan were in the same boat. "And I guess we understand each other then. Virus got mine, as well..." She shrugged. "Surrounded by death every day these days."-d
[6/10/2014 10:26:01 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex nodded at what she said about death. "Sure as hell keeps the bars around" he chuckled softly as he looked at his drink as he thought. "You think the grey aliens will save us from this virus?, They're so.. Primitive, what help could those monkeys really give us?, we have so much technology at our disposal.. and yet this virus mutates so quickly that we can't keep up with it.. Just how the hell can they help us Levana, just tell me that" it wasn't really a question, Rex had been questioning his motives to go to that planet ever since he said yes, thing was he had no idea if it was a waste of time or not. -d
[6/10/2014 10:28:08 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | Unfortunately, she had no answer. No real confirmed one anyway. "Well, the blood sample suggested it had something," she said casually, taking a sip of her drink. "But we need more tests to see if it's actually true. I have to say I hope it's true because otherwise, we are literally knocking on heaven's door. Or Hell's gate, either way."-d
[6/10/2014 10:31:23 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex nodded at that and spoke up again. "You know there is a place actually called 'Hells Gate'?, yeah, go figure that place is in Australia though" he chuckled softly and looked at Levana. "It's not really a place though, It's a small nock carved out by the ocean in the side of a cliff, the tide is always pulling into the nock, which is covered in sharp rocks and a shear cliff face.. People have died getting caught in there, Thus Hell's gate" he said, just making small talk. -d
[6/10/2014 10:44:28 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "Huh. Well, Major, you just educated me - congratulations," she smiled, very impressed. She honestly hadn't known that at all. "Sounds painful." She looked back to where Seph was, to find him gone. She scoffed. "Go figure. Scientists spend time with scientists, doctors with doctors... Frankly I'm surprised he didn't leave sooner."-d
[6/10/2014 10:46:29 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex turned to see what she meant, and to see Seph was gone, like gone, he couldn't see him. "Hmm, Go figure" he chuckled and finished his drink. "I don't know about that really" he shrugged and looked at Levana, taking advantage that she was looking away to look at her figure for a little while, before she turned back, he looked away. -d
[6/10/2014 10:48:17 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "Well," she said, looking back at him. She couldn't be sure, but was he looking at her before? "Don't you spend more time with the military than with other groups?" She shrugged. They were making small talk and they both knew it. For another goal? She wasn't sure.-d
[6/10/2014 10:50:19 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex looked back at Levana and chuckled softly, he shook his head. "None of them will want to talk to me, I'm soon to be their head officer, no one here in the military will talk to me the same way you are talking to me right now" he scoffed and played with the ice in his glass. -d
[6/10/2014 10:55:21 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | She tilted her head, confused. "Why?" she asked. "Are they scared of you now that you have the power to fire them?" It was a valid point,
but perhaps they were scared around him for other reasons.-d
[6/10/2014 10:56:48 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex shook his head a litte. "Not just that, they will all just suck up to me and shit" he groaned softly, looking around the room. "Plus, we've all been trained to follow orders and respect command, I can't ever be friends with those under me, it sends the wrong message" he stated gently -d
[6/10/2014 11:06:16 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "Huh. Interesting. I was always told to try and be friends with those under me so I know who has my back. Plus it makes an easier working environment." She thought for a moment. They were going to the hardest and harshest environment anyway. Probably nothing would make it easier. "We're not going to die out there... are we?"-d
[6/10/2014 11:08:20 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex looked at Levana as she said that and shrugged at her. "That's what squads are for" he told her when she said about the 'who's got your back' thing, he grabbed one of the ice cubes and poped it into his mouth to suck and chew on before he answer her next question. "No" he told her flat out. "Not if i have anything to say about it" -d
[6/10/2014 11:13:23 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | Levana smiled wistfully. "Well, I have to admit, that is reassuring," she said honestly. "I don't think I'd like to return with all my salary deposited on my casket." But, she was being silly. She glanced at Rex, taking in his face. Probably the margarita, but he was quite handsome. She couldn't really deny that. Though she was trying.-d
[6/10/2014 11:16:57 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| He returned her smile and nodded. "You're very welcome Levana" he chuckled softly as he turned to look at the bar, he could tell by looking in the corner of his eye that she was looking at his face for some reason, but he looked away to make sure his men weren't making complete fools of themselves. -d
[6/10/2014 11:21:26 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & the others | Levana was about to open her mouth when the bartender placed a napkin on the bar and then topped it off with a dark brown cocktail. She arched her eyebrow. "I didn't order - "
"From the guy across the bar," the bartender told her, about to take her margarita from her.
She frowned. "Hey, I haven't finished that," she told him, before glancing at the man he had been talking about. He was watching her like she was something to eat. She didn't even take in if he was attactive or not before looking at the bartender. "How much is that?"
"$35," she replied.
Jesus Christ, he really expected something from that. She shook her head, passed the tender her credit card, and told her to charge it. "Fucking hell," she mumbled, shooting a 'No, honey' glance over to the man. No one was getting her like that. And she didn't like to owe people.-d
[6/10/2014 11:25:02 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex looked at the drink that was presented infront of her, it looked really brown, when the bartender pointed out who it was, he leaned back so he could see, giving the guy the death stare to hell and back so he could send him back again, before he lent back on the bar. "What a fucking pussy" he shook his head and looked at the drink. "he sends you a drink, instead of being a man and coming over here to you" he scoffed and shook his head. "I hate people sometimes" he didn't really mean to say the last bit outloud, he was a little drunk to the point where he thought it, and his mouth moved with his thought. -d
[6/10/2014 11:27:08 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | Levana glanced at the drink. It smelt like a chocolate milkshake. She chuckled at Rex. "I was going to offer you this to drink but I think you've had enough, Mr. Major," she told him with a sly smile. "Perhaps we ought to end the party. Your group seem fairly well behaved." As she said that, she heard a punch come through the air behind her. She sighed. Well, they were better behaved than most military people.-d
[6/10/2014 11:29:12 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| He chuckled at what she said and smiled widely. "Why do you think i don't have a drink in my hands?" he laughed before he heard the sound of a fist flying though the air, Rex sighed and turned to see the guy who swung, trip over his missed punch and fell over himself, as the others laughed at him. "Right.. I think i do want to leave before i get in the middle of something while drunk" he chuckled softly before he got up -d
[6/10/2014 11:32:27 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "C'mon you," she said. Taking care of someone drunk wasn't really her idea of a good time, but hey, it was better than knowing he was sick. The doctor in her wouldn't allow it. She patted his arm, sliding off the stool before reaching into her bag. She tossed a pill to him. "Take that. And not with alcohol," she said, asking the bartender for a water. "One of those and it will sober you right up."-d
[6/10/2014 11:34:33 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex was up on his feet, being in the military gives you a firm stance and he had one.. even while intoxicated he stood firm and with power, not as intimidating, but still. "Hmm?" he asked as he took the pill. "God i love the future" he chuckled and took the pill, letting out a breath after he swallowed it. "Not working" he said jsut a second after he took the pill. -d
[6/10/2014 11:48:15 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | She shook her head. Military grunts, honestly. She smiled sympathetically. "Give it a few minutes. You'll feel its effects soon and you'll be right back to normal. And after that... don't drink for the next hour at least, okay? Else you'll be on the floor before you can say 'Tequila'."-d
[6/10/2014 11:50:26 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex sat back down and rubbed his eyes, turning to look at Levana and smiled. "I'm not drinking after this anyway, I hardly doubt there will be beer on Meesan" he chuckled and looked at her, not really hiding it this time. -d/fail
[6/10/2014 11:52:14 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | Her brown eyes locked onto his. She smirked a little. "Is there something wrong with my hair?" she queried. "You've been looking at me almost all night."-d
[6/10/2014 11:53:30 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex looked back up at her face and shook his head. "No, nothing is wrong with you at all" he chuckled and looked at her smirk. "But you knew this already, didn't you?" he grinned back at her -d
[6/10/2014 11:55:06 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | She arched a perfectly shaped eyebrow. "What are you insinuating, Major?" she asked softly. Insinuating she knew she was beautiful? What a laugh. She didn't think that at all.-d
[6/10/2014 11:56:50 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| he could feel the effects of the pill now, feeling the fog in his brain lifting. "You knew that I was looking at you and you know damn well that.." he looked her over again and smirked. ".. There is nothing wrong with you at all beautiful" he chuckled softly and looked at her eyes. -d
[6/10/2014 11:58:13 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | 'Beautiful'? It was cheesy, but she could barely hide the fuzzy feeling of happiness she got when he said that. She sat back down on a stool, looking at him. "I suppose you're not too bad yourself," she told him honestly.-d
[7/10/2014 12:00:25 AM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex smirked at her as she sat back down next to him. "Not half bad?, come on, you've got to give me more then that" he chuckled gently and looked at Levana. "Plus i can feel the effects of that Pill now, so i'm going to remember this converstation" he grinned -d
[7/10/2014 12:01:51 AM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "Ah, damn," she smirked, "So I guess I can't tell you how attractive I actually find you." She shrugged. "Too bad, so sad. Guess you'll have to wait an hour or more to find out, because whatever I'm going to say, it won't be while you're sober."-d
[7/10/2014 12:03:16 AM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex chuckled when she said that. "Well i guess that is to bad.. because if i wasn't sober, I would have asked if you wanted to get out of this place, after you told me how attractive you found me" he smirked and gave her a wink -d
So Levana smiled a little to herself as she left Doctor Clarence's office, thinking she ought to go home and pack. Pack what, she had no clue - everything was really provided for them. But maybe going home would let her realise that she was actually leaving it.
"There she is," she heard someone say in the cacophony of noise in the hospital hall, but she only turned around when she heard, "Doctor Gallagher, hey!"
She turned around to see the man Doctor Clarence had introduced her to, Major Rex Blackburn, and another young man she hadn't seen before. And she knew it to be true since she wasn't used to seeing white people around here. She did a double take, but tried not to make it obvious as she came over. "Hello... Major," she greeted Rex, not sure if that was right, before looking towards the other who named her with a smile, "And I'm sorry, uh - ?"
"Doctor Seph Mead," the man smiled. "I'll be joining you both on the ship."
"Well lovely to meet you."
"Rex and I were just talking about maybe going out for a celebratory drink. Would you like to join?"
Levana was taken aback. She looked between the two men, and casually asked, "Just us?"
"Oh, no - there are several other doctors and sergeants joining us. What do you say?"
From their brief encounter, Levana didn't feel any instinct not to trust Rex, though she didn't know Seph from Adam. So she smiled and nodded. "Sure. We going now?"-d
[6/10/2014 8:32:54 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex was outside with another Doctor, he seemed like a good man, the two of them were talking about the ship they would be traveling on until Doctor Gallagher came out with them. "Doctor" he greeted back when she did so to him, using titles, Seph went ahead to ask her to come with them to celebrate them going into space, truth be told, it was his first time being shot off the planet as well. "Yes, we are going now, it's not far the bar is only a few blocks away" he said it as though it was only across the street, he thought for a moment, wondering if she did want to go or not, but he didn't let her answer. "Lets go" he said with a grin, starting to walk in the direction where theyw ould be meeting the others. "So how long have you been interested in Meesan, Doctor Gallagher?" he asked her, turning his head to watch her reaction. -d/fail
[6/10/2014 8:40:39 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & the others | She guessed she wouldn't have time to change. At least she had some nice black slacks on and a white top, so as she passed by one of the nurses she quickly deposited her labcoat with them. "I'd say since I was a teenager, which was... a little while ago," she said with a laugh. "But really I only gained an interest recently."
"As everyone has!" Seph chimed in to the conversation which hadn't been directed to him. "It really is a good thing the leadership of the tribe changed."
Levana looked at Seph curiously. "Why does that matter?"
He looked at her with shock. "Because it means that the Quixinars will finally work with us. Finally actually help with our cause. The new leader seems pretty lax. Let Sik in and everything."
"Huh. Well that's good, I assume." Levana turned back to Rex. "What about you? What will you be doing over there, anyway?"-d
[6/10/2014 8:46:23 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex had his hands in his pockets as they walked, watching as the doctor handed her coat away to a nurse as they moved away from the hospital. "I'll be taking over for Sik, Not that he knows it yet" he chuckled as they walked. "The old man has done his job, get us into the clan so we can learn about them and whatnot, I won't be doing that though, that'll be your guys jobs to keep up with them aliens" he said as he pressed a button on the curb so they can cross the street, he turned to the two doctors. "More to the point, I'll be there to make sure you two don't come back in a bodybag" he grinned and then took the chance to have a real good look at Levana. -d
[6/10/2014 8:51:32 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & Seph | The two looked at one another at that statement. Levana nwo had half a mind to head back and tell Doctor Clarence she quit. An hour after being hired. "Wait... what?"
Seph blinked spastically. "Wait, we're actually being sent into the tribe /itself/?"
Levana breathed out slowly, the rise and fall of her large breasts becoming more obvious. "I thought we were just going to be doing autopsies!"
Seph shook his head. "Well, we are as screwed as Obamacare."
She slowly looked at the doctor, arching an eyebrow as if to say 'What century are you in?' before looking back to Rex. "I hope we'll be protected then. Seem pretty savage from what I heard."-d
[6/10/2014 8:55:27 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex shook his head at what they said. "No, you'll be going to watch them, no interactions without permission and so on, you will be doing autopsies, if they approve, we don't know yet" he turned around as the street lights turned red and the buzzer went off for them to cross the street. "You will be protected, as for the planet itself, I'm sure it's dangerous, as for the tribe, I have no idea it's my first time going" he chuckled, wondering how well they would take that piece of information. They walked for a little while longer before they arived at the bar. "Here we are" he smiled, he was ready for drinks, opening the door for both the doctors, mostly for Levana before he entered himself. -d
[6/10/2014 9:02:26 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & the others | Levana and Seph exchanged anxious looks. Yep, she was definitely ready for a drink. The place was pretty crowded, with people shooting virtual pool, some yelling at the television and others actually at the bar. There was a dance floor that seemed to have some people on it.
Levana walked up and handed her card over to the bartender. "Margarita, please," she said, needing something to cool her down from the heat of outside. She looked between the men. "What do you want?"
"I've got my own," Seph said, ordering a whiskey.
"So, who else is coming?"
He thought for a moment. "Well, they hired three other scientists today, and Major will have to answer how many of his military people are coming."-d
[6/10/2014 9:06:42 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex walked upto the bar behind Levana heard what she ordered, shaking his head. "What a girls drink" he scoffed. "Scotch on the rocks" he ordered as he jumped onto the bar stool and spun around it once to look around the place. "Hmm, Military?, about a hundred" he said casually as he spun back, his drink was there. "Ahh" he smiled and downed the drink with little or no hesitation. "Another thanks" he ordered. as he looked at Levana. "I can pay for myself as well thank you" he was a little late for that reply, but it was a responce none the less. "Order something heavy" he dared her -d
[6/10/2014 9:11:51 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & Seph | "Wait, a hundred are coming here or on the ship?"
"I'm going to assume the latter," Seph chuckled, gesturing around him. "This bar isn't that huge."
At the dare, Levana arched an eyebrow. "And get hammered on my first night on the job? You may just report me, officer. I think I'll stick with this," she laughed. She thought for a second. "Hang on. If you're taking over from Sik, and you told us he doesn't know... did he get fired?"
"Yep," Seph said. "I knew that much. Dismissed pretty quickly."
"But... why? He opened negotiations with the Quixinars."
"I dunno. Some hoohah amongst the workers. They didn't like him as a personal generally, I think."-d
[6/10/2014 9:15:38 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex rolled his eyes at the question of a hundred coming here or the ship. "Are you sure you're smart?" he asked after Seph explained what common sense should have told her. "And for the record, you're not on the job yet, this is down time, now, Drink!" he lifted his new drink off the bar and downed it in one go once more, before wanting another, listening about Sik, he spoke up. "I don't know why he was fired, I don't even care, all I know is, I got promoted" he smirked at that. "Once i get on that ship, I'm not a Major, I'll be Colonel" he smiled as he took a drink of his next scotch, not downing it again, knowing his limits. -d
[6/10/2014 9:24:30 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & Seph | She frowned at his comment and was about to retort the insult when Seph ordered another drink. "I'm still going on this one, thanks," she said. Alcohol and her did not go down well. She decided, so he didn't question her intelligence, she wouldn't ask what the difference between Major and Colonel was. She just smiled politely at Rex. "Well, congratulations to you. I'm sure you'll do a wonderful job."
Seph gave a snort of laughter.
She rounded on him. "What? Does your glass tell jokes?"
"All I can say is I'm glad the Quixinars don't know how to pick up on lies because that was one of them." Levana ground her teeth. Seph relented. "I was joking."
She smiled a little. "It's fine. Though I'm not sure why you feel the need to when you're a joke all your own." Leaving Seph to ponder that for a moment, she gave Rex a sympathetic glance. "I did mean that sincerely. It is brave of you to take on something this big."-d
[6/10/2014 9:32:05 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| The major was leaning on the bar as the two bickered, Seph was having a go at Levana about her congratulations to him being a lie, but he laughed when her comeback was just.. it was mean and quickwitted. "That was good" he chuckled and looked back at Levana when she turned back to him, he shrugged at what she said. "It isn't bravery" he told her as before taking a drink of his scotch. "It's duty" he gave her a slight wink, before he looked around the bar once more. "Most of these guys, they have family they want to make sure are set for life, some are here for themselves, others for loyalty of their country" his eyes came to set on a young man, he was clearly younger then eighteen and he was in a bar.
"Excuse me" he told Levana without looking at her, the young man was dressed in an army uniform if levana watched Rex move to him. Thankfully the music was loud and so were the people, but the ones who were near could hear Rex having a go at the young man, snatching the beer from his hands, If levana was looking, she would be able to see that Rex was pissed and that his mouth movement clearly indicated that he was yelling in the poor kids ear.
At the end of it, the kid and two other officers left the building as Rex watched them go, before he returned to his seat next to Levana. "Some, are here for their own selfish reasons" he told her as he sat, frowning as he drank his drink.
[6/10/2014 9:43:19 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & Seph | Levana watched Rex leave for a moment, until Seph called her back to earth. "I don't know how I'm going to survive ten years with you," he muttered.
Levana chuckled. "I don't know how I will with you, either. But I think it's just a matter of - oooh, crap."
"Yes it is a big pile of crap."
"No - look." Seph followed her gaze to where Rex was yelling at a young man. The two of them grimaced, and found some common ground now. They had gotten it wrong - how were they going to survive with /him/?
Levana put a smile back on her face as Rex came back. Seph was contemplative. "Hmm, well I suppose many reasons that we are there are selfish, isn't it?"
"How do you mean?" Levana asked him.
"We're basically experimenting on sentient beings. These Quixinars aren't just, you know, walking piles of flesh."
"We need to look out for our own, Seph."
"Yeah, well, I still see this turning into an I Am Legend cross Avatar."
Levana exchanged a confused look with Rex before looking back to Seph. "What cross what now?"
"Aye. Never mind. Watch those and you'll see. They were made last century."-d
[6/10/2014 9:58:32 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex saw how the two looked when he returned, he let it settle for a while as they spoke as he drank, he sighed and lent back against the bar. "So was that scary for you both?" he asked, nodding to where he was before. "You've never seen how a surperiour officer yell at their men for doing wrong?" he frowned at them both. "Bet you didn't know that young man was sixteen, right?" he scoffed and turned back to his drink before he placed the bottle of beer he yanked off the teens hand onto the table with a smack. "News flash!" he was talking to both of them. "It doesn't matter, The Quixinars are our races only hope of survival, we need to do whatever to takes to get what we need" he said as he finished his scotch and started to drink from the beer he took from the kid. -d/fail
[6/10/2014 10:03:50 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & Seph | Seph looked back towards the bar, and nudged Levana. "Hey I spy some of the other scientists! Shall I bring them over?"
She followed his gaze, and nodded, letting him go drag them back here. She turned to Rex then, sitting a little better on her chair. "So how long have you been in the military for?"-d
[6/10/2014 10:08:41 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| The Major growled lightly, he was still a little pissed at Devon who was trying to sneak in beers, he knew full well he was underaged, Rex didn't care if he was in the army or not, he didn't hear what Seph and Levana spoke about until she turned to him and asked how long he had been in the Military for. "Seven years" he said, feeling himself calm down. "How long had you been a doctor for, Including studying and working to become one?" he asked, adding the working and studying in because he knew it took a long time before you could actually become a proper doctor. -d
[6/10/2014 10:12:04 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | Wow she hated that question. Because the truth was, with the way the world was today, education had been sped up. "Five years," she replied in turn. So, she'd be 23. With the damn virus going around they needed more and more doctors, so the system had been pumping them out like phones in a factory. She had been pushed to work harder, faster, more efficiently. Somehow through all the stress she'd made it to the top. "Studied for three, working for two."-d
[6/10/2014 10:15:17 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex was twenty-five, being int he army since he was out of high school. "Well at least some people need to be Doctors" he told her as he drank the beer. "Man Devon.. bad taste.." he shook his head and placed the beer down. "Another scotch please" he asked the bartender as he pushed his glass towards him, Rex nodded at him in thanks and sipped his drink. "Got a life?" he asked Levana, looking at her. "You know, Anything that could stop you from going" -d
[6/10/2014 10:17:02 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | She watched as he drank his, what, sixth scotch now? How was he standing? She didn't ask, but answered his question. She had to think for a while. "My niece. Bree," she said, before she realised how tenuous that was. It didn't count. "She's five. She won't remember me. So... no. You?"-d
[6/10/2014 10:20:10 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex was upto his fourth drink, it was easy since this was his last one for a while. "No initmate family?, no boyfriend or girlfriend, or however or whatever floats your boat?" he asked as he took another sip, before he answered her. "No, I have no family, the virus took them" he told her chewed on his tongue for a second. "Yeah.." as if to say 'it happened, no need to say sorry, i've been hearing it for such a long time, it has no affect on me anymore, or ever did' -d
[6/10/2014 10:22:09 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "No partner, no," Levana told him, before he said about the virus. Not uncommon at all. In fact she wouldn't have been surprised if most of the workers going to Meesan were in the same boat. "And I guess we understand each other then. Virus got mine, as well..." She shrugged. "Surrounded by death every day these days."-d
[6/10/2014 10:26:01 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex nodded at what she said about death. "Sure as hell keeps the bars around" he chuckled softly as he looked at his drink as he thought. "You think the grey aliens will save us from this virus?, They're so.. Primitive, what help could those monkeys really give us?, we have so much technology at our disposal.. and yet this virus mutates so quickly that we can't keep up with it.. Just how the hell can they help us Levana, just tell me that" it wasn't really a question, Rex had been questioning his motives to go to that planet ever since he said yes, thing was he had no idea if it was a waste of time or not. -d
[6/10/2014 10:28:08 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | Unfortunately, she had no answer. No real confirmed one anyway. "Well, the blood sample suggested it had something," she said casually, taking a sip of her drink. "But we need more tests to see if it's actually true. I have to say I hope it's true because otherwise, we are literally knocking on heaven's door. Or Hell's gate, either way."-d
[6/10/2014 10:31:23 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex nodded at that and spoke up again. "You know there is a place actually called 'Hells Gate'?, yeah, go figure that place is in Australia though" he chuckled softly and looked at Levana. "It's not really a place though, It's a small nock carved out by the ocean in the side of a cliff, the tide is always pulling into the nock, which is covered in sharp rocks and a shear cliff face.. People have died getting caught in there, Thus Hell's gate" he said, just making small talk. -d
[6/10/2014 10:44:28 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "Huh. Well, Major, you just educated me - congratulations," she smiled, very impressed. She honestly hadn't known that at all. "Sounds painful." She looked back to where Seph was, to find him gone. She scoffed. "Go figure. Scientists spend time with scientists, doctors with doctors... Frankly I'm surprised he didn't leave sooner."-d
[6/10/2014 10:46:29 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex turned to see what she meant, and to see Seph was gone, like gone, he couldn't see him. "Hmm, Go figure" he chuckled and finished his drink. "I don't know about that really" he shrugged and looked at Levana, taking advantage that she was looking away to look at her figure for a little while, before she turned back, he looked away. -d
[6/10/2014 10:48:17 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "Well," she said, looking back at him. She couldn't be sure, but was he looking at her before? "Don't you spend more time with the military than with other groups?" She shrugged. They were making small talk and they both knew it. For another goal? She wasn't sure.-d
[6/10/2014 10:50:19 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex looked back at Levana and chuckled softly, he shook his head. "None of them will want to talk to me, I'm soon to be their head officer, no one here in the military will talk to me the same way you are talking to me right now" he scoffed and played with the ice in his glass. -d
[6/10/2014 10:55:21 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | She tilted her head, confused. "Why?" she asked. "Are they scared of you now that you have the power to fire them?" It was a valid point,
but perhaps they were scared around him for other reasons.-d
[6/10/2014 10:56:48 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex shook his head a litte. "Not just that, they will all just suck up to me and shit" he groaned softly, looking around the room. "Plus, we've all been trained to follow orders and respect command, I can't ever be friends with those under me, it sends the wrong message" he stated gently -d
[6/10/2014 11:06:16 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "Huh. Interesting. I was always told to try and be friends with those under me so I know who has my back. Plus it makes an easier working environment." She thought for a moment. They were going to the hardest and harshest environment anyway. Probably nothing would make it easier. "We're not going to die out there... are we?"-d
[6/10/2014 11:08:20 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex looked at Levana as she said that and shrugged at her. "That's what squads are for" he told her when she said about the 'who's got your back' thing, he grabbed one of the ice cubes and poped it into his mouth to suck and chew on before he answer her next question. "No" he told her flat out. "Not if i have anything to say about it" -d
[6/10/2014 11:13:23 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | Levana smiled wistfully. "Well, I have to admit, that is reassuring," she said honestly. "I don't think I'd like to return with all my salary deposited on my casket." But, she was being silly. She glanced at Rex, taking in his face. Probably the margarita, but he was quite handsome. She couldn't really deny that. Though she was trying.-d
[6/10/2014 11:16:57 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| He returned her smile and nodded. "You're very welcome Levana" he chuckled softly as he turned to look at the bar, he could tell by looking in the corner of his eye that she was looking at his face for some reason, but he looked away to make sure his men weren't making complete fools of themselves. -d
[6/10/2014 11:21:26 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana & the others | Levana was about to open her mouth when the bartender placed a napkin on the bar and then topped it off with a dark brown cocktail. She arched her eyebrow. "I didn't order - "
"From the guy across the bar," the bartender told her, about to take her margarita from her.
She frowned. "Hey, I haven't finished that," she told him, before glancing at the man he had been talking about. He was watching her like she was something to eat. She didn't even take in if he was attactive or not before looking at the bartender. "How much is that?"
"$35," she replied.
Jesus Christ, he really expected something from that. She shook her head, passed the tender her credit card, and told her to charge it. "Fucking hell," she mumbled, shooting a 'No, honey' glance over to the man. No one was getting her like that. And she didn't like to owe people.-d
[6/10/2014 11:25:02 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex looked at the drink that was presented infront of her, it looked really brown, when the bartender pointed out who it was, he leaned back so he could see, giving the guy the death stare to hell and back so he could send him back again, before he lent back on the bar. "What a fucking pussy" he shook his head and looked at the drink. "he sends you a drink, instead of being a man and coming over here to you" he scoffed and shook his head. "I hate people sometimes" he didn't really mean to say the last bit outloud, he was a little drunk to the point where he thought it, and his mouth moved with his thought. -d
[6/10/2014 11:27:08 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | Levana glanced at the drink. It smelt like a chocolate milkshake. She chuckled at Rex. "I was going to offer you this to drink but I think you've had enough, Mr. Major," she told him with a sly smile. "Perhaps we ought to end the party. Your group seem fairly well behaved." As she said that, she heard a punch come through the air behind her. She sighed. Well, they were better behaved than most military people.-d
[6/10/2014 11:29:12 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| He chuckled at what she said and smiled widely. "Why do you think i don't have a drink in my hands?" he laughed before he heard the sound of a fist flying though the air, Rex sighed and turned to see the guy who swung, trip over his missed punch and fell over himself, as the others laughed at him. "Right.. I think i do want to leave before i get in the middle of something while drunk" he chuckled softly before he got up -d
[6/10/2014 11:32:27 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "C'mon you," she said. Taking care of someone drunk wasn't really her idea of a good time, but hey, it was better than knowing he was sick. The doctor in her wouldn't allow it. She patted his arm, sliding off the stool before reaching into her bag. She tossed a pill to him. "Take that. And not with alcohol," she said, asking the bartender for a water. "One of those and it will sober you right up."-d
[6/10/2014 11:34:33 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex was up on his feet, being in the military gives you a firm stance and he had one.. even while intoxicated he stood firm and with power, not as intimidating, but still. "Hmm?" he asked as he took the pill. "God i love the future" he chuckled and took the pill, letting out a breath after he swallowed it. "Not working" he said jsut a second after he took the pill. -d
[6/10/2014 11:48:15 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | She shook her head. Military grunts, honestly. She smiled sympathetically. "Give it a few minutes. You'll feel its effects soon and you'll be right back to normal. And after that... don't drink for the next hour at least, okay? Else you'll be on the floor before you can say 'Tequila'."-d
[6/10/2014 11:50:26 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex sat back down and rubbed his eyes, turning to look at Levana and smiled. "I'm not drinking after this anyway, I hardly doubt there will be beer on Meesan" he chuckled and looked at her, not really hiding it this time. -d/fail
[6/10/2014 11:52:14 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | Her brown eyes locked onto his. She smirked a little. "Is there something wrong with my hair?" she queried. "You've been looking at me almost all night."-d
[6/10/2014 11:53:30 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex looked back up at her face and shook his head. "No, nothing is wrong with you at all" he chuckled and looked at her smirk. "But you knew this already, didn't you?" he grinned back at her -d
[6/10/2014 11:55:06 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | She arched a perfectly shaped eyebrow. "What are you insinuating, Major?" she asked softly. Insinuating she knew she was beautiful? What a laugh. She didn't think that at all.-d
[6/10/2014 11:56:50 PM] Andrew Daley: Rex| he could feel the effects of the pill now, feeling the fog in his brain lifting. "You knew that I was looking at you and you know damn well that.." he looked her over again and smirked. ".. There is nothing wrong with you at all beautiful" he chuckled softly and looked at her eyes. -d
[6/10/2014 11:58:13 PM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | 'Beautiful'? It was cheesy, but she could barely hide the fuzzy feeling of happiness she got when he said that. She sat back down on a stool, looking at him. "I suppose you're not too bad yourself," she told him honestly.-d
[7/10/2014 12:00:25 AM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex smirked at her as she sat back down next to him. "Not half bad?, come on, you've got to give me more then that" he chuckled gently and looked at Levana. "Plus i can feel the effects of that Pill now, so i'm going to remember this converstation" he grinned -d
[7/10/2014 12:01:51 AM] Keelee Hadland: Levana | "Ah, damn," she smirked, "So I guess I can't tell you how attractive I actually find you." She shrugged. "Too bad, so sad. Guess you'll have to wait an hour or more to find out, because whatever I'm going to say, it won't be while you're sober."-d
[7/10/2014 12:03:16 AM] Andrew Daley: Rex| Rex chuckled when she said that. "Well i guess that is to bad.. because if i wasn't sober, I would have asked if you wanted to get out of this place, after you told me how attractive you found me" he smirked and gave her a wink -d