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Dean leaned up off the hood of the car head swimming, he felt like he just got his brain rattled. He turned and watched castle leave. Turning back to Will Dean could tell Will agreed. Dean tucked his gun away and angrily stormed off. Making his way back up to the ship he walked past Kristin. He tried to stop him and tell him something but he was so mad he didn't even see her he didn't break his gate. Dean went to find some place to calm down. He was mad as hell not only for what that jackass just did, but he hated feeling helpless. Not being able do anything at that moment was killing him. Because he certainly wasn't helpless, he considered himself one of the stronger people on the ship. Still he couldn't believe that ass guy the drop on him. He pulled his cassette player out of his pack and put on his headphones and pressed play. Sitting down on a bench and just staring out over the water Dean tried to relax though he was still fuming.
When the girl asked Kristen if Lucas could come with them downstairs to read a bedtime story for her, he was allowed to do so. By the time he finished, both girls had fallen asleep, Lily in her bed and Kristen close to him. He was surprised, but didn`t mind. Truth be told he had long wanted to be this close to Kristen, because he had secretly admired her from afar ever since the moment they met. In his eyes she was a beautiful woman, whom he had grown to love in every single way. However that wasn`t the only reason why he helped out with the child, well perhaps partially it was, though he cared about her too. It just so happened to be an extra benefit.
With a smile he looked down at Kristen who cuddled up close, and then put the book away as quiet he could. Eventually he too fell asleep, and when morning arrived the next day, he spent the first few hours talking to the little girl. As Kristen woke up she awkwardly expressed her apologize for sleeping on him, to which he answered politely. “No worries, it was nice.” He smiled and stared at her, not realizing that he did.
As Jace went about the ship and called for everybody topside, Lucas followed the girls above. He listened to what was said and grabbed some food, thinking that it was clever that they got to know each other a little better. Then out of the blue, a woman called from beyond the gate, pleading for help. It was Nicole and she was severely wounded. How on earth did she end up there? He thought to himself and witnessed Jace wasting no time to grab her. Within a matter of minutes she was inside the ship and on a bed, ready to be treated. Kristen who had experience being a medical doctor was brought to attention and she told Lucas to take care of Lily, which he did without complain.
After hours of waiting with the little girl, Kristen came back saying she was done. Electricity had come on and she had taken a shower, something that was apparent by how clean she looked. “Woah, you look…” He began saying in awe, then Lily finished, adding. “Pretty.” He chuckled and rubbed her hair, glancing over Kristen. “Heh, yeah…you showered? Wow, that’s…a foreign concept.” Lucas smiled and heard her say that she could watch the girl if he wanted to do the same. “Thank you, I think I will.” He answered and left them alone.
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Post by Branden "Ironman" Phelps on May 17, 2016 19:42:53 GMT -5
Branden tried to make things better for Jace, but knew no matter what he said or did, only Nicole could turn things around. He listened to what his friend had to say and he heard the doubts, which reminded him all the more about how he had acted. It was like seeing himself in a mirror, except that the roles were now reversed. It gave him a whole new perspective on things, and by thinking back did his mind trace to Jess who he spent the night with. Maybe it hadn`t been so bad afterall, maybe after the things that had happened they deserved each other?
Knocking the thoughts aside, he replied to Jace once he finished talking. "The bayou wasn`t safe, you know this. Sure it might have had people to watch out for things, but it`s defenses were weak. This place is a helluva lot better, and a good home, to everyone and I`m sure Skylar will be thanking you sooner than later for giving her son a safe home to grow up in. Don`t let this tear you apart brother, you`re stronger than this."
Just as he finished speaking the power came on and Skylar came out of the room, saying that Nicole was stabilized and ready to receive visitors. Jace stood up and thanked her, turning to Branden for a simple matter, asking if he could check up on whoever was running the electricty. "I will, I`ll let you know later what became of it." He patted Jace on the shoulder and left him to have his moment with the girl, heading for a walk throughout the ship.
After a long time trying to figure out who had turned the power on, almost getting lost in attempt, Branden finally reached the area where the generators was stored. As he stepped into the room he found Dominique there looking over the various switches, turning off whatever wasn`t necessary to them. "Ahem...you running the show?" He asked clearing his throat, startling the poor man. Dominique immediately replied and began to tell all about it, which lasted a lot longer than Branden wished to hear. "Alright, I`ll leave you to it." He said when finished and went to see what else he could do, passing Camila by in the hallway.
As he got up to the deck, he found Jess leaning against the railing, eating whatever she had found. He stopped and stared at her, uncertain what to say, though decided to be a man about it. Without a word he walked up to her and leaned against the railing right next to her, staring off into nothing as he humbly began. "Hey...how are you doing?" It was the very same words she had asked him the day before, which could have seemed a bit ironic considering their situation, as if it had gone full circle.
Dominique was switching the switches on and off when the big biker guy joined him in the room, startling him as he asked whether it was he who was responsible for the electricity on board. With a big satisfied grin he explained the situation to him, going into details that was far beyond the area of knowledge to a common biker, though ended it with talk about what he wished to do. Saying that he wished to speak to Jace about putting a schedule up, so that people later would know when they could use the power and when they couldn`t. However he was open to have Branden mention it if he so wished, knowing nothing about what had happened to Nicole or what kind of state Jace was in. He had not been around to see the things go down, nor was Branden in any talkative mood to reveal it.
When the biker left him to his own business, he continued to do what he had done before being interrupted, but shortly after he again was visited. This time it was a woman who approached him, which was easy to figure out considering how light footed she was compared to the man. When she entered the room he had his back turned, though he heard who it was by just listening to her voice. "I`m sure they will, but that`s not why I`m doing this." He said focused, looking over the panel that distributed the power. "I`m just pulling my weight around here, like any other no doubt will do soon enough. Being an engineer, this is what I do. If my skills can make life better, I will."
He turned around to get a good look at her, and what he saw astonished him. She had taken a shower, that much was apparent by her wet hair, how clean she looked compared to him, and etc, though what enticed him the most was the way she looked. "Mmmmhm, you`ve taken advantage of the situation I see, hot damn! I mean...good." Dom spoke frankly with intention, giving a cheeky smile and a wink as he leaned against the setup behind him. "So, what can I do for you? Is there anything I can do to be of assistance?" He questioned, looking her over while she still was in a towel.
Jace spoke his words to Nicole and when he looked up at her. The only response he got was ‘Mm’ and she was asleep. He was really amazed she stayed awake as long as she did. He rose to his feet and leaned over placing a kiss on her forehead. He removed the chain from his neck with his cross on it. Sliding his class ring off him he placed it on the chain. With the he put the necklace in her left hand and left it on her stomach. “I’ll come see you later.” He said quietly and turned to leave the bay.
He glanced back once to see her sleeping there but all it did was bring upon thing anger inside of him. He was glad she was okay and alive but it didn’t change his mind. He would find this Myers one day and when he did the man would pay. Jace made his next stop grabbing a clean change of clothes and Turned on the shower in his quarters. When he got the water the dried blood washed off of him. He watched the dark water run down the drain and he just felt a new sense of coldness flow through him. He still felt it was his fault for not making sure she went with someone else.
Though she should’ve known better He knew the army had a battle buddy system. He had friends in the service and he would go places with them because of the fact it was drilled into their brains never go anywhere without your battle buddy. After the shower he was dressed and headed above to find William. When he came above deck he noticed on of the new guys listening to music looking pretty pissed off but he ignored it. He had bigger fish to fry and plans to make. He was looking for Castle and William his eyes glanced around the ship deck.
He was William coming back from the HUMVEE and his eyes still searched and found his target up above. “Castle is it? I need to discuss things with you.” Jace said looking up at the man then he turned to meet William at the front of the deck. “Well I got some intel from Nicole when she woke up. Once Castle gets down here we can get into that.” He said looking at William with a small smile.
Camila stood watching the man fumbling with breakers and switches. She figured he was trying to figure what was useful and what wasn’t necessary. He spoke that he was just trying to pull his weight being a engineer which made her smirk. When he finally did turned around he made a comment about her taking advantage of the shower and apparently he liked her looks. She wondered if he knew that she would rip out his heart and feed it to him with ease.
“Well for starts you can stop looking me over like I’m a piece of meat. You couldn’t handle me even in your wildest dreams.” Camila said rolling her eyes at his cheeky smile and ignored his questions about what he could do for her. She moved towards the panels using her body to push him aside she started flipping off things they wouldn’t need to conserve fuel for the generators. “You may have been a civilian engineer and I give you credit for getting the power going. You are stepping into my field of expertise and you are going to be over your head figure out what we don’t need baby.”
She said in a sarcastic yet somewhat friendly tone. Her back stayed turned to him as she kept flipping switches. Stopping for a moment she pulled her hair back in a bun and went back to work. Not really because it was in the way she was letting more skin be shown and she wanted to see just how big of balls this man had. He seemed like a flirt but she wanted to know if he would act on it. “My MOS or job in your terms is Combat Engineer. This ship is in my neck of the woods.”
Jess was enjoying the peace and quiet and being clean after a shower. That was such a distant concept having power and running water. The evening was nice and everyone was down showering or in their little groups enjoying the safety not having to run anywhere was nice. This was perhaps the first calm time she had a chance to just breathe and not be worried about anything. The movement out of the corner of her eye made her jump to the side and takes a few steps back. There he was the man from last night that didn’t speak a word to her this morning.
He asked her the same thing that she had asked him the night before. She didn’t really wanted to speak to him and she wasn’t trying to think about it. Not that she remember much of anything anyway. “Oh so now you talk.” She said in a flat tone as she leaned against the rail a few foot away now her eyes on the water looking into the distance. She really didn’t know what else to say to the man because she really didn’t remember last night. She knew it didn’t mean anything to her because she didn’t know this man.
The fact that he even touched her made her skin crawl. Not because he was horrible to look at but because she still didn’t trust men. The scars of the past ran so deep in her mind. Last night was to forget the past and anything else that occurred in that night. “Listen whatever happened last night doesn’t need to get out to anyone. If your worried ill blab and make you look bad for it then don’t worry.” She said with a glance to him then back to the water.
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Kristen stood in front of Lucas and smiled down at the little girl. His face facial expression was clear amazement. He spook about her looks but his voice trailed off and Lily seemed to finished his thought. “Awe you think I’m pretty?” Kristen said with a smile glancing from Lucas down to the little girl. She looked back at Lucas when he said he would go and grab and shower then he left them alone. She turned and watched as he was walking away.
“Hey Luke Wait up a second. “ She said as her and lily followed him. Once she reached his side she kissed his cheek. “You make a great pillow. Thanks for that by the way.” Kristen said with a smile and headed inside to get lily her bath. “do you like Lucas?” The little girl said while Kristen was helping her get clean. “Yeah he’s my friend.” Kristen said with a smile and funny expression “I know that but do you like him more.” Lily She said with a equally funny face which made Kristen laugh. “I don’t know.” Kristen replied and got the girl dried and in clean clothes.
“well you kissed him. So that means you like him.” The little girl beamed in a happy voice. “Oh does it now?” Kristen said leaving the shower room with the girl and back to the crew quarters to check on Nicole. “Go sit over on your bed and keep quiet okay Ms. Nicole needs her rest for her booboos.” Kristen said and the girl ran off to her bed. Kristen kneeled by the bed and wrapped the cuff around her arm. Then placed her stethoscope on Nicole’s chest her blood pressure was stable. Grabbing her Bag she pulled out a needle and a bottle of morphine.
She administered the drug to make sure she would sleep and not be in too much pain. After that she took lily’s hand and went back above deck to let lily run and play for a bit before bed.
Post by Alexander Castle on May 18, 2016 13:09:40 GMT -5
Guard duty was a boring one, but someone had to keep everyone's asses safe. And no one seemed to be thinking about it aside from him, so he stayed up there. Hopefully, Will would do as Castle had asked of him, and went to fetch the sniper rifle or some other long range weapon they might have gotten from Ft. Polk. Castle hadn't yet been able to see everything, but he was thinking about the safety of everyone now. A couple of 50 cals if they had them, sniper or two. It would help to make this place a lot more secure. The second problem they had was the fact that this ship was too big for them all to defend properly. They would have to have some pretty good plans on how to cover such a large area with such a small crew.
It seemed that one by one everyone was heading off to shower, good for them. He thought with a slight chuckle. as he pushed his aviator sunglasses back up to cover his eyes. Not long after, Jace came out, calling up to Castle that he had needed to speak to him. Though he wouldn't say what. "Well, get someone up here to stand guard and I'll come see what you want." He wasn't going to abandon his post. He didn't want to be stuck up there all day, but the only thing more boring than guard duty was talking to Jace.
When someone did finally come up to stand guard, Castle informed them of what areas to watch most. Likely points of attack and all that jazz. He then headed inside the ship to make his way down and 'report' to Jace. "What's up?"
Just as Lucas went to take a shower, Kristen told him to hold up for a minute, and as he did she came on over and kissed him on the left cheek, thanking him for being a good pillow last night. It completely took him off guard; she did something he for a long time had been longing to feel and immediately it made him smile. As he looked at her speechless, he blushed and felt a tingling sensation rush through his body. He watched her walk back to Lily, though it left him in deep thoughts as he wondered why? Why had she done it? Was there a meaning behind it, or was it just that? No matter what it was, it gave him hope and satisfied he went on with his business.
When he reached the shower, he took off his clothes and left them by the door. He stepped onto the cold floor, hesitantly turned the handle around and placed himself under the sprinkler. Warm water shot out and had him startled, which trailed off him with ease. He hadn`t showered in years and experiencing something like that again was like recovering a forgotten memory. After a few minutes, not trying to use up the warm water, he called it quit. He turned it off and wrapped himself in a towel, heading to the sink next.
He found an old razor blade in one of the cabinets and by washing it clean of any bacteria, he took it to use, though applied some cream onto his beard first. Carefully he scraped it off, one piece at a time, wanting to look clean shaven as he had used to be before the world went to shit. When he was done, he used the towel to scrub his face clean and by looking in the mirror he got a hard time adjusting to the new image. Lucas finished up, got dressed and went back the way he had come, looking for Kristen and Lily.
Post by Branden "Ironman" Phelps on May 18, 2016 17:38:03 GMT -5
Branden initiated the new conversation with Jess after everything that had happened, though regretted it almost immediately. He had no idea how she would react, for all he knew she could still be mad at him for leaving without a word. And sure enough, when she answered him in a sour flat tone, he knew where it was going. It gave him a bad feeling, though knew his actions were justified by how he had felt. He watched as she moved away from him and leaned against the rail on the opposite side, looking over the water. He didn`t like the way she avoided him, but understood it. Letting go of a heavy sigh, he hesitantly stepped forward, stopping a few paces behind her as he listened to what else she had to say.
She mentioned that he didn`t need to worry about her telling the others of what they did, in case he feared the consequences of being stamped as an emotionless jerk. It was something he appreciated, not that he had thought she would, but still, it was good to hear her say it out loud. Honestly his mind was kind of divided on the topic, on one hand he was glad they spent the night together, on the other he feared what it meant, as if he had dishonored his girlfriend by jumping into it too soon. "Thank you, I appreciate it...but I..." He replied and paused halfway through the sentence, rethinking how to proceed. "Yes, let`s....keep this between ourselves, for now."
He wanted to say more, yet failed to come up with anything else. With a heavy heart and mind, looking her over as she kept her back turned to him, he left. Maybe it was for the best? If they had something to say later, then they could, as he saw it none of them were going anywhere, the ship was their home now and it would be for a long time to come. Branden went downstairs, took a shower, then picked a bed in the male quarters. He was so tired that he quickly passed out once he laid down, catching up on whatever sleep he had missed out on.
When Castle finally made it down to join him and William He let his gaze shit from William to Castle. His expression wasn’t friendly and it was more towards the cold side. “My brothers believes you can be trusted and ive known him long enough to trust his judgement of people.” Jace said in a flat and firm tone. “I’ve spoken with Nicole When she woke up. She said the man who did with was with the army. Claims they have outposts from here in Baton Rouge somewhere to Alexandria.” He said his eyes going back and forth between the two that seemed to form his council.
“She also said he introduced himself rank first. The same way one of the new soldiers did to me last night. Now it could just be a coincidence but then again we don’t know them. She says to ask the new ones about the names Hall and Myers. See how they react?” He paused before he continued. “I still believe we should just watch them. If we ask questions and it could spook them we can’t fight back if they go and get back up.”
“People here need Training and I would like to put you in charge of that Castle. That’s the only way this place will stay safe. Things need to change and get into order which will start first thing in the morning. Today was a setback but we can start fresh in the morning.” Jace said his eyes stopping on Castle. No he didn’t care for the man or his attitude but He was trustworthy as far as keeping watch so for. He just didn’t like his attitude much and the way he got into Nicole’s head.
She told him to not look at her like a piece of meat, stating that she was too much of a woman for him to handle, even in his wildest of dreams. Sure enough, he could respect that, though to him it almost sounded like a challenge the way she said it, which intrigued him all the more. She was afterall standing there half naked, wrapped in just a towel with possibly nothing underneath. As she came on over and pushed him out of the way with a thump to the side, he chuckled as he almost tripped aside.
When he collected himself and turned around to look at what she did next, he listened to what else she had to say and she gave him credits for being a civilian engineer, though told him he was way over his head when it came to figuring out what each switch did, as that was her field of expertise. "Is that so?" He asked and folded his arms, glancing her over where she stood touching the panel.
She then pulled her hair up into a bun, revealing more skin for him to see. It was as if she wanted him to approach, but he was reluctant as he didn`t wish to upset her in any way. By the look of it she seemed tough, and she could probably kick his ass if she wanted too. She continued on by giving up facts about herself, saying she had used to be a combat engineer, which was different from the path he took. Nonetheless she would be of good use, especially since the vessel they found themselves on was a military ship.
Unable to resist, he decided to take the risk in getting closer, and as he stepped behind her, he moved his arms about and placed his hands on each side of hers. He peeked over her shoulder and breathed her in the neck, only to whisper. "In that case, we`re lucky to have you. Good thing I`m not the only engineer around, I`m sure you and me will be working a lot together then." He slowly retrieved his right hand, trailing his finger up her arm as he did and pressed closer.
Camila kept going through switches and turning most all the power off except what really was vital. Turning off the outside lights not needing attract any attention to their location she heard him ask her if what she said was so. “Yeah I doubt you even know what half of this stuff stands for. Have you ever worked on a military ship civilian? Nope don’t think so.” She said glancing at him then back to what she was doing. She was close to done adjusting knobs and flipping off switches after a few minutes.
She was going to turn and move when she watched his hands land on the panels on either side of hers. She allowed this because she wanted to see how long it took him to get to the point where she broke his hand. She could feel his breath on her neck which gave her chills for moment. He spoke about how they would be working closely together being both engineers. Man he was ballsy to thinking that he should get this close to a soldier and that he would just walk away from it.
She allowed him to do what he had done but her eyes glanced to his fingers running gently up her arm. Without a word she grabbed his right wrist and moved out that side. She twisted his arm and pinned it behind his back. “So tell me is this a move you pulled on all the ladies? Did it work in the past baby?” She said with a smirk on her face keeping a firm hold on his wrist. “Did you think about the fact that I could kill you with my index finger? Hmm I don’t think you did.” She said before letting his wrist go.
“I could’ve just killed you there just because you got sidetracked by me being a naked woman. Weak bro how are you going to defend yourself?” She said when he turned around. She moved close to him and leaned up pressing her lips to his for a few brief moments then backed away. “You got balls I give you that.” She said with a smirk and moved to grab the ball of clothing on the ground next to her M4 Bending over to pick stuff up pretty sure he wouldn’t try anything again.
Post by Alexander Castle on May 18, 2016 22:55:13 GMT -5
Castle heard what Jace had wanted to say, looking from him to Will and then back to Jace. As he thought about what had been said he scratched at his beard. He took a breath and let out a sigh. "Shit..." This... this was not good. "It's not uncommon for military personnel to introduce themselves rank first, but in this day and age it's fucking suicide to come rolling up on a group you know nothing about like they did. Will and I both agree that they aren't to be trusted, but you can't act now. Our boys aren't ready for what they could do... We would win a fight against then, sure, but their would be a good deal of casualties on our end."
He listened as Jace had said he wanted him in charge of training people, no doubt he was only asking because Nicole had gone and gotten herself shot up. But he was forced to agree with Jace on that subject, if this group wanted to stand a chance, they all needed training. He gave a nod of his head, signaling he would do it.
"For now, just keep an eye on them, but don't make it obvious we are doing it, or they might attack first. And we have children, which is a huge liability for our side... Not to mention I doubt half of our boys can shoot. And the women seem one step away from going off the deep end..." He paused to think as he scratched at his beard once more. "I've got a pretty good idea at to what we can do, but we should make a supply run... I saw a sports store back there and they would have paintball guns I'm sure. I don't want to waist the real ammo training these people. We also need to mount better defenses around here. As it stands, we don't stand a chance of holding this place if we come under attack."
As he gently trailed his finger up her bare arm and pressed closer, she suddenly grabbed his wrist, stepped aside and twisted his arm behind his back. He hissed out of pain, though kinda liked it. She didn`t take his approach to kindly now, or did she? It was something that made him speculate as she held onto him firmly, asking whether this was something he pulled on all the girls, and if it often worked out for him. With a big satisfied grin on his face he looked back at her, but said nothing. He didn`t want to boast about his past, nor did he wish to reveal any secrets. However he knew that by being so upfront in his flirting, he had taken a big risk, though when he sensed that someone liked it, someone like her, he took the opportunity to be the hunter. "Oh I`m sure you could, but if I`m gonna die anyway, why not take the risk. No need to keep on living if one can`t enjoy it." He replied as she released him, allowing him to turn and face her. As he touched his painful wrist, he trailed his eyes over her again, intrigued by how she had manhandled him with ease. Not long after that, she leaned up and gave him a kiss on the lips, saying that he had balls for doing what he did. It came as a shock, but confirmed his suspicion that she no doubt wanted to be chased. With a frown and an open mouth, he looked at her speechless as she walked off.
Being a military woman had no doubt changed her, if guys had used to hit on her a lot, then that could explain why she put a barrier up like she just did. Only by getting through it could one gain her attention, and it just so happened that he had somewhat managed to succeed on that, though it was far from over.
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