roleplay comm (burnthelandmods) wrote in burntheland_x1, @ 2010-04-08 13:38:00 |
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Entry tags: | [scene]thread, [ship]serenity, [status]complete, river tam, simon tam |
Who: Simon and River Tam
Where: Serenity - Common room
When: May 7th, while the conversations with the new passengers are going on.
Why: River and Simon inside the ship
Rating: G
Status: Complete
meimei_
She couldn't see through the windows but she knew someone was watching her. There was always someone watching. She often got lost for long amounts of time, not sure where she was. They'd put her one place and wake up in another. The smallest movement she realized she could watch. But there was always someone watching...
There were not doors in here. And she could feel their eyes, waiting for her to do something. It was what her teacher had told her would be fine. When they'd taken her from the others... months ago? Years?
She knew someone was uncomfortable...uneasy...
Walking around, she found only one item...a piece of paper. But it was sharp... Why would they be uneasy? She didn't understand. She stood on her tiptoes, moving around, the way she remembered... But stopped suddenly. Fear?... no. Anxiety...
civilizedman_st
Simon was headed towards the infirmary, when he stopped and glanced towards River. He stood watching her for a moment. And he quickly became concerned. He moved over towards her, waving his hand in front of her face. When getting no reaction, "River, Mei-Mei, what's wrong?" He shook her some, his brotherly instinct taking over a moment before the doctor instinct.
meimei_
River could hear someone talking to her but couldn't place the voice. It was garbled under the sounds of the light overhead.
"They're watching," she said quietly. She knew that they were. "They're always watching... Testing to see what I do." She sat down in a corner of the dark room and just stared at the one way glass window. "There's anxious people here..."
civilizedman_st
Simon watched River going through the motions, sitting at the farthest point in the circle of seating, and staring at the wall. He walked over next to her again, "Who's watching, River?" He asked, unsure if he'd get an answer or not. "What people, you, are you anxious about something? Mei-Mei, nobody is here. We're safe, on Serenity, remember. Oh River, can you hear me?"
meimei_
She tilted her head slightly. "Hiding away behind pictures and words she makes..." she said moving her stare to the doorway.
She saw the scene in front of her, through the walls... Simon's words suddenly cut in and she looked up, an eerie calm look on her face. "There are people, you just can't see..." It frustrated her...
civilizedman_st
Simon watched her with concern. He had promised no tests today. But he was worried, but he wasn't going to break it. Unless he saw something else besides her just being a bit incoherent. Though didn't change the fact of him worrying. He was always worrying.
Simon wasn't sure if River could hear him. Or if she was speaking to him or just out loud. He wished he knew what it was that has stirred all this up. So he would have to be content with watching her and taking notes of what she was saying. Sometimes if he was lucky her rambling eventually made sense.
meimei_
River looked over at her brother before shaking her head. She wondered sometimes how it sounded from the outside.
Standing up she started to head out of the common area and towards the cargo bay... surely she could find some solace from the thoughts in her head...the thoughts that just kept coming to her, some that weren't even hers? She didn't know anymore...
civilizedman_st
Simon made a face when his sister shook her head. Then as quickly as she started toward the cargo bay he was at her side. She wasn't allowed to leave the ship. And Simon wasn't all to sure if thats what she was wanting to do. He took a hold of her wrist, "River we have to stay in side." He spoke, hoping she could hear him. Thinking that she now she was able to.
meimei_
River turned to simon with a rather frustrated look. "But it bothers... everyone's all around and you don't know who might be looking out here..." she said turning around as he held her wrist.
She wasn't hungry anymore, the oatmeal had taken care of that. But now that she was full she wasn't happy...
civilizedman_st
Simon sort of stared for a moment. "River ... We're the only one's in the ship sides maybe Book and Wash." He was still staring, then he just figured it might be best if she went to lay down. "River why don't we go take a nap. Give the Captain time to get back, and the others time to finish whatever it is they are doing."
meimei_
River shook her head. What did he mean? She couldn't understand this, then she looked around.
"No," she said shaking her head. "I don't want to sleep... I want to walk."
civilizedman_st
"Where do you want to walk to River?" Simon glanced around the cargo bay, spotting the door that lead outside. "We can't leave Serenity, Mei-Mei, you know that. I can't let you take a walk, I'm sorry. You don't have to sleep, but we should go else where. Do you understand, River?" He asked still loosely holding her wrist.
meimei_
She glanced at him, not sure she was hearing him right...
Did she understand? In her head she tought it was a silly question, but didn't say it.
She looked at her brother, knowing what would happen... "She is under lock and key, confinement keeps her here with me," her rhyme spoken in a calm tone.
civilizedman_st
Simon had no idea what River was talking about, well he figured part of it was just her broken head conveying how she felt about having to stay out of sight. But besides that he was as lost as usual.
"I'm sorry River." He told her apologetically. He meant it to, but it was the only way to keep her safe. He wished for nothing more that his sister to be a normal girl. Doing what normal girls do, which included coming and going as one pleased. But that could not be the case at the present moment.
meimei_
River looked up and met her brother's eyes for a moment before shutting them and looking down slightly.
She walked so she was standing next to her brother, leaning her head against his arm. "It is emotional and draining on a soul to see things as they are..."
civilizedman_st
Simon didn't know what to say in response, was simple as that. So he was just quite. He wrapped an arm around River in a semi hug letting her continue leaning on him if she wished. He couldn't help the hate that he felt for the Alliance and Blue Sun. It was moments like this that he got the worst of it. He was a doctor, he didn't think it was healthy to think some of the things he did about those Monsters. But he did, and he hoped someday it wouldn't be that way.
meimei_
River looked up at him for a moment. "Monsters don't start out as monsters," she said cryptically. "but they create things and keep them. Secrets... Blue secrets which span the universe..." she whispered.
She shook her head and started walking back towards the door to the berths. "Secrets and freedom ," she said dreamily. "Such strange bedfellows they make..."
civilizedman_st
Simon listened; oddly thinking maybe it wasn't just her normal crazy ramble. He knew River was special, more special than most anything… she just knew things. But he also knew she had now paranoid schizophrenia. Although he seemed to oddly be able to tell the difference between the paranoia and simple stating of facts, in her very non-simple method. Least he seemed too, the more he heard and listened to it. Never truly understanding though, but he tried to understand his sister.
Simon followed after her, again. "What Secrets River?" He asked genuinely wanting to know, figuring if he even got an answer it would be cryptic or ramble of some sort.
meimei_
River looked at her brother for a moment, a blank look in her eyes as she shook her head. "Ours, theirs. Everything balances out, but it's a tightrope..." she murmured staring off at one of the walls. "You coukld topple and fall off," she added.
civilizedman_st
Simon just listened, that made sense, really it did. He of course assumed that the 'theirs' was reference to the government and the secrets they keep; the secrets of what happened at the academy and the like. He made a face; 'You' ... was she talking him, or just the people in general.
meimei_
She sighed and shook her head. He didn't understand...or maybe he did, he was so wrapped up in his thoughts at the moment. She was safe... and to prove it she started to walk down the corridor... the wall was suddenly very interesting...