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MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-02-06 13:08:00

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Day 205 — Mistletoe Mingle
[Wherever you go, there they are—sneaky and hidden and biding their time, waiting until they find you all two by two, and then closing in. Happy Mistletoe Day!]

(OOC: Read this for all the details.)

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	borg 2013-02-07 06:20 am UTC (link)
	[ who knew the borg could be so stealthy? especially in the heels seven has on right now, but she slips into a chair to the captain's left without so much as a sound. ] These new robots could stand to be reprogrammed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

tea_earlgreyhot
2013-02-08 11:59 pm UTC (link)

[She was very stealthy, because Picard usually prided himself on being very aware of his surroundings. So when she slides into the seat next to him unnoticed, he looks up from his book with a start before relaxing just a few moments later once he see's that it's her.]

Ah, Seven. Yes, I'm inclined to agree having witnessed several things I'd rather not on my way here.

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	borg 2013-02-09 05:42 pm UTC (link)
	As have I, along with experiencing a few of the... events myself. [ she is still very, very new to kissing and had only kissed one person prior to this event. and now she's done more kissing than she thought she ever would. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tea_earlgreyhot 2013-02-09 08:27 pm UTC (link)
	Caught unawares were you? [With as quietly as she'd joined him here in the library it surprised him that any bot could sneak up on her. Although he supposed as they were grossly outnumbered, anything was possible.] While the event itself isn't nearly as disturbing as it could be, I find myself with a healthy aversion to being forced into anything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	borg 2013-02-09 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	Yes. Several times. [ she liked some of it, has found kissing to be a surprisingly enjoyable activity and now understands why lieutenant torres and ensign paris engage it in so frequently. but being unable to choose who she kisses is what irks her. seven has issues with choice, having been robbed of so many. ] I do not enjoy being forced. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

tea_earlgreyhot
2013-02-09 10:50 pm UTC (link)

And this is precisely what this supposed 'holiday' is about, it takes away freedom of choice.

[He's literally grumbling about it as well. Oh but wait, he's not done yet. More grumbling and ranting in three... two... one...] And I find that it only magnifies the fact that this entire place is a dichotomy of itself. A prison dressed up in all its finery with luxuries. An absence of choice dressed up as a holiday. We must not forget what these luxuries and holidays really are. Very little here is as it seems.

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borg
2013-02-09 10:56 pm UTC (link)

[ she absorbs his words and in a voice that is not at all menacing, forceful, or anything like one's voice would be when uttering these words, she states: ] Resistance is futile. [ but! ] However, we must resist. Resistance is what makes us stand apart from those who are so willing to conform, to accept their fates as residents of this prison. We are not blinded as they are.

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	tea_earlgreyhot 2013-02-09 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, resistance is futile, which is precisely what they wish for us to believe. And with these little forced 'holidays' they discretely, or perhaps to some of us not so discretely, attempt to force us to accept that resistance is futile. [He hrumphs and shifts in his seat.] Well I'm not so easily coerced. And neither, I would wager, are you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

borg
2013-02-09 11:31 pm UTC (link)

[ seven lifts her chin defiantly, rather rebellious in her own right. picard has thankfully been spared the period of time in which she was rebellious against starfleet authority and disobeyed captain janeway on several occasions before she grasped the whys, hows, reasonings, and functions behind the starfleet heirachy and the rules in place. she was very much like a child then, a child rescued from wolves who had no idea how to be something other than a wolf. ]

The Queen herself could not force me to bend to her demands. I will not comply with the wardens, these robots, or their ridiculous holidays.

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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-02-10 12:16 am UTC (link)

Yes, and even while being forced into something we know is not of our own doing, we much at the very least keep our minds sharpened to the truth of the matter.

[He's suddenly reminded of his time being held captive by the Cardassians, a prisoner of war at their mercy. They hadn't followed any POW decorum and Jean-Luc had very nearly felt as if he had lost his mind by the time he'd been rescued. With incredibly acute hearing, Jean-Luc hears the slight hum of a bot. He had always been atune to noises that most others couldn't hear. Perhaps Seven heard him as well. But nevertheless, his book is laid on the table, he grabs her hand and hurries off with her through the tall stacks in the library.]

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borg
2013-02-10 10:27 pm UTC (link)

[ oh yes, she heard it. her audio implants are programmed to pick up a range of sounds usually undetectable to the human ear. but the bot is fast and it has the bubble around them before she has time to fully lift herself out of her seat and put some distance between herself and the captain. annoyed, she glares at the robot. ]

If we were still Borg, this force field would be unable to hold us. This robot should consider itself lucky we are not.

[ because it would subsequently assimilated. not that seven hasn't been trying all morning to get close enough to one in order to do just that in attempt to get her hands on the force field technology, to compare it to what they already know about constructing them, and see if it might aid them in their escape from this place. ]

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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-02-11 12:01 am UTC (link)

[Running into the invisible barrier, Jean-Luc comes upright and squares his shoulders. He slowly turns around to find Seven there and casts a less than amused glance at the bot in question.]

Yes. We would adapt. Unfortunately, Seven, we are forced into a situation in which we must go through in order to come out on the other end.

[He tries to sound dignified about it, knowledgeable, and not like it's the most ridiculous thing he's ever been put through save for any number of his encounters with Q. No, he'd put this right up there with his encounters with the Q.]

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borg
2013-02-11 12:48 am UTC (link)

[ seven does not want to kiss captain picard. because he's her elder, she respects him, doesn't see him that light... in fact, she sees him in more of a familial light that makes the idea of doing what the bots are requesting ever the more wrong in her eyes. so, in hopes that it will appease the bot that has them trapped, seven moves closer, leans forward, and presses a quick kiss to the captain's cheek. ]

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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-02-11 01:07 am UTC (link)

[He is very still and very stiff as she leans in and kisses his cheek. It's all very clinical and Jean-Luc looks up to the bot to see if it's enough. But no, the bot, in its very non-human voice utters a 'kiss on lips'. And Jaen-Luc thins his lips and gives his uniform top a light tug before uttering a very aggravated.] Oh. All. Right.

[It's barely even a second long, but Jean-Luc very quickly plants a kiss on Seven's lips. Thankfully, the bot goes buzzing away after that. He looks at Seven.] Really. I am unamused.

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borg
2013-02-11 02:29 am UTC (link)

[ seven may as well be a pillar of titanium alloy when he kisses her, stiff and unmoving, holding her breath. it's an uncomfortable experience, one that clashes against the experience she's gained from kissing others like dean winchester, and she does not wish to repeat it. relief washes over her with the robot releases them and flies off. ]

I suggest you keep your tricorder out and open. Commander Data and I have found that the robots appear to be programmed to stay away from diagnostic tools.

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	tea_earlgreyhot 2013-02-14 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	[He's thankful for this information, although he wishes he'd had it a few moments prior to now. But then he finds himself curious about how they discovered this.] And how did you and Commander Data discover this, Seven? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	borg 2013-02-14 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	[ unbidden, seven's cheeks flush with color in response to his question, her body reacting to that which her mind will not. despite this hormonal response, seven manages to remain cool and calm as she answers: ] Through trial and error, Captain. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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