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petty officer spartan kelly-087 (spartanrabbit) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-10-14 12:38:00

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catherine halsey, eric northman, kelly-087, kitty pryde (aoa), malcolm reynolds, number one, saetan sadiablo

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[ kelly only addresses the communication device after she's made sure it's not a bomb or rigged to send a signal to someone else or some sort of covenant communication device that's liable to go off in her face. this involves dropping it several times, even after she finally turns the damn thing on. up, down, up, down, up -- she looks frustrated, which for a spartan means she's very angry. she's trying to channel that anger into getting things done, finding out information, and generally being productive, but it's difficult when her entire body is slow and all of her senses are incredibly dulled. she feels blind, deaf, numb, and deathly slow and she does not like it at all. ]

I need to speak with whoever is in charge here. [ her voice is hard, maybe a little cold, as though she's trying her hardest to keep herself under control. ] They need to learn a lesson: if they want someone's cooperation, drugging and stripping them isn't the way to gather favor. [ she's being horribly affected by the power dampeners and it's throwing her off. ]

I don't appreciate being drugged or kidnapped [ even if that's happened to her before ] and I won't stay here. You can keep your play at prison for someone else.

[ for those watching along at home, kelly does appear human, but she's extremely muscular, looking closer to a lifelong body-builder than an actual normal person. and she's twitchy if this is anything to go by. she pauses for just a moment, hesitant to add on one more thing to her list of complaints. ]

And someone has my-- [ a pause as she debates how to address that. ] --clothes.

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spartanrabbit
2013-10-16 01:01 am UTC (link)

[ kelly suspects that's part of it, but she knows dr. halsey isn't incapable of handling herself. this is just like a spartan readjusting to augments (or the lack thereof in this case). dr. halsey will adjust. ]

Understood. [ mobility. that means clothes. kelly turns in the direction of the store they've been standing near and squares her shoulders. she'll follow the doctor's lead on this and they can manage to get in and out easily. no problem mission. but despite the ease of this mission, kelly feels a sense of dread settling in her stomach. she pushes it away and focuses on what they're doing. ] Mobility.

[ her steps will still be measured and slow, but at least she isn't tripping over herself anymore. that's a start, isn't it? ]

Doctor Halsey... Should I act like a civilian here until I get my armor? I'm not sure the civilians here would understand what a Spartan is.

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ex_complicit694
2013-10-16 02:41 pm UTC (link)

[It's not as bad as what her Spartans went through, no, though she may have some difficulty with it being older than those able-bodied young people. Catherine will adjust, however, though she'll put pride away for now and solicit the help of the only person here she knows she can trust completely. Kelly would always be on her side, wouldn't she?

But that question gives her pause. The answer depends primarily upon the threats they find themselves under, as well as the nature and dispositions of their fellow inmates. And that's the trick.

Heading toward a store, Dr. Halsey tries to seem nonchalant.]

You aren't so young that they'll question you being a soldier. No mention of being a Spartan needs to come up. The word won't mean anything to them, even if it does.

[There's a pause.] Don't think of trying to protect me, my reputation, or my involvement. But you are no civilian, and you wouldn't easily pass as one unless you devoted all your time and energy to it.

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spartanrabbit
2013-10-17 01:14 am UTC (link)

[ kelly has no reason to believe anything but the best of dr. halsey and even if she were to learn something else, dr. halsey was the closest thing to a parental figure that kelly had. she had put her own life in jeopardy to save dr. halsey's and she would do it again in a heartbeat. despite being kidnapped twice before, once as a child likely on the doctor's orders and once by the doctor herself, kelly still trusted dr. halsey. that would likely never change. ]

Understood. [ it would be weird to be known as kelly to people who weren't spartans, but she could deal. she understands why and that's why she asked. but there's one more think that bothers her. ]

Doctor, I won't let anyone threaten you here. [ difficulty walking or not, she'd would do her damnedest to make sure she could protect dr. halsey physically should anything happen to threaten her life. spartans might be important to the war at home, but to kelly's way of thinking, the doctor's knowledge and capabilities were just as important.

and that has nothing to do with her personal feelings. nope. ]

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ex_complicit694
2013-10-19 10:44 am UTC (link)

Who's going to threaten me? [Bitterness abounds. As far as she knows, those who would harm her (again) aren't here, and are possibly far removed. SHe's found no criteria for anyone being here other than "crimes", and god knows the parties responsible for hunting her down are criminals more than Kelly is. Should Jul 'Mdama's group show up, well... She'd find a way to make Kelly a fully functional Spartan again.

Well, she'll do that anyway.

But it's going to be strange if Kelly does go by her name, rather than her designation or rank. SHe's half hoping the Spartan doesn't get so informal with people, not yet. Halsey just wants to settle in for a while first. But that decision is best left to Kelly herself.]

We'll both be enigmas for a while.

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spartanrabbit
2013-10-19 08:00 pm UTC (link)

[ kelly doesn't remember dr. halsey being this bitter. sure she'd been through a lot lately and being ordered around on onyx hadn't really helped, but kelly hadn't seen any reason that would make her like this. then again, apparently years had passed and something had happened to the doctor's arm, so maybe those incidents were connected. either way, kelly doesn't hold it against dr. halsey and instead nods again, making another internal vow to get herself back into tip top shape as soon as possible. she doesn't like being so vulnerable. ]

Yes, ma'am. I was also told there are apartments to claim if we need somewhere to stay.

[ topic change is go. ]

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ex_complicit694
2013-10-31 06:29 pm UTC (link)

Then we should find one--or two, if you'd prefer your privacy.

[And Halsey is bitter for reasons this Kelly doesn't need to know. Not yet. There will be a time, and then there will be words, lots of them, but not until they're settled in properly.]

We'll need to gather supplies. While we're finding clothing, we can scout for that, find some bags, perhaps.

[So she can still be useful.]

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spartanrabbit
2013-10-31 09:05 pm UTC (link)

One will be easier to locate than two. [ what is privacy anyway, especially after spending so much time trapped inside that tunnel system on reach. they don't even really need separate bedrooms. kelly honestly does not care. whatever will make the doctor happiest. ]

Understood. I'll hold onto what we find. [ and not because of the one-arm thing, but because she's legitimately stronger and can carry more anyway. she's the logical choice here. ]

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	ex_complicit694 2013-11-01 10:55 am UTC (link)
	[Catherine nods, then glances around as she considers things.] One, then, for now. I don't mind sharing space with someone. I've been in worse circumstances than this. We both have, haven't we? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	spartanrabbit 2013-11-01 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	[ kelly can count about a million such situations. ] At least this time we're not stuck far below the surface of Reach. [ a small attempt at humor. she does have a sense of humor. it just very rarely gets to see the light of day. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_complicit694 2013-11-02 02:39 pm UTC (link)
	There are worse things than this. I suppose I should be grateful that I've been removed from combat, at the very least. [She doesn't sound it, though. She sounds annoyed, perhaps hollow. Something about her is very different from what Kelly remembers. And she doesn't mind showing it; she's certain Kelly already knows.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	spartanrabbit 2013-11-02 05:47 pm UTC (link)
	[ oh she's noticed this entire time they've been talking, both over the communicators and in person, and she does not like it at all. this bitter woman isn't the woman she once knew and, not for the first time, she wonders what could have caused this change in her. ] Doctor Halsey? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_complicit694 2013-11-02 05:50 pm UTC (link)
	What is it? [Walking now.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

spartanrabbit
2013-11-02 05:56 pm UTC (link)

[ and kelly follows like a good ~~puppy~~ ~~bodyguard~~ spartan. she's silent for a few moments as she debates how to ask this. ]

Is everything okay?

[ she knows the answer is no. of course nothing is okay. but something is very definitely wrong and kelly wants to know what it is and what to do about it. she's very, very bad at having nothing to fight against and this place is amazingly boring without anything to focus on. she's asking this, in a way, to see if she'll get an answer now, if doctor halsey is willing to answer later, or if she's going to be silent on the subject. ]

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	ex_complicit694 2013-11-02 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	In what sense? I'm slightly disabled, which you've noticed already. [She's been through some things, alright? It's been tough. She hates a lot of people and misses a handful.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

spartanrabbit
2013-11-04 03:40 pm UTC (link)

[ if this were a conversation with another spartan, kelly would just come out and ask "what happened and why are you acting strange?" but this is dr. halsey, who was always more or less of a motherly figure to the spartan-iis, so she has no idea how to go about this. ]

You're doing well with it.

[ it's an awful conclusion, but kelly might just give up on that train of thought until they're somewhere more private. don't mind her. conversation isn't necessary as she keeps an eye out for anything or anyone that could pose a threat. forever watchful and wary; that is one of the benefits and curses of being a spartan. ]

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ex_complicit694
2013-11-04 03:46 pm UTC (link)

For some reason, coming here made it less of an issue. I was in much worse shape before.

[At least it was cauterized?

Seriously, though, she has to be... optimistic about it. Sort of. That's the wrong word for it, but it's as close as she can get to something others would understand without a long rant or explanation, without biting words and cutting comments. Without an indictment of the systems that got her in that situation in the first place. Surely she hadn't done so much wrong as to deserve to be executed.

Whoever ordered it needed to--

Well.

It's not something to think about now. Being angry won't solve anything. It'll just make her cause more concern.]

I'll need help. I'm loath to admit it, but I will, until I'm accustomed to it.

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	spartanrabbit 2013-11-05 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	[ kelly just takes it in with a nod. whatever happened, whatever is going on here and now, she'll deal with it. she's going to help dr. halsey through this, no matter what. ] Understood. I'll help in any way I can. [ all she has to do is tell kelly what to do and she'll do it. that's all there is to it for now. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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