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cptn_tightpants ([info]cptn_tightpants) wrote in [info]marinanova,
@ 2016-02-22 09:16:00

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Entry tags:aidan reilly, kija, malcolm reynolds

Day 364 | Action both Open and Closed
Closed to Aidan - Memory Garden
[Mal hadn't found time yet to get back to the gardens to finish his memorial for Inara. There was too much going on with all the new arrivals. And then he met that Han Solo guy which changed everything. Perhaps so as to not be outdone, or perhaps to keep himself sharp with another smuggler about, Mal woke today and didn't immediately go out in search for another bottle of whiskey.

Instead he took the time to wash up, brush his teeth, and put on some clean clothes. Not that he was planning on running into anyone today, but it was time to stop wallowing. He still had something left to finish on that account though.

In the Memorial Gardens, Mal kneeled in front of the bush he had sloppily planted. He dug the stones out from under it, and began stacking them. When he was finished, he sat back on his heels, assessing the entire memorial. Well. It was good enough.]

I think you'd be ashamed of me Inara. More'n you usually are. But it turns out, you bein' here? Best thing that ever happened to me. I ain't handling the drop from that so well.

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Open Action - Sector 2: Athletic Complex and shooting range
[Mal's not going to go back to the alcohol. Not yet at least. Unless you manage to bribe him. So instead, he'll be busy beating up sandbags and shooting at targets to get all this aggression out.


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[info]redclayheroics
2016-02-28 10:35 pm UTC (link)
Yeah? How come? [ Mal was down there more than Aidan ever was, or at least he thinks that's the case. ]

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-03 02:15 am UTC (link)
[It's embarrassing. He plants a few more crooked saplings in silence.]

They weren't so keen on me. How I was.

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-03 08:34 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I don't blame 'em. [ He sighs. Okay, let's do this. ]

...You, uhm. You seem to be doin' better today.

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-04 02:26 am UTC (link)
Hungover to hell an' back...

[And he actually opens up.]

an' it hurts. Bad.

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-04 05:44 pm UTC (link)
Usually th' way it goes. [ But hey, they're talking. That's something. ]

...You gonna be okay?

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-04 06:01 pm UTC (link)
[He shrugs.]

Can't quite make that assessment yet. But I think I'm done drinkin.

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-05 11:58 am UTC (link)
That's a start at least. [ He hesitates, not wanting to make the same mistake twice but goddamn he's a good guy and he likes Mal and turning his back now would ruin everything. ]

Listen... if you need someone to look after you — just, y'know, make sure you're okay or whatever... I kinda know what it's like. Just sayin'.

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-06 07:31 pm UTC (link)
... Might not be a bad idea. Miss havin' a crew around you know? People to look after one another... even when we all said we didn't need it.

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-07 10:15 am UTC (link)
Right? 's kinda... kinda what you need here too. Even if it ain't people from home. [ He's all on his own too, you know. Helix has been gone a long time by now. ]

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-07 05:55 pm UTC (link)
Guess that's been my problem lately. Been so focused on not haven' crew from home, I ain't been payin' attention to who's already here.

[Sappy much? Let's just plant a few more of these saplings so he doesn't have to actually look at Aidan.]

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-07 10:54 pm UTC (link)
's alright, y'know... I mean, it sucks but it ain't that strange that it'd happen. [ Sure. Plants and talking out loud. It doesn't have to be a big deal. ]

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-08 04:05 am UTC (link)
How long'd it take 'til you was ready to start seeing Rebecca?

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-08 03:17 pm UTC (link)
Man... that's hard to say. We're not really... a couple, y'know? An' I haven't seen Helix in almost four years back home so it's... weird. I dunno that I'm th' best person to give you a time.

But... one day I just knew. Before I hooked up with Rebecca. I knew that either I could be miserable or I could try an' do something that'd make me not so miserable.

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-09 03:57 am UTC (link)
Right. You skipped some time in your life compared to your time here. Keep forgettin' that. I ain't had that happen. [And even if he did, it wouldn't help. Not unless Inara left the ship entirely.]

Guess that would change things.

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-10 07:55 am UTC (link)
Yeah... makes it weirder. [ He sighs. ] I think you gotta make up your own mind about that... an' it ain't like you gotta hop in th' sack with anyone right now, but makin' friends? Havin' someone around who got your back or... or that you can call up if you don't wanna eat dinner alone?

That's real nice.

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-10 02:41 pm UTC (link)
Yeah... I ain't hoppin' in the sack anytime soon. That involves either one of those fuckin' sex bands... or a punishment afterwards. Already did the latter.

[There's also the bit where he'd actually need a partner and Mal's not thinking like that at all.]

We always had group dinners on Serenity. It was one of the last things I did before comin' here actually. We was at dinner before... 'fore the catalyzer blew.

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-10 06:50 pm UTC (link)
Maybe start there, then? You got anyone else you feel comfortable with?

[ Group dinners with two people is fine and maybe Rebecca can tag along. ]

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-11 12:29 am UTC (link)
[Mal laughs at the question.]

You mean anyone I ain't pissed off enough they'd still be willin' to talk to me?

[He ponders it a bit.]

Jack ain't so bad. Nor is Spike... though he don't eat human food. That new guy Solo seems okay, though I don't think Leia likes me.

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-11 09:51 am UTC (link)
See? That's not a bad start. Maybe, uh... maybe we could work out some kinda guys night out or whatever. Grab somethin' to eat, play cards or somethin'.

[ That sounds fun actually. He wasn't invited to Kitty's poker night so why not start their own? ]

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-11 06:55 pm UTC (link)
Sure. Though I ain't found any cards for Tall Card. Might need to learn some new games.

[He would love poker though. Geordi was going to teach him, but then he disappeared.]

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-12 11:35 am UTC (link)
I'm sure we'll think of somethin'... I don't really know th' same games as most people here anyway. We can ask around, see if people are into it.

Doesn't have to be anythin' serious, y'know? Just spend some time with people you like.

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-13 02:16 pm UTC (link)
[Mal thinks about it a moment.] Mayhaps everyone can bring something from their homeworld. If they exist. I know there's a Chinese Checkers board somewhere around here...

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-14 11:40 am UTC (link)
Oh, that's a real good idea! [ See, Mal? You're so good when you make an effort. ] Man, this sounds like fun. I'm all excited now.

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[info]cptn_tightpants
2016-03-14 07:50 pm UTC (link)
[He frowns then.] I don't have a mess hall in my... apartment. [Sure there's a kitchen and the like, but he didn't spend much time there. Especially not since Inara left.]

Ain't a table to fit a game of tall card or what have you.

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[info]redclayheroics
2016-03-15 01:18 pm UTC (link)
Bet we could be in mine and Rebecca's apartment, if we wanna. Ain't like either of us are there all th' time. [ He should ask though. Maybe inviting people into their shag pad isn't a great idea but it would work. Decent kitchen, not too cluttered. ]

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