Unknown Passengers [OPEN]

[Sam Grady]

In hindsight, Grady probably wasn't the best person to turn to when it called for a fair and smart opinion. Yet she stuck around to keep an eye on the kids with the Captain, who'd arrived as gallantly as Sam had hoped-- and even in her night gear. The pilot would've grinned and cracked a joke about the Captain in her all-together, but refrained in this situation. It wasn't a making-light moment and even Sam knew that. These kids had really thought the ship just abandoned in a field? Well, must happen sometimes, right? A ship that's on a lot of hit-lists to be brought in by the law, or people who want to take the law into their own hands. The Nyx had actually changed models a few times. You know, to escape the Feds and what-not. Obtaining a new ship for pirates? Not so hard. Hijacking, stealing, or just finding another cheap junker was pretty much how her old group had rolled. But there were more important things at hand here than Sam getting lost in the past.

For the most part, she was letting Syeira do all the talking-- well, not "letting", but just not interrupting her and being a scary reminder so they didn't try anything else. Kyle and Sam were both like the scary "muscle" of the ship. Syeira was scary in her own right, but she dressed more fancy. Sam always looked like a short, wiry bruiser.

When Syeira glanced her way, Sam shot her a look back. Yeah, she'd listened to their story. They had been hard up for crew this past month or so. Ever since they'd tried starting this damn ship, anyway. Lucky they got Phelan and the Fixer girl when they did. Otherwise Grady didn't want to bare thinking about how her life would be without the ship in working order. Probably would've killed someone just to get in the sky again.

"Could put 'em to work 'til we find somewhere to drop their pigu's." Was Sam getting a little soft? Well, probably not. Just even the pirate didn't space kids. Sure, she could joke about it, but only to put a scare in them. Syeira wasn't going to let anything violent happen to them.

As long as they didn't mess with anything important and ship-working, then Grady wouldn't do a thing. The less-than-reputable admittance from the eldest earned a small wry smirk on Grady's face, however, and a slightly dark chuckle.

"See. Now that sounds like a useful skill, dontcha think?"

[Daniel Bruce]

At the mention of Feds, Skye almost jumped out of her seat and started clinging on to Chris as if if she stopped she would die. She started saying quietly, "No no no, not again! Please!"

Chris hugged her tightly and said soothingly to her, "Shh, shh. It's alright. Dan-"

Dan turned and said to him, "I know, Chris. Don't need to remind me."

In explanation, Dan said to the woman, "The orphanage we were from was run by Feds. Bastards used to beat Skye 'cause of the fact that they, well, could. She was one of the weakest ones in the orphanage so she was prayed upon by just about everyone. That and the fact they killed our homeplanet, so if you haven't noticed, I'm carrying a Shadow sized chip on my shoulder."

Dan looked up at the woman who had pointed a gun at them and said, "Hey, could be. That is, if you don't give us to the Feds next chance you get. I mean hell, look at what the mere mention did to my sister."

He indicated towards Skye, who was still holding onto Chris, except she was softly crying now.

Looking at the woman infront of him, Dan quietly said, "If you want to know the truth, I don't think I can protect them for much longer. I did somethin' really bad on Persephone that got me mixed up with really bad people. In truth, I knew this place wasn't deserted. Just wanted to get off planet, is all. I'm sorry for stowing away on your ship but I just needed to get myself and those two off planet. Please, just please, consider keeping us on board. The guys that I messed with have got at least one person on every moon and every planet in every system. If they find us, they will not hesitate to kill us in the most horrible ways. Please, all I'm asking is that you don't kick us off the ship. Please."

[Syeira Duvont]

Syeira grinned and rolled her eyes at Sam, of course she would say it was useful that they could steal. Really it was though, so long as they were good and could keep themselves under control.

The captain didn't react much at all from the kid's reaction to her mentioning the feds. Though actually she felt bad about the situation they had found themselves in. Syeira wasn't here currently to be their friend or be nice to them. They had hid away on her ship and held a gun to her mechanic's head. It didn't matter at the moment what stories they told, she was angry.

The Veasna could use a cook though, ever since they had lost Johan, which was also a blow to the captain considering she fancied him.

A questioning brow raised at the kid's mention of doing something really bad back on Persephone. What had these damn kids gotten her ship, her crew involved in? Her voice was low and full of the potential wrath that the gypsy was currently feeling. "What exactly did you do on Persephone, and to who.' She paused only for a moment, 'Consider your answer very carefully kid. If you even think to lie to me, you will not have to worry about whoever it is you wronged."

[Daniel Bruce]

Thinkining carefully for a bit, Dan finally said, "It wasn't somethin' that I did, it was somethin' that I saw that's got me in this mess."

Looking around him at the two women then his siblings, he said quietly so Skye and Chris wouldn't hear, "When they saw me, they tried to shoot me. I got out, but I could hear them yellin' after me, sayin' that when they found me, they would kill my brother and sister in the slowest way possible and make me watch. 'Course, they got to me with that, so I took them two and ran. Only thing I could do. I mean, those guys back on Persephone were some of the most evil people I've ever met. I don't think I'd be able to live with myself if either of my siblings were hurt. Please, just please let us stay on this ship. I'm worried that if we go on any planet or moon in the 'verse that these guys will find us. Please"

Dan looked over to see if Skye had recovered and noticed that she had heard everything he had just said and was looking at Dan in a way he hadn't seen since he'd stabbed the staff member in the orphanage to save her.

[Syeira Duvont]

Well his story wasn't helpful at all in the way of shedding some light on who exactly he had been dealing with. Or who the captain and her crew might have to deal with later if she allowed them to stay. The look on her face gave away that she wasn't happy with his tale. Syeira felt more that he was just trying to get pity from the gypsy and cause her to let them stay on board. She didn't appreciate people playing to her emotions to get what they wanted.

The night was late, the Captain was tired. She'd only wanted a drink then go back to sleep and instead she had wandered into this mess. "I think we're done for tonight. Don't go thinking that you're in the free and clear. We're going to continue this discussion when it's not the middle of the night."

Getting up from her seat Syeira motioned for the three to follow her. She didn't wait for them before heading toward the entry into the hall.

Syeira walked them down the main hall of the Veansa, passing by several empty rooms, pointing out the wash-room to them. She stopped in front of the passengers quarters closest to the bridge. Nodding to the room across where the doorway was adorned with a beaded curtain, "That one is mine." Then nodding toward the room a little further in front of them, "Sam's is that one." Syeira turned back directly to Dan. "This one is yours. You cause any trouble and one of us will know and you won't like the consequences. The other rooms are off limits and stay away from my mechanic."


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#3 on the deckplans

[Sam Grady]

Throughout the whole exchange of stories and warnings, Sam hadn't really felt much in the way of empathy or sympathy or any kind of athy you could come up with. Part of it was probably due to being a reformed pirate-- wait, reformed?-- and the simple fact she'd seen and done a lot of bad in this 'Verse. All that aside, it was probably due to the fact she was slumped forwards, chin rested in her hand, and eyes having rolled closed. While this was all well and interesting, the pilot had been woken up by the commotion-- gun and all that jazz. So it was only natural she was probably going to fall back to sleep during this little conversation. For all she knew, Syeira could've spaced the kids and gone off to bed for the inconvenience of it all. Or maybe that was the dream she was having in this light half-doze of hers.

When the Captain got up to lead the kids away to a room, with all the strict instructions going on, Grady took a sharp breath through her nose, eyes opening wide in an attempt to rouse herself. A grunt immediately left her, metal hand rubbing at the back of her neck. A series of low curses and complaints left the pilot before she even thought about moving.

Her rumpled form all but poured off the table and onto legs that dipped, causing her to stagger off to one side. Righting herself, she continued to mutter and grumble something about 'damn kids' and various other obvious little things before she bypassed her own bunk-- out of habit-- and ended up back in the cockpit again. The short woman gave the Captain a useless, half-arsed wave before the bridge door slid closed with a slam, and a click of a lock. Grady pretty much climbed back into her chair and curled up, leaning it back.

Probably would've been more of a laugh of Phelan and Fixer Girl had been goin' at it. Though, woe betide anyone else this night that wakes up the pilot again.

[Daniel Bruce]

As the woman that Dan presumed to be the captain led them to a room for them to stay in, he saw Skye whisper something to Chris. Neither of them seemed happy about it so Dan resolved to talk to them about it tommorow. After all, it had been a long night for all of them. It would also give Dan time to mull over what happened on Persephone in his head and try and remember any names or faces of the people who had almost killed him.

Dan let his two siblings in first, closed the door then said, "You two take the bunks. I'll sleep on the floor."

Dan took of his jumper and bundled it up on the floor as Chris and Skye got into the bunks. Dan turned off the light in the room and laid his head down on his jumper, falling asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.