Shiny Objects [Iron Maiden Crew]

[Darren Wilder]

"Well, I imagine we should probably skiddadle. More guards are probably on the way" Darren said running over to their haul and picking it up, groaning a bit due to the adrenalin tapering from his body. Darren went over to his Mercworx Goliath Combat Knife and put it in his sheath. He was tired from all the fighting and his whole body was sore, not mention his clothes were dusty from their job in the mines and were now beginning to itch. He couldn't stand that. He absolutely hated itchy clothes. He looked over to Aeryn and walked over, placing a hand on her shoulder "Come on soldier, we're not done yet. Let's go home." He started off, slowly building up to an easy jog making sure that Aeryn was able to keep up, though he never doubted that she could. In some ways Aeryn was a better soldier than himself. He wasn't about to leave her behind though.

When they arrived at the ship together fifteen minutes later, they were both exhausted and ready to leave their treasure at the nearest clear spot. Darren grimaced and groaned as he set his bag down and walked over to the nearest heavy crate to sit down. He smiled and looked over to Aeryn "we got ourselves a good haul on this job, now let's dust this place and get paid. Not to mention shower and get cleaned up. Take a nap maybe." He leaned over, placing his hands on his legs to support himself as he tried to slow his breathing and heart rate. After a few minutes, he dusted himself off as much as he could and headed to his quarters to get cleaned up.

[Corran Boid]

"She was some one who truly saved my life. I owe her quite a bit for it."

Sighing, Corran's eyes kind of faded, seeing those hidden past events, which were closer to him than his knife. Lost in thought, his left fingers twitched, and his right hand wandered over the flight controls. As if in a daydream, Corran started the start-up sequence for the Maiden. Warming those systems that needed only the pilot's hand in.

Snapping back to the here-and-now, Corrran looked first at the controls and then at his crew mate.

"It never hurts to have a warm engine when you're unsure when they are coming, right? Anyhow, let's see where we can fly when they arrive."

The pilot checked the scans overhead and saw a few passer-bys and set a flight course into the Black that would take them away from any thing that might house radar or gun placements.

"We might see if the guns need warming and loading as well, if we have to shoot our way out of here."

[Aeryn E. Keel]

"Gorram huen dahn nearly broke my hand!" Darren mumbled as he helped Aeryn to her feet. Thankful that their opponent was down for the count, the Browncoat brushed herself off and checked her gear, returning her combat knife to its sheath.

"We certainly earned our pay this time, eh Aeryn?" Darren remarked. Smiling, the Captain gave him a nod: "I reckon we have. Now let's go spend it, shall we?" Wilder hefted the backpacks of platinum with a grunt while Keel made sure the path was clear, and soon they were off at a full run, dodging bullets from the guards who were left scrambling to catch up. Fifteen minutes later, the pair were safely stowed away in the Iron Maiden's main hold, both of them sore and sweaty from the exertion but smiling despite of it.

"We got ourselves a good haul on this job, now let's dust this place and get paid. Not to mention shower and get cleaned up. Take a nap maybe." Darren was saying, and Aeryn couldn't agree more. She had Captain-y things to attend to however, so her shower and subsequent rest would have to wait. "You tired Boy Scout? We're just gettin' warmed up," Aeryn teased with a wink and a sigh. With Darren heading for his quarters, Captain Keel took a second to dust herself off again and then started up the metal catwalk that lead up to the cockpit, pleased that her pilot had had the foresight to prep her Firefly's engines for a speedy take-off.

[Ryan Lee Hawke]

"She was some one who truly saved my life. I owe her quite a bit for it."

Riley would've asked about who she was and how they had met, but once again he saw a sad look come over the pilot's face. The mechanic seated himself in the chair opposite the pilot on the left side of the cockpit, busying himself with the pocket sized NewTech device he had purchased only two days earlier. He looked up twice to check on Corran, both times finding the older man gliding over the flight controls with a far-away look still in his eyes.

"It never hurts to have a warm engine when you're unsure when they are coming, right? Anyhow, let's see where we can fly when they arrive." Corran was saying, with Ryan Lee giving a nod in agreement. "We might see if the guns need warming and loading as well, if we have to shoot our way out of here." Looking up once again, Riley put the tech-pad away and swiveled his chair over to face the control board on his side of the cockpit. "Weapon read-outs are pre-set to the displays on this side of the 'pit, and looks like... Yep, locked and loaded, just the way the Cap'n likes it." Riley reported with a grin. Double-checking Corran's sensor-sweeps for any sign of change, the mechanic added: "Actually, she's pretty anal about that kind of thing. She says she's not a soldier anymore, but she acts like one heckuva drill sergeant sometimes."

Grinning at the memories, Ryan's hazel eyes flickered over to Boid before turning back to the read-outs splayed out before him. C'mon guys, where the heck are you?

[Darren Wilder]

((OOC: Sorry it's not much to go on. I'll try to add more if I think of anything.))

Darren stowed the platinum away in one of the many hidden compartments that were made into the walls of the Firefly class transport. "You tired Boy Scout? We're just gettin' warmed up" he heard Aeryn tease with a sigh from behind him. A moment later she headed for the cockpit via the catwalk.

He rubbed the back of his head and watched dry light brown dirt fall to the floor and groaned. I must be a sight to see he thought as he jogged over to the cargo bay door panel and closed the outer and inner doors.

Darren patted the control panel and headed up to the cockpit to see if there was anything Aeryn needed him to do before he got cleaned up. Upon arriving at the Cockpit, he saw Riley and Corran already there "Hey kids, miss me?"