057 ☣ But now am found

[fridgetothefire]

[She feels brittle and stretched, like an old rubber band, achy and shocky. The world isn't quite steady. She blinks open tacky eyelids, sees blue sky instead of read cape, then closes them again, takes carefully counted breaths, tries to center herself in her body until the static clears. She sits up, and realizes dimly that the world really isn't steady. She's in a little motorboat on a charming neighborhood canal of some sort, rocking lightly with the shallow waves. The position of the sun suggests it's afternoon. She doesn't have a hangover but she still feels strange, unreal and full of echoes. Her back aches where she was laying on something - her communicator. Her breath whooshes out as memory rushes in, and she swallows several times, picks it up with hands that shake only slightly.]


[Public, video]

[Anya has messy hair and a drawn expression, carefully tamping down on hope and fear alike.]

...hello, this is Anya, can anyone hear this?



[Private to the Admiral, a little later]

Give me an expanded storage room off the maintenance office and I'll be able to stock up better.

Comments

[punched_hitler]

Anyone ever tell you, you've got a really good knack for simile?

Anything I can help with? I make a pretty good cup of coffee. I'll even deliver it.

[fridgetothefire]

I'm not sure I actually expressed it well at all.

[Because it feels really fucking weird, Steve.]

I'm going to grab some fancy future espresso, I think. But if you're not busy, Stephen and I could use some super-strength loading and unloading some supplies.

[punched_hitler]

Well, I think I at least kind of get the idea.

[Hey, he's had his soul pulled out and shoved back in all in one afternoon, it's not the same but he's definitely felt pretty jumbled, recently, too.

He grins and shakes his head at the mention of future espresso, but,] Yeah? You got it. I'd be happy to give you a hand with the supplies.

[No, seriously. You have no idea how much he likes carrying stuff just because he can.]

[fridgetothefire]

Awesome. I'm trying to cram as much into every trip as possibly. Meet us back at the ship?

[punched_hitler]

That's not a bad strategy. I was sort of hoping to do the same.

I'll be there.