Loire had been doing his regular vitals-check on Valko, then returning to his research, when Viva knocked, he looked up, taking off his glasses briefly.

[b]"I take it we're not docked to drop off any passengers are we?"[/b] he said, assuming already that he wasn't going to be left at this dock. Noah hadn't mentioned letting him off anywhere, or the deadly nth in the cargo bay, or throwing him out the air lock which was good all things considered. Loire just had to assume he was staying put for a little longer. 

[b]"Valko's doing fine, vitals steady, no new activity but sometimes people just suddenly wake up, sometimes they ease in."[/b]
 he explained reassuringly. [b]"Everyone's different, you know what he's like though, I'm sure you'll know when he's coming back before any of us."[/b] Maybe it was a twin sense, maybe not. He couldn't recall the moment he'd lost Lucine, the exact second she left, too much time had passed. He couldn't even remember the raw pain he'd felt back in those first few days following the incident, all he knew now was the dull but agonising ache he felt, the ache he'd felt for years. Had he sensed her pass on before the news actually broke to him? Had he known she was gone before anyone told him? All he knew now was the pain he felt every day, not the pain he felt then. 

He hadn't said anything about Lucine to Viva, then again, he didn't really talk about Lucine or himself and his history to anyone. 

With Viva on the station, out refuelling, only Noah, Valko and Loire were left on board. 

--brief timeskip--

Noah's quarters weren't huge, the rooms on the Lucidae were modest, practical in size. Loire looked up at the low ceiling in the room, Noahs room, and wondered why he was so reckless. Why was he lying in bed next to his kidnapper of all people? Noah had been right, he was attracted to danger. 

Noah laughed a little to himself. [b]"You're a mystery doc."[/b]
[b]"I can't be that mysterious, you seem to think you have me figured out."[/b]
[b]"No. I don't have you figured out, not entirely. I know what you want me to know."[/b]
[b]"Hm you think so?"[/b] Loire mused.
[b]"I know enough. I know you're attracted to danger."[/b]
[b]"You don't strike me as the type to be attracted to someone too [i]safe[/i], what could be safer than a respectable doctor who trained on the citadel?"[/b] he retorted. 
[b]"Noveria isn't a place for respectable doctors, the Citadel is safe. You aren't someone who is safe, you pretend to be."[/b] Noah started and his voice dropped down to a whisper, [b]"And I'm attracted to danger too."[/b]