With deft fingers, Neil twirled a wrench from his toolkit as she asked her last question, his easy going yet daring grin back on his face. "Oh, just leave that to me. I know this ship like the back of my hand by now," He said, catching the wrench in his grip. Only then did he see the cut across the back of his hand. "[sub]How long has that been there?[/sub]" 

Not giving Sayeeda time to question his expertise, he expertly hopped down into the [i]Highlander[/i] and went about his work. Before he started tinkering on the ship, Neil hopped into the jeep, revving up the engine and getting the gears moving. At first it didn't start up. But after a few choice knocks from one of his tools, it began to purr. Neil ran his hands along the wheel with a familiar touch, always ready to pilot anything he could get his hands on. 

"Um," he heard from behind him. The voice of an uneasy, young woman. "Are we going somewhere?" 

Neil's body fidgeted from the vehicle as he turned his head to see Taya standing in the entrance-way of the lower exit bay, clothed but with her hair still dripping wet from the liquid prison she had just been encased in. Neil suddenly felt the fire in his veins die down a bit, the adventure they were now on turning into what must be an odd and scary unknown for their new, unwitting crew member. He breathed a sigh and shut the vehicle off for the moment. 

"I am heading out just to get the jeep on the beach. We've made it to an unknown planet that...I guess Junebug told you?" He asked her finally, and she gave a silent nod. Neil guessed she didn't know every detail, and so he gestured for her to head back in. "Just grab some rations and get some water. Junebug will be down in a sec." He told her, and winked. "Just chill." 

The exit bay opened and he turned the jeep on once more, slow going at first to then speed up before the 'downward' exit ramp to gain some air, hitting the beach with a spray of sand and a satisfying crunch of the impact on the ground. The vehicle twirled, its back now facing the forest as Neil's front had a clear view of the [i]Highlander[/i]'s exit bay. Neil squinted from the sudden light of the sun, and he reached up to lift the visor to have it block some light, only to find some sunglasses folded up there. 

"[i]Oh[/i]," he said, slipping them on his face and smirking. 

This felt like he was back on his home planet, truth be told. The heat on his skin, a nice ride, and some glasses. "Yeah all I need is an interplanetary mech war." He joked, and hopped out of the vehicle, jumping onto its hood and calling to Sayeeda. "You want to look around first or what?" 
[@Penny]