[center][h1][color=00a651][b][u]NERO KAYAKOS[/u][/b][/color][/h1][/center]

It was time for the gathering, but Nero hadn't been there, at first.  He'd been running late, aaand it was entirely due to him being generally up to no good, [i]specifically[/i] to the benefit of what he now viewed as his friends, the Star Marines who were a part of the crew.

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He'd made an offer to several of them - in total secrecy and complete deniability - to hide the stuff they didn't wanna give up because of Joey's unfair edict.  And with the help of Laurey's advice on getting around the vents of the ship, he had located several places that you would practically have to take apart ship sections to even find...or be generally gifted in teleportation.  Good luck there.  Finn was on HIS side about this, which meant anybody looking for contraband would be shit outta' luck.  Nero had done this out of general dishonesty and sheer irritation for some dickhead telling him what for, when he had nothing to do with anything going on here with the money OR the station.  The various snacks and stuff that he didn't want their uninvited authority getting their hands on were all in sealed cases, every one of them containing a note saying that [color=00a651]'If this isn't your shit, leave it alone.  And if this is Joey, you take any of what ain't yours, and I'll gut you and space you in your sleep.'[/color].  He smiled at that one, half-tempted to just do it, anyway, especially if the bastard pissed him off later.

All that having been done - and it still DID take a while, despite his abilities - he would appear (late) for the arrival of Doruva.  It'd be hard to tell [i]when[/i] he'd appeared, given the fact that he did so under stealth.  One minute, he hadn't been gathered, and in the next, there's Nero with his arms behind his head and a smirk on his face.  He even began to whistle, 'cause he was bored after all that now.  Gabriel wasn't gonna detect any hostility off of him, no.  Some general sneakiness and flippancy, perhaps, but he had nothing against the old lizard.  He just wouldn't be doing the guy any favors.  Speaking of which, when Melinae came on board and introduced herself as a former diplomat for the Ascendancy, Nero was at first angry, but then a cheeky smile erupted and she heard thus from his direction.

[color=00a651]"Good!  We've got a fuckwit here that thinks we're still in the service!  Why don't you get started with [i]him?[/i]"[/color]

Jonny Albion would get no mercy from him.  Nero gave no shits, and flashed the guy a savage grin if the guy looked his way.  A joke at his expense would actually chill things out here.  Of course, once the immediate pleasantries were over and he'd gone for public humiliation, Nero went to wandering, where he'd make sure that the lizardman and his bodyguard were on the up-and-up themselves before heading on over to overhear Avelyn talking with the diplomat lady.  When she complained about Joey's edicts, Nero would slide in on Ave's line of sight while out of Melinae's and give off a smirk while giving off a 'Mission Accomplished' sign to indicate that actually...things were taken care of.  He'd also stolen into a couple of places to make sure that there was something from everybody's stashes held back Joey Killjoy.  From there, he joined in on the conversation with their new diplomat friend.

[color=00a651]"Yeah, this guy waltzes in, declares himself first mate, and proceeds to bust all of our chops.  Word to the wise: Ya don't piss off an elite group of magic soldiers.  That's just fucking [i]dumb[/i]."[/color]