[b]Captain John Lockman[/b]
[quote=@Dyelli Beybi] 

Motion in the corner of his eye causes him to turn his head slightly. Hand inching towards his blaster….

"Looks like you had a close shave on the surface... Pilot?"

Mutely she motioned at the bottle of whiskey, encouraging him to help himself. [/quote]

Pre-Metacers the dark haired woman focusing on him while offering a bottle of whiskey would have been a preamble to a weekend adventure in a hotel. 

Now, he simply took the bottle with singleminded fixation. The first slug went down burning. The urge to cough prickled. He bit it back in favor of a second swig. It went down easier. The panic at the back of his head dying down by the third gulp. 

[quote=@Dyelli Beybi]

"I don't suppose you're here to fly that Colony ship are you?" the question was really more of a suggestion. 
[/quote]

John realized she was addressing him again. He paused from taking his fourth ship in favor of examining the dark haired woman in the leather jacket. 

“I can pilot anything….” A pause to take a swig. A slight bit of swagger coming through. “… Just give me the manual and some time and I can get anything moving.” 

He went to take another swig before he realized the amount he had put down. The empty splashes sloshing very noticeably.