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@Xandrya Well, there's a twist!
@Xandrya@Gardevoiran@iTem@Silver Carrot@Rultaos@BKburke

Grayson chuckled a little to himself at Matija's teasing and Amy's playful ignorance as he walked over and slid into the empty seat next to Amy. In any other circumstance, this much talk involving something in his private life would be a source of embarrassment, but he wasn't the same cold-blooded assassin that stepped onto this ship nine months ago. I mean sure, he was still a remorseless marksman, but he felt an uncharacteristic closeness with the crew, one that allowed him to joke around without the voices in his head screaming and calling him an idiot. He laid his coffee mug down after taking a gulp and slyly slipped into the conversation, taking Amy's approach of feigning innocence.

"I'll confirm, it was a hard choice for the lass. Every mornin' seems like she'll be up and about for just a minute 'fore she hops back in the bed, stickin' her cold feet up on me. Loves the warmth this one" bracing himself in case she hit his arm, he quickly added "Which I'm more than happy ta provide of course"

Down at the other end of the table, Stryker leaned in to speak to Tibulus.
"It got lost a little bit in the conversation, but you said you're building a robot?"

SAL, having elected to leave the kitchen just after Grayson and Amy arrived, marched down to Tobi's room. He knocked before hitting the button that slid open the door.
"Tobi come with me to the Tech Lab, we have a new combat routine download to install."
@Xandrya@Gardevoiran@iTem@Silver Carrot@Rultaos@BKburke

Well folks, it's that time of year, the holiday season. If you're celebrating, hope you have a good one! Christmas is a pretty big thing in these parts (read as: the greatest excuse for me and my friends to get together and enjoy a few drinks under the pretense of watching hockey). I'm not likely to be super-active for the next couple of days, but I am gonna get in a reply either before I head out tonight or early tomorrow!
@iTem Alright done!
@iTem Alright, when you decide what room she's in (there's plenty to chose from after all), just let me know and I'll update that list!

And we're going with Amyson then? Alright, I'm good with that.
@Rultaos I told ya, no such thing as a post going too long around these parts!
@iTem Updating the little list in the first OOC post about the crew quarters, Matija still sleeping down in the storage room or has she moved up with the rest of us?
Waking Up

A Collab Between Me and @Xandrya


Grayson slowly came to in his bunk. He blinked and lightly groaned as his body and mind woke up. His arm was wrapped around Amy's midsection, exactly where it was when they'd fallen asleep the night before. Within a few weeks of the battle in Sovereign's Valley, the 'secret' that the two of them had gotten together became public knowledge, and a couple of weeks after that, she moved in to Room 7, right around the time Grayson pointed out that the chilly draft she was feeling in Room 3 was likely due to the fact that there was still some lingering structural damage, cracks in the wall and so on, from the explosion in Arex's old room all those months before.

From the way she was breathing, Grayson could tell that she was already awake.
"Mornin' beautiful" he said.

"Morning," Amy whispered, sighing as she slowly turned to face Grayson. She gave the slightest frown as she started to recollect her dreams from that night.

"I had another nightmare, one where we were both shot dead..." Amy trailed her hand across his side before she pulled herself a little closer to him. She then buried her face on his neck and used her nails to lightly scratch his back.

Her voice was muffled, but she knew Grayson could understand her.

"But we're never going to let that happen, right?"

"Not in a million years love" he replied as he tilted his head to kiss her cheek, he snaked his arms up around her back and embraced her fully "A million stars could turn into a million supernovas, melt down the whole godsdamned galaxy, and we'd still be standing. We're too stubborn to die, you an' me."

"Wow, quite the poet you're turning into," Amy smiled, her mood suddenly shifting to a more pleasant one, "I like it, and I like seeing you."
She planted a quick kiss on his cheek before sitting up on the bed to stretch, the bedsheet falling to her lap to reveal she was wearing a simple white t-shirt. "I gotta go to the ladies' room for a moment but I'll be back, okay?"

"Okay, I'll be here. Nothin' on the old 'to-do list' immediately jumping to mind, so I could just stay in bed all day, love for ya to join me."

Grayson rolled onto his back as she exited and put his hands up behind his head. He thought back to that morning a few months ago when he had woken up to find her staring deeply into his face. Immediately, he noticed the change, the focus on her face and the brightness in her hazel eyes.

He came to the conclusion that somehow, miraculously, Amy could see him.

He jumbled and fell over his words, shocked completely speechless for a moment as he tried to ask her how. Finally, he managed to say it and she launched into her story...



Grayson was jolted out of his reminiscing by the sound of the room door opening, Amy was back.

"Hey you" he said

Amy couldn't help but give a little laugh.

"I'm sorry, did I scare you?" she teased, closing the door behind her before making her way to the bed and climbing in it to join Grayson. She playfully pulled on the covers so he could let her in as she had suddenly developed chills and was seeking some warmth and comfort.

"I'm gonna use you as my personal heater now if you don't mind." Amy hugged Grayson, pulling him close to her as she buried her face in his chest, hearing his steady heartbeat and feeling his chest rise up and down with each breath. It was all so soothing...

Amy's mind then took her back into the past for some reason, when things weren't going quite as smoothly.



Grayson absent-mindedly rubbed Amy's back with one hand as she snuggled in close. This was a pretty regular occurance with them, her getting up first and having to come back to bed because she was too cold. He didn't mind it one bit, though he always swore that the next time they hit port or requisitioned supplies from the Alliance that he was getting her a pair of slippers so her feet wouldn't be like ice cubes when she jumped back in.

With his other hand, he was tracing his fingers along the right side of his face, drifting them back and forth across the invisible line between the real and synthetic skin, one of many constant reminders of a job gone wrong five years ago. In a way, his recklessness that day was what led him to this very moment. If he had ignored that call, he probably wouldn't be here right now, then again, if that Bezengarr's claws had been a inch or so longer, he wouldn't be here either.

His eyes turned towards the small speaker mounted beside the door as it crackled to life. Stryker's voice filled the small room:
"Good morning everyone, welcome to another day in purgatory. I'm headed down to put together a breakfast spread, so in about twenty minutes, come on down to the kitchen, we all gotta talk about something."

Seemed like Amy had drifted off again, that or she was deep in thought. Either way, she didn't react right away, he reached over and brushed a strand of hair out of her face and tucked it up behind her ear, that got her to look at him.

"Ya know ya always look a' me the same way when I need your attention? Even back before ya could see, when we'd talk while I worked on the repairs to yer gear. It's the cutest damn thing. Anyway, cap'n's doin' breakfast in twenty or so, says everyone's gotta come for a chat. We don't have ta go, if ye'd rather stay in bed, you know Stryker, if it's real important, he'll find us later an' fill us in."

"Well...I want to stay in bed but I'm also hungry. The great conundrum this morning..." Amy nudged him with a little laugh. "Come on, let's get ready. I doubt we'll have much to do today so we can always come back to bed later," she added suggestively before planting a big kiss on his cheek.

"Well damn it Ames, how'm I supposed to eat when ya teasin' somethin' like that? It's all I'll be able to think about now 'til we get back here. Won't hear a word Stryker says at all because I'll be so preoccupied" he grinned as he returned her kiss. Still rubbing her back he continued speaking, voice barely more than a whisper.
"You know..... cap did say it'd be a little while, we've got time if ya wanted to fool around."

"If I wanted to fool around?" Amy glanced at him with an amused expression on her face. "That's all you men ever think about..." she smirked, her finger lightly tracing along the contours of his chest. "But yes, I would very much like to."

Grayson responded with a smirk of his own "Well, I'm happy to oblige."
He wrapped his arms around her pulled her up slightly and began kissing her.
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About thirty minutes later, Grayson and Amy walked into the galley, very clearly late for breakfast from the looks of the rest of the team's plates. Grayson could only smile sheepishly as he walked over along the counter and began putting together a couple of plates for himself and Amy.

"Mornin' everyone" he said as he slid a couple pancakes onto his plate "Thanks for doin' this Stryker, really 'preciate it mate."

"No trouble at all Grayson, glad you could find time in your busy schedule to join us" he said with a warm chuckle.

@Gardevoiran@iTem@Silver Carrot@Rultaos@BKburke
@Rultaos@iTem No such thing as a post being too long in my book, so by all means carry on!
@1Hawkeyes@King Tai

Reaper reacted by snatching out one of his pistols and unloading three quick pops in her direction. A flash of flame shot up in immediate response, rendering his bullets useless as they were redirected or melted entirely by her powers.

"Damn it" he said, diving down behind a column for cover to avoid the rush of fire.

"Alright kid, you wanna be a team, fine, I'll keep her busy. I don't have a ton of ammo though, so whatever you're gonna do, make it fast!"
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