Scarlet Loup

The Marauders (2018)

Yeah, my bad - I had another organic chem exam today, so all of my brain power went into that. I've got one hell of a busy week - another exam, two papers, and my birthday - but I have some free time tomorrow so hopefully I'll get something up soon!

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Tony couldn't help but smile to himself as she responded with such passion to his slow, clunky signing. It certainly did something to boost his ego for the moment. He savored these moments in which he possessed more knowledge of a subject than his crewmates. There were enough moments where he couldn't find a way to make himself helpful - diplomacy wasn't quite useful when the firefight had already begun, and there were some missions where his input wasn't necessary at all.

But now he couldn't combat this sense of pride that washed over him as he communicated with the girl. He took a moment to process her signs and break them down mentally before he turned back to Raymond and Rae.

"She says she's a full human, and her name is Rendyl," he reported, looking back at the girl for a moment to check that he hadn't made a major translating error. "Her vocal cords were damaged is all - she knows what we're saying."

There wasn't much time for comment before Raymond pushed off the wall and made to leave the med bay. "Sure thing, Raymond," he replied, taking note of the edge in the Captain's voice. It wasn't enough that he felt the need to note it, but he tucked it away for later. He shot a look at Rae, gauging her reaction.

"Do you have questions for her?"

In the mean time, he turned back to Rendyl to finish asking his own questions. Again, he began to sign as he spoke so that Rae could follow the conversation. "How old are you? How did you end up in a cryopod on an Ulnar spacecraft?"

The Marauders (2018)

Oh fair enough -- I'll work on a post then, my bad haha!

The Marauders (2018)

I figured I'd give people a chance to respond before I go to post again - especially Jones

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Tony didn't have to wait long before Raymond and the girl found their way up to the med bay. She was...less exciting than what he had expected. A human. Or, as Ray mentioned, probably human. He waited until Ray had spoken before he began to open his mouth, but a flash of movement caught his eye, and he turned quickly to see the girl flip him off.

"Seems you've done my job for me," he replied, hardly bothering to stifle the grin that spread across his face. He pushed off of the wall slowly and crossed the room towards the girl. The snarl from the doorway alerted him suddenly, and he glanced over at Rae.

"Doctor." He acknowledged her with a matter-of-fact nod and a playful smile, stopping in the middle of the room with his arms crossed over his chest. Tony heard her out as well, figuring he ought to gather as much information as possible before continuing. "Telepathy's cool. Definitely not common among humans though, so how would she have figured out how to do that?" His attention turned back to the girl. Her gaze seemed to bore holes into him, and he couldn't help but feel ever so slightly unnerved by the sheer mystery surrounding her. Damn it, he was too tired for this bullshit.

"You're definitely fluent...you just won't speak, huh?" He met her eyes as he came to a stop a few feet from her. His brow knotted slightly as she gestured over her chest. Perhaps she physically couldn't? Rae mentioned damage to her vocal cords, but he wondered when that could have happened.

"Oh, shit," he said softly, a slow realization dawning over him. "Do you...you can sign, can't you?" He slowly rose his right hand to his forehead, making a sign similar to the crest of a rooster. With a quick movement, he flicked his wrist and drew his hand perpendicular to the ground. Hello.

"I haven't signed in quite some time," he admitted, slowly signing along with his words as the muscle memory came back to him. "Can you tell me your name? Where you're from?" He continued to sign as he spoke, mostly for his own ego at this point.

The Marauders (2018)

Hi sorry! I am a-okay I just have had so much studying to do. I have four exams this week including organic chemistry, so I'm kind of losing my mind. I can totally understand if you guys gotta post, but I can have a post up tomorrow night after my exams are done!

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Yeah I’ll hang back for a moment then especially cause I’m already catching up on schoolwork from being under the weather

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He couldn't help but smirk like a fool as he watched Dev's plan unfold. Tony had figured it was a bit of a lost cause at that point, but the demolitions specialist managed to make it work. And he had to admit that the explosion itself was a bit of a spectacle. The shockwave was less than ideal as it nearly threw him from his seat.

Tony peeled himself off of the seat and watched the Ulnar ship as it slowly fell apart before them. It was simultaneously beautiful and unnerving to watch. From this distance, it was impossible to tell what was shrapnel and what was Ulnar. He couldn't even fathom what it would feel like.

Slowly, he stood and ducked out of the turret. Silently - a rarity for Tony - he listened to the crew as they discussed their mystery cargo. A child? Seemed a weird thing to be smuggling. Even weirder to risk life over. He started on his way back to his room, hoping for a moment of reprieve. Nearly wiping out an entire race of aliens definitely wasn't light work, and he still really couldn't shake the image of rat people floating through space.

But he heard his name over the comms and gave a soft sigh. Tony pressed a finger to his comms as he reluctantly changed direction. "Yeah, I'm on my way." He hadn't a clue who the girl was or even what she looked like for that matter. There were a number of species in the known galaxy and certainly even more they didn't know. But the fact that Ray had identified her as, well, her led him to believe she was of some known species.

He slipped into the med bay and pressed up against a cabinet which rattled slightly and sent him hurtling slightly towards the center of the room. And now he would wait.

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Finally settled in at school, and I'm either sick with strep or mono (RIP). I'm thinking it's strep because antibiotics are making me feel better but I'm still super out of it. But I'm still writing and hanging in.

The Marauders (2018)

I’m still lurking about - I got back from the shore, so I haven’t had a chance to post but I’m working on something. I head back to college this Saturday, so things are going to be a little hectic for me for a few days. Hopefully I’ll have my response up soon!