27. [RL with Feldt, pre-virus]

[trinities]

[ Nena floated down the hallway of the women's quarters on Lagrange-3, occasionally kicking off a wall to keep momentum. She could hang on to the motorized handles, but she'd spent most of her life in reduced gravity and was used to maneuvering by now. Besides, it was more fun this way.

She had her Haro under her arm; he was facing backwards and jeering at the yellow Haro flapping down the hallway behind them. When she got to Feldt's room she slid open the door without knocking, and stuck her head in, saying: ]

Your Haro's following us! Again.

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[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

[Looking up from her work, Feldt stood up and pushed off from her desk to float over. Once her Haro got closer, she scooped him into her arms.]

I think he wanted company.

[trinities]

[ leans against the doorway as best she can in reduced gravity ] He doesn't follow me around when I'm alone, only when Haro's with me! Mine, I mean.

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

Only when... [looks down at the purple Haro under Nena's arm and then to the yellow one in her own]

Haro, do you still think you're related to Nena's Haro?

Big brother! Big brother!

[trinities]

Get out! Get out!

[ Giggles and pushes herself further into the room, settling to sit down on the bed ] Wow, he's being polite today!

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

...I suppose.

[shuts the door and sits back down, setting a dejected Haro on her lap]

[trinities]

You should see him on a bad day, it makes you wanna wash out his circuits with soap!

[ ...uncomfortable silence is uncomfortable, but Nena was bored as anything back in her room, so let's fix that! ]

Whatcha working on?

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

I'm readjusting some of the security on the operating system we used on the Ptolemaios after we lost Veda. [gestures toward her computer terminal] It's been keeping me busy all day so far.

[trinities]

[ Pushes off the bed and goes to float up behind her to look at the screen ] Did you write it yourself?

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

[looks down at Haro, unconsciously hugging him a bit tighter] The adjustments, yes. The operating system... approximately half of it.

[trinities]

[ giggles ] Do I freak you out or something~?

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

No. Tieria trusts you, so I do too.

[trinities]

You look all nervous! [ don't mind me, just peering over your shoulder at the screen ]

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

I'm not nervous. [budges over a tiny bit so she can get a better view]

[trinities]

[ shrugs and taps at the screen, scrolling down a bit ] This is pretty creative!

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

Thank you. [watches on as she does]

[trinities]

[ nods and pushes back again ] Geez, it's such a relief to be back with modern technology~

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

[nods in agreement] It's nice to be home.

[trinities]

[ For her home is the mothership, but she hasn't even brought up the possibility of retrieving it yet. Still, it's closer to home than where she's been, in location and in style. ] Home? You live here before joining Celestial Being?

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, yes.

[trinities]

You really don't talk much, do you.

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

Not really. [spies something that needs to be fixed in the programming and moves back over to do a quick repair]

[trinities]

Bo~ring! [ but she doesn't leave, and points to the screen ] There's another one.

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

[quickly fixes that one too] Thank you.

[trinities]

So do you ever take a break, or do you just work all day?

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

Of course I do. I'll usually stop for food and sleep, sometimes I'll check on Haro and make sure Tieria's not skipping meals.

[trinities]

What? That doesn't count as a break!

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

[silent... blinks...] Then what counts as a break?

[trinities]

Hacking the security cams to the guys' locker room to see them changing, or eating cookies, or bugging Tieria with pop music!

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

...Why would I do any of those things?

[trinities]

[ ...stares for a second, then grabs her hand and tugs ] Come on!

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

[grips reflexively onto Nena's hand as she's pulled from her seat, scrambling to grab Haro with her other arm]

Where are we going?

[trinities]

It'll be fun! [ which isn't exactly an answer, but she tugs her out of the room and down the hall anyway. ]

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

That doesn't explain where.... [and yet, she's making no effort to stop herself from being dragged off]

[trinities]

[ s'up Feldt, welcome to Nena's room :> There's a kind of fruitless attempt to brighten up the walls with posters and photos, but it's a start. She lets go of the other girl once they're inside, and digs around in her closet a bit, coming up with a package of Oreos ]

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

[just stares around for a few minutes until she sees Nena with the Oreos... They look like some of the cookies she saw on the TARDIS a while back, but she never tried them before. Healthy diet habits die hard sometimes.]

[trinities]

[ grabs one and shoves it at Feldt ] Eat it!

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

[takes it and spends at least a good minute examining the cookie before taking a bite and chewing it thoughtfully]

[trinities]

Good, right? [ opens one up and licks the cream off ]

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

It's alright. [nods, takes another bite]

[trinities]

See, this is what a real break is like!

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

It is? [blinks and finishes off the cookie]

[trinities]

Part of it! Now it's time to gossip!

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

[...at least it wasn't a shopping trip, so have some nodding to show understanding] Gossip about what?