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Post by Keanu on May 11, 2011 19:40:52 GMT -6
I give her a slight grin as I work on her tight neck and shoulder muscles. *Oh you're welcome. I know how your muscles can tighten up on a person if you're not used to ridin' horses. Just relax and let me get you a little more limbered up. We have a long ride again tomorrow and we can't take a chance you'll be too sore to control Lightnin' Jack.* I laugh at that vision *Harriett would have all our hides if somethin' happens to Jack*
I pinch and pinch on her muscles then I stop and look at Odin. *Well, you ever gonna get the food out? I think Marla could eat and I know I could.* I lean forward and whisper in her left ear *I knew I shoulda packed the food and not him* I get up and move away to another spot and lean back on my elbows.
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General Odin Cotter
Terran Defense Forces
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Post by General Odin Cotter on May 12, 2011 23:04:54 GMT -6
I give her a slight grin as I work on her tight neck and shoulder muscles. *Oh you're welcome. I know how your muscles can tighten up on a person if you're not used to ridin' horses. Just relax and let me get you a little more limbered up. We have a long ride again tomorrow and we can't take a chance you'll be too sore to control Lightnin' Jack.* I laugh at that vision *Harriett would have all our hides if somethin' happens to Jack*I pinch and pinch on her muscles then I stop and look at Odin. *Well, you ever gonna get the food out? I think Marla could eat and I know I could.* I lean forward and whisper in her left ear *I knew I shoulda packed the food and not him* I get up and move away to another spot and lean back on my elbows. *Cocking my head staring back to the couple with eagle eyes* "What was that Keanu?" *Grabbing the bags from my horse carrying it over to the fire, pulling out a heat stove. Setting the stove up using a flint to light the smoke less tender down in a small fire pit as I cook Beef with spiced sauce. Reach back in my bag to pull out other MRE's tossing them to Keanu and Marla as well as a ice pack* "Ok guys grab a meal and start cooking." *Looking back* "Oh Keanu make sure this time you put smelling salt around the camp, don't want to wake up with snakes again." *Moving back to remove my saddle with the others, tieing the horses up.*
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Marla Johanssen
Terran Spec Ops.
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Post by Marla Johanssen on May 13, 2011 20:01:30 GMT -6
Marla looks shocked at what Odin says "SNAKES! WHAT.......... SNAKES! NO ... NO...NO........I HATE SNAKES" she pulls her legs up tight and holds her ankles as her eyes begin searching the nearby area. "Those are the most vile creature ever created. There better not be any snakes around here" Marla gulps as Odin begins to get the fire up and going then starts fixing them some dinner. When he tosses her a little packet she catches it and looks it over. "What's this?" she reads the label "chipped beef and mashed potatoes with gravy" she rips it open with her teeth and swallows some of it. "not bad........not bad at all" she eats the rest of the packet of food.
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Post by hearts on May 13, 2011 20:32:48 GMT -6
( A noise startles the hiding woman in the rocks just above the camp. The smell of a fire makes the woman stand and slowly creeps down to the group)
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Post by Keanu on May 13, 2011 20:44:52 GMT -6
Suddenly I hear movement. I jump up fast and quiet and reach for my rifle. I have my fingers ready to cock the trigger as I slowly make my way out of the camp area to the brush. I hear what sounds like someone moving around trying to be quiet and all at once I see it.
Bright red reflecting back at me from the moon's light. I narrow my gaze and figure out it's hair that's shining back at me. I hide behind a tree and bring the rifle up as I scope in on the person. As I look through the scope I'm surprised to see it's a woman.
*You there! STOP OR I'LL SHOOT!* I keep the gun steady and watch her. *I'M NOT AFRAID TO SHOOT A WOMAN - SO YOU BEEN WARNED - NOW HANDS UP* I yell out to her.
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hearts
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Post by hearts on May 13, 2011 20:50:34 GMT -6
(Slowly her arms rise over her head,)
Don't fire. I am unarmed and need food... please help me.
(Slowly turning around to face her foe)
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Post by Keanu on May 13, 2011 21:01:53 GMT -6
I walk closer to her and finally uncock the rifle and bring it down beside me. Carrying it end up to the sky as I get close enough to see her face. She looks like she's hungry all right I think to myself.
*You alone?* I look around as I bring the weapon back up and look the area over.
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Post by hearts on May 13, 2011 21:10:36 GMT -6
Yes my division in the rebillion was killed. Just me
(Lowering her hands for her tags)
Trisha Hearts
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Post by Keanu on May 13, 2011 21:40:36 GMT -6
I put the rifle back down again. *Trisha Hearts, I'm Keanu. So, you're part of the Rebellion huh? Well, I might have someone you know back at my camp. Let's go, it's this way* I start walking back to camp and hear her follow me. The food's startin to smell perty good about now and I'm hungry as a wolf. *You know Marla? She's tryin to get back to the Rebel Camp. In fact, that's where we're headed. You can come with us if you need a way home* we get back to camp and I walk over to the fire where Odin and Marla are just startin to eat.
*Hey Marla, got someone here might know you. You know Trisha Hearts? Found her skulkin around out in the brush and she's all alone so I brought her back for a meal* I put down the rifle and grab a couple of trays. I hand one over to Trisha and start to dish up the dinner for us.
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Post by hearts on May 13, 2011 21:47:34 GMT -6
Marla is with you...
(She enters the camp with wide eyes)
Thanks Keanu means a lot.
(She looks at Marla before taking her tray)
Omgs so glad you are save!
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Marla Johanssen
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Post by Marla Johanssen on May 13, 2011 21:50:25 GMT -6
"TRISHA! Oh my God! I was afraid we would never see each other again. Is Ben with you? I lost contact him some time back and have been trying to find him again." Marla looks up and smiles when they come walking into the camp and she sees who Keanu has with him.
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hearts
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Post by hearts on May 13, 2011 21:54:16 GMT -6
I thought thesame thing. (Shock washes over her body) No one told you? Ben was found outside a cave,.. he didn't make it (She pauses for a minute )
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Marla Johanssen
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Post by Marla Johanssen on May 13, 2011 22:01:18 GMT -6
Marla drops her food tray and starts feeling the tears begin to well up in her eyes. "What? NO! Oh NO! I thought he had left before I was captured by the Gondowans. I had no idea he was ......... dead. I haven't talked with anyone from the Rebellion since I got taken. I was held with a Colonial Officer and in the end he turned out to be a good guy. His name was Brigadier General J Castorious and I would still be a prisoner if he hadn't helped me escape. I was about to be tried and I'm pretty sure sentenced to some hard labor. No, I had no idea Ben was dead. That just hurts so much. He was a good guy and had some good ideas." Marla hides her face in her hands and sobs for a while. She wipes her cheeks with the backs of her hands and pats the ground next to her. "come sit with me. We will be sleeping in those tents and we have enough blankets. You can bunk with me and tomorrow the guys here are gonna get us back home. Oh............" she looks over at Odin who has been quiet as he eats his food "this is Odin. He and Keanu are taking good care of me. They help Harriett with the Underground Railroad and I guess you and I are passengers on it now."
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Post by hearts on May 17, 2011 10:12:49 GMT -6
(Trisha sits with her friend, leaning on her as she mourns.)
I wish things could have been different for us all. But if your friends can help us then Ben will not be gone in vein.
(She makes another plate of food for Marla, and gives it to her.)
Keauna was very helpful. I did not mean to frieghten anyone,,, its been days since i've seen humans and food.
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Dr. Elea Kaun-Castorious, Surg
Colonial Medical Corps
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Anticipation of a new phenomenon, right here at CMC
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Post by Dr. Elea Kaun-Castorious, Surg on May 17, 2011 12:07:09 GMT -6
Elea sat outside the camp wondering if she would be welcomed. The fire seemed warm but she had become accustomed to the cold ... a bit. No, not really, that was just something she said to comfort herself.
Elea felt a twinge in her belly. "Was it hunger?"
She placed her hand softly on her very round and tight abdomen. Elea felt tired. Another twinge.
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