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Listening to John, Dania cringed a little internally. It was a grim thought to think that the man was worth less than the shackles he wore. Materials could be worth a lot if you knew the right people, and if the chains were pure steel then she didn't doubt the mans words, she just didn't like to think about it in that aspect. She was brought out of her thoughts by her brother speaking to her. It made her shift uncomfortably when he called her admiral. While she could understand why he was being so formal in this particular instant, it made her feel like there was a gap between her and her brother, like they were siblings like they used to be. She wanted to be there for Jael when she could and sometimes hated herself, hated her job and title when it prevented that. It was for that reason whenever he addressed her by her title, it would make her uncomfortable.

"That will be fine." She responded to her brother with a nod, before turning back to Simon while he worked. "We will leave you to your work then. If you don't mind, I ask that you keep John here for the night, he should have a room set up for him by tomorrow. There will also be a meeting in an hour to discuss the next course of action, you are free to join us if you please, but it is not a requirement. It is simply meant for everyone who wants a say to have a say. A notice about it will be sent out soon. Lieutenant Carrillo, Lieutenant Commander White, I suggest you also leave Lieutenant Commander Cartwright to his work." With that she turned to John once more. "Welcome aboard the Resilient." She told him once again before striding out of the room.
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John let the conversation flow around him, meanwhile he just watched what Simon was doing. He watched as his skin mended itself together with the help of one of Simon's devices. While dirt covered most of his skin, he could still notice the visible change as the bruises, and some of the swelling that the bruises brought, went down. The most amazing of all was the work it did on his wrist. He could see the process of skin starting to mend itself, and while it was still a ways away from finishing, he could see hope that it would at least look normal once more, and he hoped it wouldn't cause him too much pain. It had been a long time since he had known life without a metal cuff over that spot and the pain that came with it was a permanent reminder of what he was. Now, not only were the chains gone, but there was hope in healed skin. Even if is scarred, it was better than the red mess that it currently was.

When Simon did his scan and brought the supposedly bad news, John was relieved. "Just one? That is good in my book." He said with a strange sort of lightness in his voice. Like he was trying to make a joke, but didn't quite know how, and his voice sounded grim and gruff. It almost seemed out of place. It was true though, to him just a single broken bone seemed good. Pain had been such a constant companion that sometimes he couldn't tell how badly he was hurt. Several times he was beaten to the point of passing out for several days. When he woke he could hardly function. While that hadn't happened recently there was some lingering pains from it and sometimes he wondered if there were broken or fractured burns that never healed. The fact that it was only one bone that was actually broken was good. Chances were then, that over time it would all heal if he could rest enough. It was a luxury he hadn't had for a long time, but seemed to be doctor recommended now.

After a moment of awkward silence John finally spoke up with what was on his mind. "That girl Kathi... has she been with you all her life?" He asked. A strange question but he had to know.

Aislinn Frees Stratos

I think the first trailer makes it took a lot better than the newest one, even so, it looks like it is going to be an amazing movie. I cannot wait until March when it comes out.

It was time to actually fight for herself, so she ran forward and attacked.

Aislinn attacked for 29 damage

Bonnie and Clyde
Proceeding through the door, the team passes the remains of lions that had long since died and were now nothing more than a pile of bones. Past the room was another door that needed no riddle to open, instead it just opened to a call that eventually came to another intersection. Looking down each section you can see the hall is long and winding no matter what way they chose to go. The team can either choose to go left, right, or straight now.

Everyone was up now, and looking around something was happening. Aislinn couldn't quite understand what was happening but decided to join the others and take their lead

Aislinn helped with Get'em

Allowing Jael to lead him to bed, John sat, surprised at how soft the bed was. He looked at the others before finally laying back on the bed. Exhaustion tugged at him but he didn't let it win as he felt something cold against his skin. It wasn't instant but it was pretty quickly that the pain killer started to kick in and the pain in his side and face began to subside. He was aware of the dull aching, the fact that it existed, but it didn't bother him nearly as much. He was almost about to relax when a lady walked in and introduced herself as the admiral. The first instinct was bitterness, but sitting up to get a better look at woman. She looked younger than he, meaning that the issues with his ship, the fact that no one had come to their rescue, it wouldn't have been her fault. He had to remind himself he couldn't blame the events of the past on people who had no hand in it now.

"Thank you Admiral." John gave a small bow of the head to the Admiral in respect, but she gave attention back to Simon, so John gave him the attention. He was not sure whether or not he should be laying back, so instead he sat up for the moment on the edge of the bed. His hard eyes watching Simon for instruction. He seemed nice enough but it was still odd, trusting someone. With his high pain tolerance and the pain killers, it didn't bother him to sit around or do anything. He hardly felt it right now, as his joy from earlier faded into caution. He had been so happy about being free that he hadn't thought of all the wrong that could happen, and now that things had calmed down he was a little more concerned about things. All seemed well and good but it was almost too sudden a change for him and it started to feel too suspicious or like a dream. His eyes then dropped to his hand that rested in his lap and the raw skin that wrapped around his wrist. He thought of the chains that had been there not minutes before. Suddenly remembering them however he glanced over at Jael. "That is good steel... trust me, I tried to break it enough times. You should try selling it, it is worth at least as much as you paid for me." He informed. It was sad when the thing used to bind him was worth more than he was.

Maristela listened quietly to Enok asking his questions and the complete explanation by Qing. The mission itself seemed simple enough, however when you stopped to think about it, it didn't make much sense to Maristela. She was a baker, a clumsy one at that. They had a medic, a trader and a blacksmith, why would they need her? Patiently Maristela waited until the end of the conversation before she slowly raised her hand, hesitating before finally speaking up. "So if we are delivering potatoes and this message... why do you need someone like me? I mean I get hiring a trader or a medic to help with it. However what about me? I just bake bread and help my mom with the shop." She said slowly hunching herself over a little embarrassed about her question.

Looking around the table she blushed slightly in more embarrassed as she realized she didn't address Reitan with her question. She was sure there was a reason that he was there too but she didn't know what to say. To avoid having to look at anyone else she removed her glasses from her face and started cleaning them. She couldn't look at the others even if she wanted to now, she was practically blind without her glasses. Everyone's facial expressions were just blurs to her now, a perfect distraction to her embarrassment.​

"Thank you Captain, you have done well today. I will be down soon. I am sure Lieutenant Commander Cartwright will take good care of him in the mean time." She said before turning off the communicator and assessing the amount that was paid for the slave as well as the other supplies. They were cutting it close, but they could manage all the costs, if barely. She finished dividing the money between everyone who needed it, sending the money to Kathi last through an electronic transfer. When it was all dealt with, Dania finally got up and went to meet the man who had been brought to their ship.

Entering the Medical Bay, Dania did not knock considering the door was already open. She remained in the background, giving Simon a chance to look over the man. He was in bad shape to say the least, but nothing so bad that she though Simon couldn't help. When Jael moved the man to the bed, Dania stepped forward. "Greetings, your name is John correct? I am Admiral Dania Carrillo. It is a pleasure to have you on the ship. We will be putting together a room for you soon and you are welcome to stay with us. However if you do, keep in mind when you heal you will be put to work just like the rest of us. I won't bore you with the details of it until you are feeling better. Until that time, Lieutenant Commander Cartwrite will take good care of you." Dania introduced herself and welcomed him to the ship before stepping back again but not leaving quite yet. ​

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Well you can't say no to that sexy bea-I mean what?

So far these humans seemed nice, but there was a tension between him and the girl who bought him, that much he could tell. Perhaps he was not remembering things incorrectly, perhaps the name sounded familiar for a reason. Whether that was the case or not, John decided it was best not to address it. After all Kathi had not said anything about it, so perhaps there was a reason for that. That or she had no idea what he was talking about with the ship he had originally come from and just started to regret buying a slave. Both were reasonable possibilities, and he didn't particularly care to bring it up or deal with it. If the subject was brought to light then perhaps he would be willing to speak on it, until then he would keep his thoughts to himself. Garrett seemed to be nice enough too. He didn't seem to talk much, instead being polite and leading the way. There was a silence that stretched out until the point of which they reached the ship and a man, the same who had pointed out the bullsh*t that the slavers were trying to pull with the pricing for things. Apparently he was to go with the boy from now on while Kathi, as she said before, likely got a talking to. Turning to Kathi, John didn't say a word but gave a small bow of thanks before turning to the man.

Following him into the ship, they didn't get far before the man stopped and turned to him, removing his chains. It was odd, the feeling of the heavy chains dropping from his wrists and ankles. Raw red rings circled his wrist and ankles. Even though it looked like it would be rather painful, John didn't seem to notice as he shook his legs out, marveling at how easy moving suddenly had become. "I-I'm free...." He marveled, not realizing that he was speaking the trade tongue instead of English. When Jael offered to help him with English if he was rusty, he then realized what he was doing. "Oh... I think.... I think I remember enough." He tried to tell Jael in English. He went to do wide circles with his arm, something he could rarely do thanks to his chain on the wrist being connected to the ones on his feet. H stopped however as a sharp pain laced through his side. There was a low grunt but he tried to pass it off as nothing.

After this Jael took him to the medical bay. Stepping inside he saw two people, a young man, and a young woman. Perhaps a couple? What did he care anyways? Perhaps his mind was trying to grab on to something normal that could happen. He wasn't too sure but that was okay with him, it didn't effect anything. After Jael introduced him, a girl, the pilot introduced herself. "A pleasure." He replied trying to be polite. It had been a long time since he had been in a place so nice. Even when he was treated as a slave, they usually did it in is small cell like room instead. Eventually his eyes fell on Simon and stopped there for a moment. With the power of deduction he could deduce that the man was the doctor here.

Sure why not lets give this a go, sounds fun.

KINGDOM HEARTS 0.2: BIRTH BY SLEEP -A FRAGMENTARY PASSAGE-
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Aislinn freed Luna

Masquerade
"If your friend wanted to meet with me so bad then he should have sent a message ahead of time about the change of plans, assuming that he had contacted me in the first place. As it stand, I am quite busy and there is quite a few guests to greet and socialize with. You know how it is with these social events, everyone expects you to talk to everyone. Tata deary." She said with a wink before moving around the room more, laughing and talking with everyone she met.

Dania was sitting at her office going over things waiting for a response. It was somewhat pleasant to hear her brother responding to her with an update. "Thank you Jael. When it as all done and over with report back to me with the costs, I will do my best to reimburse those who have chipped into buying the person. I will be heading down to the medical bay soon. I have a few things to finish up. And no we have not get everything bought yet but I am working on it. Most of the lists are in, so it shouldn't be too much longer." Dania replied to her brother.

She was trying her best to finish up things when she got another transmission, this time from her Captain. "While that is a cleaver use of our extra space, it limits where we can travel and since we are't allowed in certain sectors anymore, it limits the deliveries that we can make meaning most won't want to deal with us. Unfortunately for our current situation it is impractical. My apologies Captain, and thank you for the suggestion. Good work. We will prepare to leave in a couple hours, until then you are free to do as you please. Though with the new passenger coming aboard we should prepare." Dania suggested before getting off the communicator so she could do the last of the budgeting and meet this new human.
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The man eyed the girl curiously. He wasn't sure why what to think of the situation. He hoped that they were letting him go free, but there was no promises and even with going to the medical bay, perhaps they wanted a healthy slave. So long living in a dark mentality made it hard for him to be optimistic. The most optimism he had with this was that he didn't fight back yet, not when there was still a chance for them to be his salvation. When the girl asked his name it really caught him off guard. He stared at her blankly until the male with her spoke up, introducing himself and the girl. There was a small amount of recognition at the name of the ensign. At first he tried to hide the surprise however. That didn't stop him from staring at the girl in wonder until he remembered the question he was asked. "Oh... Right.... You can call me John.... No last name, not that I can remember at least." He admitted.

Taking Garrett'g hand, he got to his feet, the harsh sound of rattling chains followed. While he understood why they left them on, he was looking forward to the time that they would be removed. His wrist and ankle had been rubbed raw from the manacles he wore. "I didn't think... there were any human ships left. After no one responded to our distress call and all those in an age range fit to be sold for physical labour were taken, I thought that would be the end of our kind. I have been waiting to die since that day...." John told them, keeping his head down before they left the room. His voice was rough and low. After that he remained quiet, simply waiting to be lead out of the room, not sure what else to say or do. His side hurt enough that the thought of walking anywhere was a bit daunting. He was pretty sure when the slavers had kicked him those few times they broke some ribs. It wasn't the worst pain he had ever been in, but still wasn't a pleasant experience. He kept the pain from reaching his expression, an art that took years of practice. He could tough this out if he had to, it was better than pity or being viewed as useless at this point.

Turning Aislinn had expected the blonde girl from before to pop out of the chest when she opened it. Instead the poor sucker that she kept having to heal did... Well then...

Aislinn freed Stratos ​

Aislinn attacked for 29 damage​