Under the Cover of Darkness

Continued from the plot as stands onboard the 'Dwarf
Who: Rosette, Boris(mostly)
Where: Many Places
When: After leaving Andy in the Medibay
Rosette stormed down the corridor, her leather jacket now done up
tight, as she'd used her shirt to help save Andy. "Don't worry, i'll
come back for you." she said to herself as she wandered back towards
the Drive Room. She made a mental note to come back for him, to
release him sometime.
The door to the Drive Room opened noisily, just like everything else
on the ship that required a coat of oil. She looked up to the front
of the ship, Boris was looking at the front screen, a star chart of
the area had been projected on it, with a large blue blob in the
middle. Rosette assumed that was meant to be the 'Dwarf.
"We found one, but he was nearly dead. He's in the Medibay with a
guard." she said, sitting down hard on one of the chairs. Boris
walked over to her, and sat down in the chair next to her.
"Why didn't you just kill him?" he asked, moving his chair closer to
hers. She couldn't back away, even if she wanted to. The rails the
chairs sat on ended where she was. Instead, she turned to face him.
"He'd make a good slave. He's strong, and smart." she said, looking
him in the eye. Boris stopped right next to her, and reached out to
move her hair out of her eyes.
"I'll trust your decision." he said, looking down at her Leather
jacket. He noticed there was no longer any white stuck out of it,
signifying no more shirt. He got up, and nodded towards the door.
"Come on, it's late." he smiled, as Rosette got up. Rosette obliged,
and followed him out. She was pretty sure she knew what was going on,
but she couldn't back down now. She wanted to get closer to him, to
have a chance to take back the 'Dwarf. This was her chance. Boris
lead her to a room nearby. None of these rooms were ever used as crew
quarters, so Rose could only assume that it had been modified for
their takeover. Boris opened the door, and let Rose in first.
The room was huge. To one side was a King-Size bed, and a mini-bar
had been moved in, all fully stocked, and bolted to the wall. in her
mind, Rose could imagine killing him right now. Here, though, there
was no way she could get away with it. All the guards would find her,
and no matter how much better she knew the ship than them, they'd just
outnumber her. All she could do was follow on with his advances, and
wait until the time was right.
"Make yourself at home" Boris said, walking to the mini bar to get
himself a drink. The room was completely bare save for the bed, mini
bar and a single plant. A large window looked out over the 'Dwarf,
facing towards the front. Rose felt uneasy, and didn't know how to
react to 'making herself at home'. There were no seats to sit on, and
sitting on someone elses bed - especially his, made her feel sick.
Boris turned around with a drink in hand, watching Rosette standing
uneasily in the middle of the gap between the bed and mini-bar. "You
can take your jacket off you know." he said, smiling. He put his
drink down and took his own off, but he was wearing a t-shirt
underneath. Rose didn't have the same luxury. Naturally, Rose fell
to common decency,
"I'd rather keep it on.... It's a bit cold around here..." she
replied, feeling a little uncomfortable. Boris reached over, and
picked up a second glass, along with his own. "Here." he said,
passing it over to her. She took it hesitantly, and took a sip. She
figured it wasn't drugged because she was still standing.
They stood there in an awkward silence for a second, before Boris
spoke up. "You did a good job today. It's goot to have someone
competent on our side." He smiled, and Rose thought she saw him wink
too. All Rose could think was "oh god, he wants to have sex with me."
She smiled, and thanked him, before he put his glass down, and pulled
her over to the bed. She reluctantly sat down on it with him. Every
moment she wished she could just stab him in the face so she never had
to look at it again. Unfortunately, she knew she couldn't. She'd
made friends since she got onboard the ship, and now was not the time
to ruin that by getting everyone killed.
Boris reached over to her slowly, and undid the buckle that held her
knife belt on her, and dropped it on the floor. Next, he moved to
undo her jacket, but she instinctively moved away slightly. Boris
stared at her, and the moment she caught his glare, she saw a flame in
his eyes, one that said to her "do it, or i'll have you burned at the
stake." She gulped, and moved back closer to him.
The next hour was to become a complete blank in her mind, until she
woke up slowly in the middle of the night. She felt a movement next
to her, and looked over to see Boris there. She looked down at
herself, and then swore under her breath. Slowly, she slipped out of
the bed, and got dressed. The thieving ways in her past helped her
stay silent, and get out of the room without waking him. She leant
against the wall, and sighed. "He dies before that happens again."
she said to herself, before making her way to the medibay.
No one stopped her as she walked freely around the ship. Most of the
usually busy corridors were empty now, only occasionally populated by
a squad of grunts patrolling the area. Eventually, she got to the
Medibay. The door opened slowly in front of her, revealing a scene
exactly how she'd left it. A guard in the corner, almost falling
asleep stood to attention the moment she entered. He didn't get a
chance to say anything, however, as two laser blasts hit him in the face.
"Right, uhh.. Doctor" she said to the Brain Bot, "We need to get Andy
out of here, to somewhere safe." she said, moving over to him. "Is he
awake at all yet? If we can get him to the science labs, I'm sure
Rufus will be there already." she added, moving over to a console.
"Holly, are you there?" she asked, and watched as a balding man
appeared on it. "Yo." he replied. Rosette smiled at him. "It's good
to see you back again, Can you find Rufus for me, and patch me
through?" she asked.
<tag both of you! We need to come up with a plan to save the 'Dwarf!>