Captain's life over the past few days (pre action post)

A few days before the BD was hit by a Ford TransitCaptain's QuartersMorning

Seymour cautiously stepped out of bed, his wound was healed but still hurt when he moved. He tried not to move his torso too much when he walked. The smell of bacon was what had got him out of bed, it was a fatty smell, not something that he usually liked. He preferred fresh food, something with a side salad maybe, or some low fat crossants for breakfast. But at the moment he would eat just about eat anything.

He slowly walked into the sitting-room area and saw the cupcakes Katrina had made for him. He moved them slightly so that they lined up with the pattern on the coffee table, he liked things tidy.

Katrina came out of the small kitchen area carrying a tray of food. "Oh Seymour, you're up. I was just going to bring you breakfast in bed."

"It smelled too nice to stay in bed." Seymour said, also worried thet he'd get grease on the bedsheets.

"Its sausage, bacon, eggs and baked beans, I hope you like it, I did burn the sausages a bit I'm afraid."

"Hmm, my arteries are just calling out for all that cholesterol." He joked.

After they sat down for the meal Seymour went for a soapy bubblebath, he sat amongst the towering soap bubbles in the jacuzzi holding the locket Katrina had given him. He couldn't believe Katrina had made it from scrath, it looked so beautiful and detailed. He opened it to make the music play and listened while looking at their pictures. Katrina looked gorgeous in a sexy pose resting her chin on her hand, letting her gorgeous blonde hair spill like water around her, framing her face perfectly. In the picture of himself he looked a bit awkward, it was a photo that was taken by surprise so he was frowning slightly, he wasn't sticking his chin out proudly like he always tried to do when having a picture taken. He didn't normally like jewelry but swore to always keep it on his person, in his shirt pocked closest to his heart.

He picked up the headphones that allowed him to listen to the ship's internal communications. Keto was shouting at people again, and there was someone called Mr. Burns that he'd never heard of. He changed the frequency slightly and caught what sounded like one of those subliminal tapes you listen to while you sleep, in a calm soothing voice it was explaining why a capitalist government is best.

Crazy as usual, Seymour wondered how he ever got command of this ship, it is just so different to what he expected. He wanted a military ship ran on a tight schedule, people who respected rules and regulations, so that things always work out correctly in the end. Now he's got a ship of the craziest, most unorthodox people he has ever met, a lot of them have no idea of morales or dicipline, no-one ever takes situations seriously, they have been in the craziest situations possible and one would have thought that a ship full of people like this would have cracked under pressure. Sure, some of these people might rather run away rather than face a dangerous situation like men, but strangely things ALWAYS turn out well.

Seymour wondered if even a diciplined military crew could have done so well in the situations they've been in. A virus which makes halucinations turn real, lots of big ugly insects, and huge spider-shaped ships, crashing into an ocean, facing a shape-shifting GELF, being taken over by thugs and fish people, the Blue Dwarf must be the most unluckiest ship in the multiverse, it has had so much happen to it but surprisingly there have been so few deaths.

Suddenly a huge explosion rocked the ship. The water in the jacuzzi splashed against the side and Seymour sliped under the bubbles for a second. The soaked headphones crackled and shouts of panic and surprise came from all over the ship. A second explosion came a few seconds later and the lights dimmed. The ship shook violently, Seymour could tell that the main reactor must have been damaged, he felt the raw power surging through the walls. And if the reactor had been hit then that meant there was going to be a radiation leak. "Oh dear god." he said.

The captain quickly jumped out of the jacuzzi as the water jets turned so hot that they sprayed steam out of the bath. He quickly pulled his silk bath robe around him and ran into the living room.

"Seymour, what's happning?" Asked a scared Katrina.
"The main reactor's gone. The ship is not safe-"
"Well what are we going to do?" Katrina said quickly.
"I'm going to go to the Drive Room and assess the situation-"
"What, dressed like that?"
Seymour looked down at his dressing gown. "It will have to do. This is an emergency. I want you to stay here and wait until I come back okay?"
The ship rocked again and a bookcase leaned from the wall towards Katrina, Seymour caught it quickly with one hand and pushed it back. "Actually, it might not be safe here." He said as his Esperanto encyclopedia hit him squarely on the forehead. "I think you should go down to the shuttlebay, I might have to give the order to evacuate. And if I do then help as many people as you can get into the Starbugs and Blue Midgets. When they're all full then I want you to start using the escape pods."
Katrina nodded, tears started streaming from her eyes. "Tell me one thing." she said hugging him. "You're not going to go down with the ship are you?"
He kissed her. "Only if there aren't enough escape pods."
"I'll save you some room in mine." Katrina said. "And I'm not leaving until you get in it with me. She sounded very forceful when she said it. Seymour nodded and strode out of the room into the corridor.
<Sorry this was so late again, I've been very busy with uni work. I should have more time to post this week though.>

Captain Seymour Niples, JMC Blue Dwarf
WWW.BlueDwarf.co.uk
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"WE'VE LOST THRUSTERS!" Jay announced.."I've lost control of the
shuttle....were gonna crash..EVERYBODY TO THE BACK! NOW!...
except you Keto come sit on the dashboard..."
(Andy Longman, Jay Chrysler, JMC Blue Dwarf)
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