10-20-2023, 12:20 AM
The Farscape reference went straight over Beka’s head. She was pretty well versed in the 20th century by 25th century standards - this was the girl who had gone to a ship-board Halloween party in a holographic Ghost Rider costume after all, and shared more than a few Lord of the Rings puns with Robin Mayfair in recent days - but the source of Aeryn’s name was a touch too obscure for her.
"It's okay, Mara told me about it and as to what brought me to Artemis. A new start after losing someone very close to me."
The two parts to that immediately started to roll around Beka’s head.
Mara told her about what happened? That can’t be right. Mara literally only told 1 person the truth and that was the COS, and Nat said she kept her word. She took the flak for us. So for Aeryn to know… Oh f*ck.
Realisation suddenly dawned. Beka chuckled quietly to herself, green eyes shining brightly.
“I’ve finally managed to put two and two together. Welcome to our humble abode, o Chief of Security,” the redhead said with a waspish grin. “My record with Artemis COS is still as checkered as ever. I had quite the misunderstanding with your predecessor and I may have… sort of… kinda threatened him with some secrets from his past. Luckily he’s the forgiving kind. And now here we are, me trying to flirt with his successor.” Her smile was just coy enough, her eyes just suggestive enough, to underscore her words as she laid out her intentions.
It had been a long time since Sydesh had tried to flirt her way into someone’s affections. Her near-boundless confidence meant she had been much more direct, but with her injury that confidence had ebbed away enough to change a lot of things.
“And if it’s a new start you want, then we can definitely help with that,” the doctor added. “Make some new memories that you can cherish just as much.”
She leant forward, tenderly reaching out a hand to take hold of one of Aeryn’s. If the other woman didn’t pull away, then Beka would gently run a thumb across her fingers, green eyes locked on Aeryn’s cool grey-green stare.
"It's okay, Mara told me about it and as to what brought me to Artemis. A new start after losing someone very close to me."
The two parts to that immediately started to roll around Beka’s head.
Mara told her about what happened? That can’t be right. Mara literally only told 1 person the truth and that was the COS, and Nat said she kept her word. She took the flak for us. So for Aeryn to know… Oh f*ck.
Realisation suddenly dawned. Beka chuckled quietly to herself, green eyes shining brightly.
“I’ve finally managed to put two and two together. Welcome to our humble abode, o Chief of Security,” the redhead said with a waspish grin. “My record with Artemis COS is still as checkered as ever. I had quite the misunderstanding with your predecessor and I may have… sort of… kinda threatened him with some secrets from his past. Luckily he’s the forgiving kind. And now here we are, me trying to flirt with his successor.” Her smile was just coy enough, her eyes just suggestive enough, to underscore her words as she laid out her intentions.
It had been a long time since Sydesh had tried to flirt her way into someone’s affections. Her near-boundless confidence meant she had been much more direct, but with her injury that confidence had ebbed away enough to change a lot of things.
“And if it’s a new start you want, then we can definitely help with that,” the doctor added. “Make some new memories that you can cherish just as much.”
She leant forward, tenderly reaching out a hand to take hold of one of Aeryn’s. If the other woman didn’t pull away, then Beka would gently run a thumb across her fingers, green eyes locked on Aeryn’s cool grey-green stare.