Post by Kyrie Blaze on May 16, 2014 20:37:27 GMT -8
Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna stood before the tank, watching the sleeping, floating man inside. She drew in a breath and let it out as a sigh. The blonde felt...well, a bit awkward. She was still fairly upset over things that had happened, but didn't think he should be reduced to this. Damien was likely around, but if not he'd be back, soon.Reaching out, she gently tapped the pads of her fingers against the clear barrier.
"...David..? It's Arianna." She smiled at herself, at her own trepidation. "I don't know if you can hear me, but I suppose it doesn't hurt to talk with you like you can."
David B. said:
Bubbles flitted from his mouth as he awoke.Arianna.
Another one come to talk him into living? David wished he could turn his body away. Didn't anyone understand how...how tired he was? And how warm and comforting the thought of death was? He didn't care if they thought him weak or selfish...he deserved this. To die in battle. To die of wounds that came from the thousands of lives he saved, including Hyperions. He...didn't want out.
But he focused on her anyway...waiting and watching.
Arianna Barrial said:
Her hand was slowly lowered as her head tilted, reminiscent of her sister. She heaved a sigh. "I kind of wish you were awake and...responsive. Just so we could talk. I'm still pretty angry with you. And frustrated. And that part of me can't understand how my little sister could forgive you. But part of me - the part that's understanding and empathetic even when the rest of me doesn't want to be - knows why. Aside from love, that is." She was silent a few moments, watching him with surprisingly brooding eyes.
David B. said:
David searched her face with his Qi, manipulating the air that circulated the ship. He did it in a way that she wouldn't feel it...but that he could see her outline, like colors painted from an airbrush. He had nothing to say on it. He knew everyone was angry at him. He knew that the ship seemed leaderless...but he had hoped that, in the midst of the chaos, Kiyr would thrive and take command.And whether any of them knew that now, she WAS taking command. Eventually, she would be who they looked to. No more Elders. No more dictatorship or plots or schemes.
Just the people, and their leader.
He knew someday they would understand. For now, he was content with the anger.
Arianna Barrial said:
It was frustrating he wasn't here to help, of course. But that wasn't what she was getting at.She sighed, again. She was doing a lot of that, lately.
"It's because you're a good man." Her shoulders relaxed with that admittance. Yes. She thought him a good man. "But even good men can make mistakes. And I believe that what you did to Kyrie - measuring her against this Olesya and choosing the latter - was a mistake. I don't know her. I know part of the reason was the little girl, but I don't think it was right. And maybe that's just the big sister in me that sees that wants to hit you for it. I don't suppose my little sister ever told you how many relationships she's been in, or how many times she experienced love. I don't suppose you thought to ask, either."
David B. said:
Davids gears shifted in his head, and his mood softened...but of course he couldn't respond. He supposed she had this idea that he thought of Kiyr as wanting. Interesting. Wrong. But interesting. Had there been no girl, he would have chosen Kiyr. But there was more- such as where Olesya was now. Captured, being tortured, maybe. Dead? Perhaps she would be waiting for him in the afterlife.He didn't want to risk that on Kiyr. He didn't want her to be in trouble. Or Arianna. No matter where he went he was seen as a beacon, and people don't like beacons, especially when they cause trouble. David...caused lots of trouble. And Kiyr would have just ended up an out. Someone to try to kill. This way...she could pave her own road.
More bubbles floated from his mouth as he listened.
Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna reached back until her hands found one of the kolo chambers behind her so she could lean back against it before continuing."In all her years, she's never dated anyone seriously. She and my former fiancé's brother went out with Ronald and myself a time or two, but they found out, probably within the first week, that they were better off as friends. Aside from that little blip on the radar when she was a very young teen? No boyfriend. No huge crushes. Certainly no experience with love."
She breathed in, slow and deliberate. She wasn't a violent person by any means - God knew Damien had a tough enough time with her on that - but she wouldn't have minded putting her fist in his face back when it happened. Not that it would do much...but this kind of frustration made her feel helpless in an entirely new way.
"My sister told me she'll be going to get Olesya soon." She paused, unsure if she wanted to say what she was potentially going to. "Fifteen years, I hear, is when you can safely wake up. That's a long time... If, when that time comes...Maddie will be grown. Will you still go with Olesya, if neither of them have anyone important in their lives..? If you give Kyrie false hope, I give you my solemn promise that I'll string you up by your testicles faster than you can blink."
She was absolutely straight-faced when she said it.
"...but I want to believe you wouldn't do it to her a second time, because you are a good man. But, you'll have to choose then, won't you..?"
David B. said:
David couldn't respond, though he felt a sharp lance of pain through his chest at hearing Kiyr was going after Olesya.His right index finger twitched.
Arianna Barrial said:
Movement.Arianna's eyes zeroed in on it. She was used to paying attention in medical situations. And this closely mirrored some.
"I know Kyrie needs you at her side for guidance...but she has people you trust around her to help her. She has me and our grandfather. Damien. Einrik. ...though, those two don't get along, I'd imagine they'd set aside their irritation with one another for these things. Kyrie said your mind is overstimulated. The ship itself said you don't wish to wake up. If you need time to rest and recouperate...you feel free to take it. But if I could ask one thing of you, David..? Completely clear of mind and only wanting the best outcome, I ask you to not make the mistake of giving up."
David B. said:
David was amazed himself that his finger twitched...but was not able to replicate the movement, no matter how hard her tried. He gave up, letting the mental energy dissipate as he continued to listen.Give up? David had never given up on anything. Now...now he was just so, so tired. He was sad...sad that he felt he was letting her and everyone else down. But he would, eventually give up. He felt no obligation to continue. Not when the only thing people needed him for...was to lead. They could do that without him. They proved it, day in and day out.
More bubbles rose from his mouth.
Arianna Barrial said:
If David listened...he'd find that Arianna wasn't speaking of leadership. Maybe at the beginning, but her conclusion had subtly deviated from that.She watched him floating there...and was struck with surprise at how...she wasn't uncomfortable with a naked man floating in front of her. That made her blink and she felt heat flush her cheeks. On the other hand, it was another one of those medical things...and she didn't feel an attraction towards this man.
His brother, however...had her. Utterly and completely.
Arianna relaxed again, with that thought.
Damien Blaze said:
Damien spoke from the shadows behind her."Your kind, to try and talk reason to an unreasonable man. But...Davids a coward, im sorry to say. He's not going anywhere."
David B. said:
Davids anger flared as his brother adressed him. Arianna Barrial said:
Fricken--! Arianna jerked to the side and partially stumbled, though she quickly straightened with a deep breath."And you're a sneak." Okaaay. Her heart could stop pounding now. "...I couldn't say if he's a coward or not."
It wasn't for her to judge.
"But...I wouldn't mind seeing him prove you wrong."
She flashed a smile in the direction his voice came from.
Damien Blaze said:
Damien chuckled.He stepped out, hands in his pockets.
"Yeah...I wouldn't mind him proving me wrong either. He won't. But I wouldn't mind if he did."
He gave her a smile.
"You can just...tell when a man is broken and ready to give up. Theres a smell that comes with it."
Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna stared at him for several long moments. "You speak so nonchalantly...yet it hurts you, the possibility of his death."
She kept those gold eyes on him. He wouldn't lie to her, even though there was the possibility of David hearing.
Damien Blaze said:
Damiens eyes found hers."More than anything."
He didn't sound in pain. But she was right- he wouldn't lie to her.
Arianna Barrial said:
David was not forgotten, but Damien was her focus for now. She moved towards him, somewhat slow. She was not rushing to comfort him, but she was showing support and empathy. She reached up with both hands and coaxed him down as she rose up to kiss him, soft and slow.Breaking the kiss, she curled her arms around his shoulders and murmured, quietly. "Have you thought of showing it earnestly to him, even though he may not hear..?"
Damien Blaze said:
Damien shook his head."Too many people have tried. He's being a selfish dickface, and im not gonna coddle him. He wants to bitch out and die, let him. Why should I pour my sympathy on someone whose already self-depricating? Like he's the only one in the world with problems? It's bullshit."
Arianna Barrial said:
"So you go the tough love route..." She smiled, if sadly, and pressed her lips against his neck before setting herself back down. Damien Blaze said:
Damien let out a chuckle and a sigh at her lips."Yeah...I guess."
Tough love is what it took for David, in his own mind. He was too old to pamper him.
Arianna Barrial said:
Oh, he would get her for this. She turned away from him, slowly, a grin forming over her lips. "David, did you hear that? Damien doesn't want to go the mushy route and say he loves and needs you, that one day you'll be an uncle and his brother shouldn't leave when they have so much catching up to do." She spoke - rather jauntily - as she walked over towards David's tank.
Damien Blaze said:
Damien would rush up behind her and start tickling her."Luckily he can't hear you! Ha!"
He laughed.
Arianna Barrial said:
Ack! Ticklish! Arianna squirmed and instinctively tried to get away, pivotting on her feet and laughing."Ack--hey--ahaha--what if he can?!"
Damien Blaze said:
Damien grinned."He can't. He's a veggie. A worthless veggie too. Big dong though. I mean, we both know mines bigger but it's still fairly good sized."
He would laugh.
Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna blushed and tried to duck out of his arms. Well that came out of nowhere! And she was flustered again. ...maybe getting married would remedy that flustered part of her...but Damien was rather flippant and open about the whole thing."...you never know..." She eyed him.
Damien Blaze said:
Damien blinked."I never know? What, that mines bigger? Nah. Definitely is. See?"
And he would start undoing his pants!
Arianna Barrial said:
"Damien! I didn't mean--"Congrats, Damien! That's gotta be an undiscovered shade of red!
"I meant hearing us!"
Damien Blaze said:
Damien was too busy undressing now! He was in his boxers, and was unbuttoning his shirt! Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna almost springs forward, intent on catching his hands and stopping this...madness! Even if--well she was sleeping with him, but not like that! And not that she didn't know - kind of - how he would look because of that, but--! Damien Blaze said:
Damien was already almost done, and the last button came free as she grabbed him! He was giggling now, bare chested, removing his shirt as they struggled! David B. said:
David officially cut off his ability to see! Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna tries to lace her fingers between his in hopes of stopping him. "Damien..!" She practically gasped his name. Good thing she loved him!
Damien Blaze said:
Damien let her, laughing a little as he leaned in to kiss her."It's alright. I was planning on changing into PJ's anyway. It's like...eleven, back on earth. Giving you a hard time was just a perk. I think I invented a new shade of red."
Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna leaned back a little...before slowly returning the kiss, relaxing a little. She inhaled before wrapping her arms around him. He really was horrible..! "Guh... I bet."
Bad Damien. She slumped a little with a soft exhale of relief after holding her breath.
Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna muffles a - somewhat nervous - chuckle against his skin before peering up at him. She curled her arms around him a little more and lay her cheek against his chest."No, it's okay."
Really!
Damien Blaze said:
Damien kissed the top of her head."Alright then. Wanna grab my PJ bottoms for me?" He finished taking off his shirt and would accept them once she handed them off. He pulled them on and withdrew a tshirt from his bag.
"I miss earth."
Arianna Barrial said:
The kiss drew a sigh to warm his skin before she went to grab his PJ's...and then go to scoop her own up to start to change. She paused, pants unbuttoned and unzipped, to look over her shoulder."...as do I..."
Damien Blaze said:
Damien walked toward her, pulling the shirt down over his torso."Could have had a house...a nice cottage in the mountains. Or maybe a bungalo in the bahamas. Anything we wanted..."
Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna smiled. She could see it."...not while this Strike is there..." She fiddled with the seam of her pants, considering they hugged around her hips.
Damien Blaze said:
Damien stepped forward and would help her, if she let him, trying not to be distracted by her underwear, of which the color waaaas-? Arianna Barrial said:
She blushed a little, but made no protest to his help. Her underwear wound up being a dark, dusty rose colour. She didn't protest, but did start wriggling out all the same, herself. Damien Blaze said:
"Ouu, red. I like."He grinned- he wasn't trying to make he blush, he was just being frisky. He would pull them down and stand, eyes glancing over her bottom once more before his eyes returned to her.
"Tell me- how would you like to get married? Like...do you want me to ask us to return to earth or...would you prefer somewhere in space?"
Arianna Barrial said:
He got the blush anyway! She swore she could feel his gaze and a shiver zipped its way up her spine, goosebumps raising along her arms."...wedding plans right now..?" She smiled, surprised. "...we are stardust, no..?"
Her gaze drifted to the wall.
"It's...likely sentiment, but as much as I want to get married on earth...I'd like for David to be there, even if he's as you say."
Damien Blaze said:
Damien smiled."I agree. We could...have it here. Soon. I know that a chaplain was able to make it on board so...why don't we have the wedding soon? Why wait?"
He was deadly serious. He wanted to be married to her. And he did not want to wait for the risk of their death, or another major crisis.
Arianna Barrial said:
Soon? Her heart fluttered. Wow. She bent to slip on her shorts and slowly straightened. It was exciting and huge--"How soon were you thinking..?"
Damien Blaze said:
Damien shrugged."A month. A week. Tomorrow. Today. Now. Whenever you feel comfortable."
Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna turned to face him, watching him quietly. How soon did she want? What kind of event would it be? She didn't want a feast--she didn't think it would be wise to tax the ship's stores when it only had so much. "Hmm..."
Damien Blaze said:
He would take her hips, whether the shorts were on or not, and kiss the tip of her nose."No rush. But...I do love you. And If we get married straight away or in ten years it wouldn't matter. Only that it happens so...why not sooner than later."
He would gently take her lips with his own.
"Also...you will be taking my name, right?"
Arianna Barrial said:
She grinned at the brush of his lips against her nose, and listened intently. He had a point, it was just how much sooner? Her inhale was cut by the kis and she leaned up and into it, hands slipping over his chest to brush against his neck.She slid back down, flat on her feet, and nodded.
"Of course~"
Arianna Barrial said:
Her grin stretched a bit wider in response."Don't tell me that you doubted me, Damien..~"
Damien Blaze said:
Damien shrugged."Nah. I just know a lot of people want blends these days. Like 'Arianna Barrial-Blaze' or something. Having it with just my last name...is much preferred. Guess I'm just old fashioned."
He gave a wink.
Arianna Barrial said:
"Not that I don't love my family, or my name, but...you are mine as much as I am yours. I will share everything with you, Damien." She leaned up to brush her lips against his jaw. "Call me old fashioned, too."It was about unity...and she was his to protect, really, and to cherish. Why wouldn't she be honoured to hold his last name? Most professionals did do hyphenated names...but it just made them...she didn't have the words for it. No, she was completely fine and undoubtedly happy to take his name.
Damien Blaze said:
Damien blushed, and took her head in his hands, kissing her fervently.Damn this stupid wedding...he wanted her, right now. But...he didn't say anything, instead holding her to him as he deepened the kiss.
Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna blinked--then smiled, one hand moving to curl lightly over his own as she returned the kiss, the other stroking her fingers against his neck. Her lips parted with a tiny gasp and gave herself to the kiss. Her eyes closed and she leaned into him. Damien Blaze said:
Damien would smile."Lets get some shut eye...and you think about when you want to get married, okay?"
Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna smiled...and chuckled, softly."Well...after I finish changing, anyway."
Damien Blaze said:
Damien shook his head."Nah...just take your shirt off and sleep like that. I won't mind... I'll keep you warm, too."
A broad grin.
Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna pressed her lips against his just after he finished speaking, and then slipped away."Tsk tsk."
Damien Blaze said:
Damien would groan...but let her go, biting his bottom lip. Arianna Barrial said:
She managed to unhook her bra before--whack! "Ack! Haha~"
She wasn't even paying attention, so she was an easy catch! She laughed and wriggled in his arms, her head leaning into him to push his lips away from her neck.
Damien Blaze said:
He turned the raspberry into a kiss as she leaned back, kissing from her shoulder up to behind her ear...where he would nibble on her earlobe! His hands skimmed over her skin; up over her abdomen and higher, his touch gentle. Savoring. This was the first time he'd touched her since they'd been together. Arianna Barrial said:
It wasn't like this part was...new to her. But still her breathing quickened as she ran her hands down his arms. Slowly, she craned her neck a little, looking back and up at him. Damien Blaze said:
Damiens eyes were slightly glazed, but their corners still crinkled with the smile he gave her as he would give her a very soft, slow kiss. One that, as he fingers stopped their work on her and his hands just held her said "I love you." quite clearly. Arianna Barrial said:
She relaxed into him, showing without words her trust. Her eyes closed for a moment and her hands slid back down to his with a residual shudder. "Tes mains..~" She murmured against his lips before kissing him again. She very much liked. Too much, even, but...she could wait. She wasn't entirely sure why it was so important to her, it just...was. And she was thankful he understood. She twisted, slowly, pressing in against the warmth of his body, through his shirt. She ducked her head and murmured. "We can sleep, now..?"
Maybe she'd even be willing to sleep with no shirt so long as it was tucked beneath the pillow or something, just in case.
Damien Blaze said:
Damien let her slide from his grip as she twisted, turning around and giving him the full view before pressing against him. He kissed her gently."Vous êtes si belle..."
He gave her a small smile, patting her lower back, just above her bottom.
"Tout ce que vous voulez, oui."
He would lead her back to bed, hand in hand, unless she insisted on more clothing. He would grab one of his own shirts and set it next to the bed...so she could grab it if she needed. His bed was hidden from the door, and even if you walked in, you wouldn't see it unless you knew where to look, or actively searched...so her modesty should be good to go.
Arianna Barrial said:
She returned the kiss with a sigh. His words gained him a smile and the soft brush of her lips against his before they trailed down his neck."Je t'aime, Damien. Toujours."
She looked down at their hands snd twined her fingers between his. She thanked him for the shirt with another kiss after a soft nibble to his bottom lip. She wasn't concerned too much about someone coming in...more if there was an emergency and she, or they, had to go out.
Arianna slipped under the covers to settle and would sneak back in to press against him once he did, as well.
Damien Blaze said:
Damien would hold her tightly, taking in her smell and warmth and...just knowing she loved him. It drove him crazy. He kissed her again, settling himself as well, feeling sleepiness start on him too. Arianna Barrial said:
Arianna tipped her chin up and slowly slipped a leg between his. Her arms curved around him as she returned the kiss. Safe. Loved. Warm. She sighed his name, content and sleepy.