Thread: Venus Ascending [Chai & Alkaline]

Dominic eyed the woman up and down, taking the Bloody Rose in before his eyes found hers again. She may not have looked like it at first glance, but when you were locked in chains, and still the most confident person in the room, it didn't matter how tall you were. And this girl had some serious, swagger as the kids said. Fuck. How did that stupid world still survive the last few centuries, Dom thought to himself. Shouldn't they have come up with some other slang by now? Unable to help himself, Dom smirked a bit at the woman's confidence and just let himself drop to the back of the conversation. He could talk with the best of them, but he'd learned fairly quickly that it was just as valuable to stay in the background too. You weren't going to be the richest merc no one ever heard of by blowing up moons and pissing your name in the ashes left behind. And the Adirans certainly weren't going to pay you nearly a million credits if you were in the habit of doing that as well. They were peacekeepers , after all. Once in the office, he found a seat near the back and continued to observe. The job, as he suspected, didn't sound particularly difficult. Adding in Kaisa seemed like an unnecessary risk, but as with previous cases, there was likely more instruction to come anyways. It never ended up as simple as it seemed. Oh, I think I'll be just fine, he said with a smirk, kicking his legs up rather dramatically to get himself out of the chair he'd taken. I've always had the best luck, haven't I? he said with a grin to the Captain. His immediate scowl confirmed that he hadn't quite forgot about that night of cards either. It was a shame he continued to refuse to play again. I'm sure I can stay out of your way... darling, Dom said as he turned to open up the door for her. He was grinning again at her, his eyes dancing with a hint of playfulness as well. It was almost like he was daring her to react to, what he assumed, wouldn't exactly be her favorite nickname if it stuck. You wouldn't know it, but I've blown up my fair share of moons too, you know. I just don't go about getting arrested for it, he said as he turned to escort her back down the hall. In fact, I'll happily stay out of your way and just reap the reward instead. As they passed back through the holding cells, one of the inmates near the end of the block suddenly threw himself against the cell walls, growling and spitting on the floor. Ryan, I'm going to fucking kill you still. They can't keep in here forever... he snarled, drool dripping from his rather pronounced underbite. The creature may have been over 10 feet tall himself, Dominic never could get past the bulging eyes that reminded him of one of those pugs back on Earth. Sure you will, Crusher. I'll see you soon then, eh? he said, chuckling to himself when he saw the goofy face again, then carefully stepping over the spit on the floor. Just to clarify, Crusher is the stupid nickname he gave himself, he said in more of a whisper as he leaned in a bit closer to Kaisa, shoulders brushing for a brief second as he did. To be fair, he did have some nasty habit of smashing skulls to bits though. Once they finally made the end of the hall, Dom called down an elevator, a soft ping ringing as the stark white walls split open and he stepped inside. So how'd they actually catch you, anyways? You've been a pain in their side for quite some time now, he asked once the doors were shut and they were alone. I have to admit, that work on the moon was actually pretty impressive too.