Thread: Venus Ascending [Chai & Alkaline]

Dom smiled as he listened to the two bicker, closing his eyes and reclining the seat back instead on engaging for the moment. For now, the ship had sufficiently done it's job, and Kaisa seemed impressed enough to give him a little bit of respect. He wasn't foolish enough to believe that she would actually listen to an order if he tried to give one, or that she wouldn't stab him in the back at the first opportunity, but at least she seemed to buy into the fact that he wasn't just some rookie being thrown into the mix. Dom, I once again must insist that she does not pilot this ship, Emily said, the voice taking a much more casual tone once Kaisa had left the room, confining the response to just the cockpit so she wouldn't overhear. Flying through restricted space is not a reasonable defense for losing a ship. It should be clear to her that doing so greatly increased the likelihood of confrontation with authorities and dramatically increases the odds that... Relax, Em. I appreciate your concern, but you don't have to worry. If we get into a situation where she is allowed to pilot, you'll have full override authority and can take control at any time, he said, reaching out and softly patting an empty spot on the navigation panel before he flipped a few switches and brought up the onboard security cameras to take a look at what the woman was up to. Dammit, found that last hexia already, he cursed under his breath, frowning as he watched her bite into it enthusiastically. Hopefully she appreciated it, it would likely be awhile until they were in a port where he could pick up a few more. Sighing, he leaned back once more and continues to just observe her exploration, shaking his head and chuckling at her immediate attempts to break into the individual quarters as well. Emily, go ahead and grant Kaisa access to both cabins. She is welcome to Snoop around as much as she likes... I'm sure she will find I'm relatively boring once she has a chance to dig through my personal belongings, he said into the shipwide intercom, smirking as he watched the monitor for her reaction. He could see the locks disengage, and then swung his feet back down, working his way down towards the room himself. When he finally arrived, he slipped into his own room, leaving the door open for Kaisa, and flopped onto the bed, kicking his shoes off in the process. Ahhhh, he said in relief as his body sunk into the mattress. Of all the things he'd splurged on with the ship, sometimes he thought the bed was his favorite part. The cost had been... excessive, to say the least, but by God was it the most comfortable place to lay in the entire universe in his opinion. The room itself was fairly minimalist. The bed may have been a luxury, and was adorned with a mountain of pillows as well, but otherwise it was limited to a closet, a simple desk with a large monitor, and a dresser. A personal television was also installed into one of the walls, and when he entered the room it immediately flicked on and began to play some ancient music from the Earth's 21st century. Just to let you know, the rooms are completely private. I'll have Emily give you your own personal lock for your quarters, and as tempting as it was, I decided against being a pervert that could spy in on those rooms as my guests changed. So there are no visual security systems installed he said loud enough so that his voice could carry to the room across the hall if needed, sitting back up on the very edge of the bed. Hopefully it's all to your liking? We can always pick up some additional comforts if needed when we stop at the Athenian space port before we jump. Get you one of the big black toys to keep you in high spirits, he said with a bit of a laugh, craning his head to look out the door a bit and see what she was doing.