Thread: Venus Ascending [Chai & Alkaline]

Dominic crossed his arms behind his back, one wrist grabbing the other as he leaned against the wall. His fingers squeezed tightly, and he could feel his jaw clenching as she began to question whether he took her seriously or not. That's what he tried to tell himself at least, but he wasn't actually sure he wasn't just a bit overwhelmed by the rapidly changing emotions instead. He was the an embodiment of self-control. It's what made him so damn good at what he did. She was chaos personified, instead. Sure, it made her great and what she did too, but to pretend this was going to be a match made in heaven would be a fucking stretch. Dom's eyes narrowed as well, a thousand rebuttals running through his mind as she glared back, but the tension was gone even faster that it had risen, leaving him to just stare with those words left on the tip of his tongue. Instead, his anger was pushed back as he found himself watching a beautiful woman writhing in his own sheets, taunting him with sexual innuendo that rolled off her perfect, pouty lips with ease. Whatever upper hand he may have briefly held in this game was completely gone, so he just stood silently, lips pinched tight in a hard line as he pretended to act like he was following along with the conversation, not lost in his own head. You are in control... She's just trying to get to you. It's all just fun and games to her... It was easier said than done, apparently. He could hear the words, but his mind was stuck looking at the indentation in the sheets from her body the small bunches where she'd grabbed at the sheets in pleasure. He couldn't quite shake that image, wondering if it would have looked that way if he was on his knees at the end of the bed, her legs draped over his shoulders as his lips and fingers slowly wandered up her thighs. It wasn't a bad image to have, not at all, he thought, his head tilting just before Kaisa's voice brought him back to reality. Ah, yeah... Spaceport, he said, grumbling just a bit from the lingering frustration. He pushed off the wall, walking towards his own doorway as he brought up the holographic display from his wristband. Looks like we're cleared to depart... We'll stop there to get you setup, then... his voice trailed off a bit, pausing to read through the most recent message that had arrived while he was off day dreaming of what Kaisa may have tasted like instead. Mr. Ryan, Please report to the regional branch of OmniCorp located in Alstara by 1900. Local law enforcement will escort you to a recently discovered crime scene that we would like you and Ms. Holland to examine. It appears that the conflict between the Barranians and OmniCorp may be escalating much quicker than anticipated, and we are concerned that it has already reached Adiran. The Council has authorized me to give you full access to any resources you may need, and we have transferred an additional 50,000 credits to your account to encourage expediency. Whatever you find in Alstara, please note it is to be kept completely confidential. If our suspicions are confirmed, this may have been an assassination, and we do not want to get dragged into this mess. eom Well, this was certainly escalating quickly. We'll need to be in Alstara by 1900, he continued. Pax said there is a potential murder he'd like us to check out... he said, smirking just a bit as he raised his eyebrow quizzically. Emily, can you plot a course for us? We should have plenty of time, correct? Alstara was, to his knowledge, on the opposite side of the planet, and approximately 25,000 miles away. An easy enough trip as long as they didn't spend too much time at the spaceport. Oh, and I guess lets check on the heat for our guest here. Bump it up to 72 degrees? Murder, the perfect thing to distract from the quickly growing desire to fuck your partner, Dominic thought to himself as he turned to head towards the cockpit. As he did, he couldn't help but squeeze by Kaisa in the hall, briefly letting his fingers slide over her hips as he maneuvered around her in the tight space, eyes briefly connecting with hers again. Fuck. Maybe not. Alstara by way of the Athenian Spaceport will take approximately 87 minutes via travel outside of the planets atmosphere. Estimated docking queues at the spaceport will add an additional 32.5 minute delay, leaving you 3 hours to shop for supplies if you wish to arrive on time. I do caution that increasing the temperature to 72 degrees exceeds the threshold for optimal energy efficiency. Additional costs will be in excess of 5000 credits if this temperature is maintained for the next week ship wide. Increasing the temperature in just Ms. Holland's living quarters will save approximately 80 of the cost, as an alternative. Rolling his eyes and dropping into the pilots seat, Dominic leaned over and punched a few lights on the dashboard. It's fine, Em. Pax just sent us another 50,000 so we can splurge on heating costs just a bit... Let's just get out of here for now, okay? he said, as the rest of the cockpit burst to life with extravagant holographs and flashing lights. As you wish, Dom... Artificial gravity has been deployed. Clearance granted. Please sit back and enjoy the ride, Emily said, just as the ship lifted off the ground, rotated rather quickly and accelerated out of the hanger. Within 20 seconds they would be breaking the atmosphere, the artificial gravity making it feel like the ship hadn't moved at all to the passengers inside.