Nate Safe For Work

==Kirra==
Nate comes awake with a happy sigh, rolls over, and stretches. 
Chuck tucks in her elbows without missing a tap on her tablet. 
"Anything good?"
"Classified." But Chuck doesn't close the window. 
Nate tucks close, rests her head beside Chuck's shoulder. "I heard QualComm's coming out with a new Snapdragon in a bit. Should boost performance by quite a bit." 
Chuck makes a note. 
Nate arranges the blankets. 
"Know the specs?" 
"How better to impress you?"
== Chantell ==
(not as perfect as the first time i thought of it but i realized nguyen's line wouldn't actually work so I had to change it to fit and I can't remember the original (tho i liked it better) but I'm still quite happy with this.)
Nguyen sits down at the kitchenette table with his coffee and his tablet. 
Telly greets, "Morning, Dad."
"Mmm."
Nate greets, "Morning, Marshal."
"Mmm." 
The two help themselves to coffee and porridge. 
"I assume the two of you stayed up all night talking about crushes and hair and such things?" 
"We totally stayed up all night talking about crushes and hair and things," says Telly, plunking into her seat and rolling up the sleeves of the ADF hoodie she'd pulled over her pyjamas. 
"Definitely," agrees Nate, wrapping herself more tightly in Telly's housecoat and sitting down beside her.
== Chuck ==
Chuck's door slides open.
Herc looks up—sorta—blearily from his coffee.
Chuck's door slides closed. 
Chuck's dainty footsteps cross the hall. 
The washroom door slides closed. 
Dainty ...?
Herc rubs his eyes, sips more Vos-style tar, tries to get his mental gears meshing.
Water runs in the shower.
Herc sighs, stares blankly into middle space.
Water stops.
Washroom door opens.
Dainty footsteps go back across the hall. 
Chuck's door slides open. 
Chuck's door slides closed. 
At least they're not Chuck's footsteps anymore. 
Chuck's door slides open. 
"Coffee?" calls Herc. 
"None for me, thank you," says Chu—
Nate breezes by. "Must be off." Kisses his cheek. "Have a lovely day!" 
Suite door opens. 
Suite door closes. 
Herc looks at it over his shoulder, frowns. 
Scrubs his eyes. 
Sighs. 
Nate—?
Herc chokes on his coffee.
== Logan ==
Logan wakes up with a blond somebody in his bed. He [rolls his eyes], pokes what he thinks is a shoulder, croaks, "Out wi' ye."
Somebody sighs happily, snuggles up.
"Egan, y' /swore ye wouldn't do this again," he grumbles, shoving at the lump of blankets.
""Officer Egan is a regular guest in your bed?"" chuckles Nate.
Logan [startles].
Nate rolls over to face him, purrs, "I never thought you'd be the sort of gentleman who prefers blonds."
Logan snorts. "Never thought of myself as a gentleman."
"Don't sell yourself short, honey[—" Nate folds her arms under her chin, smiles at him from a hands' breadth away. "—]You lost our game last night with good grace."
"Y' beat me fair 'n square." Shrugs.
"I can't believe you tried to bluff me with two pair."
"I can't believe you had a straight flush."
"I hope you've learned a valuable lesson." [Her eyes gleam and she] purrs, "I /never bluff."
"I'll be sure t' remember that," drawls Logan. "Now, would ye mind gettin' outta my bed?"
Nate pouts. "I'm rather enjoying this. Why would I want to stop so early?"
"The look on Jack's face when y' walk out my door? I hear 'im banging around in the washroom."
Nate smirks. "May I borrow one of your shirts?"
Logan grins, gestures broadly, "Help yourself."
== Better than Promised ==
Date/Timing: ~2023
Setting:Jaeger hangar, The Icebox; Anchorage, AK, United States
Mako leans on the catwalk rail overlooking /Danger's bay.
「She's beautiful, Ms Mori,」 says Nate. 「Even more so than when she stepped off the line.」
Mako warms, acknowledges with a head tilt.
The warning siren wails.
""Deploying in three ... two ... one—""
Steel sings and Mako's sword unsheathes from /Danger's upraised arm, extends, locks in place.
Mako whirls—Nate's lips are soft and warm and—jumps away, blushing furiously, ears ringing.
「The actuators seems to work,」 says Nate.
「Yes.」 Mako smooths her jacket. 「Even better than promised.」
「I'll tell our engineers you're pleased.」
「Thank you, Ms Barclay-Harvey.」
「'Nate', please.」
「Nate.」
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