NightSister
Animus
"Li, if this is about that last order, it's really not a great time."
Aria sighed as she picked up her communicator, eyeing the viewing port cautiously. Multitasking was a straightforward enough endeavor. Flying, on the other hand, was not.
"Yeah, I'm really- really busy right now." Hitting a lever, she leant back comfortably. "Got a meeting- several meetings, actually, no break at all, in fact. Then I have dinner with this charming woman who wants to place a bulk order from Kova. It's wonderful, actually, great prospects, but it does mean I'm going to be really busy all day and probably won't be able to talk much. Or at all, as luck would have it. I know, I know it pains me more than it does you."
Pause.
"What? I am not lying. Why would I ever- was that a meteor?"
From her end, there was a moment of silence directly following the thud and crunch that came from her hull. It stretched out in suspense, and nervously, Aria glanced again at the screen feeding the view. Then the ship dropped suddenly, lurching as the stars shot upwards.
"Oh, this is wonderful. No- yes, of course I was lying, Li! I'm on a starship and it crashed because you were distracting me. Now I'm dying and it's all your fault-"
It took a few more moments to entangle herself from her thoughts and sit up, but eventually she forced herself to sit upright. Hugging her knees, she looked to the left at her mangled carcass of a ship then right at- oh. Another pair of eyes met hers. Stranger's eyes. Aria blinked, once, twice.
Aria sighed as she picked up her communicator, eyeing the viewing port cautiously. Multitasking was a straightforward enough endeavor. Flying, on the other hand, was not.
"Yeah, I'm really- really busy right now." Hitting a lever, she leant back comfortably. "Got a meeting- several meetings, actually, no break at all, in fact. Then I have dinner with this charming woman who wants to place a bulk order from Kova. It's wonderful, actually, great prospects, but it does mean I'm going to be really busy all day and probably won't be able to talk much. Or at all, as luck would have it. I know, I know it pains me more than it does you."
Pause.
"What? I am not lying. Why would I ever- was that a meteor?"
From her end, there was a moment of silence directly following the thud and crunch that came from her hull. It stretched out in suspense, and nervously, Aria glanced again at the screen feeding the view. Then the ship dropped suddenly, lurching as the stars shot upwards.
"Oh, this is wonderful. No- yes, of course I was lying, Li! I'm on a starship and it crashed because you were distracting me. Now I'm dying and it's all your fault-"
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She woke up aching all over with a ringing in her ears. Amber eyes blinked, trying to focus the blurring around her vision. Bright... the sky. Unfamiliar planet. Oh, chit.It took a few more moments to entangle herself from her thoughts and sit up, but eventually she forced herself to sit upright. Hugging her knees, she looked to the left at her mangled carcass of a ship then right at- oh. Another pair of eyes met hers. Stranger's eyes. Aria blinked, once, twice.
"Where am I?"
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