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Post by Jason on Apr 20, 2010 12:58:36 GMT -6
Jax follows the map of the base to the hanger she had said she was going. Jax passed a few other Avatars, atleast he assumes they were Avatars. They looked at him like he was different. Jax was a little surprised as he thought they looked about as funny as he did.
"Hey what you looking at you giant blueberries?." Jax says as stops. They continue to walk past him just looking at him. He figures it must be because he is carrying his rifle. He knew Na'Vi don't carry guns but he was not a Na'Vi. He maybe in one of there bodies but will always be a Marine. Jax continues walking and see's the hanger just up ahead.
Jax goes to walk in door and smacks his forhead right ontop of door frame. "SON OF A BITCH!, GOD DAMN DOOR!" Jax yells out as holding his forhead*. Jax was not use to his new height and the door back where he was earlier where made taller for the Avatars unlike this door. Jax stands in doorway still holding his head, hoping no one saw that. Jax has no directions from here to where the Sampsons are located, so starts to slowly walk around the large hanger holding his head still in pain.
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Post by nightarcher on Apr 20, 2010 19:54:46 GMT -6
Alica sat in a chair nearby as the other mechanics worked at removing the motor of the Sampson. In her lap she had her small computer with it's holographic display showing a display of Shiva as well as the diagnostics of the other two sampsons. One of them she had the mechanics replacing the fluids. Some had been contaminated and had messed with the internal workings of the vehicle. It's efficiency had been decreased enough to bring up errors in the diagnostics. Maybe replacing the fluids would work for it.
The other was simple, they had been working on fixing it when she got here. Some flora... or maybe it was some fauna... had hit the propeller and messed it up. The whole assembly had to be replaced. Yeah, that was the pilot's excuse, he had said one of those two words exactly as an excuse for the work the mechanics had to do. Yeah she had chewed the two morons out earlier. Some plant or animal had gotten it's self caught... more likely they had been attacked for doing something stupid.
Well, those were being worked as she studied all the readings from the third, and actually confusing one. She had to wait for the motor to be removed, thus she had some time to double check her own guesses. “Hmm... Shiva, what are the possibility after compiling the results of the diagnostics? And do we have the materials to replace or fix the error?” She asked the program.
“The most probably possibility is degradation of the internal workings of the propeller motor as you suggested. If that is the case it will need replaced. We have spare motors in the inventory, an easy replacement. Another possibility is breaks in the electronics. Again, we do have replacements, but they can be patched...” Shiva said through the computer, displaying the diagnostics that led to those conclusion, and the noted the mechanics had wrote from their checks. She only looked over her shoulder once at the curse from one of the hanger doorways. Seeing an Avatar, or at least she thought it was by his clothing, she shrugged before getting back to her work.
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Post by Jason on Apr 20, 2010 20:33:39 GMT -6
Jax slowly starts walking through the hanger looking at the different machines and stuff. He hears voices and people working not to far ahead and heads towars it. Jax see's some guys working on a machine and starts to walk towards them, about to ask them if they had seen a girl, a real bitch figuring they would know right who he was talking about since still did not know her name. As Jax gets closer he glances over and see's the girl sitting in chair near the machine looking at small computer.
Jax turns and walks up to her. "Hey there, you miss me?" he says and smiles, wondering what her reaction will be and if she will even recgonize him.
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Post by nightarcher on Apr 21, 2010 16:54:52 GMT -6
Alicia was only focusing on her screen when she heard the voice, not recognizing who the speaker was, or even knowing he was talking to her. After a moment of not hearing a reply, and feeling some eyes on her, She looked over her shoulder away from the holographic screen and what it displayed. Back there looking at her she saw one of the big blueberries. “What the hell are one of you big ass blueberries doing in...” she froze when she realized what he had said. 'Hey there, you miss me?' Oh God... “No fucking way! Why the hell is a dumb ass Jarhead like you doing with an avatar?! And did you really do the stupid thing of hitting your head on the door?!” she half yelled, getting the attention of all the workers around the sampsons.
Oh god... not good. Why did he have to have an avatar. She thought she had escaped having to talk with an all brawn no brains jarhead when she went outside... but here is was... in an avatar bugging her again. “God must hate me... making me deal with your ass some more...”
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Post by Jason on Apr 21, 2010 18:04:27 GMT -6
Jax smiles waiting for her to finally look up and acknowlege him. She finally does and her reaction is pretty much what Jax expected. Jax laughs a bit after she goes off on him as she does best.
"It's nice to see you to, good to see you still in a charming mood ha ha. I agree that I do look like a giant blueberry but you should see how well I can climb trees and stuff, *trying not to think of his fall early but his back still hurting". Why would they give a Avatar to a "dumb Jarhead" as you so kindly put it. Well that is simple really, a Marine or "dumb jarhead" in a Avatar body is a potent mix, HOORAH!...".
Jax rubs his head, still hurting*, "Someone really needs to make the doorways taller in this place."
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Post by nightarcher on Apr 21, 2010 18:42:03 GMT -6
Closing her eyes, Alicia took a deep breath in just to slowly let it out, and to try keeping her eye from twitching. Oh, she wanted to throw something so bad... unfortunately all she had was her computer, and that wasn't leaving her lap. Ignoring the comment about her being in a charming mood “Yeah, and I am willing to bet you fell right out of the tree, or better yet, proved how little brain is in that skull by trying to jump.” she said glaring up at him.
Potent Mix? Yeah, she remembered reading the reports of those that returned to earth. It would be even scarrier if they gave a 'Spook' an Avatar body. “Well, if this is what that Potent Mix is, I feel sorry for us. Walking into door? Didn't you ever learn to watch where you were going. The doors are perfect height, you just need to duck moron. Now Shoo! Some of us have better things to do that chitchat.” she grumbled as she turned back to her computer and the diagnostics. Walking into doors? How stupid can you get.
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Post by Jason on Apr 21, 2010 19:14:02 GMT -6
Jax stares at her as she goes off on him as usual, nothing nice coming out of her mouth. "Can you repeat that?, I don't think I got all that" Jax laughs a bit.
Jax thinks for a moment before building up enough courage to ask "So I have been taking your abuse all day. The least you could do is join me for dinner tonight. You got to stop working sometime. I promise not to show up as a giant blueberry".
Jax waits unsure, expecting her to probably explode but really hoping she says yes.
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Post by nightarcher on Apr 21, 2010 20:11:22 GMT -6
Ok, she really felt like finding the nearest heavy object and just belting him with it as hard as she could throw. Maybe a hard hit to the head would knock some sense into this Marine. All he could do was piss her off more by being an idiot. He was pressing all her bad buttons. “You heard me. I will not repeat myself.” she said to his laugh, not looking at him anymore.
Though, upon hearing his question, Alicia's fingers froze in the middle of what she was typing. She turned her head and looked back at him, one eyebrow cocked up. “All day? You haven't even talked to me more than maybe an hour total.” She said, still looking up at the Jarhead. Thinking he must be a gluten for punishment, and he must only be asking because she was the first woman he met... unlikely... she had seen some of the ones in the avatar program. “So how does me chewing your ass out translate to dinner exactly?”
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Post by Jason on Apr 21, 2010 20:51:53 GMT -6
Jax can tell she is not to happy at all with his question about dinner when she stops typing all looks up angry,more so then before. After she proceeds to chew him out once again. Jax pauses for a moment before saying..
"I am not saying you chewing me out translates into dinner but thought would give it a shot, cant blame a guy for trying. You wanna know the reason I continue to talk to you even though you chew me out every chance you get?. It's because you are not afraid to speak your mind. Everyone else I ran into around here seems to be afraid of there own shadow. I also like the fact that you are not afraid to get dirty unlike all the other high paid scientists and crap around here. We are a lot alike in some ways and really would like to get to know you better."
Jax pauses for a moment
"You know what, I am sorry. I have been bothering you and its obvious you don't care for me. I have not really talked to anyone, especially any girls since well... *Jax pauses* well since my brother. *Jax pauses again,trying to hold back back getting upset*, anyways I am really sorry again.".
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Post by nightarcher on Apr 22, 2010 19:07:18 GMT -6
Not afraid to speak her mind? Who would be? The only thing really different was where they were Pandora. “Moron and a newbie. This is Pandora. Of course they are scared. The only thing keeping most of them alive is the wall around hells gate. You'd be stupid not to be scared here. And to work with machines always leads to dirt, and a mess. I love machines, so getting dirty is normal.” She said, not going to mention why she isn't outwardly scared of the people here, or the planet. That would be a situation that emphasized 'If I tell you, I'd have to kill you.' “and maybe I really don't want to get to know anyone better.” She said, turning back and typing at her computer until his apology.
Freezing again, this time at the tone in his voice, causing her to glance over her shoulder, and through a couple blonde hairs that had fallen loose. It was obvious he was holding back something all of a sudden. And it was all about his brother... what had happened. Of course he was a marine, combat had taken the brother, or complications from an injury or something. Well that was what Alicia would first guess. Of course she had killed more probably, but never seen family die. “Geeze, the jarhead blueberry is gonna cry up a river. Fine moron, if your gonna cry about it, then fine, you can get me dinner.” She said with a sigh.
What the hell was she thinking accepting? Well, if he was remembering some ghost, she could do one nice thing. “Though, if you go as a blueberry... I will shoot you. And I never miss with my pistol.” She said turning back to her screen and typing some memory.
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Post by Jason on Apr 23, 2010 18:22:39 GMT -6
Jax looks at her as she goes off on him as usual. The fact that she goes off on him, does not bother him at all. He actually kind of likes it. He is so use to being yelled at and chewed out. Hell he is Marine, thats no cake walk.
Jax notices her glance over as pauses, trying not to get upset when he brings up his brother. Just when think she may show she had a nice side. She goes off about "crying up a river", Jax starts to roll his eyes but as he does she says "Fine moron, if your gonna cry about it, then fine, you can get me dinner.". Jax pauses in shock that she said yes to dinner.
"I will be fine, been dealing with pain like this all my life. Crying don't solve anything but sometimes happens. I am glad you said yes to dinner, Jax says with smile. I sure as hell don't plan to show up like this. If 7pm is fine, see you then?."
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Post by nightarcher on Apr 24, 2010 17:43:05 GMT -6
She rolled her eyes at the no crying bit. Stupid macho bull that she always ran into when dealing with men, and especially marines. “Don’t be stupid. Crying may not solve shit, but it helps people feel better. If you still are at the point you got to fight crying, you haven’t fallen apart yet over something that happened.” She said, though turning away from him and getting back to work at the computer.
At about that point the mechanics were setting the motor down and starting to take it apart. She would have to get to that soon too. “I have a feeling I will regret saying yes since there are no restaurants here, and just a cafeteria. I am pretty sure where you stay has no kitchen.” She said before patting the pistol on her thigh. “Good, but don’t think your gonna be cute in any way by actually showing up like that.” The threat was left unsaid. Though she still wandered what he was thinking about asking her to dinner. Except for rare things, food was provided to her knowledge. And he definitely hadn’t been here long.
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Post by Jason on Apr 24, 2010 18:35:53 GMT -6
"I cried plenty,trust me. I also tryed drink away my pain and problems. I nearly killed myself more then once with my drinking but I have been sober for week now. I hope to keep it that way. Its also a rule as part of the Avatar program, no drinking.
Jax listens as she says she will regret saying yes to dinner and wants to know where they gonna eat. "I was just figuring the cafeteria for dinner. You are right, not like we got many choices. If you regret it then I wont bother you anymore, okay?.
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Post by nightarcher on Apr 25, 2010 17:29:42 GMT -6
He had cried already, and then climbed into the bottle, sad and a little weak of him, but se wasn’t going to say anything, it wasn’t her problem. She wasn’t intimate or anything with this man. He wasn’t something special to her, so no reason to try comforting him, and she wasn’t in the mood at the moment.
Sober for a week now? That sounded no fun at all. Sounded like she was the only one to really sneak any good alcohol here, and set up some shipments on every transport to the planet. Every couple months when a transport came, so did a box of assorted Earth liquors, mostly including rum vodka and other hard liquors… she loved her family and friends at the home base. Maybe half a dozen bottles total that she shared with her team and some close friends on special occasions. “Seriously? They don’t let the Avatars have any real fun? Shame.” She said in a bland tone, though truly not knowing that little rule.
“Want a suggestion? Bribe the head cook with something and he may make an exception and cook something specifically for us… and I’ll try not to be pissed tonight.
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Post by Jason on Apr 25, 2010 19:03:51 GMT -6
Jax can tell she is thinking and probably getting ready to say something smart ass..
"Sober for a week now? " she says*
Jax can tell by the tone of her voice and look on her face that she is not impressed.. "I did not really see any alchol around here, so guess good thing I did stop drinking. I would kill for a beer though.. They are pretty strict but would not say they don't let us have any fun. I am looking forward to getting out in jungle and climbing and jumping through tree's. '
Jax listens to her suggestion to bribe the cook. "Don't worry, I got this. I will take of it and will be good dinner, he say's and smiles. I better go and get out of this giant blue berry body and do a few things before tonight. I will see you at 7 then". Jax turns around and slowly starts walking towards door. He eyes doorway, remembering how he smacked his head hard on it on way in.. He slowly ducks under as goes through doorway.
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