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Post by Emma Leeve (Cody too) on Oct 10, 2007 20:18:22 GMT -4
Emma sat on her cot, her arms wrapped around her legs. Her knees were to her chin as she sat there silently, her face looking up toward the ceiling. A few tears ran down her face, but she wiped them away. She hardly noticed when she cried anymore.
As she sat there she wondered how many people would get hit with the fever. She went over supplies in her head as she bit her lip to keep any cries she might have in.
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Post by Moonfeathers on Oct 10, 2007 20:36:52 GMT -4
Jay walked into the room, stretching, then sitting down besides Emmalina and wrapping an arm around her waist. "What's wrong?" He asked.
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Post by Emma Leeve (Cody too) on Oct 10, 2007 23:54:20 GMT -4
Emma looked at his arm and shifted away from him uneasily. Then realizing who it was she looked over at him with eyes filled with confusion and grief, "What do you mean?" she asked.
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Post by Moonfeathers on Oct 11, 2007 16:45:41 GMT -4
"You're the one who should be explaining things." Jay said, then glanced up as several crew members came into the room, shouting loudly and laughing. He pulled Emma up and towed her out of the room towards his, where they could have more peace and privacy. Once inside, he closed the door with his foot and turned to Emma again. "Now tell me why you're upset." He said, cupping her chin in his hands and wiping away her tears with his thumbs.
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Post by Emma Leeve (Cody too) on Oct 11, 2007 18:13:07 GMT -4
Emma turned her face from Jay, she didn't want to look at him, "I don't know what you want...why are you being so nice to me? I...I have nothing to offer." she stated sadly. "I'm worthless, I'm broken merchandise, used too harshly." Emma sniffled. "And what do people usually do with things past fixing point? They throw it away. Have you decided I can be used once more before I go back into the rubbish pile?" Emma looked anywhere but at Jay.
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Post by Moonfeathers on Oct 11, 2007 18:23:48 GMT -4
"You are a person, Emma, not trash." Jay said, letting his hands drop to his side. "There is something in you that calls out to me. I don't know what it is, but it isn't something to be thrown away. And besides, either way, you are a great doctor, and our only one. I could be a doctor as well, but I'm lieutenant, and there is a difference. A big one. I'm too busy, and besides, I'm not as patient and kind as you." He smiled. "Maybe you were rubbish once, but now you're recycled. I was trash, too." He tilted her chin so she was looking at him. "Would you still say I'm trash?"
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Post by Emma Leeve (Cody too) on Oct 11, 2007 18:36:51 GMT -4
Emma looked into Jay's eyes reluctanly, "You could never be trash," she whispered. A tear trickled down her cheek. She didn't know if she could trust Jay yet, her heart wanted to beleive him, but she couldn't forget her memories. Everyone thought Eric a kind gentleman, was Jay that way? She told herself not to silly, but the idea lingered in her mind.
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Post by Moonfeathers on Oct 11, 2007 18:49:43 GMT -4
"And neither could you, love." Jay sighed, pulling his hand back again. "On this ship, we treat others like they should be treated- as people. Not merchandise."
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Post by Emma Leeve (Cody too) on Oct 11, 2007 19:13:28 GMT -4
Emma gave up trying to not trust Jay, it was too hard. All the things he said sounded so truthful and believable when said by the man. Emma smiled and gave Jay a long, warm hug, her face up against his chest. "I don't know what I did to deserve you." she whispered to Jay.
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Post by Moonfeathers on Oct 11, 2007 19:25:56 GMT -4
Jay chuckled under his breath, wrapping his arms around her. "You tripped over me, is what you did."
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Post by Emma Leeve (Cody too) on Oct 11, 2007 19:30:09 GMT -4
Emma couldn't help but giggle at Jay's last remark. She put her hand to her mouth after she did in suprise. "Well, that hasn't happened in a while." she remarked and pulled into her hug harder.
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Post by Moonfeathers on Oct 11, 2007 19:51:45 GMT -4
Jay pulled back about the same time someone knocked on the door. "Ye missed dinner, Moon, ye gonna eat?"
"Not tonight." Jay called through the door gruffly, before turning and starting to flip through some papers on his desk.
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Post by Emma Leeve (Cody too) on Oct 11, 2007 20:00:00 GMT -4
Emma sighed and sat on the ground, afraid it would seem weird if she sat on his bed. She began to analyze what Jay had said to her before. After a few minutes of pondering she asked, "You said you were trash...why?" Emma traced the wooden boards on the ground with her finger. She didn't understand how Jay could have ever been anyone but who he was today.
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Post by Moonfeathers on Oct 11, 2007 20:13:21 GMT -4
Jay glanced back at Emmalina, surprised at her question. "Well, that's...er...that's...complicated to explain." He said carefully, looking back down at the paper in his hands, before putting it aside and pulling out a map, pretending to busy himself over it.
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Post by Emma Leeve (Cody too) on Oct 13, 2007 0:51:27 GMT -4
Emma sighed, "If thing's weren't complicated, what would people do in their free time?". She looked up from the boards, "Anyways, as my Nana used to say, 'If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough'. So what exactly is so hard to explain?"
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