RPG Otherness [pg13]

[Muad'Dib]

OCC: alright people... let's make it interesting!!

IC: "You should take the corperate ship. It seems much sturdier."

"Shut up Holly. This one will be faster." The small hologram in front of Naminal's vision almost seemed confused.

"I don't remember you ever being in a hurry before." It's calm female voice had a hint of questioning in it.

"So what? I shouldn't have to answer to [I]you[/I] every time things change." He spoke under his breath so that people aroung him wouldn't notice him talking to thin air. "Besides, Ohnira Prime seems like a good planet. The sooner we get there the better."

In truth, Naminal didn't care how nice Ohnira Prime was, but he somehow felt like he should get there as soon as possible. "Why don't you just shut down for a while?"

"That would be a direct violation of my programing." The micro-computer seemed offended by the thought of it.

"And they say computers have more free-will these days..." He stepped onto the loading ramp of a nearby free-lancer ship. It would cost him less to ride in the lower decks instead of the passenger floor.

"Naminal, shouldn't..."

"I told you a million times... call me Nal. For such a "modern" computer, you don't seem to remember much."

"My apologies. But should we not..."

"Enough complaining, turn off the link."

"Very well." A moment later the hologram had disappeared, but Nal knew that the chip was still paying close attention... like it always did.

[Kenshin_K]

Kyosuke runs up past Nal and steals most of his money. She then noticed him talking to something. She had a surge of guilt because she knew it just wasn't right to take things from insane people. She [I]thought[/I] he was insane, anyway.

She walks back to him and handed his money to him. "Here..." She stuffs the money in his hand. She then boards the vessel.

[Muad'Dib]

Nal stopped a moment, confused. A girl had just stolen his money and then given it back... but he had seen more perplexing things than that.

He stepped in to the spacious, cargo filled compartment. After giving a guard a handful of money, he walked to a corner and sat on a crate.

He looked around and noticed an assortment of odd-balls in the small crowd. A particular group caught his eye... a group of seven girls with weapons strapped to various places. On any corperate ship, the weapons would have been confiscated immediatly, but this was a freelancer ship... probably a smuggler.

If he had seen this group several years ago, he might have been wary of them. But after the incident he didn't feel threatened by much of anything anymore.

[Kenshin_K]

Kyo leaned against a wall. She looked around at the many 'weird' people. As her eyes scanned the room, she noticed the group of girls on her left, Nal to the right, and in the center of her vision, a group of guys staring at her.... [I]body[/I]

She walked over and kicked each of the guys where ever she could hit. "You shouldn't stare, it's not nice..." She walks over and leans against the wall, beside Nal. "..."

[Muad'Dib]

OCC: c'mon, will somebody besides me and Kenshin post??

IC: Nal turned to Kyo, confused yet again. Not only had she tried to steal all his money, but now she had fought with a group of men, won, and proceded to sit next to him.

"Why...?" Nal stopped mid-sentence because Kyo gave him a look that said 'are you sure you wanna ask?'.

Gathering his wits again, Nal proceded, "What the hell are you doing?"

Kyo seemed to think for a moment before giving him a sarcastic answer, "Sitting on a crate."

"Oh, c'mon, first you try to steal my money, then I see you beating up a bunch of losers, and now you're sitting next to me."

"Hmm..." Kyo remembered that Nal had been talking to the air, and thought, maybe, that he needed help. "So... you wanna tell me who you were talkin' to?"

"Wha...? Oh..." Nal remembered that he had been talking with the chip in his head, "Holly", when Kyo had unsuccessfuly pick-pocketed him. But if he told her about the incindent, she would surely think he was insane.

[Kenshin_K]

OCC: Really...

IC: Kyo watches him, waiting for an answer. Then she realized that he might not be insane. Considering what had happened to her, people would think she were insane too.

"...Holly..." Nal replied, bowing his head.

"Who's Holly?" Kyo asked with curiousity.

"Oh... Well...." Nal explained about the computer chip and nothing else.

"Why did they-" she stopped. She barely knew him. She decided to get on a little friendlier terms before asking about his past. So, she decided to give a proper introduction, and possibly get to travel with him. She was lonely and had no where to go anyway.

"...My name's Kyosuke, but call me Kyo for short," She reaches out a hand and smiles, "Sorry about the awkward intro."