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Ā Ā Ā @virusfoughtā : uncharted
IF NAOMI WAS HERE, SHEāD LAUGH HERSELF SILLY. James Holden being left to his own devices is like setting a crate full of explosives next to an open fire, and he sortāve manages to serve as the ignition switch just by sheer proximity.Ā
As it is? He just gives an incredulous blink over; itās not the first time heās been met with suspicion by others, especially those of the Navy āāĀ even with Avasaralaās resigned approval to his antics, thereās those that like to push, and heād got himself into a little argument with some who like to question his right to be here on a UNN-controlled base āāĀ heās too well known, too known for skirting āround the edges and neatly avoiding sound allegiance to the UNN or the OPA, and that leaves him in muddy waters when it comes to some āāĀ especially those that dig up his history.Ā
It didnāt come to blows, of course, because he knows better than that and heās not a hot-head, but there were threats of sticking him somewhere until they could get ahold of someone whoād vouch for him being here. ā They started it, ā he says as he goes with the other, a little curt, but itās with a heave of a sigh.
Ā A little dry smile curls at the very corners of his mouth, though. ā You know, ā he says, with a slide of a glance sideways. ā Youāre only the fifth one to tell me that today. ā A little scowl tips the corner of that smile, though. ā Thanks. You didnāt have to do that. ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā FORĀ SOMEĀ REASON,Ā Ā chrisĀ highlyĀ doubtsĀ holdenĀ isĀ completelyĀ innocentĀ inĀ theĀ incident,Ā Ā leastĀ ofĀ allĀ itāsĀ incitement.Ā Ā forĀ allĀ theĀ timeĀ chrisĀ hasĀ knownĀ himĀ Ā Ā (Ā Ā admittedlyĀ notĀ aĀ longĀ stretchĀ byĀ anyĀ standardsĀ Ā )Ā Ā theĀ pilotĀ hasĀ neverĀ knownĀ holdenĀ toĀ backĀ awayĀ fromĀ aĀ fight,Ā Ā especiallyĀ oneĀ whereĀ heĀ thinksĀ heāsĀ inĀ theĀ right.Ā Ā itĀ justĀ soĀ happens,Ā Ā moreĀ oftenĀ thanĀ not,Ā Ā chrisĀ findsĀ himselfĀ agreeingĀ withĀ theĀ man.
āĀ Ā sureĀ theyĀ did,Ā Ā āĀ Ā chrisĀ says,Ā Ā aĀ riseĀ ofĀ goodĀ -Ā naturedĀ teasingĀ inĀ hisĀ normallyĀ gruffĀ tone.Ā Ā chestĀ heavesĀ outĀ aĀ groanĀ asĀ heĀ sinksĀ intoĀ theĀ chairĀ oppositeĀ holden.Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā onlyĀ fiveĀ ?Ā Ā mustĀ beĀ aĀ slowĀ day.Ā Ā ā
gratitudeĀ isĀ dismissedĀ withĀ anĀ easyĀ waveĀ Ā Ā āĀ Ā heāsĀ notĀ theĀ typeĀ toĀ EXPECTĀ THANKS,Ā Ā muchĀ asĀ heĀ mightĀ appreciateĀ it.Ā Ā itĀ hadnātĀ takenĀ muchĀ toĀ defuseĀ theĀ situationĀ thisĀ time.Ā Ā noĀ bridgesĀ burned,Ā Ā noĀ favorsĀ called.Ā Ā chrisĀ isĀ aĀ farĀ cryĀ fromĀ diplomatic,Ā Ā butĀ allĀ thingsĀ considered,Ā Ā everyoneĀ cameĀ outĀ alrightĀ thisĀ time.Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā justĀ doĀ meĀ aĀ favor,Ā Ā huhĀ ?Ā Ā iĀ knowĀ itāsĀ hardĀ forĀ you,Ā Ā butĀ couldĀ youĀ tryĀ notĀ toĀ pissĀ offĀ theĀ wholeĀ crewĀ Ā beforeĀ theyĀ canĀ finishĀ patchingĀ upĀ ourĀ shipĀ ?Ā Ā Ā Ā ā