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bastardbytrade ([personal profile] bastardbytrade) wrote2010-04-10 10:16 am

[ 007 ] [ audio // common ] backdated to April 7th

[Mordecai's unhappy growl sounds a little more pissed off than usual. However, he keeps his voice even as he speaks his request.]

I need a medic. Deck 11, Room 2458.
 

And here I was thinking you were just being fancy.

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-15 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Exactly.

[And it's pissing him off. Mordecai likes his being able to roam as he pleases. He'd been starting to adjust to being cooped up, but the voice is putting him on edge and it's starting to get at him again.

He switches aggravation for amusement. No sense in getting angry if there's no one to take it out on.]


What can I say, I'm a nice guy.

[He really isn't. Well, depending on who you are. Most times he's not.]

Speaking of which, you still owe me a race.

I like to dress up my tags with random italics

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-15 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I can tell you are.

[She leans back against the wall, resting one foot against it.]

That's right, I do. So eager for me to whip you.

I'm impressed. :D

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-15 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[He laughs and gives her a devilish grin.]

Ach, and they call me cocky. What's got you so sure you can beat me?

:3

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-15 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her eyes twinkle a little bit.]

Cause I've been driving [getaway vehicles] cars since I could talk.

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-15 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mordecai has the decency to look impressed, however laced with sarcasm it might be.]

Oh yeah? Try [running over bandits] dodging bullets and trying not to be skewered by an acid spitting spiderant.

[He lifts his head a little, looking down at her in challenge.]

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-15 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I have dodged bullets. Some as big around as you. [She smirks a little, though she can't help but chuckle.]

Try driving a tow truck backwards with an Autobot strapped to the back in the middle of a giant droid death match.

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-15 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a pretty damn big bullet.

[He smirks, leaning down to speak his next line in a lowered voice.]

Try driving through that mess with a pissed of Siren sitting up top with a rocket launcher.

[That was a fun day.]

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-15 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
That's what I said.

[She leans in with a grin, then laughs quietly.]

Fair enough. Okay, how about this...try driving a stolen car you hotwired with a psychotic femmebot on top with a six foot tongue that's wrapped around your buddys neck.

pissed off Siren* MAH TYPAN IS GUD. :B

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Mordecai laughs a low, amused chuckle and straightens steadily back to his usual height.]

Whoa, hang on there. I might almost be impressed.

[He is.]

That's rough. Your buddy robot or human?

[Or other?]

my fail is rubbing off xD

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 12:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[She leans back against the wall with a grin.]

My friend was human. Had another in the back seat shrieking his head off. You know how irritating that is? Anyway, ended up running the psycho-bitch over after I smashed her into a pole, but we ended up snagged by a helicopter that wasn't really a copter and flown via extension cable over the city to an abandoned warehouse where said friend almost had his brain harvested by a crab bot.

what a talented pair we are!

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 12:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[He raises his eyebrows at that. Once upon a time, he might of called bullshit and probably mocked her claims. Now? Mordecai has seen and done enough crazy stuff in the past twelve or so years to know better.]

So two guys had to be saved by a girl. I bet that went down well.

its a mark of brilliance

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Not the first time I've ever had to save Sam's ass.

[She shakes her head. Memories of Sam were good ones, even if they were full of robots trying to murder them.]

|D

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's watching her with a new found curiosity now that Mikaela's talking about a guy. And one that she's saved countless times. Still, he won't jump to conclusions.

But he will tease.]


'Sam' huh? What's he, your partner?

:3

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[She gets a faraway look in her eyes for a moment before refocusing on him.]

Kinda. He was my boyfriend back home. We sorta discovered an alien race together and...went through everything I was telling you about together. He's shown up here twice.

[And each time he'd disappeared had torn a hole in her.]

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mordecai's got a feeling he's hit a touchy topic. Best he tread carefully and at least make some effort not to be a dick.]

Twice? And then what, died? Or was he one of the people who just vanished overnight?

[...Clearly, Mordecai fails at not being a dick.]

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[...He gets a bit of a dirty look/]

He was one of the ones that vanished in the middle of the night. Seems like a lot of people I get close to do that.

[Oh Mordecai. Thank you for being you.]

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[The look she gives him is enough to tell him he's teetering on the edge of the line, assuming he hasn't already stepped right over it.

Mordecai nods. He won't say he's sorry. He's simply not a sentimental guy like that, but his expression hints that he understands.]


Sounds like a dick for leaving you behind like that.

[Comfort isn't exactly something he's good at. But he's trying.]

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's kind of glad he doesn't apologize, because him doing that would mean she had to admit it bothered her. Because it totally didn't at all.]

Well, I'm not really sure what choice he had. I don't think that the captain really takes into consideration what we want. He just...vanished.

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-16 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Denial is fast becoming one of his specialties.]

Hm.

[His brow creases a little in thought. If the one person on his team vanished overnight without a trace, it would bother him more than he'd like to admit.

He refocuses on Mikaela. Mordecai's only met her properly this day, but she's been good conversation. If she left he'd be a little bored.

Just a little.]


Captain does as Captain wants. It's bullshit, but the game isn't in our favor right now.

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-17 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
It's frustrating to have people you like just poof like that.

[She nods, rolling her shoulders a little.]

Is it ever really in our favor? I'm not so sure if it is.

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-18 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I guess.

[He's never really let himself get attached to people. Mordecai's not sentimental like that. The few that he does get attached to, he does an amazing job at ignoring.

Or so he thinks.]


I'd be hesitant to get close to anyone in this place. [Mordecai smiles.]

You sure you wanna keep talkin' to me?

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-18 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
I kind of am.

[She grins at him.]

Eeeeh, I'm pretty sure, I guess.

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-18 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Whatever he's about to say next is interrupted by a distinct raise in Lilith's tone. Mordecai casts the door a grim look.]

Sounds like they're about done. I'd advise avoiding Lilith for a bit. Knowing her, she'll be looking for someone to take out her bad mood on.

[Just imagine the reaction from Lilith if she opened the door and Mordecai was gone.]

[identity profile] chopshopgoddess.livejournal.com 2010-04-18 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods and gives him a grin.]

Will do. Sounds like she's gettin' irritated. May wanna go and mediate or something.

[identity profile] bastardbytrade.livejournal.com 2010-04-18 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[He snickers at that.]

If only it were that easy.