(JP with Tiff, Kylen, and Driker. Price for Super PHALANX Pod obtained from Derran Tyler, adjusted by Wes. Price for Vampire-class vessel by Wes.)
ON: Yggdrasill
Kairi, deciding that the...animal should stay with its owner, she picked up another piece of beef jerky, and tried to lure the animal to the medical area...Hey, it worked for Toshiro...
And it would work for her. The little creature let out a little growl as he followed along.
Kairi continued to lure the creature into the medical room, where Toshiro had just finished mixing the "rescue meal", an easily digestible and healthy gruel for rescuees... "...I see the little guy is still hungry too..." Kairi nodded, looking at Serenity, tossing the jerky into a corner of the room...Toshiro had turned up the temperature in the room, and Kairi noted this...
The little guy quickly retrieved the jerky and made his way back to his mistress. As he came closer he tried to jump up, whimpering aloud before he began to but his head against Toshiro's leg.
Toshiro blinked, but smiled...he tried to pick up the creature, and place it on Serenity... "She's still out...I hope she wakes up soon...in the meantime, Kairi, I want you to go remove the Interdiction Device...it is unnecessary, will free room in Engineering, and Yamatai has just decided that O.E.M. Interdiction Devices are as illegal as third-party. it will be surrendered along with the restricted Salvage."
The little guy flailed a little in his hands, but as he was put on Serenity he snuggled back between her breasts, growling lightly as he chewed at the jerky.
Kairi nodded and left for Engineering...the Interdiction Field was a large thing to uninstall...as Toshiro stayed with the woman.
Ken leaned forward in his chair. "Hey Capt'n, you need us for anything?" he called over the intercom.
Toshiro thought a moment. "We're in the medbay right now, the woman we rescued seems healthy, but is unconscious...still nude though. Reis-san must be picking something...oh! Have Shaun look up the sale price of an NDI Super PHALANX Regeneration pod for me please?"
"Aye Capt'n. Anything you need or want me to do?" Ken asked. "I've already plotted the next 8 salvage routes."
Shaun stroked a few keys on his console. As he did a small box appeared on the monitor. He tapped the com device on his ear as he sat looking at it. "A lot of money captain...you're talking 750 grand."
Toshiro didn't respond for a moment... "...Shaun...how much does it cost to buy a Vampire from Geshrinari?"
Shaun scrolled down the sales list for a moment before managing to find what he was looking for. "About 125,000 KS give or take the condition and customization of the model"
Toshiro was silent a moment again... "Then Ken has a few choices to make...he's gotten one of the Regeneration Pods, and after a 20% deduction for the rest of the crew, he can get 600,000 KS for it...his final goal of getting his own Vampire is VERY real now."
Ken was smiling very broadly at that. He hit the intercom. "Well now Capt'n. Sounds like you either want to expand, or get rid of me."
"Ken, when you joined you said you wanted a Vampire of your own. You got lucky and have the means to do so. I'm not going to keep your haul from you, you know." He laughed a little after this response. "Of course, whether you want to continue working or not is up to you. You almost have enough money for FIVE Vampires...getting a Vampire, stocking it with a crew of attractive girls, and going into business for YOURSELF is within your grasp even. That's why I said you have choices to make."
The woman began to groan a little, squirming around a little on the table. She rubbed her face as she tried to wake herself up further. With a sigh she squirmed a little more as she felt the little creature in her cleavage.
"Well shoot. Maybe we should talk about this planet side. I have some stuff to sell, more then likely." Ken said, smiling broadly still.
Shaun turned around in his seat and looked over at Ken. "What exactly do you plan to do with a Vampire?"
Toshiro continued, noting Serenity's condition. "Well, the Pod should be sold to NDI when we get closer to home. That's the manufacturer who is paying the money. The restricted tech is 2,000 KS and can't be sold...other than that you just got some drugged up gum of some kind. Still a good haul. Four times more than I'm worth right now."
"Well...I was planning on doing salvage, and maybe a little running on the side, if you know what I mean. But...I didn't think I'd get it this soon. I might just wait until I can do a little more." Ken says, before going back to the comm. "Rodger Capt'n. Still need to think about it though."
"Nghhh" She groaned a little more as she sat up again, rubbing her head a little more in pain now. Her eyes slowly opened as she looked around to see where she was.
"I understand, take your time. Also, the Captain and paid people get equal shares of the remaining 20%. "So Kairi, Shaun, and I will get about 50K coming to us as well....OOP! Our patient is coming around. We'll continue this later. "Congratulations, Ken! Toshiro out!"
He turned to Serenity, looking at her... ~Medical Area you in. Passed out. Okay now are you?~
Ken was still grinning broadly, but was watching the scanners for anything that might pop out. Being attacked twice by power armors on the last run makes one do that.
She groaned a little and blinked. Her mind was a touch more sluggish, so she wasn't so quick to become afraid. ~"M....Mistress? Mistress where?"~
Toshiro looked saddened for her... ~...You in stasis...we pull from space...ship gone...Sorry for you I am.~
~"Mistress....no here?"~ Serenity looked like she had been struck with a punch straight to the jaw, before her eyes teared up and she began to bawl. It was kind of sad to see.
Toshiro was very sorry for her, and sat with her, putting a hand on her shoulder... ~Sorry...you live though...~
She continued to sob from her seat, the small creature in her arms squealing again in pain.
~You hurt pet! No squeeze hard...try eat...you need strong now...~ Toshiro offered a bowl of the rescue gruel...
She flopped back to her back, crying aloud still as she seemed to slacken up on her pet.
Toshiro sat there, trying to wait for the woman to calm down...she may NEED this cry right now...
She soon pittered off in her crying, shaking now as she kept repeating ~"Mistress no leave, mistress no leave....Serenity good, mistress no leave..."~
Toshiro felt pity for the woman, and pulled up a chair next to her. ~Being good...no bring back...must move on...grieve, then move on. We here for you...okay?~
Shaun activated the com again "Hey Captain. What the heck is going on back there?"
"...She's in mourning...for her mistress..." Toshiro said, solemnly
~"Serenity good! Serenity good mistress no punish!"~ It seemed the poor girl felt like she was being punished.
~You not punished...it part of life. People live. People die...nothing change. I sorry...Mistress no want die, had to...~ Toshiro did his best to explain this concept to the girl, who seemed childlike...and he had to do it with limited comprehension of her language...
Serenity turned away from Toshiro, crying and cuddling to her pet.
Toshiro sighed, and sat there, electing to let her mourn as she needed to do...
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