Riddick mulled over the woman's image and words as he laid on the bed in his dark room. Something about her tugged at his mind. He feverishly tried to pull the memory back to life but failed miserably. His ears picked up faint sounds of people beginning the day. 'His memory may be going, but at least he still had his hearing' he thought to himself. He rose from the bed with a deep, resonating sigh. He knew sleep wasn't on his side so he opted for a shower instead.
He thought back to the feeling that overtook is insides at the hands of the woman from the lounge. He scrubbed away a weeks worth of dirt and sweat built up from lack of money for proper room and board as he pondered over it. Turning off the scalding water, he scowled deciding that it was just the beast inside toying with him. It had been to long since he felt the pleasures of a woman. 'That's it,' he thought 'I just need to get laid.' He'd neglected the animal within for so long it had begun to toy with him in a most irritating way.
Jack walked the halls of the ship aimlessly. She was bored…very bored. The past couple of weeks basically consisted of just this; her wondering about keeping herself occupied while Riddick hid himself away somewhere. She hadn't seen much of him and didn't dare ask him why when she did see him.
People bustled about without so much as a glance in the direction of the kid with the fuzzy head. Jack was glad for that. She didn't like attention and was very careful not to draw any to her.
"Attention passengers, the Spradlin OGS2 will be docking in twenty minuets" came a voice over the ships intercom.
'Thank god,' thought Jack. She didn't know how much more she could take of this torture. She began to return to her room when she bumped into a familiar face.
"Hey kid" the woman from the lounge said with a smile. "You're in a hurry"
Jack smiled back a little too eagerly. She hadn't seen the woman since their first encounter despite her attempts to find her. Jack had desperately wanted to talk with her; swap stories, anything for some company. She hadn't cared about Riddick's threatening warning to stay away from her.
"I'm headed back to my room to pack. I can't wait to get off this damn ship" Jack said.
The woman laughed. "Well good luck to you kid and watch your back. The worlds cruel out there." Jack nodded with a smile. 'If only she knew'
Jack had experienced first had the cruelties of the world and had embedded the habit of watching her back into her for life.
