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Chapter 3: Kind words and a new emotion

Daemar bolted awake, he'd been lying on a couch with a cover tucked around him. The room was dark, the lights out but he could still see. Already he ran his self-diagnostic and found that aside from having his chest partly crushed his body was fine, that ether spell must have repaired the worst of the damage already so that left his self-repair to finish the job. The spell didn't do a damn thing for his headache though, that was his own fault. Leaping onto the Domo carrier like that and beating it like a madman, he had earned that pain fair and square. He pushed the blanket off and turned so his feet were planted on the floor firmly, a moment later he stood though his legs wanted to wobble and go out from under him.

He grunted and reached out for something to support his weight with, finding nothing he toppled over to the floor. "Great...I can't even walk." He muttered. He still felt tired though and had no real desire to expend any more energy than he'd need to repair the damage to his chest. His eyes drifted shut and he was asleep a moment after that. It was about ten minutes later that Shion, MOMO and Ziggy came into the cabin and found him on the floor.

MOMO was the first one to kneel next to him, followed by Shion and then Ziggy. "Hey, are you ok?" MOMO asked as she shook his shoulder. Daemar muttered something under his breath that sounded strangely like "Fuzzy grilled cheese." Then his eyes opened and focused on the three faces looking down at him. "MOMO, Shion... Z... I'm sorry I worried you guys...I tried to get up but my legs didn't want to work." Ziggy extended his hand and pulled him to his feet, helping him to sit down on the couch again. "It's alright," Ziggy said. "I had a feeling you'd make it through, this isn't the first time you've done something reckless." Daemar nodded, but it was the first time he did it to try and impress someone.

While MOMO fussed over him, wanting to give him some of her nanos to speed along his recovery, Shion finally spoke after keeping her own council for a time. "You know, if your legs aren't working I could take a look at them if you'd like." Daemar knew she was just being kind especially from the way she smiled at him but he shook his head. "No, that's alright. I'll be fine, I just need a little time." MOMO finally stopped fussing and clapped her hands together as an idea hit her. "I know! We can keep you company until your feeling better then you can go on the tour with us!" Again he shook his head but he smiled. "No, that's ok MOMO. You go on ahead, I'll explore the ship later."

After a few more minutes the three of them moved on with the tour while Daemar sat on the couch. When he started to feel better he pushed to his feet, again he felt wobbly but he didn't fall as he had before. Once sure of his balance Daemar left the cabin to explore around. He noticed the bar down the way and headed towards it, but instead of going in to eat he took the other door into the kitchen and found her.

Kos-Mos was slightly bent over, washing dishes. She was almost finished by his guess but he went over there anyway. He stood there, just watching her from behind, almost transfixed as his eyes gazed over her graceful form. I wonder if she likes to dance? He thought then blinked, he had no idea where that thought came from, but after a moment he remembered that back on Earth he used to go dancing before he was changed. He wasn't the best, but he enjoyed it. Shaking his head and bringing himself back to the present he cleared his throat softly before he spoke. "Um, Kos-Mos..."

"Your help with the dishes is not needed, I can manage without the help of others." Daemar blinked again then continued on. "No, it's not that I wanted to...thank you for saving my life. Back in the hanger bay...I... I was reckless and I endangered everyone. But you saved me, so thank you." Kos-Mos stopped and turned to face him, her head was tilted to one side slightly as if curious before she spoke. "You are welcome." Then she turned back to her task, Daemar sighed softly and turned to leave. Maybe it was just a fluke whatever it was he saw in her face before. He must have been seeing things when he thought he'd seen emotion in her face before.

"I noticed that Shion took your friends on a tour of the Elsa while you were still asleep. If you would like, I could also take you on a tour." Kos-Mos said suddenly. Daemar turned around quickly, more than a little surprised. She had faced him again as well, her head tilted to the other side this time. Just watching him. "Y-yeah, sure that sounds great." She nodded. "I shall be finished momentarily, please wait." He nodded and leaned back against the wall, he couldn't believe his luck! A private tour of the ship, with her! He was starting to grin like an idiot when she walked up to him. "Why are you smiling like that?" Daemar jumped, he hadn't even heard her approach, but he recovered quickly. "I'm just in a good mood that's all." Nodding, she waved her hand toward the door and they went off.

She seemed somewhat stiff to him, in the way she spoke and looked around. He knew she wasn't human but if she had been made to blend in with humans and act like them then why wasn't she? He pondered this as he watched her during the tour. Now and then she would stop to point out something of interest before moving on. Finally the tour ended in the room where Kos-Mos maintenance pod was kept.

"Thank you for the tour Kos-Mos." She replied with a nod and turned to leave the room, Daemar hung back for a moment to watch her leave then he sighed softly.

"Who am I kidding? What can she see in me? I mean I'm just a cyborg, I'm not like her..." He was cut off as he felt the ship shake slightly, they must have made it to the dock colony. Maybe he could find parts to repair himself, maybe even some A.W.G.S. weapons to integrate into his system. With these thoughts in mind he left the room and made his way toward the air lock.

End of Chapter 3

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