A/N: I don't own them, just borrow them. FYI - just in case anyone wants to
know the way you pronounce Saoirse is 'say-r-sha' but you say it really
quick.
Neo smiled and took her hand, leading her back the way they had come. As they walked over to Tank's chair together, Cleo, the Odessa's captain, came out from the mess hall with the newbie behind her. Neo saw the looks of shock on his crewmembers when they saw the young girl behind Cleo. He heard Trinity whisper, "It can't be...." Now it was Neo's turn to look confused.
Tank and Morpheus had the same expressions of surprise and disbelief on their faces as Trinity. Morpheus was the first to recover and smiled warmly at the newbie. "Hello Saoirse, it's been a while." Now Neo was more confused than ever, Morpheus knew this girl? 'Saoirse' smiled back shyly and walked forward to shake Morpheus' hand.
"2½ years is a long time isn't it? You haven't changed much though. In appearances that is." Neo had no idea what was going on around him. He bent over to Trinity to ask her.
"We unplugged Saoirse bout 3 years ago. It went badly though because she was young and scared. She only stayed with us a few weeks, then we left her in Zion with Tank's mother. I didn't know she was back on any ship." There was no further time for reflection though as Cleo was talking now.
"I've just been told that another ship has sent a warning. There's a lot of sentinel activity at the moment. We're going to wait to go in." Morpheus just nodded. "Trinity, Tank, can I talk to you for a minute? Neo will you get Saoirse something to eat? I'm sure she's hungry." Neo smiled at Saoirse and led her down to the mess hall.
Neither spoke for a while as Saoirse ate. Finally the silence was broken by Neo. He couldn't wait to ask her questions about her unplugging and why she'd been left in Zion. "So...why did you leave the Neb?"
"You want to know why they unplugged me if they thought I couldn't handle it? The weird thing with me when they unplugged me was that I could handle the real world, here, but the matrix...well that was another story. I was scared to go back in. Didn't help that the first time I did go in we were attacked by agents."
"Me too."
Saoirse laughed at that, "Yeah I suppose we have that in common! But at least you were on your way back from the oracle. I never even got there. That's why they're sending you and Trin with me. Make sure I actually get to talk to her this time!"
"You know Trinity pretty well don't you?"
"She was like a big sister to me. She helped me deal with things and convinced Morpheus and Tank that I should stay in Zion when they wouldn't listen to me. You love her a lot don't you?"
Trinity was standing at the slightly open door to the mess hall and heard Saoirse's question. She was meant to be telling them that they were going in now but she wanted to hear where this conversation would go. Neo reddened slightly at Saoirse's blunt question. "She's everything to me. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her."
"Good."
"Good?"
"Yeah, good answer. If the answer had been any different I would have to kill you!"
Neo's eyes shot up. Saoirse's tone had been light and joking but there was a look in her eyes that told Neo that she might just carry out that threat. He decided that a swift change in conversation was needed. "So um...Saoirse's a pretty strange name."
The threatening look disappeared from Saoirse's eyes immediately and she began to explain. "It's Irish. It means freedom. When I started to get into computers it was freeing so I choose that name. When I was freed it seemed right to keep it."
Outside, Trinity's amusement at Saoirse's protective instinct faded some. She's grown up a lot. But there wasn't any time to think about that. Pushing the door Trinity announced, "We're going in."
A/N: let me know what you think. And Nadia, thanks for the review. Please r&r
Neo smiled and took her hand, leading her back the way they had come. As they walked over to Tank's chair together, Cleo, the Odessa's captain, came out from the mess hall with the newbie behind her. Neo saw the looks of shock on his crewmembers when they saw the young girl behind Cleo. He heard Trinity whisper, "It can't be...." Now it was Neo's turn to look confused.
Tank and Morpheus had the same expressions of surprise and disbelief on their faces as Trinity. Morpheus was the first to recover and smiled warmly at the newbie. "Hello Saoirse, it's been a while." Now Neo was more confused than ever, Morpheus knew this girl? 'Saoirse' smiled back shyly and walked forward to shake Morpheus' hand.
"2½ years is a long time isn't it? You haven't changed much though. In appearances that is." Neo had no idea what was going on around him. He bent over to Trinity to ask her.
"We unplugged Saoirse bout 3 years ago. It went badly though because she was young and scared. She only stayed with us a few weeks, then we left her in Zion with Tank's mother. I didn't know she was back on any ship." There was no further time for reflection though as Cleo was talking now.
"I've just been told that another ship has sent a warning. There's a lot of sentinel activity at the moment. We're going to wait to go in." Morpheus just nodded. "Trinity, Tank, can I talk to you for a minute? Neo will you get Saoirse something to eat? I'm sure she's hungry." Neo smiled at Saoirse and led her down to the mess hall.
Neither spoke for a while as Saoirse ate. Finally the silence was broken by Neo. He couldn't wait to ask her questions about her unplugging and why she'd been left in Zion. "So...why did you leave the Neb?"
"You want to know why they unplugged me if they thought I couldn't handle it? The weird thing with me when they unplugged me was that I could handle the real world, here, but the matrix...well that was another story. I was scared to go back in. Didn't help that the first time I did go in we were attacked by agents."
"Me too."
Saoirse laughed at that, "Yeah I suppose we have that in common! But at least you were on your way back from the oracle. I never even got there. That's why they're sending you and Trin with me. Make sure I actually get to talk to her this time!"
"You know Trinity pretty well don't you?"
"She was like a big sister to me. She helped me deal with things and convinced Morpheus and Tank that I should stay in Zion when they wouldn't listen to me. You love her a lot don't you?"
Trinity was standing at the slightly open door to the mess hall and heard Saoirse's question. She was meant to be telling them that they were going in now but she wanted to hear where this conversation would go. Neo reddened slightly at Saoirse's blunt question. "She's everything to me. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her."
"Good."
"Good?"
"Yeah, good answer. If the answer had been any different I would have to kill you!"
Neo's eyes shot up. Saoirse's tone had been light and joking but there was a look in her eyes that told Neo that she might just carry out that threat. He decided that a swift change in conversation was needed. "So um...Saoirse's a pretty strange name."
The threatening look disappeared from Saoirse's eyes immediately and she began to explain. "It's Irish. It means freedom. When I started to get into computers it was freeing so I choose that name. When I was freed it seemed right to keep it."
Outside, Trinity's amusement at Saoirse's protective instinct faded some. She's grown up a lot. But there wasn't any time to think about that. Pushing the door Trinity announced, "We're going in."
A/N: let me know what you think. And Nadia, thanks for the review. Please r&r
