"So boss, how long until we get there?" Harper asked Beka as she
gracefully flew the Maru towards Orisis.
"About an hour Harper, so just sit back and relax." Beka informed with a hint of amusement in her voice.
"Alright." Harper said defeated. He walked out of the cockpit towards the small bar where Dylan and Rommie were seated. After getting himself a beer, he took a seat next to Rommie and joined their conversation.
"...And that's why it's impossible." Rommie told Dylan while completely ignoring Harper.
"But you are a person." Dylan replied and then noticed Harper. "Hello Mr. Harper."
"Hey." Harper replied taking a sip of his beer and looking slightly depressed.
"What's wrong Harper?" Rommie asked concerned.
"So, what are you guys talking about?" Harper avoided answering Rommie's question.
"Why Rommie can't pilot slipstream. But seriously, what's wrong?" Dylan told him.
"Nothing." Harper replied.
"Harper?" Rommie tried again.
"You know, honestly I don't know, but I'm sure I'll get over it. I just need this time off." Harper responded.
"We all do Harper." Dylan understood.
"Yeah, so where are we staying?" Harper asked intently.
"We will be staying at a hotel called The Pearl. It's supposed to be very luxurious." Rommie informed him.
"So, do we get our own rooms or do we have to buddy up?" Harper said keeping the conversation going.
"We'll all have our own rooms, I think we could all use some time to ourselves." Dylan notified him.
"Cool...So where's Trance?" Harper asked trying his best not to let the conversation end, which usually meant he was supposed to go somewhere else.
"She is checking on her plants." Rommie enlightened him.
"Oh, I'm sure you guy want to get back to your conversation so I'll just go do something in engineering." Harper said quickly as he got up from the table and went to engineering.
"Any idea what's wrong with him?" Dylan asked Rommie when Harper was out of earshot.
"I have no idea." Rommie told him sadly.
*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(
Trance was sitting in her small makeshift garden on the Maru talking when Rommie walked in and sat down on a cot near her.
"Hello Rommie." Trance greeted.
"Hello. Trance, can I ask you a question?" Rommie asked.
"Of course." Trance replied.
"Have you noticed that Harper is acting a little weird lately?"
"Yes, now that you mention it, I have." Trance replied honestly.
"Do you know what's bothering him?"
"No, but I'll go talk to him."
"Thank you. He's in engineering." Rommie said as Trance got up and made her way to the door.
"Okay." Trance replied and then disappeared around the corner leaving Rommie alone.
Trance entered engineering seeing no sign of Harper. "Harper?" She called into the seemingly empty room.
"Go away." Harper called, but Trance couldn't place where he was.
"Harper what's wrong?" Trance said trying to get him to talk so she could pin point where he was.
"Nothing, now go away." He said again. Trance walked towards the sound of his voice and found him huddled up into a little ball in a corner by where the slipstream drive was held.
"If it's nothing then why are you telling me to go away?" Trance asked quietly as she knelt down in front of him.
"Fine, it is something and I just don't want to talk about it, okay?" He said looking at her.
"No Harper, it's not okay. We're your friends, we can help." Trance told him in a quiet and soothing voice.
"Trance, I'm a big boy, I can deal with my problems on my own. Now will you just leave?"
"Alright, but if you ever feel like talking I'm ready to listen."
"Yeah, whatever." He replied. Trance looked at him a moment longer then left the room to tell Rommie that she couldn't get anything out of Harper.
"About an hour Harper, so just sit back and relax." Beka informed with a hint of amusement in her voice.
"Alright." Harper said defeated. He walked out of the cockpit towards the small bar where Dylan and Rommie were seated. After getting himself a beer, he took a seat next to Rommie and joined their conversation.
"...And that's why it's impossible." Rommie told Dylan while completely ignoring Harper.
"But you are a person." Dylan replied and then noticed Harper. "Hello Mr. Harper."
"Hey." Harper replied taking a sip of his beer and looking slightly depressed.
"What's wrong Harper?" Rommie asked concerned.
"So, what are you guys talking about?" Harper avoided answering Rommie's question.
"Why Rommie can't pilot slipstream. But seriously, what's wrong?" Dylan told him.
"Nothing." Harper replied.
"Harper?" Rommie tried again.
"You know, honestly I don't know, but I'm sure I'll get over it. I just need this time off." Harper responded.
"We all do Harper." Dylan understood.
"Yeah, so where are we staying?" Harper asked intently.
"We will be staying at a hotel called The Pearl. It's supposed to be very luxurious." Rommie informed him.
"So, do we get our own rooms or do we have to buddy up?" Harper said keeping the conversation going.
"We'll all have our own rooms, I think we could all use some time to ourselves." Dylan notified him.
"Cool...So where's Trance?" Harper asked trying his best not to let the conversation end, which usually meant he was supposed to go somewhere else.
"She is checking on her plants." Rommie enlightened him.
"Oh, I'm sure you guy want to get back to your conversation so I'll just go do something in engineering." Harper said quickly as he got up from the table and went to engineering.
"Any idea what's wrong with him?" Dylan asked Rommie when Harper was out of earshot.
"I have no idea." Rommie told him sadly.
*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*( *(*(*(*(*(
Trance was sitting in her small makeshift garden on the Maru talking when Rommie walked in and sat down on a cot near her.
"Hello Rommie." Trance greeted.
"Hello. Trance, can I ask you a question?" Rommie asked.
"Of course." Trance replied.
"Have you noticed that Harper is acting a little weird lately?"
"Yes, now that you mention it, I have." Trance replied honestly.
"Do you know what's bothering him?"
"No, but I'll go talk to him."
"Thank you. He's in engineering." Rommie said as Trance got up and made her way to the door.
"Okay." Trance replied and then disappeared around the corner leaving Rommie alone.
Trance entered engineering seeing no sign of Harper. "Harper?" She called into the seemingly empty room.
"Go away." Harper called, but Trance couldn't place where he was.
"Harper what's wrong?" Trance said trying to get him to talk so she could pin point where he was.
"Nothing, now go away." He said again. Trance walked towards the sound of his voice and found him huddled up into a little ball in a corner by where the slipstream drive was held.
"If it's nothing then why are you telling me to go away?" Trance asked quietly as she knelt down in front of him.
"Fine, it is something and I just don't want to talk about it, okay?" He said looking at her.
"No Harper, it's not okay. We're your friends, we can help." Trance told him in a quiet and soothing voice.
"Trance, I'm a big boy, I can deal with my problems on my own. Now will you just leave?"
"Alright, but if you ever feel like talking I'm ready to listen."
"Yeah, whatever." He replied. Trance looked at him a moment longer then left the room to tell Rommie that she couldn't get anything out of Harper.