JANINE1
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Jack landed Starbug in the landing bay, being sure to be careful after his previous show. They all staggered drunkenly to their sleeping quarters.
Jade sat at her computer, staring across the bridge in her glasses, typing up a storm about everything that had happened to her so far. She was able to come up with a few poems, but nothing that truly pleased her. She soon gave up, and fell asleep in a heap on her covers - still fully dressed.
Rimmer, also, was unable to sleep. He sat in his quarters, listening to Lister's snores. Lister had just staggered in moments earlier and fallen asleep (on Rimmer's bunk, none the less.) He seemed to be too out of it to truly care, and doubted if he would have been able to fall asleep, anyway.
Rimmer stared at the screen with all of Jade's poems, trying to make sense of them. Trying to figure something about her. It was really hard to interpret any meaning out of them, and he had to try his hardest not to jump to any conclusions whenever he read something depressing. Her poetry was just full of metaphors and symbols that were beyond him. Rimmer skimmed page after page until his eyes went blurry, and he eventually fell asleep in front of the screen. ~
It seemed like no one was able to get up at a regular hour the next day. Only Kryten woke to do the laundry. Even he was a bit shaken up from the previous night, and couldn't iron straight.
Lister finally made his way out of bed around 2 pm, and ordered a beer milkshake, and cornflakes. Jack soon awoke. Kryten offered him a breakfast of stale lager, but he politely refused. Lister found this odd, but didn't question it.
"I'll just have some toast..." he mumbled.
"Oh no..." Mumbled Lister.
With that the mechanical red eyes of the talkie toaster beamed with excitement. "You... want... TOAST?!" If it could release tears without shorting itself out, it would have.
Jack had no idea what he was letting himself in for.
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Jack landed Starbug in the landing bay, being sure to be careful after his previous show. They all staggered drunkenly to their sleeping quarters.
Jade sat at her computer, staring across the bridge in her glasses, typing up a storm about everything that had happened to her so far. She was able to come up with a few poems, but nothing that truly pleased her. She soon gave up, and fell asleep in a heap on her covers - still fully dressed.
Rimmer, also, was unable to sleep. He sat in his quarters, listening to Lister's snores. Lister had just staggered in moments earlier and fallen asleep (on Rimmer's bunk, none the less.) He seemed to be too out of it to truly care, and doubted if he would have been able to fall asleep, anyway.
Rimmer stared at the screen with all of Jade's poems, trying to make sense of them. Trying to figure something about her. It was really hard to interpret any meaning out of them, and he had to try his hardest not to jump to any conclusions whenever he read something depressing. Her poetry was just full of metaphors and symbols that were beyond him. Rimmer skimmed page after page until his eyes went blurry, and he eventually fell asleep in front of the screen. ~
It seemed like no one was able to get up at a regular hour the next day. Only Kryten woke to do the laundry. Even he was a bit shaken up from the previous night, and couldn't iron straight.
Lister finally made his way out of bed around 2 pm, and ordered a beer milkshake, and cornflakes. Jack soon awoke. Kryten offered him a breakfast of stale lager, but he politely refused. Lister found this odd, but didn't question it.
"I'll just have some toast..." he mumbled.
"Oh no..." Mumbled Lister.
With that the mechanical red eyes of the talkie toaster beamed with excitement. "You... want... TOAST?!" If it could release tears without shorting itself out, it would have.
Jack had no idea what he was letting himself in for.