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She didn't have much of a choice but to follow along with Ren. though she didn't want to skip, she did walk fast enough to keep up with her. She watched him as he was Mr. Sunshine and shook her head. "Yes, I call her Jelly, James stole mine and calls her Jellybean, and Erik calls her Trevvy. I suppose she does get renamed by everyone she meets."

She was quiet for a few moments and hten she said, "Rennell...how come you're being nice to me? I mean..." And that's all she actually said. "Haven't you heard, or not yet?"

She listened to him, shocked that half of the things he said really helped. No one else had been able to help her, so why could he? She nodded, "I suppose you are right. But I can't help but blame myself. I don't want Jelena to get called to the Board, it's not her fault."


I did this. Whether I meant to or not. But I am thankful for your support. It means a lot." She glanced at his 'wings' and grinned, "I like them. They make you look manly and dangerous."

Ren just kind of shrugged then laughed. "Manly and dangerous? I suppose I should take that as the compliment intended. But...I'm as harmless as a kittin sleeping in the sun really." When he didn't need to be viciously mean for self preserveation or the preservation of a friend that was.

"Nice to know somebody likes them..." A look at the wings a moment, thinking on them triggering the connections to them in hsi brain, making a few join gears sound before he pulled them in a bit closer to himself. Then a look back at Lilia with a smile. That never missing smile.

"In the eyes of Radiance it's her fault. And she knows that...after all, they told her flat out the rules when she came up here. I rememer it. And she took it all in stride. And she's been to Board before...she'll be fine." Hopefully...after all thsi was quite the large scale fiasco.

A hand reached out to put a finger under her chin, raising her head slightly. "Chin up Lilia, things work themselves out."



Jelena only gave a shrug, setting her mug down on the nightstand. And for a moment she felt that need to protect her integrity as he proceeded down the 'you have an active sex life' road. Hey, being called a slut was still horribly insulting in this day and age. But he didn't go down that path after all, just merely used it as a comparison to his own doings...or rather lack there of.

"Anyone who can't look past what thier eyes see simple doesn't deserve things. I wouldn't expect you to settle for anything less than giving your time and energy to someone who would at least be okay with all of you as you put it." One of those thiking looks of hers. "And honestly, yes I did slightly. Forgive me for that thought but I haven't been in a real relationship in a long time. Women with professional power so to speak intimidate most...and techs are younger and younger these days...most lack a general concept of common decency. I'll spare you of that..."

And then a slight smile at him. "So I got you real good and you're all mine anytime I want? I think I like this deal."

And as per usual accomodation, he didn't push on the subject when she seemed to want to drop it. Though he knew she was taking this hard...after all, he had read the article...much to advanced for her general knowledge of the project. But if she wanted to blame herself...he would let her. She had to work it out in her own way.

"Rose bud's been on the antisocial kick lately. Sounded a little stuffy, I think she's a atd sick. Though nothing to worry about really, she'd come to me if there was a problem." Of that he was sure of, and just like with Lilia he didn't push."

As for me...well Jessica has wanted me in lately for more than my normal appointments. You know, new biowear and all. So that's kept me occupied...but she's let the leash go and now I find myself with nothing to do...and with all this FS around, it's jut not fun anymore." A smirk. "Needless to say my proclaimed sunshine isn't helping." A point to the faint bruising across his right cheekbone. "One even socked me."

He didn't even cringe at her poking. In all reality that had only happened a few hours ago...and should be much much worse. But his blood was so chock full of different types of nanos to prevent him from bleeding to death that things like this healed fast on him. "Ah now, it's not a big deal. Doesn't even hurt."

Her concern was touching though. "Wouldn't do any good to report him. FS travel in couples...his buddy would just stick up for him anyway." And he nodded lightly. "Yeah, hanging around too long in one place I guess...and coming back to a place I was previously kicked out of. But like I said, I'm out of places to go really." Sad that no one wanted Mr. Sunshine around when the whole of the Fleet lacked it's own.

"Is nice to be talking to someone and not having them trying to shoo me off..." And humor kicked in, all what was said next was with a smile. "Or are you trying to come up with ways to get rid of me in your head too?"

"Oh geeze...I don't need Moira on my case. I know him, he'd say it was my fault getting decked...spreading my nausiating happiness or something and being a general distraction. You know sometimes I fully believe that he just doesn't like me. But I can't help my disposition...new leases on life are hard to come by."

Happy and upbeat as ever, just the kind of person you needed around. And with a chuckle he gave an over dramatic bow, even sweeping his arm out before pulling it to his chest as he did so. "Pleased to be of service, Lili." A pause and a blink. "I can call you that, right?"

A lipsided grin from teh red haired manifestation of good and cheer. "They still got you doing work here? Well...I suppose there's always work to be done. Sometimes I think I should find something to do around here...but as said before, most people just can't handle me."

"Well FS usually is behind the secnes...when they get center stage, they like to show up, you just steer clear of them. Besides, I'm not in any real danger unless they break skin...because then I'll probably bleed to death, damn that hemophilia." And how the hell did he manage to keep that smile while going through that? Well his glass was always half full...sometimes completely full.

"Of course you can call me Ren, I in fact, prefer it really. Rennell is much to formal to be calling me all the time." He rocked on his heels a moment in almost child like fashion. "Carry a clipboard. As I see assistants they're just there to remind those they wrok for that there is a life outside of thier work. A lot forget that up here.."

Though it seemed like it wasn't possible, his disposition got brighter as she proposed her little idea and another lop sided grin became noticible. Metal on his back twitched slightly, gears working of thier own accord to not sit idle...that was just bad. "Sounds like a deal to me...and hey, you'll get brownie points for keeping me out of trouble."