revivalproject | [Open] Yet Another Clinic Set-Up

WHO: Tae Takemi, Open
WHERE: Glitter Food Clinic
WHAT: Tae is not amused by another set up project
WHEN: Shortly after boarding ships
WARNINGS: Possible cursing

Cue clinic number four. Tae sat down in one of the spinning chairs in the medical facility and contemplated the space around her. Because how could she not? And while she does the woman glares at the space around her. Missing vital technology. Missing tools for diagnosis and compounding. Missing surgical gear and even most of the basic first aid supplies.

"A year of work to get what we could up and running, and now you do this to me," she says, voice sharp as she regards the air. "Bad enough that you kidnap me for your plans and dump me on a planet with insufficient medical structure, but you've had me cart my supplies all over and now this."

Tae spins in the chair, arms wide, taking in the space around her. A space that wasn't even as set up as her emergency clinics through their various crises. This absolutely lacking space.

"And you didn't even let me bring my tools or gear. That's a serious lack of foresight. Do you not truly have medical professionals at this point? Do you not understand the barrier you've created?"

Clearly someone was far from pleased with the whole situation she's found herself in.

"If I'd wanted to be a space explorer I'd have gone to school for that!"

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

It was not Tae's fault that she had been introduced to this game so late, well after Tony regretted agreeing to play. She just happened to be the one to bear the brunt of Tony's restless sigh, and his frown deepening as he followed her gaze down to the boots. Those were not what he expected. They definitely weren't what Jan was promised. "Where are your shoes?" he amended, though his hands were still out, because the requirements were not any more specific than Tae's shoes, and the ones on her feet must have counted.

Really? Tae laughs and leans forward in her chair.

"Disappointed you can't ask me to step on you and put you in your place with these? Let's face it, I had enough issues walking in the ice and snow when I got here last winter that I decided snow boots would be useful. And a lower center of gravity. So these were what I was wearing when the music started."

She'd been on her way to the diner for a nice morning tea and breakfast. That would teach her.

Not prepared for Tae to be so vividly direct, Tony had to blink in disbelief as he processed the suggestion and had to admit, "Now I am." He had come in here to be humiliated in a very different way, he had to focus, maybe talk his way through it. "You won't need these in here. We'll get you some proper shoes, you know, for space travel. I learned about them in space explorer school, it's actually optimal to be six inches taller and insanely hot." He didn't expect that flirting his way through this challenge was going to get him very far while he had to keep flexing his hands to stop them from shaking, but maybe she liked her men pale and pathetic. A trade, on the other hand, was an easy win. "Come on, give me those ones."

Oh Tony, she's capable of being vividly direct when it amuses her. And she's smiling over this. Though his argument for six inches higher and insanely hot is really tempting.

"Seems like something that wouldn't go with the beach, but I suppose this isn't the anime beach episode. Alright. Bring me shoes to trade with, and I'll let you have these. Though I suppose if you could replicate shoes that served, you wouldn't be here."

Don't say she isn't smart. So she leans back, crosses her legs, and looks at him with a smirk.

"I think, in addition to replicating me a pair of sensible but sexy shoes, I'm going to have to add one more thing into the bargain. I'll need to know why you need my shoes in particular."

The snare that Tae had him in was already tight, so maybe thrashing around with a, "Who said I needed them?" was only making it worse. "You need better shoes, I'm here to help." Maybe it wouldn't look so much like thrashing if he rolled his chair around a little closer, where he was perpendicular to her instead and gave an inquisitive tap to her knee to request permission to trace his fingers down her calf to her ankle and lift her leg across his instead. "I don't see what I'm getting out of this. Some unflattering snow boots, that I didn't even know were here. That's ridiculous."

Of course she's going to lift her leg into his lap. If he wants them, he can take them off. And it helps that as she starts to do that, his hands reach out to lift her leg. Yeah, that works out well. Good thing it's only a silly game.

"You came in deliberately asking for them Tony. You can't blame a girl for being curious. They don't even seem to be Jon's size from what little I know, so I can't see you borrowing them for him."

That wasn't a very convincing excuse, but Tony wasn't going to turn down an easy way out and gladly ran with, "They might be, gotta check. He's not very tall. Surprisingly petite." And he wasn't going to waste too much time now that he had his prize practically in hand already to work unlacing the propped up boot before Tae changed her mind, and encouraging her acquiescence with a distracting massage along her calf with his free hand.

With his eyes on her boots and his hands distracted, Tae gets a better chance to look at Tony more or less up close. And she can read some of what is going on with him just from how he looks. There's the most momentary look of concern and approval on her face. Alright then.

"Provided you return with another pair of shoes, or perhaps these, by tomorrow, I can forgive the taking them."

Tony was under the impression that he was selling a convincing performance of being perfectly functional, and keeping his hands busy felt like he was keeping the tremors under control so he didn't linger to tease Tae a second time when he tugged the first boot off, quickly pulling her other leg up as well. "I had a slightly different timeline in mind," he admitted, because tomorrow seemed about a thousand years away and he did not want to think about surviving that long right now, and he only needed the shoes for a moment. Despite this, he invited, "Gives you plenty of time to work up the appropriate punishment."

Oh Tony, this wasn't really that convincing, but she is trained in this.

"Tony, are you going to force me to walk around barefoot for days? That isn't gentlemanly."

"I don't think I could force you to do anything," Tony replied. At least she seemed amendable, if that became part of the game.

"You really couldn't. And I think that pleases you," she chuckles. "You doing well with those boots? About done?"

Because she's interested by how he's handling all of this.

Tony hummed his confirmation, patting Tae's knee to free him with his prize, and to quickly escape before she could wonder any further what he could possibly want with them.

"Tony," she says, her voice soft. Before he can flee she pulls a red lollipop out of her pocket. "Here. While they tend to help more with those overcoming those conditions that can result in oral fixations, the sugar might not hurt with your process. If you need more, come back."

"Tae," he replied immediately. While he did take the candy, he asked, "What is it that you think I'm doing with these? Don't answer that. I'm not putting them in my mouth."

"I'm not talking about the shoes Tony," she says, her voice soft. "And if you need some help, I know a compound I can make that will make it... hard to pallet certain liquids."

Whatever help he needs, she'll give. For now, though, she waves him off.

"Now, I have more bitching about the Agrii's decisions to do before I've gotten off enough steam to see to being productive. Allow a woman the illusion that she isn't a vile mouthed, fully sneering beast when people can see her."

[Open] Yet Another Clinic Set-Up

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject