Posted by Lieutenant Solomon Kane (Chief Medical Officer) in Side Sim - Baiting The Bear, or, What Do We Have To Lose? (CE)

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Brigette Marshall (Chief Engineer (CE)) in Side Sim - Baiting The Bear, or, What Do We Have To Lose? (CE)

The gym was empty, just the way he liked it. The CMO locked the door and set the lights to his preferred setting: mostly yellow hue, like old fluorescent lights. Dropping the bag he carried onto the floor, he took a position on a mat and began to stretch.
He was dressed in loose fitting clothes, somewhat threadbare, with sweat stains and small holes here and there. It was clean and didn’t smell, thankfully, but it was obviously well used. He began with basic stretches, and then moved into yoga.

Kane, CMO

For three days Bridie had been considering what she had learned from Taggart. And she had been following the Doc, so to speak. At least, she had been following his work out pattern. It was similar to hers. Late nights, quiet times, little to no people around and easier to commandeer the single gymnasium on deck 6. Tonight he was later than usual. It was the perfect chance.

Grabbing up her towel, and water bottle, she stepped into the hall and made her way down to the gym. Her soft shoes made no noise on the deck as she moved swiftly. Her sweat pants hugged her body but gave a bit more breathing room than slim fitting leggings and her top was a full shirt instead of her usual crop top. She wasn’t out to seduce him, merely get him to talk and not kill her.

When she got to the gym she smiled. He had locked the door. Lifting the wall plate off from beside the entrance panel, she reached in and switched a couple wires. She then replaced the wall piece and palmed the door. It slid open and she stepped in and keyed in her password to override the lock once more so no one else could get in. Without a word, she moved to the far corner from him, set her bottle down and quietly began to stretch.

Lt JG Brigette Marshall
Chief Engineer

When the door opened, Kane looked up. Seeing the auburn hair, blue eyed Engineer, his perpetual scowl deepened. “The door was locked for a reason.” and he left out of the pose he was in, and made to leave the mat and grab his bag to leave.

Kane, CMO

“I know,” she said non chalantly. If you check, I usually lock it about this time.” She looked up at him over her shoulder as she stretched to the side to touch her toes. “Am I so offensive you can’t even bother to be in my presence?” Her face was blank and then she looked back down to rest her forehead down and stretch more. “I’m not offended with you here.”

“And for the record, I locked it, again. It’s overridden from outside and password locked. Shall I unlock it so you can leave?” She hadn’t looked back up as she sat up then stretched the other way over her left leg.

Bridie

Kane looked at her and said “Yes. You are. You’re nosy and you have a big mouth.” and he went to the door controls and tapped a few commands. The door slid open. Turning, he said “Medical override trumps your password. Now you can go. I was here first.”

Kane, CMO

“Well if those are your only reasons, stop talking and I’ll keep my big mouth shut.” She pulled both of her legs together and reached down to grab her feet, tucking her head down to stretch her spine. “Unless you are afraid I’m here to steal your workout routine…”

Bridie

Kane glared at her and then took a deep breath. “What the hell do you want? You obviously want something. So… spill it. And then get out.”

Kane, CMO

She pulled her heels close and looked up at him. “Why do I have to want something? I’m starting to think you want a fight.” She looked up at him and cocked her head. “Did it ever occur to you I just want to work out and seeing you here, I’d rather have your company than someone else’s?” She wrapped her arms around her knees a moment. After looking at him a long second she asked, “Why do you hate me?”

Bridie