Posted by Ensign Kalani Kāne (Scientist) in Vespa V - A Need to get Away

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“Of course who doesn’t,” she said cockily hugging him tighter. Looking up Kalani smiled. “I mean I am…the…bomb…Jarred,” she said slowly looking past him suddenly at the wall of the tent, “you did tell the shuttle pilot we didn’t need a pick up for two more days right?” Kalani had no idea what was going on but felt her heart rate increase. The light from the fire outside the tent clearly showed at least one large figure moving around them. The following thumps and crashes indicated things in the camp were being turned over and that there were more than one of mysterious figures. Strange laughing grunts began to echo in the night.

“What is that…” he said looking out as he heard the sound. It wasn’t from anything he could identify. He looked over at Lani and felt a desire to shield her begin to sink in, he didn’t know if they were at risk but he knew he couldn’t let anything hurt her.

“Jarred,” she repeated his name with a hint of nervous fear or maybe anger laced it. The planet was listed as uninhabited. The only people on the surface was supposed to be her and Jarred. “What the hell is going,” she started to say as she sat up but instantly was silenced as the fabric smothered them as the tent collapsed. Kalani rarely panicked but right now her fight or flight sense kicked into gear. Not caring that he was under her, Kalani began to claw at the material trying to find a way out. This caused the material to begin to wad up around them like a vice.

“Jarred. Jarred I can’t get out,” she said struggling as hard as she could not carrying who might hear her but only wanting to be free from the nylon fabric engulfing her.

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“Stop love… stop.” he said softly as he got her to calm her down, he wasn’t sure what the nose was either but this was starting to feel like a Chinese finger trap. “We can get out if you just…” he said pausing as he put his arm over her, letting him find the best way to let her out without the fabric squeezing.

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“Me,” she sqwaked with pure indignation. “Effa you…hey watch your hands,” Kalani said still struggling as she felt Jarred’s arm encircle her waist. “You are just…making this…more…don’t move. I have an idea,” she grunted throwing herself to the side. The end result was not as she planned. The tightening fabric, due to her struggling, caused her to pull Jarred over on top of her when she flung her body to the right. It did not allow her to move side by side to his body.

“Great. Great,” she huffed looking up at Jarred finding his nose almost touching hers. “You know you are making his exponentially more difficult don’t you?” Kalani tone indicated she was not finding this funny.

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Jarred couldn’t help but smirk while on top, looking down at her, pressed hard he smirked. “Isn’t this how we started the night?” he said as he leaned in giving her a kiss before moving back to find the zipper that was up the side. “Why didn’t you try this first?” he said, he was tightly pressed but could still slide the zipper down, giving a little wiggle room as he did.

Getting free he looked down at her, still on top as the covers loosened. “I mean really, sleeping bag + zipper… no brainier. You already showed you can use one zipper tonight, was it so good you forgot how to use it after?”

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