Posted by Civilian Seamus McKenzie (Future Citizen) in Earth - Seek And Ye Shall Find… Whether You Want To Or Not

Posted by Civilian Ragna Idun McKenzie (Future Citizen) in Earth - Seek And Ye Shall Find… Whether You Want To Or Not

Posted by Civilian Seamus McKenzie (Future Citizen) in Earth - Seek And Ye Shall Find… Whether You Want To Or Not

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“Ok… Runa… may I ask why you want me, specifically, to join you? And please know… I am not complaining. Far from it, actually. Im just… confused… I suppose is the best term for it.” He leaned back and regarded her with a soft smile.

Capall

Oh man....yeah now she got what Ragna was talking about with Seamus, his brogue, and her name....d@&+. “Because I want to know the person and not the past transactions. I’ve enjoyed talking with you and it’s still early. I’m no rush. But if you are, I’m not going to make you stay.”

Runa

Capall looked at her for a moment and then said “Ah, but you are. But that is just because you are you.” The barkers came over and set down the two pints and they ordered some food. As she walked away, Capall looked at Runa and said “You want to know person? Very well… I don’t judge myself on what the past holds, you know. Whats done is done, I can’t change it. What I can change is how much I let those past actions reflect on me. My goal is to have the good I do in the future mean more than the bad I did in the past. I won’t run from the past, but I won’t wallow in it either.”

Capall

Runa in clipped the clasp on the capelet and shrugged it off her shoulders. She placed it on the booth next to her, and brushed her hair back over her shoulder. “I think that’s good. Every moment in our lives leads us to where we are. So what is next for you? You said you have a goal to do good. What’s that look like to you?” She wasn’t asking out of prodding or a misplaced need to guide him, but genuine curiosity. She picked up the pint and took a pull off of it.

Runa

Capall took a drink and said “I’ve told Lord Michael I am at his disposal, and I meant that. Whatever I can do to help the McKenzie Clan I will. Outside of that… I’m looking for a job, but until then I’m volunteering for a few charities doing computer work and I’m making sure that Tannery has everything he needs to literally bury Hamish and Argyle. Once I know they and their ilk are finally done, I’ll probably look at a full move. I’ve never been off-planet… maybe I’ll try my luck somewhere else.”

Capall

“So I know you are …good doesn’t quite cover it…with computers. What kind of work do you want to do? There are a lot of interesting places out there. Developed and established, and newer colonies just beginning. What would be your ideal place?”
Runa

Capall smiled slightly. “Thank you for the compliment. I don’t really have a specific area I’m drawn to over any other. I gravitated towards design and programming during my undergraduate; but my Master’s thesis was a program I created that utilizes a morphing algorithm with an internal statistic-based risk assessment to detect not only system intrusions; but where an intrusion will most likely occur… and when.”

Capall

Runa blinked, twice. So that almost went totally over her head. Runa liked to play around with creating holoprograms but she wasn’t brilliant at it. She just did it for fun. That was…”I imagine you had…have…a lot of people who want your program.” Runa couldn’t even begin to fathom how that worked. So it was like an alarm that told you if someone broke in, basically, and then looked for weak spots in computer software? She was smart, but next to that not so much anymore. She could only imagine what Revna or Gravel would make of his work. But he wasn’t all work and Runa, and she had no idea why (or maybe didn’t want to admit it), wanted to know Capall. Runa leaned forward slightly, her gaze direct but gentle. “So other than computers and the competition of wrestling as a means to an end, and writing women mysterious and intriguing letters…” her eyes were dancing and she grinned. She was flirting with him. She wasn’t even doing it on purpose she just liked him. This wasn’t the typical over the top blatant flirting of Runa. This was subtle, soft, genuine. “…what do you do for fun?”

Runa