open | all I want is the moon upon a stick

[vaccination]

Date & Time: October 10th onwards.
Location: Around the base.
Characters: Ellie and you.
Summary: Ellie's hangin' around, totally over this moon business.
Warnings: Swearing.



a. the cafeteria
[Ellie sits at one of the tables in the cafeteria, a pyramid of upside-down cups stacked in front of her. It's certainly not the sturdiest of structures, but she's spent some time on it, and she's vaguely proud of her accomplishment. They only clattered to the floor once or twice.

Now that she's done, she leans back and slides down a few inches in her seat. Well. That killed twenty minutes.

She reaches out a hand to slowly nudge one of the cups at the bottom corner of her pyramid. That might be loud if she keeps going.]

b. the observatory
[Space is cool. It kind of makes her feel like she's falling when she looks out the window or through any screens, but she keeps coming back to the observatory to do just that. She's not sure if she likes that feeling or not. The wasteland where Exsilium once was is still visible, but Ellie doesn't seem to pay it much mind right now. She's lying on her back on the floor, sneakers propped up against a wall, comic book held over her face.

Every now and then she makes some sort of noise. This comic is so intense.]

Comments

[vaccination]

[A scoff. These people and their powers.

And their weird ass clothing.]

Let me guess... vigilante?

[infiltrative]

Aye. Vigilante, superhero, whatever you wanna call it.

[ Another shrug before he starts pacing. ]

So, you gonna answer that question or do I have to tack on a pretty please?

[vaccination]

[Guy looking like he fell out of her comics asking about where to get them. Fucking weird.]

I got them from home.

[infiltrative]

Oh. [ That's disappointing and it shows for a few seconds before he switches to the default of grumpy. ]

Figures. They got nothing good in this dump.

[vaccination]

Sorry. [Sucks for him. She only loaned some to Robin because he let her borrow some before.]

I guess you could always go on a mission for some, if you're that bored.

[infiltrative]

[ He pauses to actually consider that. He's been on supply runs, but he always focused on getting what's needed and enough food for himself so he won't crash and burn, but ... why not. ]

You know what, I am and I will. Anything's better than sitting around here.

[vaccination]

[Ellie hasn't done any runs, but if she did, she thinks she'd just end up grabbing whatever she wanted for herself.]

Seriously? Aren't most of those trips dangerous or something?

[infiltrative]

[ He raises an eyebrow and ... helpfully shrugs. ]

Not really.

[ A beat. ]

Not for me anyway.

[vaccination]

Yeah? What can you do aside from scare the shit out of people?

[infiltrative]

Jus' imagine you have superspeed and then imagine all the things you could do with that, aye?

[ Crossing his arms pointedly and also maybe a little smugly. ]

That and then some.

[vaccination]

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

[She lifts an eyebrow. Explain, speedy.]

[infiltrative]

[ He's rolling his eyes at that. ]

That obviously you have no imagination.

[vaccination]

Or maybe I just don't like people being vague on purpose.

[infiltrative]

[ ... ]

You do know what superspeed is, don't you?

[vaccination]

Uh, yeah. Guess you save on gas?

[infiltrative]

That's— one way o' putting it.

[ He sighs and unfolds his arms, placing his hands on his hips instead. ]

It means I can do a lot of things without being seen. It's quite handy with supply running.

[vaccination]

So you're a good thief. What about locks and shit like that?

[infiltrative]

Depends on the lock, but I've yet to find one I can't unlock one way or the other.

[vaccination]

Any locks in this place?

[infiltrative]

Haven't had a reason to try it yet, but sure. Shouldn't be hard to hack.

[ He tilts his head with a slightly suspicious squint. ]

Why?

[vaccination]

Does there have to be a why?

[infiltrative]

No, but you never know. That's an awfully specific thing to ask for.

[vaccination]

I'm just a curious sort of person.

[And very slowly making note of who is useful in this place.]

[infiltrative]

There's a saying, something about curiosity killin' cats.

[ Yeah, he's not too convinced but he doesn't actually care that much either so he ends up shrugging, tilting his head to get a better glance at the comic. ]

What were you reading?

[vaccination]

A comic book. Please tell me you at least know what they are.

[So many people don't! And he... is like a goddamn comic book character.]