"Now now, no need to be complimentin' me for just doin' my job.  I'm not throwin' head over heels at'cha every time y'take an order from Kale."  She shakes her head, looking at the pressure settings and the purity levels.  The worst thing is when it charges with a leak, as she has to trace all the lines through the exterior and interior, finding where it is...and in a zero-g environment, it becomes twice the hassle to deal with, if it's the case.

"He should fuel up here anyways.  I mean, we're coming back to Paquin to drop off our quarry and her payload, gettin' paid.  We get tagged and have to run further out than we intend, and bein' as their ain't a respectable place we can land close by where we'd be able to get tanked, I'd say it's important."  Charlie flashed another smile at him over her shoulder, and looked back to the filter settings, running the pressure to see if it will remain or start a spray.  "We're not low, don't get me wrong.  We just, y'know...unless everythin's gonna go alright n'all."  The last part was mostly spoken to herself, watching what the meters did.

"Makes sense, Charlie. I'll leave to your work now." Rhaef said as he walked away from the mechanic. Rhaef was thinking about what the Captain would be thinking. Seemed that as usual in these outfits credits were tight, and they were trying to stretch everything had. And not delivering our passangers and cargo ain't helping our repuation much he thought to himself, as he continued to stretch his joints and walk around the ship.

---> from where ever Wei-Li hides during the day.

A small 4 wheeler arrived outside Destiny.  The driver was a young man who from the looks of him was probably a relation to Wei-li, who rode behind him.  When the vehicle pulled to a stop.  Wei-Li got up and approached the ramp.

"Hello?"

------->From Cargo Bay (didn't want to waste a post to move me from the ramp to the outside when Wei-Li is right there)

Geoff sat up from where he had laid beside Lei on the ramp and looked down to where Wei li had called out from. He smiled lightly and stood up, giving Lei a friendly pat on the head before walking down the ramp towards Wei-li. "Howdy there, ma'am. Ya lookin' fer somebody in particular or will just anybody do? Because I'm available, if that helps.", he said with a joking grin.

Wei-li smiled and ducked her head slightly blushing. Then clearing her throat she laughed.  "Sorry-- I'm uh.. here as your fare... I got a message that I should be here this evening... I wanted to drop of my equipment"

She nodded to the trailer behind the 4wheeler.  "And drop off the up front money with your Captain"

Geoff grinned easily and nodded lightly to her as he approached and stuck out a hand to her to shake. "Ah, you're the fare! Nice ta meet ya! I'm Geoff Wolfe, the...uh...."public relations officer" and general carrier of heavy things. Guess it's lucky that ya ran inta me if ya have stuff ta unload.", he said with a friendly tone before recognizing Wei-li from the restaurant,"Oh, hey! Yer the waitress from the bar! I remember ya! That was some damn mighty impressive performance ya put on there. And I'm referrin' to ya catchin' that pickpocket as much as yer acrobatics. Heh. I gotta say, It's nice ta have a passenger onboard with such talent. Much better than a few of our other passengers. Well, one of 'em really. 'Sides, yer much easier on the eyes, if ya don't mind me sayin'..." He chuckled lightly at that and grinned easily, showing he was just being friendly.

Wei-Li smiled and took Geoff's hand.  "Wei-Li," she said by way of introdcution.

Geoff's banter only seeme to make her blush more.  When he spoke of last night's performance she laughs.  "Signs of a misspent youth, she commented with a wink.

She nodded towards the 4 wheeler.  "If you don't mind helping me load up, I'd really appreciate it.

She headed back towards it, pointing to the driver.  "This is my brother Ng, he was supposed to be making this run..."

Although her words are accusatory, its clear she doesn't mind.

Geoff smiled lightly at he comment about misspent youth, sympathizing quite a bit with such a thing, and then nodded lightly and followed after Wei-li. "Sure enough, ma'am. It's part o' my job ta be loadin' stuff up, after all.", he said and nodded to Ng with an outstretched hand for him to shake, "Nice ta meetcha, friend. Hmmmm. Nothin' 'gainst ya, but I gotta say I'm kinda glad ya ain't makin' this run. Yer sister here is just the kinda person we need ta brighten up this here boat o' ours."

Ng smiled and accepted Geoff's hand.

As they spoke, Wei-li picked up one of the three boxes in the back and started hauling it up the ramp.

Once his sister was out of earshot Ng spoke very quietly to Geoff.  "Don't take this wrong friend, but if you do anything to my sister-- you'll have to answer to me... "

As he spoke the 'friendly' smile never left his face.

Geoff continued to smile, quite used to these kind of threats in his life. It's quite strange to think that such a thing is a common occurence to Geoff. "No, no. I understand ya, friend. That fact will be duly noted.", he said in an amused tone as he took back his hand and grabbed up the other two crates, holding one upon each shoulder. He gave the man another grin and cleared his throat lightly.

"Uh...just ta be clear though. I don't take kindly ta threats and I don't like the implication that ya make there. So...I'm gonna pretend we didn't have this here unpleasantness between us and do my duty in protectin' the people on this here boat. That includes yer sister, dong ma?", he said with a light grin before turning and hauling the two crates up the ramp.

Ng glared at Geoff as he walked away.

Wei-Li was already coming back down the ramp and smiled at Geoff.  "Thanks! she said as she skipped down the ramp to pick up the steamer trunk in the back of the 4 wheeler.

She frowned slightly when she saw the look her brother was giving Geoff but decided to pretend she hadn't seen it.

"Alright then-  Should be back in 6 days.  You think you can stay out of trouble that long,"

Ng turned to face her.  "Maybe we should wait a week.  I could go then...

Wei-Li rolled her eyes.  "You have too much to do and you're stretched too thin, right up until you see the ship... or the crew? I'm going with.  You set this up-- I'm running the units.  Now quit being such a He chu sheng za jiao de zang huo."

She turned shaking her head and climbed back up the ramp, not even turning to see if he left.

[To Cargo Bay]
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Geoff had smiled right back to Wei-li and continued past her into the cargo hold so he could deposit her cargo. If he noticed Ng's glare or any of his discomfiture, he made no indication of it. He had had more than enough people glare at him and threaten him in his time so it wasn't that big a deal to him anyway.


-------->Cargo Bay
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Charlie stepped off of the Cargo Bay ramp of Destiny, looking back over her shoulder at where she was called to by Wei-Li.  "I'm just pushin' a button and watchin' the levels, but sure, I suppose...I'm just out here, y'know, doin' work."  She smirked, shaking her head and walking out to the console posted twenty feet or so away

The console was a bit worse for the wear, cracks in the bearings and a screen that was a bit staticy at the edges.  There's a good chance that it had been bumped by a few hulls of departing boats, given more than it's worth to work with.  Everything still worked on it, as far as she could tell...and if it didn't, they wouldn't fuel, as she wasn't going to recharge the cells until they were simply brimming.  There was always a point where there can be more than enough, and most likely it'd come out of her own sharings.

She mumbled something to herself, covering the glare on the screen with one hand as she went through the menu options until she got to the fuel system.

Wei-Li joined Charlie at the pump and smiled. "Not like I'm really doing anything on board right now-- other than hunting sticky buns... And... well, quite litterally hanging around...

"Hi, I'm Wei-Li, she said. "I dind't catch your name the other night..."

"I'm not sayin' I blame you, bein' there's not a lot to do.  I mean, here'n moving up in Destiny, you'd have a way to take your time, otherwise you'll find yourself gettin' bored in the middle of nowhere."  She smirked again, finding the fuel option and starting it up.  A pump in the distance fires up loudly as the ship slowly gets replenished.

"I'm Charlie...least, that's what everyone calls me, and it works.  Good to meet, to make acquaintence and all."

Wei-Li nodded, watching the process.  She'd seen her dad do it often enough here that it was simply an accepted process.

"Likewise," she answered.  "So.. what do you do to keep from being bored?"

"What do I do?  Ah, jeez, I dunno...mostly let the quiet happen.  When we're takin' off or landin', less something needs to be done, I'm workin'.  That's when everyone else is preparing to do their work, y'know?  So when they're out there, makin' our jobs'n all that, that's usually when I've got nothin' to do.  Usually, it's me in the ship by my lonesome, 'cept maybe Ren or the Doc.  Gauranteed, you're on a boat with them, you probably aren't seein' them...y'know, those sorts."  She shrugged, making occasional eye contact, but keeping her eyes on the levels foremost.

Wei-Li nodded.  "I hadn't really thought of that, she said.

She hadn't.  Her father taught her his trade, let her help when he was designing some of her mother's equipment-- but when it came to ship work-- he never told her tales of the engineering room... It was always about what the crew was up to.

"Well, y'know...someone's gotta keep Destiny breathing out there, that's what I'm paid to do.  I don't have to deal with guns, bad people, or folk that would just be up to hurting.  By way that I see it, it's perfect."  She smiled at the thought, looking up at the boat for a second.  Absolutely perfect.

"So, are you comin' back to Paquin once we're done with whatever we're doing out there, or are we droppin' you elsewhere?"

Wei-Li sighed and looked around shaking her head.  "Back here... back home,"  She answered whistfully.

"It's pretty in the black but.. " she shrugged  "Paquin's home...

She looked at Charlie for a moment, her eyes twinkling.  "Sometimes-- when I go up... I think that Paquin's trying to keep a hold of me-- keep me home, keep me safe... its silly... I know.. "

She shrugged.  "Guess I'm a 'grounder' as my daddy would have said.  He was born in the black... kept calling to him when he was here..."

Charlie smiled, hitting the button on the console, sending out a hiss in the distance.  "Paquin is one of the most beautiful ports we make.  I mean, some'll say it's the bigger citywide planets, like Osiris or things of the like, but I personally love it here.  Grass, lakes, trees, wind, sun...everything I could ever want, all in one place."

Charlie opened up the bag the captain gave her, passing off the needed coin into the station, feeling rather like not dealing with the foreman of the docks.  The people here, as it was, weren't always as nice as the scenery...at least the ones that were in a position to collect, as she had seen firsthand last time they had landed here.

Wei-Li smiled.  "Especially if you get out of the city," she agreed.

She looked around.  "I think there are some aspects of Paquin, you just can't appreciate unless you were born here..  but those are more related to certain.. uh... practices of the community at large."

Her eyes twinkled as she spoke.  "But I have to agree with you.. the wind, the lakes... the woods... its not a bad place..."

"Not a bad place?  More like the finest place to be settin' foot on, especially considering that outside of the core, things don't get much nicer than this."  She shook her head, stuffing the empty bag into her pocket.  "Ren is from Paquin, so don'cha worry...I know what you're talking about.  I'm sure it is a lifestyle kinda thing, all in the makin' and such."

Charlie brushed the hair out of her face, taking a long look around at Paquin, breathing in the fresh air.  "Get your last bit of it, and then we're gone."  She took a moment longer to look around, and then turned back towards the ship, headind back up the Cargo Bay ramp...


------------->Cargo Bay

Wei-Li paused.  She guessed that the air at the docks, still moved, but it wasn't like the air further out, where you could smell the flowers, and grass.  The docks reeked of ships and fuel and people.

With a shrug she headed back onboard.  She’d be back soon enough, it was after all, just a week.

----- To Cargo Bay----->
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After getting their ship back the crew of Destiny began to pick up the pieces that Kyron had shattered.  Against most of the crews wishes Kyron was kept alive - although no official plans had yet been made for what to do with him when it became apparent that Wei-Li was falling into critical condition. Destiny needed medical help and fast.  They made way for the nearest planet at the time - Orisis.