Lei tenses up even more at the mention of the doctors, dropping the protien pack on the chair in front of her. She hugs her knees tighter to her chest, and listens as Tate starts talking about the nightmarish white place.

Tate was slightly confused that one of the doctors would be lying on one of the beds, he had never seen that before, but peering through the doorway again he saw that Geoff was right.  He looked back at the man.  "When you get sick you have to go away." he said, trying to be clear.  "They can't use you anymore, they have to 'terminate' the 'product'." then he leaned in even closer to Geoff so that only he could here him whisper, "I think that they hurt you then ... more- more then they normally do, and you don't ever come back." he swallowed hard and pushed his fear to the back of his mind. "I won't let them hurt me ... and I won't let them hurt you.  If I can't have a Gun, I'll bite them, cause I can do that."

Geoff listened with a serious expression to Tate's words and shook his head sadly as he looked to him and then to Lei who now looks even more afraid than she had before. "Ain't right. Ain't right doin' things like that ta anybody, let alone kids...", he said before givng Tate a grin and a  nod,"You and those other two. No wonder yer so 'fraid o' us. Been through so much. I want ya ta know somethin' and ya listen good. Ain't nobody like those hun dun doctors yer talkin' 'bout on this boat. Ain't nobody gonna hurt none o' ya anymore. Ya hear me, kid? The only way that'll happen is chu fei wo si le. 'Cause I'm the one on this boat who makes sure that guys like those doctors of yers don't hurt nobody. Leastwise nobody on this boat. Anybody who tries ta hurt any o' ya or anybody else 'round here, I put a big hurtin' on, dong ma? I make 'em hurt fer tryin' ta hurt any o' the people on this boat and then I make 'em dead. And that's somethin' ya can count on."

He nodded lightly before somthing struck him about what Tate had said. "So, wait. People get sick back there where those doctors are? Sick how? Sick like them in the infirmary?", he asked, thinking that if the child was familiar with the sickness spreading through the ship that he may be able to give some insight about what it is.

   Lei starts staring off into space, remembering. In a real quiet vioce, she speaks "Yes. They get hot and fall over. And then the men in white coats come to take them away. They all go away, eventually. everyone."
   She pulls her legs back harder, and tries to disappear in the chair.

Tate tried to smile up at Geoff, but he wasn't feeling so happy right about now.  Just thinking about that place made him angry and hurt.  Geoff seemed to think that it was really important about the people getting sick, but it wasn't ... at least, as long as you weren't the sick one.  He nodded his head in agreement with what the girl said. "You just get sick and you don't come back."

Geoff didn't like how this was sounding at all. The getting hot and falling down comment that the girl had made reminded him of the way Charlie had been when he had seen her earlier. She had said she had a fever and she was more than a bit wobbly on her feet. Exactly like the girl had said. Geoff was feeling worse and worse about this situation as they went on. He especially didn't like how they kept saying they would get sick and then "go away and not come back". That did not sound good at all. Geoff shook his head lightly as he stood up and then looked to both the kids. "Ruttin' hell. This don't sound good at all. Uh...hey. Were there ever anybody that didn't get sick and just go away? Any of 'em, ya know....get better?", he said, knowing it was probably a stupid question but he figured there was no harm in asking.

   Lei hesitated a long moment before nodding her head. She could remember a time right near the beginning when she couldn't get out of bed, and just felt like someone had shut her in an oven. When she got better afterwords, the white coats all got excited and started talking about their success. She didn't want to talk about the white place though, she just wanted to forget all about it.
   She really wished the giant...Geoff? Would stop asking about it.
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Geoff looked to Lei with interest as he saw her nod. "So somebody did get better? Who? How? I mean, look, I know ya may not wanna talk 'bout none o' this. I mean, if I had been messed with by a bunch o' doctors and then shoved into a crate, I wouldn't be too thrilled ta talk 'bout it neither. But Charlie and the Doc are sick and it sounds like they have whatever it is some o' those people back where y'all came from had. If somebody got better, that means there's some way ta get Charlie and the Doc better too. So please, tell me whatever ya know. Anythin' is better than knowin' nothin'.", he said in as soft a tone as he could muster.

   Lei cringed back a bit from Geoff, hearing a slight note of desperation in his voice. She didn't really know how, but she knew who. Lifting her right hand, she shakily pointed at Tate, then turned her hand around to point at herself. She didn't know how to answer any other way.

Geoff nodded lightly to Tate and Lei before sighing lightly. "That's fine. If ya don't want ta talk 'bout it no more, we don't hafta. Ya both helped me out by talkin' as much as ya did.", he said before shrugging to himself and looking thoughtful,"Hmmm. Listen, I gotta go talk to the Cap'n. Now, I know y'all don't necessarily trust me or like me that much, but I need ya ta listen ta me right now. Y'all, please, stay put here. Don't go to inta the infirmary and don't be goin' out into the rest o' the ship. The comm is right there if ya need anythin' so ya just use it ta call me up and I'll come right back down. Ok?" With that, he looked to both the kids once more, smiling lightly to them, before turning and leaving the passenger's quarters so he could go find the captain.

---->Bridge

   Lei looked up once she could hear Geoff leaving. He'd finally stopped asking her questions, which was good. Unfortunately, she could see into the infirmary from her seat, and it didn't look like things were going to get better there. She started wishing that she didn't leave the blanket behind when she ran down here, maybe if she had it to hide under, the doctors wouldn't see her when they came to take Charlie and the others away...

Tate peered curiously into the room with the doctor as Geoff went inside ... they were sick in there ... they didn't have long.  He back away as Geoff came out of the room, the back of his knees hitting the coffee table.  Where was Geoff taking the sick girl?  Only the doctors were supposed to take people away.

   Lei kept watching everything that was happening in the infirmary. It just kept looking like it was getting worse. Although it was different from the white place here. For one thing, the doctors never got sick back there, it was always the kids. For another, the doctors there were all so cold and clinical. Here, she could see the panic clearly in the way people acted and talked.
   She watched Geoff charge into the infirmary, and then carry Charlie out a short while later. Strange. Geoff was big enough to be one of the ones who always took people away, but he didn't talk in the same way, or dress the same. Lei was having trouble deciding if he was one of them or not.
   Maybe if she followed him to see what he did with Charlie, she'd be able to decide... Followed him real quietly.
   Lei stood up, and doing a wide circle to avoid the door to the infirmary, followed Geoff to the cargo hold.

   ((To: Cargo bay.))

   ((From: Cargo bay.))
   Lei slowed down from her short run before entering the room. She stood in the middle of the room wondering what to do. Maybe if she went to hide in the bunk, she could lock the door behind her and then even if they did come onboard, they wouldn't be able to find her.
   No, they'd only come on board if the plan went badly, and she should hear it if things go wrong. She doubted Geoff would stay quiet if they did... Here should be hidden enough for now. But the plan would only work if they all stayed hidden...
   Looking around the room quickly, she soon spotted Tate, still where she last saw him. Good. That only left Sephone. Lei creeped across to the door into the infirmary, still not really wanting to go in. She hid behind the wall at one side of the door, and cautiously looked around the doorframe. Good, Seph was still there... But...

Tate watches as the other girl comes back into the room, she looks scared - even more scared then before.  Something was happening, something big, and Tate had a feeling Geoff was a part of it.  He moved to the far end of the room where he could look down the hallway that lead to the big room, but the doors were shut and he couldn't see anything.

Tate crept forward silently, looking around to make sure that no one was watching.  Something told him that Geoff was in danger, he could sense it.  There was something very bad going to happen.  He pushed open the hallway door and slipped into the big room.

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

   Lei heard some loud bangs from the back of the ship. Without waiting to see what it was, she bolted for the bunk. Whatever made those sounds wasn't good.
   ((To: Charlie's bunk))

Having precured the meds from Londinium all onboard Destiny have been vaccinated.  The recovering crew took refuge on the Gypsy planet Paquin where they buried the two children, Sephone and Tate, who were lost on their last mission.  Now that everyone is back on their feet Destiny is looking for work once more, while trying to avoid a very angry Cortez, Alliance patrols, and Bosik's men.
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Kendra, very well rested now, sits in the Passenger's quarters, with a small kettle of tea, and mug on the table nearby. She is reading one of the medical books on diseases and virusis she found in the infirmary.

"This here is the passenger's quarters, infirmaries through those doors, and you can take the bunk just through there." he motioned to one of the spare bunks.  "We've got three other passengers on-board currently, the only room I recommmend staying away from is that one though." he said, grinning roughishly as he pointed to Kyron's door "Unless you feel like dealin' with a stuffy core-worlder hun dun who's cost me an' my ship more trouble then he's worth.  If you go back up into the cargo bay and up the stairs you'll find the dining hall.  Front of the ship is off limits as that's the bridge and crew bunks." he smiled at the woman, "Hope ya like it here, if you need anything, just give a holler."

Wei-Li nods, memorizing the layout.  "In which case, I'll need to give you the activation codes for the beacons on the different units...

She paused and them laughs.  "By the way-- what's my last name going to be?"

Geoff followed beind the captain and the new passenger after a little while, smiling a bit sheepishly and shrugging. He had honestly nothing to do and he figured that he wouldn't be in the way all that much if he just followed after them. He walks slowly, his hands in his pockets and his gaze traveling about the room.


((If I'm intruding on plot, I'll leave. Just here so Acacia and Charlie can apparently tease me with things of a woman upon woman nature. Don't mind me.))

Wei-Li smiles when she sees Geoff Coming their way, then turns back to the Captain. "I'll also need to know where the air-lock is."

   ((From: Cargo bay))
   Lei wanders in with a big armful of cushions, which she dumps onto one of the couches in a heap. Looking around, she could see the captain still giving the new guest a tour, and Geoff standing around looking bored. It looked like Acacia and Charlie were doing something interesting in the infirmary. Acacia seemed nice, but Lei still didn't like the room she seemes to spend half her time in.
   She wandered out again, in the search for something to do.

   ((To: Cargo bay -> Dining hall -> Bridge.
     Pity we don't really have a Ren for me to annoy...))

Kale grinned at the woman, "I've got you in the passenger log as Wei-Li Steal, seemed fittin'." he said with a shrug. "And go ahead and just get the beacon codes to us on the bridge and when we reach our first unit I'll go over the black walk procedures here and show ya to the airlock."