<a class="link link--external" href="https://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2020/5/20/w1200X800/Ruby_Rose_AP.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Jaxx Herd</a><br/>Ares Medical Bay<br/>With:<a class="username" data-user-id="18963" data-username="@TheCorsair" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/18963/">@TheCorsair</a>K-Doc<a class="username" data-user-id="18515" data-username="@BennyQ" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/18515/">@BennyQ</a>Ruya Aras<a class="username" data-user-id="33696" data-username="@Black_Out" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/33696/">@Black_Out</a>Lt Cartwright<br/><br/>"Plenty eh?"  Jaxx looked a bit deeper into her eyes as if trying to judge the veracity of Ruya's statement.  She was a fairly good judge of people, but she had to admit, the narcotic haze made it impossible to tell for herself.  She believed her though, doubting the drugs allowed for much deception, and she had to have done something fairly significant to be fated to this living death.  But then a bit of the real girl seemed to burst out for just a moment.  "Ain't that the truth?  Killing the wrong people forfeits your life, killing the right ones..."  Jaxx looked uncharacteristically sympathetic for a moment.  She reached out impulsively, but then caught herself and made a show of opening her hand so Ruya could see she was not a threat.  She then slowly and carefully brushed a few strands of her hair back, and caressed her cheek a moment.  "If you change your mind, I have better booze than the mess hall."<br/><br/>Jaxx was surprised to see the lieutenant at the door as it opened, her face revealing it was not the kind of surprise she was hoping for, even less so since he seemed to be looking for her.  She stepped back to allow him to enter then waited for him to get to his point so she could complete her exit.  She turned towards Ruya as she stood at attention and announced the young LT's presence as if he were a general or admiral instead of some fuzzy faced shavetail.<br/><br/>She heard him out, her mind already calculating the implications for her assignment.  "I suppose you are going to follow orders regardless of what I say, but did the brass consider they might just follow us and show up when you are busy securing the station?"  It seemed to her that if they were forced into a fight it would be better to do it close to more help than way out beyond Pluto.  She was already drafting instructions for AMI to keep an eye on the situation and not leave it all to the brass back at HQ.<br/><br/>She was about to leave when the doctor rebutted her accusations.  "Actions speak louder than words Doc."  She said, dismissing his protest, though her eyes looked a bit more promising at his invitation to continue their discussion later.  She then made her way through the door this time, taking the long way back to her quarters so as to finish her tour of the crew quarters and get a better feel for the ship.  She might as well stretch her legs while she could before the long sleep.