<div align="center"><strong>-=Vincent - Standing outside of the Captain's private quarters - Currently landed upon Persephone =-</strong></div><br/>Vincent was at a loss for words when he found himself face to face with Sasha rather than the Captain.  His eyes flicked past her for a moment to glance inside the room and seen Griff in nothing but his towel before reactively averting his gaze back towards Sasha.  His mind went distant as he considered what he had just intruded upon.  Everybody aboard The Gamble knew that the Captain sported his birthday suit with all the nonchalance of any other attire.  It was even odds that he had either interrupted an officers' meeting or had intruded upon something... more.  The co-pilot had hoped for the latter since it would mean the only real competition for Mae's affection would be out of the running.  Such an easy out would allow him to proceed with his desires without having to worry about any workplace drama or grudges.<br/><br/><em>“Kinkaid!”</em><br/><br/>Vincent flinched at the snapping of fingers as he was pulled out of his thoughts.<br/><br/><em>“You gone 5150? Captain’s got no time for a tea party; I need you to go fetch Mae and the pair of you better be ready for briefing in the cargo bay in five. We’re gonna need for the two of you to rustle us up some goods planetside a’fore you head off to play.”</em><br/><br/>He blinked at the statement.<em>Tea party?</em>Vincent understood what Sasha meant by that, but for some reason he found the metaphor to be random enough to warrant a moment of consideration.  Once again, his line of thought had been sidetracked as Sasha urged him into motion.<br/><br/><em>“Gan mang!”</em><br/><br/>"Right!"  Vincent replied, setting about completing his given orders.  He no longer bothered with the question he had intended to ask since the orders were answer enough.  With purposeful footsteps, he approached Mae's door to relay the missive and realized the door was partially ajar.  Instead of knocking, he peeked through the opening and saw Mae drying her hair.  Though that detail became insignificant when, much to his voyeuristic delight, he realized she was entirely nude.  His lower lip became trapped between his teeth as he engraved the sight of her into his memory.  It hadn't been the first time he's seen her naked form.  Living together for months had provided a handful of instances such as this and he held each of them with the same reverie as he was experiencing presently.  Blood flow in his body instantly rerouted to his nether regions as his mind wandered with familiar fantasies.  Once she finished drying her hair, she moved out of the small field of vision the opening offered him and Vincent gradually recovered from his trance.  At which time he became self conscious and looked around, relieved that he had not been caught peeping.<br/><br/>Vincent ducked into his own room and entertained the idea of relieving himself of the built up sexual tension from the memory while it was still fresh in his mind.  He remembered that he only had a few more minutes before he would need to convene in the cargo bay and knew that he didn't have the time.  Taking in a slow, deep breath to help focus his distracted thoughts, Vincent removed his shirt and tossed it upon his bed.  His room was well kempt and free from any clutter laying about the floor, though he was by no means obsessive about it.  The unmade bed, scattered toiletries upon his dresser, and the sloppily folded clothing within all indicated that he did live there, he just did his best to avoid tripping hazards should he need to hastily move for the helm in the event of an emergency.<br/><br/>Moving to his dresser, he grabbed a half-empty bottle of cologne and spritzed himself with a light application of the virile scent within.  He then retrieved a fresh shirt from his dresser that was a size smaller than the one he had just discarded.  The deep green tee was adorned with abstract designs in a grey that just barely stood out from the background that were similar in style to his tattoo.  It would fit well with whatever club they ended up going to that evening, but what's more is that the thin fabric clung tightly to him, accentuating the lines of his lean muscular body beneath.  Hopefully that would be enough to subtly draw Mae's attention, especially if he had the opportunity to dance with her that evening.<br/><br/>Vincent stepped out of his room, grabbing his pack that was resting next to his door that he would use to carry supplies.  He stood in the middle of the hallway and looked inside of the container to see if there was anything within.  At the bottom rested a shortwave radio and his trench knife and he was thankful he hadn't forgotten them; after all, Persephone wasn't exactly the safest place for him to travel.  "Alright, now to get Mae and meet up in the cargo bay."<br/><br/><em>"Looking for me?"</em><br/><br/>His heart skipped a beat at the sound of her voice, for a brief moment the image of her lithe naked body flashed across his mind.  A wolfish grin spread across his lips as he slowly turned to face her, speaking in a flirtatious tone.  "I thought you knew that I'm always looking for you whenever you are away."  Vincent's eyes widened slightly as he saw Mae's outfit and all the smooth flesh it revealed.  It was enough for his libido to fervently petition for him to reach out and feel the warmth of her skin and see where things went from there.  It was only through raw willpower that he managed to resist that urge, though he could not hide the smoldering desire in his eyes.  "You look... wow...  That looks great on you."  Vincent blushed when he realized that he had just spoken that aloud, his internal monolog failing him at that moment.  Before an awkward moment could reside in the wake of that compliment, he relayed the message from Sasha.  "I, um, there's a briefing in the cargo bay.  We need to gather a few supplies before we get the evening to ourselves."  His voice regained its flirtatious characteristics as he shot her a wink.  "I don't know about you, but I vote we get that done as fast as possible so we can have some real fun together."