<div class="floatleft">(http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae282/caela_ecub/Blondes/js1-1.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Keridwyn "Keri" Jones<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>Pilot<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Bridge, then Galley<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Braxton, Sue, Open<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Keri was running through a series of pre-flight checks when she heard the Captain, and another man - at least she assumed it was a man from the heaviness of the footsteps, she couldn't actually be bothered to turn from her console to look - entering the bridge. Mostly she ignored their talk, but a small smile tugged the corners of her lips when the Captain called it "Keri's realm". It was a rather accurate assessment since she'd taken over the bridge as her own domain. It was her own little world and she guarded it as jealously as many of the others guarded their bunks.<br/><br/>When she'd hired on as the pilot, all the arms stations had already been ripped out. She'd had the other consoles, except the one she actually needed to pilot the boat, taken out as well. They took up space and she didn't need a back-up pilot messing with her input when things were in a crunch. Most of the exposed wiring had been capped but there were still a few loose wires, as the Captain found out the hard way when he carelessly hit one. That made her smirk slightly...would teach him to pay more attention.<br/><br/>Hearing a description of the bridge, and it's alterations, would probably make it sound like a total mess, but it was actually well maintained. The vast majority of the wiring was capped and coiled back out of the way. Some of the open spaces actually had coverings over them to give splashes of color and her books, startcharts, and couch gave the area around her console a cozy feel. Against the opposite wall, farthest from her console, an area had been made up so that they could actually grow a small plot of vegetable as well. It wasn't huge but it did offer some variety to their meals and the grow lights were dim enough that she could ignore them most of the time. It meant having to tolerate having other people around at times when she might rather have them gone, but for fresh food it was worth the inconvenience.<br/><br/>When she finally turned to acknowledge the Captain, and his guest, she flashed a cheeky grin, enjoying the surprise on the other mans face at her youthful appearance. More than one person had been surprised by the fact that such a young woman could handle the ship, but Keri had yet to find the boat she couldn't fly.<br/><br/>Feeling the shudder of the engines coming online, a low purring filled Keri's throat. She lived for the feel of the engines thrumming under her feet, the shiver of metal and wire and motion under<em>her</em>control. Outside of a raging orgasm, it was her favorite feeling in the 'Verse.<br/><br/><em>"Keri, it's Sue.  Will our ace pilot be joinin' us to eat in 20 minutes?  Or shall Ah have your meal brought up?"</em><br/><br/>Sue's voice drew her from her enjoyment of the feel of the engines, but his words promised the satisfaction of another hunger so she forgave him almost instantly. Anyone who could cook as well as he did, deserved forgiveness!<br/><br/>"I'll be down once we clear atmo and I can put her on auto-pilot. Make sure those heathens we call crew mates don't eat everything before I get there!" she answered with a laugh before turning off the intercom and concentrating on lifting the ship from land and setting her soaring.<br/><br/>She heard the Captain come back in but ignored him until she had cleared atmo and the debris that circled most planets. Moons, various space junk, other ships approaching; anything that wasn't<em>The Line</em>was debris in her world. Once clear she flashed her Captain a grin and gave him a nod, "I'll be down to eat soon's I change clothes Captain," she promised before flipping a few switches and spinning some dials, making it look almost haphazard as she set the ships auto-pilot before leaving the bridge and darting into her own small bunk...which was the first door off the bridge.<br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae282/caela_ecub/Misc%20Story%20Accessories/lacedress.jpg)</div>Normally she'd just go eat in her denims and a comfortable shirt, but since they had passengers, she preferred to look a bit more presentable, and a bit less standoff-ish. The pale pink of the lace gave her a more feminine appearance, softening the normal rough-edged look she portrayed into something warmer, more inviting and friendly. On a taller woman it would have barely reached her knees, but on Keri's mere 5'3 height, it easily hit mid-calf making it less revealing then it might have been otherwise as well. Now that there heading into the Black again, and with no worries for being planetside anytime soon, she didn't bother with putting her boots back on her feet. Instead she savored the smooth thrumming that came up through the ship, letting it sink in and vibrate through her petite frame through the soles of her feet.<br/><br/>A quick swipe of her fingers tamed her hair into some semblence of order and just a dash of clear gloss actually had her looking like a<em>girl</em>instead of a an elfin, dare-devil of a pilot. She'd never come up to the standards of a Companion like Serenity, but she was pleased enough with her own reflection in the small mirror on her wall.<br/><br/>When she finally entered the Galley she flashed a grin at Sue and dared to saunter into the kitchen to steal a quick bite of what he'd been cooking before darting out with a laugh before he could respond to her thievery! She would never actually invade the kitchen while Sue was cooking, but now that the meal was done and just waiting to be served she felt safe enough so long as she stayed out of the way. She saw it much like someone coming to the bridge...interrupt her while actually flying hard and you'd likely loose a head...or worse...wait until the adrenaline had worn down and you'd be welcome enough.<br/><br/>"Fantastic! As always Sue, you are pure genius in the kitchen!" she praised. It was both sincerely meant, and meant to appease him for her encroaching on his space. "I hadn't realized how hungry I was until I smelled it down the hall. You are going to well and truly spoil us all, she added with a small grin that said she wouldn't mind being spoiled.<br/><br/>Seeing that folks were starting to settle she flashed a grin at those she knew, and nodded to the new faces before claiming a seat of her own and waiting for the food to be brought to the table so they could all eat.