Buddy Time: Lika

[crazyforcrazies]

My my my, you people do come and go, don't you?

I'll have to update my files again. Hrmm ...

[There's a loud, irritating buzzing sound over the comm, which only grows louder with the sounds of occasional ripping and tearing as Guy shreds the files of passengers who have left the boat. And he's thoughtful enough to leave the comm running while

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[yousoundblue]

[Lika was asleep.

In fact, she's still asleep, lying peacefully on the couch, her legs hanging over one upholstered arm and still almost touching the floor.]

[crazyforcrazies]

[Oh dear. Hmm.

Guy clears his throat.]

Ahem.

[Yes, he actually says "ahem".]

[yousoundblue]

[Lika's not paying attention, but her helpmate, with its access to her sensory perceptions, is. Its tiny electronic consciousness taps the neurons in the waking center of her brainstem, and Lika opens her eyes, fully awake in an instant.

That is not the ceiling of her room.

Anyone else might have panicked, but Lika's sense of self-preservation doesn't operate like a normal person's, and she just looks around, still lying sprawled on the sofa.]

Yes?

[crazyforcrazies]

Ah, good.

[Guy smiles, and sits back in his seat. There's shredded paper piled up by the sides of the chair, and the tea tray has been set down on top of it.]

Tea?

[chopshopgoddess]

At it again, huh?

[crazyforcrazies]

Ha ha, it's what I do!