There's been one too many unexpected waves in the past few weeks. Such that when the comm chimes at him, Simon's first reaction is something along the lines of oh god, what now.

The text is short, and unsigned.

Look in your left shoe.

...what?

( The wave comes in overnight. )

When Simon and Kaylee step through the door into his parents' house, it's just after sunset. There's enough time to bring their overnight bag up to the guest room, and to exchange a few quiet words with his mother, before the aircar arrives. Kaylee gives him a quick, tight hug on the doorstep, and murmurs I'll be right here when you get back. It ( Read more... )

It's turning into a month for unexpected communications, apparently. A textwave from Dunash isn't that rare an event; however, a vidwave is.

Simon frowns, and opens it, and watches his friend's face resolve on the screen.


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The more he thinks about the situation, the more uneasy it makes him. Especially about not having insisted on telling Kaylee everything before she went to visit Peter.

He is not going to go in after her. He'll wait until she comes back, and tell her everything then.

In the meantime, there are dishes that need washing.

[FOR THE RECORD: this is totally AU and not in any continuity whatsoever. I was talking with the mun about various and sundry canons, and this possibility came up, and we both thought it might be interesting (a phrase which here means "jumped at it like a shot"). No animals were harmed in the making of this thread. If symptoms persist, consult ( Read more... )

It was laundry day today, which means clean-laundry chores tonight.

Simon's sitting on the couch in the passenger lounge, folding socks.

(Trying not to think too hard about the conversation he had earlier this evening.)

They've been here before, but then it was early spring; it's late summer now, edging into fall, and the water's warm enough to wade in.

Simon and Kaylee are walking along the edge of the shoreline, their shoes in their hands, letting the tide rush and recede over their feet.

Simon's met at the port by a man he recognizes as one of his father's, and is whisked through the various security procedures and to the entry gate with intimidating professional swiftness. They reason for the swiftness becomes apparent once he's on board; they're very close to being cleared for liftoff ( Read more... )

Ba,

We just heard.

Simon