Late Night Dreaming (open)

[Pacifica Alexander]

2345 Hours, April 12th 2582
Elysium, Pacifica's quarters


Pacifica had gone to bed already, nearly two hours ago actually. She had tried to make it an early night, but something was eating at her. It was keeping her from being able to sleep. Pacifica had tossed and turned even trying to take a sleeping pill to help her finally fall asleep. Nothing had worked, so here she was laying there eyes wide at the ceiling. She let others a loud prolonged sigh. "Gorram it Pacifica give it up and go to bed it ain't worth losing sleep over." She said to try and convince herself to sleep.

She pushed herself upright to a sitting position on her bunk. Her hand reached for the desk lamp on her night stand next to her. The light came on filling the room. She sighed again as she slung her legs off the bed and pulled the covers off herself. She looked down at her leg as it throbed and ran her hand over her scars. Her eyes traced up to her hips and stomach examining all the scars that covered her body. A frown crossed over her face as she grabbed a long shirt and covered herself before standing up.

Pacifica wasn't going to get to sleep any time soon, she might as well stop pretending she was. She walked out of her room and down the dimly light hall. She didn't hear anyone else up and moving about, maybe it was just her who couldn't sleep. She peaked in to the bridge, no captain or pilot. They were well off from any planet so no need for anyone to be on stand by. If something did come up the alarm would sound and the captain would be on deck right away.

On her way out from the bridge she stopped at the Captains door and paused, her hand raise and ready to knock. She stopped herself before she did. If he was asleep the last thing he needed was her waking him up. Instead she continued walking and made her way to the crew lounge. The lights were off and no one there either. Pacifica flipped only the light in the kitchen on leaving the rest of the room dim, and she sat down at the main table. "You need to forget about things Pacifica and just go back to bed." She told herself as she looked over at her coffee pot. Maybe that is what she needed.

[Kalli-Ann Bernett]

The dim lights humbed overhead in the engine room flickering with every adjustment to the power core systems and subsystems. She had begun the review and parts acquisition report for the ship as Sidney had requested of her. There a million and one things she would like to upgrade on the ship and she was going part by part through it deciding what took priority. The ship was old dating all the way back to the unification war so many long years ago. Things had been upgraded over the years but even the upgrades needed upgraded again at some point. Kalli wouldn't have it all done tonight but with a bit of hard work she would have it all figured out before they landed on Deadwood.

The main drive had already been checked as well as their sub-light drives. They were in working order and didn't seem to have much to worry about. Even the cockpit systems had already been check. A few glitches there needed work but it wouldn't take to many parts to have it all working in tip-top shape again. Now she was focused on the power core. It was mostly fine. Everything worked but She was stress testing it and something was having issues.

Had she not been at it for nearly twelve hours now it might have been easier to figure out but she was tired, and ready for the night to be over. She pulled herself out from under the massive core on her back and sat up. The room was a mess with tools everywhere. Greese was spattered from end to end of the place including across her face. She whipped her hands on her overalls cleaning them, to mechanics standards. Then she stood up and headed for the door, flipping the lights out as she exited the room in to the supply locker room.

She removed the tools from her pockets and pulled off her tool belt storing them in the locker nearst the engine room, her locker. Then proceeded in to the galley to head toward her room. The bright shine from the kitchen light caught her off guard as she entered. It had been lights out when she last was in there a few hours ago for a quick snack. Her gaze panned the room coming to rest on the navigator of the ship sitting at the table.

"I figured everyone had gone to bed already. What's got you still up?" She inquired of Pacifica as she began to pass through the room to the other side. Her response and the look on her face signaled there was more than just a midnight glass of water that was keeping her from sleeping. Pacifica was nearly as stone cold as Sidney but tonigh there seems to be something eating at the woman.

"Something on your mind Pacifica?" Kalli asked as she approached and took a seat near her crew mate. She knew there was but didn't want to be to pushy about it with her. Kalli may not have been with the Elysium as long as Jeri but she was good at reading people. Enough to tell when something was wrong atleast. Pacifica hadn't responded yet something was holding her back. "You don't have to tell me anything if you don't want." She wouldn't force her but she really did want to know. She hated not knowing what was going on with others.

[Pacifica Alexander]

Pacifica had been there sitting still for several minutes when Kalli walked in the room surprising her just a little. She wasnt sure how to answer when Kalli asked her what the cause of her still being up was. Pacifica sighed as she thought about how to answer the question. "Can't sleep or I guess I don't wanna." She said without thinking about it. She had opened herself up to further questions without intending to, or maybe subconsciously she did want to open herself up to the interrogation that was sure to follow. She didn't show weakness or emotion but somehow she had let it slip this time.

Kalli continued her questioning as she approached and sat down next to her. Pacifica could feel herself tense up as she debated the question put forth. There was something on her mind. Actually there were lots of somethings on her mind. Their recent acquisition of pirate goods. The up coming job she was trying to set up for them. The crew of the ship and how they were all doing with the recent slump in work. Her haunting memories from back in the war, those always followed her around. Along with many other things that had her mind racing and feeling under confident in herself.

Her left hand wrapped to her right arm and slide up and down it as if she were cold. The long pause must have made Kalli think she was not willing to talk. Not a bad assumption really she never was the talking type unless it was something important and usually work related. "Your fine Kalli. I don't mind. I'm just not very good at talking I guess. The Captain has rubbed off on me I guess." She said, almost smiling as she did. The Captain was a hard man who never gave much more than what was needed either.

Her eyes met with Kallis. She could see concern in her eyes, or what she assumed was concern. "Don't worry about me to much. I've had a lot on my mind lately. Just worried about keeping us moving from here. Its been hard finding work and work that is fitting to our crew." It wasn't the biggest thing on her mind by a long shot but she had to start somewhere. She could tell Kalli wasn't buying her story either. Pacifica wasn't a worrier, she never had been, all the crew knew that. Sure she looked for flaws and issues in everything they were doing, but only to be prepared for them not because she was nervous about them.

Her hands fiddled with the glass of water a bit as her eyes drifted away from her counterpart while she waited for Kallis next question about what was bothering her. Before she did ask again Pacifica stood up and walked over to the kitchen once more this time for a bit of coffee. She wasn't sure where Jeri kept the grounds though. She had always had it waiting for her in the morning. No matter where they were or had just been she never failed to have it ready for her.