Re: (Onica and ArcturusV)
It could have been minutes later, or perhaps hours. There was no noticible way that time could be accounted for in there. Silence was all that greeted her thrashing and yelling. The light did not come on. There was no cycling of te heater, no one came to bring her food or water. Not even the medic came to check upon her wounds.
Not knowing how much time could have passed, only knowing it was probably closer to Hours than Minutes, and definately not Days. But finally there was the sound of an approaching person. Measured footfalls coming closer. The bolt scraped loudly, and the door was pushed open. The lights came on the moment the door moved. A bright, blinding light hanging between the marine's head and the doorway.
In stepped the man from before, the Captain. He left the door open behind him. His officer's uniform was missing now, the man wearing only a black sleeveless shirt which fit snugly over his torso. It was quite obvious that he hadn't gone to seed yet, and still maintained his PT regimen when he could. His knife still hung from his belt, holding up a pair of drab, utilitarian olive green pants.
"What did you decide, Little Bird?"
It could have been minutes later, or perhaps hours. There was no noticible way that time could be accounted for in there. Silence was all that greeted her thrashing and yelling. The light did not come on. There was no cycling of te heater, no one came to bring her food or water. Not even the medic came to check upon her wounds.
Not knowing how much time could have passed, only knowing it was probably closer to Hours than Minutes, and definately not Days. But finally there was the sound of an approaching person. Measured footfalls coming closer. The bolt scraped loudly, and the door was pushed open. The lights came on the moment the door moved. A bright, blinding light hanging between the marine's head and the doorway.
In stepped the man from before, the Captain. He left the door open behind him. His officer's uniform was missing now, the man wearing only a black sleeveless shirt which fit snugly over his torso. It was quite obvious that he hadn't gone to seed yet, and still maintained his PT regimen when he could. His knife still hung from his belt, holding up a pair of drab, utilitarian olive green pants.
"What did you decide, Little Bird?"