( burn it to the ground )

[cheapbastard]

CHARACTERS: billy butcher + ota
LOCATION: the station
DATE: early march
CONTENT: drinking, being horrible, being awesome
WARNINGS: language and maybe some violence

01. UNFORTUNATE INVASION (CLOSED TO YENNEFER)

( there's a lot of fucking people packed into this station and more showing up all the time. you can't step outside without running into someone who might ask a question or might wanna talk about everything and nothing. billy's gotten used to the solitude of his room, enjoying the respite he has. he can lock the door and shut everything out and pretend that he's back home, just waiting to get up and get dressed and take care of business.

of course, his business here is the business of orbs and he's not sure he really likes it. but, it's not like he can fucking change it either. he can't just open the door and take a space walk home. he's stuck and that's a fucking nnoying.

the bed's are too thin, the walls a weird color but it's still his room and billy take advantage of that by tossing a ball that he'd found on the last planet against the wall. he's splayed on his bed, betting himself that he can hit certain spots and then doing it before the ball comes back and he catches it.

he's won a lot of money against himself. he's very wealthy now. be jealous. )

02. MESS HALL

( maybe billy's gonna live here now. maybe he's going to move his shit out of his room and live in the fucking mess hall because he is certainly not going to live with that fucking woman, whoever she is. what kind of a name was yennefer anyway? did whoever birthed her mishear her mother naming her jennifer?

it's stupid. that woman is stupid.

for once, while he's in the mess, he's not drinking. well, he is but it's water. he's made himself a plate of food and he's sitting his ass on the table instead of the bench, tapping his foot while he tries to clear his head. if there's new people showing up, billy wonders if that means they're going to be punted to a new planet sometime soon to save another fucking orb.

he shakes his head, growling under his breath because what fucking luck. maybe he will take that space walk. )

03. WILDCARD

( if you'd like to do something else space station related, hit me up. i'm at jortles for questions. )

Comments

[cheapbastard]

Neither. Your opinion.

( he doesn't need some rah rah speech that this was going to work and he doesn't need someone to pat him on the back. he's honestly just curious as to what she thinks. )

I don't want anyone to tell me what I want to hear. I want to know what you think.

[oiorpata]

Honestly? I don't know. [ she doesn't have to talk about her own situation to admit that. ]

It's pretty clear these orbs have a great power, but we're already seeing the way they fulfill their bargains doesn't always work out as intended or wanted. Just because they might be capable, does that mean they will?

[cheapbastard]

Yeah.

( yeah, he's seen that too. he's not a fan of someone or something having so much power but these orbs are proving to be very powerful and they were just being given over to the people running this station. )

And once they have all their orbs, then what are they gonna need us for? Disposable.

[oiorpata]

That thought crossed my mind too.

[ viveca and the captain seem friendly and honest enough, but andy knows that doesn't always mean anything. she can take what they say at face value and be prepared for the worst in the same breath. ]

They might need us to contain them. But we do know breaking the contracts is difficult unless willingly given up, so maybe that's something in our favor.

[cheapbastard]

Yeah.

( good point. not enough to comfort him but still. he laughs a bit and shakes his head. )

I don't know, I know I came here of my own volition and shit but I'm not sure I made the right move.

[oiorpata]

Asking if we want to undo a regret without exactly explaining all we have to do to fulfill it is kinda cagey, but that's apparently the Orb M.O.

[ it could say something about the people here, who took the deal, that they just reached for it without much thought. but andy digresses. ]

It's not weird to have second thoughts.

[cheapbastard]

I've got second, third and twentieth thoughts. But...

( billy slides a hand through his hair and shrugs. )

Still here. Got nothing to fuckin' lose, I guess.

[oiorpata]

[ that's how andy feels, but she's not inclined to actually admit it right now. she'll make it off this space ship one way or another. nothing to lose. ]

I'd say that's the spirit but I don't know if it applies. At least you're probably not alone in the multiple thoughts boat.

[cheapbastard]

Rah rah rah.

( billy gives his hands a little wave and then shakes his head. )

You known anyone that's left?

[oiorpata]

[ she acknowledges his fake cheer by taking a swig of her drink. ]

Not personally. But I've seen and heard others talking about it.

[cheapbastard]

You think you're gonna stick it out till the end?

( was she one who had nothing else to lose like he did? go hard or go home? )

[oiorpata]

That's the plan.

[ it's not necessarily the same for her as it was at the start - the idea that she has nothing left to lose, when she thinks about what the orbs are capable of. her life is the only thing she can't lose here. but she supposes it doesn't mean there aren't other risks. ]

Whether or not that comes to fruition remains to be seen.

[cheapbastard]

Guess we'll see, ey?

( he doesn't necessarily like waiting and he's pretty sure he's gonna get a fork in the eye before he gets what he wants but...

whatever. )

It'll make a good story to tell.