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Who: Heat, Sera, Cielo (maybe Serph and/or Gale later?)
When: Soon after Heat's arrival
Where: The Embryon base
Status: closed

Sera waited just outside the base with some clothes, a ball of nerves about the reunion. She was sincerely happy that Heat was safe and that he'd made it to Vatheon, but she could never forget the time spent in the Embryon's temporary base camp.

He'd taken her aside, just the two of them, and then...

It was just a kiss, but it felt wrong to Sera. She'd ran out of the room to the safety of her other comrades, in a state of stress and confusion over what had happened. She loved Heat, just as she loved her other comrades, but...not in the way he'd interpreted it.

Was this good or bad? Either way, she would be happy. Heat was one of the tribe.

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At first, Cielo was planning to just let Heat go to the garden by himself so he could chat privately with Sera. However, it seemed like Sera also wanted his presence there, so instead, he lead Heat to Sera himself. The plants looked beautiful as always, and once they were close enough, he tilted his head in Sera's direction.

"There she is, bro."

It was his indication for Heat to go talk to her. Cielo was going to find a nice spot nearby the sit and watch.

Not that he needed any help from Cielo, Heat pushed past the scout and hurried over to the black haired girl, nearly jogging until he stopped just in front of her. Whenever he was this close to Sera things... got a little confusing. There was something inside of him that clawed to get out -- different than his atma -- but for now, he did his best to push those feelings aside.

"Sera..." he looked her over once, then shifted his eyes away. "I'm uh... glad you're safe."

Sera's eyes widened as Heat quickly closed the distance between them; was he going to try and-

No. She relaxed in her stance and looked up at him, a hesitant smile on her face. He was okay, and that really made her happy. They should all be together, even with her scary 'big brother'.

It was a little easier to look at him when his gaze shied away from her. She briefly glanced at Cielo who wasn't too far away, then took a careful step closer. Maybe there was something wrong?

"Are you okay, Heat?"

Not even a "thank you?" So rude, Heat. Cielo just shrugged and sat among the plants watching them, feeling a bit out of place. He could sense some easiness in the air and he wondered what that was all about. This was supposed to be a happy reunion between comrades, right?

Or did Heat really have something he wanted to say to Sera?

Well, if he did, he should say it soon!

Edited 2012-07-01 20:17 (UTC)

"Yeah -- " he was fine, and really -- he wanted to keep the topic of conversation off of him. He could never understand why it was harder to say the things he wanted to when Sera was around... Nothing had ever stopped him before. "I guess... I was one of the last ones to get here, huh?" he motioned with an arm in direction of plants, "even Cielo beat me."

He's not mad, which is helpful. It's a little unusual that he's so calm, but when she arrived in Vatheon, everyone was very reassuring for the most part. Maybe they calmed Heat as well.

She nods at him. "But you're safe, and that's what's important. I was afraid I lost everyone. But Argilla is still missing. I'm worried..."

Even Cielo beat me? What was that supposed to mean? Cielo had meant to stay out of the conversation completely, but when he heard Sera, he couldn't resist calling out, "Don't you worry about Argilla. She'll come." He said it as if it were fact, like it was set in stone that Argilla would appear. Cielo raised a hand and waved it to the side, as if he were trying to physically brush Sera's worries away.

He waited months for more of the Tribe to arrive and they did. It might take time, but she'll be there. He's sure of it.

"Hmph," Heat just shrugged off the concer, "that woman's too stubborn to die, anyway." Which was, apparently, his own way of trying to stifle Sera's worries. "Even if this isn't Nirvana... or the Junkyard -- I... we'll protect you. No matter what comes our way." As he says it, there's an intense glare in his eye, while he brings a hand up to ball it into a fist.

Instead of erase them, it just makes it worse.

Sera cowers at Heat's intense gaze, taking a few steps back towards the garden. Her nerves have such a grasp on her that she accidentally kicks over one of the mugs. The clinking nose of her shoe against it causes her to gasp.

"Oh no..."

Everything changed in an instant and Cielo was on his feet immediately when he hears the mug tip over.

Uh...what was he supposed to do? Heat would never hurt Sera (...intentionally...), but she's clearly frightened here. Alright, he didn't care if this earned him a punch from Heat, he had to do something.

"Er...well, now that you're here, Heat, do you want a tour of the base?"

Even though there really isn't much to look at in the first place.

Dammit. He'd done it again... Heat had an unnatural talent for making things worse instead of better; especially where Sera was concerned. He took a half step forward, eyebrows furrowing in annoyance -- he opened his mouth in an attempt to say something... anything -- just as Cielo rushed over.

Whiping his head to the side, staring at the now-broken mug, the corners of his mouth dipping into a deep scowl. He placed his hands on his hips again as he spoke, his tone sharp, "You should have done that in the first place." It would have saved him from this situation after all...

Sera stepped backwards cautiously, a bit of fear in her eyes. She didn't like it when Heat was angry. She found a bit of courage once Cielo moved in, standing up a litle straighter but still uncertain.

"We can show Heat around town, too." If the base tour didn't end on a bad note, that is.

Phew. That was about the best result he could hope for. Well, better follow up on that. Cielo makes his way to the base's door and opens it. After you two!

"There's lots to see in this place."

Heat entered first, a bit of a sour look still on his face, though he turned his attention towards the construction of the base once he was inside. His hands found their way to his hips as he swept his eyes from once side of it to another, even taking a moment to look up at the roof above them.

"Not bad, I guess."

"It's not as big as your base in Junkyard, but I think that's okay." After all, the tribe was down to five right now if she was included. Sera began to feel a little more at ease as she showed Heat around the house with Cielo, still hoping he might loosen up and not be so intimidating and angry.

"It's also away from most people," Cielo added. "The closest people are the ones who live in the forest and they like to keep to themselves." Which made them the perfect neighbors. Much better than the Vanguards, at any rate. All things considered, this building was pretty much perfect for a base.

Heat continued forward, his silence for the moment was a good enough indication that he seemed to approve. Sera had a point too, there was no sense in them having a sizeable base while their tribe seemed so few in number.

"Show me the War Room."

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