three, four, the corpse soldier

[breqintopieces]

who: Breq and OPEN
what: Various: Monster dive-bombing, Prijata gifts, Guardwork, and more.
when: June
where: Around the Quarantine.
warnings: M for Monster fighting, probably. Warnings will be added as necessary.



i. TDM prompt: death from above

[By all accounts, it's a normal, bustling day in the Quarantine. Nothing particularly daunting is looming, it's nowhere especially near the walls of the Quarantine, the street is full of pedestrians going about their business.

Maybe it's something about the shadows passing overhead that clues her in. Maybe she just happened to look up at the right time. Maybe the alert from the Perimeter Guard, that the migrating pterodactyl-like birds have been diving in and attempting to attack or carry off people.

Whatever the reason is, the moment one of the creatures gives out a cry and starts to dive, Breq is dashing forward.]

Get down!

[If the hapless person isn't fast enough about that, the tackle that Breq's going for might just do the trick.]

ii. Prijata gifting

[If Breq has talked to your character in any degree of depth since her arrival, there is a good chance she's coming around to see them. To a house, a job, a favored cafe, somewhere convenient and common for them to be found at. It's rude not to present a gift in person, after all.

As she approaches, she takes pains to be sure she's adopted a pleasant smile, and the box in her hands (decorated simply, tied shut with a ribbon) is held neatly in both hands. As soon as she comes into conversational range, she nods in greeting.]

Hello. [She lifts the box slightly.] Sorry to interrupt. Do you have a moment?

iii. Perimeter Guard/Surveyors general

[Now that she's recovered from the injuries that had her in the hospital, Breq has been making herself a regular sight in the Perimeter Guard barracks. She's not living there-- the trip to work may be longer this way but it gives her reasons to know the city-- but from the hours she spends here, the other Perimeter Guards might be forgiven for assuming that she might stay here after all. Whether she's writing up notes from her latest surveying trip, making her way to or from one of the missions, or simply taking the time to train her strength back up, it's easy to find Breq in the barracks.

Right now, she's sitting on a bench in the side of the training areas, her equipment laid out next to her, including a bag and water bottle. She's dressed in preparation for a match in light easy-to-move-in clothing, but although she looks up every so often toward the mats where people are pairing off, it's not the focus of her attention. Rather, her head is bent over the flove in her lap and the thread and needle she's using to deftly patch up a torn seam.]

iv. wildcard

[If there's something else you'd like to do with Breq, from Prijata or just in general, feel free to go for it! Or if you'd like to arrange for me to write up a starter, you can contact me via PM or at needslineface

Comments

[mutant_messiah]

I've pulled a lot of triggers.

Makes sense. Practice is an important part of most things.

[breqintopieces]

As have I.

[And yet she's still here sewing, as she demonstrates.]

Did you want to learn?

[mutant_messiah]

[Then she never pulled near as many!]

[Cable takes to a knee.]

Sure, might as well.

[breqintopieces]

[Breq nods, and sets aside the glove she's working on, pulling out a sewing kit with a few needles, a length of thread, and a small pair of scissors.]

First lesson is threading the needle. Do you know how to do that?

[mutant_messiah]

Have a pretty good idea of it, yeah.

[breqintopieces]

Then here.

[She holds the thread and needle out to him, expectant.]

Your first test.

[mutant_messiah]

[Cable accepts the offered needle and thread and has no trouble doing what's needed. One of his eyes--the one lacking a scar around it--glows a soft yellow.]

Cybernetic eye.

[breqintopieces]

[She tilts her head in acknowledgement, but shrugs, as she takes a small pair of scissors and cuts off the piece of thread now put through Cable's needle.]

The coordination is the most important part, no matter what your modifications. Now, do you know how to tie it?

[mutant_messiah]

[Cable gives a soft sound of amusement at Breq's assumption over his "modifications".]

Maybe not as well as others. Show me.

[breqintopieces]

Here.

[Using her own needle and thread, Breq demonstrates, narrating it as she does.]

The important part is to create a knot, by wrapping the free end around the tip of the needle in an overlapping pattern, then pulling it down to the loose end.

[mutant_messiah]

[Cable watches and listens, then repeats what Breq did with his own thread and needle. It isn't like a copying ability so much as it is an innate one--to be able to grasp and understand certain things.]

Not bad. [Yes, he did indeed just compliment himself.]

[breqintopieces]

Not bad.

[Breq's agreement comes out dry and a bit mild, though she reaches over to tug on the thread herself, to ensure that the knot doesn't come unraveled.]

And you know the basic mechanics of sewing?

[mutant_messiah]

[She'll find Cable to be quite competent. More-so than others, perhaps.]

Basically. Always been pretty good at learning and adapting. Was important where I'm from.

[breqintopieces]

The important part is keeping the stitches small and even, that part only takes practice. The things to learn are starting it, and tying it off.