“Oh. Well, maybe that means your memories are returning faster now?”
He watches her with a soft smile.
“It’s good you have happy memories like that. Hold onto them.”
“ My brother. “
[ She hums quietly, brows furrowing slightly. ]
“ I just remembered that… that he liked this stuff. I didn’t even have to try it was just… there. “
He looked back, smiling a little.
“Kevin? Who’s that? If you want to tell me, of course.”
He went over and sat by her, one knee up. His fingers on his non-injured hand tapped on it along to the beat.
[ She sits, her eyes lifting to follow him as he paces to the computer. The music starts and she lights up a little, something fond on her features. ]
“ This is great… Kevin liked this kind of music. “
He followed her up the ladder and to the screen room. Once they got there, Ryland moved to the console.
“How about this? I used to listen to it all the time.”
He put on some rock from the late nineties and early 2000s.
“ Exactly. It’s just not really my style. “
[ Keegan hums, soft, nodding her head once as she listens to him talk. ]
“ That makes sense… let’s head there! “
[ Going to the ladder. ]
“Agreed. I never understood country music, guess you have to know the life to fully enjoy it.”
He smiled and followed her.
“Mental health node? That’s what I heard it called when I first went in there. I guess they put it in so we didn’t go completely crazy.”
“ Anything but country for me. “
[ Keegan laughs, shaking her head as she heads over to the ladder. ]
“ Let’s head to the… screen room. “
[ Lacking a better word for it. ]
He half pouts, but accepts the explanation.
“So, what do we do now? We’ve still got, like, 10 days left until Tau Ceti E. We also have every piece of media known to man. So let that help you decide.”
He laughed a little.
He takes the medicine, but looks back to Keegan with furrowed brows.
“Right, I get that. But why do I have to stop taking them? I’m sure this headache will keep coming back.”
“ It’s just better to take smaller doses than quit all at once, don’t worry. It’s nothing that’ll harm you in the long run. “
[ She calls to Armando who makes its way down to give Grace his medication. ]
“ There you go. “
“ You can probably have some now. Are you hurting? I’ll have to get you a smaller dose, we need to ween you off of it slowly. “
[ She glances at him, then fully turns to face him before placing her hands on her hips. ]
“Thanks for your help, too. I really appreciate it.”
He smiled at her. He brought the blankets and pillows over and made his bed, perfectly ready for when he needed to sleep again. Once he was done, he put a hand to his forehead.
“How long until I can get more pain meds?”
[ Keegan laughs, soft as she situates the mattress properly again. Her eyes turn to look over her shoulder, smiling at him pleasantly. ]
“ Thanks for your help. “
[ She acknowledges. ]
@ThumbsUpStunts < I was terrified even thinking of going, and more terrified when I woke up alone. But what happened to you? Why’d you have to fake your death?”
He ignored the last question, scared the he could possibly still lose Colt to whatever forces made him fake his own death.
-- Starter for @ThumbsUpStunts --
The trip back to Earth was long; long enough to run through every outcome of what he would do first when he got back. After nearly dying, he rethought his fight with his twin brother and how he never told him what he was doing. Did Colt even >
@ThumbsUpStunts Ryland jumped at the mug shattering, eyes wide as he looked at Colt. He brows furrowed for a moment.
“She’s untouchable, she was granted permission to do whatever she wanted by literally every government in the world. She would have forced me even if we were still talking. >