rhapsody_in | 08 ♦ I want you at the moment I feel blue

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08 ♦ I want you at the moment I feel blue

I enjoyed myself, did you? [Unrattled as ever, Bleu sits on the fainting couch in her cabin, all wrapped up in a towel.]

That was a pleasant change of pace. Fresh air, forests to run in, interesting creatures. The trees, my God. You don’t see them like that on Earth. Granted, it wasn’t quite as thrilling as the carnival, but you people know how to have fun. The only thing to complain about is getting a tan. [Her skin does look a little duskier. For someone from a time period when paleness was the height of fashion, it’s a mild annoyance.] Now I’m curious what else the Admiral is going to try.

Beside the point, I still don’t know how to work a movie. [She holds up a DVD from the library – the 1925 Ben-Hur. Everything else in her room, besides her communicator, is distinctly 19th-century. She doesn’t even have electricity, let alone a screen and player.] What do I do to make it start?

[Private; Mickey]
You know how these things work, don’t you? It’s charioteers, not sex, but I imagine the movies all operate the same way.

[Private; Motorcycle Boy]
[Bleu turns the communicator to her table and opens her hand, letting a small collection of pebbles, leaves, and flower petals fall to the surface.] I have new colors for you.

[Private; Steve]
The scenery was beautiful, wasn’t it? I don’t suppose you had time to sketch.

[Private; Blight]
Hi, stranger.

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It was. [Made far better by the fact that it was a forest where he wasn't being shot at, bombed, or a hundred other things.] And you know, actually I did. A little, anyway. [He'd be happy to share.]

And for the movie - you need a DVD player. I know there's one around here - I can show you, if you want. That was a good one. I haven't seen it since I was a kid.

Wonderful. [That makes the whole thing even better.] Landscapes? Plant studies?

I thought I would. [she opens the box and shows the disc inside] It's really not much to look at as is. But you liked it?

Thank you; I'd love that.

More the former than the latter - but only because all I had was a pencil. I wasn't sure I could really do some of those plants proper justice in black and white.

[He chuckles when she shows him the disc.] No, not on its own. But with the right equipment, you'll really love it. Megamind has some, I know. [He shakes his head a little, smiling wryly.] All I "brought" with me was my stereo, or I'd have the right setup in my cabin.

I did like it - I even stopped playing soldier for a couple of days and started playing charioteer. My mom wasn't thrilled - on the outside.

If only there had been more time. [If only she had the Blue. If he had some of her color to use, there would have been more than enough time for a study. An entire painting, even.]

I'm sure I will; so far your taste has been wonderful. Anyway, I've got no idea what I'm looking for. Please, lead the way.

You played soldier as a child? How are you so adorable?

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Hello yourself, ma cherie. I wasn't as pleased by this last port as you were, obviously, but I'm glad to hear you had a good time.

Oh, no? You've kept your distance these last few weeks, I noticed.

Well. For part of it I was...recovering. The deathtoll, you know.

Well.

We've got quite a bit to talk about.

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I'll be right over.

[But the most pressing question about color is:]

What does your skin resemble most now?

Good.

[She looks down at her arm and tilts her head in consideration.]

A bruised periwinkle flower under a hot sun.

That sounds beautiful. To me you're the same as a cloud just before the storm rolls in. Usually you're the same shade the sky is in the dead of winter.

Are you afraid of anything? [It seems out of the blue (hah!) but he wonders what storms would be like with her.]

[She brightens. If she's normally a cloud, the sun is shining through her.] Your way with words amazes me.

Afraid? [Bleu is surprised, but not affronted.] Yes. I'll tell you when you arrive.