When Worlds Collide - Part Three

Posted on Mon Feb 24th, 2020 @ 2:40am by Lieutenant JG Rachael "Ripcord" Yamaguchi-Cullen & Commodore Siaxx "Bluemoon" Dvald-Vaxx MD & Jillian "Phoenix" Sullivan

Mission: Mission 11: Red VS Blue
Location: Various Locations - Starbase 400
Timeline: 1915Hrs - February 3rd, 2390

It was about ten minutes after dinner as everyone present had eaten well but Rachael regarded the major as she watched her carefully. "Major... why are you so angry anyway..." she inquired.

Phoenix looked to Siaxx guardedly. What she wanted that very moment was a stiff drink. Now all attention was on her and she did not like it.

"You slept in your quarters last night," Aryssa accused. "Can't deny you're pissed 'bout somethin' Sis."

And now she had two intrusive teens bothering her. One a telepath, the other that had a knack for telling folks things she did not want told. And Aryssa continued on as well with that train of thought.

"You came to my room last night upset."

"Shut up," Phoenix spoke darkly more to Aryssa than Rachael.

Rachael blinked, this was a surprise. "You're pissed off with Siaxx aren't you?"

Siaxx sighed. "Racheal leave it alone.... its not worth it."

"Calm yourself Jill," Dorothy began soothingly. "No harm was meant."

"Really... Really?" Phoenix repeated with incredulity, her temper and agony rising. "Siaxx decides to spill her guts about my problems to her friends an' you never once asked what I wanted-"

"Leave your mother out of this, Jillian." That was Blake, giving Phoenix a dangerous stare.

"That one," Phoenix pointed viciously pointed to Rachael with her metal index finger, "only ever likes to berate me in public from -"

Phoenix was stunned the moment Aryssa's hand slapped her across the face, to stop whatever was left of the accusation to Rachael's character.

"Good. You're payin' attention." Aryssa matched with angry eyes. "Stop bein' mean to us."

"Since you came here, you've been ungrateful," Phoenix practically growled. "Spoiled. Illiterate. An' I can' stand it. But I been tryin' ta be nice. Ta get to know you for Mom's sake."

"Bullshit!" Aryssa's eyes flared the same as Phoenix's had. "I aint stupid. I know who and what you are - have since Yeager told me. But you lie an' never own up an' pretend ta like me... Cause you're a coward."

It was Blake that pinned Phoenix against the wall to keep her from pouncing on Aryssa.

It happened so suddenly that Siaxx almost didn't see it coming. "What the fuck!" was her only response.

Rachael too, did not see it coming either but she was quicker. "Major, if I had something to say about your ass.... I'd say it to your face." she snarled, now well and truly angry. "I wouldn't waste my time telling it to others who didn't give a damn..." she added.

Siaxx looked at mother and daughter who presently knew each other as sisters. "That will be quite enough Valen dammit..." she growled. "Out of the two of you... and for the record.... Jill... I only mentioned it to Tressa and nobody else... because she needed to know what was bothering me... Torilla knows something is going on but I don't run to her every time I need my head checking. I can sort my head out on my own... she is not my keeper.." Siaxx now sounded well and truly enraged by this point, enough that she was having issues breathing.

"Come on, Baby Doll. Take a deep breath," Dorothy spoke with much worry to Phoenix, as she noticed her daughter panting heavily. A caged-up riding bull ready to be let out the gate.

The caged bull however, was starting to tear up as she continued to struggle with her emotions.

"...You knew I was a private person. Knew I don' like folks in my business. Yet you invited two people into my life without asking." Phoenix began to sniff, and Blake let her go once he thought she was no longer going to mow anyone down. Then the pilot just shook her head in disgust. "I trusted you."

Siaxx too was having trouble. "I'm sorry..."

Rachael watched in silence, sadness shining in her dark eyes as she sighed softly but she didn't say anything.