A Symphony of Fire and Frost - Part Three

Posted on Mon Feb 24th, 2020 @ 4:59pm by Commander Siaxx Warfield & Fleet Captain Torilla Yamaguchi & Jillian "Phoenix" Sullivan

Mission: Mission 14: Rage Rage Rage Against the Dying of the Light
Location: Various Locations - USS Shadow
Timeline: 1915Hrs - June 2nd, 2390

"I'm a gonna put on a helmet an' a chest plate for that then," Phoenix spoke seriously.

"Wear full armor." Torilla commented. "It might help... if she smacks you, make her run the outside stations hull in full armor and I mean run.... make her do it twice.... that's something like a thirty mile run through."

"Oh Torilla, you are just cruel."

"I've threatened Rachael with it a few times... it works... assuming they know what's good for them."

"I make good on my threats though," Phoenix spoke with a laugh.

"Well... you might like that one... I've walked the entire ring of the station but only once... took me several hours but god it was liberating... I felt wonderful when I was finished... a long walk really clears the cobwebs."
she smiled. "next best thing to sex."

Phoenix shook her head against that comparison. Flying was her next best thing. "It's good sex is first in your priority there."

"Are you kidding me?" the larger woman commented. "I don't see my husband often enough... it drives me insane at times..."

"They do have solutions for that problem, ya know," Phoenix snickered.

"Yeah but because I'm Halanian... its more complicated.." she sighed softly. "My body would very quickly develop an allergic reaction to the guy in question." she sighed.

Siaxx raised an eyebrow. "I assume a standard anti-histamine would not help?"

"No.. I'd need something far more potent then something to prevent allergic reactions." she sighed. "Even though I don't' think Jake would mind... my body is attuned to him."

"Do you want to give her the masturbation talk, or should I, Dear?" Phoenix grinned to Siaxx.

Siaxx opened her mouth as Torilla chuckled. "Y'know there is a reason I'm not totally crazy." she commented. "it helps me cope."

"Of course, she's really helped when I help her help herself," Phoenix added.

Torilla chuckled softly. "Considering the kiss you two shared early yesterday, I figured as much." she responded.

"That was Her helping me help myself. Not me helping her help herself," Phoenix corrected with a wink.

"I know what you meant." Torilla commented evenly. "It is... what it is."

"We should do this more often.... Only invite Brislan too," Phoenix suggested with a relaxed sigh.

Torilla raised an eyebrow. "I thought you and Tressa had issues..."

"Those issues were sorted out." Siaxx responded by helpfully supplying the information that Torilla didn't know.

"Ahh... Fantastic." Torilla smiled.

"I weren't aware you knew," Phoenix noted very darkly as she stared at Torilla.

Torilla mearly raised an eyebrow. "I didn't.... until you kissed her at the Replimat yesterday." she answered with a smile. "I just happened to be walking by and I assumed something was up."

Siaxx gently placed her hand on Phoenix's shoulder. "Jill... she didn't know.. nobody did... I made sure of it..." she explained. "Torilla doesn't ask and I didn't tell her."

Torilla nodded. "Yeah... Siaxx and I share a lot but she didn't tell me and I didn't ask."

"I was referring to my personal issue with Brislan," Phoenix explained, her eyes narrowing a little more, for she felt violated and annoyed.

Torilla sighed quietly as she quickly realized that she had misunderstood what Phoenix had said as she quickly relized what her error was... or rather her two errors. "That one was a rumor... Tressa didn't mention anything about it... one of my guys in Stratigic Operations mentioned it." she paused. "My second mistake was listening to rumors... a stupid assumption... I apologize."

Siaxx raised an eyebrow as she sensed that Jill was about to lose it. "I didn't think you and Doctor Brislan were having an issue..." she paused. "This is the first I'm hearing of it.." she admitted.

"Not anymore," Phoenix corrected. "Well... I suppose it's not entirely true of that either. I still get jittery when I'm in sickbay. An' it's not something I wan' the god damed station know'n 'bout."

Siaxx shared a look with Torilla. "The next person that says anything about you around me will get my boot up their ass for it." Torilla commented. "Still.. putting a stop top the rumor mill will just cause more harm then good."

Siaxx nodded. "I'll handle medical... besides.. I have been too forgiving.."

"Brislan an' I go to couples therapy because of what happened. Ta fix it. That's all needs be said," Phoenix spoke once she had control of her rage.

"Oh you should hear the rumors that go around about me." Torilla commented. "one of the more lurid ones says that I'm a lesbian and that I'm seeing the counselor..." She raised an eyebrow as Siaxx shook her head.

"They say I completely lost it and am going to be committed to the loony bin any day now," Siaxx explained. "Is that rumor still making the rounds of me losing it on the Yorktown?"

"Oh hell yes..." Torilla commented. "two of my aides both heard it from a dozen different people.... you encouraged that one... didn't you?" Torilla smiled at her friend.

"Maybe..." Siaxx then smiled enigmatically.

"The difference here, is that folks want to make me out to be the villain, when I was the victim," Phoenix noted with very dark eyes. "I told her to stop treating me. She refused and paralyzed me and forced everything she did to me against my will. An' she used my threat of hitting her, for not stopping, as her justifiable reason to keep treating me."

Torilla raised an eyebrow but she did not look amused as she regarded Siaxx who suddenly went from cheerful to angry to enraged.

"I'll-"

"Take a deep breathe Siaxx.... I know what you want to do to Tressa.... don't."

"Gimme one reason why I shouldn't go down there, take that woman out back and break her arms and legs for her." the angry Bolian responded.

Torilla didn't look alarmed in the least. "Because Jill and Tressa are sorting out this problem themselves... isn't that right?" Torilla inquired of Phoenix

"Road to Hell is often paved with good intentions," Phoenix spoke rather soberly. "Brislan meant well. She just couldn't see why I didn' want help. She didn' want me to die of the sickness my mom is currently dying of."

"Siaxx... I've known you a very long time." Torilla commented softly. "I think its great that you are protective of Phoenix... but don't make the same mistake I did.... you recall the Getha incident.."

Siaxx raised an eyebrow, for Torilla to be bringing that up meant she was serious. "Yes. I remember.... what they did to you and how you defended yourself."

"Yes.... not something I care to think about." she regarded the smaller Bolian. "Siaxx.. I think its wonderful that you can open up to someone else.. but don't let your emotions and personal feelings get in the way.... believe me... I 'd know."

"I forgave Tressa for her transgressions," Phoenix said with much difficulty, "but we both are in therapy together so that she an' I build a trust. Trust me when I say that Tressa meant well... Jus' she didn' think her actions through."

Siaxx growled softly but she didn't move as Torilla watched her old friend. "I know.. it sucks... but let Phoenix and Tressa sort it out themselves.." she gently placed her hand on the Bolians shoulder.

The next thing that Torilla knew was that she was looking up at the ceiling as she felt a stinging sensation across the left side of her face, Siaxx had smacked her across the face with the back of her hand. Torilla blinked as she lowered her head. "I get that you're upset."

"No... you don't woman... you have no fucking clue..." Siaxx lost it completely as she snarled something in Bolian that the computer understood but deigned not worth translating as Torilla sighed.

"Hit me again Siaxx... and I might forget that we are friends..." she growled at the Bolian, becoming angrier by the second. "Do not hit me again.... or else," the larger woman added, now well and truly enraged.

A gentle hand pulled Siaxx back a bit in a very soothing gesture. "It'll be OK, Goddess. I'm fine, an' you're fine," Phoenix's voice spoke very calmly, though she was anything but calm on the inside.

Now she was stressing over something new, atop of all Phoenix's other family dramas... Keeping Siaxx from murdering Tressa.

Siaxx flinched when she felt the other woman's hand on her shoulder as she breathed out.

"Siaxx... I think you need a new outlet for your rage.... "

"Yes..." the Bolian admitted.

"She hurt ya badly?" Phoenix asked in Torilla's ear as she knelt down to give the taller woman a hand.

Torilla lifted her hand to her split lip. "Its a minor thing..." she commented. "Siaxx... I think we need to give you some combat training..."

"Is that wise..?"

"You need to smack someone around.... I can feel your rage...ever since I walked through the door.... you've been in a state of near constant pissed off for three days now... since we came back to the base... now I'm not going to ask whats pissing you off as you'll only refuse or deny anything is wrong."

Again Phoenix felt stress. To know her life confessions and secrets gave Siaxx a lot of be angry about. If confiding in her girlfriend did this to Siaxx, then should Phoenix involve her Bolian goddess in every aspect of her life?

"It's my fault," Phoenix spoke angrily and stood up to leave. "I'm sorry, but I need to get back to duty now."

It was a lie. But Phoenix could not stomach watching Siaxx become just vicious as Phoeinx was known to get. The only way to bring both of them peace in this situation, was to get even with Warden Yeager.

"No." Torilla responded. "The fault was mine... I assumed too much."

"Torilla... is your offer still on the table to teach me marital arts.."

"Yes... and I will help you too.... because you need to learn control Siaxx.... I've seen you get angry and this is not like you..." she turned to Phoenix. "My apologies Phoenix... Next time, lets bring Tressa too... the four of us can have a peaceful lunch." she turned to Siaxx.. "Or else."

"Sure," Phoenix spoke with a vague nod, and quickly left the area before her guilt could show.