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Chapter 5 by ofhabit ofhabit

Do You Run Into Anyone?

Kaylee

A short brunette walks into the room. "Howdy," she volunteers, "I'm Kaylee. And we're all awful pleased to have you on board!" She flashes you a pretty smile, her face aglow, if a bit smudged with engine grease. She is wearing a beat-up pair of overalls, which somehow manages to still look quite sexy on her.

You begin to introduce yourself, but Kaylee interrupts you. "Oh, we heard all about you from cap'n ..." and then she pauses, apparently just realizing her rude action. "Gosh, I'm sorry something terrible." Her face really does look crestfallen. "Can I give you a tour of the ship, or something? Or you can tell me your name again, I'll pretend I don't know it." A look of genuine questioning crosses her face.

You laugh, tell her it's no big deal, and politely accept her offer to give you a tour. She takes you by the hand, and begins leading you around the cargo bay, pointing out one thing or another. You smile as you listen to her pretty voice. Eventually, you leave the cargo bay.

Kaylee leads you into a much smaller area, that houses a great jumbled mass of mechanical bits. Kaylee beams with pride. "This here's the engine -- I keep her a single high-functionin' piece, even if the cap'n doesn't always get a hold on the best parts available." She places her hands on her hips, and gives the engine a careful but loving look and listen. "Sounds like the adjuicator is out of whack -- sorry for this, but it won't take a minute." She grabs a tool of some kind out of a container on the floor, and leans into the engine, adjusting something. You can't help but notice her shapely body, pressing against the seams of her tight-fitting overalls. Shortly, she stands back up, and tosses the tool back into its storage place. "All better," she says. "Can you hear?"

You strain to hear the difference in the noise the engine is making, and you think that you just can. It takes some effort, though. Satisfied that you do hear a difference, you readjust your attention to Kaylee, who you see is looking at you intently -- quite intently. "You've got a pretty pair of eyes," she observes.

How do you respond?

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