#62 Morale boost

Posted on Tue May 10th, 2022 @ 1:56am by Captain Rogue Green {Meji} & Captain Sean Silk & Chief Warrant Officer Niraasha "Nira" Whisperwind

Mission: Weapon Investigating
Location: Main lounge
Timeline: current

ON:

The Ladies Three. Nira Whisperwind, Rogue Green, Liza Kahn. They entered the main lounge together, the 'infamous' trio. Nira was decked out in her bikini outfit with Starfleet paraphenalia placed strategically throughout. She left it all on because this was how she dressed, every day. Green wore dark blue yoga-style leggings and a white belly shirt showing off her midriff to just below her breasts. Liza chose a white poet shirt with the billowing sleeves and the wooden toggles. She wore short shorts and slip on sneakers.

"There he is, ladies." Kahn chinned towards the bar, seeing Silk sitting there.

Green smiled, as did Nira. "Shall we," asked Ro.

The three got in step and approached the bar area, Silk talking up the barmaid and telling stories. Apparently he was doing well because she was responding in kind with laughter, smiles, and the 'eyes'. For a split second Liza felt bad about disturbing his 'hunting', but it passed within half a second as they walked up to within a meter of their quarry.

"Hey, Sean, we still on for that drink?" Liza asked the query to get him to turn his head and look their way, which he did.

Silk was in the middle of a joke with the barmaid when Kahn's voice broke through. He raised a finger to the bar tender and looked over, seeing the trio. His face formed a cynical expression and a crooked grin. "Oh shit," he said, rolling his eyes and looking away a moment, then to the barmaid. "See what I have to deal with? We'll revisit this later, darlin'." Having assuaged the bar tender Sean then spun his stool to face the women. "Table, ladies? Like, way over there?" He asked, the sarcasm not lost in his tone as he stood and began to move over to a larger table near to the viewport, and along the 'dance floor/performance' area. The four of them sat down with Nira sitting with her back to the viewport. Green was on Sean's right, Liza on his left, and the Puazi was across the table.

"Well, here I am, Sean." Said Liza with a grin and wagging of the browse.

"I invited you," Sean replied, matching her grin. "Not them. But, the more the merrier. Guess I make you nervous."

Nira gave a giggle.

Ro simply sat with her head turned, staring out the window with a faraway look in her eyes. One part of her brain heard all that was being said, but another part of her mind was rehashing what had transpired with her little jaunt into the galaxy Qeritas swore she needed to see. To experience true evil on a scale that this galaxy could only imagine. Q claimed Green as her Champion and had provided Ro with abilities and weapons never before seen.

"Hey, Ro, you still with us?"

"Hmm?" Ro came out of her reverie and blinked her eyes a couple of times before she turned her head back to look at Liza. "Yes, sister, I'm here. Just have a lot on my mind."

Everyone gave her another glance to make sure, and when she seemed to be back in the moment Kahn turned her attention back to Silk. "So, you think I'm scared of you, Sean?"

"Why else would you bring backup?" He asked, grinning from ear to ear as he winked at her as he sipped his glass. "I invited you for a drink. You must have thought I wanted in your britches, which is true, but not the reason I invited you to drink."

Liza smiled, appreciating his honesty. "Always good to have goals and, the night is still young." She winked back at him.

Nira gave a giggle. "Somebody get moofty woofty."

The other three all looked at her, pretty sure they had heard what she said correctly.

"Moofty woofty?" Green laughed as she said it, completely back to the here and now. "Where did you learn that phrase?"

"Movies. Shows." Answered Nira, all smiles as she said it. "I study, I learn."

"Oh man," said Silk. "She's been corrupted." He looked at Nira and gave a smile and wink. That's when he caught Nira surreptitiously looking him up and down, but keeping it on the down-low from the others. If he was reading her right then she was showing an interest. Bjorgo had told Sean before he moved on that he had been having sex with Nira on a regular basis. Made Sean wonder what it would be like to roll in the scratcher with a Puazi.

"Nah," said Liza, waving it off. "A healthy dose of entertainment is good for everyone. Plus, moofty woofty is a rather unique way of saying sex." Another giggle.

"If she no moofty, then maybe I will moofty," said Nira. When all heads turned her way she gave a shitty smile and a playful expression. She would sleep with Silk, sure, but right now it was to tease Liza, to see where she was on the whole affair.

"Have at it, Nira," said Liza. She smiled and leaned back in her chair with her drink in hand. Just leave some for me, girl."

"No promise," answered Nira, with the table all laughing at that.

They sat around chatting for over an hour, the lounge quiet and unassuming as always. People were smiling and talking but they also looked bored deep down.

Green leaned over toward Nira, speaking softly for drama, knowing the others could hear her too. "Nira, you want to entertain? We've all practiced for months now, so why not play some music for the lounge." She sat up straight and glanced around.

The other three all nodded their heads in agreement. They had a particular list of songs they all knew and had practiced playing. Green stood and went to the performance area and activated the holo emitters, bringing up a drum set, two guitars, and a bass guitar. Keyboards and such, if needed, would be added by the computer.

Nira sat behind the drums, Silk and Green took up the guitars and Liza took up the bass. They huddled together in the center of the stage discussing what to play first, with the crowd now tapping each other and pointing their way. Heads came up and eyes became curious as it looked like they would get some live entertainment.

The mic stands were placed and Silk stepped up to the center mic. They had the opening song picked out. He slung his guitar around on his back, letting Green have the lead on this. "Good evening, folks. Hope you don't mind but we're feeling a bit musical. Enjoy." He stepped away and cleared his throat and made sure there would be no catches within. Ready he gave the thumbs up and returned to the mic. "Here we go."

The ladies started jamming the classic rock tune, playing to the crowd.

***

"Shoot To Thrill"

{OA: AC/DC}

All you women who want a man of the street
An' don't know which way you wanna turn
Just keep a-coming and put your hand out to me
'Cause I'm the one who's going to make you burn

I'm going to take you down
Oh, down, down, down
So, don't you fool around
I'm gonna pull it, pull it
Pull the trigger

Shoot to thrill, play to kill
Too many women with too many pills, yeah
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will, yeah

I'm like evil, I get under your skin
Just like a bomb that's ready to blow
'Cause I'm illegal
I got everything that all you women might need to know

I'm gonna take you down
Yeah, down, down, down
So, don't you fool around
I'm gonna pull it, pull it
Pull the trigger

Shoot to thrill, play to kill
Too many women with too many pills, said
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will
'Cause I shoot to thrill, and I'm ready to kill
I can't get enough and I can't get my fill
I shoot to thrill, play to kill
Yeah

Pull the trigger, pull it
Pull it, pull it
Pull the trigger

Oh
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
Too many women with too many pills, I said
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, going to fire at will
'Cause I shoot to thrill and I'm ready to kill
I can't get enough and I can't get my fill
'Cause I shoot to thrill, play to kill

Yeah
Shoot you down, yeah
I'm gonna get you down on the bottom, girl
Shoot you, I'm going to shoot you
Ooh, yeah
Yeah, yeah
I'm going to shoot you down, yeah-yeah
I'm going to get you down
Down, down, down, down

Shoot you, shoot you, shoot you, shoot you down
Shoot you, shoot you, shoot you down

I'm gonna shoot to thrill
Play to kill
Shoot to thrill

***

The crowd gave thunderous applause, some standing and cheering. That first song woke the room up, with smiles and laughter raising in only a few minutes. "Thank you, thank you, we're here all night." Silk laughed into the mic as he spoke. "How about these ladies, eh? "We got Ro Green on guitar, Liza Kahn on bass, and lil Miss Nira back there banging the skins. Oh, and I'm Sean Silk, marine extraordinaire and a guitar player." More applause and shout outs from the crowd as they began to feel the inclusion from these four.

Green stepped over and playfully pushed Silk aside. "My turn," she said, close enough to the mic to be heard. "Alright, he'll play guitar this time while I screech out a few tunes. Gotta get rid of some angst."

Silk went to Green's mic as she took center, removing her guitar and grabbing the mic from its stand. Being wireless she could move around the room while she sang. Ro moved to the bar, standing on it to be above the crowd for all to see and to be able to march back and forth while gesturing and playing to the audience. Liza joined her, playing her bass while her vocalist sang out the heavy metal lyrics. Plus, the song was bass heavy.

***

"Big Bad Wolf"

{OA: In This Moment}

Even in these chains, you can't stop me
Even in these chains, you can't stop me
Even in these chains, you can't stop me
Even in these chains, you can't stop me!

Once upon a time
There was a nasty, little piggy filled with pride and greed
Once upon a time
There was an eager, little pig, your typical disease
You see this little pig is slowly becoming my own worst enemy
You see this eager pig she's a blood, blood, blood sucking part of me

Everywhere I go, you go along with me (she said)
Everything you get, is all because of me (I said)
Everything I do, you do along with me (she said)
No matter where you run, you cannot hide from me

She's got a hold on me
Maybe she is just what they want me to be

Even in these chains, you can't stop me
Even in these chains, you can't stop me!

Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
I've been everywhere that you been
Now I got nothing to lose and everything to win
Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
I'm already under your skin
'Cause I'm the big bad wolf, now let the games begin

You see I am the wolf
And this dirty, little piggy lives inside of me
You see every now and then
I forget which one that I want and which one that I need
I have come to realize
That both of them have become a necessity
I now have come to realize
That I become which animal I choose to feed

Anything I say you lie along with me. (she said)
Every song you sing is all because of me (I said)
Anytime I cry you always laugh at me. (she said)
No matter what you do you will belong to me

She's got a hold on me
Maybes she's just what they want me to be

Even in these chains, you can't stop me.
Even in these chains, you can't stop me!

Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
I've been everywhere that you been
Now I got nothing to lose and everything to win
Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
I'm already under your skin
'Cause I'm the big bad wolf, now let the games begin

Oh man, all these voices
I just can't get the fuck out of my head!
I can't, I can't, I can't

Even with these chains, you can't stop me.
Even with these chains, you can't stop me
Even with these chains, you can't stop me
Even in these chains, you won't break me
Even in these chains, you won't stop me
Even in these chains, you won't break me
Even in these chains, you won't take me
Even in these chains, you won't hold me

Pig! Pig!
Pig, pig!

Stay the fuck, stay the fuck, stay the fuck out of my head!

She's got a hold on me
Maybe she is just what they want me to be

Even in these chains, you can't stop me
Even in these chains, you can't stop me!

Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
I've been everywhere that you been
Now I got nothing to lose and everything to win
Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
Won't you let me in?
Pig, pig!
I'm already under your skin
'Cause I'm the big bad wolf, now let the games begin
'Cause I'm the big bad wolf, now let the games begin
'Cause I'm the big bad wolf, now let the games begin

***

The crowd gave cheers for the show, even with the bar tender changing the lights to a nightclub ambience, flashing lights, an occasional strobe, all that. Green spoke into her mic. "Hey, folks, should we get all fired up?" The yes came out in a cacophany of howls and cheers. "You got it." She gave the signal to start as she hopped own from the bar and Liza moved back over to join the other three for playing instruments. As the opening riffs began Green found a table in the center of the lounge and stepped up onto it, the patrons not minding at all as she took over their table for standing room. She played to the crowd. Nira and Liza provided backup vocals.

***

"All Fired Up"

{OA: Pat Benatar}

Livin' with my eyes closed, goin' day to day
I never knew the difference, I never cared either way
Lookin' for a reason, searchin' for a sign
Reachin' out with both hands, I gotta feel the kick inside

All fired up
(Now I believe there comes a time)
All fired up
(When everything just falls in line)
All fired up
(We live an' learn from our mistakes)
All fired up, fired up, fired up, hey

Ain't nobody livin' in a perfect world
And everybody's out there, cryin' to be heard
And now I got a new fire, burnin' in my eyes
Lightin' up the darkness, movin' like a meteorite

All fired up
(Now I believe there comes a time)
All fired up
(When everything just falls in line)
All fired up
(We live an' learn from our mistakes)
All fired up, fired up, fired up
(The deepest cuts are healed by faith)

Now I believe there comes a time
When everything just falls in line
We live an' learn from our mistakes
The deepest cuts are healed by faith

Now I believe there comes a time
When everything just falls in line
We live an' learn from our mistakes
The deepest cuts are healed by faith

Now I believe there comes a time
When everything just falls in line
We live an' learn from our mistakes
The deepest cuts are healed by faith

Now I believe there comes a time
When everything just falls in line
We live an' learn from our mistakes
The deepest cuts are healed by faith
Now I believe

All fired up
(Now I believe there comes a time)
All fired up
(When everything just falls in line)
All fired up
(We live an' learn from our mistakes)
All fired up, fired up, fired up, hey
(The deepest cuts are healed by faith)

Now I believe there comes a time
When everything just falls in line
We live an' learn from our mistakes
The deepest cuts are healed by faith

***

One of the gents at the table was eyeing Rogues bum, enjoying the view of that athletic, muscled butt. He got a backhand to the shoulder by his girlfriend, and they both laughed while she kept singing. Green even looked down at the two and winked as she kept singing.

Getting off the table Rogue went back to the stage, taking up her guitar and nodding to Silk. He removed his own instrument and took the mic from Green. He would stay here with the band but he needed to move back and forth to really sell the next song. No chatter on mic, they just started playing.

***

"This Means War"

{OA: Avenged Sevenfold}

Hide my face again, harbor in the shadows
Feel this weight of sin hammering away
Die - with the guilt of a thousand AWOL soldiers
Die - watch the scythe usher me astray

I can't go on this way
Not as I am today
The ugly side of me is strong

Take aim, a loaded gun.
Pull back on all who run.
A coward's truth inside the wrong.

This means war
This means war
This means war

Lash your tongue of bane
Carry me to nowhere
Mental holocaust
Battle never ends
Lie! Mask the pain
Of a child who's forsaken
Lie! To myself
Praise the new regime

I left me long ago
Reasons you'll never know
No one to miss me when I'm gone
With no more words to say
No argument to stay.
Another post I don't belong

This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war

[Green solo]

No home to call my own
No finding someone new
No one to break the fall
No one to see me through
No name to carry on
No promise for today
No one to hear the call
No tattered flag to raise

Walk the razor's edge
Cut into the madness
Question all you trust
Buy into the fear
I see the man ripping at my soul now
I, I know the man
I know him all too well

There's nothing here for free
Lost who I want to be
My serpent blood can strike so cold
On any given day
I'll take it all away
Another thought I can't control

This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war

***

Again, the crowd cheered a good performance. The band broke up, wanting to take a break. All except Nira. She took up the mic and spoke into it once her companions had reached the table and sat down. "I will sing for you, Amandora. Diff'rent style. No band, just moozic and me. Enjoy." Nira tapped the prompter and the music she would sing to began. A far cry from what the room had just heard, but just as enjoyable. As the music played and she performed one could see that Nira felt every nuance of the song. And, as she sang there was no hint of her dialect and accent.

***

"Unstoppable"

{OA: Sia}

I'll smile, I know what it takes to fool this town
I'll do it 'til the sun goes down
And all through the night time, oh yeah,
Oh, yeah, I'll tell you what you want to hear
Keep my sunglasses on while I shed a tear
It's never the right time, yeah, yeah

I'll put my armor on,
Show you how strong I am
I'll put my armor on,
I'll show you that I am

I'm unstoppable
I'm a Porsche with no brakes
I'm invincible
Yeah, I win every single game
I'm so powerful
I don't need batteries to play
I'm so confident
I'm unstoppable today
Unstoppable today [3x]
I'm unstoppable today

I break down, only alone I will cry out loud
You'll never see what's hiding out
Hiding out deep down, yeah, yeah
I know I've heard that to let your feelings show
Is the only way to make friendships grow
But I'm too afraid now, yeah, yeah

I'll put my armor on,
Show you how strong I am
I'll put my armor on,
I'll show you that I am

I'm unstoppable
I'm a Porsche with no brakes
I'm invincible
Yeah, I win every single game
I'm so powerful
I don't need batteries to play
I'm so confident
I'm unstoppable today
Unstoppable today [3x]
I'm unstoppable today
Unstoppable today [3x]
I'm unstoppable today

I'll put my armor on,
Show you how strong I am
I'll put my armor on,
I'll show you that I am

I'm unstoppable
I'm a Porsche with no brakes
I'm invincible
Yeah, I win every single game
I'm so powerful
I don't need batteries to play
I'm so confident
I'm unstoppable today
Unstoppable today [3x]
I'm unstoppable today
Unstoppable today [3x]
I'm unstoppable today

***

Nira got the same amount of applause and cheers that the band had gotten. She gave a bow, her ears and whiskerbrowse waving all over at the amount of audio. "One more, then I done." She tapped the prompter and got in position to sing to the room.

***

"Broken Glass"

{OA: Sia}

Lay down your arms
I don't wanna fight anymore
Rough seas will be calm
Hold on while we weather the storm

We fall down like dogs playing dead
But our love's not worth playing chicken with

I'm not discarding you like broken glass
There are no winners when the die is cast
There's only tears when it's the final chance
So don't give up, it's just young lovers' romance
So don't give up, it's just young lovers' romance

This too shall pass
We're right where we're meant to be
There's things I don't ask
What I don't know can't hurt me

We fall down like dogs playing dead
But our love's not worth playing chicken with

I'm not discarding you like broken glass
There are no winners when the die is cast
There's only tears when it's the final chance
So don't give up, it's just young lovers' romance
So don't give up, it's just young lovers' romance
So don't give up, it's just young lovers' romance
So don't give up, it's just young lovers' romance
I'm not discarding you like broken glass
There are no winners when the die is cast
There's only tears when it's the final chance
So don't give up, it's just young lovers' romance
I'm not discarding you like broken glass
There are no winners when the die is cast
There's only tears when it's the final chance
So don't give up, it's just young lovers' romance
Don't give up, it's just young lovers' romance
Don't give up, it's just young lovers' romance

I'm not discarding you like broken glass
I'm not discarding you like broken glass
I'm not discarding you like broken glass
So don't give up, it's just young lovers' romance

***

She finished and bowed again. Nira set the mic in its stand and went back to the table, waving at the crowd as she sat down. "Dat was fun. We need more songs."

Green chuckled. "After tonight, I think we can work on that." The room was now abuzz, the conversations more spirited and laughter could be heard in every corner of the room.

Liza observed the change in atmosphere. "As XO I gotta say, we did wonders for morale."

"This crew needs a real vacation. Risa is old school. Next time I take leave I am going to Casperia Prime again, even if I have to steal a ship to get there." Green gave a grin. "Puts Risa to shame."

"Sounds awesome," remarked Silk. "Need a traveling companion?"

"Me too," said Nira excitedly. "I can visit clan another time."

"Wait," said Liza as she sat up and looked at Nira. "You can go home anytime?"

"Seh seh," nodded Nira. "I go back often. It exhausts me, but it can be done."

"If this Nyberrite meeting goes south Nira and I have a contingency plan in effect. We know where six of their freighters in this sector will be at any given time." Green looked confident as she spoke. "But, I don't think it will come to that."

The four friends continued to chat and relax before they finally departed the lounge for home.

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