A question of safety

[rogueinladysclothing]

This Winter has been a harsh one, and the Nexus' resident rogue shows signs of it. Where before Amelia had been comfortable enough to walk about the Nexus with relatively few weapons on her person, she now carries her full armory every time she steps out of the inn she currently calls home. For weeks she's been pondering how to tackle a problem on her own. Now she's come to the Forum to seek advice, as anyone who's been here long enough usually does.

"I've had many thoughts and worries relating to the safety of myself and others after certain events in the last several weeks." Her lips draw into a thin line and she crosses her arm in front of her chest. That's enough context for everyone who might answer, surely. "What do you do to feel safe? Or, rather, when your safety is threatened, how do you respond?"

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[rogueinladysclothing]

It does make sense - to someone who understand more physics than Amelia.

"I can see this being very useful." She continues looking the device over as she speaks. Nothing about its mechanics make sense to her. Maybe someday she'll get far enough in her personal education to understand. "How does it feel? To be stunned, I mean." With Jim, it seems best to make that distinction.

[smartass_captain]

"Well...not good. It causes no lasting damage, but it works by..." He pauses, realizing suddenly that if he explains it properly it won't make any sense to her whatsoever. He licks at his lower lip for a moment before wincing.

"It temporarily paralyzes the muscles to keep you from moving. The lethal setting is the same, except it also keeps you from breathing or your heart from working." Jim folds his arms while he thinks.

"It's more discomfort than painful, but it is definitely not fun to suddenly be immobile. Often people pass out from the sudden lockdown on their body."

[rogueinladysclothing]

She shudders slightly before handing back the phaser. If the weapon is that dangerous, and she doesn't fully understand how it works, she doesn't want to hold on to it anymore. "Remind me never to be o the receiving end of it, then, because that sounds awful."

She pauses a moment before asking, "Are you all right, now that you're back in your own body again?" Don't think that she didn't notice the huge meltdown you and Naugus were having when Harrow was putting up flyers, Jim.

[smartass_captain]

"I've had worse." Jim replies with a shrug, but he chuckles all the same. "Yeah, it's not pleasant. But I'd rather be on the receiving end of it than any lethal weapon."

The question regarding his body makes Jim nod.

"Glad to have it back. Naugus didn't do any lasting damage to it, thankfully."

[rogueinladysclothing]

"...lasting damage?" This seems like a dangerous line of questioning, Amelia. Maybe you shouldn't-- "What the hell did the gremlin do to you?"

Or, you know, just go for it. That's cool, too.

[smartass_captain]

"I don't...it's not really something I want to go shouting around about, yanno?" Plus, you don't just tell a lady that kind of thing. But she asked? And really, he has to wonder if Felix is going to be upset too.

Damn.

"For a guy who comes form a world full of anthropomorphic animals, he sure as hell didn't like my hair. He shaved me. Everywhere. If he'd touched my head though, I'd have killed him in his sleep."

[rogueinladysclothing]

"Everywhere?!" Her eyes widen and then narrow as she thinks about Naugus being that much of a dick. "He really is the worst, isn't he?"

Either the revelation doesn't phase her or she's extremely good at hiding her real emotions about it. Either seems entirely likely at this point.