Starchaser (Open)

[poolhall_killer]

Who: Venom and YOU
When: Mid-August
Where: Throughout the Moira (rec room, garden, medbay)
What: Just a guard/window washer getting more familiar with his surroundings
Warnings: none

A. Rec Room

[This job isn't as bad as he thought. Granted, it's still rather tedious, but it does allow Venom to go out in space now and then. Like an astronaut, but with cleaning duties. After finishing a set of windows, it's time to back inside.

Once he's somewhat freshened up, Venom returns to his self-imposed mission: learn every spot on this ship. Other than his shared suite, there's the deck, medbay, and library. Oh, and he cannot forget the hidden bar. The bar without a table...

He's been unable to train since his arrival, and it's making him restless. And his cue is still hidden under his mattress. Who knows if and/or when the new captains will try another sweep.

Right when he's thinking of more ways to keep his cue safe, he finds a recreational center. It has a small assortment, but alas, no table.

However, it does have other things to keep him occupied, including a pool with a gorgeous view. Intrigued, Venom prepares himself for a dip.]

B. Garden

[He's not been impressed by any of the technology on the ship. It's mostly sterile, electric, and the utter lack of magic concerns him. So it's to his pleasant surprise that a garden even exists on the spaceship. He's already calmed by the presence of plants, and he has the sudden urge to find a way to plant roses.

Venom strolls through and examines the hanging ones, quietly reminded of Lord Zato and how he taught their meanings. The assassin's calmed even further by that, even though the uncertainty remains present.]

Beautiful.

C. Medbay - Closed to Medical Staff

[Shortly after his initial arrival, Venom encountered a bizarre ghostlike creature. It attacked before he got a good look at it, leaving a strange mark on his arm. Several days later, the bite itself is healed, but the teethmarks are still there. Worse, they're still GLOWING. He wraps it every night and apologizes to his roommates in case the glow keeps them awake.

He's fed up with it, so he decides to get it looked at.]

If you're not busy, may I please have a moment of your time?

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[sickbays]

[ He returns the stare measure for measure, his eyes locking with the curtain of hair veiling the man's face. Intimidation is a rarity with him, and if this is man is hoping to instill it by hiding his expression and speaking roughly, well, he's going to be disappointed.

Another gruff sound escapes him, ]

Long as it's not some little bump you got from walkin' 'round in the dark, sure. [ Not like he can ethically or morally turn a patient away. He stretches an arm out, motioning to one of the open beds as he pulls himself out of the chair. ] Go sit down.

[poolhall_killer]

Thank you.

[Venom's never been fond of intimidation, even though he was guilty of it when he first became the Guild's leader. But he's unable to tolerate rudeness like that. He demands some level of respect, and he will gladly return it.

He sits down on the bed.]

It's not a little bump, I assure you. I was bitten by a creature shortly after I came here, and while it has since healed, its bitemark is still present. Like a scar, only it glows.

[sickbays]

[ He's going to be disappointed again, then, once he's been subjected to McCoy's bedside manner. The doctor snatches a medical scanner from the counter as he comes around to the edge of the bed, his brow furrowing. ]

What kind of creature? [ He asks, because it doesn't sound like anything he's come across. Something that could conjure luminescence through contact with the skin, or through its saliva or venom. He's not ruling anything out. McCoy draws a slow glance down the man's form, the corner of his lips twisting in contemplation. ]

Let me have a look at it. [ The doctor adds, turning away for a moment to toss the privacy curtain around them, for Venom's comfort. ]

[poolhall_killer]

I don't know. It was like a small ghost. Transparent and luminous, but still tangible, apparently.

[He watches the doctor pull the curtain around them. The privacy isn't necessary as Venom feels little shame with his body, but it's appreciated nonetheless.

Soon, the uniform top and under layer is off, and Venom's toned frame is revealed. On his right arm, there's a small but noticeable set of teeth marks that glow a soft white.]

[sickbays]

A tangible ghost. [ He repeats, incredulous, then curious, his feet carrying him back to Venom once his uniform is discarded. ]

Where did you see it? [ He asks, trying not to get his hopes up. It might not even be aboard the ship anymore for all he knows, having died or disappeared. Venom's the only that's come in with this sort of scar.

The doctor stares down at it and reaches out, his thumb caressing over the bite marks then lifting it back up to check for any residue. There isn't any. He frowns down at the man and turns the scanner on. ]

[poolhall_killer]

[It sounds ridiculous in hindsight, but that's what it was. If it was a real ghost, Venom wouldn't be stuck with its bite mark.]

The ship was pitch black, so I can't remember the location. They were the only things lighting the place.

[There doesn't seem to be any pain when the doctor touches the mark, so who knows why it's still present. Venom watches and waits for any prognosis when the other turns on the scanner. His general mistrust of non-magic machinery is apparent when he sort of cringes.]

[sickbays]

[ If Leonard notices the cringe, he doesn't say anything about it. His brow, instead, furrowing into a look of mild alarm, at that last bit. ]

They? You mean there was there more than one? [ Oh, hell. If that's true, he's going to have to get a hold of the defense team stat, let them know they've got a potential infestation problem on their hands. He raises the scanner toward the glowing mark, his earlier inquiry vocalizing now that it feels more pertinent, ]

Have you heard of this happenin' to anyone else?

[poolhall_killer]

There were a few, yes. But they weren't in swarms or anything of the sort.

Though I've not seen them lately.

[He blinks down at the scanner, wondering how the doctor is powering it without magic.]

Not that I've heard. If they have, they're hiding their wounds better than I.