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After Nerys stood up, Ceph would accept her help in getting off the bed, and got to hit feet. He stood there a moment to get his bearings before making a couple steps forward towards the door when he paused.

"That sounds like a fun night. Maybe one of these days I'll drag him somewhere unpopulated and we can get hammered together." He chuckled. He heard the note on Dula, and in all honesty, he was not planning on ever going to Dula to have fun. It was like a heresy to him. Then he realized that there was something he might want to do first before going down to dinner.

"Umm, Nerys? Could you help me with something?" He asked, sounding a little nervous. "I've...uh, been in this shirt for a couple days now. Could you help me swap into a fresh one? I'd do it myself but..." He gestured to his arm, which was immobilized to his side in a sling to reduce strain to his shoulder.

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<sub>Nerys was about to exit, that is until Cepheid spoke up. Oh god he was going to try and get himself drunk with Andy and see what happens. This is not going to end well on that night and they'd be banned forever in whatever town they were in. She turned around again.

"if anything happens, I don't want to be the one having to save you both or get us all banned from the town you guys hang out in." She spoke dryly.

Oh yeah, he needed help with his um.. shirt. Yeah it's been quite a few days and considering how feverish he was... not a good combo. He needed a fresh shirt! Nerys would nod, though realizing how awkward this was going to be. She was a girl!

"Where are your shirts?" She'd open the cupboard to see if he does have anything in there. It might all be over at the Super Arrow, she wouldn't know.</sub>

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"I can't make any promises, Nerys." He chuckled. "Though I can assure you I'm likely not as bad as my brother when it comes to drunken behavior." Yes, this was one big joke to him, though he'd take her words seriously. He'd try to keep Andy reigned in if they did go out and do that.

"I think there are a couple in the cupboard, but I'm not sure. They might all be on the Super arrow." He said, stepping over next to Nerys and peering in after her. Nope, no shirts left. "I'll have to hop across to the Super arrow and fetch some. Mind giving me a hand? It's tricky with only one arm."

Wait, had Nerys ever seen in the Super Arrow before? Sure, there was that one day, but it was dark and full of the distraction of brotherly reunion. "If you think it's too much hassle, I can steal one of Andy's."

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<sub>Nerys looked highly amused at his comment when he spoke about his brother. Hopefully Cepheid wasn't as crazy of a drunk as he is, but knowing the group of them, they probably are. She'd look back into the cupboard to see there aren't any clothing.

"well, it depends if you want to do the hard thing and try and not wake Captain Grumpy, or the hard thing and go over to the Super Arrow. Or you could eat dinner shirtless." She teased.

She was curious about the Super Arrow, and what was in it. Did Cepheid have any secrets in there? Or maybe some interesting little toys she could play with? She didn't know.

"I'll eat your share if you don't come in a moment!" Godwine yelled down the hallway.

"Give us a few moments!" Nerys replied.</sub>

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"You only wish, Nerys." Ceph teased back. "We'll hop across to the Super Arrow. Hopping between two airships several hundred feet in the air with nothing but a rope tied around your waist for support is less suicidal than going into my brother's room and stealing a shirt."

With a smirk, he shifted his sling some and started to make his way out of the room and calling down to Godwin in reply. "We'll be there in a minute. I gotta fetch something first!"

Hopefully that would placate Godwin as he walked to the deck of the ship, to where his own ship was tethered tightly against the hull.

Taking one of the security ropes, he began trying to tie it around his waist, though with one hand, that was difficult, if not impossible. Help your lover, Nerys.

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<sub>"Alright, then~." She would walk up deck with him, gazing at the Super Arrow in the evening sun as she went over to the tether and then helped Cepheid tie himself down. Yes, she's helping you, why wouldn't she?

"Hang tight." Nerys would push him across and then tie herself up, to slide over to the Super Arrow. What fun!, except she was coughing and sneezing the whole time. The outside air made her shiver quite a bit too.

"Let's go in." She's speak up, her voice shaking a bit from the chills and she would enter the Super Arrow. Now that it wasn't dark, she could gaze around at it and admire the ship, wondering where he bought it...</sub>

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"Thanks." Ceph said as Nerys helped him get tethered, and after ensuring Nerys's line was secure, slid across. Once he was on a solid surface, he'd wait for Nerys to get across so he could catch and steady her.

"Yea, good idea." He agreed, undoing their lines and opening the door. The inside was modest, though clearly it was well taken care of. Before his arm was injured, Ceph had made regular trips to his ship to tidy up and make sure nothing shifted in his absence, and basically battled entropy.

It was a rather quaint front room, the walls unadorned aside from some rather generic wallpaper. "This way. I wanna grab a few things while I'm here."

Turning, he made his way to one of the side hallways and stepped into a rather large room that had a large window in it. His study and workroom. In the corner was the currently vacant mannequin that he kept his costume on, and in an umbrella basket behind it was rolls of the fabric the original outfit had been made from. He thought back to the incident that surrounded that fabric, and blushed as he remembered what he had seen. "We'll, uh, need that while we're here." He gestured to the fabric as he turned and walked to the work desk.

The room was obviously the workspace of a astronomer. The walls were cluttered with star charts and notes about star and planet movements. He had even predicted a comet or two coming by in a few years. One thing that would likely draw the most attention, however, was a section of the wall completely filled with wanted posters and news articles.

All about Andromeda. It was clear he had been looking for his brother for years.

Distracted with packing a few of his instruments and tools in a case, Ceph had his back to Nerys, so he wasn't able to see what she'd be up to.

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<sub>Nerys would admire the place. It looks so tidy and modest! She'd brush her fingers long the wall as she looked out the window, which showed a magnificent view of the Star Crash. She'd look over to the basket and then take it, grunting a bit. Yes she would love to use those fabrics now.

"Got it." She'd look over to see that Cepheid had her back to him. Hm... what should she do with him? She'd set the basket down and then creep up on him.

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Cepheid was distracted with checking over one of his older tools, making sure it was still working right. Hm, kind of stiff, he'd have to oil it.

Caught by surprise, the younger Callidum twin let out a yelp of surprise as he felt Nerys wrap her arms around him and hug him tightly.

"H-Hi there!" He laughed, trying to look back at the female that had adhered herself to his back.

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<sub>What a yelp! Nerys had to giggle at that, though right now she had to help Cepheid, but she wanted to have fun. Hey... staying here alone with him... didn't sound like a bad idea. It'd take effort to come to this ship, but it was quiet... They wouldn't be constantly interrupted too.

"Hey, we should come here more often~." She commented. It was nice, after all! Nerys looked up at him with the cutest expression she could muster. At least for an adult woman.

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Blushing in embarrassment, he tried to chuckle as Nerys found his yelp amusing. Ceph Pride: -2, Nerys: 1

When Nerys suggested they come to the Super Arrow more often, Ceph blushed even harder and turned to face the desk so she couldn't see. Good lord please take away these unclean thoughts. At least Godwin was painfully obvious about what she wanted. With Nerys....He was clueless.

He risked a glance back to her and saw her expression and smiled. Congrats, Nerys, you have officially gotten this man firmly wrapped in your little finger.

"Just about." He said softly, placing the item in the case on the desk and shutting it securely. "I just need to grab a fresh shirt and we can go get breakfast."

Hopefully Nerys would let go so he could move to go to his bedroom, though if she decided to be silly and cling, he's play along and try to walk anyway.

Once they got there, it's be clear his bedroom was his, as it was rather neat. The bed was made, the chest of drawers was closed securely, and the desk in the corner was uncluttered. He'd walk up to the drawers and open the top one, revealing a collection of rather plain white and brown shirts. Grabbing a random white one, he closed the drawer and stepped over to the desk.

"Nerys, you mind?" He gestured to the sling he was trying to undo. It'd be easier to get his shirt changed out here than going all the way back to the other room to do it on the Star Crash.

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<sub>As of right now, Nerys's intentions were completely innocent. She wasn't exactly one to really be like Godwine, though she wasn't sure what was on Cepheid's mind even as he blushed. She'd just blink up at him, letting go as he started to move to the bedroom. She'd look around the nice clean bedroom, though as he picked out a shirt, she'd help him.

"We should take a look at that injury while we're at it." She commented, her voice a bit quiet. She'd hold the sling, makig sure that Ceph's shoulder remained as still as possible.

"It should be well on it's way to healing now..."</sub>

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"I think I have some bandages in the cupboard, we can change them out while we're at it." He suggested. He's getting a fresh shirt, why not fresh bandages?

Getting the sling off, Ceph undid the buttons on his shirt and gingerly attempted to remove it to reveal his bare chest and the bandages over his shoulder. Yay fanservice!

While\if Nerys went to get the fresh bandages, Cepheid would slowly begin to remove the bandages on his person, wincing slightly as he had to move his arm a little to do so. He knew he'd have to start moving the arm some so it healed properly, but it effing hurt.

Once the bandages were completely off, he'd look to the injury and wince. Damn it didn't look pretty at all. It was going to scar, and badly. "Well, at least there's no doubt about my honesty when I say I'll take a bullet for you." He laughed, trying to make Nerys crack a smile.

"It's feeling better. Hurts badly when I move it, but I'm gonna have to eventually."

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<sub>Nerys would help with that shirt, folding it and putting it on the bed. It'll have to be washed, but as of right now it doesn't have to be. They'll have to get dinner anyway. Cepheid mentioned that he had some bandages in one of the drawers, and Nerys went to get them.

"Alright." She'd hide a nervous blush while she was at it. Of course she'd have that reaction to standing so close to a shirtless Cepheid. She'd walk around to the front, noticing that Cepheid did gain a little weight since staying with the crew (though that was inevitable. Due to their stealing they had enough money to get healthy goods). He wasn't looking too bad now! Though Nerys clearly did look unused to healing with shirtless people.

Nerys would make a face at the injury. It was healing, but it would definitely leave a scar, but it was certainly jarring, as much as Andromeda's scar on his face. She'd dab at it to clean it up a bit and then put the gauze on. She did crack a smile at his joke, yes.

"I'm happy as long as it's healing. Though if it hurts then that does mean it's healing, right?" Nerys wasn't too knowledgeable on health, so yeah.</sub>

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You think you're feeling awkward, Nerys, you lived with Andy for so many years. Ceph was still a bit of a prude, so he was really awkward. Still, since he was courting her, and they didn't go any farther than thisfor now, there shouldn't be a problem. She was just helping him with his bandages anyway, it wasn't like things were going to progress!

Hah! Victory! He flinched when Nerys dabbed at the wound, but otherwise he continued smiling in triumph at making Nerys smile slightly.

"That's what I've figured." He agreed. He knew basics, enough to care for himself. He remained silent for a few moments as he allowed Nerys to see to the bandaging. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't enjoying her attention.

"Nerys?" He said after a few moments. "I just want to say thank you. For everything. You do so much and ask for so little." He'd smile at her and, once his bandaging was done, pull her into a hug with his good arm and just hold her close.Yes, he's still shirtless. Yay fanservice!