Hold me tight

he's dead

Everyone rushed to the cafe table. They started to shout at each other.

Laff: Who found it?

Blaza: Where?

OOF: I didn't do it!

Nadwe: He's lying!

OOF: I AM NOT!

Socks: I- I found him.

Laff: Where?

Socks: In medbay, OOF did it. I saw.

OOF: LIAR! HE'S LYING!

Blaza: Yeah right! Like he would lie.

Joocie: ITS OOF!

Nadwe: I KNEW IT!

Laff: Ok, lets all vote OOF.

Everyone put in their votes one by one as OOF protested. All but socks did.

Laff: Hey, are you gonna vote?

Socks was caught in thought. He didn't want to play anymore. He just wanted to hold Meme close again.

Socks: Yea, I will.

Socks pressed the vote button on his watch. He clicked on OOF.

OOF: Dang it! I guess you guys win.

The whole screen went black for a moment. Then they all started up in the waiting room again. Everyone was there.

Woolf: Why do I always get killed first?

OOF: Sorry man, you're just such an easy target.

Dino: Yeah I dont like getting killed early either.

OOF let out a nervous laugh. Meme was sitting in one of the chairs, waiting for Laff or someone to speak. Socks stood leaning over a box talking to Blaza.

Meme's thought: He tried to protect me. OOF already knew who he was gonna pick it was obvious, but still. He tried to save me. He held me so close. It didn't feel the same as last time. My heart wasn't warm, mostly because I was scared, but instead of my heart warm I was warm wherever he held me. I felt safe. 

Meme looked around to see if he could spot socks. He looked over to the box he was leaning on.

Meme's thought: Jeez he's tall. And I thought Blaza was tall, but no. Not compared to him. It's the way he effortlessly looks perfect, how he stands so confidently, the way his hair sways across his forehead, the way he plays with his hair when he's nervous. 

Socks turned his head to look over to Meme, who was across the room. He made eye contact with him and smiled softly with a wave. Meme jumped out of his stare and looked to the floor.

Meme's thought: Shit. He saw me staring. God his smile was so cute. His wave. He waved at me.

Idiot

Why'd you look away? He's gonna think you're crazy. Well you are, crazy for him. 

Socks stood up straight and said a small bye to Blaza, then he made his way over to Meme. Meme was still looking down so he didn't notice. Socks sat in the chair next to him. He looked down so that he could see Meme's face.

Socks: Hey, you good?

Meme quickly popped his head up so that he was looking at socks.

Meme: Uh yeah, still a little shook from last round.

Socks: I don't blame you, it was pretty intense. 

Meme's thought: Yeah it was, but you made it better. I cant say that. Don't.

Socks: I think Laff is asking everyone if they want to play another round or go to bed.

Usually the crew played 5-6 rounds a day. They just did their 6th round. Their out in space doing important research, but they like to make it fun with little games.

Meme: Oh, well what do you want to do?

Socks: Go to bed. Well not really. I want to do something fun like watch a movie, but I don't want to play anymore or do tasks.

Meme: Yeah me too.

Socks: Really? So do you wanna watch a movie or something?

Meme's thought: I meant it like I don't wanna do tasks anymore. Crap. I should have been specific. I have to now. What if we go farther though? What if someone finds out?

Meme: Sure, that sounds great!

Socks got up and walked over to Laff.

Laff: Oh hey Socks.

Socks: Hey, Meme and I both agree that we should go to bed. What does everyone else think?

Laff: Everyone but Nadwe agrees.

Socks: Great, so were gonna go back to the ship soon?

Laff: Yeah.

Socks smiled and walked back over to Meme.

Socks: Almost everyone agreed on sleep, so that's good.

Meme: Great!

Laff stood up on one of the boxes and spoke out to everyone.

Laff: Ok, eyes up here! All but Nadwe have agreed on sleep.

Nadwe: Come on!

Blaza: Shhhhh!

Laff: Anyways, everyone click sleep on your watches so we can go to bed. I'm sure you're all very tired.

Laff made a good leader. It always seemed everyone had their place on the ship. Socks was like a right hand man to Laff. Blaza and TBH mostly did their own thing, but always made sure that whatever Laff said was enforced. Joocie, Dino, and Woolf listened. They did what they were told. However, Nadwe and OOF could never seem to do as they were told. They were like the trouble makers of the ship. And then you have Meme. Mostly just a laughing stock. However, he came in handy quite a few times as a doctor. 

Everyone but Nadwe picked sleep. Everything went black again. Then they showed up at the cafe again. Each member had a room they stayed in. It mostly stayed the same. Blaza and TBH were in security, Joocie went to weapons, Nadwe went in navigation, Dino went to shields, Woolf went to coms, Laff went to electrical, and Meme went to medbay. Socks was, for the most part, the only one that moved rooms. Usually he went into coms with Woolf, but this time he headed to medbay.

Meme walking into medbay getting his sleeping pod ready. Socks followed him.

Socks: Hey, I thought we were gonna watch a movie?

Meme: Oh well, where would we watch it? Not like we have a TV.

Socks: hm, well. I guess we could just use my laptop. We would have to be really close though. 

Meme: So we cant be in our sleeping pods while we watch, dang. We might get too cold. The heaters go off after 12. It's 11:46 right now.

Socks: I'm sure we'll be fine.

Meme: Ok, whatever you say.

The two got next to each other on the floor with a huge blanket and some pillows. They put on 10 things I hate about you. Socks puts his arm around Meme. Meme blushes and puts his head on his chest. 

dun dun 

dun dun

dun dun

Meme could hear Sock's heart beat, it made him feel safe.