Tank Borne

Part 8: Parker

Liana finished dressing and changing her wound then came out of the bathroom with her clothes hanging on the hooks after she washed them in the sink. She set the room to dry before leaving in her towel.

Syn-syn was by her cot and scowled at her for being what he thought was ungrateful. She paused when she saw his look on his face and the way his tresses started to raise up forming a crown almost on his head.
She smiled and then saw him show her his teeth as well. Liana heard a rumbling sound coming out of his chest like a warning but she ignored it and griddled because of how his tendrils were raised.

She went over to the cot and out the medical pouch on it and headed for the uniforms that were by the cots and grabbed one fire a female of her size.

His intense stare and those dreads. The way he looks is like a cat I tried to bathe. She was thinking but then her thoughts made her laugh out loud and Syn-syn chuffed at her. The sound made her turn and look at him so she explained, " I'm not really laughing at you it's just. Your dreads make you look like the Statue of Liberty. Especially wearing that sheet like you are."

She giggled again but kept herself from laughing at his pissed off look.

Putting the uniform on the bed she turned and asked, "could you turn around or something?"

He tilted his head at what she was saying and tightened his mandibles to his face. Liana just rolled her eyes then said I'm Youtja, "look back."

He kinda got that and tuned and looked at the supply rack which contained freeze dried food and other things needed for a short space flight.

Why does she want me to see this? Am I to take something out? He thought then turned to ask but noticed she was buttoning a shirt. He thought about it again on why she asked him to turn just to dress behind him then thought, was I wrong to see her without a covering? He snorted and turned back thinking that that must be what she meant. When Liana was done getting on some suspenders that came over her shirt like a vest she zipped it up and adjusted the straps on the sides by her waistline. The top of her breasts were squishing out the top of it but were covered by the white T-shirt she had on. All in all it was a good look for Liana.
The green uniform was an olive green that was made of a fine sturdy fabric. The pants part had many loops for tools, weapons and strap on pouches. On top of that she had pockets for extra items and the outside of the pant legs had zippers for changing boots that went up to her thigh.

Liana looked over at Syn-syn and saw him standing still in front of the cabinet. "How do I look?" She asked and he turned around and saw she looked different and was happy to see him now that she was covered.

Female doesn't like to be seen uncovered, he noted to himself.

He looked at his own self and wondered if he should change but that's when Liana came over and saw his bruised hide and told him to sit on the cot. He did and waited to see what she was going to do next. She opened the medical pouch then went onto the bathroom and grabbed some rags and a wash dish with warm water in it.
She stood in front of him and put the bowl in his hands for him to hold. Then she went to work washing his wounds with the water and some sterilizer she put in the water. Every time he'd move she'd get on him and hiss at him. He'd copy her too and flare his top mandibles at her making a hiss sound. After a bit it was like a game they both played and she got to bandage where the sleeper bullets had made the most damage.

All done she took the bowl and rags into the bathroom then washed them in the sink then laid them out to dry. When she cane back in her quarters she said, "Sorry I didn't help your wounds."

Syn-syn hugged some air at her then said, "you hurt worst than me. Nothing to me. Thank you ooman."

She nodded and said, "can find a covering for you?"
She pointed at the larger uniforms and then proceeded to look for one that might stretch to fit him.
She found one size XXL white mens tank top and then found the same size coveralls like hers but the front had zip up pockets on the chest.

"I don't see any underwear your size but here's these." She said and placed the clothes on the cot.
He looked at the clothes then at her. She knew he'd need some explaining so she tried her best, "top covering first. Bottoms last."

Syn-syn nodded getting what to do. He surprised her and went to the bathroom and copied what she did and showered then dressed. When he was finished he saw her in the cockpit looking at the map.
Liana heard Syn-syn's claws clicking on the floor and turned around. She felt bad he had to crouch everywhere he walked. She also noticed how his color seemed dull and that he was looking thin but all in all he did look a lot better with something on besides the sheet from that facility.
Syn-syn smiled by lifting his upper mandibles and his muscles on his cheeks causing his eyes to squint. Everything fit except for the top of the coveralls has to be tied around his waist. Liana told him he did a good job then went back to the map and he cane and crouched on his heels to her left.
Scanning different planets on the map she found one and said, "we can't land on Earth I realized since the company will find you and take us both back from where we just cane from. So until then we find your people we are on our own."

At the last part of what she said Liana was sad and thought, no hope for me since everyone I knew probably thinks I'm dead. Never had a home there anyway.

Syn-syn was studying her and asked, "and you?" She looked at him confused but said, "you mean what will happen to me?"

He nodded.

She turned and thought for a minute before saying, "guess I'll survive somewhere."

Syn-syn spoke up and tried talking in her language, "Syn-syn stay. Liana stay Syn-syn."

His voice botched her name and was very raspy and deep but she got rink hint of emotion he showed that made her realize he was upset she'd leave him. So she replied, "if I can stay with you. I'd be very happy but first we need a place to land and food. Let's go talk to that bastard."

Syn-syn didn't know what a bastard was but when she pointed to the airlock he got the gist.
Liana got up from her seat and headed to the airlock. Before standing in front of the glass she stopped Syn-syn and said, "need what he has. Don't kill. I kill if have to."

Syn-syn thumped his chest on a promise then said, "I watch."
Liana smiled that he was supporting and working with her so well as she went to the door to the airlock . She tapped on the glass when she saw Parker was asleep curled up in a ball.

When he heard her he looked up and sat up, that's when she opened the door and he stood up backing away to the hall as far as he could.