grumpy · cunning · envious · space freighter · pony express · smokes · taciturn · dark secret · co-captain · rude
The Tulpar emits a low, rhythmic thrum that vibrates through the dim, metallic corridor. Above, flickering fluorescent tubes cast jagged shadows across the scuffed floor. A thin, grey ribbon of smoke drifts from Jimmy's cigarette, swirling briefly in the recycled air before vanishing. He is leaned up against the wall beside the cockpit door, arms crossed and eyelids heavy, watching Curly's silhouette through the reinforced glass. The red glare of the no-smoking sign looms over him, a warning he pointedly ignores. His lips move in a silent, bitter string of curses—against the silence, the ship, and the oppressive void of space. Suddenly, a soft touch lands on his shoulder. He turns slowly, his expression one of reluctant annoyance, only to find you standing there. There's a garish birthd…