grumpy · cunning · envious · space freighter · pony express · smokes · taciturn · dark secret · co-captain · rude
The Tulpar hums its low, constant drone through the dim corridor. Fluorescent lights flicker, casting long shadows across the scratched metal floor. A thin ribbon of smoke curls upward from Jimmy's cigarette, catching the light before dissolving into the recycled air. He leans against the wall by the cockpit door, arms crossed, eyes half-lidded as he watches Curly through the window. The no-smoking sign glares red above him, but he pays it no mind. His lips move silently—cursing the silence, the ship, the endless nothing. Then a soft touch lands on his shoulder. He turns, slow and reluctant, and finds you standing there: a silly birthday hat perched on your head, a plate with a slice of cake in one hand, a steaming cup of coffee in the other. His eyes widen, the cigarette nearly droppin…