[sylvanSpider]

“They don't need to know you're part of the rebellion. Besides, what happened back at Hazoo? I don't even know that they were after you,” Mendez said, putting both his hands in his pockets and leaning back against the wall and looking back to the doors his wounded comrades had been carried through. “It seemed they wanted Ashi more, oddly enough. Which...leads me to believe that the Daoweians and Edensians are working together. But I don't think they're being up front about it. Checked the dataslate that Atrix lent me and Ashi's funeral has been all over the news. Apparently her father's painting her up like some sort of martyr.” Mendez had no id to offer. That had been left behind with most of his other worldly belongings, and he pressed his lips in a thin line wondering if he'd get in trouble for not having any. After all, his excuse was that he was kidnapped by this group rather than being a freed slave. He'd just say he left it behind in an attempt to lead a new life.

“Thought I saw her heading back to the ship, hermano. If you're gonna get alone time with her, now's probably the time. The rest of us are probably gonna clean up in the medical center,” Mendez shrugged and offered him a smile, “Never met a mechanic that didn't like coffee. Enjoy your chance with her while you can, hermano.”

Magali was perfectly still as the woman examined her arms, used to examinations from far less pleasant persons than the one looking at her now. “I'm...fine,” Magali said softly, “This blood isn't mine this time.” At the confirmation that she was going to be getting an id, the felis brightened, her ears perked with eyes glistening, “I'll look as nice as I can! And doctor...I...I really appreciate this. Thank you!” With that, Magali waved, beaming all the while and found her way to Nokra.

“Nokra, big news! Once we get cleaned up, we can get our pictures taken for ids! We get to have our own ids! Isn't that exciting?!” Magali grasped at his hands, her excitement evident through the blood soaked fur and skin and she immediately pulled her hands back, blushing, “I'm sorry about that, I uh, forgot about the blood. But, but what do you say to joining me in getting our ids together? Actual people, starting our lives over again!”

Mendez jumped when the Terskix wrapped her arms around him, but then those familiar fangs told him exactly who it was and he relaxed immediately, reveling in the small affections she gave him. His entire demeanor changed when Atrix made her appearance and he actually looked happy, content – albeit also dirty and tired. He looked up at her and offered a sleepy smile, “Thanks for the attempted compliment. But you're right. We should take this chance to get cleaned up and rested.” Here, he lowered his voice and leaned in, standing on his tip-toes to get to her hearing orifices, “Mi alma, what do you say we get cleaned up on the ship and come back to check on them once we're...rested...?”

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Ashi looked about the room with wide eyes. She'd never had a reason to go to the pools, though her family could certainly afford it. The worst Ashi had ever dealt with was needing stitches after a mishap with unreached fruit and a tall tree, but that didn't merit a trip to the pools as small amounts of the verdaqua had been purchased and transported to Daowei, and the stitches only needed to stay on for a few hours. To say that Ashi was a sheltered child would be the understatement of the century, and now she found herself needing to get almost all of her appendages reset, almost completely submerged in the material. She nodded to show her understanding, but she was nervous and it showed. The pain she was in, however, was bad enough to make whatever resetting they had to do worth it.

“Out of my clothing,” Ashi repeated under her breath, nervous. None but her handmaidens had seen her naked since she was an infant, and the handmaidens only saw her long enough to do up the backs on complicated dresses. She gulped, “If...if it's not you helping me, can you send for Hyun? She ah...she's the one with pink skin...”