Topic: Accidental Discoveries

LadyAjaBird

Date: 2010-11-05 22:44 EST
Mondays were always a little hectic. With the crew getting back into a rhythm after a weekend off with their families and friends. Halloween giving them an unneeded excuse to party also yielded some interesting discoveries as they went through the day. Things popping out of tool boxes or a dead fish in someone's locker. Aja didn't mind the boys pulling these kinds of pranks on each other. They were relatively harmless, and as long as the work got done, she saw no reason they couldn't blow off a little steam.

Tristan was helping everyone out today, rather than being stuck in the office. It was an extra pair of hands to help move things along a little faster, as well as allowing Aja and Tristan to work side by side again. Of course each chance he got to torment Aja, he would take it. Mostly just a passing poke to her side, or a teasing run of his fingers up her spine. Before darting back to what he was doing, which at the moment, was helping to move the heavier pieces of lumber.

The work in Arcasa was going fine, and she wasn't needed to supervise it like she had been before, so today, she stayed at the yards and worked with Tristan. Something they had done little of while they both readjusted to him being back. Presently, he was pulling a pallet jack loaded with items heading to storage out of the warehouse they were about to tear down. While packing it up, the men had discovered it was in desperate need of repair anyway. Something they missed after the storm that hit in early spring. It had damaged the structure making the place a bit shaky. Aja took a break, wandering along the back wall of the building checking out the damage. A cracked been allowed just enough water in to start rotting the wood support beams. A strong wind would blow this over with no problem. So it was best it was coming down.

After unloading yet another load of lumber at the new storage shed staging area, he paused to wipe his brow, with a glance towards Aja a moment. He moved closer to her, watching as she checked out the damage they found that morning.

She looked over at Tristan, just long enough to get distracted from what she was about to say. Sometimes, it was maddening to be around the man. Taking a deep breath, she cleared her head and pointed up towards the loft area. "We got everything outta there?" "Yeah...They just got the last of it out." Called back over to her, while slipping his gloves back on. One hand going back to grab the handle of the pallet jack. Ready for one last load of lumber. Aja nodded and turned then to look at him. "Good thing this is coming down. Ya guys weren't kidding when ya said it was unsafe. One strong breeze and this puppy is gonna cave" "Just hope no one gets hurt if it does come down on it's own." A faint smile as he turned to head back to get the last load of lumber. "Make sure everyone is out! " Tristan called back over his shoulder. "Really?" she grinned as she followed him out. "I thought I'd let the kids play in there." she teased while watching him pull that pallet jack. He stopped on that as he looked to her. "One of these days, Aja Larson...Pow...Right in the kisser." Lightly balling up a fist to playfully nudge her chin with it. She laughed at that, ignoring the use of his last name as her own, as she stepped up. "You just keep dreamin' there, Spanky." she kissed his fist. "Ya know ya got better ways of handlin me anyway." "True." Slipping by her with a light poke to her ribs. Shaking his head as he decided not to embarrass her in front of the crew. Aja laughed lightly, shaking her head as she caught up and passed him as they headed for the dock where they were loading up a barge with the lumber heading for the sawmill. "Brat." When she darted by him, as he would start to help load the pallet jack with the last load of lumber. Once it was done, Tristan paused to wipe his brow again, as well as stretched his rather tired frame. "Tom! Haul this load up to the others!" Tom nodded and he ran over and started to haul the load of lumber off. "Sheesh boss...This weights a ton!" Was among the things that were muttered under his breath.

Tristan Larson

Date: 2010-11-05 22:51 EST
Aja was standing near dockside going over the manifest. The random grousing from the men barely gathered her attention. It wasn't anything she wasn't used to. The noise of the crane that was adjusting the piles of lumber was making enough racket so most of it couldn't be heard anyway.

A grinding noise and a smack of metal on metal did catch her ear making her look up in time to see the crane arm swinging as it locked into place and one of the claw prongs come loose enough to send a beam straight for her.

He chuckled to hearing Tom cursing under his breath, as he moved to go find Aja. Having lost sight of her while he was loading the lumber. "Where did that energetic woman take off to?" Now heading towards the dockside, just in time to see that beam flying right at Aja.

There wasn't even a moment for him to think, as he suddenly took off in an all-out run towards her. Tristan didn't even have time to take notice that he was running faster than he ever had before.

Aja would see him suddenly appear before her, as his hands came up, catching that beam in his bare hands. As he had quickly shifted his weight and frame to stop it dead in it tracks.

All of this happening the a matter of moments, with Tristan having no clue how it happened. All he seen was his wife about to be hit by that beam.

Aja thought she was a goner for sure till saw Tristan standing there having caught the beam. She blinked, then her brain caught up and she stepped out of the way so it could be put down.

"How in Hades did you do that"!"

He blinked as he looked to Aja, then to the large beam in his hands. Before he set it down to the side.

"I honestly have no clue...I seen it knocked loose and flying at you, and I just reacted." It was honest, as he noted the crew had stopped to stare at him.

"Get back to work. " Which they done so rather quickly. Tristan then looked to Aja again as dumbfound as she was.

Aja was still staring at him in disbelief. Once in a while her eyes would lock on that beam but they'd go right back to Tristan. Once she had the power of speech again, she cleared her throat. "Uh...I have no idea what to say, Tris. Yer frickin superman all of a sudden!"

"Tell me about it." Following her glance to the beam then back to her. Aja would note a sudden dawn of realization in his eyes. "Parker did say that there could be more...changes to come..since the odd way I returned." Speaking low so Aja was the only one that heard him.

She nodded for a moment then stepped closer, looking at him as if that was going to tell her anything. He looked exactly the same as he did when he woke up that morning. Aja took a deep breath and smiled at him. "Super strength, ya got better eye sight...wonder what else changed?" she waggled her brows at him with a sly grin. Then patted his shoulder. "We'll handle it. Together. You ok?"

"Aye...that we will." To her comment about handling his new changes together. With a grin to that waggle of brows. "You'll have to find out about that one night." Winking at her with a blown kiss, then onto the one about his well-being. As he started to look himself over. "I feel fine.." Shifting his frame so only she could see him unbuttoning his shirt.

There were a few bruises on his chest and arms where he had took the full brunt of the beam. Which were oddly starting to lessen now. Aja stared intently for a moment, watching the bruises fade off. Her brows scrunched together for a second and then she looked up at Tristan. "Does that always happen?" "Yeah...but just over the last few days...Mostly with small cuts, but I never paid it any attention...Was never much of a bleeder. " Now buttoning his shirt back up, so not to distract Aja that much. Aja's nose wrinkled as she considered the events of the morning then looked up at him, her hands coming up to straighten his shirt and then take his hands in hers. The crew could just deal with the captain being a woman for a moment. "But you feel ok" Not sick or dizzy or ....weird?" He smiled at her taking his hands into hers, she was never one for too many displays of affection in public. "I feel fine, Aja...Just a little...confused to all these new changes, but nothing that I can't cope with. I am back with you, and that is all that matters to me." She nodded to that, just looking at him for a moment before smiling. "Well, this is good then." a bigger grin. "I don't have ta watch yer six as much." she kissed his nose. "It was a thing of work keepin ya in one piece." she teased as she leaned her head against his chest. "Maybe this means I don't have ta worry about ya dyin on me." She paused then, adding more quietly. "Again." He chuckled softly to her teasing him, and moved his arms around her. "I don't plan on dying on you again or ever." Softly as he didn't care if the crew seen him being this way with her. "Just means I can keep you out of trouble now." "Me" Trouble?" she asked lightly. "I don't know what yer talking about." she grinned hugging him. "I'm a perfect angel." "Only when you are sleeping." Hugging her closer for a moment, before slipping back from her. "Besides...I can't be too mushy with you right now...The crew already think you are getting soft." Winking at her as he turned to get back to work. Before she could wail on him. Aja laughed and extended her leg out to boot him lightly in the butt as he turned to walk away. "Yer fault they think it, Larson.?

Tristan Larson

Date: 2010-11-19 22:29 EST
Slowly as each day would come and go, each area that needed to be tore down was being removed. With the old and used material being piled up, and hauled off. As well as the layout for the new buildings and walls, slowly being started on once each area was cleared out.

Tristan, despite the earlier scare wih Aja. Was right back into the thick of things, either helping to haul things off. Or bringing in the new lumber. He was taking a break for a moment to look over the yards. A grin crossing his lips, before looking over to Aja.

"Hey Rabbit! Stop standing around looking all lady like and pretty...And get your hands dirty for once!" Called out over to her as he dared to call her all that. Of course he was just as quick to make himself busy.