Feeling a bit down.

[Corsair]

[font=Times][color=white]Three days passed since Matthias and Jannette were injured by a falling engine component. They had been rotated to another area of the shipyard to promote 'a more balanced and varied working environment'. Unfortunately, this separated Matthias and Jack, who were now officially dating. They had to wait until their ten hour shifts were up, though luckily they were still on the same time block so their spare time was spent together. Jannette was his 'side project', and he spent whatever time they had to themselves together. They worked together on the assembly deck, putting together the transports and freighters that Baltimore produced. It wasn't very intimate, as they were always in EV suits because the assembly deck remained at a steady .1G to allow crews to work on all sides of a ship at once. They bobbed and floated around, welding or cutting metal to be affixed to the ships.

Matthias's date with Jack was incredibly romantic, even though Matthias was already married. The two men sat alone in the recreation room and looked out the window at the pearl-sized Manhattan. Matthias sighed and touched the fiberplastic sheet window between him and open space. Jack was sitting across from him on the sofa, and touched Matthias' hand. The Rheinlander looked at Jack, staring into his eyes.

"James," said Jack, using Matthias' fake name, "I'm really glad we met." Matthias smiled back, and cupped Jack's cheek in his hand. The man's face was warm and rough with stubble. In one movement, Jack leaned forward and kissed him. Matthias could feel his own day-old stubble scratch Jack's face, but neither man seemed to care. A sweet, romantic kiss began to build in passion as both men leaned into it more and began to grasp at each others' clothes. A voice startled them into stopping.

"Might want to move into your quarters for that. A passing transport might crash." It was Jannette. The woman had been skulking in a darkened area of the room, apparently watching them. Like children caught by their parents, Jack and Matthias scooted apart. Jannette laughed. "Oh please, don't stop because of me. Let's go." She beckoned for them to follow her as she left the room, turning right down the corridor. The two men looked at each other, smiled and shrugged. They followed after Jannette, pulling their coats back on as they did so. As they entered the hall, their hands grabbed the others'.

Jannette apparently had her own 2-person cabin to herself since her last room mate left. Three adults crammed into the space was slightly claustrophobic, but Jannette sat on one of the cots and began to get 'comfortable', taking off her boots and placing them in the ventilation chamber. Matthias and Jack stood awkwardly and watched as the woman stripped down. She was at her underwear when she scowled and told them, "Don't just stand there, either stop staring and get naked or get out. You two are just being rude." Matthias didn't need to wait. He pulled off his shirt and tossed it into the dirty clothes hamper on top of Jannette's. "We've all seen each other in the shower," he said to Jack as his pants were tossed aside. The other man gave a nervous titter and glanced at Jannette who scoffed. "I'm not going to judge you. I've already gotten through that in the shower. I've seen worse."

That joke apparently convinced Jack, who stripped just as naked as Matthias and Jannette. While they had all seen each other naked, that was when they were exhausted and trying to get clean. This was another situation entirely. And Jannette noticed that the men were ready for action. The woman made sure her communicator was safely hidden. Her mission wasn't complete until she discovered which of these two men were the Rheinland spy she was here to kill.

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