[21:21] So, a dance or mixer in 7th Heaven a day or two after the transport then? [21:23] Going once... [21:23] Going twice... [21:23] Sim Start! [21:23] *** CoroLCARS changes topic to '=/\= U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901... http://www.jestertrek.com/coro2400/ =/\= Sim in progress! =-= Coronado sims at 9:00pm ET Mondays, with an after-sim most weeks immediately following!' [21:23] *** CoroLCARS sets mode: +m [21:23] *** Sonya is now known as Zunite [21:24] ::for a change, is behind the bar rather than downing drink after drink over it:: [21:24] *** Fraser is now known as Ironside [21:24] ::walks in, still puzzling over that guy he found in his quarters:: [21:24] Q>::puts on a dress in her quarters and then turns sideways and looks at herself in the mirror:: blah [21:25] *** Aggie is now known as Velorna [21:25] ::serves up two frosty tall ones, celebrating the return of power to at least the 7th Heaven replicator:: [21:26] ::stands at the viewports in 7th Heaven, staring out into the star-spangled backdrop of space:: [21:26] ::walks to the bar and leans his elbows on it, smiles at Maiko:: Hello beautiful. [21:26] *> ::materializes on the transporter pad, a bottle of wine under one arm:: [21:27] ::enters 7th heaven and walks over to the bar:: [21:27] ::holds one hand behind her back and sips at green liquid:: [21:27] ::smirks:: What'll it be, slim? [21:27] ::grins:: Andorian ale. [21:27] *> ::steps down off the pad and nods a thanks to the transporter chief as he exits the room and walks out into the corridor:: [21:27] Q>::looks in her closet and decides the dress she has on is as good as she's going to get:: [21:29] ::nods and turns, ordering one up from the replicator, then passing it on to Zachery:: [21:29] *> ::enters the nearest turbolift and rides it down several decks before disembarking and glancing at the nearest location code and getting his bearings before pressing forward:: [21:30] Q>::finishes setting the dinner table and putting out the dishes of food:: [21:30] ::takes it and slides onto a barstool as he sips:: Thanks. Kinda quiet, isn't it? [21:30] Q> ::reaches his destination door and presses the ringer, adjusting the bottle under his arm:: [21:31] Q>::goes and answers the door:: [21:31] Q>::smiles at her father:: Good evening dad.. [21:31] ::nods:: Quiet indeed. ::looks at Tal and frowns:: [21:32] Q> ::smiles:: Good evening ::lifts the bottle:: Vintage Reorsan, 2385, I believe. [21:32] ::glances over at Tal and them back at Maiko:: What happened between you two? [21:32] Q>::smiles:: oo good stuff... better than back in the Milky Way... real wine... [21:32] Q>::waves Ironside in:: you have a nice trip? [21:33] ::takes a seat at the bar and looks down it:: [21:34] It's... well, rather than have her risk her life on a hunch, I let her mind meld with me to see if when I was... taken by the infection onboard last year if the thing had communicated with me at all. [21:34] Q> ::enters her quarters, setting the bottle down on the table:: Somewhat. Admiral Marshall had the wonderful idea of using my trip out here as a reason to test his latest invention - some sort of rapid shuttle that uses the singularities to move between chambers like the Tuberider. [21:34] ::sips her drink, the yellow-green liquid providing an interesting contrast to her usual Romulan blue ale:: [21:34] Q>really? very interesting, how did it work? [21:35] And in that meld I guess I picked up a few things from her own mind... [21:35] Q> you think any of that technology is going to be modified for use out here? [21:35] Q>::gestures to a seat at the table:: dinner is ready, compliments of the replicator... [21:35] ::frowns slightly:: I see. Looks like you both found some answers you weren't prepared for. [21:36] Q> ::shrugs, uncorking the wine and pouring two glasses:: Like Tuberider, using the lateral force of the singularities as propulsion. And unless we manage to string a singularity from planet to planet...no. ::smirks and hands her one of the glasses:: [21:36] Q>::takes the glass and sits down in her seat:: we could.. [21:36] ::slight chuckle:: You think I'd be used to it by now. She'll be an absolute menace to me but then something will happen and I see her in a different light. And then it repeats. [21:37] ::nods slowly:: Yeah, I know. I've seen it. ::sips his ale:: [21:37] Q> ::clears his throat and sits down opposite his daughter, still smirking:: Ah yes, I forgot, you somehow can manage to create the impossible. [21:37] ::motions to Maiko:: I'll take your best beer. ::smiles:: [21:38] Q>::shrugs:: it's a talent I suppose... and don't say impossible dad... it tempts fate... [21:38] Q> Very well....implausible then. ::takes a sip from the glass:: [21:39] ::smiles and turns to Somansky:: That'd be the local brew I hope. Or are you addicted to that stuff the Admiral drinks too? [21:39] Q>so how is work going? ::places her glass of wine on the table and takes a sip from a glass of water:: [21:39] ::nods at Somansky:: How ya doing tonight? [21:39] ::glances over her shoulder at Maiko, Somansky, and Prentiss:: [21:39] ::shakes head:: The local stuff. . .::turns to Zachery:: I'm doing great, you? [21:40] ::replicates a fresh frosty mug of Reor's Finest and slides it down the bar to Zachery, then glances around the room:: [21:40] ::offers Tal a smile and motions for her to join them if she wants, then turns back to Somansky:: I'm doing alright. Still puzzling over what happened in my quarters though. [21:41] ::glances back at her drink and realizes that she must have gotten the idea for this "Mountain Dew" from D'Rall's mind:: [21:41] <> [21:41] <> [21:42] Q>::raises and eyebrow at Ironside:: how's work going? [21:42] <> [21:42] Q> ::takes note that Zunite sets the glass down without taking a sip, but doesn't pay it much attention:: Busy, as always. Monitoring the deployment of Pfhor throughout our holdings, trying to shore up Xanadu's defences among other things. And your propulsion...experiments, how are they? [21:42] <> [21:42] <> [21:42] Q>I'm not getting very far... I forgot how much trouble this ship manages to get into... [21:43] Q> ::smirks:: Well, that will just prove to provide a much better stress test than you would get otherwise, no? ::takes another sip:: [21:44] Q>I guess... makes it hard to work uninterrupted... and I could use a little less stress... [21:44] ::looks at Tal and can't help but feel sorry:: [21:44] Q> and diversions... [21:45] ::finishes his ale and picks up the mug Maiko handed him:: Jack hasn't been home yet, so I haven't had a chance to ask him about Tinsel. He'll probably show up tonight or tomorrow morning though. [21:45] Q>::begins dishing out food:: [21:45] Q> I can imagine getting readjusted to life onboard a starship, let alone Coronado, is a difficult prospect. [21:45] ::takes a sip of the beer, and turns back toward the rest of the floor:: [21:46] ::to Zachery:: Mind the store for a bit, I have to talk to her... [21:46] Q>::shrugs and she continues to dish out food:: readjusting to life right now is a little complicated... [21:46] ::smiles sadly at the view out the ports:: [21:46] Sure. ::smiles at Maiko and makes his way around to the back of the bar:: [21:47] ::glances over as Zachery and Maiko switch roles:: [21:47] ::heads over towards Velorna by the window:: [21:47] Q> Oh? Finding it difficult to fit back in as a civilian rather than an officer? ::places a napkin on his lap and takes another sip from his glass:: [21:48] ::leans against the bar and talks to Somansky:: So how's things going with you? Know anyone that got subverted by that...thing? [21:48] ::from behind Tal:: So, how long have you been keeping it bottled up inside? [21:48] Q>::places her napkin on her lap and picks up her fork:: civilian life is rather nice... sorta hard not to help out in rough times though.. [21:48] Q>::frowns to herself a bit:: I guess it's mostly just moving from one group of friends to another.. [21:48] ::mutters:: How long has it been? [21:49] ::shakes head:: No, it hit a few in the marine barracks, but I just know the flight crew, not the ground forces. [21:49] Q> ::swirling his glass:: Was it that different, having students as opposed to an engineering empire? [21:49] ::shrugs:: Sorry, I didn't get that much out of it. But I do know you're hiding something from everyone... maybe yourself too. [21:50] Q>::takes a sip of her water:: a little... I had peers for once.. [21:50] We're on the upper barracks, the ground crew is the lower barrack, on 8. [21:50] Q>a lot of the graduate students were my age... [21:50] ::nods:: Terrible thing though. I mean, it's one thing when you go down fighting but this. ::shakes his head:: [21:50] Q>and they didn't stare at me blankly when I started talking about warp core theory... [21:51] ::nods:: Its unfair. [21:51] Q>::takes a bite of food from her plate:: [21:51] Q> Sounds like you felt you were fitting in there better than here. ::takes a few bites of the food and nods:: It's good. [21:52] It is... possible. [21:52] Yeah. ::gulps some of his drink and sets the mug down:: [21:52] Q>::looks over at the replicator:: I like having a working replicator... [21:52] Q> ::smirks:: No time to fix your own dinner on Reor? [21:52] I had grown quite used to the idea of mothering children. To have their existance stripped from the universe as well as from my womb... it was... is... difficult to make sense of at times. [21:53] ::looks over at Maiko and Tal:: [21:54] Q>::shrugs:: I'm not a good cook, Aaron banned me from the kitchen extremely quick... [21:54] ::stands next to Tal, looking out at the stars, a sad smile on her face:: I suppose I can understand a little of what you're going through. In a ways, Coronado's arrival in M64 changed things like that for me. [21:54] ::crosses her arms:: If Coronado had never come here, I'd likely have already given birth to three children right now as part of furthering the Reorsan gene pool. [21:54] Q> ::pauses and takes another bite, smiling a little:: Aaron? [21:55] Q>::bites her upper lip before looking down at her plate:: Aaron and I dated a bit... [21:55] But to have that life ripped away in a way you can't protect... ::shudder:: [21:55] Q> Ah...I see... ::takes another sip of his wine:: You never mentioned him before. ::pauses:: Though I suppose I didn't call as often as I could have or should have. [21:56] Q>::takes a bite of food:: [21:56] Q> ::frowns:: [21:56] ::catches a snatch of the conversation and looks down, memories suddenly clouding his mind:: [21:56] Q>::smiles a little:: we were going to invite you planetside for Christmas...:: [21:57] Q> Oh? Why'd you change your mind? [21:57] ::sighs:: I'm rambling on about something I'm only peripherally aware about, aren't I? [21:57] Q>::frowns and looks at her plate again:: Aaron died at the end of November.. [21:57] You are a bit more perceptive than some would give you credit for, Commander. [21:59] Q> ::stops in the midst of taking a bite:: Oh...::face falls a little uncharacteristically:: I'm sorry. I...guess I really should have called more often. [21:59] Well, for what it matters, I didn't see it until after the mind meld. [22:00] Q>::shrugs:: we were being stupid... test flying an supersonic experiment ourselves... I flew the ship first, everything went fine... something went wrong when he flew... [22:00] ::chuckles softly:: Something had to fill that void in your head, Commander. Nature abhors a vacuum. [22:00] Q>I guess that it just proves that wars not the only place people can die.. [22:01] ::takes a long pull from his mug and sets it down:: [22:01] ::chooses to ignore that barb, assuming Tal is using her emotions to lash out:: And emptiness is just as bad as a vacuum. [22:02] Q> ::pauses, not sure what to say to that:: I suppose. We can't protect everyone from everything. ::picks up his glass again:: Is that why you decided to come back? [22:02] By definition, Commander, they are one and the same. [22:02] Q>::shrugs:: [22:02] Q>staying on planet was too hard... Aaron's mom was smuthering me... [22:03] Q> Smothering you? [22:03] ::shrugs:: Space is a vacuum. Emptiness... is feeling like something should be there that isn't. Like how I feel when I think about my mother. [22:04] ::pulls up a stool and sits:: What would you think if you found a stranger lying on the floor of your quarters from a heart attack? [22:04] ::looks at Tal:: I can never get my mother back. Some would say you have been given a gift, a mistake not your fault erased. I'd think of it as 'being able to choose a suitable father this time'. [22:04] Q>::nods:: Aaron and I had told her the weekend before... the accident... and after she was always over, it seemed... she still calls once a week now.. [22:05] You will still have children, of that I'm sure. You'll just love them even more. [22:05] ::looks over at Zachery:: I would be freaked personally. Mainly as to why they were in my quarters. . . [22:05] Q> ::blinks once or twice, unsure if he's missing something as he doesn't quite understand her response:: I'm sorry, I don't understand. [22:07] Q>:;blinks at Ironside:: you mean Savant didn't tell you? I thought surely with that gossip you would have know weeks ago... [22:07] ::nods slowly:: It kinda makes me feel a bit creepy. I spent the last couple of nights tossing and turning. I wish Jack would get back so I could ask him about it. [22:07] Q>::bites her lip:: I'm pregnant... [22:07] Q> ::is in the middle of taking a sip of wine from the glass and promptly almost chokes as she says this, coughing into the wine and sending it splashing out of the glass and all over his face:: [22:08] I never wanted children. I had never planned on having a family. [22:08] Perhaps I will simply serve as godparents to Ms. Oswald's children or something to that effect. [22:08] Q>somehow with the moving around and teaching and stuff I missed my shot... and as a quirk of fate would have it so did Aaaron.. [22:08] ::shrugs:: So long as you find something to fill that emptiness before it turns into a black hole and consumes you. [22:09] Q> ::coughs again as he sets the now mostly empty glass down on the table, sending a couple of speckles of wine onto the table as he reaches for his napkin:: [22:09] ::nods:: Its certainly a wierd situation. . . [22:09] Q>::looks at Ironside's face and almost laughs at his wine splattered face:: [22:09] Q>;:quickly puts on a poker face:: [22:10] My work is sufficient to occupy my thoughts, Commander. Your concern is appreciated but misplaced, I assure you. [22:10] Q>:;looks concerned:: are you okay dad? [22:10] Q> ::promptly wipes down his face with the napkin and sets it on the table, coughing once more and pushing back from the table, speaking strained as if he's still got some wine in his lungs:: Just a sec. ::heads for the bathroom:: [22:11] I tried contacting Jack and asking him but he insisted on talking about it later. He was a bit...busy at the time. [22:11] Besides, I think you'd make a... ::pauses mid-sentence, clearly trying to figure out exactly how to put this:: ...an interesting mother. In a good way that is. [22:11] ::nods, listening:: [22:11] Q>::watches Ironside head to the bathroom and wonders if she should tell him it's twins:: [22:12] Q> ::quickly enters the washroom and throws his hands under the tap, letting them fill with cold water for a moment before splashing his face and coughing once more:: [22:13] Q> ::snatches a towel off the rack and wipes the water off, staring back at his reflection in the mirror and trying to pull back the stolen memories of the alternate universe they experienced prior to the activation of the catapult, where he already was a grandfather:: [22:13] Q>::rubs her temples and wonders if she has any palmed painkillers from sickbay:: [22:14] ::snorts:: I am hardly qualified to raise a child, Commander. I let my emotions get the best of me during my pregnancy. You can erst assured that I won't let that happen again. [22:14] Q> ::returns from the washroom and sits back down pouring himself a replacement glass of wine, taking a deep breath:: How many months? [22:15] ::drains his mug and fills it up again, then motions to Somansky's:: Refill? [22:15] Q>well it's April now... umm.... 5ish.. [22:16] Q> ::takes another drink from the glass:: Why....didn't you tell me? [22:16] ::smirk:: And when you came onboard, I'm sure I was hardly qualified to be a department head. And pregnancy does things to you like that. ::grin:: My father told me when my mother was pregnant with me, he was sleeping on the couch every other night because of my mother's mood swings. [22:18] ::nods:: Yeah, thanks. [22:18] Q>Aaron and I were going to tell you at Christmas... and then he died... and there just never seemed like a good time.. [22:18] Q> Right...Christmas...::takes another drink, starting to think about the record of Coronado and pregnancies:: [22:20] Q>::takes a drink of water and then takes a deep breath::it's twins... [22:20] Q>::grimances as she waits for Ironsides reaction:: [22:20] Q> ::coughs into his wine again:: [22:21] ::gets Somansky a refill:: So what do you in your spare time? [22:21] I never knew my birth parents. ::glances over to D'Rall:: Not really, you know. [22:21] Q> ::manages to keep the shrapnel to a minimum this time, and only has to wipe a little off the sides of his mouth after he sets the glass back down:: [22:22] ::shrugs:: I just spend alot of times with my flght-mates. When not with them I'm on the holodeck surfing, or hiking, anything that'll keep me in good physical shape. [22:23] ::takes a drink:: How about you? [22:23] Q>::chews on her lip:; [22:23] ::nods:: My mother and I were never really close. Sometimes I felt like I never knew her. We certainly rarely got along. [22:24] ::nods:: I spend some time cooking and inventing new drinks, but I have some good workout programs I use too. Swimming is great excercise, and I have a couple of mountain climbing programs I use sometimes. And hang gliding. ::grins:: [22:24] Q> Ohhhhhhkay. ::takes another deep breath and a mouthful of food, chewing on it for a moment as he thinks, then swallows:: So...I'm going to be a grandfather, then... [22:25] Q>::nods:: [22:25] Q> I can probably...get used to that. ::smiles a little:: [22:25] ::smiles:: Hang gliding is good, flying is good. [22:26] ::takes another sip of his beer:: [22:26] Q>::smiles a little in return:: that's good... [22:26] Q>:;sighs:: [22:26] No, I mean that mine were killed sometime during the first six weeks of my life. That was when that damned Ferengi pirate raided our ship. At least, as far as I can piece together, that is. [22:26] Q> Do you know the sexes of the children? Have you picked names? Have you decided where you're g...::stops himself before he starts blithering:: [22:27] Q>::looks frighten, just a bit, and mutters something about trying not to think about actually having them:: [22:28] Q> Pardon? [22:28] Q>Dad, how am I going to raise a kid by myself? let alone two of them? [22:29] ::nods, thinking perhaps there was more to the emptiness than just her lost children:: [22:29] ::looks over to Maiko, then back to Zachery, the back to Maiko:: I don't see you two together, if I may say. [22:30] ::sips more beer:: The personalities. . .They don't seem to meld. [22:30] Q> I mean, I had two kids in the alternate universe, but they weren't the same age, and Dejat was there... [22:30] Q> ::pauses for a moment:: You don't have to do it by yourself...there's...me...the crew...you're still a member of the Coronado family, Zunite. Everyone here will support you. [22:31] ::shrugs:: Opposites attract. [22:31] Q>I know... but I still feel really, really alone sometimes... [22:31] Do you know what Ferengi do to their sex slaves, Commander? [22:31] ::shrugs too:: I guess. I'm not a psychology major, though. But good for the both of you anyways. [22:31] Q> ::looks at his food for a moment:: You're never alone, Zunite. You don't have to be. [22:32] From what little I know of the Ferengi, I have a pretty good idea... [22:32] Q>::nods and takes a bite of food:: [22:33] Age does not matter. And they care only about pleasing themselves. ::pauses:: Though not so bad since the implementation of Grand Nagus Rom's reforms. [22:33] Q> You could...move to Xanadu. Savant could help you with the children here. ::pauses:: Didn't you and... ::stops again and doesn't continue:: [22:33] Still, I think you see my point. Why I wished never to be a mother. [22:33] ::smiles as he looks at Maiko:: She's quite a woman. [22:33] Q>what? [22:33] Because you think you lack the experience you should have had as a child to know how to be a good mother. [22:34] Q> Colonel Prescot. ::clears his throat and takes a bite out of the food remaining on his plate:: [22:34] No, because I do not wish for my children to grow up without a mother. [22:34] Q>::laughs:: Prescot is a Camelyian Dad... [22:34] My line of work is... dangerous... at best. [22:35] ::glances at Zachery and a smile begins to crack, but subdues it:: [22:35] Q> ::smirks slightly:: Working with babies would be good for him. It'll help him deal better with raw recruits. [22:35] Q>::nearly collapses laughing:: [22:36] Q> Whaaaaat? It would! ::chuckling himself:: [22:36] ::shrugs:: Who's line of work isn't? [22:37] ::drinks more of his beer:: What's your favorite fighter? [22:37] Q>::controls herself:: it might... but that's really besides the point... he's a camelyian, think old fashioned dad... he would never want another man's kids.. [22:37] ::points to a group of lights that can barely be made out as being starships:: [22:37] We're all in equally grave danger if a Flea shows up, whether you're a civilian on a transport ship or admiral of the fleet. [22:37] See that group of ships there, Commander? [22:37] ::nods:: [22:37] Q> ::smirks:: Perhaps, but he might consider it the honourable thing to do seeing that the father...::frowns and trails off:: [22:38] ::shrugs:: The Spectre is bar none the best. . .I prefer Targa runabouts though. [22:38] Yeah? Why is that? [22:38] They are known as Taskforce Phantom. They'll ensure that as many people's lives are free from danger as possible. [22:40] ::glances at the sleeve of her uniform, a blackened version of the Defenders' eagle adorning her red command stripe:: While putting themselves at maximum risk. [22:40] Q>;;smiles:: I don't think it matters dad... I've seen Prescot once since I've gotten back.. and besides... there never was anything between us... [22:40] Q>:;grins:: regardless of what your spies told you.. [22:41] Q> ::harrumphs:: What spies? ::smirks:: [22:41] ::shrugs:: I like the size, its less complex to fly. [22:41] Q> My point is, Zunite, is that there is an entire crew here to help you through this. [22:42] Q>::nods:: I know... [22:42] ::nods:: Ever been sky diving? [22:42] Q>and like I said... Aaron's mom has been frequently reminding me that her home is always open to me... [22:43] Q> See? Nothing to worry about. You're...we're going to do fine. [22:43] ::leans against a nearby table:: 12 November 2401. [22:43] I beg your pardon. [22:44] Q>::smiles:: I'm glad you think so... because you're first on the babysitting list... [22:44] It was after the First Battle of Pitstop, after the Pfhor had managed to bombard parts of Reor. [22:45] ::nods:: Commander Smith fought to save you and your father that day. I read the reports. [22:45] Q> ::blinks:: Hey, now wait a second... ::smirking:: [22:45] Q>::grins:: [22:45] A most remarkable battle, I understand it was. [22:45] ::nods:: A few times, at the old range at Elsinore, on Earth. [22:46] You? [22:46] ::sips the beer:: [22:46] Yeah. I've been a few times. [22:46] *** Joins: Prescot (~asdf@wa-longview7a-a-205.lgvwwa.adelphia.net) [22:46] *** CoroLCARS sets mode: +v Prescot [22:47] No, a year earlier. [22:47] *** Ironside is now known as Fraser [22:47] ::Frowns:: You're right. [22:47] *** Parts: Fraser (~fdeziel@CPE00207800d5fc- CM000a739ba73f.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com) [22:47] It was before I joined Coronado - I was still a shuttle pilot servicing the orbital platforms at the time. [22:47] ::nods:: Its a rush, a very enriching experience. [22:47] Losses from orbital fire among the Braid were pretty high, though there were also plenty of survivors.... [22:48] Yup. Sure is. When you live as long as I have, you try a lot of things. Deep sea diving is fun, in a different way. Used to go with Eveline a few times a year. [22:49] It's called the Day of Training because thousands of Braids gave up cords to take in the surviving cords of the attacks. [22:49] *** Parts: Zunite (zunite@x84-81-133-dhcp.reshalls.umn.edu) [22:49] ::nods:: I usually stick to the air. But I've been diving off the coast of Hawaii, on Earth. [22:50] Its very beautiful there. [22:51] ::nods:: I went in a submarine once too. One of those scientific types you know? Saw some facinating creatures. Sharks and whales, and even a giant squid. [22:51] ::nods:: Ah, yes, I recall reading about that as well. [22:51] Such noble creatures, the Braid. [22:52] ::smiles:: Nice, sea life is the most interesting in the universe, in any culture. [22:52] ::looking out the windows:: If one person falls on the line, another is prepared to step up and take his or her place. Just as I believe that I need to do my part to defend my homeworld, I also know that one day I will probably step back, settle down, and raise a family. [22:53] That is, of course, your choice. [22:53] ::glances back out at the stars, in the direction of the Phantom taskforce:: [22:53] ::looks around and stands:: If you'll excuse me. I've got to get some sleep before my next shift. I was nice talking to you though. [22:54] It is not, however, mine. [22:54] <> [22:54] <<7th Heaven, a day later>> [22:54] ::nods:: Sure. Nice talking to ya. [22:54] ::finishes the beer and sets it down:: I'll see you later. . . ::heads out of 7th heaven:: [22:54] *** Parts: Somansky (Somansky@68-190-246-60.riv- mres.charterpipeline.net) [22:55] ::takes the empty mug and washes it, dries it, and sets it on the shelf:: [22:56] *** Parts: Prescot (~asdf@wa-longview7a-a-205.lgvwwa.adelphia.net) [22:57] You may find that life will make that choice for you someday as it has once before. ::shrugs:: Like I said, if Coronado had never found M64, I'd be a married baby factory putting out kids for the future of Reor's gene pool. ::wry grin:: [22:58] ::drains his mug and washes it, sets it on the shelf and then turns to wash down the bar:: [22:59] ::folds her hands behind her back and turns to face Maiko:: [23:01] ::notes the time on a nearby chronometer:: I have to go.... if you want to talk about it some more, you know where I am... ::stands up and starts to head out, but then stops and looks back at the last second:: [23:02] ::watches Maiko leaving:: [23:02] As for the emptiness reportedly in my head, maybe it's because I happened to have emptied it out with a good idea a few weeks ago and am waiting for the next good one to assemble there. ::grins as she waves g'night to Zachery, then leaves:: [23:02] *** Maiko is now known as Farrell_AFK [23:03] ::mutters:: Incourigable woman... [23:03] <<'night>> [23:03] *** Velorna is now known as Aggie [23:03] ::waves back and tosses the rag in the recycler, then nods to Tal and leaves himself:: [23:03] *** Zachery is now known as Cloaked [23:04] *** Parts: Cloaked (~Ancntgrac@cdm-68-226-188-122.lkch.cox-internet.com) [23:04] *** Parts: Farrell_AFK (CptFarrell@69-163-34-222.lndnnh.adelphia.net) [23:04] simend [23:04] sim end! [23:04] *** CoroLCARS changes topic to '=/\= U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901... http://www.jestertrek.com/coro2400/ =/\= Sim's over for this week; time to relax! =-= Three-time winner of UCIP's Bergen Award for excellence in simming!' [23:04] *** CoroLCARS sets mode: -m