In the Morning , Dusk was   up, she was  dressed in her    Undenese/Delta Fleet uniform. she sat in a hallway chair  outside  Roy's room.  to go to Breakfast.

  other people were  passing her, she  would   nod  and wave off  salutes.

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 Val was up  , and coming out of the Shower. She  got a text from Shadow, that he was bringing the  Boys an Mila  Up the  Palace to get cleaned up.

((from Bura))

  reaching the  Palace,  Shadow got  a Hermes  officer's  suite.. he took the   boys and Mila  in. He texted  henry..

  I got the Boys   and Mila   at My suite in the Hermes  section  They are getting showers I sent   a runner to get them Clothes... whenever you're, let me know  and we'll meet you in the  Dinning hall...

 the  Boys  finished  up,  and  Shadow  went in cleaned up   and got  dressed in a Duty uniform,  they waited   in the room, Can and Roll taking turns with Cans   Vid game.

Dusk didn't wait long.  Roy was up early, out of habit...lacking any orders to the contrary, he opted for a duty uniform that displayed ribbons for the various commendations and awards he'd received.  He hated that it was true, but sometimes a chest full of commendations carried a lot more weight in a counsel meeting than good advice...and he hoped to provide both.  At the very least, if anyone decided to get argumentative, seeing the number and variety of awards would give them pause.

"How'd you sleep?" he asked Dusk, with a greeting smile, as he stepped out of his quarters.

  She   smiled a bit embarrassed,.. it is not a way to be the most interesting prson, to spend  time  with, if i  fall asleep when we ahve  time to spend!

 right now , I am eager  to  see what  foods to eat!

——> Bura sites and places

Despite how early it was, they weren’t the only ones up and about in the palace with many other people in the process of acquiring rooms for the night or getting something to eat from the kitchens. After arranging for somewhere to sleep from weary green angel in palace livery Tarja would find a small lounge area with a bar ordering herself a vodka before taking a seat on a plush couch beckoning for Andruss to join her and the cuddly Nuska next to her ”come, we have drink together before bed…I need to unwind a little else I won’t sleep” she said, stretching and momentarily pulling the fabric of her blouse tight against her before settling back into the cushions ”thank you for taking me out Andruss, I had a lot of fun tonight it has been a long time since I was last able to just have fun like that” she quietly said, sipping her drink and relaxing, curious to see how Andruss would use the time he had left.

  Andruss nodded as he   had   a burian beer.yeah> it was alot of fun.  if you don't have big plans? maybe  we  could check out the  City?.. Recall is at 10:00PM planet  time.

 there  are some rides at the faire  we didn't try  yet

Henry woke up, stertched luxuriously and rolled over to find himself on his own.

Val was coming out of the shower, dressed only in her com. Very fetching! He feasted his eyes then rolled out of bed, passed her a towel, and went to take a shower himself.

"What should I wear for this meeting, dear? You have a better handle on such things than I?"

Sometime around 11:30 AM, a car rolled up to the palace. Madison got out on unsteady feet, smoothing her dress and looking up at the building exterior. She realized she should have sent a communication to Sam or NA-CE earlier, but she had other things on her mind... what little mind she had. Pulling out her comm, she typed out a message.

I'm back. I'm safe.

It was a hell of a night. Madison tried to make it last as long as possible, but when the sun came up, there wasn't any night left to prolong. Using the car glass as a mirror, she wiped away some smudged makeup, then turned towards the palace and collapsed when she tried to walk. The driver, ran around to help her up, but there was no way she was getting to her room under her own power. A moment later a guard came running over to carry her.

Madison felt herself being lifted and carried in a cradle. It was a fun ride while it lasted, but just a few minutes later the guard got her to her room and tossed her on the bed, then locking the door after leaving. She tried to stand, but fell asleep instead.

 Val says 'dress for the meeting'...Afte breakfast, I will take   Can to  the lake, and he  can play with the Largs  until your meeting is done

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  Adam   sent  Henry a Text saying he would meet him in the Dining hall.. he  got the boys and   Mila  Moving  as  they  went to  the  hall to get food., He keep checking the Time on his COM.

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  Dusk and Roy  entered  from the VIP  area, , with  Dusk  checking out 'dippy eggs' and toast.. with bacon-ish things and  some   ham-ish things.

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The Admiral and the rest of the Board    were entering, Shade was there with Maria  and Scarlet

——> Bura Sites and places

Izzy would spend most of the ride back to the palace trying to keep her hands off of Lizzy as the fire fruit took effect with her instead contenting herself with resting her head on Lizzy’s shoulder and holding her hand in the back of the car.

Upon their arrival at the palace Izzy would give Sam and NA-CE a hug ”I’ll see you girls in the morning, maybe we could hang out sometime tomorrow” she said before taking Lizzy’s hand and walking with her to their suite.

As soon as the door to their suite had closed Izzy would lean up to give passionately kiss her wife to be before removing her dress and draping it over the back of a chair so it wouldn’t get creased with her then leaping into Lizzy’s arms and wrapping her legs about her waist so she could carry her into the bedroom where Lizzy’s toybox was waiting for them.

Izzy awoke the following morning in a tangle of limbs and her head resting on Lizzy’s shoulder with the pair of them having collapsed like that in exhaustion after having spent much of the early morning enjoying themselves ”hey you, I was thinking of running a bath, it’s not quite a shower and coffee but you know…” Izzy murmured softly into Lizzy’s ear as she gently caressed her cheek with a smile on her face.

With Andruss joining her on the couch she would listen as he tentatively suggested spending a little time together in the city or possibly even the fair as there were rides they hadn’t had time to go on this evening ”Sure could be fun…though I would like to spend some time in countryside, it’s not everyday we get to visit friendly planet” she replied as she sipped her drink with her going on to ask ”So is there anything in particular you would like to see or do?” with her leaning a little closer to him ”…is your shore leave too you know, so if there is something you are wanting to do then just say”

 Lizzy woke up in the morning and smiled at Izzy, she smiled and replied," Oh that sounds divine, see if they have Burian bath salts or Burian bubble bath." Lizzy giggled and headed to the small kitchen they had and began to make what they called Burian coffee. " Let me know when the tub is ready."

 Andruss   smiled a  bit,I ..don't know>...if i go on shore leave, it  normally with shipmates who are trying to  see hpow  fast they can get drunk, with how little creds?

Looking  at Tarja  he said,walking around the trees  , without being   lock in  2 tones of metal, would be  a nice...  he  sorta  leaned  closer  and  attempted to try a kiss

 NA-CE awoke in time for breakfast in the Main Hall she was told. She took a shower and dressed in a normal duty uniform, carried her Angel steel dagger, and her Angel steel pulse sidearm with her. She also had her medical bag she didnt like to go nowhere without it.

 NA-CE walked into the Hall and went and got her food, she entered just as Captain Si was walking in front of her, She smiled and said," Captain Si it is an Honor to meet an Honorable Paradise Angel Ma'am." She had all her Angel medals and she also saw the Blue Moon Angel Special Forces Patch on her uniform. NA-CE did stop and give an Angel bow of respect and Honor.

 Sam had awoken early; she also saw a note that was slid under her door. The Note said from the Burian Three, " Lt. Robertson please wear your Burian APF/ESN Dress Uniform that is in your closet already with all your medals. Sam showered then but on her spiffy Green and Blue Uniform it looked very good on her small frame and her silvery white hair.

 When she was all set she headed down to the Hall for breakfast, she brought the Note in case anyone asked why she was in full dress uniform.  Sam walked in and went for the food line and got a plate she was already in line when the Board entered.

 captain Si Turned  and  smiled,Good Morning , NA-CE. How   did y9ou enjoy  Bura?. It is good to grab as much enjoyment here as you are able, we are only here  because  of the incident with the Sol System. Otherwise  we  would have been Pounding Vampra intp a asteroid belt.

 NA-CE smiled and replied," I had a great time at the Festival they had, and Lt. Robertson was our for the group I went with, Ens. Sakura., Ens. O'Conner, and Ens. Perry. We all won prizes, then we went out dancing." When Captain Si mentioned pounding Vampra she looked depressed, and added, " Oh Captain I do wish we were on our way to do that, the Vamprics have no reason to keep alive, they should always be eliminated Ma'am."

 NA-CE bowed again and looked for a place to sit.

Roy grinned and nodded as Dusk expressed interest in breakfast.  As they walked, he responded, "Yesterday was a long day.  If you've never been to one...or even if you've been to them, but it's been a long time...a fair or carnival is a lot to process.  All the lights, the constant noise, all the people moving around...that's a lot for a brain to process.  And unless Udenese are COMPLETELY different from Humans, mental stress is often more exhausting than physical stress."

He was silent for half a beat, before he chuckled and added, "Besides, it's not every day I have a lovely young lady fall asleep against me.  It's kind of an honor...knowing that you feel comfortable enough to relax enough to sleep.  And it's relaxing in its own kind of way."

And, at that point, they were in the dining area, and engulfed by the sight and smell of a myriad of breakfast options.  Roy opted for scrambled eggs, with something that vaguely resembled peach slices with cream poured over them, and a fruit juice, along with several slices of toast and a pile of the local 'bacon'.  It would have been a pretty light breakfast...except he got double portions of everything (triple, of the bacon.)

 As they  sat down, she  dipped  some of her  bread into the 'dippy egg'..Father  always makes the  egs  you have there, at the Condo?  I like these  eggs  better?  and  the  Bacon thing is goo..Shade likes the bacon thing...

  Shadow  came in,wearing Duty unifrom  and had two  cleaned up  boys with hi, as well as a eager Mila.. he waved to Dusk and   Roy, then set to letting the boys pick out  food, He  asked   for  a bowl of scramble eggs with Bacon  for Mila, and a water  Bowl.

 Steeing things up, for when henry and Val arrived.

Roy chuckled.  "Scrambled eggs are easy to prepare.  Those," and he gestured to her plate with a slice of toast in one hand, "take patience and care to cook, and I just never had the patience for them.  So I got used to these."  He grinned as he scooped up some of the eggs and set them on the toast, before biting off the whole section.

"And after so many years of eating field rations, ANY fresh eggs are a delight."

He nodded as he spied Shadow coming in, grinning at the two boys in tow.  "You know...you never got a chance to be a child, but your father never really got a chance to be a father, either.  Lots of experiences missing on both sides.  It's good to see you all getting a little taste of what you missed."

He gestured for Shadow to come on over and have a seat with them.

  The Boys   and Shadow came over,  Mila's  Bowls  in  one  arm, and Shadows  plate in another. the  boys   sat at the end of the  table  with Mila's  Bowl, just under the edge  so  passerbys  wouldn't kick it,

 once they were set, Shadow  sat  near  Dusk, he  had toast, bacon and scrambled  eggs...  a servant  brought over his  coffee. After the  servant left Shadow leaned in and said softly,I tried to  tip her  when we cane  in> she got offended?

Do they not work for the council of Three? Would you want tipped for  flying   your fighter?

 Shadow sat back and thought about that... Dusk held up her hand,..never mind, Father. Forget that i sid that...

 The Boys waved   at Roy and Dusk.

   Shadow  looked at his COM  again,closing in on 7:30.. meeting is  at 11:00 until  12.. I promised    Disna  and Puskie i would  spell them so they could go to the faire and stuff. I want to fly to that Village that like  me too, before  we leave. What are you guys doing  after  the Meeting?

 Other   folks were  slowly  entering the Dinning area,  some looked chiper, someloked a bit worn out.

 Sam had gotten her food and sat one table over from the board. She got some Burian eggs, Burian version of potatoes some were green, and sausage and bacon.  She got a good amount of food for a woman of her size, the one that could eat was Lizzy she ae so much and stayed in such good shape.

 Sam hadn't seen Izzy or Lizzy yet she didn't think they would be up till after the meeting anyways, she giggled. Sam was all smiles a little nervous she was asked to go in her spiffiest Dress Uniform they could have given her to wear, something was up that was for sure but what was it Sam thought.

 Sam began to eat as others sat down around her.

Mila was looking around with interest, even whilst her nose was twitching at the heavenly smell of bacon.

Then Her Human came through the door and even bacon paled into insignificance. She scampered through the hall, somehow managing to avoid banging into anyone, and skidded to a halt, wagging her tail furiously.

There was an understanding nod as Andruss explained how he usually spent shore leave, having done so herself on previous occasions when she was younger and getting drunk had sounded like a good idea. Though he would go on to say that he liked the idea of spending some time walking in the trees out of armour ”it is nice, is nice and rel…” the kiss would take her by surprise, cutting off what she had been about to say. Admittedly the kiss had been a little clumsy with it catching her somewhere between her cheek and lips, however seeing as she had been waiting for him to kiss her for most of the night she didn’t object to him doing so ”oh! ok…we…um…try again yes?” Tarja softly asked feeling her cheeks growing warm as she slowly put her arms around him in and kissed him.

Leaning back into a comfortable position on the couch she would continue to kiss him as she enjoyed the moment, doubting that things would go any further tonight with her simply happy to have a little fun before bed.
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”ok see you soon beautiful” Izzy softly replied as leaned in to give Lizzy a kiss before rolling out of the gloriously large bed and walking into the bathroom with an obvious sway in her step, with an evening with Lizzy always working wonders for her mood and making her feel very girly.

Decorated with marble tiles and polished brass fittings, the bathroom was the height of decadence, or at least it was to Izzy’s untrained eye. With her having gone from her parents cramped and poorly maintained apartment, to a university dorm and then on to numerous military quarters with the large tub looking to be almost as large as their en-suite back on the Hermes.

After setting the bath running for a few minutes with a selection of bath salts and an unsurprisingly green bubble bath, Izzy would lay out a pair of large fluffy white towels before climbing into the tub and sinking beneath the water with an audible sigh ”Babe the bath is ready! Come and join me, it’s heavenly!” She called into the next room as she laid back and started to relax.