Andruss  had to have the green eggs  and ham, and  toasted bread to go with it, he  got a bottle of ..what looked like..Orange Juice.

 ..............

Morgan  and Kira   entered, and  wentdowhn the long  table  of  metal containers   containing  hot and cold food.

 Morgan frowned..all this   found, You would think they would have  Galaxy Cruch..or   Hemy Comets?... don't they  eat cold   cereal ? He  proceeded to get what loked  like
 Potatoe  pancakes , with ketchup and Muffins with  some kind  of red Jelly and Butter. He
  took a  Big Glass of chocolate Milk.

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Roy's face hardened.  "I don't care who or what they are...someone dicks around with my crew and I take it personally.  Yeah, we should have a heart-to-heart with these assholes...and maybe a boot-to-ass and knee-to-groin, as well..."

It was good that he'd eaten so much already, because the news put a damper on his appetite.  Regardless of who it was, they were all hypothetically on the same side, and if it was an attempt at kidnapping, that ran counter to the whole principle.  If it was something more personal, well...he'd had long and very excruciating discussions with people on Fuji about the concept of not assaulting someone on your own side.  He wasn't quite as versed in Sanri physiology...but he was certainly ready to revisit the subject matter and hand down another lesson.

He looked at Shadow.  "We need to make sure at least one of them can talk after we're done.  The lesson will be much more constructive if there's absolutely no speculation about who gave it and why."

   Taking the last bite of his pastry, Shadow  said,I have  never met a Sanri who is stupid. I have  killed a couple  who are Highly arrogant , They think  they are the finest species in  The Black. When we  were here  before, I had encounters with onem who thought it was a lie that I killed two of them, by myself during a Delta  Night..Muska,The Apefolk Captain, Saved  me from getting hurt and saved two Sanri from getting dead. Right there in front of everyone?

 But that was  an ESN  Sanri. Not a merc Sanri That  is already   doing  bad stuff? I must assume there is no honor  in  them. Again? Roles  says anything we  do is fine with him. If it goes  further, he'll clean house, you can count on it.   

 Mara  comes  over, she is  more in control of herself. Flores is with her.he said   he will meet  us at 8:00PM, the sun will be down by then and the Faire  will cover   the meeting.

  Candy? You arrive with her?

 You bet, LC...

 he said not to bring anyone...

 you're bringing alot of someones. Roy and  I are going to Back door them.
Flores  will be there as your 'wingman'... There has to be more then three? at least a driver  for  a van..right? Anyway, this  ends  tonight...

 Mara Nodded...Shadow added,7:30 you COM us.... don't go  anywhere alone..we need this meeting, so we can  find out if there is anyone  else who is missing...
they moved back to where  they are sitting , Flores  mouths  a 'thank You'.

  There is a big punishment  for slave  traing and  kidnapping...yes?

 Yes there is....there are even official ones...I like  mine better..

 I'm going to check on the LArgs  before the meeting.. and that Bear-thing..., he gathered up his dishes , moving off to stack them on the   used cart, and head out the door. He stopped by Henry to tell him the Nuska was  at  the BU  with the Largs,

Shadow to Bura>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

”ok let me dry off, and yeah shopping is a must” Izzy said as she got out of the bath dried herself off with one of the fluffy white towels she had previously laid out.

Walking into the next room she would find Lizzy sat waiting for her at the table with the tray of food and a fresh pot of coffee. Still completely naked Izzy would take a seat opposite Lizzy and pour herself a cup of coffee before picking up her knife and fork  and beginning on her breakfast of green eggs and bacon, Burian sausages, hash browns and toast. With her hunger momentarily distracting her from Lizzy’s naked loveliness, Izzy would eat her breakfast for several minutes, savouring the flavours, before speaking ”So Liz I was thinking that maybe we could try and find a dressmaker and get bridesmaid dresses sorted, Sam’s the same size as me so we’d only need sizes for Nikki…unless you wanted any other bridesmaids?” she asked, having considered asking Maddy but ultimately it would be up to Lizzy to decide who she wanted in her wedding party.

Walking down line of brat pans filled with exotically coloured food, Tarja would get a plate of bacon and eggs, both green, a pair of the local sausages, also green, some kind of hash made from what she hoped were potatoes, a piece of toast and a green fruit juice, because why ruin the colour scheme by choosing something else. Joining Andruss at the end of the line with her breakfast she would speak to him in a quiet voice ”you do not mind us sitting with NA-CE? She is nice and I don’t know many people yet” she asked not wanting to make him feel uncomfortable as the pair of them started walking back towards the tables. Then again he had said he didn’t know many people himself…

  Andruss   shook his head,no?  I don't mind, it wasn't that long ago i was a  'new guy"...

  when they  sat down, he   smiled and said,I know there is  only  a tiny chance that this is  'earth' Pigs and  veggies and stuff, but  it smells and taste  just like  Earth stuff..so it doesn't matter!

There was a brief look of relief when Andruss agreed to sit with NA-CE with Tarja quite liking the Angel. Taking a seat back on NA-CE’s table she would nod in agreement with his assessment that the food was most likely not from Earth, however as she was digging into her bacon she had to admit that for military faire that the food was very good ”is good…then again most things good compared to C-Rats in muddy hole” she replied, struggling to take in the luxurious surroundings ”I’m new…this…this is not usual right?” she continued, clearly wondering what kind of outfit she had joined.

”so ladies you were with, they were medics too, yes?” she said turning to NA-CE in order to resume the conversation where it had left off.

 Andruss    just  waved a  fork as he  answered, Bura  likes theFleet, espeiclly , The Hermes. I guys  , back in the day, they helped  Bura out   alot...and  The LC's  fighter chose to stay here..she was killed by a traitor though?.. LC  Killed him back.

 any way,  The hermes gets to   have   Palace  stuff, if they want it.... on Carrier stations,  we  can go where we  weant, But the LC lets  folks  use his Condo to crash in, not to mention the parties..... It can be  fun out here  sometimes.

 There's lots of   folks  who stayed in town, or the City, or  even the barracks  at the Airfield.  almost everyone comes up here to get the palace  east though!

 NA-CE smiled when Tarja and Andruss returned, " Welcomeback and the food is delicious no matter the color trust me." NA-CE smiled and replied," This actually reminds me of my home, I came from a very prominent Angel family. Oh Tarja two where pilots, two worked in comms, then me the med tech, I was the only non-com in the group."

 NA-ce then finished her meal and drank as she relaxed and let Tarja and Andruss eat.

 Lizzy watched as Izzy joined her at the table and said," Why get dresses we are just going back into the tub right." They then begin eating together, it was wonderful and lovely.

 Lizzy ate a lot liked she normally does and luckily Izzy did remember to order extra helpings. Lizzy smiled and then answered Izzy's question while they ate," Sure we can do that I was thinking of asking Madison but you would need to find another so we matched, thats up to you Izzy."

”Ah the special treatment” Tarja replied when Andruss explained the situation with Bura and how services past rendered had resulted in more than a little goodwill from the locals though also sounded like the crew knew how have fun too “You have parties often?…Wait you’re teasing me, yes?” she asked, albeit uncertainly. After all he hadn’t been joking about the green food, though she had to admit that it wasn’t how she imagined it would be out here.

With NA-CE speaking of home, revealing that she had come from similar surroundings before going on to say that the ladies had been Officers from various different branches of the military ”I find this…strange…I come from little village, grew up in small house surrounded by trees…I do not think I have ever been in place like this before” she said looking around the hall and it’s decor with it being a far cry from where she had grown up, with her going on to give NA-CE a bit of a surprised look ”They were all cake eaters? They treat you well, yes? No pulling of the rank?” she said having known a few officers that would have done such a thing even during shore leave.

   Andruss  tick off on his fingers...we...almost always, have  shore  leave on a Carrierstation, as the ships  load up  and  swap out transfers......Then, after a Jump off, we have a 'after party' the LC  foots the bill for, on the rec dec..we  have a salute to our dead,  had out any awards, and then party...the  next day, is the Official  send off  for our
 dead... Shore leave Parties... we have beach parties that go on around the clock, and there is a party on the roof of the Hotel  The Admiral says in..his Condo has  all the High rankers... Shadow's has   the crew,, party on the roof..and in Shadow's  Condo... and , there is the beach  things going on...of course , some folks  just run around the station and make their own fun.

 then he waves  to the   hall,and, from  what Morgan says, some places  really like us..  The Blue  Moon?  The Green Moon  and Bura. for certain

As Shadow announced his departure, Roy chimed in.  "Hey...bring Larry and Freddie back with you.  I think they'll be useful to have there tonight.  Three Sanri might be stupid enough to try something aggressive with us...I'm actually kind of hoping they do, to be honest...but it wouldn't hurt to have a pair of largs in reserve in case they decide to run, instead."  Carrying the Verian hold-out pistol wasn't exactly gentlemen's rules...but kidnapping (or worse) pretty much nullified any qualifications the Sanri could claim on being gentlemen (or whatever the Sanri equivalent term might be...)  So Roy already had a contingency plan in mind if the Sanri opted for aggression.

He turned to Dusk.  "I'm sure General Bale has some guidelines for how to deal with kidnapping...but those guidelines are generally intended for dealing with ESN personnel, with some extrapolated options for APF personnel.  EMS is technically outside those categories, being mercenaries, and I'm sure that they aren't part of Roles' crew, or they'd be smarter.  It's entirely possible that they're EDT personnel that infiltrated an EMS crew.  Either way, this isn't going to be handled as an infraction of APF rules. This is going to be handled as hostile covert action.  If they surrender peacefully, they might get a chance at an APF hearing...if they fight, I want at least one survivor to pass along word of how fast and painfully his buddies died, so anyone who's been working with them has a really good excuse to reconsider their life choices, knowing that a similar fate could rain down on them at any time."  There was no joy, not even a hint of any unholy glee, in his voice or expression.  Unlike Shadow, he didn't appear to take any pleasure out of the prospect that faced them...rather, his whole demeanor was coldly calculating and dispassionate, with overtones of controlled anger.

"And if we're really lucky, the designated survivor will spill the beans about who they've been working with and where their connections are, and we can do a little further house-cleaning while we're at it."  This was all assuming, of course, that their plan had been kidnapping.  If they had intended something more ignoble...like taking turns taking advantage of whoever they roped in...well, there were alternative punishments for that, too.  Punishments that a pair of angry largs could deliver in a uniquely indelible fashion...

With a mouthful of bacon Izzy would nod as she chewed at Lizzy’s suggestion that she asked Maddy, with Izzy having had a similar idea herself ”NA-CE would be a possible, if you didn’t mind her towering over you, after all you’re the one walking down the aisle I’m just standing up at the altar with Sam” Izzy pointed out with there not being many people to choose from their small circle of friends that hadn’t already been chosen ”Do we know what colours we’re going for on the bridesmaid dresses? Nikki’s suggestion of red, pink and silver wasn’t bad…though perhaps not altogether” she said thinking that it would be better to keep things simple especially seeing as they still didn’t know where they were getting married, with them having left things a little late for Bura.

 Lizzy was eating and ten responded," Ask whoever you wish but we need to have the same number that's all for the pairing and dancing. I believe the Admiral is walking me down the aisle and Nikki and Captain Si will be up there waiting for me as well." Lizzy giggled then she finished her breakfast.

 Lizzy smiled and replied about the color of the bridesmaid dresses," Oh yes red/silver or pink and silver not all three." Lizzy giggled, then got a glass of the Burian version of Marmosa, and said," You ready to hit the tub again my love."

As Andruss detailed the various parties the ship had and why Tarja would pause in eating her breakfast in order to give him a slightly incredulous look with her wondering if he was exaggerating things ”Really? It is wonder fleet even has time to fight war with that schedule” she replied, with it clear that things were handled differently around here.

Finishing off the last of her breakfast and leaning back in her chair to enjoy her fruit juice she would move away from the topic of parties to that of their plans ”you still interested in going to town then seeing countryside?” she asked just in case things had changed since last night.

  Andruss nodded, Yeah?  I mean, if you want me to come along?... where ever.. i only saw the city  at night, before   things 'black out'. I haven't been in the country side ,except to shoot  things.

  his eyes loked at  Tarja  , then to  NA-CE, to see, if she had  anything to do.

" Tarja they were awesome actually treated me like what did they say one of the girls. It was a very good time no time talk of rank." NA-CE smiled at the couple.

 When they talked about going to countryside together NA-CE did not want to intrude on them who knows what will happen tomorrow. She smiled at them both and got up completely fnished. " I am going back to the fair, you two have a great time together." NA-CE gave a nod to Tarja to go have fun alone with your mate look.

 NA-CE then headed out of the Palace heading for the fair, it would be fun to see it more in the day.

----->>>>>>> To Bura Sites and Places

When Madison opened her eyes, she had no idea where she was. It was familiar but not really. Not until she sat up did she realize that se was back in her room at the Burian Palace. But how she got there, she had no idea. The last thing she remembered was leaving a private party long after the sun had risen. A lot of the night was shrouded in clouds, but she was able to string together enough clear moments to know what happened, and despite a surprisingly mild hangover, she still felt amazing for the experience.

What wasn't amazing was the way she smelled, and she just knew she probably looked even worse. But before she ran to the bathroom to get cleaned up, she needed to let the girls know she was back and safe.

To Lizzy, Izzy, NA-CE and Sam
[Hey guys. I'm safe and back in my room at the palace. If your respond and I don't, it's because I'm getting presentable. Talk soon]

”Red and silver sounds good, we just need to find a style that will suit Sam and Nikki” Izzy replied wanting her friends to look good too. After all Lizzy was going to outshine all of them regardless of what they wore.

Having finished her breakfast Izzy would giggle as Lizzy asked if she was ready to go back to the large bath and relax some more ”I certainly am” she said eagerly getting up and collecting her own glass of mimosa before following her into the bathroom with her eyes glued to Lizzy’s shapely behind as she went.

After re-running the water so that it was lovely and warm the pair of them would step back into the tub with Izzy cupping her beloved’s head in her hands as she straddled her in the tub ”I can’t wait to make you my wife, you’re my everything” Izzy whispered as she looked deep into her emerald green eyes ”…now where were we”

”Ah is good then, maybe someday I meet them” Tarja replied when NA-CE confirmed that the ladies she’d hung out with last night had been friendly and hadn’t treated her differently due to her rank, glad that she was making some friends other than her.

Meanwhile with Andruss asking if he was still welcome to join her today she would give him a slightly perplexed look ”I ask you, didn’t I?” clearly confused as to why he would think she didn’t want him to join her, although part of her suspected that this was one of those social niceties that she often missed ”Andruss I would enjoy your company today, I think” she added with a smile briefly touching lips. It was then that NA-CE would say that she was going to the fair and wished them a pleasant day, another social nicety, assuming she had read the look she’d been given right…at least she thought there had been a look?

”Yes, have good day NA-CE, I see you later perhaps” She said before finishing the last of her juice and turning to Andruss to see if he was ready to go “Shall we take a walk around city and see what there is, yes?”

 Andruss  smiled,I will call a car when we hget to the stand outside.,but,  we shouldn't  wait too long to see the country side?  we can be in the city at night..the wilds..are...well?  wild?

”I know, we just pick up a few things; something to eat, local map, compass, maybe binoculars, not to mention somewhere to walk” she said as she got up from the table and started walking with Andruss towards the main entrance, dropping off their now empty plates along the way ”you have boots on, yes?” she asked not wanting to inadvertently cripple him due to improper footwear.

Once outside they would get the car that Andruss had arranged for them with Tarja speaking to the driver, being sure to carefully pronounce each word correctly so he wouldn’t misunderstand with her thick accent ”Hello, can you take us to camping store…somewhere that sells outdoors stuff like the maps and compass” she asked, a little unsure if such a place existed on Bura.

Andruss  chuckled,I am a trooper? Of course i have boots! Yes, we wil get something to take  with us  , and we still need our sidearms and bootknifes.
  they go out into the fresh smelling air.. the smell of   water from the fountains, and the smell of 'green' from the trees and bushes.

 people   were  hading  back to the airfiled to  , maybe  see the town or go to the faire.

   The   car came , Andruss got his chip scanned

 Andruss  Tjar  to  Bura sites and places>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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 Lizzy smiled at Izzy and relaxed holding her close. "Yes we will ask Nikki and Sam of course."

 Then they headed back into the bathroom, Izzy warmed up the tub and then they slid back in and both had their morning drink. "We were right here my love." Lizzy then kissed Izzy deeply as they relaxed and had more fun in the Burian bubble bath.