Roll  looked at hers,Ok?.. you taste mine  and I'll taste yours.. see which one we like  better..

 Lifter  Giggles,..I like them all.. we never had  any of this stuff..sometimes  we  might get  a melted  bowl of  reuglar Icecream from the  trash...

Haley continued with her schooling for the day, along side Roll and the other kids.  After school was done for the day many kids hung out on the playground.  Haley went with Toni to the farm.  before leaving she bit her lip a bit and since she hadn't seen Rolls new mommy and daddy she worked up some courage and asked if he would like to come with her and see the farm.  She knew he had never been there.  she could show him how to play and catch chickens and things.

 Roll  noded  a bit,I will  put  my Back  pack by our steps, Gregor  is  in the house..i don't  think we shoudl take him, he might  eat some animals  with out   Mortica to stop him..

 he puts his   thigns    by the door  and    is ready to follow  Haley to the  farm place

"Okay" she skips with Toni and follow her to the farm.  They wait a moment for Gregor to be made okay with food and water.  Haley asks if Toni can leave a note for Rolls momma and daddy.

<from farm.

  During the   night  Roll got up  and  sneaked a bit , to go out  and  scamper  down the street to   his  place .. he  opened the door  with the  key pad.. and  went it  to a happy  Gregor.

 he   went to the kitchen and  got  some of  the 'larg food"..he put it in the gamma wave  oven like he was Mortica  do... then  put the warm   meats and such  in a bowl for Greggor.. while Gregor ate, the little guy   climbed the stairs   to get clothes  for tomorrow  to take down. he had  his knife that Jax  had  gave him, clipping it on his belt.

when he came  down stairs.. he  put his bag by the door.. and crawled up on the couch..a little bit later  a  happy  LArg  came over   and  curled up  by him,,and started to  doze...as did Roll.

---hanger deck--->

From the hanger deck Melia got Orria ready for bed. The girl was assured she'd still get to do missions with Beth, but only if her grades stayed up in all subjects.

Once Orria was finally in bed and settled it was close to the two hours Zob had indicated maybe a little less but if she was gonna pull off the look in the mostly shear negligee it was probably better to do it while still arguably sane.

She pulls on a nice dress not too fancy after discovering that pants and the negligee didn't really work. She puts on just a bit of makeup, just a little foundation not really knowing what to add.

Satisfied she makes a few final adjustments and heads off to Zobs quarters wondering what he has in mind for dinner.

((after  Bura.. and  the next day ))

    Sneak stayed with Roll and Gregor over   night  at Roll's Place.  Jax, not  wanting to mess with  the people's  food,  brought  some  Rec Dec  Chicken and fries   with  some  reddish berry  pie...


  Roll was  happy, he   ate  got   cleaned up  and went to  bed.. Gregor    following him up the steps.

  Jax  left an hour later to go to his  quarters,  Sneak  stayed on the couch. With Mortica  on duty..somewhere.. and  The Vampic  pilot  missing. Sneak was  worried  about  Roll.

<=== Officers Quarters

With Haley and Morticia with her Nikki led them back to the civvie section, general chit chatting along the way.  Nikki told Morticia how The very clever Roll ran the tunnels and beat a snobby newbie in a hover chair.  It did cost him a bit but most of it was already replaced save for cookies, which Nikki promised to replace with some homemade cookies.  Talking Morticia offered the use of their kitchen and Nikki offered to show her how to make the Toffeedoodles.  That way anytime Roll or her would like the sweet, she could make them.  Their first stop would be the largest civilian store, the local grocery store.  Way smaller than those on Earth Nikki thought, but they only had so much room.  You were not going to find 30 brands of peanut butter, just two varieties - smooth or crunchy.  No butcher, but there was an area that had packaged meats.  To Nikki it was just a large Bodega style store, but it did fit the bill.  A handbasket of items later they were checking out, plus a small treat for Haley of an extra chocolate bar.  "Now that we know where this is Haley...we can get a few other things for midnight snacks and such" she said to the girl.  She paid for the ingredients and supplies.
Haley smiled and just thought of the chocolate bar.
The trio then began making their way to Morticias.

In the kitchen of Morticas apartment, which was rather spacious compared to how She and Haley lived, but being from rather poor and large families it is what was.  Nikki talked with Morticia on how to make the cookies and all.  She let Haley sit and watch a vid on one of Morticas desktops while eating her candybar.  They talked of things a human boy would need and how he was doing.  one thing Nikki suggested as she cracked an egg was telling him bed time stories.  She explained sometimes getting a youngster of Rolls age to sleep can be difficult.  A good tactic to use was singing a soft song or reading a story.  Of course one of Haleys favorites was 'Stony the Pony', and living on a farm with his friends.  They laughed a bit as some flour wafted up like a mini volcanic cloud from the mixing bowl.  She had Morticia chop the candy into smaller pieces as Nikki added the spices.  Each ingredient Nikki recorded for her incase they wanted to make more for Roll.  There was a lull where Morticia admitted her worry about Viktor.  Nikki talked her though that to being less melancholy, and told her that if there were problems she would be happy to look after Roll and Gregor too.  Of how both kids seemed to have taken a shine to each other.  Or perhaps if needing a sitter talking to Sneak.  She was of an age she was when she began babysitting.  Soon the cookies were made and baking in the oven.  Both Nikki and Morticia were in the kitchen sipping warm teas and talking of caring for the kids.  As they spoke Morticia received a call to talk with someone in SEC.  Moments later she would leave for that.  The baked cookies and Haley went with Nikki.  On a few plates were most of the cookies, a few more were cooling on Morticas table.  Nikki said she would give Roll a big kiss when she saw him.  Right now he was probably on the Hangar dec with Jax and Shadow.  Later they would be on the RecDec and give him the cookies.  Going their separate ways Mortica going hers and Nikki and Haley going back to their billet.

===> Officers Quarters

The day had been very long, Melia for her part hadn't realized how much work it was to shuttle around an kid Orria's age, on top of her normal duties all while "training" her daughter. It'd been rough but Melia had done it.

Now with her kit prepped and ready, and her daughter outfitted for the next day they were working in the house ensuring everything was put away and secure, as was the SOP for approaching a new planet. Especially where they were rumors of fleet action and a jump off. There was setting up to board Cookie the Lonnox in Dr. Christie's lab with a technician that had gone well enough. The lonnox was enough of a well known face in the labs that he was nearly always welcome. There was ensuring the dishes were done, and put away. Toys were cleaned up, and containers were sealed. No one wanted to come back to a destroyed or flooded house if they could help it.

Melia could tell Orria was flagging and running out of juice but the little girl kept pushing on.

Finally they were done, it was late. Melia sighed as she sat down and ordered some Chinese food to be delivered from the Rec Deck, and even paid a double tip before the order arrived.

It didn't take long but in that time Orria had been showered and readied for bed.

Sitting down to eat Melia smiled at her daughter. "Orria sweetie, you did good today. You can help Beth when missions happen. I don't want any more of this nonsense from you about fighting at school. So tell me when is it okay to fight?"

Orria smiled tiredly. "Only if someone hurts me or is hurting others, or if we are fighting bad guys." She replies, and then takes a bite.

With a semi-full mouth she adds, "Can get purple hair, and be like Ms Beth? I wanted skin like Shades, but I saw on my vidboard you either have to be from Uden, or have lots of tattoos done, and I don't like needles..."

Melia chuckles a little, "Maybe, I'll tell you what. If you a super helpful to Beth the next time you help her I'll talk to her and see if she thinks the work you've done is worth special hair."

Finally when the meal is done Melia tosses out the trash and sees Orria off to bed, "Mommy, are you going to see Mr. Zob tonight?" Orria asks as she's being tucked in. Apparently Melia hadn't been quite as sneaky as she'd thought.

"I don't know baby, it's been a long day and I'm tired. Plus I don't know if he's busy right now... why do you ask?" Melia replies...

"I like Mr. Zob, he's nice. I think he makes you happy... Are you going to marry him, and make him.... my daddy... Ithinnnwanta....brrru.thrr...." Orria responds her drowsiness getting the best of her as she slips off to sleep.

A whirlwind of strange feelings washes over Melia, fear, a weird fuzzy happiness, terror, uncertainty.... She leans over and kisses Orria's head saying nothing as she heads down to the kitchen and the coffee maker.

She taps out a quick messsage on her comms not selecting a recipient.... her finger hovers over Zob's name... then shifts and taps Lizzy's...

Help I need someone I'm at my home..."  She takes a cup of coffee and sits sipping on it staring out a window with her comm in front of her in a daze.

Melia continues to sit and sip coffee. She didn't know how to think about the questions Orria had asked, she didn't know how to answer her daughter.

She had enjoyed the relationship so far. It'd been... a lot more physical than she'd ever been with a man, woman, or anyone else for that matter since she was a young adult setting off to see all of earth.

A few years ago if asked if she wanted kids she'd have frozen up and likely collapsed or fled in terror. Now She had a daughter. She'd thought she'd never get close to a man, but then there was Hunter who put cracks in that wall, and now Zob.

Could she marry someone. Zob had mentioned possibly going back to Hel or leading the Demon remnant after the war.... Was that something she could do... she didn't know...

Kids... that was a doozy, she wasn't sure that she could have kids... At the lab on earth when the med techs and Doctors were poking and prodding her they'd determined that she wasn't compatible with human DNA anymore... She'd been unable to become pregnant via demon before that... but the universe was strange... at the moment the thoughts of being used as a human incubator in the lab surfaced and she shuddered.

It'd be a lot longer before she decided to get pregnant if it was even possible biologically at all for her, she was for all intents and purposes a lab built genetic Frankenstein's monster...

She didn't notice her coffee had gotten cold as a few confused tears rolled down her cheek.

Zob had been all comfy in bed and didint wanna get up until a Lonnox started pawing at him in a attempt to wake him up, "Alright, alright I'm getting up..." he gave the creature a pat on the head and got up to get cleaned up and get his dress suit in order he didint wanna be late after all.

The trio and larg pup made it.  As Roll changed Nikki corrected a few things on her uniform.
Once dressed, with a bit of help they made way to the hangar for a send off

In reply to Zobaich (msg # 89):

Melia had curled up close to Zob snuggling him, the extra body heat felt good on the new tight tissue from the dermafoam. Things were definitely feeling better. She groaned as Zob climbed out of bed, not in any sort of pain, but rather just expressing her disapproval of losing the body heat and the comfort of snuggling. Still it was as good a time as any, plus Orria needed to get up as well. She stretched a little feeling the hint of tightness of the new tissue, she was better, but she'd still likely get yelled at for working out or hitting the tunnels, but send off was okay, as  was shore leave.

---Medlab--->

Hawkeye wandered in from her quarters with Rolf, there was something she wanted to look into, finding one of the civies she asks who is in charge of renting out space of a non-residential variety in the section. She's intent on starting her hobby up, but is trying to keep it out of her small quarters, and to give time away from the medlab.

 Smithson..who was..more or leas the  'mayor' of the civiue section was pointed out to them.. one of the building that was damaged when the Vampics  rammed them the  last time, was only  rebuilt, in aprt.. with one  floor  and the 'basement'.. the top of the   1st floor  was eleved  off  and used    as a Calfe'  for preople  to sit  and   eat and  drink, though the first floor  would  be  rented out.

Hawkeye looked over the building, "I just need water, power and climate control and a little storage space. The building itself doesn't need any fancy finishes or anything like that. I plan on mainly using the space as a hobby workshop that might produce a little income, how much does it rent for?" She asks through explanation.

 Smithson  shrugs,..because of the  table s and stuff  , abover the  first floor.. and the fact there  are  only the three  rooms  downstairs and the basement..or sorts... it  goes  for  300 Creds a month... If you would   sub let.. that's  up to you..aslong  as I get the 300 creds every month... hal;f  goes to the ship..half  goes the  the Civiesection.

Hawkeye nods, I can pay the first two months now if you'd prefer." She says ready to offer her wrist to be scanned if Smithson agrees to the payment.

  Smithson got out his  Vidboard, and  had her  sign the  Vid Board, before he scanned  ger  wrist.

  ..if you change  your  mind, you'll get  a bit  back from whatever month you quit in?...

"Thanks, though with a little luck I won't have to stop." She says with a small grin signing the pad and allowing the scan to happen to pay. Going over in her head what she needs to start things off. She knew how to build both a simple tower still, good for simple grain alcohol that can be in turn made into gin or vodka and a pot still wouldn't be that difficult to build either. Her grandfather had liked to tinker with stills and had taught her how to build them, before he'd died. She'd put the knowledge to good use while overseas on earth as a medical resident on the battle field in the middle east. Turns out the oil lords might have shunned alcohol consumption, but having something that could make vodka, gin, the base for liqueurs and when tuned right also a pure alcohol for antiseptic uses was really handy.

The trick now would be to procure the parts to make what her granddaddy had called a hybrid still. A still that blended the best of both the traditional pot stills, and the more recent tower stills. It wasn't quite as good as either individually but it'd give her something to play with that had a range of capabilities. Other than that would be procuring grain and the other ingredients necessary.  For the grains she had an idea for a starting point. About 100lbs of grain should do the trick and barring any mistakes should allow her to make maybe 10 bottles to start, though really anticipating failure she was already supposing she'd only end up with about 5 bottles. Still time would tell.

With everything completed she decided it was time to head down planet side, see what should acquire there.

---Calamite--->

----> From Calimite and Hanger Dec

After spending most of the day out with Hoke having a good time getting to know his loader he decided it was time to head on back home to relax upon entering the home he shot a message to Melia letting her know he went back home and was greeted by the Lynox creature which he gave a gentle pat on the head before dropping his stuff off in the bedroom and getting clothes together for a shower.

After a good while of getting cleaned up he got dressed and made his way out to the living room and turned on the vid screen and caught the news cast of that Wendy woman which prompted a disgusted shake of his head before turning the vid screen off it wouldn't suprise him any if she was a EDT sympathiser but that was out of his hands as far as he was concerned, instead he  decided to spend his time more productively enjoying a smokewood cigar and cleaning the DT5 which he was glad to have as the trusty sidearm has served him well ever since picking it up on Fuji.

---Calamite--->

Melia arrived back while Zob was cleaning the DT-5 Orria in tow. She'd grabbed a pizza from the Rec Dec on her way back, sliding it onto the table for Zob and Orria to dig into, and sliding over to Zob to give him a kiss, feeling a little romantic and silly. "I brought some pizza." She said, dropping her bag in it's usual spot. "How was shore leave?" She asks.

Orria looks up from her new vid board, "It was fun. I went with Shade and Mr. Shadow and Mr. SGT MAJ Spencer to a fancy food place. The food was tasty, then Shade and I walked around and looked at stuff. He got me this new Vid board, it's really good. I'll be able to help Ms. Beth a lot with it." She says showing them the vid board where she currently has the settings open and is fiddling with the different features on the board, configuring it the way she wants.

Zob stopped cleaning for a moment and returned her kiss before assembling the parts back together, "My shore leave was rather uneventful tried to spend some time getting to know my new loader but hes very pessimistic and does not think he will live past the next mission... and with that attitude i'm inclined to agree" he said rather bluntly knowing full well he did what he could.

Zob then moved the handgun back to its holster and went for a slice of pizza as he responded to Orria, "A lot smarter then me thats for damn certain, i know how to change the channel on the vid screen and thats about it" he laughs a bit.

With the joke aside he turned to Melia, "So what did you do?"

I wound up going with Harry, and Billie that new pilot and a few others to see the Dra Dra races, then we grabbed food and did a bit of shopping. Really didn't see anything I was interested in buy. Well maybe if he makes the next one the mental anesthesia we all develop will kick in, and he'll come around." She says summing up her leave adventures.