The 'lead' woman in the bucke rstood there  with a Pulse  Pistol.

  ..Right!..get ready... eithe r   the  Militia  is gonna open the door.. or the Bloodsuckers.. If you see  one of them..shoot them..

 Roll has    a tear rolling  down his Cheek......i want Jax  and Sneak..... he was shivering.. the other  Stem  kid s closed  around him. leaving   thie r'new Mommies  or daddies'  to be near him and Haley

Looked like Joseph was out cold but pretty much okay.  He might have some ringing in the ears from the explosions, but he wasn't going to die.  Nikki knocked hard on the bunker door before the others opened it when she moved over to it.  Just to be on the safe side she let the banging she did go through the metal in rythem.  Proof that even in the future and far from home the beat of 'shave and a haircut...two bits', can be of use.

Eventually secured Nikki had some troopers helping Joseph and others wounded when the bunker was secure enough to open.  Nikki practically bellowed into the bunker.  "Civvie Bunker ..Secured.  Place is a mess though" she said into her comm "A few wounded being taken to med area" she smiled as she saw Haley and Roll.
Haley calmed a bit when she heard the shave and haircut tune.  only an Earther would probably know it.  She looked at Roll "It's Nikki!" she smiled at him "Good Guys won!" She put her little knife away as a few of the adults began to move out The crayons and coloring book got dumped into the backpack at random.  With Roll she began to move towards Nikki who was telling the civvies to not wander about to far and be advised of fallen enemy, etc.  Crews would be there to clean up, etc.  After a moment she spotted Roll and Haley.  Both ere still shaking, but unharmed.  "Some how I knew you two would be together" She bent to a knee with her weapon shouldered and hugged both "Your Momma and Daddy are fine Roll" she said to him. She squeezed them both for a moment.

   As the Med techs   took a look at Joe Mach  and the others.   The Miliia  scanned the vampics      and  tossed them into a Pile  where the Nose of the  shuttle stuck through the Buildings . At least three  apartments  where    ruined … 6  civies  were  dead 5 wounded , including  Joe Mac  and   Smithson.

   There were  cries  of Anguish  when  some of those   from the bunker  found out thier loved ones had  died.

  Through it all... the Stem kids  were stoic.. they have seen  worse..

 Roll looked  at   Nikki.....i want Jax  and   Sneak...

"Okay...but they may be busy.  Stick with me for now.  You as well Haley" she said.  She walked with them back to the hangar dec.  Keeping a wary eye out as well.  She knew where Sneak was atleast and her thought was to leave them with her if she was amiable.  She got into the lift as they were bringing up Joseph.



===> Hangar Dec

Joseph limped over, his armor had taken the brunt of the damage but he had been slammed against a steel pipe and ribs were bruised if not cracked.



   Joseph claims two vampic pistols if he can.
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   Joe Mac  sees  there  are plenty  of  weapons  aorund..Though Smithson is   making sure they  will either be added to the   Civic militia  armory (  a  Metal shed  behind the school)..or sent to the   QM... he is  'looking the other way'  for  those who fought to claim weapons.

   He gets the guns and then visits the med deck, as I'm behind I won't RP it out unless asked by the GM.  Returning he rests in his apartment.

Melia had just gotten Orria ready for bed, when her comm starts buzzing with the SEC alert for the Officer Deck. From her current position she's about as far away from the alert as possible. She sends a comm text to the SEC channel, "Melia location civie deck.  Able to assist. Should I make my way up?" She quickly pulls on her standard pants and more suitable shirt clipping on her gun belt tossing on a comfortable pair of running shoes. Getting dressed in seconds.

  Nagy Voice  comes through the COMs...,,make your  way to the Rec Dec  El;evator..if  we need mor e ehlp you'll be the first one  in.. tell the Lift guards to  come up with you. if  we ping you

Sending a quick already done< she slips into Orria's room checking on her daughter, who has passed out from exhaustion. On Orria's nightstand is her sidearm. Melia looks at Cookie, "keep her safe" She says slipping out the door, and heading to the rec dec lift pulling a light armor vest on over her shirt.

Seeing the two lift guards she nods to them, "got some kind of disturbance happening on the Officers deck. We're to standby here, If I get a comm to come up we'll need you as well." She pats her medical pouch ensuring its secured, and then checks each of her two side arms that they're loaded and ready to go.

In many ways impatience got the best of Melia as she looked at the two troopers. "Stay alert the situation has passed but we dont know that the threat is completely eliminated. I'm going up. she says heading up the lift.

---Officers quarters--->

---Officers Quarters-->

Melia had gotten back from the incident and after a second on deliberation stripped out of her pants, boots, and bra and just slept in the clothes she'd been wearing.

Her alarm goes off too early. But she rises quickly and gets moving. Years of forced early rising and deliberate decisions regardless of sleep Melia would be up before 0630. She makes some quick on the go breakfast food as she let's Orria sleep. Taking a little extra time she preps a ESN uniform style dress and blouse  that has a place for her office insignia as official assistant and translator to Ambassador Shade.

Once complete there Melia starts going over and pressing and making any final adjustments to her marine uniform.

Wrapping up the prep she quietly wakes the Lonnox and takes it out to do its business before waking Orria up and sending her to shower and get ready.

Cleaned and ready Melia and Orria sit down to eat in their underwear/pjs to avoid making a mess on their send off attire.

---Melia from Obs Deck--->
--- Orria from Rec Deck--->

Melia and Orria both arrived home about the same time. Melia found she felt a lot better about the whole situation after talking with both Roy and Lizzy, but on the flip side still worried about what would happen between her and Zob, if everyone else had noticed it was likely he had as well. Plus she wasn't very sure where she even wanted her new connection/closer proximity to end up.

Orria was still a bit frustrated working through the problem that Beth had created on her vidboard but dutifully allowed Melia to get her ready for bed, and put the vidboard away for the night.

Once Orria was in bed Melia turned in herself.

---Next Morning---

Melia slept terribly, dreams nightmares absurd and otherwise plagued her sleep. They ranged from fears of her own feelings, fears of being close with Zob, then Lizzy and the others. Abandonment, hope, kindness followed by pain had all been part of her past. She woke up exhausted, telling herself as she splashed water on her face that her fears were unfounded. She'd been here long enough to know her Hermes family wouldn't abandon her she looks at the dark circles under her eyes and groans.

She still never did makeup. For balls and parties she got someone to do it for her. She pulls out a small dusty makeup kit. All cheap and poor quality, she tries a little concealer and some eye shadow, but doesn't really accomplish much other than making it clear she's wearing make up. Deciding its better than nothing at the moment. She gently wakes Orria, to get her ready for the day.

Deciding its a good day to get breakfast on the rec deck, she and Orria head up to the REC deck for breakfast. Terrible make up job and all.

--REC DEC--->
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  Shade  walks  Orria  Home.. they sit outside  the   apartment  ans   Shade    uses  his Vid Board, to show Orria examples  of  the types on connections   the COMs  need to make during  a battle.

Continuing with school and for the moment being watched by Toni and her family Haley continued to play, color, and learn.  She was worried about Nikki and all.  Through some small vids and comms of older kid, and Roll she could see how pretty Bura was.  she wanted to see the pretty flowers and all the green trees and things.  She hoped she would get to.

Still at the school Haley sat with Roll and a few others eating lunch.  After they would be allowed some time to play in the small playground there.  Chicken chunks with rice and broccoli, along with milk and some chopped up fruit and they got some ice cream too.  someone said they had some left over from a party.

 Roll looked  around a bit  as he  nibbled,some of the etachers  were talking... they said tomorrow.. we get to see grass and trees.. and animals... they  have it all with  no glass!

   Score and Lifter  were close,yeah?  Planets   don't need  glass and steels.. they have    sly to hold thier    stuff together..

Haley was eating half a chicken piece as she listened "Back on Earth we gots lotsa trees and aminals and things, Lotsa dirt, flowers, crops and stuff.  I hope they let us git to play and climb on them.  some better than jungle jims" she took another bit of the nugget thing and chewed it, then drank some milk.  "Nikki and Tonis papa helped me git some plants growin' on the farm below.  some purple melon things, and stuff.  Nikki says if my daddy can git here that I have some stuff to start a farm at one of the colon...col..?" she tried to remember the word "Oooooo...call...oh...knees" she pronounced it out.

  there is  a nod  as Roll keeps lookign around,..I have a new mommy , sort of.. the   vampic peole... they are nice to me... the little lizard thing is  funny.... I don't  know what  i would do if i saw my real mommy?..I don't even remember what she looked  like..Jax  and Sneak  were like  our  Mommy and Daddy...

 Lifter   giggles,..no..they were light  big brother  and sister.... I remeber  Sneak getting beaten because i lost  all the  creds i stole  from  that rich  guy..she  told the ganger that she  dropped  it in the tunnels... he made her  take   him into the tunnel... she  came back the next day.. the   ganger didn't... i think he got losted.

She ate some rice "Well...we are all here now.  Nikki I know gots lots of brothers and sisters.  Only gots her daddy back on Earth right now.  She says that family is who you care about.  Lots of folk lost parents and kids.  But, if you care aobut someone you got a family." she sipped some milk "So...Nikki is my family now, and sow are you guys" she gave them a kind of 'an there ain't nothin' you can do about it look'.

  Roll  munched on the last bit of his  food.well..if    we  go by that.. i got lots of brothers  and sister.... with Score, and Lifter  and Canny And Dice  and  Sneak and Jax....and.... you...

 and   Gregor?  he seems like he likes me...

 Dice came over  with Bug, he said,we  snuck  a look  at the Vids.. big battle going on  down  there... something about   the lizard guys  and Demons  and   bunch of  beetle things....

 Bug nods as she adds,... not very good   vids though.. too much  smoke..got to see   some stuff blow up though...Then the teachers  chased us away...

"Well, We ain't in the bunker and hadn't heard of any shuttle coming in in a hurry.  ThinK our family is winning?" she used the word family singular. She looked over at Bug and a few other older ones there.  She noticed one of the RedDec ladies came by with bowls of ice cream with different toppings, some a bit odd but smelled and tasted good.  She heard a mention that it was from a big party on Bura the night before.  Haley got one with some green syrup on it that had what looked like little seeds.  tasting a tad first it was yummy, tasted like cinnamon apples.

  Roll  took his  Bowl  and stared  down  at it, then up at the lady.

  go ahead?  that  red  stuff  is a bit  like cherry?.. but has another   sweet   taste  to it as well... we're supposed to get some of the Berries  that made that syrup, before  we lave Bura.

 Roll  took a taste,..it is good?   Thank you...this is way better then the Stem...

"Roll....you can try some of mine.  It tastes like apples and cinnamon" She was willing to trade if he liked "I guess Bura has lots of yummy things ta eat.  Maybe that's why a lot of farmers are going there" she thought.  She smiled at Roll and held her ice cream so he could taste.