CIVIE SECTION #2
<<<< Shadow and Roll from Hanger Dec.
They walked down the ramp into the Civi sectiom...people were trimmomg yhr grass and trees of the park. loading them onto hover carts to take down to the Farm for mulch or feed.. Kids were playign , Some stopped and stared at Shadow and Roll as they walked down the street to Roll's Home, some of the woamne brushed hair back of straightedn a dress or shirt, and smiled abit, Shadow waved at them.
going up the steps , Roll fished out his key card...when a stern Voice said.....You There!..Roll!.. I have to speak to your parents...you haven't been in school for a while...
Go inside Roll? get a shower and a change of clothing, put your dirty stuff in the laundry bins... I'll be in , in a Minute.
There a problem , Ma'am?
I need to see that child's parents..he hasn't been and school..and if his parents are not here, he can't be living there alone...
..Frist off...Ma;am.. the kid doesn't have parents, they were either eaten or sold off, or they left the kid behind. The woman who adopted him, is on a mission...He has plenty of people watching out for him..so.....just back off that whole line of questions...
what about school?..He should be learning...
I agree there?..but...he has to feel like he belongs there....he lived his whole life in The Stem?... could you have down that until you were 7 or 8?
She oepned her brief case....when he does come to school.... look what he draws in art class....
oh..wow? those are Damn good largs... this one is gregor.... this one is Larry and..
don't you see?..he's fixated of these creatures.... he should be drawing other things....
Like ...what?
Trees.. Birds...houses....
the only trees the Stem kids have see is the ones on a carrier station that are planted to help the environment, or on the Mountain..... they have never seen a House..and very few birds....When they went to Bura, it was like they were transported to a magical world....
..now.. as to why he is fixated on Largs?.. His best friend is a little Larg..aa beat up lab pup, so they had alot in common.... the Bigger ones?..Larry , Freddie and tess... treat him like they treat the rest of us... you might want to laugh at that 'cadet Largmaster' on his tunic..but , that's what he is.
She looked taken aback and Shadow started in again...let me take your Kid?... drop her in Everest's Stem..or Etna, and we'll come back in a year..how well would she adapt?
So...Ms Teacher Lady?.... why don't you regroup.... take the ruler out of your ass, and figure out how to include ..ALL..the kids, and let them enjoy thier strengths , and work on thier weaknesses....because... everytime this Boat is boarded, and you and the others are under the park..that little guy is standing guard on the Hanger Dec, with , whichever largs are with behind...when you think about that..drawing a damn tree doesn't seem so important...
She was shocked, embarrassed and angry...what would you know!..you were a guttersnipe, if the stories are true...
damn right i was... My parents struggled after the company my Mom worked for was torn down to lay the Hermes Keel.......we struggles.. but i made it out..So did Admiral Roles..and LT Morrow... we all went to the academy..we all graded out in the top 5%...Admiral Role saved The Hermes... beth has saved us more times then anyone on this ship can count...and not a damn person knows.....and me?.. I kill stuff..so? I think i'm doing ok...and you know what?...none of us were ever asked to draw a gods be damned tree at the academy.
The woman stomped off..Shadow could hear some gigglign coming from Roll's upstairs room, but pretend not to hear it as he sat on the stomp watchign the kids,, someof the young marrieds with little ones, some of the older folks who were trying to 'spruce up ' the place. But he watched the kids.. the older one who he knew were not Stem kids...they looked at him and talked between themselves... Stem kids would see him and wave.., He made sure to wave back