Dusk looked   concerned...would mother have turned on Father?... she shakes her head,

  everything in me says  she would not!. But My Cousin seemed a very   angry  person. much like  Adem and  Evert themselves..

 if  my cousin merged, he make  be locked in the fighter..There would be no place on Vera  he could go to get  recovered?...I do not know where he could go?  His Name Jusa.. He  is. many years my elder.

Roy grimaced a little.  "I think we already know the answer as to whether Lady could ever have turned against Shadow.  The fact that he's here, and she's celebrated as a hero of the APF, says it all.  But that doesn't mean that Adem wasn't expecting that to be an option.  All those headstrong genes that you and Shade have didn't JUST come from your father...it runs on both sides of the family."

He sat back and shrugged.  "And if what I'm extrapolating from all of this is true, your cousin may not have any interest in being 'recovered'.  I didn't hear all of the conversation between them, but what I did hear...and the transcripts of what I missed...sound like your cousin is all-in.  He wouldn't even consider an attempt at recovery as long as Shadow is alive...he's taken it upon himself to avenge the family honor, or something like that, and he's going to kill Shadow or die trying."

< from Hanger Dec. befpre Bura))  Shadow

  Entering the  OB Dec,  Arnie and   Slavic were  busy with a few  couples and such, he  signals for a soda as he  takes a seat near the  port hull, lokign at the Little Green/blue  dot that  would be getting bigger

-------->>>>>>>From Med Tech

 NA-CE walked onto the Observation Dec and looked around; everyone could tell it was her first time on the Dec. She saw the LC, she nodded and smiled and just looked around not really sure what you did on this Dec.

  there were stand up tables in the back  6 rows  of  theater  tiers  seats..and  a railign  near the  Metaglass windows..

 the Bar  was to the  port side.. and  'sit  down tab;es  . were in a  line  behoght the   last  tier of  seats, and along the starboard  wall

 Shadow stood  against the hull to the  port by the railing. Arnie was  head  dow the  slight  ramp way towards him..people were scattered, but  most were  on the starboard side , where it was darker and more  intimate

The  Bar  was  along the port side  wall

 Slavic, a slemder, Tall  Nivarian looked to  NA-CE...you hear to drink, or look, or both.

 NA-CE nodded and smiled at the tall slender Navarian, " I would have to say both, just been assigned as a new Combat Med Tech, just making my tour around the Hermes. Do you know any Angel drinks, surprise me I would enjoy that." NA-CE moved closer to the bar and took a seat.

 Slavic  pours  a light Blue  liquid, with a slice  of  Blue   Burain Pear  and  red  Burian pear. a  Yellow   syrup is poured in and begins to 'float' around the   pear slices.

This is  the   Paradise  Mist.. The  yellow  is the    Gasses that float through the Paradise  system..

  its is sweet and tangy at the same time.

.................

  Shadow  and Arnie talked  by the railing , whit the LC gesturing towards the  far off planet.

..................

 Will and Cora  where  sitting  close   in one of the front  row seats on the  starboard side.

 NA-CE smiled took a seat at the bar and looked around. " Thank you very much it is beautiful like my home use o be." NA-CE lets her wrist get scanned. She will take a sip and then ask the obvious question to her," How does a Nivarian get assigned as a bartender on the Hermes?" That had to be a better story then hers, how a Blue Moon Angel did but that has happened before as far as NA-CE knew she was only the third Navarian on the Hermes the other 2 where 're-assigned' to the Hermes by Admiral Hack from what she heard.

  The  woman  frowned a bit.I was a bartender on a pleasure vessel, then went to  Etna....The Hermes #2  Bartender was killed  during  a parasite shuttle   attack?..i am not  certain.... I found out  they needed a Bar Tender....  The Hermes bombed  my planet, killed millions  until we  surrendered  and   joined the   APF.

The Admiral and His  wife  paid  for those attacks, by losing their  unborn... he eyes  shift to Shadow,there are a few others  that need to pay for what happened as well.

    Arnie left Shadow  to   clean some tables  and  ask around for 'refills'

   The LC checked his COM  and then looked  towards  Bura. It would be  14 hours, give or  take  before the fleet  arrived.

   Downing His  drink, he  left the empty on the Bar with a 10 cred tip. and Headed to SEC.

Shadow to SEC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 NA-CE watched and listened to Slavic closely, she held a grudge for the LC for attacking her world that was obvious and expected. " Sounds like you hold a grudge on the LC there. Your people not only surrendered but saw the error in your ways hopefully and now have joined the APF, this is a good day is it not."

Billie headed in, raking her fingers through her hair with a sigh. Her thoughts felt a bit scattered and she wasn’t in the greatest of moods…but she wanted to see Arnie and just get some comfort there. She gave anyone that she  made eye contact with the briefest of nods before making her way to where Arnie was cleaning tables. “Hey,” she gave a slight smirk, waiting for him to straighten before giving him a hug, physically just relaxing in his arms.

Arnie  chuckled softly,hey?  Tunnel run couldn't have been that hard?... You ready for the Survival run? Make sure  you drink alot of water. . He  let her  go and  grabbed the Glasses he   had  gathered and they walked to the  BAr, where  Slavic  was talking to NA-CE

"Tunnel runs are always terrible...I choke..." she gave a pout as she followed after him. "And as much as I think I am ready for any kind of run...I usually follow the same pattern..." Her tunnel runs were all pretty terrible for the most part and no matter how hard she pushed herself...she seemed to choke in those.

  they reached the bar. Arnie  fixed her  mock,'Calimate Summer'...it is important to realize..this   run is  as real as it can be  done.... LC says its  an untamed part of Bura..and there  make be   some Dusters  hiding there, or stray empire folks..then there are the Animals?..its  not a 'fun run'

 NA-CE smiled at Slavic waiting for a response as others came into the OB dec.

"Thank you..." she said softly, taking the drink. "Oh trust me...I don't think any of the runs are fun in any way, shape, or form...this is no different. Of course I am going to try my best..." She sighed a bit, admittedly nervous for this survival run.

Slavic turned to  NA-CE,it  depends?  Not all of Nivar is happy to be in the APF. We liked it better  as  independent. but we were  conquered...and now we are part of  a 'new  Empire'

 I have  no love for the Demons...but they did not shell our planet

 NA-CE listened to Slavic and then answered," Yes true but the APF did not start the All out War the Demons did, blame being part of the Empire for your planet getting shelled. For that reason many in the APF dont want Nivarians as members. Yes a lot had happened this is All out war but wouldnt it be better for your people to fully embrace the APF and their ways."

 Slavic shrugs,the planet is making creds... less of our ships are captured or destroyed, since the ESN , no longer hunts them..there are pirates and privateers out there..they are seized or destroyed...

 I blame alot of  our problems on the Bitch who is now our Leader, she resides on the Green Moon where she was once, nothing more the n the  'warden' there...but she has the mating attraction  for your   LC, she  sniffed  around your  SM as well... I think that helped put her in power, she make s  trips to the  Planet to  supervise  and   control  the Nivarians. she  fails to think of how many died...

...............

 Arnie   gave   Billie  a  comforting  smile,they call it a survival run, for a reason...you treat it, just like you were  shot down... they'll be things that  can kill you down there.

She nodded, sighing a bit. "I...it's not like I am going to treat it like it's a walk in the park...I take these things very seriously...I just hope that I don't choke like I normally do." Billie took a sip from her glass. "Maybe I just need to start running..." She didn't like that idea but if it would help her in this...

  Arnie   smiles a bit,time  for you  to get sleep...drink alot of water  before  bed.make sure your weapon is  read...

 he gives her a  hug.....COM me  when you guys  are on the way to the Capitol and I'll meet you there

Slavic     nodded to NA-CE  and began to shoo people  to the doors.

She returned the hug, giving him a deep kiss before letting him go, nodding at his words. "I will...see you." It was clear that she didn't want to go but knew that she had to...with one last look to Arnie and a soft smile, Billie headed for her quarters.

>>>>To Officer's Quarters

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< from  hanger Dec  after Burain shore leave

 Dusk  and  Roy entered. Slavic was there   setting up  drinks and ringing a little Bell. At least until  Arnie  made it back

 Asked  for a  Burian Jungle  and waited to see  what Roy ordered, while Dusk  send  a COM to the rec dec  for two slices of  cheesecake with   cherry topping.

Slavic  said   it  a  slightly course  mannerI hear  the LC  Killed more of my people on Bura  during 'training'...

 Dusk  shruggedfather says sometimes, you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes

——> Non-Coms

Once she had locked up her quarters Tarja would walk with Andruss to the observation dec with her stopping just in the doorway as she tried to take in the view in front of her. She’d been in the Black for a little while now but this was probably the first time she’d that she’d seen a view like that, and certainly the first time she’d seen Bura ”That…is impressive” she eventually managed to say, with them then heading towards the bar.

As they headed over she would see SM Spencer with a young lady with colour shifting eyes, with Tarja giving him a polite nod of acknowledgment but otherwise not disturbing him as she waited for the woman behind the bar to finish serving them, with her playfully asking Andruss ”so is this where you take all the girls?” as they waited.