TI-JO was just about done putting his things away when his stomach started rumbling again. He realized it was lunch time, so he put away the last of his clothes and headed to out to the Rec Dec for lunch.

----- to Rec Dec>>>>

Jug had her squad prepare their gear. "We will prepare then go back to rec dec to eat" As they made sure weapons were loaded and other gear prepped up like their arrows.

--------------->>>>>>>> From Morris's Shed

 NA-CE walked onto the Dec and looked at the guards and asked," I was told by Captain Morris to come here and get my quarters assignment?"

  One of the Guards  Nodded,  He held out her hand  for her  Dics  and  used his scanner, then  moved down the Line...

about halfway  down on the starboard side, was her Quarters...Right.. now you punch in a passcode, and that's how you get in... I must tell you, that SEC  can....and  will..enter  your quarters  if  there is  a threat of  emergency

 NA-CE handed them her disc and then followed the guards to her quarters. She put in her code and then said," Thank you very much." NA-CE went into her quarters, she thanked the guards and went inside. She stowed her gear and checked the time, she wasnt sure where they were meeting for the run so she headed back down to the hanger dec to look for the others.

--->>>>>>>>>>>> Hanger Dec.

Having ate and ran and relaxed for a while Jug suggested all Gava prepare their gear.  After what she had heard and saw within the past hour, she wanted her squad ready to go into Hell or worse in less than 2 minutes from the call.  She also took note of new people on the hangar dec as well.

----> Morris' Shed

After eventually tracking down the non-com section Tarja would walk past the long line of doors before she finally found the one assigned to her and input a code so that she could get inside.

Although her new quarters were far from spacious, with them being only slightly longer than the single bed, she did have the luxury of having them to herself along with a private bathroom. Dropping her duffel bag onto the floor she would change out of her uniform and into her old combat gear, slinging the whitewashed FN SCAR-L she'd brought with her over her shoulder before leaving her quarters, deciding that she could tidy away her meagre belongings when she got back.

Having already discovered that the ship was a veritable maze to the uninitiated she would instead approach the sentries currently on duty "Excuse me, I am to attend training run with WC, please to give directions" she asked suspecting that she probably looked a little odd wearing medium armour and BDU's in winter camouflage.

  The two guards looked at each other , The  Older looking Corp said,It depends... If you're doing hand to  hand  or something lie that  , it would be on the football field?

The other  Guy added,If  yer doin' the Tunnel run, then ya  floow  the elevator  the whole way to  Offcier Country, there  are  guards on either side of the Lfy?.. they' Tell you  how to get to the Tunnels

With the sentries helping her out with where to go Tarja would give the pair an appreciative nod ”thank you for help, have good day” before heading towards the lifts so she could get to the tunnels in time for the run.

——> Tunnels

——> Tunnels

Pausing every so often to take another mouthful of water Tarja would make her way back to her quarters, with her thankfully remembering where they were so she didn’t have to ask for directions yet again, and head inside. Closing the door behind her she would remove her armour with a sigh of relief having forgotten how heavy it could feel before heading into the tiny bathroom and taking a shower. Once she had finished in the shower she would change back into her uniform and take a few minutes to tidy away some of her things before heading out the door to meet NA-CE on the rec dec

——> rec dec

——> From Rec Dec

Pausing every so often to take make sure he was going in the right direction Cathal would make her way to his quarters. He was thankful that it was not that hard to track down. Once he found the room assigned to him, he head inside. Closing the door behind him setting down his bag that was the only real belongings he had to his name. He sighed as he fell back on his bunk and looked up at the ceiling. It was not long before sleep overtook him and he was out like a light.

---->>>>>> From Hanger Dec

 NA-CE cleaned herself up more, took a long shower once she got to her quarters. She then took her Angel steel dagger, and Angel Steel 45 hard ammo sidearm and her Angel Steel pulse sidearm and got on a clean duty uniform. She then packed a bag with a bathing suit, street clothes and a nice Angel dress but not Angel silk though. She wasn't sure how long shore leave was or how it as done. She gathered her tings and headed back to the hanger dec to see if she could tag along with someone.

------->>>>>>> To Hanger Dec

----> Hangar Dec

It had been a long time since Tarja had last been on any kind of date, with her finding it very hard to identify with the young, carefree girl that had gone ice skating with a local boy all those years ago. Yet despite this she would find herself feeling that same jumble of nerves and excitement as she stripped out of her uniform and showered wincing as her fingers touched the angry bruise on her shoulder.

After drying off she would deliberate a few moments over her limited wardrobe before pulling on a nice pair of jeans and a white blouse that would hopefully emphasise her legs and hips whilst hiding the muscles on her arms and make her look just a little more feminine, with her also leaving her short, dark hair loose for this very same reason. For the first time in a very long time she would briefly regret not having any makeup or jewellery only to decide that if Andruss didn't like her as she was then there was little point wasting her time with him.

She would finish off her outfit with a nice pair of black and white Converse's she'd bought on a whim several years ago and had barely worn before quickly packing a day bag and heading out the door to hopefully meet up with Andruss on the hangar dec.

----> Hangar dec   

(( after   Bura shorleave))

  Andruss    stopped  at his   door that was  about halfway down. he opened it, Invited  Tarja in  as  he set his duffle   nest to his  bed, the Upper  bed, unmade since there was no mandatory double up.

There were  a pair  of  Largran weapons on the wall, a Long  arm and a  sidearm, though the  sidearm wasn;'t a coveted   Officers  weapon, Like   the SMs. there was a poster rom a  Vid that showed a mech fighting on a hill surrounded by Demons who were getting shot up. The poster  said, " I'd  rather  Killing, then being killed'..and the Bottom it said, 'Mech Riders"

——> Hangar Dec

She would follow Andruss down the corridor, stopping at around the halfway point where his quarters were located. Upon being invited to come inside she would step into a set of quarters with a similar layout to her own but with the decor of a teenage boys bedroom with a pair battlefield souvenirs up on the wall and a film poster depicting a mech in what she could only describe as a tactical nightmare ”so this is where magic happens?” she said, looking around from where she stood by the door watching as he dropped off his things.

Her own quarters were on the opposite side of the corridor and a short walk away with them having the slightly chaotic look of someone half living out of a suitcase with a half full bag of clothes on the floor and a small stack of books on the top bunk. The majority of which looked to be technical manuals though there was also an English - Suomi dictionary, an exercise book and what was probably a romance novel judging by the cover as the title was written in Finnish ”Apologies for mess I am still moving in” she said putting her bag down by the kitbag of clothing ”…am afraid coffee is shipboard stuff and milk is UHT, I haven’t had chance to buy better, please take seat somewhere” she continued, shrugging out of the long sleeve flannel shirt she had been wearing over her Nightwish T-shirt, followed by her webbing, with the sidearm and knife making a heavy clunk as she set it down on a table ”…So how do you like coffee? or would you prefer different drink? or perhaps skip coffee entirely?” she asked as she walked over to start filling the kettle.

   Adnruss   smiled  as she  said  about Magic.Magic?..Naw? I never played  that.... we did have  D&D E27, but most guys want to play  Blasters  and Beasties... i mean? we fight them for real, its  more fun to fight them in a game!

 he followed her down into her  quarters,  far less tidy then his own.yeah..well?  unpcking  is  almost as bad  as packihng, right?  If you don't secure  your  stuff  during a jump off, you might  find them all over the floor, the   gravity helps a litte, But  Captain Si and  Admiral Hack were fighter pilots, and thy toss the Hermes  around  alot.

 Its gettign late? maybe save your  coffee for morning, I'll take  any thing cold, even water if you want?

There had been a confused frown when Andruss had spoken about games back at his quarters with her uncertain as to whether he had misunderstood her or was teasing her ”I am not sure I know these games” Tarja had cautiously ventured as Andruss had joined her at the door and they had started walking to hers.

Once they were at hers Andruss was kind enough to try and downplay the mess with him understanding that she was in process of unpacking her things in between her other duties. She would concede to his point about the coffee and the lateness of the hour with her moving to look in the small fridge instead to see what cold drinks she had on offer”um…I have orange juice…oh…and bottle of vodka in freezer” she offered, mentally adding food shopping to her list of things to do.

   Adnruss    walked over to her  Fridge  he smiled  and gave her a Gentle  pat on the back,what if you and  I go down to th Civie store.  we can  buy some  stuff  for  yoru fridge , because that Ornage  juice looks pretty damn lonely?

 we can stop  for a drink of whatever, first, My treat... then we'll hit  the   food shopping? If you are short, I can spot you cred to fill your fridge  until next pay?

As she stared into a mostly empty fridge Tarja would sigh in defeat, with food shopping not exactly being what she had had in mind when she had invited him over but was sadly looking like a necessity, especially if she wanted to eat anything in the morning “Ok…we buy food…I will seduce you another time” she sighed, as she shut the fridge door and retrieved her webbing ”So where are you taking me for drink? I have only been to Rec Dec before” she said with her still not having seen much of the ship with her pretty much having gone straight on shore leave after arriving, with the rest of that limited time spent training her unit ”come on, lead way”

  They   left  and   Andruss, stopped in the p-way. there are  4  Options,  we can go that way, to  go to the OB  dec? they have  drinks and finger food....we can got to the rec Dec, that has  about anything?... we can go to the Pulse, its  a nightclub of  sorts, but...most folks  dress up for that..not all? so we could go there if you want... and there is a coffeeshop in the Civie  section... they have  coffies  , cold  drinks  and  shakes, and  have things  like  pastries  and  sandwiches ?

 No matter? we  still got to fill your fridge.

Following Andruss out into the corridor she would consider her options with her quickly deciding against the night club for the time being with her wanting more of a relaxed atmosphere ”perhaps observation dec would be nice…though coffee shop is tempting…but perhaps for another time” she replied mindful of the hour and the fact that Andruss had already declined coffee. With the decision to go to the obs dec either before or after shopping she would signal for Andruss to lead the way.

<<<<<<<< andruss, Tarja from Non com.


  Andruss   leads the  way, waiting for her to  seal her quarters, they move towards the Bow.. and taking one of the stairs  into the , rather Large, lounge, it   took up 3/5s  of the Bow,  leaving  plenty of armor are othe  side, a massive metaglass window with a  few  armored  supports   ever  20 yards or so, so as not to break up the view.

  They could  see  The SM and Dusk getting drinks. there were a few others  scattered  around,  theater type seating, with stand  up  tables    at the top of the lounge  where the  bar is.

——> Civie Section

Carrying a brown paper bag in one muscular arm Tarja would walk with Andruss back to her quarters, listening ashe discussed the finer points of the Mech Rider movie and its sequel with her getting the distinct impression that they had been written by someone more intent on seeing explosions than sound military strategy.

After inviting him inside once again, Tarja would take a few minutes to put away her groceries, including the bag of green berries she had picked on Bura, before turning to Andruss and asking ”so…where were we?” with a hint of a smile reaching her lips as she stood in front of him.

 Andruss,  helped  her, Handing her the things that he  bought for her. when they were done, she  stood in front of him. He  smiled a bit,

I think you were going give me some more training?

After carefully removing her weapons belt and placing it on the counter, Tarja would move closer to Andruss and put her arms about his neck as she softly spoke ”hmm…so I was” as she looked up into his eyes before leaning in to kiss him. They would spend a few minutes kissing within the tiny kitchen area of her quarters before Tarja broke it off and gently took his hand so she could lead over to sit beside her on the bottom bunk with her slipping her arms around him and leaned in to kiss him once again ”you know….I think you are getting the hang of this”