----------------->>>>>>>>>>>>> From Hanger Deck

 Lizzy got out of the lift and headed towards her quarters, she smiled at the guards and said," Did you miss us, and again thank you." Lizzy's quarters where fairly close to the lifts, as she walked towards her quarters she looked at Izzy and said, " Your Quarters should be around here, I will shower real quick just come over when your ready Izzy okay." Lizzy smiled again and walked with a seductive sway and got to her quarters, she opened the door and headed into her quarters.

 Lizzy was excited for two reasons she wasn't sure if her last interview ever went out and she wanted her story told plus there was a lot more to add, and of course having a sexy, cute woman in her quarters was very exciting. She quickly got out of her uniform and took of her lingerie and placed it on her bed neatly. She made sure her door was unlocked when she jumped into the shower, she was very sweaty, the ceremony got her sweating and sitting on that shuttle was well everyone was so close together.

 She would make her shower quick and step out and dry off and throw on her silk robe, now she will slow down and wait for Izzy to arrive standing in her bathroom only in a robe.

After hitting the buzzer again Izzy would cautiously enter Lizzy's quarters, recalling that she'd said that she should come straight in "Hello? Lizzy it's me...I'm ready to start the interview whenever you are" she called, with her beginning to wonder whether she'd turned up a little early and that she was still in the shower or something "...If you're not ready I can always come back later"

 Lizzy heard the bell and heard Izzy walk in, yes her plan was working but she still didn't know Izzy liked her, well only one way to find out. Lizzy with her robe on but not tightly closed so Izzy could see a lot, walked out of the bath room opened her bedroom door, her robe opened up 'accidentally' even more and said," Sorry I took longer than I thought, just have to get dressed and I will be right out." She turned quickly and dropped her robe and then said," Oh sorry be right out." She will close the door wth her foot and then quickly get her red lingerie set on and then a good a clean duty uniform.

 Once she was all set, she came back out and said," So where do you want to do this, and is there anything I need to know before we start izzy, I also brought my Ace paperwork." Lizzy smiled and wondered how her little trick worked.

"oh I-I'm so sorry I...I...d-didn't realise that you were...still...I...I...can come back later..." a red faced Izzy frantically stammered as Lizzy emerged from the bathroom wearing a robe that covered very little of her voluptuous figure. For her part Lizzy seemed very calm about the entire thing with her simply stating that she needed to get dressed and would be right out, with her slipping out of her robe before the bedroom door was fully closed.

It was as Lizzy was getting dressed that Izzy would desperately try and push the image of Lizzy's naked and undeniably attractive body from out of her mind. With her wondering whether it had been deliberately done to make her feel awkward and hot under the collar so Lizzy could have a laugh with her friends at Izzy's expense.

Thankfully by the time a fully cloth Lizzy had emerged from her bedroom, Izzy would have regained some small measure of composure allowing her to answer Lizzy's question with some level of coherency "In here will ...um...do nicely" she said taking a seat in the main part of the quarters with her indicating for Lizzy to take a seat opposite her "ok before we get started, just try and relax, don't look at Tali and don't worry about censoring yourself, and if at any point you wish to stop the interview then just say so, ok?" Izzy explained with a cheery smile that would appear just a little fake as she ran through the standard boiler plate as Tali meanwhile moved into a position that would allow the little drone to get the both of them in shot "ok, and in three...two...one...Hi, This is Ensign Izzy Sakura, and I am currently sitting on the 351 Hermes with Ensign Lizzy Maris, who is a member of fabled Hermes fighter wing, Now tell me Lizzy, How long have you been a pilot for? And how much of that time has been on the Hermes?" Izzy asked in a cheerful voice as she started things off with a nice easy question.

 Lizzy was all smiles she became her bubbly self. After Izzy explains everything to her she says," Sounds great Izzy, but I will say I can get emotional just wanted to warn you. Also Izzy you look great by the way. I am ready when you are."

 Then Izzy got professional,  and Lizzy looked right at Izzy smiling and ignored Talisman her camera drone. Izzy asked her first question and Lizzy responded, Izzy I have been flying since I was 6 years old, my Father was a fighter pilot. I have been flying my whole life, now I was on the Apollo I transferred to the Hermes 8 days ago and made Ace in the Battle of Bura just a  2 days ago. Lizzy smiled and it looked real like this is how she is when she isn't an emotional wreck.

"Oh wow, you started off really young, did your parents lead you into the life of a fighter pilot or was this just something you've always wanted to do?" Izzy asked, genuinely surprised and just a little impressed to learn that Lizzy had been flying since the tender age of six. Granted she suspected that it would have been behind the controls of a light aircraft and on her fathers knee, but still at six years old she'd still had training wheels on her bike.

She would allow Lizzy to answer the question at her own pace before proceeding on to her next question and the real meat of her intended feature "so being an Ace, would I be right in thinking that you have now passed the infamous two mission mark? Now for the benefit of those at home and a mere squaddie such as myself...Whats it like to be in a space battle? and how did it feel to have the knowledge that most fighter pilots don't make it passed their second mission?"

---> Hanger Dec

Harry would escort her sister to her room where after forcing a couple of glasses of water and a paracetamol on her would recommended that she either gave tonight's party a miss or stuck to fruit juice, causing her to quietly wonder when exactly she'd turned into her mother.

Returning to her own quarters she would discover that Will was still down at SEC and so would spend some time tidying away her new clothes and then sorting their laundry into the relevant bags ready for collection. Despite the lateness of the hour she supposed she ought to show her face at the party in order to toast Lizzy and Nikki's success, despite her complete lack of a real drink.

Once she'd got everything sorted out she would quickly change into a duty uniform and head down to the rec dec for the upcoming party.

---> Rec Dec

 Lizzy knew it would get to parents, she took a deep breathe and said," Well my Mother died when she was giving birth to me, she was the Captain of a Destroyer that was jumped by Demons and Vampics, she put her ship between the Empire forces and the transports. The transports escaped but her ship took heavy damage and she was severely injured during the attack pregnant with me. Well they gave her a choice save her and I would not make it or save me and she had a high chance of dying, so umm we know what she chose." Again tears began to run down Lizzy's face, she tried to fight it and she quickly gained her composure.

 Then she decided to go to happier thoughts, wiping the tears away she answered," Yeah my Father got me into a cockpit before I even rode my first bike, I played with fighter consoles instead of dolls. The first time I flew alone at 12 in my Father's light airplane I was hooked I knew I wanted to be a pilot from that point, I guess it was in my blood Izzy." She smiled at Izzy and then listened to izzy's next question.

 Lizzy smiled and then replied," Yes the combat over Bura was my second combat mission and I did get hit but finished the battle and made Ace." Lizzy thinks for a second and says," The space battle with the Vampics was crazy there where fighters everywhere, you had to watch everywhere, the enemy keep an eye on your wing mates and kill the bad guys, the best way I can explain it is like controlled chaos, I just flew and used my training and instincts to stay alive and help my flight mates."

 The last part Lizzy took a second and then she responded," Well I hate to sound like a cocky fighter pilot but if you go into combat thinking that you are already dead Izzy, I went into my first two missions knowing I had been training my whole life for this and I just did what I had to do, and that is what I will keep doing kicking Empire ass, and sending them to the 9 Hells. A controlled fear is also very good in keeping you alive but if you let that fear consume you so will the enemy, all of us work together to keep everyone alive so we all get to go back home, but not everyone makes it, the hardest part is knowing that in any mission one of your friends might not make it back, so I live life to it's fullest everyday of my life. A umm close friend Carl from the Apollo in the Vampic fight went missing and there is still no report on what exactly happened to him, that is the life of a fighter pilot in this fucking war, oh sorry Izzy." Lizzy thought how would she react if Nikki got killed or even if Harry did loosing Harry like that would really hurt, she didn't want to loose her.

Izzy would sit and quietly listen as Lizzy told her of how she had become hooked on flying at a young age and that her becoming a fighter pilot had been all but inevitable. At the mention of her mothers death, Izzy would offer her a sympathetic smile but would otherwise remain silent, not wanting to break the flow of the story with hollow sounding platitudes deciding that it would be better to talk about such a personal thing when the camera's had finished rolling.

As the story progressed to that of space combat and how Lizzy had relied upon her wing mates and training to get her through. Izzy would quickly latch on to her comment about living her life to the fullest "so would you say that the whole stereotype of fighter jocks being just a little full of themselves and going by the live fast, die young and leave a pretty corpse lifestyle is accurate then?" she asked with a smile, curious to see if, from Lizzy's point of view at least, whether that particular stereotype was true.

  Lizzy smiled at Izzy's question and said," Well if you are not full of yourself to some degree you will be dead, and all of us fly as fast as we can. I guess it is basically true but hey none of us want to die for sure, but we have to put ourselves in danger to stop those fucking bastards, and it is definitely not for everyone. There is one thing that is true is this damn fucking war, life can change so fast and you never know what will happen on my next combat so I do enjoy life and not take it for granted and enjoy everyday as it could be my last." She smiles at Izzy and even though she is on camera she gives her a seductive wink trying to figure out if Izzy is interested in taking this further. Lizzy figured she would put it out there and see how Izzy responds at the end of the interview.

<== hangar dec

Nikki walked on to the officers dec and pointed things out to Mitch such as officers mess hall and such.  The ensigns were closer to the door and smaller she noted for him.  The higher the rank the larger the billet.  The first one they came to was her quarters she shared with Haley.  Opening it she let him see how large it was.  "Back home this would be the room for me and my sisters.  So sharing with the tater tot is not a big thing." She smiled and even showed off her guitar as she placed her things down in the room.  Haley snuck in and placed a few of her things on Nikkis bed.  "Haley, gotta show Mitch his room.  want to come along or stay here a little bit?" she asked
After the other night Haley piped up "Come with."
""Okay and that way if you get lost you know where Mitchs room is too" She let Haley back into the hall.  she took a bag from Mitch to help 'share the load' so to speak.  Following the numbers they got to his door.  she let him put his new code in then let him open the door.  It was about the same size as Nikkis, but looked larger as it was pretty empty of any belongings.

Izzy quietly chuckled as Lizzy all but confirmed that fighter pilots were over confident by default with her once again stating that she lived every day like it was her last, and even though the saucy wink had been directed at her, Izzy knew that it would play well with the audience ”well it’s been a pleasure talking to you Lizzy and I look forward to speaking with you again” she said before signaling for Tali to cut the feed ”Thank you for speaking with me Lizzy, I really appreciate it, also I’m sorry to hear about your mum I know what it’s like to lose a parent” she said looking and sounding far more genuine than she had during their interview. It was almost as if a switch had been flicked on her personality ”well, I’m going to look at getting a few more interviews and maybe a little gun cam footage if they’ll let me and see if I can’t get it released by the end of the week” she said, as much running through her own thought processes as talking to Lizzy as she stood up to leave ”but anyway, thanks again Lizzy, I’d best let you get to your party” She cheerfully said before turning to leave.

 Lizzy smiled when Izzy closed out the interview.  After Izzy talked about her Mother Lizzy just said,It was hard not having a Mom, but you know the sad part I never knew her,  that I think hurts even more, it is hard to miss someone you never really knew, but I do look like her, here take a look.

 Lizzy took out her Mom's picture and showed Izzy, except for looking at few years older and wearing a cap, they could be identical twins. Lizzy was about to loose it emotionally when Izzy talked about more interviews and releasing the footage by Friday. That is great Izzy , I can try and set something up with Harry but just be like you where here and you will be fine. Lizzy did think Izzy was very fine, and she so much wanted more between them.There was something different Lizzy had strong feelings for Harry as a Friend and sexual partner, but there was more with Izzy she felt different, did Lizzy finally want more, she didn't even know if Izzy was that way, and when she went to leave she gave no indication if Izzy felt anything for her other than friendship, and a interview.

 Well Lizzy always went for broke so she decided to put it out there, but maybe with a little more class then she did with Harry.

 Lizzy then put on a nervous smile and put it all on the table,Izzy thank you that was great, I hope I helped, and yes I should get to my party, but umm I was wondering if you would like to join me at the party, not just as a friend but ummm Oh fuck it. Lizzy using her skills and training moved to Izzy quickly and took her in her arms gently and gave Izzy a deep seductive kiss that was full of passion and caring, she will keep the kiss until Izzy stops it, or returns the kiss, or slaps her. Lizzy didn't because once she touched Izzy's lips she felt something powerful nothing she has really felt before kissing anyone. She lost herself in the kiss and hoped it was the same for Izzy. Lizzy would also hold Izzy tight but sensual and in a very caring way except one of her hands drop to Izzy's really cute butt. Lizzy just kissed her and waited for Izzy's reaction.

  Abby  waved  a  hand  back  and forth as she   crawled into bed, after the drink of water and such..

  ..some.... damn..Black  wine...Bloody  greenie  gave  me two big glasses..  i...i don;t rmeber  even finishing the second one..... she  dozed off..   deep breathing

She had been all set to leave Lizzy’s quarters and head back to her own to call it a night when Lizzy called her name. Turning round to face she would listen as Lizzy nervously started to ask her out, or at least it had sounded like she was trying to ask her out when she suddenly lent in and kissed her. There was a startled squeak as Izzy’s body stiffened beneath the other woman’s touch in shock, however slowly but surely Lizzy would feel her slowly relaxing into her arms as she rather tentatively returned the kiss. It was nothing like she’d imagined it would be like...not that she really knew what she imagined it to be like in the first place.

After all of a few seconds of this Izzy would gently push Lizzy away, blushing furiously as she did so ”well that was...um...unexpected...you didn’t even buy me a drink before you...um....yeah” Izzy quietly spoke unsure as to how she was going to handle this rather unexpected turn of events.

 Lizzy backed away when Izzy gently pushed her, Lizzy at first just said,"Wow that was amazing, and I am sorry, it is sometimes for me to just do something rather then saying it." When Izzy says she didn't even buy her a drink Lizzy would say," Well there is a party to go too, I can buy you a drink, maybe we can dance Izzy and we can talk and see where we want to go from here, if you want too that is?"

 Lizzy then looked at her smiled and said," I am sorry I kissed, but Izzy would you like to be my date to the Party we can have fun, talk and get to know each other, then see where that leads but no pressure. I find you so amazing Izzy, so are so beautiful, I love your cute butt, you risked your life to get the real story and I see a fire within you that I know I have myself."

 Lizzy then walked to the door opened it and said," So Izzy would you like to go with me?" She holds out her hand for Izzy to take hopefully if she wanted to be her date at the party. Lizzy had opened her heart and really hoped Izzy would go with her, lizzy felt something different with Izzy this wasn't her normal lusting after someone she felt more for Izzy and really wanted to explore this feeling so much more.

With the kiss coming to an end, Lizzy would take a step back before confessing how she felt about her with her even offering to buy Izzy a drink "yeah sorry that was kind of a dumb thing to say, I...I don't really know why I said it...I'm kind of struggling to think clearly at the moment" Izzy replied in her soft musical voice. Her head seeming to be a jumbled mess of contradicting thoughts and feelings that left her feeling deeply confused.

It was as she was struggling to take it all in that Lizzy would ask if she would like to be her date to the party, with the promise of a chance for them to get to know each other a little better "ok....sure, I mean...I'd like that, though I've never dated a woman before" she shyly replied as she went to join Lizzy, curious to see where this particular road would lead.

---> Follows Lizzy

 Lizzy smiled and chuckled a little bit, then she said," Well I did just surprise the hell out of you Izzy, no problem I bet and I am willing to let you figure things out and have some fun." Lizzy loved Izzy's beautiful voice it sent warm shivers down her back that she loved. Lizzy was whoa slow down girl you are going to fast, this is Izzy's first time with a woman don't scare her away by falling in love already or something. Lizzy's head was spinning as well but for much different reasons.

 Lizzy had a huge smile when Izzy said she would be her date, she took Izzy's hand and says," Oh Izzy I don't look at genders I look at the personality and their heart, and both of yours I like so far, and your body is so damn sexy, Well just be yourself and I will do the same and lets see what happens shall we." With that Lizzy heads out of her quarters holding Izzy's hand and they head to the Rec Dec and the party. Oh boy if Harry is there boy will she be surprised, she just hopes Harry is happy for her, and will always be her friend.

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

 

Nikki helped get Mitch a bit more settled in.  She remembered she was gonna have to be at the Rec Dec in a few.  Winking at Mitch.  "Okay Tater tot.  I have a party to get to.  But afraid little ones not allowed, there's gonna be some drinking.  So gonna see if Toni will watch you tonite and sleep over.  Okay?"
"Okay..But I don't like y'all drnkin'." she said a bit dejectedly.
"I know.  But I kinda have to on this." she glanced at Mitch. "Gonna go scrub up nice and get Haley to her sitter then I'll be on RecDec" she left with Haley and made calls to Toni to get it cleared.  Gor her ready and herself too. Then went to the farm where Toni and her father were checkin on some purchased Burian cattle feed.  Making sure they got paid she then gave Haley a kiss for the night and headed to the RecDec. SHE BROUGHT HER GUITAR AS WELL.


===> RecDec

---> Rec Dec

Upon stepping out of the lift, Izzy would offer the pair of SEC troopers on duty a cheerful smile as she passed them on her way to her quarters. Despite her still feeling very confused Izzy was actually kind of excited to be going on a date tomorrow, with the closest she'd come to one in a long time being a coffee she'd had with a sergeant in a Saudi Arabian cafe with it being more through chance than design that they had both been there at the same time.

It had been clear even before she had got drunk playing the LC's stupid game that Lizzy found her to be highly attractive and were it not for the fact that she had started getting a little too frisky Izzy would ave quite happily have spent a little more time getting to know her, as there was just something about her bubbly personality and her attitude of living life to it's fullest that she found utterly enthralling.

With the feel of that last kiss still on her lips she would enter her quarters and after setting Tali to charge would change out of her uniform and into a silk robe with her long dark hair tied back into a loose ponytail. Breaking the seal on the dark purple wine she'd bought this morning Izzy would pour a little out into a glass and slowly sip at it as she flicked through the pages of an old paperback novel in the hope that she would become relaxed enough to fall asleep.

  Getting onto the    Officers   Dec and    dragging the  pilot.. theSEC  troopers  chiuckled  at Will  who just  flat , shook his head.

  ..don't get to see  too many pilots get shot  down on the Rec Dec..

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

 Will and Harry carried Lizzy onto the Officer's Quarters, Lizzy was completely out she was breathing and making some weird noises every now and then but she was out cold completely drunk.

---> Rec Dec

"Well she certainly hasn't become any lighter since the other night" Harry grumbled to Will as they half carried, half dragged Lizzy down the corridor towards her quarters "also next time Shadow get's one of my friends this drunk he can be the one carrying her back to her quarters!" she continued as they finally arrived at her door "Alright I'll hold her up whilst you type in the override" Harry would say as she adjusted her hold on Lizzy so that Will could get at the keypad next to the door.

 ..its a pilot  thing.. Most pilots  do that, when they have a chance... sometimes, it  takes too long though.

 He waves  MAx  and  Stiff over, one of hyou guys over  ride.. I'm off  duty, my links  won't work..

 MAx  Looked at HArry and   Lizzy  , then shifted his eye to  Will.  Stiff  pulled out  his  scanner  and  and  scanned the  key pad, there was a  pop and the door   slide  to  the  side....Don't shut the  door  and try to get infrom the outside  again?, Until she has opened the lock  with her   passcode?.. if you do, it will lock it  down  Until the SM or MAster Cheif  gets here.

 Lizzy opened her eyes and her stomach was turning and her head was spinning, she sees Harry holding her, she kind of says," Oh Har...ry I dont feel so .... good, I heard ....I can hit my .....pass code.... if you want, "BURP" oh boy Harry.. bathroom now..." Lizzy will hold her vomit until Harry gets her into the bathroom. Once Harry and Will get her in front of the toilet she pukes her guts up and it seems like it will never stop. It does and she manages to say with her breath smelling of puke and alcohol, " Oh god that actually felt good.. Harry, I am still fucked up but that helped. Oh god what happened did I make a big fool out of myself, did Izzy see any of that, what happened to her. Oh the 9 Hells my head hurts so bad."

 Lizzy will just sit in front of the toilet on her knees praying to the toilet gods, she looks like she might passout again, Lizzy got completely fucked up she just held it for a little while but it still hit her hard. " Harry fruit juice , I will join you in fruit juice." She will then move side to side and then begin to fall forward completely out again as her head begins to falls forward heading right for the toilet.