<Bold>"But you do get to see them"</Bold> Haley sighed she knew very much what it was like not being able to see friends and such "I miss my family a lot.....But they gone now" her voice was kinda sad.  "But then I think...I got friends and family here now.  And even if I am liddle....they love me and would miss me.  And if I miss them the same way...I don't want them a hurtin' like that"

  Roll pets  the  kitty a bit  more, yeah.... I guess?   But  we have people go out  shooting  at bad  poeple , It was  bad  before, when  bad  Guys  would shoot  us kids..now  we  got  bad  guys  shooting everyone?   One  time?..maybe  they will come and shoot us!.. they  were close some of the Kids   didn't come back to school..teacher  says  they moved to  Fuji?... but i know   some people got  killed .. you can  smell it nwhen we came out of the   Bunker...Just like on Etna, when people shooted   each other...

 ..so?  your  Melon? you don't  have to worry about n animals  eating it?

Haley knew what he meant.  still it was a lot to think about, and a bit scary too."Well IF it gets eaten it gets eaten, and ya start over.  that's what Nikki said.  Back home sometimes you try and grow somethin' and critters get to it.  best you can do is keep tryin'." she shrugged.

 Roll looked  around from where they sat, ..must  be somethin'...you know?.. to  have to get water into  all these trays?... you would thing?  to save  time and water.. that they wopuld   wate r the top tray heavey.. and  have  lines  goign  down into the next tray, and next  tray...and  then.. these bottom   troughs  would catch  all teh water  that made it through and   it  could get used again?... we did that in a Hidey Hole Sneak  found for is in the lowers... this  older  house, had  an extra basement, cause  some one blew  somethign up?.... anyway.. we  could go in, an noe one knew we were their.. we had  heat... and    we had some stuff  the took..like a frid-rater... but   we needed water too... so Jax..  he gets  this   Line,  and the  runs it into these pipes?... and  the water   went  down  the   line into a  Big drum we  had.... i bet it needs  emptied out by now, since none of us  have been back there  for a long time..

"They can, but they also have to grow different things in them too.  Some plants take a lot of water, some less.  If you give one plant too much water then it won't grow and a plant that needs a lot of water too little then it don't grow either" she said.  she petted the little mama kitty "Still think she'll eat you?" she grinned that even now the mama laid down and got comfy in a sphinx like pose.

Haley had taken him around most of the farm and time was getting late.  Haley knew Nikki was on Bura, she then thought of Roll.  "Are your Mama and daddy comin' back up?  I don't want to think of you sleeping of bein' alone.  Toni and her family are who I'm stayin' with.  How about you?" she was curious.
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 Roll   shrugged, well..both my new people are down on the planet  killign bad guys?.. and so is JAx  and Sneak..... so..  me and Gregor  will be ok?.. I was alone  lotsa  time  in the stem... we hadda  do this thing?  Jax  would   yells  'Scatter'..we we was chased... and everyone would run every  where  , and  find out hidey holes.. then we hadda   be  real still an' not make  noise, so's  we  wouldn't be  caught and taken away... The  Jax and Sneak would come find  us  after   it was safe..sometimes it would take a whole day or more. Gregor  can help guard me...

 he pets the kitty some more,..I hope they let me go to see the planet...i never  saw a whole planet...

"But it's not right.  I'd be sad thinking you are alone with only Gregor..and what about dinner?  You and Gregor gotsa eat" This was a bit of a distress for Haley.  "Lets talk to Toni and her daddy...maybe you can stay with me and them tonight, Her momma is a good cook.  And they live only a few doors down from where you live." It would be about another 30 minutes or so before Toni would come to look for them.  She also realized she still had the 10 cred chip too.

  Roll just looked   at Haley and gave a little shrug,..its ok?  Me  and gregor  can   stuff from the frid-rator? An' most  folks are scared of  largs.. even a little one  like  Gregor?..I can't leave him by his self..i feel bad he was  all alone now!

Haley went to talk with Toni and her father as Roll sat with the little girl kitty.  She explained as best she could that Rolls Mama and Daddy were on planet and no one was there to help him. she offered her tooth fairy money if Toni and her family could help.  She told them she couldn't help thinking him all alone, even if a few doors down.  But he had a puppy too that roll didn't want left alone.  But it wasn't like an normal puppy, it was one most were afraid of, but he was really friendly if treated nice.  She held her cred chip up and awaited a response.  She knew that Tonis adopted mom made real good hot food, Roll would like that.  She bit at her bottom lip a bit.

  Toni's  FAthe rlooked at  Haley,..That's the Kid the Vamp  picks  picked up?  Right?... Look.. I'm no fan of Vampics... and that v'puppy is a larg!..I don't  think  my wife  wil like the larg there?

 He thinks for a Bit, waving off her   cred chip,..he can come  and eat... Its not his  fault the VAmpics have him...... But  no LArg... He can go check on him and feed  him and such, but if he wants to stay with us, he'll have to leave the larg  at  Home...

 Toni frowned,..But Daddy!... He's a little  LArg..and  that kid  is a little kid?

 ..enough, that's the way it is...He's  safe  for now  anyway.. its  just the idea   of getting him fed and such..

The night was settled, but not to everyone's preference.  Soon they would head back to the civvies section.  The meal was hot and good.  For Haley the couch was fine.  Hopefully in the morning they might get to go to Bura.

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Nikki arrived with atleast Haley.  The other two were coming.  After a few moments and checking in they were all set, and Haley was eager to show off her Nivarian Purple melon.  Back home she might have won a blue ribbon for it.

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 as they walked  down the ramp  way, they took the branch to the Farm. As they neared the  Farm, Can looked   to Roll....it almost smells  like  th stem in some places....

 Roll  smiled,Its not like the  Stem though, they grow lotsa plants and stuff and  have animals there..some of the animals  make  real Milk, and some animals  are used for eating, if the   supplies    we get run low...they have   eggs  and everything.....

 Can stepped  closer to Roll...are there Stem Rats here?

 Jax  said there are always rats..they get on board ships from the stations or from planets...but they don't  get  too big here... The have Cats  runnign around  to  stop rats and Mice from eating the  food... As they  entered, Can's mouth opened wide into a 'o' shape..he  saw the 'trays' with Green things growing  and a  place where  fish were in water  that was being  filtered through the  plant trays  and    they rotated  and 'watered ' each other.

  Corn stalks were there..Bigger then on  earth, with fatter   cobs...

 what are those?

 Corn things?  they make the yellow stuff, looks like  little  yellow teeth?....

Haley skipped a bit listening to Can and Roll "Some plants like corn are tall and others the plant grows but the food part is under the dirt, like potatoes and carrots.  Some they can grow without dirt, just water.  I think they call it hydrapanning? or something like that." She smiled and pointed to the purple melons "My plant is there the others with it belong to man who helps run the place" She pointed him out and then waved "Sorry they don't let largs down here, too temptin' for them to chase cats and chickens" She went to one fence and climbed to the top and sat on it when a cow and calf wandered up The calf was just a bit bigger than Haley, the cow most definitely larger "Hi Daisy.  Hi Marigold. Roll, 'member Daisy?  She growed up and gots a baby of her own now.  Her name is Marigold"   Daisy stuck her nose through the fence towards Roll and Can, she rubbed Daisy's ear and up between her eyes.  Daisy's pink fleshed and white furred nose was wet and half full with hay. "They let some animals wander in the padduck to stretch their legs."

 Can peered  around    Roll as he looked at the Cow...will it  eat us?

 Rolls  shook his  head  as he  ....gingerly..touched  its   head on the side.naw..they  make Milk  for our Milkshakes...and..sometimes  we  eat them... i think that's  what hamburgers  and steaks  are...

Henry arrived, festooned in curious bris, all 3 of them looking around, and Mila trotting at his heels.

  Can's little  Mouth opened  again as he Pointed to henry....DocDaddy  has the Cat-things!

Roll turned.. he was surprsied ( and maybe a little jealous  that Largs weren't allowed down!)

 One of the Foreman  Greeted henry...Hey Doc!, whatcha  got there?... I'm Tim Cless  #2 Foreman here, i do alot  of the night turns...

Haley waved wildly.  "Some cows are for milkin', some eating.  Daisy is a milkin' cow, so is Marigold" she had actually slid onto Daisys back "No, they won't eat you.  They eat plants and hay."  she sat right  in back of the Holsteins shoulders on its back "Leg you gotsa be careful of.  They can kick you, even break a bone or two.  So be careful from coming up behind her"
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"Hi, Tim, pleased to meet you," said Henry.

"These here are called bris. They are kind of snake-like with cat characteristics. On Matterhorn they are using them for pest control in their farm areas. I was wondering if you have any vermin issues and whether they could help? You see, Friday - the adult here - has been injured so although they can be potent combatants she's not up to it any more. She's got two youngsters, the snittens we call them, and I thought we could train them up for pest control. What do you think?"

Friday was listening, the snittens were staring around wide-eyed at the farm. Mila sat at Henry's feet, she seemed to be listening as well.
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"Docter Cristie?  that don't mean the kitties gotsa go does it?" Her age and southern accent like Nikkis made her words sound a bit strange.  She pet Daisy along her neck.  " and you said they had venom will that hurt the other aminals like Daisy or Marigold?" she asked.

Henry smiled.

"No, Haley, the snittens don't have to go...and they don't bite unless provoked. Daisy and Marigold are far too nice to be bitten."

She smiled but Haley shook her head.  "No.  I mean the other kitties.  They help keep the big ole rats away and eat'em.  If Friday, Khan, and Katrina eat the rats....what happens to them?  I mean, I know one mama kitty gots a family to feed." she was trying hard to figure the right words for what she meant.  Still she did like the snittens and Friday too.

"Ah, I see. There should be enough to go around, but we can make sure that some food is provided for the cats as well to make sure that nobody goes short."

Bless the child, always seemed to be looking out for someone else.

"Before letting them go...maybe see if the normal kitties like them?  I don't wanna see them fightin' each other.  But might be fun if they could have 'Skittens'" she combined the words Kittens and snittens. Daisy moved along to get to a bit of hay on the ground for her to chew.  Haley took time to get back on top of the fence.  A couple of pigs ran by squealing with another kid chased them.  Haley waved, it was another Stem pack kid about maybe 7 or so.  He was trying to herd the pigs back to their pen.  Sitting then climbing down she jumped the last 4 inches to the ground.  Looking at the adults (Henry, Val, and Tim), "Is it okay If I show Can around?  I know Rolls been here before and have him come with us" She gave all 3 Briss a gentle pet.

 Friday was  alert, her  larg  eyes  blinked  as her  head   turned in  quick  jerky Movements.. the   Snittens   wriggled  about, trying to get  down.

 Roll   looked at  all the   food  plants,   on the rotating   , chains   in their  massive  trays. H watched  as  the lettuce  tray   swunup...cabbage tray dropped   down..Tomatoes were bavie it..Corn  above that, wheat above that..Oniosn ...radishes Carrots  were on thier  way up. The topmost one now held Celeray  and such, and eat tray  had  Burian and Astra  vegetables   in a section, that matched  the 'type'

 Berries and  fruit as well as other Tubers   were across the way, rotating  as the others  did. Some animals   woudl walk under the Bottom  tray  and Lap at the later that drain from the lowest tray, that would find its  way into the filtering system.