<USS Avalon> Avalon "Back on Earth: Going For a Tour, Skyler, Cate, and Mehdi

> 
> >> "Back on Earth: Going for a tour"
>> written by:
>> Cmdr Sklyer, Dr. Mehdi, Ensign Cate
>> 
>>     Skyler was glad to see the excited look on Lyryn's face when she had 
>> told her of the plans for Lyryn and James to join her and Mehdi on a tour of 
>> San Francisco. Skyler just hoped that her husband would be all for it. 
>> Considering that this was supposed to be their honeymoon. She would find out 
>> soon 
>> enough, as she was just about at their quarters.
>> 
>>     She hesitated for a moment and then entered to find that the lights 
>> were at half normal and there were candles everywhere. "Oh great she 
>> thought. I 
>> have ruined something he planned. Hopefully I can smooth it over,"
>> 
>>     "Mehdi, I'm home and we need to talk. Where are you? We don't have much 
>> time. Lyryn and James are waiting for us."
>> 
>>     As she was talking she could hear him coming up behind her and felt him 
>> put his hands around her waist and start to kiss her neck. "Mmm that feels 
>> good, but we have to hurry. They are waiting on us,
>> 
>>     "Wait a second," Idrys said. "I got all this ready and we have to what? 
>> Hurry? For crying out loud, Skyler, we should be alone, here, enjoying 
>> ourselves." He sighed. He didn't want to hurt her feelings. All the same he 
>> longed for the intimacy he so cherished with her which they had missed as a 
>> result of the ship being boarded. He sank down on the sofa and sighed again.
>> 
>>     "Please don't," said Skyler, sitting beside him. "Mehdi, think of it 
>> this way ... we've been all cooped up on this ship for months now. We've 
>> been 
>> held hostage by our enemies. And now we are home. We're free. By now I would 
>> imagine a large part of the crew might be close to developing cabin fever. 
>> Don't you even want to join us? It has nothing to do with my failing to 
>> appreciate what you've done. I do. But we can do all of what you planned 
>> later. 
>> Our leave, our honeymoon, won't wait. And besides, it's San Francisco. Don't 
>> you want to get out and tour the city with us?"
>> 
>>     Idrys blinked and slowly turned his face towards her, a shocked look on 
>> his face. "And I never spent four years in the Academy!?"
>> 
>>     "Mehdi, I didn't mean it that way, I just ..."
>> 
>>     But he had already begun to laugh. He had truly been caught off guard 
>> by that. He kissed her. "All right, Skyler, let's go and not keep our 
>> friends 
>> waiting." He extinguished the candles, saw to it the food was placed in 
>> safe storage, and extended his arm. "Shall we?" And they exited his quarters.
>> 
>> Lyryn and James were standing outside the door of the transporter room as 
>> Skyler had indicated when she saw Skyler approaching with a man who was tall 
>> and appeared to be Trill.  Lyryn surmised that he must be her husband.  They 
>> were walking arm in arm as newlyweds often do. Skyler had talked quite a 
>> bit about him, and she almost felt like she knew him.
>> Skyler smiled when she saw the two of them and Lyryn returned it.
>> 
>> "I'd like to introduce you to my husband Mehdi.   Mehdi, this is Ensign 
>> Lyryn Cate and her friend James...Uh, I'm sorry, I didn't catch your last 
>> name."
>> 
>> Extending his hand to Mehdi, James smiled, "Maturin.   James Maturin, just 
>> like Dr. Stephen Maturin in the really old Patrick O'Brian novels."
>> 
>> Lyryn smiled thinking that was the same thing that he had said to her when 
>> first they met.   She was unfamiliar with the novels and James insisted that 
>> she read them - all twenty of them - immediately.   She enjoyed the old 
>> British naval tales immensely and it had given them topics of conversation 
>> for 
>> weeks.
>> 
>> The two men immediately fell into conversation about the O'Brian novels and 
>> old seafaring vessels.   Skyler seemed to enjoy that the two men were 
>> hitting it off. She looked at Lyryn and smiled. 
>> 
>        "I think we may be lost to the guys. Which is fine with me, if it is 
> fine with you? They can have their fun and we can have ours. What do you 
> think?"
> 
> Taking a quick glance at James who was just blabbering on with Mehdi, a 
> slight sting of hurt crossed her eyes at the thought of him leaving the 
> Avalon.   
> She covered it and looked back to Skyler with a smile.   "Sure, maybe I 
> could find some clothing more my...style.  I'm not picky, it's just...I'm not 
> used to things being so very form fitting.   Maybe we can meet up for dinner 
> with the guys?   On Earth That Was!"  she finished excitedly.  
> "Sure, that sounds like fun.  Oh, and you can just call it Earth now.  San 
> Francisco, specifically."
> Lyryn felt a bit sheepish for the correction, but that was something she'd 
> have to get used to.  A lot of things had changed in five hundred years.  
> This 
> was so odd.  And to think of starting over!  It was overwhelming.
> Nodding at Skyler, the four of them continued into the transporter room.  
>

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