<USS Avalon> Avalon "Back on Earth: Going For a Tour, Skyler, Cate, and Mehdi
- From: CmdrSkyler@xxxxxxx
- To: avalon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 01:33:22 EDT
>
> >> "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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