<USS Avalon> "Waiting and Contemplating"

"Waiting and Contemplating"
Cmdr Skyler, Georgia Lewis, James Henderson   


Sitting in her seat in the Arthur Georgia could see the tension in Skyler's  
back. She knew that Skyler was feeling upset about having to abandon the 
Avalon  for the second time. Even though they would be getting a new ship it 
wouldn't be  the same. It never was.
 
Skyler looked out the main viewer and could see the Aeroshuttle in front of  
them. She knew the Captain was aboard and she suspected that he was feeling 
some  of the same feelings she was. It was never easy to abandon a ship that 
you 
had  grown to love and that had been your home for some time. It had to be a 
little  harder on him as his daughter and son were both serving on the Avalon.
 
Getting out of her seat, Georgia walked up to Skyler and touched her gently  
on the shoulder. "Miss Skyler, everthin gonna be jest fine. You knows that. We 
 been dis way 'afore and wes made it jest fine."
 
Reaching behind her Skyler placed her hand over the older woman's gnarled  
hand. "I know Georgia, I know. It's just getting harder and harder each time it 
 
happens. How many times are we going to have to abandon the Avalon? I'm not 
sure  how many more times I can do it?"
 
"Miss. Skyler, yous can't gos on thinkin likes that. Things happen. Wes  
dun't knows why, they jest does. You will settle back into the new ship, jest  
like you settled in this here one. We will git back to Earth and goes to Miss.  
Melanies babies christening. Everythin will be fine."
 
Georgia sighed. She had always been able to convince Skyler in the past but  
this time it was different. For some reason she was more upset than  normal.
 
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Having heard the announcement to abandon ship, James attempted to get to  his 
quarter's. He didn't have a lot in the way of possession's but what he did  
have he didn't want to lose. After climbing up one ladder and down another,  
climbing into stuck lifts and then climbing out of them, he finally made it to  
his cabin.
 
His roommate had already cleared out from the looks of things. The cabin  was 
a mess. James was methodical or as some had called him a neat freak.  
Entering his bedroom he grabbed his duffel and started to fill it with his  
clothing 
and other personal affects. He had some pictures that he wanted to make  sure 
he took with him, some items he had picked up from various stops the Avalon  
had made during his tour of duty. They weren't much but they were important to  
him.
 
Once he had everything loaded up he searched for the one item that he had  
been keeping under lock and key. It was his grandmother's wedding band. He  
planned on giving it to a certain helm officer but he had yet to build up the  
courage to ask her out. They had talked while they were on duty but that was  
about the extent of it. He had had a crush on Lyta for as long as he had known  
her.
 
Everytime he looked at her his palms would get all sweaty and his heart  
would start to beat a mile a minute. He hoped while they were on Izar or even  
when they were back on earth that he would get the chance to talk to her. Maybe 
 
take her to dinner. Who was he kidding? She out ranked him and like most women 
 wouldn't give him the time of day. Still he kept hoping that someday, 
preferably  soon, he would get the courage to ask her out to dinner. For now he 
pocketed the  ring, grabbed is bag and made his way through the ladders to the 
shuttle  bay.
 
Reaching the shuttlebay he looked around until he found the one he had been  
assigned to. It was the Merlin. He walked across the bay and found the Merlin  
with its hatch open. He entered expecting to be the last one there. In fact 
it  appeared he was the only one there. He stowed his bag and sat down at the 
front  console. While he was waiting he figured he might as well run a 
diagnostic and  get the shuttle ready for departure. He wasn't sure who else 
was 
supposed to be  on the Merlin but he wished they would hurry up and get there. 
All 
he could do  now was wait until others showed up. Wait and contemplate. What a 
 combination.

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