The Night View by Ens. Anthony Manson The trees swayed back and forth in a cool wind that swept through the landscape. It was peaceful, a certain type of peace that one could actually smile in it?s silence, content to having it as it was. Just by the look of it, a person would see why such a beauty was to be marveled and treasured. It was night time, and the moon gave way to the only source of light in the darkness. It reflect of the lake at the center where it shimmered in ripples as it moved in it?s liquid form. Up above, you?d see the moon- perfect in it?s shape and illuminance, but it seemed as though it was more attractive as it was reflected by the waters. Anthony smiled, this was better then he had expected. Better then he thought he could re-create from the image of his mind into what seem to be almost tangible. It wasn?t done yet, and Anthony was surprise that he manage to actually find the inspiration or even the time to do this. He knew better of course, that it wasn?t the time he didn?t have- it was his excuses. He also realized as he entered the holodeck that the only reason that furthered his cause to making this place was he new...friend. Friendship, strange stuff, he thought. One couldn?t say he was being purposefully alien to the concept. It was just the fact that he didn?t have any friends. Until, of course, this one person came out to him, and next thing you knew, Anthony was in the midst of socializing. That itself put Anthony to a test he never thought he?d go through. Fate proved him wrong, letting it be known that this wasn?t going to be the last. Anthony?s smile had widened a little. Nothing of course, that he would do in front of people he barely knew, or knew not at all. He made a friend, how terribly social of him. He saw none of his new found friends today, except Alder, who seem to be the only one that took some sort of initiative to be there. That was strange for Anthony, he was starting to wonder if this was what friendship was- to have someone there for you and such, and constantly inviting him to their social calls; or was he just looking at it too hard? Alder had mentioned something about a card game in the near future. Before Anthony could get out of his station- since Alder was there for the next shift- he had manage to get Anthony to joining the game. That was the second time he manage to get Anthony out of his own routine- no matter how boring or..well...boring it was. He agreed to it, and it seem to bring a bright smile to Alder just before he was shooed off. Anthony then took the opportunity to come to the holodeck. He looked up, as he was sitting in the blades of grass that was gentle and sometimes tickling the skin if he didn?t sit just so. Night time was indeed the better of the scenery before him. It was relaxing, and tranquil. There was no eerie silence to make a person uncomfortable. Instead, it was placed with the soft whispers of the wind, the quiet ripples or the water, and even mini noises that only nocturnal creatures made to let everyone know of their presence. "Computer, increase the temperature from sixty-eight to seventy two. Humidity at twenty five percent, and decrease the wind." In an instant, the computer fixed Anthony?s request, and immediately he felt the change in temperature. It was too stuffy for his liking, and had the computer decrease the humidity to fifteen percent. He looked around again, and then ran of another series of commands, "Computer, decrease the number of trees by ten percent, and have some light clouds around." The computer worked it?s magic again, and the dark skies had clouds as it?s new residents, the trees decreased in number also and the back that looked dark as it viewed into infinity. Anthony made a note to expand it some more later, for now this was good. He laid in the grass and looked into the skies where the lights twinkled and the moon lighting the area. This was relaxing, this was what he liked, and it seem too perfect to be true. His thoughts went back to his friend, Alder. Yeah, friendship. Strange stuff. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Get your photo on the big screen in Times Square