<Event Horizon> Kieran stood rather awkwardly towards the back of the room, his hands cupped around his glass of milk, warmed in deference to the atmosphere, and rested against the wall, hoping that no-one would turn his way. Speaking in public was one of the things he looked forward to least in life, and story-telling even more so. *Ghost stories.* he scoffed, within the confines of his thoughts. *In all the universe there isn't a single culture that hasn't developed at least one set of rituals and festivals dealing with the spirits of the dead returning to the land. It may bear some investigation, at some point.* Turning to the wall, he moved to a nearby computer panel and pressed the activator. "Computer," he spoke quietly, "note for the personal journal of Ensign Kieran Darkwater: investigate commonalities, similarities and purposes of rituals, festivals and traditions involving ghosts, spirits, spectres and related phenomena." Turning back to the 'festivities', he settled in to listen to the stories from those better equipped to tell them. Ensign Kieran Darkwater USS Vanguard _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ********************************************************** USS Vanguard: http://vanguard.iwarp.com Gamma Fleet: http://www.gammafleet.org.uk _Free_Lists: //www.freelists.org **********************************************************