Ignore this, I've lost two posts lately, checking if i can still post. Alec --- Alec Keenan <sam_mccaw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Lt.Sam McCaw > Holodeck 2 > After returning to the Vanguard > > ooc: Just a little note to apologise unconditionally > for the following sickeningly sentimental post. > Funny > mood I guess. :) > > rp: > > The door opened and Qbed stepped out onto a > rocky cliff top somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. A > base jumping rig lay discarded just to the side of > the > door and Sam sat dangling his legs over the > precipice. > She watched him silently for some time before > speaking > "I thought I'd find you here." Sam turned around > with > a pained expression on his face that melted away as > he > took in the beautiful girl stood before him. "I'm > sorry. It 's just I...I'm having a little trouble > adjusting that's all." Qbed sat down next to him and > picked up a small rock turning it over in her hand > before throwing it out into space and wathcing it > fall. "Adjusting to what?" Sam looked at her long > and > hard. "I've never loved anyone before, not really, > not > so that your whole life twists round until they're > at > the center of it and nothing else matters." He > looked > away quickly. "It's terrifying. I mean I'm Sam, > happy > go lucky, no strings Sam." Qbed nodded. She > understood > the fear of something new, something like suddenly > being mortal, fragile. She took his hand in hers and > they sat sat in silence for a long time. Together > they > both felt safe. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for > all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at > http://shopping.yahoo.com > or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com > ********************************************************** > USS Vanguard: http://vanguard.iwarp.com > Gamma Fleet: http://www.gammafleet.org.uk > _Free_Lists: //www.freelists.org > ********************************************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ ********************************************************** USS Vanguard: http://vanguard.iwarp.com Gamma Fleet: http://www.gammafleet.org.uk _Free_Lists: //www.freelists.org **********************************************************