Opal, noooooo! Please don't go!! ::begs and then sobs quietly:: No more gossips with the roses, no more strange UPS delivery men appearing out of nowhere. What are we going to do without our stalwart science officer?! ::sniffles:: I've only been here a short time and I'm still gonna miss you, no fair! Maybe you'll come visit? See you around, hopefully, Rini On 8/1/05, Gem Rhee <admiralgem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > *Opal fitted the last rose cutting carefully into her wheeled duffel bag > and zipped it closed. Hurrying, she made it to the docking bay and jumped > into the familiar brown shuttle that was waiting there. * > ** > *Her transfer orders had been terse and decisive. She was reporting to a > terraforming project and wouldn't be back to the Meridian. This left a hole > in the Science department, but she'd had enough experience to know that it > would magically fill with people once she was gone. Strange how empty it had > been while she'd been there, almost as though people had stayed away on > purpose. * > ** > *The Command staff was busy with Commander Mirrie's departure, and Opal > didn't want to make a scene. She stashed her gear, buckled up and flashed a > brilliant smile at the pilot. * > ** > *"Let's go, Harry."* > -- "Smile and wave boys, smile and wave"