<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><p style="margin:0cm;background:white" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"></p><div><p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">Mission: Murder on the Exeter Express</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">Day: 2</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">Stardate: 2445.12.02 </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">(USS Exeter – observation Lounge –CFO – Lieutenant – Ire Williams– 2342)</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“In my line of work,Lieutenant, i have heard much worse than i just heard now.” </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">Ire nodded. “I am sure that you have.”</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">"You guys are up late. Anyways, don't mind us. Usually
right at the tail end of Beta shift, but right before Gamma, some of us Gamma
shifters get together with the first Beta shifters to get off and have some
coffee and donuts. Something of a bit of a tradition." </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">Ire looked over at Billy</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">"Reno and I are coming on, Jorash, Ken, and Ryu are going
off." The other men nodded.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">"Its ok, Billy,"
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“The alpha shifters wouldn't understand." </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">"Yeah, a few others might be walking in, well in theory, they might skip due to the lock down. But
if you guys are doing anything confidential, you might want to find another location. If you check the log, I've got the observation lounge signed out
officially at 2345."</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">Ire was about to speak but Erin spoke first.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“I did check, this was just a quick catch up. Haven’t had a lot
of chance to see friends today.” </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“Yes, we’ve all had a long day.”</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<div style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">“Yes we have.”</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">"You're free to stay for donuts if you want. Jorash, who is
bringing the donuts tonight?"</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">"Ummm, I think its </span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">Rigo Teres. He usually has good taste. I hope he brings a lot of the creme </span></span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">filled kind. Those are my favorite."</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">"Anyways, sorry again for the interruption. So what were you guys working on? I saw Sleeford storm off in a huff, you weren't teasing the poor guy were you?"</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"></p><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“Teasing him? No. Long day like i said. Everyone is a bit on edge at the moment.” </span></span></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">He saw Erin turn towards him and </span></span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">smiled,</span></div><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span><p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“Lieutenant, if you don’t mind, i might have to impose on your generosity a little longer.”</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“Of course, Erin.”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“Would it be too much of an imposition to ask if you wouldn’t mind walking with us to our quarters? I’m sure Miss Dubois would appreciate it.”</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“If that’s okay?”</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“Not a problem.”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"></p><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">He saw Erin smiled at the men stood with Billy, </span></span></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“Sorry to chat and run but we’re all tired. Nice to meet </span></span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">you…. I’m sorry, I forgot your names, Not yours, Billy.” she added with a wink.</span></div><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span><p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">(Reply Billy and others)</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“Don’t know about you two but my bed is calling me right now.”</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">“That would be nice. I am still on shift and should be getting back to the bridge.”</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“I have to agree, bed sounds good right about now.”</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">“Enjoy the donuts, gentlemen.” </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">He gave the other a nod and followed DuBois and Cortez out of
the observation lounge.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">(Reply Cortez, Billy and the others)</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228">(Posted by Robbie)</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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