<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Mission: Murder on the Exeter Express</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Day 04:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stardate 2445:12:04</span></p><p style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">(USS Exeter - OPs Office - COO - LTjg Paul Sleeford 14:06)

</span></p><p style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Seeing the smile light up Katie's face, Sleeford resisted the urge to reach out for the screen and touch it. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She shook her head. "Better now. How have you been?"</span></p><br style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">=/\=The captain has a five day archeology conference on Risa at the end of the month, we’ve been granted a week R&R, I’ll miss Christmas but get new year’s in. Will you have free time?=/\=</span></p><br style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. "Yes I will.  I have missed you."  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I've missed you too. So much has happened, since you left"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. "You'll have to fill me in on what's been going on.Over dinner?" </span></p><br style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Smiling Sleeford nodded once, "In the best restaurant Risa has to offer</span></p><br style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sleeford would be glad to see Katie again, it had been too long apart,  he knew that was the danger for Starfleet couples, others had managed over the years, it would be nice to have someone else to talk to abut things other then the ship."</span></p><br style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“The next month is going to feel like forever. I can’t wait to see you.” </span></p><br style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Laughing slightly Sleeford raised his hand and touched her face on the screen, "I cant either. It will soon pass, I'll be there in no time. It will be nice to feel solid ground beneath my feet again"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(Reply Jamison IYW ) </span></p><p style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(Posted by Alistair)</span></p><p style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p></div>