<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"><div><p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">Mission</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">: Auld
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<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">(Risa –
Suraya Bay Resort – Beach – Nurse – CPO – Ire Williams - 2051)</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">The sun
was slowly setting as the long shadows were creeping across the sea. Ewan had enjoyed his first day on Risa and it had been nice to
get away from work and responsibilities for a short while at least. He spotted the beginning of a fire on the
beach between him and the resort. It was far enough away not to disturb the
people at the resort but close enough for people to see it if they wanted to go
over. As he got closer, he saw the barmaid that he had spoken earlier, and she was
with a small group of people. He began to walk further up the beach so that he
would not disturb them, but she called out to him as he passed.</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">“Hay Trumpet
man we are about to have a play come and join us.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">He paused
for a moment with indecision but turned and headed towards them. As he got closer,
she introduced the other members of the group. Her name was Jiasre and her
friends were Lanhi, Deraan and Unaad.</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">“He
maybe a brass player but don’t hold that against him.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">He grinned
back.</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">“Thank
you very much.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">He looked
at the burning bonfire and the sunset. </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">“This is
nice.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">She
smiled at him.</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">“Yes,
we do this often. It’s a nice way to relax after a long day. You ready.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">She
pulled out a what looked like a violin from a bag she had by her feet and sat
down on the sand near the fire. The other three pulled at a mixture of string instruments
and sat down beside her. Ewan smiled and sat down as well. He opened his case
and pulled out his pocket trumpet which was a compact version of a proper sized
trumpet which made it easier for traveling. He blow down the trumpet and
pressed the valves a couple of times to make sure that they were not sticking
or blocking it. </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">“Okay?”</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">He
nodded.</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">“Okay
so we will do an easy one for Ewan to get settled okay….good. Let’s play .”</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">She looked
over at him a smiled. </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">“It’s
a Risan classic from my part of the world. It’s a folk song, so we won’t be
going to fast and its lots of verses, so listen to and then join in when you
are happy.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">Ewan
nodded. He watched her nod to a Unaad with a guitar. </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">“Okay.
When you are ready.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">Unaad strummed
his guitar and began as the others joined. Ewan sat there for a moment
listening to the music with the soft braking of the waves. With the setting sun
and the crackle of the fire. </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">~Nice~</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">There was
a soft nudge and he looked back at Jiasre who was playing. She grinned at his
and indicated his trumpet. He nodded brough the trumpet to his lips and began
to play quietly with the others. He saw movement out the corner of his eye as he
saw people begin to move towards them across the beach.</span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5156288cMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: New, serif;">(Reply
any who want to chill on the beach by the fire at sunset with some music)</span></p>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: New, serif;">(Posted by Robbie)</span></div><br></div></div></body></html>