<div dir="auto"><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px" dir="auto"><br><div style="height:81px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"times new roman";font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Nrpg. My bad typo, and also yes I copied the same typo and I am a moron</span><br></div><div style="width:380.19px;margin:16px 0px"><div dir="auto"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mission: Auld Lang Syne</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Day:01</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stardate: 2445.12.28</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(Risa–Suraya Bay Resort, Conference Center- CO, Captain Trip Williams and FO, Ailynn Bracken- 19:00)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Well that was a bore.” Trip said to Ailynn as they left the conference room. “Honestly, the guy is comparing ancient empires from different Federation worlds, but the way he spoke about the Persians and the Romans, I don’t think that Zakdorn archaeologist has ever set foot on earth. Did he seriously say the Roman’s favorite dish pasta amatriciana? Tomatoes were not native to Europe, they were imported from the Americas  What’s next, the ancient Celts ate french fried potatoes daily, even though potatoes are from Peru. At least the Bolian and Rigelian archaeologists seemed to be more grounded. I’m surprised you didn’t put the Zakdorn in his place.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ailynn was fuming. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Absolute incompetant. Conclusions drawn self referencing his own work. The temple at Salaxia couldn’t have been 25th dynasty; because the 24th dynasty development was built on top of it!”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"No shit."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“As well as that his translations of the cartouches ignore the fact that the words for acolyte were unilaterally male. So female acoly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ize:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Oh?” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Please don't be mad."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“I won’t be, honestly.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I'm betting on you saying no."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ailynn nodded. “I respect your honesty; thank you.” She answered. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"You'd make an excellent captain and I don't want to hold you back. So you should say yes...but…"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ailynn turned to him, glad he was able to speak his mind. "...but?"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I'm not ready for you to go."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She smiled. "And I'm not ready to go. There's a bunch of reasons why it would be stupid to pass up, and nearly the same amount to turn it down."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Yeah. What did Caity say?"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"That she and I are a team, and she'd follow my lead?"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Is following your lead a question?"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She shook her head. "No, though I appreciate it sounded like one."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"One nice thing about dating Civilians, if you don't Work out, easier to transfer." Trip said with a wink and a laugh.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She smiled. "I hope it does, but there's so much I need to sort out with her."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Such as?"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She raised her eyes and looked to her old friend. "She lost a sister, to the same things that…"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"You don't need to finish that statement. I know."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I haven’t told her my past yet."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Dammit Lynn. The longer you wait,the harder it will be."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I know. The time I was going to She opened up about Sara. Now I have this decision over me, and I have to tell her about everything this evening."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I umm… want me to tell her for you?"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ailynn laughed. "I love that you offered, but I think that it may look badly coming from you. It'll be fine." She smiled at him.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Well what if we fake a transporter accident . A body swap. And i pretend I'm you."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"That sounds...like the plot of a terrible, yet watchable film."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Says the person whose mother is dating a guy who is a walking transporter accident. Whose mind is a transporter duplicate trapped in somebody else's body." Trip laughed. "Its like our world is being written by a bunch of people with overactive imaginations." Trip then turned to the fourth wall and winked.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ailynn shuddered. "That being the case my writer seriously needs their head examined." </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Fortunately for us. Or unfortunately. We're not being written by anyone. So stop dilly dallying and tell Caity or I'll introduce Caity to your mom. Lord knows aimee will spill the beans in 30 minutes."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I'm keeping Caity away from the Bracken coven for as long as possible. I'm not worried about them liking her, quite the opposite,.I actually think they'd prefer her." She giggled.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I doubt that. My guess is your mom will tell you about some doctor she knows that'd be a better fit." Trip laughed. "But maybe she'll surprise me. Rumor has it she's a lot more mellow since she…." Trip then winked at Ailynn.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I beg you don't finish that sentence. My near 60 year old mother should not be ge…" she stopped. "Im not saying another word."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"So. Same topic kind of, different subjects. How do I tell Ash the employee she's mentoring, who has come over to eat with us two or three times, may or may not be wanting a piece of me. I felt the emotions related to lust. But frankly I've been feeling that everywhere I go on this planet."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ailynn smiled, keeping her thoughts in check this time."Yeah...I can kind of see why. As to your problem...Ash knows, loves and trusts you. Just tell her. She's no empath but she may as well be where you're concerned, she'll smell the unease on you anyway."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Trip sniffed his armpits. "I don't smell that bad."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"You're an oaf. You know what I mean. Who was it? Where they drunk?"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Addison. Yes but.. "</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"But?"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I've been picking up vibes for a week now"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Addison Queen? Possibly not very drunk, she has a liver function mutation, produces an extra protein."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I dunno. Its all...I mean….is it wrong that I was tempted. For a nano second of course. But i was tempted."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Of course it's normal. I've seen a few girls, received a few glances, and yeah, the atmosphere is oppressively romantic. You didn't act on it. Just speak to Ash, you've known her long enough."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Would you say then I should rip the bandaid. Honesty is the best policy. Dont drag it out?"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Men! You're overthinking. Just tell her what happened. If Addison tells her first then it's worse even if untrue."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I see…" he paused. "Then you better make sure you take your own advice and don't chicken out."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"You arse." She said smiling gently.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I might have set you up for that."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Fair point though; and you're right. Tonight after dinner."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"You better."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I have a table at the cappacio at 8. I'll let you know what the food is like."</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"I on the other hand  am not sure how tonight will go. But thats part of life right?"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Hey...me either, but yes, yes it is." She smiled half-heartedly, then turned away and left the conference centre, her stride easy, but purposeful.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(Reply none)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(Posted by Will and Mark)</span></p><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p></div></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)" dir="auto">--<br>exeter-rpg mailing list<br><a href="mailto:exeter-rpg@startrekfreedom.com" style="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