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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">(Vulcan - ShiKahr- Outside the Nivar Suites– Bohb- 0710)</span></div>
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<div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Bohb really wasn’t sure how he was feeling about the fleet being put back into
expansion. His own departure was philosophical in nature. He was not in agreement with the way the fleet had been used. He’d been in far to many battles for an organization that had initially been for exploration and discovery. But he was glad to hear
that Saleke was back in command of a ship. </span></div>
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<div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">He new the juice bar that Sekal was talking about. It was a favorite of his. They
carried a more… exotic collection of fruits. When they entered there were only a few patrons. Early risers, not late shifters. They were generally not interested in fresh fruit drinks. A nodded at the his choice of orange juice. It was not a common drink
for Vulcans, but he’d seen a few taking it up. He stepped up to the counter and ordered a “Bohb Special.” He saw the curious look from Sekel and winked.</span></div>
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<div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Magillans were vegetarians, and Bohb was known in most of the fruit establishments.
They did not have pineapples but they had a fruit that had the same acidic and sweet taste, along with strawberries, and a a few other fruits. The on going tease was that they wanted to give him bananas, but he was allergic to them and any fruit that had
a similar genetic makeup. The results of his latest event was not pretty, and the juice bar was cleaning up afterwards for several hours.</span></div>
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<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">Drink in hand he led Sekal to a table. He moved the chair away and pulled up a larger stool. Then he looked at the son of Saleke and smiled. “Wow, I still can’t believe it,” Bohb shook his head. “Saleke
has a mate… and a child. But no longer a child. He lifted his glass in salute.”</div>
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<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">“So,” he started to focus his questions, “a crew member needing medical care at the Nivar Institute? Must be pretty serious. Was it the little Vulcan girl. I haven’t seen her coming or going for the
last few days.”</div>
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<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">“I hope that she will be all right,” he said sincerely. </div>
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<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">“So the fleet, eh,” he went on. “What happened? I mean, everything had gone to, well, hell in a hand basket all those years ago. When your dad left I was certain that if would snow in the Forge before
he put on a uniform again. Ktell must have been pretty damned persuasive.”</div>
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<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">(reply Sekal)</div>
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