Host SMLea says:
SUMMARY: The senior and admiral staff of the USS Andromeda have found themselves roped into attending the tenth anniversary celebration and banquet of the Redniy IV colonists, inhabitants of a barely habitable ball of economical and strategic junk. The elected president, Pax Kovehr, accompanies them.
Host SMLea says:
~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~Begin USS Andromeda Mission: "Safe Passage" 11106.18~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::pauses to look at the carvings again as the group moves forward::
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
::Continue to follow and take in the engineering marvel of the dome.::  Self:  About the only thing here worth anything at all.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
:: Following along with the others, noting they had all noted the slight oddity.::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
::Leads the group through a winding set of corridors:: All: I hope you all enjoy your stay here. We rarely have the opportunity to host guests, something the people here really rather enjoy.
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
::Notices his reflection in the glass and smiles.::  Self:  I really do look good in full uniform.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
Pax:  One of the disadvantages to being so isloated.  Have you yet made any discoveries to encourage that or do you intend to remain relatively isolated.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::hurries to catch up with the crew, slightly checking her mental map of their path as she dose::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
::Lets loose a small, Romulan-like smile, continuing in his same low tone:: CMO: This place suits all our other needs perfectly, particularly in terms of defense. The isolation is something we find ways to work around.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
:: nods::  Pax:  If I might ask... why this world?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::wrings her hands slightly then takes a moment to glance upward at the celing of the winding corridor still trying to wrap her mind around why someone would bother to scent the air.::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
::A little more of that smile crusts the corner of his mouth:: CMO: Ah...you must be wondering why over a hundred colonists would devote themselves to living on a barren ball of rock in a worthless system?
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
::Continues to walk and listen not really paying much mind to Pax.::  Self:  Commander Sky has hit the nail on the head with that question.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
CMO:  I would not quite put it that way, for there is always value in things, however, this is not what the majority of people would invest so much time and effort in.  :: she motions to the stories of struggles on the wall.::
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::glances down to see the back of the group disapearing around another corner,  then again hurries to catch up::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
<CMO = Pax>
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::wanders closer to where Sky is talking to Pax Kovehr:: Pax: Exactly what is the meaning of the writings on the walls?
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
CMO: I understand. And yet, the price of a pressure dome and some technology to carve a small piece of life out here is still miniscule compared to the investment required to procure a pleasant, mineable, on-the-map world elsewhere. In otherwords, worthless equaled, for us, cheap-to-procure.
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
CMO: And in the meantime, we produce our worth from within.  ::With a slight florish of his arms, he gestures toward the large banquet hall they've finally reached, filled with a good hundred colonists in various states of celebration.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
:: Nods and looks up and out at the ongoing banquet and just withholds a sigh.::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::gives Sky a covert pat on the arm::: ~~~CMO: I'm sorry you have to do this, but I needed some moral support.~~~
V`ana says:
::the blonde-haired, atypically dressed Vulcan makes her way across the banquet, leading an even odder-looking Bolian by the arm::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
ACTION: Lines of tables in every imaginable shape and design litter the banquet floor, covered with a variety of different decorations from brilliant flowers to intricate icescuptures that seem to defy physics to some sort of device sending off multi-colored sparks into the air over the tables.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
:: Humor in her thoughts if not on her face.::  ~~~~CNS:  Can I moral transport one captain here instead?~~~~
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::overhears the leader's words and narrows her eyes, by far the most expensive equipment, the most in demand equipment would be the life support gear, not the mining or farming equipment.  The only price diffrence would be in the realestate as it were.  Something didn't sit well with her::
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
::Follows to the Banquet hall.  Looking into the room with an ensigns eagerness.::
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
:: to no one in particular::  Very colorful...
Crusty says:
::follows, big feet giving only mild resistance with their heavy steps as he's dragged, his hands going this way and that, snatching small items from tables and people as he goes::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::quirks a corner of his mouth:: ~~~CMO: If only we could.~~~ Pax: This is impressive and very festive.
Colleen says:
::Watches as the other two walk off she makes her way across the banquet hall, her long skirt flowing around her.::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
ACTION: The walls draped with tapestries, some in familiar motifs such as waves crashing upon a shore to sunsets on the horizon, others mingled in patterns best resembling impressionist or abstract art, line the walls in textures from fine and sheer to rough and mottled.
V`ana says:
::watches Crusty judge the heft of his prizes and leaves him to it as she comes up alongside the Romulan:: Pax: We've yet to meet your guests, Pax. Please introduce us.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
Pax:  What is your prime export here?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::looks around the banquet hall and murmers:: Self: An art commune...just wonderful.
Jevott says:
::Emerges from the kitchen dressed in a clean, crisp white apron over a dark red button-down jacket and slacks, smiling and bowing effusively to those nearby as he moves to the end of the buffet line to greet passersby::
Crusty says:
::starts slow, juggling a dessert plate, an overcooked mince roll, a shuttle access key and a fish knife::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
ACTION: To the officers' right, the most regularly rectangular tables in the room stand a few meters from the wall, covered with the more irregularly designed meals: cakes carved as if from columns of ice, soups as transient as samarian sunsets, salads preplated in their own themes.
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
::Smiles:: V'Ana: Oh yes, of course.   Colonists: May I introduce the emminent crew of the USS Andromeda...  Commanders Varesh and Knight-Sky, and Ensigns McQuade and Ivara.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
:: Nods a greeting::
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::continues looking around and nods absently at her name::
V`ana says:
::looks at each one intensely:: V'ana: I bid you welcome to this place. I am very pleased to have you here.
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
Andromedians: Please, help yourself to something to eat. I, and anyone else here, will still be available to answer your questions.
Colleen says:
::Turns her attention to Pax and the crew.::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::smiles a greeting::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
Pax: Thank you, I'm sure it will all be delicious.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
:: Lets her last question go for now a she looks around.::
Colleen says:
::With a smile she walks by Jevott at the buffet tables::  Jevott: You have out done yourself as usual.
Crusty says:
::approaches the group, the juggling mince roll snowing crumbs and the fish knife glinting in the firelight::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
ACTION: To the officers' left is a narrow platform, upon which a lone human girl in her early twenties is concluding an interpretive dance to surprisingly airy bit of music provided by the nearby cellist. The girl finally stand and offers a single sweeping bow.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::watches the juggler with some amusement::
V`ana says:
::her intense attention returns to Knight-Sky:: CMO: Tell me about yourself. Where are you from?
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
::Turns his attention back to the doctor:: CMO: And yes, Doctor, your science officer has rather hit upon it. Our export is art, whether fine or performance. Now please, enjoy yourself.  ::Smiles, and turns to his aide a moment with a note::
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
:: stepping slightly out of the way of the juggler, she turns toward the women to pause at Pax answer her question.::  Pax:  I was starting to lean toward that venue.
Colleen says:
::Claps as the dance concludes, she orders another drink and heads over to introduce herself to the officers.::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::looks to see if anybody else applauds or acknowledge the dancer's efforts in any way::
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
V'ana:  I was born on a starship and have lived most of my life among the stars with a few stints on my father's homeworld of Vulcan.  I am the chief medical officer aboard the Andromeda.  I am married with three children.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::shakes her head not even soft science, the most that she could learn hear was about sociology::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
<Gloria> ::Smiles shyly as she receives some scattered applause, and makes her way down the platform steps to rejoin the crowd, her flimsy sheer dresses fluttering in the slightest breeze::
Crusty says:
::shifting his burden to one hand as they flip through the air:: CSO: Do you need this? ::neatly plucks the tricorder from her waist and adds it to his prizes as it flips and tumbles along with the dessert plate, crumby mince roll, shuttle access key and glinting fish knife::
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
::Moves to the food looking over the selection.::
Jevott says:
::Applauds happily::  Gloria:  Well done, well done!  Very good, indeed.  ::Turns to a nearby resident who is finishing up filling his plate::  I cooperated with her to specifically make the souflee so as to artistically complement that dance, you know.  ::Wags a finger with a smile and a look of sly satisfaction::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
::Turns back to Varesh, finished with his aid:: CNS/Adm: Gentlemen, my aide informs me that your aide has completed her preparations and found everything here to be in order, but has asked to rest someplace quiet for a short while. She sends this note.  ::Profers a small folded slip paper out, for either officer to take::
V`ana says:
::tilts her head slightly:: CMO: Being born in space. Do you think it gives you a different perspective on sociopolitical relationships. Especially when contrasted against geographical location, environmental stresses and the resultant cultural norms inherent to developing mentally and emotionally in a terrestrial environment?
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::takes the note from Pax:: Pax: Thank you, ::turns towards the Admiral so they could both read it::
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
V'ana:  I would say yes.  In some ways, it makes me more open to all the variety.  At the same time, there is also a frustration in understanding the complexities... though a starship is in many ways a mini-village.
Jevott says:
<SC_RAdm_Kensington>  ::Leans in to read the note::
Colleen says:
::Remembers her plate of food and walks over to the table reaching for it as she bumps into Ensign McQuade.  She looks up.::  Outloud: oh I am so sorry ::as her food falls across the table and onto his feet.::
Crusty says:
::looks up at his collection as they twist and tumble through the air:: Andromeda Crew: Do any of you happen to have a phaser I could borrow?
Jevott says:
<SC_RAdm_Kensington>  ::Nods::  Pax:  Ah, yes.  Thank you for passing this along, Mister Kovehr.  ::Smiles::
V`ana says:
CMO: Interesting... interesting... And "cabin fever", do you experience it? Perhaps claustrophobia, or any number of proximity-based neuroses?
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
::Looks at the mess on his uniform and grabs the nearest napkin.::  Colleen:  Its only a uniform ma'am.  ::Brushes of the bits of food them moves farther down and away.::
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::Raises an eyebrow  at the note, glancing at the Admiral::
Crusty says:
Self: Ah! ::reaches for something more that's caught his eye on the CSO's person::
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
::Takes a plate and selects a few samples of food.::
Jevott says:
<SC_RAdm_Kensington>  ::Shows a spark of realization::  CNS:  Commander Light.  She always travels ahead when I'm landing for safety's sake.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::looks at the art in the room, in all its forms, she sighs and folds her arms, leaning on the wall near the intrest, the bit of intrest in her eyes fading slightly until the large bolian nears she twists away from him, and plants her back against the wall, her arms coming up defensivly::
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
::Wanders off to a table so he can try his first sampling of off Earth food.::
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
V'ana:  No... perhaps because I was born and raised on a starship, and the fact we can go far and wide to many worlds, I have never experienced that.  Though I wonder if it would be different if I were tied to such a home as yours.  When I am planet bound, I enjoy exploring the richness of their environments.  Here... you are very much isloated.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
ADM: Ah, ok.
Colleen says:
::Places her drink down, she picks up some of the food.  She watches as McQuade finds a seat and makes her way over.:: CEO: Again I am sorry if there is anything I can get you or I can have that cleaned.  I am Colleen by the way we weren't properly introduced.
Crusty says:
::is startled by the gesture and loses his concentration, his prizes tumbling from the air with the fish knife sticking into the floor inches from Ivara's foot:: CSO: What?!? Why did you do that? You scared me to death!
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
ACTION: A small brunette child of about four years of age suddenly scurries into the room, practically jumping into the CEO's lap.
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
::Looks up from the plate of food.::  Colleen:  My pleasure Colleen.  The uniform can be washed and will be I can assure you once I return to the Andromeda.  ::Shudders at the thought of the unclean uniform, but works hard to think about other things.::
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::her face placid, her eyes focused on the bollian's throat her words quiet but not calm:: Crusty: Do not touch me...sir.
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
Outloud:  Ooof.  ::Looks at the child.::  Child:  And who should you belong with at the current time?
Jevott says:
::Begins visiting to the tables, greeting everyone with a big smile and almost too much warmth::
V`ana says:
::still seeming intensely interested:: CMO: So you consider your atypical rearing to be an asset? Do you believe everyone should be so reared? Perhaps we could build large legacy ships and move into space, abandoning worlds. What might the impact of that be on our cultures?
Crusty says:
::looking surprised:: CSO: I wasn't going to touch you...
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
<Colette> ::Looks up with a simultaneously mischevious and innocent grin:: CEO: Hi!
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::thinks to herself that her parinoia must have gotten the best of her:: Crusty: Indeed, sir.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
V'ana:  No... I would not recommend that... not to mention the difficulties of something like that, there is no reason for it.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::returns her arms to the crossed posision, and leans on the wall looking less then relaxed::
Jevott says:
::Quickly runs over to McQuade's table::  Colette:  Hey, my little bouncer!  I work in the kitchen for only one day, and already you find someone else's lap, huh?  ::Puts his hands on his hips with obvious mock disappointment::
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
Colette:  Hello.  ::Looks at the child in his lap.::
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
::Looks at Jevott then back at Colette.::   Jevott:  Does this little one belong to you?
Crusty says:
::looks at her oddly:: CSO: Can I borrow that? ::points above her breast to the shiny gold and silver commbadge::
V`ana says:
::suddenly deflated:: CMO: I see...
Colleen says:
::With a smile she looks at Colette and the officer.::  Jevott:  It looks to me like she just wants to play and the Ensign here looked like the perfect playmate.
CMO_LtCmd_Knight-Sky says:
V'ana:  You seem... disappointed.
CNS_Cmdr_Varesh says:
::samples the food, watching the crowd::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
<Colette> Jevott: Daddy! But its bor'ng at th' cent'r.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::looks at the bolian for a long moment:: Crusty: No.  ::reaches into her boot and draws he cricket phaser, slips the power cell out of it and flips it to Crusty:: Crusty: Here.
Jevott says:
Colette:  I know that!  But still, you can't go around hopping on people you don't know, you know?  ::Holds out his arms::
CEO_Ens_McQuade says:
::Smiles a bit waiting for someone to remove the child.::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
<Colette> ::Looks between her Daddy and this other guy:: Jevott: But...Daddy! He's a lot younger'n you, and you can be jumped on!
Crusty says:
::is a little disappointed at first, but tosses the device from hand to hand, getting a feel for its center of gravity before leaning down to pick up all three pieces of the shattered dessert plate, the crushed mince roll, the shuttle access key and the tricorder, getting them going in the air and adding the phaser before using the side of his boot with a quick upward jerk and flip to pull the knife out of the ground, toss it up and snatch it deftly out of the air to send it twirling again::
Host Pax_Kovehr says:
~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~Pause Mission~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~

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