Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Tennessee, Earth - Home Sweet Home

Posted by Civilian Micah Pikelsimer (Federation Security Agent) in Tennessee, Earth - Home Sweet Home

Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Tennessee, Earth - Home Sweet Home
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Micah waved her off. “I figured as much. Me and the girl’ll go to the store while you crawl up an Admiral’s keister. Meet us at the swimming hole at 1300. Bring lunch.” and he looked at Nadine. “Memory lane’ll be here when we get back. Time to earn your keep, step-daughter-‘a-mine. Shed out back. Grab the two knapsacks and two walking sticks. Packs are kinda heavy. I’ll go grab the gun from upstairs.” and he nodded once and then almost bounded up the stairs.

Gun? Nadine mouthed and she knew instantly he wasn’t joking. Well, this would be an experience. She slipped the photos back into the packet and set them to the side for later.

Shara gave her a wink. “Speak your mind if you need to while you’re out there. He’ll listen,” she said as she dried off a cup and set it in the cupboard.

Nadine nodded slowly.

A few minutes later, he came down in dark green cargo pants, heavy leather boots with a thick rubber sole, a camouflage long sleeve shirt and carrying a rifle. Shara would know it instantly. Betrakarian AZ-1100. Very rare. Very well made projectile rifle. And exceedingly accurate, but only in the hands of someone who was well-versed in how to shoot it. And that was a category almost no one outside of the Tal-Shiar, Klingon Imperial Strike Force, and the Obsidian Order could boast of.

“Ok, let’s go to the store.” and he chuckled.

Micah

Shara was gathering padds and had her bag on her right shoulder so she could carry what she needed out with her. Studying Micah, she shook her head. “In for a penny, in for a pound,” she muttered to herself, knowing that being married to each other made them accessories to all sorts of things. But that was half the adventure. “Little bit overkill for a bit of game, don’t you think?” She herself had never used the weapon that was illegal in all sorts of places, including the Federation. But either he had special dispensation or didn’t care, and she wasn’t sure exactly which was more likely.

“I’ll be out in the ship,” she said, stealing a kiss from Micah as she passed by.

Micah swatted her butt as she passed and then danced quickly out of reach. “For luck!” he said with a grin.

“Uh huh,” Shara remarked as she stepped out the door.

Nadine’s eyes swept the weapon and while she was dressed to be out in the bush, she had a feeling her version of what that meant, and his, were rather different. “I’ll go along with this, but promise me you’ll give me a warning before you use it. There’s a lot of things I can handle, but I don’t want to watch that, okay?” she said seriously.

~Nadine

Micah winked and said “Me? Oh no… this is all you.” and then he smiled. “Naw, just kidding. This thing is all kinds of illegal. I’m not gonna let you spend fifty years in a penal colony.” and he winked.

Nadine snorted.

Nicah led Nadine outside and said “Okay. Today we are going hunting and gathering. Gathering will be nuts, berries, mushrooms, wild onions, potatoes, and some herbs and medicinal plants. Hunting will be whatever we come across. Rabbit and other small game; then maybe some bigger stuff if we’re lucky. Feral hog. Deer. There’s even elk up here. Just stick by me and you’ll do just fine. But pay attention, ok? I’m not showing… I’m teaching. Today you get to be student and I get to be teacher. Peer review for my educational technique comes later.” and he smiled and started walking towards the shed. “Now go grab those packs and we’ll get ready.”

Micah

Nadine snapped off a salute. “Yes, Sir!” she said with mock seriousness, heading for her quarry.

A minute later, she had hefted the pack onto her pack and had the other slung precariously on a shoulder with a walking stick in each hand. Each step was punctuated by the base striking the ground. “Lead on, Stepfather, and show me your ways.”

~Nadine & Shara

Micah grinned and reached up and took a pack and stick. He whipped the pack onto his back with practiced ease and then slung the rifle on his shoulder. “Pack is for when we find things. Stick is for the snakes.” and he turned and headed to the tree line. “And you know, if you want, you can call me Micah… or dad… or whatever… I’m easy like that.” and he led her into the trees.

They walked in quiet for a few minutes and then Micah held up his hand and said “Here we go…” and he pointed at some mushrooms. “Lion’s Mane. Good eating. I bet we can find some shitake around here somewhere as well.”

Micah