Posted by Commander D’Vash Odinson (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Contests and Mead - The Holodeck

Posted by Civilian Runa Siff Edman (Education Specialist) in Contests and Mead - The Holodeck
Runa walked up to the control panel and pulled up the program she had worked so long on. A piece of home, and the best skiing she’d ever seen. The doors swished open after the program updated and she walked through, Revna and D’Vash with her. The area in front of them was a cleared field, several large piles of wood ablaze giving warmth to the winter scene before them. Runa walked over to the wood logs set around for seating and picked up a heavy blanket, and wrapped it around Revna. She knew the cold would get to her quickly, make her hands more numb than they would be on a daily basis. She then sat next to one of the roaring fires. Near by was a lean-to holding ski equipment and a lift heading up to the top of Varingskollen. At the top was a shed for those waiting to take the challenge of Sleipnir’s Mane. Looking up at that mountain brought back a lot of memories. The last time she’d been here with Revna and D’Vash, D’Vash had not had the experience to run that slope. There was no reason to think he didn’t have it now, but if he won, he was going to earn it.

Revna let Runa wrap the blanket around her like the mother hen she was. But in truth it was cold to her. She remembered running through the snow like this like it was summer. She looked around, some things didn’t look quite right to her. Memory did that though. They were younger and perceptions were different. One of the pictures she’d shown D’Vash had been the three of them (well they all had been) but it had been taken of the three of them dancing around the bonfire to the drums. Revna wouldn’t be doing that again for awhile. She stood by the fire staring for a moment and then found a seat among the logs. She shook her head, “Runa, this is amazing.”

She put the glasses down in front of her. “One glass, first, it’s not fair to make Revna wait while we have fun.”
Runa Edman, Teacher

D’Vash laughed again. “Oh sure. Give the guy that never drinks alcohol another one before he makes the run. Get me a little drunk, so you have the advantage. Runa, you are just as devious as you ever were.”

Revna snorted, “Just because you don’t drink doesn’t mean that Orion constitution of yours will fail you.” Revna grinned at him. Runa was in so much trouble this time.
She was always taking on situations, dares, wagers, challenges that she had no business winning and she always did. Revna didn’t think it would work out so easily this time.

Revna picked up a glass and poured some into her glass. Then with a grin she removed a packet of spices from her pocket, added them to the bottle and then placed the bottle, uncorked closer to the fire. “By the time you two get back you’ll have a bottle of warm spiced mead to warm you up. GO before I decide the winner now.”

He walked over and inspected a few sets of skis, picking one set for himself and other for Runa. He walked back over to the fire and drove Runa’s skis into the soft snow. “I suppose you have the bindings rigged so mine will pop off the first time I try to cut?”

Odinson (CIO)

Lt Edman, Counselor