It had taken the better part of a week, but everything was set both at the outpost and back at home. The Engineers had done a wonderful job of trying in sub-space communications to the Holodeck, and now the space was filled in almost real time with the actual people back on Earth in the small town of Pawhuska. Hole emitters had been brought in so that the two members of the Outpost could move around and interact with the people there. The connection wouldnt last more than an hour or two, but it would be long enough for Tenkiller to do what he needed to do for the ceremony.

He was waiting outside the door. The buckskin tunic that normally sat under glass hanging on his wall was worn, and the large necklace identifying him as a Tribal Council member hung around his neck. His hair was pulled back into a ponytail, covered in a faded brown cowboy hat; and he was wearing bluejeans and a pair of old brown boots. A belt with a large buckle completed his look. Leaning against the wall, he waited for Toveka to arrive.

Tenkiller, CoS