Posted by Civilian Michael ‘Big Mike’ McKenzie (Clan McKenzie Chief) in New Clan New Beginnings

Posted by Civilian Revna Freya McKenzie (Resident) in New Clan New Beginnings

Posted by Civilian Michael ‘Big Mike’ McKenzie (Clan McKenzie Chief) in New Clan New Beginnings
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She took the lift to the top floor and turned left and entered the penthouse sweet. The first thing she noticed was the view. Half the windows faced open space and if her orientation was correct, the wormhole as well. The other half faced the Garden at the top of the station. An outdoor view of nature inside a space station was impressive.

Revna

Mike came out of the bedroom and said “I guess they’ll just let anybody in this joint. But if you are the escort I requested to accompany me for dinner… the concierge has great taste.”

Mike

Revna turned and looked at him. “Oh the concierge didn’t send me.” She started walking towards him, setting her bag down as she passed a chair. “I heard there was a famous musician up here, and I am such a fan, so,” she gave a flirtatious shrug, “I snuck up here.” She put her arms over his shoulders, leaning in.

Revna

He laughed and said “Well you better get outta here before my wife gets here. ‘Cause she will mess you up, tryin’ ta put the moves on me.” and he smiled and kissed her. “Oh wait… it is you. And gere you tried to play the ‘groupie’. You’re too classy for that.”

Mike

“Well we better make it quick before she gets here.” Revna kissed him back, smiling, “I’ll take lessons from Runa on how to be a convincing ‘groupie’. Something about tossing bras at you.” Revna laughed. She was never going to let her sister live that down. “So you wanna start with sandwiches or desert?”

Revna

“Sandwiches, dammit woman.” he said sternly but with a smile. “Someone slept through the last day and a half of packing, and the other is starving.” He jetted his chin to the dining area and said “Food and drinks on the table. You serve, I’m gonna wash up.” and he walked back into the bedroom.

Mike

Revna laughed and moved into the dinning area, but not before she let her hands squeeze his backside. “Hurry up. I’ll even promise to let you sleep in peace after.” She took the food out and made quick work of serving up both meals on a plate and then found and poured two glasses of mead. She lifted hers and took a sip, closing her eyes as the flavor and scent rushed over her senses and brought back memories.

Revna

Mike came back out and said “So we are focused so much on the future, let’s talk ‘past’ for a minute.” He took a drink and picked up his sandwich, a modified sub with all kinds of meats and vegetables from the Delta. “What are you gonna miss about this place? This quadrant?”

Mike

“From this place? The station? The Eclipse Bar. Our first home together, even though I wasn’t in it as much as I should have been. The quadrant? The people. Meeting them, learning about them, especially when we got to visit their worlds and immerse ourselves in their cultures. They are all exceedingly different, but rich and vibrant in their own right. What about you. What will you miss?” She picked up her sandwhich which was like a pita but filled with a robust roit vegetable from Pendari, but was high in protein and tasted like pork.

Revna

“The apartment. I really liked it. And it was the first place we had our stuff all together. Oh, and the bar here on level eleven. Great place to have a beer.” Mike said as he tore into his sandwich.

Mike

“We’ll get a beer from there before we leave.” Revna ate until her sandwich was gone. She picked up the mead and held it in one hand while she sipped at it. “I think what I like most about this place is the community. All the different people and cultures moving around and meshing together in unexpected ways.”

Revna

“From what I have read and been told, I get the impression Oed is very similar in that respect.” Mike said. “With a dash of criminality and stubbornness to spice things up a bit.” and he laughed.

Mike

Revna laughed, “And rough, not just at the edges. I think it will be a good place for the clan to make a new beginning. For awhile everyone will be focused on basic needs, not quite survival, but necessities. There will be some growing pains, but those will mostly come after. But we have three months to lay some basic plans, but more importantly to just be us.”

Revna

“Now that sounds like a great plan.” and he smiled at her. “I mean, I kinda dug the whole ‘Working with my wife’s boss and doing the whole relationship massager’ thing for a few months. But it did get old. And I felt like a thing S’Tek was using instead of being a part of anything. But… now we get to just be us. And then we get to be us on our own terms with the family. I can’t think of anything better right now.”

Mike

And that was exactly why Revna had been so pi$$ed at the “suggestion” in the letter they had received with their apartment. She reached over and set her hand over his, meeting his gaze. “I’m sorry, Mike. I should have gone and talked to S’Tek anyway.” And by talk she meant make him feel like a naughtiest illogical child ever born to Vulcan and put him in his place.

“Yeah, family…sounds great until you realize that includes Runa and Ragna.” Revna grinned. She would have given everything to stay on Earth after their wedding. That time with them all together had been amazing and Revna was almost impatientvto get back to it. “Seamus and Capall are amazing. I am going to owe them for eternity for putting up with my sisters. Then again, you McKenzie boys chose this.”

Revna

Mike shook his head and said “Nope. I chose you. And Seamus chose Ragna. And Runa kinda absconded with Capall, but hey… it worked out. The rest was just icing ion the cake.” He paused for a moment and then said “Actually, I think that black ram of Seamus’s chose Ragna and Seamus was kinda part of the deal.” and he laughed loudly.

Mike

“I think you may be right. Ragna told me that ram wouldn’t let her get 100 feet from Seamus’ gate. Turned her all around every which way until the storm let loose. She the rain was so thick she didn’t have any other choice, then the migraine started.” Revna paused and grinned, “I gotta ask though. Seamus named him Angus. Did he name him after you?”

Revna