Posted by Civilian Runa Siff McKenzie (Teacher) in Earth - What Part of ‘Get On The Ship’ Do You Not Understand? (Tag Runa McKenzie)

Posted by Civilian Capall McKenzie (Colonial Intelligence Agent) in Earth - What Part of ‘Get On The Ship’ Do You Not Understand? (Tag Runa McKenzie)

Posted by Civilian Runa Siff McKenzie (Teacher) in Earth - What Part of ‘Get On The Ship’ Do You Not Understand? (Tag Runa McKenzie)
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“We are going to our room. We are taking off our clothes. We are breaking open some mead. We are getting drunk and having fun until we pass out.” Capall said matter-of-factly. “And not necessarily in that order.” He looked down at her and said “But I will say… punching those idiots felt really good.” and he laughed.

Capall

Runa was staring at her PaDD and typing away at it. The other four would soon have the video arriving in their inboxes. She tapped send and looked up at him. “Oh I bet it did. Do you wanna see it in slow motion?”

“We may need more mead from storage. I don’t know if we have enough to get drunk with. We need at least 6 bottles.”

Runa McKenzie

Capall smirked. “When I did my risk assessment of this trip, factoring in sociological and psychological changes from Earth to the ship to Oed, this situation came up as a statistically high probability. So… we have three cases in the crate storage next to the room.” The doors opened and he stepped out and went down the passageway to the door past their quarters and opened it, walked in, and came out with a case of twelve earthenware bottles. He looked at Runa and said “Step one. Step two is nudity.”

Capall McKenzie

‘Risk assessment’ should not sound sexy, but then Capall said it…Runa was pretty sure he could say anything and it would sound hot. And where did that heavy Scottish accent come from earlier? The man was holding out on her. She walked through the door, grabbed a bottle from the crate and dug into it and pulled out a packet. “Two ways to enjoy mead. The first is cold. The second is warmed and spiced.”

Runa moved into the kitchen and removed the seal and set the open bottle in a pot of water that she set on high. The opened the packet and poured the spices into the bottle. Then the clothes started getting tossed.

Runa McKenzie

Capall watched her get the mead sett up and then grinned like a twelve year old boy seeing his first naked picture. He started removing his own clothes, and soon he looked at his wife and said “Um… I forgot what step three is.”

Capall McKenzie

Runa grinned, “I think that would be Step 3: have fun because Step 4 is get drunk. And it’s gonna take a lot of mead for that.” She grabbed one bottle and expertly broke the seal and pulled the cork. She gazed at him blatantly enjoying the view. She took a long pull from the earthenware bottle and handed it to him. “Doesn’t mean we can’t get started.”

Runa McKenzie

Capall took a long pull from the bottle and then smiled. “Aren’t you quite the multi-tasker.” He took another drink, never taking his eyes off of her, and then handed the bottle back to her. He looked around the kitchen and smiled. “These countertops seem… sturdy.”

Capall McKenzie

Runa took the bottle and tipped it back, guzzling an impressive amount in one go. She smirked and glanced behind her at the counter. “Aye they do. Plannin’ on giving them flat-faced children too? Because I tell you that was fun to watch earlier.” She took another drink and handed him the bottle as she stepped into his space, “Or did you have something else fun in mind?”

Runa McKenzie

He took the bottle in one hand and her in the other arm and pulled her close. “Oh, I was thinkin’ ‘a something else…” He kissed her, and soon the bottle was a forgotten accessory.

Capall McKenzie

Not nearly long enough later Runa raised her head off his shoulder and slowly let her feet stretch for the floor before hopping off the counter. “Don’t you ever say I am the only one with an insatiable appetite.” She walked around the counter and smelled the warm aroma coming from the bottle. Runa grabbed two mugs and wrapping the neck of the bottle in a towel she lifted it and swirled it a little to even out the spices and poured two full cups. She returned the bottle and brought both mugs with her and handed him one. “There is nothing quite like warm spiced mead, and it will get you drunk faster than Romulan whiskey. Enjoy it.” She winked at him and lifted the mug to her lips.

Runa McKenzie

“Having never had Romulan whiskey, I will just agree with you.” he said and took a drink. He looked at the cup for a moment, swirling the spices and such, and then he said “You know a lot of people are going to suffer in this move, right? For all of their bluster and stubbornness, they have been sheltered. Many of them have never even seen a non-human before, let alone had interactions with them.” He looked at her and said “We have to be watchful. I won’t tolerate racists in this clan.”

Capall

Runa nodded, took a heavy drink, and then sank onto the couch. “I know. I feel like an idiot for not seeing it right away. But when the ship first arrived and the crew came down to help with the packing and setting up the supplies it smacked me in the face.” She drank again. “Even those that are excited to meet new people are going to have a hard time.” She stretched her legs out a sipped at the cup, looking far too inticing for the seriousness of the conversation.

Capall adjusted himself so the ‘view’ was not as apparent, but his eyes still looked of their own accord from time to time.

“I talked to Revna about it, and I guess she and Mike had the same thought. We could be very self sufficient within our domes, but they want us to be integrated into the colony. Ragna is going to hire outside the clan for the meanders. Whixh is one small thing, but it is a start. I thought we could set up time to help people search for jobs. Video conference with the schools. Also, I mentioned before, but we will be doing classes on other species and their major customs. I thought we might ask some of the crew. Ashran too maybe.”

“We can’t be successful as a whole if we can’t be part of the colony.”

Runa McKenzie

He nodded and drank. “Oed is desolate. The Comet strike killed everything outside the dome. Even bacteria. I know a lot of time was spent explaining that; but I have heard them talking. More than a few think they are walking off this ship to a desert… Oed is two steps past desert. And its going to be really hard. We will need the community support from jump if this is going to work.”

Capall