Posted by Civilian Revna Freya McKenzie (Resident) in Long Awaited Honeymoon

Posted by Civilian Michael ‘Big Mike’ McKenzie (Clan McKenzie Chief) in Long Awaited Honeymoon

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Mike laughed and said “Only if you think Seamus and Capall will forgive you for leaving them with that.”

Mike

“Pfft. They chose to marry them. I had nothing to do with it. They had to know those two were trouble hen they met them. Runa dragged Capall into a horde of angry Scotts and Vikings, brandishing sword and shield demanding to be branded a traitor because she loved him. And Seamus. He’s told the story of how Ragna ended up in his house and in his bed, her migraine, that he swears as a gift of the gods, and her subsequent ‘misunderstanding’ so many times I think I was there to witness it.” Revna laughed, staring up at the sinking sun. “Oh Mike, it does my heart good to know they are all happy.”

Revna

Mike stared at the sky for a long time. “I hope that happiness can buoy them up for the next couple’a years. It’s gonna be a lot of really hard work to get the land up to where we can live off of it. If we can. There is still a whole lotta that could go wrong. I don’t relish the idea of makin’ everyone pack up and head back to Earth. That would be a blow and a half, for sure…”

Mike McKenzie

Revna blew out a breath. “I don’t relish it either. But it will still be an adventure, one that the whole clan took on together. It will be a blow if it doesn’t work out, but a bigger one if we don’t admit it and fix it.” Her hand found his and she laced her fingers with his. “When I talked to Runa last, she said they got geographical scans of the land and Capall turned it into a holodeck program. They are using it to get everyone used to the reality and the work. Surely, by the time we arrive, Seamus should know if it will work? If we can do it. It might take years and more hard work than anyone can imagine. Maybe he will have ideas of some things we can start before the ship arrives? We can hire out if need be?”

What they were attempting was daunting. It would either make the clan stronger or tear it apart. Whichever way it went was on Revna and Mike. To an extent people would be looking to Runa, Capall, Ragna, and Seamus, but in the end it was she and Mike held the responsibility. “There is a part of me that wants to tell Kris to head straight to Oed. So we can get there, see what us what, and get started. But I also know we need this. Just the two of us, or we won’t be any good for the rest of them.”

Revna McKenzie

Mike thought for a moment and then said “Ok… do how about we stretch out the stay here? Say… two weeks. Then we go straight to Oed. No stops longer than a day for fuel and food. If I’m guessing right, that should put us at Oed eight weeks before the ship arrives. 2 months to sort out things, plan, and see where we stand with land development and with the local government. How does that sound?”

Mike McKenzie