Posted by Civilian Revna Freya McKenzie (Resident) in Time to Start Adulting

Posted by Civilian Michael ‘Big Mike’ McKenzie (Clan McKenzie Chief) in Time to Start Adulting

Posted by Civilian Revna Freya McKenzie (Resident) in Time to Start Adulting
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Revna left the embassy and made her way down the street towards Sloan Square. There she crossed the park to the merchant district, where the city’s hotels were located. Their house would be ready in about a week, after Seamus and Ragna’s. Revna had insisted. They had been living in the penthouse long enough. It was a wonderful place, but she thought some normalcy would help Ragna. She was different, but Revna wasn’t sure what had caused it. She didn’t press though, as Ragna was steadfast in refusing to discuss it. The story was Ragna’s own.

Revna entered the Seven Palms and scanned her bracelet to the private lifts and then stepped into their own penthouse. “Mike! Remember you love me!”

Revna, Lady McKenzie

“Won’t ever forget it!” he bellowed from somewhere in the back. “What did you do now that would make me wanna forget?”

Michael ‘Big Mike’ McKenzie

Revna laughed as she followed his voice. She stood in the doorway and sighed at the sight of him. “I just came from my meeting with Ambassador Mathis.” She held up a hand, “I’m NOT going back to diplomatic work. I am going to spend tomorrow at the embassy helping her. That news blurb last night about the murder of Dashiel Jones. He was her only staff here. They worked together 8 years. She has no one else. Not even basic staff. I’m going to help her do interviews. Oh and we’re going to meet her and her family at the farmer’s market at Sloan Square this Saturday.”

Revna, Lady McKenzie

Mike was in the middle of getting dressed; a process he slowed down considerably when Revna’s eyes fell on him. “That’s cool. I gotta meet with the Governor tomorrow anyway. And then me, Seamus, and Capall are gonna go look at somethin’ Seamus found on the land. So you do your bit for God and Country… and I’ll tend to our wayward clan.” He slowly pulled up his pants and then shook his hefty backside at her. “And then I’m gonna find us a Clan bar!”

Michael ‘Big Mike’ McKenzie

“I thought you were opening a bar. I was looking forward to it too, and Runa might start a revolt if you don’t.” Revna watched with obvious appreciation. “I can take time to go to that meeting, we really should both be there, and I doubt Mathis will begrudge me time to meet with him. I make my own schedule now, and you come first, Clan second, everything else I’ll decide as it comes.” She walked over and before he could get his shirt on and pressed up against him, wrapped her arms around him, and kissed him hungrily.

“I would love to stay in this room with you, for the rest of the day and all night, but the colony ship has been cleared to land. We have live stock and people to settle. And I really don’t want to miss the reunion of Seamus and Ragna with their four legged monsters.”

Revna, Lady McKenzie

“I am, but that takes a back seat to getting us settled. Until then, we will need a pub.” Mike said as he finished dressing. “And of course you can come. Means I will have to do less of the talking.” he said with a grin.

Mike

“That’s going to have to be a really big pub.” Revna chuckled, “You know I’m usually the one listening not doing the talking.” She kissed him along his neck and his jaw. “Two more nights in a real bed and then we get to camp until everything is built. We should make the most of it.”

Revna, Lady McKenzie

Bump

Mike smiled and said “‘Camping’ may not be the best descriptor.” and he laughed. “So because we don’t have access to water yet, living off the land isn’t viable right now. So… as we speak there are crews setting up prefab structures for each family. Once we get water flowing.. which we just gotta, or else we are SO screwed, we can start moving those that want to into more ‘traditional’ housing.”

Mike

“Well it will be a lot rougher than some people have ever experienced. It will take some adjustment.” She stopped kissing him to turn and grab a PaDD. “However, despite her dislike of leaving home, Ragna has been very busy on the clan’s behalf. Power, sewer, and Water have been run from the colony to our lands. We just have to open the reservoirs. We might have to haul water for a bit. And the wind and solar collectors have to be finalized. But all the plans have been approved and an inspector will be out in 3 days to answer any questions.”

Revna, Lady McKenzie

Mike’s eyebrows raised. “Well damn… you go, Ragna. Nicely done.” He paused and looked at Revna. “Have you noticed a… I dunno… ‘shift’, I guess… in Ragna? I mean, when we left she was, uhhhh…” and he smiled at Revna, knowing how protective she was of her baby sister. “… we’ll say ‘set in her ways and lacking in flexability’.” and he chuckled. “But now? Now she seems… I dunno… more engaged with everybody.”

Mike

Revna laughed, “You mean she was a hot headed spoiled brat that couldn’t empathize with anything or anyone? And a total,” and she said a very unladylike word in Norwegian. “You can say it. I love her but it’s still true.” Revna nodded. “There is, but there is something there, a weight unlike one she hasn’t carried before. She’s starting to find her way. I think she has always felt like she was lost in mine and Runa’s shadow. An after thought. She wasn’t, but I can see how she might feel like she was. She didn’t talk to me much through the move. She did everything through you. I think it helped.” She sat on the edge of the bed. “Centuries ago our ancestors explored the world. Men and women. It was almost a right of passage. You grew up, your knowledge and experience grew. Ragna never wanted to leave home, but being here is good for her, even if she didn’t like it at first. I’m proud of her. If she would stay in a room long enough to talk, I would tell her.”

Revna, Lady McKenzie

Mike grinned. “Well you know there are certainly perks to boinkin’ the Chief if the Clan, right? I can order her to stay in a room with ya.” and he laughed knowing full-well Revna was a Chief as well.

Mike

Revna gave him a look, “Oh there are LOTS of perks. But no, she’s finding her feet and her place. She’ll talk when she’s ready.” Revna hoped. It could be nothing, or maybe nervousness to donright by the bigger clan. Ragna was always a bit tricky to figure out. “She was always closer to Runa, now that she’s here Ragna may confide in her.” Revna stood up, “Alright, we better go before I get my hands on you and we never show up.”

Revna, Lady McKenzie

Mike moved to her and wrapped his arms around her and pulled to him. “Well, the slider has tinted windows and I can tell it to take the really bumby way to the landing site.” and he winked at her.

Mike

Revna went into his arms, melting against him, as if she couldn’t breathe without him. She couldn’t either. She tried it didn’t happen. “Mike you are both too good for me and a very bad influence. And you always seem to have exactly the right answer. You’re dangerous.” She kissed him and then told him he had better direct the slider exactly like that on their way out of the room and to the lobby.

Revna, Lady McKenzie

“You got it. Besides… you bounce in all the right ways, Mrs. McKenzie.” Mike said as they walked out of the lobby and the waiting slider. He let her enter first and then slid in after her. The slider started to move and Mike said “We’ve got thirty minutes and way too many clothes on.” and he grabbed her and kissed her.

Mike

“Well I do try to please Mr. McKenzie,” she teased as she slid into the back seat. Then she was in his arms and they forgot everything else but each other.

30 minutes later…

The slider slowed as it approached the landing site. Inside was a jumble of clothes and tangled limbs and laughter as they tried to make themselves presentable.

Revna, Lady McKenzie

It took a few moments but they eventually extricated themselves from the car (and each other) and looked towards the landing area. The massive colony ship stayed in orbit, but a myriad number of cargo and personnel shuttles landed and took off, only to return minutes later fully loaded and then repeated the process. A mobile transporter pad had been set up and crate after crate, container after container arrived and was moved away with a choreographed precision. And choreographed it was. The past months had been spent training and the clan was ready to execute the plan for real.

Mike looked at Revna and said “Ten bucks says Capall organized this.” and he chuckled.

Mike McKenzie