Chapter 8 NAME "Shit Happens" Part 2

oh boy, more time on the Tropheum

(Lana)
Yeah, but at least we have some friends here.

=i smile=
And we each have one person who they would not go anywhere without.

true

=i kiss her cheek=

(Lana)
=i kiss him back=
So, you know, that's a positive about being here.

yep

=i lay there=

(Lana)
=i lay down next to him again=
What are you thinking about?

nothing at all...

bored from the lack of things to do

(Lana)
Well, we could always go find that pool again. Go for a swim, get all wet.

... that was meant to sound dirty wasn't it?

(Lana)
Depends, did it?

yes

(Lana)
=i rub his chest=
Then yes, it was meant to sound dirty.

your're good at that, being dirty...

a swim sounds fun

(Lana)
Only as long as you want me to, then I am as tame as can be.

=i kiss him on the cheek=
So, wanna go now or just lay here and cuddle for a little bit?

it's up to you my darling

=i kiss her back=

(Lana)
=i hold the kiss for a moment=
Let's go get something to eat first. But then, I say we go for a swim.

=i get up and stretch, and put some clothes on=

what sounds good?

(Lana)
=i get up and put some clothes on=
I don't know. Scrambled eggs and bacon sounds good. How about you?


(Dormii)
=i walked into the messhall to grab some food that I felt like I hadn't eaten in months=

sounds like a plan, lets go eat.

(Lana)
=i put my arm around his and open the door=
To the food!

=i lift her up=

to the food indeed!

(Lana)
=i giggle when he lifts me up and I put my arms around him=
I love you...

(Miranda)
=We were both silent again, the last topic being to "sensitive" to continue on. So, I decided to ask her something else=
So, Jason was your bodyguard?

(Molly)
=I sighed with relief at the change of topics=
Yeah. He protected me for a few months, almost a whole year, before he had to leave. My dad, let him go after it was decided that I would remain home. Jason and I.......did not get along at first. We hated each other. Hell, I even forced him to play a dance arcade game, otherwise i'd lie to my dad and say that Jason touched me.

(Miranda)
=I coughed up my drink as I tried to laugh=

i love you too...

(Lana)
=i kiss him as we start walking=

(Dormii)
=i grabbed a plate, no, two plates of food and started eating=

so anything on your mind?

(Lana)
Nothing really, except you.

your on my mind too

(Lana)
Yea? What about me?

everything about you

(Silver Light)
=While i was inspecting the first ships, an alert from sensors showed that a new ship had exited slip-space in orbit around Haven. I abandoned my duties, and teleported back to the control room, and opened a channel to the ship=

Attention! You have entered restricted space, Identify yourself right now!
=I waited for a response=

*Supply Ship Captain*
Uh, we were sent by Zeru of the Trophaeum. We have some food supplies on-board and they are addressed for here.

(Silver Light)
Ah, splendid. Please follow these coordinates to a landing zone, where I will send some sentinels to gather the supplies.

(Lana)
Give me an example.

=i pull myself closer to him=

your beautiful in every way...

(Lana)
=i roll my eyes chuckling and rest my head on his shoulder=

=we keep walking along=

(Lana)
=we get to the messhall. I can see Dormii off eating a lot of food, which is surprising. Usually he doesn't eat too much=

so where to sit?

(Lana)
We could go sit with Dormii, if you want. It looks like he has a lot of food anyway. Unless, of course, you want to sit alone with me.

as long as i sit with you i'm good

*Supply Ship*
Understood.
=they piloted the ship along the coordinates they were given. Twenty minutes later, they had reached the landing zone inside Haven, and several swarms of sentinels waited for them, crates of clothing and tools all lined up. It didn't take long before the trade was done, and the ship went back to the Trophaeum=

(Silver Light)
=When the ship left, I had the sentinels begin distributing supplies across the cities=

(Lana)
Let's go sit with Dreamy, he looks like he could use some company.

(Miranda)
Seriously? You threatened him with lying about molestation? You're evil.

(Molly)
Hey, it was funny at the time. And he actually beat the challenge. He can dance pretty good.

=zeru is sitting in the bridge while syaa is looking for domri=

(Sorry for the Delay, was out-of-state)

=By now, Vatel and Cort had returned to the UNSC base and had taken the Red Cloud with Greave up to the UNSC Flying Fortress, where they were awaiting orders from the captain on what to do about the flood problem they had encountered=

(Silver Light)
=I contacted the Inheritor=
Inheritor, supplies have come in from your friends. I have already begun distribution to the other cities.

(Jason)
=I responded=
Good job Silver. Let's keep up the good work. Okay, let's put a hold on construction for now. We need to get people to crew these things.

=An urgent distress signal comes out of the UNSC Flying Fortress=

(Warren)

=He ignored the question, not wanting to think of all of the deaths=
=Him and the others had sat silently through the time that had passed=

(Sarah)

=She truly didnt know, how many did fall in those hours. How could they fall so fast. What could she have done to stop it. Her guilt had put her into silence=

(Draco)

*Estimated time of slipspace exit. Five minutes*

Thank you.

=starts prepping the ship for exiting slipspace=

--Two hours Later. Council Chambers--

(Jason)
=the council and I held a meeting, to decide on how we'd pick the crews for the fleet=
Well, first we need to train people on how to fly these things. Maybe start making simulators, or naval academies. And if anyone here has experience flying ships of this size, then maybe they should help teach the recruits.

(Carolyn)
Wouldn't it be easier for us to simply make A.I.'s to pilot the ships?

(David)
True, it would be easier. However, if those same A.I. are ever disabled, we would have people on those ships that have no idea how to fly them. Don't get me wrong, I say we make the A.I., but only to work as electronic countermeasures.

(Alvin)
I agree. A.I.'s have their uses, but reliance on them can prove a devastating weakness. If we have to train our own crewmen on how to fly these ships so we can remove that weakness, then I say we bite the bullet, and train them.


=Grimm and Nagasae said nothing, but they nodded approval at the argument. It was decided then, that simulation centers and Naval Academies would be constructed=

=the trophaeum exits slipspace before the others and hold it's postion=