Spatchi Dwynwen and Alvah are going to Jetex.
Michael James Watson On a bright fresh Vulsar morning the trio ford 350 camper van. Dwyn looks curious since she hasn't ridden in such a contraption. Spatchi mores into a support role making sure food and water and such is packed.
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Michael James Watson Spatchi says, "Dwyn, you sit in the front. You can shadowwalk so watch ALvah do it. not that she has a lot of experience but she has more then you"
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Alvah makes sure she is rested enough. Sober. She does not want a repeating of the last drugged up shadowwalk. When all is packed and done she nods to the ladies "ALright lets get going. I have been thinking about the things we have discussed which is needed in the shadow and with the advice of Vek for no machinegun toting monkeys we'll be good. " Wehn all is packed and done she goes to sit in her seat and they drive off. She takes her time for finding the shadow she wants. Getting the details right. Leaving things out she really doesn't want there. And all the while the wonderful feeeling she had in Untola in the back of her mind.
Amber Bronkhorst Driving a bit fruther away from Vulsara to make sure the broken pattern there can't influence her. Alvah decides to start with a straight broad road along a reddish desert land, Cacti to the sides. There will be few to no traffic. Slowly she wants to move to the right temperature and climate to get that down.
Michael James Watson the plant life starts looking drier.....cactuses and flowering creosote bushes....a 30' lizard peaks its head up as the vehicle passes... a couple hours pass as the last vestiges of Vulsar fade behind the giant lizards...
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Alvah looks at the giant lizards. HOw much she enjoys the company of reptiles, the lizards have to shrink quite a bit. Keeping the temperature and climate in mind, her mind goes to the fauna of the lands. Keeping in mind what she is used to of seeing in her earlier days. the regular sized earth like animals. She looks to the sky and wills it to the shade of blue that she recalled from her visit to her mother and Zictla and Untola. As well as the shade of yellow of the sun and its route along the skhy
Michael James Watson spatchi said, "If we are going to go straight for a couple hours we could let Dwy try driving? IT looks like desert for days out here. But, i know, we need the distance or things will keep looking like Vulsar..
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Taking a breather Alvah nods "Sounds good and yes i want to keep it a straight road along the desert for a while easier to work from. Or at least for my feeling it is easier to work from. " stopping the vehicle she lets Dwyn take the wheel. When they start driving again Alvah will give small tips and instructions how to drive this vehicle but let Dwyn figure most things out herself. When the driving goes stable enough Alvah will start shifting again.
Michael James Watson It being an automatic it is an easy,if heavy vehicle to drive. She seems to manage it fairly well. After an hour a mirage becomes a shallow lake.... a bank of clouds rise up from shadow and look black and rainy... lightning ahead....
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Spatchi says, "Before we go find this shadow I want to go to Vulsar, if you don't mind?
"I want to get a large deep learning implant of Azcalan and Mexican regional foods. It wont degrade for 3 or 4 years and if I reinforce it with cooking I won't lose the info. That way I don't have to spend time learning to cook the slow way"
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Alvah nods "yeah sounds good, then i can see Vance and Candle again. And Dwy can reconnect with my nephew Agrom. If they are all there ofcourse. " She winks to Dwyn. "So just trump in this time right? cause the shadow walking thing i've already done to Vulsara. "
Michael James Watson Arriving at the trump location to Vulsar Base a captain in a crisp uniform come up immediately, "Lady Dwynen, Lady Alvah, Welcome to Vulsara. You don't seem injured so with your permission I'll dismiss the medical droids. You don't seem to be attacking so I'll order the guards to stand down. Do you have vehicles or horses ready for transport? If not i'll have the Mech Crew and the Grooms stand down. Now that i am through my checklist, how may we serve you?"
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah patiently waits till the captain went through the checklist answering short and polite. "No injury, not attacking, no vehicles or horses. Yes, thank you we are here in the hopes to talk with Vance, if possible ofcourse."
Michael James Watson "I'll have the admiral notified. Would you like to wait in the royal quarters?"
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah nods in agreements "Yes please that would be best i think. thank you."
Michael James Watson In the royal chambers, which includes Vance's office and meeting room as well as ample seating, it looks little like a royal chamber. A steward brings refreshments and says King Vance will be arriving shortly. After the steward leaves she notices Vance's desk has a lot of knick knacks...
Amber Bronkhorst
"Thank you we'll be waiting here. " Seeing Vance his desk her eyes twinkel and she goes to see what he has on his desk. Trying to keep her hands to herself... trying. "Could have also asked if my quarters were still availabale but that would be a bit weird visit right?" SHe asks in general to Dwyn and Spatchi. "Kind of left him at the Big Tree..." She calmly just watches over what he has in his office.
Michael James Watson A few minutes later Vance arrives by transporter. Vance says, "Sister..Good to see you. Lovely tan. Dwynen, Welcome to Vulsar. Lany, get me a pastrami and a few hotdogs. picher of romulan ale."
Amber Bronkhorst
Hearing her brother arrive she jerks her head up from nosing around his desk and walks away from it towards him. "Hello dear brother, thank you. and good to see you as well. Have have things been?"
Michael James Watson HE takes the tray the steward brings, "No new deaths. I just spoke with Random and the security council. Your trip to Azcala was eventful it seems. Lots of family drama. Was the Big Tree Conferance worth it?"
Amber Bronkhorst
Silent a moment she gives it a deep thought then she firmly nods "yes. it was very much so worth it. Have not yet recovered the banner from Zictla but will do so in the forseeable future. Plenty of the family have rebelled or at least asked asylum in Amber. Even Aztilios. " Taking something out o fher pocket to play with she adds things up for herself. "got plenty of answers myself, about myself. so yes. " She looks a bit more serious to Vance "thank you, and i know that is not what you had planned with helping me tha ti would run after my mother, but thank you for giving me the chance to find out more. I know you could have then and there stopped me. "
Michael James Watson "As long as you survived. "
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah chuckles and sits down in a chair. "well that is one thing you could be sure of. They didn't want me dead. They want me on their side of things. You know initiated in the whole ritual thing connected with the stone in a full way. Human sacrifices... those things. They need me alive for that. " She then waves her hand about dismissivly "But that never happened. the biggest sacrifice i did was some symbolic thing with tomatoes. So no, i was only in danger of being forced to sacrifice..Although i think Zictalas might really not like me by now.. " She then smiles looking up "but Vance, we came here to ask for a favor. Spatchi, Dwyn and i are going ot my personal shadow in a bit. well i am going to search for a shadow that is to my liking and there we are going to set up a small business. Could we perhaps for preparation sake use the implant library? "
Michael James Watson "Certainly. You don't even need my permission." He taps in a virtual screen a bit. Three cards appear on his desk. "Elite Spatchi of Amber, Dwynan, and Alvah". He passes out cards. " That will give you access almost everywhere. Diplomatic rank of Knights of Amber. And automatic acceptance for any new session of Star Fleet Academy. Permission to audit lectures and use educational facilities. Permission to requisition materials and services within reason. And quarters are still assigned of course. They are being cleaned. Now, its been great seeing you but have work to do. Keep in touch. Computer, one for transport to Patton Station. Energize"
Amber Bronkhorst
Accepting the passes she smiles "Well seemed polite to first ask you know. Oh could you ask Nur to contact me when he can?" Seeing him leave then she shrugs "Or not..." She turns to the ladies and smiles "well we got our passes shall we study up before moving on?"
Michael James Watson After checking out their quarters, Dwynan and Spatchi are in Alvah's quarters. Spatchi ordered drinks and food, and used her card to authorize real alcohol instead of synthehol. Spatchi orders Star Fleet clothes and changes into them immediatly. She orders an Electronic tablet and sits down with drinks looking at it intently.
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah just watches Spatchi do her things. She can't gelp but grin. "Feeling right at home? Not that that is a bad thing actually. So what are you looking up?"
Michael James Watson "She says, There are over 100,000 topics available. A allowed series of implants is 20 courses.. After a 3 year period a test is given for retention before another round of similiar classes.. Im thinking the languages of the area, Azcalan is what's called Nahuatl, but a Spanish based mixed language comprises Mexican, that's what i remember from my time at Neal's Diner. Culinary general, Culinary Mexican, Culinary, Aztex-Azcalan. Culinary Chaos-You know, incase i have to cook for Vek. another couple regional culinary. I took butchering at Rasak, as you did, but this is culinary butchering. Construction, because who knows what kind of hovel we will buy and I never had much experience building things. They have almost everything.. Ill loss in a few regional liturature courses..."
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah listens to Spatchi and nods. "Well, do what you think is best to help with the idea. " Pouring glasses for the three of them and handing them out she smiles "I honestly did not even give it that much thought. Maybe i should look up how to actually run a small business. Bartending. And yeah languages... hmmm brewing wouldn't that be fun... who knows what kind of local stuff woukd grow and ferment there."
Michael James Watson Dwynan goes to the replicator, shows her card and gets her Tablet with class listings. She sits down, takes a drink and starts looking at the tablet. "So...many....I.... I don't know where to start.. I didn't know where we are going... Do I need to know how to preform sacrifices? Is that under relgion?" Spatchi says ,"In Azcala that might be under Culinary Sciences... oh... sorry, Ali.."
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah laughs and shakes her head. "No lets not learn to do sacrifices. And sacrificed tomatoes taste just a bit better." She says jokingly. She walks herself to a replicator and orders a tablet with class listings. "Do what you feel you want to do Dwyn. We are going to a southern american Aztec inspired or Azcalan inspired shadow. Spatchi and i had tslked a while now about starta cantina. So if you want to help out you are more then welcome to. If you want to learn other things... this is your chance. " She winks at Dwy and grabs her own tablet.
Michael James Watson She looks at the tablet and it has her name at the top of the screen.
Michael James Watson Spatchi says, "Wow, Rasak really covers a lot of Star Fleet courses..."
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah nods "Yes it seems so... well you know I'm sure Benedict has a hand in that as well...." Looking at the tablet again she starts looking through the lists. "So how long do we plan to stay or are we staying as long as we need to learn what we want? Either is fine with me. We got the okey from Vance. "
Michael James Watson Spatchi says, this says that most students at Star Fleet receive Sleep Implants of their quarterly courses then reinforce them with class work. Each Course is a 4 hour treatment followed by 8 hours of Recovery. So 2 classes a day. I want 10 of these.. Say a week?"
Amber Bronkhorst
"Sure a week of prep time seems fine to me. Dwyn? You okey with that? " Alvah starts to swlect clssses accordingly but won't push to fill all the slots. Mostly small business running, bartending and perhaps brewing. And some languages that might be useful.
Michael James Watson Amber Bronkhorst Dwyn looks confused. "Ah... There is so much... and how does this know all this?" She shakes the tablet. "How do i change the picture?" She hits it on the table, checking the picture
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Alvah chuckles and walks over to Dwyn. She then leans over and clamly starts explaining how to wokr the tablet. "The tablet doesn't know this that just holds the info. There is an extensive library here. Physical and digital. They found a way here to implant knowledge in your head. And with then proper training you learn a certajn skill faster. Lets say you want to learn a language. You could have it implanted in a short amount of time. But to keep it there in your mind you have to use it." She helps her friend find her way through the courses.
Michael James Watson "Will it teach me to make trumps? Or do sorcery or magic?"
Amber Bronkhorst
Shaking her head. "No i don't think they cover that type of skillset since that also comes with using the pattern and other psyche related abilities. This is just a quicker way to learn some useful skills. Like Spatchi said, cooking, languages, construction. So theoratical or practical doesn't reallly matter you learn what can be imprinted and the rest follows in classes. "
Michael James Watson Spatchi says, "History of High Order Magical Artifacts and constructs....Includes trumps. Low Order Magical system, High Order magic systems." "Probably like an overview not something practical. could probably get the same from Arlo...Dwym.. Here..Take languages Nuatatl and Mexican. Take Culinary general, culinary Mexican, Culinary Vegetarian. Ah.. here.. Automotive pilot. "
Michael James Watson Dwyn-"Automotive pilot? Is that aa flying thing?"
Michael James Watson Spatchi-"No.. l;ets see how you do driving a vehicle before we have you pilotiing a starship"
Amber Bronkhorst
"Yeah first stay on the ground. After that you could always chooce to come back and learn more. But Spatchi her suggestions seem a good start. See how you like that."
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After a couple sessions Spatchi asks Alvah, "The last session i had was restaurant management and it got me thinking. Wherever we go, we can equip from local materials but we can also get the technicians here to construct using replicated copies of local materials. Have them do a lot of the construction. Add tech beyond the norm like surveillance . Put high grade materials beneath local materials. Bulletproof walls under plaster and paneling. Replicators in the kitchen just in case. Or we can forgo it all and just work with whats there.. Your thoughts?'
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Alvah conciders it for a bit and fhen nods. "Would actually not be bad to have some more advanced and high tech things covered up. Might help us in the long run. And eventho i am all for authenticity i also like certain protection, surveillance and all that." She nods "Sounds like a plan. Do you know where we need to go to arrange that? "
Michael James Watson "Technical Services. Rede spoke of them after He and Vander did it with a residence Vander had built. I looked into during the rest period. My rank isn't enough but yours and Dwyn's would be. We find the place, get a tech to come in and scan the place. Then they create the place in a holodeck. We decorate it digitally. Implant the shielding walls, impenetrable doors. Surveillance devices. Even a device that stuns everyone in a building with phaser fire. A crappy looking local refrigerator covering a hightech storage unit. A replicator not just for producing food but tableware, clothes, and cleaning things. Bullet proof windows made of of something call Hull Metal-a clear metal. Medical Scanners to detect poisoning or injuries. Maybe a hidden medical bay? Its not roughing it but maybe we can do things the hard way the NeXT cantina."
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah laughs. "Oh i don't need to be roughing it. I like convenient things. So sounds like a plan. And i like the idea of a hidden medical bay. Because you never know when that is needed. And when jt is needed you don't have one around. " Alvah notes it down on her to do list and nods "Sure sounds like a plan. And healthier for us as well. If something is happening we at least have some form of protection."
Michael James Watson During one of the rest periods between sessions the Companel contacts Alvah. Candle calling from space.
Amber Bronkhorst
Probably in her quarters she answers the call. "Heya. Out and about being busy?"
Michael James Watson "Never a dull moment in the Amber Navy. Im doing a survey of a supernova on a trade route.. have to map a new longer one around it. You are getting implant learning i hear? I won't be back for a month but in my quarters is a deck of Trumps Vance made m e. One is to my ship here. We are in the same shadow, so you wouldn't loose much time coming out to see it."
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"A supernova on the road.... well is something else thm a landslide i suppose. And yes after this Spatchi Dwyn and i are going to spend some time in shadow. Running a cantina and just living a bit." She smiles "Sounds good i'll go check it out. I have a resting period now anyway."
Michael James Watson "I'll clear room access. I'll send a very severe corporal to you. He's on my personal detail. He'll take you to my room. The cards are in the top drawer of my desk. I can't use them but Vance made them incase i wanted to give one to someone who can. You are the first one to get one., I'll stop the ship. Apparently trumping onto a ship at warp is almost as hard as driving a ship across shadow at warp. "
Amber Bronkhorst
"Alright wow stopping the ship on my account guess i'll be hurrying then. See you in a bit." Alvah moves out of her quarters to Candle his quarters and searches for the deck in his desk. And the card he told her about. Trying it out right away.
Michael James Watson Trump opens to a forward lounge. Candle is there as are a number of other people off duty in the lounge. "Welcome aboard the Shadowwalker, Flag Ship of the Amber Star Fleet," He embraces her quickly. The crew is a little surprised at their captain but know he is allowed."
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Alvah steps try. Smiles up at Candle as she returns the embrace. "Thank you! Good to see yiu again. " She inlcines her head tk the crew who are looking at them giving a quick wave.
Michael James Watson After a time, or a few times, anyway. Stat Fleet ships are not clunky, bulky, ships like in the Expanse. The Expanse Ships look like what humans would actually build. Star Trek looked like a hotel designer went into them and made them pretty. His quarters look like a fancy sci fi hotel with a great view.
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"Wow Star Fleet got some style." Turning to Candle she laughs. "Must be good to be the Captain. Except for having to make the hard decisions and all that." Stepping closer to Candle she smiles looking up. "Missed you on Randal. My stay was a bit shorter and more turbulent then expected."
Michael James Watson so, after a time or a few times Candle orders tequila from the replicator and it is a good one, but not quite Blue Tequila. “Its funny you mention Style. I probably never mentioned it, but I'm not from this shadow. Vance sought a shadow which had his Vulsar but had a few people with extraordinary minds able to comprehend the vasty of shadow and magic and keep these things straight. He found Celakat and I in a shadow that used a shadow of the pattern that allowed anyone to walk it. He says its a low power, low level, high order inscription. He was able to juice us up to be able to walk shadow beyond the level of shadow we were born on. Celekat became expert at magical systems and I became expert at shadow shaving. “ “So Vance and I shadow shaved finding different universes with things we liked. We found Jedi & Sith and other Force Users. When we brought them back they couldn't believe we had flying hotels. We looked into Style and ship design. He said most ships in the Star Wars shadows had interiors that looked like Soviet Cold War submarines. Expanse Shadows had great ship design but had a tendency to age poorly and break easy. Foundation shadows had ship designed like something called Greyhound buses. Dune Shadows had ships designed like Dentist office waiting rooms. Hitchhiker Shadows had ships like lunatic asylums. We decided that if we were going to fly ships, fly the comfortable ones. Its a pity that the Inertia-less drive systems don't work in most shadows. We actually had a mansion that rested inside and Intertialess bubble in that flew around the universe.“ “I was wrapping up some business and ready to take a month or 6 off and join you on Randal but then Arlo and Vance showed up with Random and they all looked pissed. “ After talking about the cantina and Spatchi's suggestions. “Easily done. We do it for putting facilities down on planet here. He consider the space to be used. Then create the facility within those perimeters. We make most of the building out of hull metal, able to seal completely in need. That makes them proof against nuclear detonations. But when we coat it with native materials it just blends in. So what we would do is send in some construction guys. You build the place as you like, using native materials. Decor, style, appliances, everything. Then, we send in the tech guys. They figure out how to do the hull metal retrofit. How to hide high tech devices, how to blend in things in. Once that is all figured out, we build the structure here. We open a trump to the middle of your cantina and we do a simultaneous transfer; Transport the space out of the original and transport the stuff in through the gate from out factory floor. No loss of structural integrity. No visual pyrotechnics to scare the locals. Hell, we could do it during business hours and the patrons would never know the difference. Wouldn't even shake their drinks. Won't break plates in the kitchen.”
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah smiles "OH ya you told me that you aren't from this shadow but its good to hear the story anyway, keeps it alive. And about Randall yeah well things just escalated as they usually do around me. Went for a bit to Azcala meet the other side of my family. Get aquinted with them. Piss some off, make things more complicated... You know how it goes. Luckely Vek was there with me. He helped me a great deal. And cause some trouble but mostly helped. " Thinking back at the mometns in Untola she just smiles ear to ear. "There is something to that place you know. It just feels... right. not everything but enough things are very.. familiar. " When talking about the cantina she smiles and claps her hands "Great! so that means we can have a nice authentic place without the downsides of lower tech authentic places.. In case trouble does come our way it is good to have some more protection. And the conveniences of high tech is always nice." Michael James Watson On a bright fresh Vulsar morning the trio ford 350 camper van. Dwyn looks curious since she hasn't ridden in such a contraption. Spatchi mores into a support role making sure food and water and such is packed. Kan een afbeelding zijn van boom en natuur Spatchi says, "Dwyn, you sit in the front. You can shadowwalk so watch ALvah do it. not that she has a lot of experience but she has more then you"
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah makes sure she is rested enough. Sober. She does not want a repeating of the last drugged up shadowwalk. When all is packed and done she nods to the ladies "ALright lets get going. I have been thinking about the things we have discussed which is needed in the shadow and with the advice of Vek for no machinegun toting monkeys we'll be good. " Wehn all is packed and done she goes to sit in her seat and they drive off. She takes her time for finding the shadow she wants. Getting the details right. Leaving things out she really doesn't want there. And all the while the wonderful feeeling she had in Untola in the back of her mind.
Amber Bronkhorst Driving a bit fruther away from Vulsara to make sure the broken pattern there can't influence her. Alvah decides to start with a straight broad road along a reddish desert land, Cacti to the sides. There will be few to no traffic. Slowly she wants to move to the right temperature and climate to get that down.
Michael James Watson the plant life starts looking drier.....cactuses and flowering creosote bushes....a 30' lizard peaks its head up as the vehicle passes... a couple hours pass as the last vestiges of Vulsar fade behind the giant lizards...
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah looks at the giant lizards. HOw much she enjoys the company of reptiles, the lizards have to shrink quite a bit. Keeping the temperature and climate in mind, her mind goes to the fauna of the lands. Keeping in mind what she is used to of seeing in her earlier days. the regular sized earth like animals. She looks to the sky and wills it to the shade of blue that she recalled from her visit to her mother and Zictla and Untola. As well as the shade of yellow of the sun and its route along the skhy
Michael James Watson spatchi said, "If we are going to go straight for a couple hours we could let Dwy try driving? IT looks like desert for days out here. But, i know, we need the distance or things will keep looking like Vulsar..
Amber Bronkhorst
Taking a breather Alvah nods "Sounds good and yes i want to keep it a straight road along the desert for a while easier to work from. Or at least for my feeling it is easier to work from. " stopping the vehicle she lets Dwyn take the wheel. When they start driving again Alvah will give small tips and instructions how to drive this vehicle but let Dwyn figure most things out herself. When the driving goes stable enough Alvah will start shifting again.
Michael James Watson It being an automatic it is an easy,if heavy vehicle to drive. She seems to manage it fairly well. After an hour a mirage becomes a shallow lake.... a bank of clouds rise up from shadow and look black and rainy... lightning ahead....
Amber Bronkhorst Alvah frowns looking at the clouds in the distance. She wants the road to curve away from the black rain and storm clouds. All the while keeping as much as she already had managed to form around them. Slowly but surely she wants to move towards a place where there is a big water on one side. Like a sea and along that a flowing sandy beach. With shimmering water in the sunlight.
Michael James Watson She feels a tug against her turning away .... the clouds seem blacker ...but behind.. she sees in the distance a dark green water.....the tug hits again like a child's whine... she feels shadow wants rain.....
Amber Bronkhorst
Driving towards the dark green water she wants to have the road go parallel along it. Then she will have clouds come but no dark black clouds. lighter, grey just a good summer rain. While she will alow the rain to fall she wants to water to turn from a dark green to a shade of blue green. Clear water.
Michael James Watson Dwyn mumbles....the rain comes suddenly and hard, pounding the vehicle... the desert isn't absorbing water and it looks like flash floods are covering the road that parallels the sea ... Alvah sees quickly ahead the sea she called may be down, driving beside a cliff.. Dwyn whimpers....
Amber Bronkhorst
"Alright that is a bit much rain. Dwy just drive as steady as you can. " ALvah tries to stop the rain or at least to a point that it is not so horrible hard on the road and the surroundings. The road they drive on will move down along with the land letting the cliff slope down to sea level.
Michael James Watson she feels the tug of someone shadowwalking against her attempts. She feels she is better and her efforts to get the road down to the sea
Amber Bronkhorst
Having the road at least less high up along a cliff Alvah sits less tense in her seat she then looks sideways to Dwyn "Dwyn, are you trying to shift things in shadow? " Alvah then keeps an eye on the road again. If it is not Dwy working against her attempts she must make sure that she won't lose the details she already had established
Michael James Watson Dwy says, "AH... i was just thinking of a place near the west tower.. lots of rain.. by the ocean"
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah looks up at the sky and the rain falling she gestures outside. "Well you got the rain. But shall we move away from it a bit more? Try not to think so hard of places makes it harder for me. " She chuckles softly and sits back again in her seat. If Dwyn stops focusing on the west tower Alvah will shift the rain away to a slowly but surely brigther sky. When still along the water she focuses on the colour it should be salt water. Clear blue greenish salt water. That way Alvah lets Dwy drive for a bit without changing to much making sure she has everything she needs to have done and added and subtracted from teh shadow in her head
Michael James Watson SPatchi [uts her hand on Dwy's shoulder. "I think thats enough for today. You drove for several hours.. More tomarrow. Pull over when Alvah tells you. Can we find a cove or a resort of a cave or something soon? We should eat and sleep"
Amber Bronkhorst Alvah nods and thinks of a curve in the road that will lead to a more rocky area along the cliff where in the cliff a cave is, not to deep just enough for shelter with an overhang to place a fire outside but still stay dry in case.
Michael James Watson Finding the spot, Dwyn gets out, "WOuldn't a horse be easier?" Spatchi says, "not drier."
Amber Bronkhorst
Stepping out Alvah stretches her legs arms back. Twisting her torso. She does the whole routine, then looking at Dwyn she grins "Then we would have been caught in that storm on horseback. Nah i'm good in a car. this is easier and more convenient. And Spatchi had a good point where we are going cars work... so why not use its convenience. " Alvah then helps to set up a simple camp and start a fire for food
Michael James Watson Amber Bronkhorst Spatchi fixes a quick camp meal of pasta and gravy. Dwyn watches the rain.
Amber Bronkhorst
Grateful for warm food Alvah watches Spatcho cook. Then seeing Deyn she frowns. "Are you okey? Something the matter?"
Michael James Watson Amber Bronkhorst "I don't have to be afraid of my father. I don't need to be afraid for my mother. I don't have to worry about my daughter. Even in Amber..I guess i was afraid. My brother brought us to Amber but then left. It never occurred to me that i might have a future. Everything was a day to day nightmare. I never had much thought of the future. But at Star Fleet I learned so much its hard to keep track of what i did and what they put in my head. I have no idea what to do. To see. I don't even have revenge. "
Amber Bronkhorst
Alvah sits next to her friend running her fingers through her hair she smiles. "Oh yes. And that is in a way am existential crisis, when something in you life changes so drastically that uour whole perception shifts about you existance." Alvah gives Dwyn a drink and continues. "It is hard to go through and alot will feel as if it jusy rushes by. Let it happen. You heart and mind need time to adjust to a new way of operating without constant fear and now there is a place for hope and dreams. " Wrapping her arms around Dwyn her shoulders she smilrs to her. "Just stay with us for a while, discover what you like. What you don't like. Learn what you want and forget what you don't use. I'll be there if you need me. You get to discover a whole new you." Grinning she says "Vengeance is not always needed. But if you want we can always find a nice new target for vengeance .it is a powerful motivator"
Michael James Watson In the morning the rain has cleared and the ocean calmed. After Spatchi backs travelling sausage and biscuits the Trio take off, Spatchi driving this time.
Amber Bronkhorst
Sitting next to Spatchi she rolls down a window to feel the wind on her skin. And it immidiatly gives her a good sense while driving how things are going. "Well we got the land mostly, the sea. The climate, temperature humdity sky. Guess it is a matter of filling in and laeving out the important details right?" Remembering her conversation with Spatchi helped or well all their conversations about it. It was funny that this was a plan that started to grow the first moment they met. Those are the best plans, that keep coming back in your mind and need to be executed. "So Spatch did you agree on it to have a bigger city nearby our place? You know with a harbor and such. I think that would be great for tourism but not to much. Most of the tourists will stay in the big city resorts but some will scatter out to our place for the 'authentic feel' right?" Alvah is just trying to remember while she talks certain important details. All the while she keeps the road pretty straight and parallel to the sea. As long as she has those basis things down they will get there
Michael James Watson "Sounds about right. THey can't get more authentic then an Azcalan princess, a gutter their of Amber, and an adask from a world no earther ever heard of"
Amber Bronkhorst
Turning her head slowly at the description of them with a raised eyebrow she looks at Spatchi. "Well you know... as authentic as they can get with the high tech stuff that is going to be hidden in our place. " Then a soft mutter. "pff Azcalan princess..... sounds so formal. But didn't do the heart rippy thingy so not that initiated. " She states matter of factly, her eyes then go back to the road. Thinking about the other details they had spoken about. "Right about that Azcalan princess thing... lets not go that way with religion. I was more thinking to give it a creative input... dance music, maybe sacrifice food. nothing more. Just festivities and celebrations... no heart rippy thingies."
