Interlude at Shan-Zhess Keep
The party at Junction continued into the next day and was still going on (and according to Thil, would go on for another day), although those returning (or staying) would find that half of the crowd had wandered away, having already paired off (or triaded off or quaded off) with fellow partygoers, or had collapsed in a drugged or drunk or hung over heap where they stood.
Back at the Keep, it was quiet, giving team members a chance to catch up on journals, sleep, food, conversation, or work.
Those returning to the Keep found that the policy was as before: strip down before entering. Diziara of course had no problem with the stripdown, and was waved through security with her d'k tahg, thanks to Blue being at her side.
Noelle slept for a long time, like the dead. After waking, she changed into casual Andorian zhen dress (again in shades of peach and pink) and was in a corner of the dining hall, working on her tactical map on her PADD. At one point Therav (in floppy gray hand-knitted sweater and black pants) came over with two bowls of food and two cups of katheka, and his own PADD, and the two discussed work-related stuff. Quinn at some point emerged and joined the conversation, with his hands wrapped around his own mug of katheka.
Thil and Spiegel emerged. Spiegel looked the worse for wear, with his hair pointing in different directions, a number of hickeys, and feeling like he had several strained muscles.
Blue was Diz's companion for the rest of the interim, and indicated she'd get to meet his children when they were awake, after breakfast.
Breakfast consisted of steaming bowls of some kind of grain porridge that at least (to the humans) was edibly familiar, if bland by others' standards. Bowls were circulated of a sticky honeylike substance, dried fruit, and what looked like fruit preserves.
There was a bustling commotion as children began pouring into the dining hall. Blue spotted his own children and brought them over to Diziara for an introduction.
Therav spotted his zhavey and his kid. He bowed from the shoulders to Noelle and Quinn, and took his leave.
Quinn got up, spotting Spiegel and Thil, leaving Noelle to sit alone.
Noelle sat alone, looking at her PADD, but she put her PADD down, and stared deeply into her mug.
Back at the Keep, it was quiet, giving team members a chance to catch up on journals, sleep, food, conversation, or work.
Those returning to the Keep found that the policy was as before: strip down before entering. Diziara of course had no problem with the stripdown, and was waved through security with her d'k tahg, thanks to Blue being at her side.
Noelle slept for a long time, like the dead. After waking, she changed into casual Andorian zhen dress (again in shades of peach and pink) and was in a corner of the dining hall, working on her tactical map on her PADD. At one point Therav (in floppy gray hand-knitted sweater and black pants) came over with two bowls of food and two cups of katheka, and his own PADD, and the two discussed work-related stuff. Quinn at some point emerged and joined the conversation, with his hands wrapped around his own mug of katheka.
Thil and Spiegel emerged. Spiegel looked the worse for wear, with his hair pointing in different directions, a number of hickeys, and feeling like he had several strained muscles.
Blue was Diz's companion for the rest of the interim, and indicated she'd get to meet his children when they were awake, after breakfast.
Breakfast consisted of steaming bowls of some kind of grain porridge that at least (to the humans) was edibly familiar, if bland by others' standards. Bowls were circulated of a sticky honeylike substance, dried fruit, and what looked like fruit preserves.
There was a bustling commotion as children began pouring into the dining hall. Blue spotted his own children and brought them over to Diziara for an introduction.
Therav spotted his zhavey and his kid. He bowed from the shoulders to Noelle and Quinn, and took his leave.
Quinn got up, spotting Spiegel and Thil, leaving Noelle to sit alone.
Noelle sat alone, looking at her PADD, but she put her PADD down, and stared deeply into her mug.