Pilgrim 11/7

[9:00] [DOIC] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: The Star Trek Pilgrim theme music begins to play...

[9:06] [DOIC] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: -=Begin=-

[9:06] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --T'Pang is staring at the main viewer.--

[9:06] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] The Cho'sek is engaging their search pattern.

[9:06] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill climbed out of the Romulan jefferies tube, wiping off her hands on her shirt as she looks around for Li.*

[9:06] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Computer, how longhave been in this region of space?"

[9:07] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: *have we been

[9:08] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Computer] Nine hours and forty-eight minutes.

[9:08] [DOIC1] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Permission to return to engineering Captain? *Aria asks sheepishly with the Captain now back in her rightful spot*

[9:08] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "I could have sworn it was nine days."

[9:08] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li is focused on a wall console in front of him.*

[9:08] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she nods to Aria.-- "permission granted."

[9:09] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Miste Pratt, is our search grid computed?"

[9:09] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill grabbed her toolkit from inside the tube and headed over to where Li was working.*  "Hey.  Any progress?"

[9:09] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] Aye ma'am.

[9:09] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Very well helm engage search pattern."

[9:09] [DOIC1] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Engineering.

[9:10] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: *Serris focuses intently on his monitor in the science lab, poring over historical records of gateways and wormholes, trying to find a comparison.*

[9:10] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *Aria fidgets and looks around nervously as she steps off the turbolift and makes her way back to engineering.*

[9:11] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Computer how long can we remain here before we begin to run lwo on resources?"

[9:11] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Computer] Two years, seven months, eighteen days.

[9:11] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she nods-- "Well hopefully this does not take that long."

[9:12] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li shakes his head.* Not really.

[9:12] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] I'd hope not, ma'am. I remember getting stuck out in the middle of nowhere once before.

[9:12] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] *leans up against Serris' monitor* Anything interesting?

[9:13] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "You tell me, you apparently watch everything I do."

[9:13] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: *He still sounds bitter.*

[9:13] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Sounds... par for the course so far."  *She frowned.*  "But... I was thinking about things when I was performing that realignment."

[9:13] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: What??

[9:13] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *?

[9:13] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "The Artesia gate, that's not it's only name, right?"

[9:14] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] Don't take it personally, Serris. I was only watching out for you.

[9:14] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she nods-- "Yes mister Pratt I imgaine there are still a number of crew on board that remember the ship's adventures in the Gamma Quadrant. Hopefully I can spare you another such experience."

[9:14] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: *Serris turns his head slowly.* "Choose your next words carefully, because I don't want to cause a scene."

[9:15] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Yeah...

[9:15] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: *Frame just eyeballs Serris but says nothing.*

[9:15] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: It's like...sentient?

[9:15] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: *He lowers his voice.* "You have absolutely no respect for my privacy."

[9:16] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "A sentient gateway... and if I'm not mistaken..."  *She headed over to another console and held down the button.*  "Computer, the Artesia gateway also goes by the name 'Hecate,' correct?"

[9:16] [DOIC3] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Computer Voice] Affirmative.

[9:16] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *She grinned widely at Li.*

[9:16] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] I have to admit that you do have a point.

[9:17] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li smiles.* So...

[9:17] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "And I'll at least cede that MAYBE it didn't register for you since we've shared a room for almost a year and you've regularly seen me without any clothes on."

[9:17] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "But what you did crossed the line."

[9:18] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Remember how I told you my mother's a professor of ancient Earth cultures?  Well, if I remember what she told me about the Greeks correctly, Hecate is one of their goddesses."

[9:18] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: *Helax looks at the Captain.*

[9:19] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] I... I understand that.

[9:19] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --T'Pang gets up and heads to the back to an empty console, and calls up the sensor feeds.--

[9:19] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Oh.

[9:19] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Hmmm....

[9:19] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "So... why did you do it?"

[9:19] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "I may as well make myself useful."

[9:19] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *She looked at Li expectantly as she waited for him to piece what she was saying together.*

[9:20] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she glances at Halax.-- "So how does a Romulan officer get an assignment like this?"

[9:20] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] It's my job to never stop watching out for you.

[9:21] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *timidly beep boops at her console*

[9:21] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Uhhh...

[9:21] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Helax] I have extensive experience with this type of vessel, and I have been well-educated on Federation cultural norms.

[9:21] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li scratches his head.*

[9:21] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "...Goddess of safe travels?"

[9:22] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "I don't think you had to follow your duties quite so close to the letter." *He narrows his eyes.* "Didn't that occur to you?"

[9:22] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she raises and eyebrow-- "Is there any particular reason you are well educated in Federation cultural norms. I don't imagine that is a common thing in the Republic."

[9:22] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] We're in some freaky pocket dimension with constant intruder alerts and hallucinations.

[9:22] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] This isn't exactly a pleasure cruise around Sol.

[9:23] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Ohhhhhhh.

[9:23] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Okay...so she meant the gateway.

[9:23] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Right?

[9:23] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Helax] Oh, it was a subject of study for me. I'm very interested in the Federation.

[9:23] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --her fingers dance over the sensor console like a seasoned professional.--

[9:23] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Fair enough."

[9:23] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "That's what I'm thinking?  I mean, I could be totally off, but... what other answers do we have?"

[9:24] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Do you think we should tell the bridge?"

[9:24] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "Gabriel."

[9:24] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "Why?"

[9:24] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: We should tell Aria.

[9:25] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *She nodded, swallowing before she quietly followed Li.*

[9:25] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I think...we figured out a piece to the riddle. *Li says to Aria.*

[9:25] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] Why what? I told you. *he folds his arms*

[9:25] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill seemed more intent on peering at her shoes than looking Aria in the eye.*

[9:26] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she looks at the readout intently.-- "facinating."

[9:26] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *looks up at them for a moment then avoiding eye contact nods* Um what did you find?

[9:27] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she scans to see if there are any unusual structures on the outer rim of the system.--

[9:27] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Uh... um, well, when that... lady came and visited us... she told us to seek out the Goddess of Safe Travels.  We've, uh, been thinking on that one for a bit, and uh, I was thinking maybe she meant..

[9:27] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "You know, I don't know what I expected."

[9:28] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: the-the Artesia gateway.  You know, because it's also called Hecate and there's a goddess by that name... I mean, the Greeks thought there was, I mean."

[9:28] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: So you think there is a way to use the gateway out here?

[9:28] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] What do you want me to say? That I was jealous or something?

[9:28] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *She gave a quick nod.*  "We d-don't seem to have any better ideas right now..."

[9:29] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: True.

[9:29] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "I just have a hard time buying that your sense of duty is what made you a voyeur."

[9:29] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: The question is how?\

[9:29] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *takes a deep breath still looking shaken from earlier she taps her com badge* =^= Engineering to bridge.

[9:30] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] So what do you think it is?

[9:30] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill swallowed again and quickly went to man her console.*

[9:31] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li walks over to a console, pulling up everything he can about the gateway.*

[9:31] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "You tell me."

[9:32] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she heads over to stand in front of the screen.--

[9:32] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --never mind.--

[9:32] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=Bridge here.

[9:34] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= Captain. Um Li and Jill have come up with a theory that the artesian gateway may be our way out somehow.

[9:35] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=I am uncertain how that would work, we are no where close to that gateway.=/\=

[9:35] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] Maybe I'm a little protective of you.

[9:36] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= They are looking into that... Um its based on the alternate name of the gateway being the same as a ancient greek goddess who protected travelers. *looks over at both of them for a moment with a

[9:36] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: "thats right right?" look*

[9:36] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "Really?"

[9:36] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill glanced at Aria just long enough to give a little nod.*

[9:37] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li nods.*

[9:37] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --T'Pang looks visibly irritated.--

[9:37] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=Understood, keep working on it.=/\=

[9:37] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= Understood engineering out.

[9:38] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: The captain has a point...I'm not sure how we utilize the gateway from here.

[9:38] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Have you two thought of any way to look into this further?

[9:38] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Computer call up the records on the Artesia gateway."

[9:38] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Jill only brought it up to me a moment ago...I'm pulling up everything we have on this gateway.

[9:38] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: *The computer displays the records on the Artesian gateway.*

[9:38] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill sighed.*  "No... I mean, once I made the connection that's as far as I got before I told Li."

[9:39] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Any known attempts at telepahtic contact witht he gateway?"

[9:39] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *nods and glances around warily before looking back at her console*

[9:39] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Maybe someone should tell Serris?  He might have some... ideas that could work in a weird pocket dimension like this."

[9:40] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Yeah um good idea.

[9:40] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li looks over to Aria with some concern.*

[9:41] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Computer] Uknown at this time.

[9:41] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: *He seems genuinely surprised.*

[9:41] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: =/\= "Dower to Zital?"

[9:41] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she rubs the bridge of her nose.--

[9:42] [DOIC5] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Frame] Does that really surprise you?

[9:42] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "Zital here, go ahead."

[9:43] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "We know so little of the gateway or its capabilities."

[9:43] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: =/\= "So, uh, I think I might have figured out the lady in white's riddle.  The Artesia gateway also goes by the name of Hecate, who's a Greek goddess of crossroads.  I think that might've been what..

[9:43] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: she meant."

[9:44] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "... Okay, and?"

[9:44] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Hmmmm...

[9:45] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill blinked in surprise at his tone.*  =/\= "Uh... and maybe that's our ticket out of here?  Which is what we're all working on right now?"

[9:45] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li looks to Aria.* If the gateway can bring ships across galaxies...it could in theory bring us back to ours.

[9:45] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: First we'd have to figure out how.

[9:46] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "Magic and myth's kind of out of my realm of expertise."

[9:46] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "The last time I tried to make a hole for us to escape through, we got our engines shut off by the Virgin Mary."

[9:47] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: =/\= "Are you being serious right now?  Some crazy lady in white pops in and out of existence on our ship and speaks in riddles, and you're not going to even entertain the only answer we've got?"

[9:47] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li nods and continues to pour through the data.*

[9:48] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *There was a definite edge to her voice, likely a reflection of Serris' tone.*

[9:48] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "It's an answer to a problem full of variables we haven't even begun to fill in."

[9:48] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "I can't come up with a solution until we identify a physical manifestation of this... Hekate."

[9:49] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: =/\= "Uh, it's called the Artesia gateway, did you not listen to me just now?"

[9:49] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *opens a side window going through internal sensor data while she does her regular administrative paperwork*

[9:50] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she taps her comm badge.-- =/\=Captain T'Pang to engineering.=/\=

[9:50] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= Engineering here Captain.

[9:50] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "I'll do a scan for subspace distortions -- tetryon flux, tachyon fields, graviton distortions. If I find anything we can assign this name to, I'll let you know."

[9:50] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: *He literally hangs up on her.*

[9:51] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "But---"  *Her eyes widened as she realised he'd cut the line.*  "What-- Seriously!"

[9:51] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=If the Artesia gateway is indeed what the lady in white was speaking of and the gateway can in fact get us home we need to find a way to communicate our needs to the gateway. I can think of no >

[9:52] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: *He brings up a file search to reference what Jill just told him off to the side while he initiates his scans, rolling his eyes.*

[9:52] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: form of communcation we have available that would reach outside thise region of space, other than perhaps telepahty.=/\=

[9:52] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "Yes, let's consult the science officer on magic. Stroke of genius."

[9:53] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill pursed her lips, trying her best not to cry out of sheer frustration and thankful she was turned away from the others.*

[9:53] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= Um Ensigns Dower and Zital are looking into it I think. *looks over at Jill wondering after hearing her get a bit loud with him earlier* But um that may be. I'm no expert on telepathy. All I know

[9:53] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=Although in terms of available data I have no reason to think that would work.=/\=

[9:54] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: is I don't like being on the recieving end of it Captain.

[9:54] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li looks to Aria.* If it exists here, in this dimension...there's a chance we could reach it.

[9:56] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: That still doesn't answer how Li unless you are suggesting just sending out a transmission or something?

[9:56] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she begins tapping away on the keyboard.-- "I am broadcasting the subspace tonal messages we use to activate the gateway for travel. Perhaps if there is an aspect of it in this realm it will respond

[9:56] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li nods.* That or...telepathy...some form of communication.

[9:56] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "Zital to Engineering."

[9:56] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she begins transmitting the message.--

[9:57] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *sighs and taps her conbadge* =^= Engineering.

[9:57] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "Could you route additional power to the sensor array? I need a little more range on long-range scanners."

[9:58] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= Sure.

[9:58] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill sucked in a breath and tried to shake it off.*

[9:58] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she raises an eyebrow-- "I am getting a response. It is too weak to make out. But, I may be able to get a fix on it."

[9:58] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "Thanks." *He closes the channel and waits for the sensor range to expand.*

[9:58] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *beep boops 10% of the power allocated to weapons to sensors since they werent using them anyways*

[9:59] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she tries to get a fix on the source of teh response.--

[10:00] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *beep boops looking for some sort of minor repair that needs to be done that isnt hidden in a jeffries tube to hide a bit from all the eyes she thinks are on her*

[10:00] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Helm set a course in the direction of the signal."

[10:01] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: *Serris retries his scan once the power is routed.*

[10:02] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she taps her comm badge.-- =/\=Bridge to Lieutenant Zital.=/\=

[10:03] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "Go ahead."

[10:03] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *smiles for a moment when she finds something that needs work* Um I'll be working on a console thats acting up by sickbay if you need me. Carry on with your tasks.

[10:04] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *grabs a toolbox and heads out promptly*

[10:04] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill nodded quietly.*

[10:04] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=Mister Zital, do you have any reason to suspect this region of space we are in is in any way limited? Compared to our own universe.=/\=

[10:04] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li nods and gives her a small smile.*

[10:05] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *gives a sigh of releaf and slups against a wall of the turbo lift* Sickbay.

[10:05] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: "Ambient radiation readings and subspace flux seem to be fading somewhat, so it's possible there's an 'end' of some sort."

[10:05] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: *=/\=

[10:05] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "I'm getting some unusual readings, sending the heading to the conn."

[10:05] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill sighed, pushing her bangs out of her face for a moment before going back to the usual systems monitoring.*

[10:06] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=I am picking up a faint signal from the Artesia gateway. I am curious if there is not some physical manefistation of that gate here in this universe.=/\=

[10:07] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *Aria makes her way to the console ans smiles, enjoying being alone without the worry of people staring at her and potentially questioning her ability after her breakdown, or the whole Li, Jill thing*

[10:08] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "I had the same thought. It's likely we'll find it along this heading."

[10:08] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *Looks around making sure nothing was out of normal still weary about telepathic intruders she gets out her tools and gets to work*

[10:08] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=A logical conclusion.=/\=

[10:09] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Mister Pratt hail the Exalted vessel."

[10:09] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "I'll keep up active scans and report any new developments."

[10:10] [DOIC5] Serris@Starboard_Nacelle: =/\= "Science lab out."

[10:12] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] Hailing now.

[10:12] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Captain T'Pang to Exalted vessel."

[10:12] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Prelate] *appears on screen* Hello, Captain.

[10:13] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Prelate, we have reason to suspect that there may be a physical manefistation of the Artesia gateway in this universe and it could get us back. We are going to preceed there and investigate. "

[10:15] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Prelate] Artesia gateway?

[10:16] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she nods-- "Yes it is the gateway we used to travel from our galaxy."

[10:17] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "I don't have time to go into the details but there is a good chance it can get us home."

[10:17] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li is closely monitoring the sensors.*

[10:18] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *finally relaxes enough to pop open the access panel and lays down on her back so she can get into the guts behind the panel to fix it*

[10:19] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Prelate] Hmm, very interesting. If you go, we will follow.

[10:19] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill was just making sure the ship didn't implode.*

[10:19] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "I recommend you follow us. I am transmitting the course we will follow to you."

[10:20] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Helm is the course laid in?"

[10:22] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Helm] Aye ma'am.

[10:22] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "then engage."

[10:23] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=Bridge to engineering.=/\=

[10:23] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *She glanced at Li when the page came in.*

[10:23] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: =^= Engineering here.

[10:24] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=We have reason to suspect there is a physical manifestation of the Artesia gateway in this universe. We are proceeding on a course to investigate now.=/\=

[10:24] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *She seemed to brighten at that.*

[10:24] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: =^=...I kind of theorized that, captain. If we can reach it...I believe it could allow us to return to our galaxy.

[10:25] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=Indeed, that is the working hypothesis.=/\=

[10:26] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: =^= That is great to hear captain...we will be standing by to assist in any way necessary.

[10:26] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=Understood, bridge out.=/\=

[10:26] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *finishes cralws out and beep boops on the panel to make sure its fixed before closing the access panel she smiles at the fact nothing weird happened*

[10:27] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "This whole thing may be finally over with," *Jill chuckled.*  "Provided we don't hit any weird stuff on the way."

[10:29] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Yup...because of your idea.

[10:29] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li smiles.*

[10:29] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *She returned it bashfully for a moment before she looked back away.*  "Wish I'd come up with it earlier, could've saved us all a lot of trouble."

[10:31] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: It wasn't easy.

[10:32] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *Happy with her work she reattaches the access panel and takes her time taking the long way back to engineering*

[10:32] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Something about... extradimensional beings feeling the constant need to be cryptic, huh?"

[10:33] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Yeah, remember those people we met going through the gateway for the first time?

[10:33] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *She shook her head.*  "I wasn't on-board then, remember?"

[10:34] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Ohhh, right.

[10:35] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she waits, drumming her fingers on the arm rest impatiently.--

[10:35] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: (( Want to do a brief time skip to get to the gateway?

[10:37] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: (( OK gimme a couple minutes, i got another damn call... take 10 guys :P

[10:38] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *Makes a pit stop at the mess hall and stands at a window looking out to waste time before returning back to duty*

[10:38] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: ((sure when we resume we can pick up at the gateway.--

[10:38] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill definitely didn't sneak in a few games of Romulan tetris while they flew off.*

[10:49] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: (( Sorry back

[10:50] [DOIC] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Fx] The Tremar Vastaram, followed by the Cho'sek, approach the gateway... but Citadel Station is nowhere in sight. The gateway is, though, where it is supposed to be.

[10:50] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Should be getting close now... bring up a bridge feed?"

[10:51] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *heads back to engineering when she sees the familiar sight of the gateway in the window*

[10:53] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li nods and brings up the bridge feed.*

[10:54] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Looks like your idea was right. So now we just jump back home I guess right?

[10:54] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Well...I think we need to tell it...where we want to go.

[10:55] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill swallowed again and nodded.*  "That's the idea..."

[10:55] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "take us into sensor range of the gateway."

[10:56] [DOIC] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: *The Tremar Vastaram enters sensor range of this mysterious Artesian gateway.*

[10:56] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=Bridge to engineering.=/\=

[10:57] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "scan the gateway."

[10:57] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li looks to Aria.*

[10:57] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] You know, it looks about normal.

[10:58] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=We have to codes to transmit to activate the gateway, but thos work to get us from the Milky Way to the LMC. I am uncertain how this will work.=/\=

[10:59] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill worried her lip for a moment.*  "Well... didn't the Lady in White say we had to talk to her, or something?"

[10:59] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: ((sorry I guess I should really wait for Aria to acknowledge. :(

[11:00] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Mister Prat transmit the subspace tonal codes and see how the gateway responds."

[11:00] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= Engineering here.

[11:00] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=We have to codes to transmit to activate the gateway, but thos work to get us from the Milky Way to the LMC. I am uncertain how this will work.=/\=

[11:00] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=We are going to try them and see what happens.=/\=

[11:01] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= We arent exactly sure how this will work either. Um I think the extra dimensional entity some people had a interaction with earlier told them something about this?

[11:01] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *looks at Li and Jill*

[11:01] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill worried her lip for a moment.*  "Well... didn't the Lady in White say we had to talk to her, or something?"

[11:02] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I don't know.

[11:02] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "I mean, if it's a sentient gateway..."

[11:03] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Oh...yeah!

[11:03] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I thought you mant the Lady in White.

[11:03] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: That's a good idea...but none of us are telepaths.

[11:04] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Mister Pratt? Are we ready with those codes?"

[11:04] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "The captain is?  But don't vulcans need to physically touch to do that?  Kind of hard to mind meld with a gate I think."

[11:04] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] Ready when you are.

[11:04] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li looks to Aria.* Maybe the captain should try to...speak with her first.

[11:04] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Make it so Mister Pratt."

[11:05] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: I guess thats a idea.

[11:05] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Let's see if we can get her attention."

[11:06] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: *Pratt transmits the access codes... and the gateway fires up.*

[11:06] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= Engineering to bridge. Um consensus here is you should try to communicate with the gateway first maybe?

[11:06] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill blinks at the sight over the bridge feed.*  "Well, it turns on at least."

[11:07] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=I appreciate the advice, but I am uncertain how one goes about communicating with the gateway."

[11:07] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *mumbles to herself* Yeah neither do we.

[11:08] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Tell the captain...maybe reach out with her limited telepathic abilities? I dunno.

[11:08] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Well someone had to communicate with the gateway first to find out it was sentient, right?  How did they do it then?"

[11:08] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "unfortunately no one is fluent in the gateways language."

[11:08] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: That should be in the data banks right?

[11:09] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Right... Computer, how was communication first established with the Artesian gateway?"

[11:09] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= This may sound stupid but if you touched it in a EV suit would um vulcan telepathy do stuff?

[11:09] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Pratt open a comm channel. hopefully the gateway is listening."

[11:09] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\An EV suit?=/\=

[11:10] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill looked at Aria oddly for a moment.*

[11:10] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] Aye ma'am.

[11:10] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: *A strange song plays over the PA system.*

[11:10] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *blushed and slumped down some* =^= I um nevermind thats a stupid idea. Sorry.

[11:11] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Aria...it made sense based on their telepathy method.

[11:11] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she raises an eyeborw at the music.-- "This is Captain T'Pang of the Federation starship Tremar Vasteram. We have become trapped in a parralel univers."

[11:12] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill looked up as the song began to play.*

[11:12] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "We were hoping you had a way to get us home."

[11:13] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she pauses and waits to see if there is a response."

[11:13] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: *The song pulses several times in response.*

[11:14] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --T'PAng nods-- "we would be most grateful for your assitence."

[11:14] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: *There is one long pulse.*

[11:16] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Is ther any change in the gateway?"

[11:16] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] None that I can tell.

[11:16] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she sighs.--

[11:17] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Um... how is the gateway supposed to know what universe to send us to?" *Jill asked.*

[11:17] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "can the univesal translator make any progress on their tonal language?"

[11:18] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *shrugs* I don't know check out the quantum signature of the matter making up our ship and us or something?

[11:18] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "I just don't know how I am supposed to communicate with this entity."

[11:18] [DOIC4] Zem@Mouse43dz: *emerges from her quarters, one hand on her stomach as she trods along, making her way to the bridge mumbling something about never trying a 'romulan burrito' ever again.*

[11:18] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] Doesn't seem so, ma'am. If it helps, it seems to be active just as it usually is.

[11:18] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "is the actual gateway active?"

[11:18] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *She considered this for a moment.*  "What if we converted our quantum signature to a tone and send it back to the gateway?  Maybe it could use that?"

[11:19] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: I guess we could try that.

[11:19] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] Aye, ma'am.

[11:19] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Helm line us up to take us in."

[11:19] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Pratt hail the Exalted ship."

[11:19] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: I mean math is pretty universal so if we used those numbers to modify the pitch of what they sent us and sent that back?

[11:19] [DOIC1] Zem@Mouse43dz: *wanders onto the bridge as her stomach makes gurgling sounds. She clears her throat quietly and resumes her regular position on the bridge, nodding to Pratt.*

[11:20] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Helm] Understood. Lining us up.

[11:20] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: *There is a chirp as the Prelate appears on screen.* [Prelate] This, then, must be your gateway.

[11:20] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Yeah... but it looks like they're getting ready to go in already?"

[11:20] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Maybe its automatic your guess is as good as mine.

[11:21] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li frowns.* We should attempt further communication before going in...

[11:21] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill looked uncertain and then down at her boots.*  "The captain probably knows what she's doing..."

[11:21] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: keep working on it just in case we need a take two attempt at this.

[11:21] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "This is in fact our gateway, it is active and we are going to attempt to make the crossing. Whether or not our trip is successful we likely would not be able to send a message back to you. So you >

[11:21] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: will have to choose for yourself if you wish to rish the crossing."

[11:22] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Prelate] Anything is better than being stuck in this place, Captain.

[11:22] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Very wel then Prelate follow us into the gateway."

[11:22] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill nodded and turned to her console again, fetching their quantum signature and beginning the process of converting it to a series of tones they could broadcast back at the gate.*

[11:22] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Helm take us in."

[11:22] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li nods and attempts to assist from his console.*

[11:23] [DOIC1] Zem@Mouse43dz: This is rather exciting.

[11:24] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she glances at Zem, considering with her cold Vulcan gaze.--

[11:24] [DOIC1] Zem@Mouse43dz: *offers the captain a polite smile*

[11:25] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she turns her attention back to the main viewer. She waits to see if this works,--

[11:25] [DOIC1] Zem@Mouse43dz: *holds her breath as they go through*

[11:25] [DOIC] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: *The Tremar Vastaram slips into the gateway, as it has done many times before. The Cho'sek follows closely.*

[11:27] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill tensed, hoping she hadn't just doomed them all to the spider dimension where everything is spiders.*

[11:28] [DOIC] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: *There is a loud grinding noise, though, as the gateway seems to... reject the Cho'Sek, leaving it behind while the Tremar Vastaram continues forward*

[11:30] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --doesn't seem to react to the knowledge that the Exalted just got screwed over.--

[11:31] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill looked at Li and Aria.*  "What was that?"

[11:31] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I...don't know.

[11:32] [DOIC] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Fx] The Tremar Vastaram appears, in Citadel Space, just as if nothing ever happened. The ACCI lights up again as it reconnects with the network.

[11:32] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *She blinked.*  "Did we... did we make it?"

[11:33] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she seems relieved-- "Mister Pratt contact Citadel control and update them on our status."

[11:33] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] Affirmative. Updating them now.

[11:33] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: I don't seem the other ship...

[11:33] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she opens a ship whid channel-- =/\=Attention all crew we have returned to normal space, we are withing range of  the Citadel station and are headed there now.=/\=

[11:33] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] They are requesting that we return to the station for debrief.

[11:34] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Me neither.

[11:34] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "Helm lay in a course for the Citadel station."

[11:34] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Helm] Aye ma'am.

[11:34] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Maybe they weren't from our universe after all?"

[11:34] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Pratt] They would also like us to know... that the Pilgrim is ready for pick-up.

[11:34] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: That would be strange because they sent us to talk to them because of multiple incounters with that race or spottings at least right?

[11:34] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: she nods-- "It is about damn time."

[11:35] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: I guess thats for command to figure out though.

[11:35] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "I... I don't really know, I was kind of paying more attention to the ship.  Sorry."

[11:35] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Maybe since the gateway is sentient...it knew not to let them into our galaxy.

[11:35] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "No offense Mister Halax, we have enjoyed your hospitality."

[11:36] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Or it was working with the race that trapped them...

[11:36] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "But, the Pilgrim is home."

[11:36] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Wait... what did they just say on the bridge feed?"

[11:36] [DOIC1] Zem@Mouse43dz: So I guess we lost our friends.

[11:36] [DOIC1] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: [Helax] That's quite alright, ma'am. I appreciate the time we had together.

[11:37] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Sounds like we are going back to Pily.

[11:37] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she turns to Zem-- "It would seem so. The gateway seemed to deny them passage. For what reason I can only guess."

[11:37] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li beams at that news.*

[11:37] [DOIC1] Zem@Mouse43dz: Strange

[11:37] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *That brought a smile to her face.*

[11:38] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "We will relay that infomration to command, perhaps they can figure out some other way to retrieve them. Open negotiation with the beings that trapped them maybe."

[11:38] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: "it seems cruel to simply leave them to die."

[11:39] [DOIC] DGM K'Ossuth@atemporal: As the Pilgrim streaks toward the Citadel, the official episode ends, but as always people are free to continue as they wish...

[11:39] [DOIC1] Zem@Mouse43dz: *nods* agreed

[11:39] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: At least I won't have to listen to...the singularity core anymore.

[11:39] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: "Admit it, you've gotten used to it by now."

[11:39] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Well I'll be in the mess hall if anyone needs me. *seems indifferent to the news turns and heads out without another word*

[11:40] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: --she opens a channel-- =/\=Bridge to engineering.=/\=

[11:40] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= Engineering.

[11:40] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li frowns and looks over to Aria.*

[11:40] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill blinked as she looked at Aria, then looked down at her shoes.*  "Yeah.. uh, guess we can call up next shift now..."

[11:41] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=I wanted to relay a bit of good news, it seems the Pilgrim is ready for pick-up so we shall be returning to her rather soon.=/\=

[11:42] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= We heard. Thank you Captain. I'll get to work on making sure the dry dock crews where up to snuff when we dock.

[11:42] [DOIC3] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Computer Mess hall.

[11:42] [DOIC1] T'Pang@Demoncherub: =/\=Indeed, I am sure we will have our chance to go over their work with a fine tooth comb. =/\=

[11:42] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li nods to Jill's idea, calling up the next shift of engineers.*

[11:43] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *She glanced at Li when Aria left, then cleared her throat.*  "Um... well, you should go join her in the mess hall.  I'll see you on the Pilgrim I guess..."

[11:44] [DOIC3] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li nods and heads out.*

[11:44] [DOIC3] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill quietly headed for her quarters to enjoy not having a roommate for one last night.*

[11:44] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *gets a large glass of romulan ale from the bar then heads to a secluded back corner to sit alone*

[11:46] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li grabs some kava juice from the bar before heading over to Aria.*

[11:47] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *looks at him then looks away and takes a drink*

[11:47] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li takes a seat, sipping his kava juice.*

[11:48] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: So... *breaking the awkward silence*

[11:48] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: So...back to the Pilgrim.

[11:49] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Yeah.

[11:49] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Aria?

[11:50] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Yeah?

[11:51] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li takes a deep breath.* I love you. Do you still love me?

[11:52] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: ... You also love Jill. That's the problem... *Aria looks away and takes a long drink from her glass*

[11:52] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: That's not true.

[11:53] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *rolls her eyes at that* Really? How stupid do you think I am Li?

[11:54] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li shakes his head.* I'm telling you, it's not. We became really good friends...I probably spent too much time with her and not with you, but...I excited to have another close friend.

[11:54] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *was

[11:55] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I haven't exactly developed a lot of those on the Pilgrim.

[11:55] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Uh huh a friend you have feelings for. Do you think I would have cared if it was just platonic. Its obviously more than that and the fact that you play stupid about it just makes it hurt worse.

[11:56] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I'm not playing stupid. Just because I care about someone doesn't mean I'm in love with them.

[11:57] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *is starting to look angry* Really so im just crazy and out of line then I guess. Its not like I felt like a insecure jerk when I first worried about it then when I brought it up instead of saying

[11:58] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: hey we are just friends its not like that, you basically confirmed there was something there...

[11:58] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Oh wait that is exactly what happened isnt it.

[11:58] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: That's what I was trying to do.

[12:00] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I love you Aria, I married you...I chose you.

[12:00] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: You know what Li I don't believe you. And you know what if you two want to be together don't worry about your duty to me or whatever go have fun. I'm not just going to be the woman you come home to at

[12:00] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: night after you've spent the rest of your time chasing someone else.

[12:01] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li hangs his head, speaking softly.* I want you.

[12:03] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *clenches her jaw looking like she wants to scream at him and is barely resisting*

[12:03] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li closes his eyes and begins whispering in Bajoran.*

[12:04] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *closes her eyes and takes a deep breath before speaking* No Li I don't hink you know what you want, and you've been trying to play the field. You know what hurts the most is I trust both of you with

[12:05] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: my life every day. And you didn't even have the decency to just end it instead you two ran behind my back broke my heart and made me look like a complete idiot in front of EVERYONE!

[12:07] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li shakes his head, his eyes welling.* You are the love of my life. The one the Prophets laid out for me. I don't...I don't know how to make you see this again...

[12:09] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Really? I find that hard to believe when you aren't even honest with me and act like this whole thing was some innocent misunderstanding.

[12:11] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: What? What do you want from me? Do you want details about the way I feel about Jill? I care for her, I want to see her successful and happy...I worry about her anxiety. None of this compares to my

[12:11] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: feelings for you.

[12:12] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Aria, I want us to start to family...to grow old together. I want be by your side when you are in command one day...

[12:12] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I worry about your own insecurities holding you back sometimes, and the way other people in Starfleet may subconsciously view an Orion officer.

[12:13] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li lets out a deep breath.*

[12:13] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *downs the rest of her drink* Yeah sure so I guess that makes me the crazy woman whos tilting at windmills. Why don't you go cry to Jill about how innocent your relationship is. Maybe you can stay up

[12:14] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: up with her till late in the night. Or take her places you never bothered taking me. Heck maybe you two can talk about how you arent together because of duty or something to me so sneaking around my

[12:14] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: back is the way to go. *gets up and heads to the bar*

[12:15] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li sighs and gets up to follow her.*

[12:15] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Refill please. *holds her glass out to the bartender*

[12:17] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li sets his drink down on the bar as the bartender provides her with a refill.*

[12:17] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *sighs as he sits down and takes a large drink from her refilled glass*

[12:18] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: You're not crazy. I was wrong to spend so much time with her, I didn't consider what it would look like, what people would say.

[12:18] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I'm sorry.

[12:20] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *snrakily* Or what you would say when your drinking apparently.

[12:21] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Or the way you two look at each other in engineering...

[12:21] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li shakes his head.* We work together.

[12:23] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Wow really? I totally didn't know that!

[12:24] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li grits his teeth, trying to calm his own rising anger. He takes a sip of the drink.*

[12:25] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Oh wait I think I did since im the chief of engineering. But you know im Orion so im pretty stupid I forget these things. Totally irational too. I just imagine the little glances and the awkwardness

[12:26] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: in there now.

[12:26] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *He then lowers his voice.* I can put in a transfer request tomorrow. You never need to see me again if that's what you want.

[12:29] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: Did I ever say thats what I wanted? No. All I want is for you to be honest and stop playing me for a fool. Have I treated you or Jill in a negative manner since any of this happened professionally? No

[12:29] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: at least I don't think so.

[12:30] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li shakes his head.* I'm not trying to play you for a fool. I'm just trying to get my wife back. I've explained how I feel about her, and how I feel abouit you. The awkwardness, the chatter...Aria, y

[12:30] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: you did yell at both of us in the middle of a pretty densely populated holodeck party.

[12:30] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I started hearing things after that.

[12:33] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: So its all my fault? I deserve all of this? Im just irrational. You and her did nothing wrong. I deserve all these rumors. I got it Saint Li. Thank you for blessing me with your wisdom.

[12:34] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Aria, I said the wrong thing which deeply hurt you and I'm sorry. It's not the first time I've done that to you either. I'm no saint.

[12:34] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *Finishes her drink and places the empty glass on the counter and stands up grabbing her stool for a moment to gain balance*

[12:34] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: It was how I chose to spend my time which caused this in the first place.

[12:36] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: I don't even know what to say right now. I want to scream right in your face and run back to my quarters crying all at the same time. You haven't said a single thing tonight that made me feel at all

[12:37] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: better. And that whole 'Me and Jill are taking a break from our friendship' thing at the begining of last shift sure as hell sounded like someone with a guilty conscience ending a affair. But im just

[12:37] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: overly emotional Orion so what do I know.

[12:37] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *Starts walking off for the door*

[12:37] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: So...what I said about how I love you...how I want to start a family...

[12:38] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: That made you feel /nothing/?

[12:39] [DOIC2] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: I couldn't start a family with someone I don't trust. *keeps walking*

[12:39] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li just lowers his head and starts to cry.*

[12:41] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *walks to one of the botanical areas stops and leans against one of the planters trying to calm down*

[12:43] [DOIC4] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li is leaning against the bulkhead next to the turbolift, tears filling his eyes.*

[12:45] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *raises her hand to tap her combage a few times but stops both times thinking her actions through a little more deeply*

[12:46] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= Aria to Dower.

[12:46] [DOIC5] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill blinked, looking up as she was halfway through packing her things in her bags.  Her heart started slamming in her chest instantly, but she hit her combadge.*

[12:47] [DOIC5] Jillian@liorexus: =/\= "Um... Dower here, w-what can I do for you, Aria?"

[12:48] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: =^= *Takes a deep breath to try and keep her tone as civil as possible* Lieutenant Zorin probably needs someone to talk to. That person sure isn't me so um yeah thats all. *taps her com badge ending

[12:48] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: the call*

[12:49] [DOIC5] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill blinked, dumbstruck for a moment as she realised she'd been hung up on for the second time that night.*

[12:49] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li slumps back into the bar, this time going for something with more of a kick.*

[12:49] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *Sadly stares at the plants around her wishing she had someone to talk to*

[12:51] [DOIC5] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill stuffed the t-shirt she'd been packing into her bag before pinching her nose for a long moment.*  "How does this even end up happening..." *she muttered to no one in particular before she...

[12:51] [DOIC5] Jillian@liorexus: tapped her badge again.*

[12:51] [DOIC5] Jillian@liorexus: =/\= "Dower to Zorin... Um, Li, are you alright?"

[12:52] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li's speech is ever so slightly slurred, and he sniffs a few times.* =^= Umm...y-yeah...

[12:52] [DOIC5] Jillian@liorexus: =/\= "Uh, well Aria told me you weren't doing so great... You're sure?"

[12:53] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *sighs taking another look around smells a few flowers then heads to her quarters*

[12:53] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: =^= Y-yeah...I...I'm..y-ya know...dandy?

[12:53] [DOIC5] Jillian@liorexus: *She mouthed 'Dandy?' before she spoke again.*  =/\= "Li... are you drunk?"

[12:54] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: =^= No...I swear to a drunk I'm not Prophet.

[12:54] [DOIC5] Jillian@liorexus: =/\= "Please tell me that was a lame joke..."

[12:55] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: =^= Joke?

[12:55] [DOIC5] Jillian@liorexus: *She pinched her nose again.*  =/\= "Are you at the mess hall?"  *She asked, heading for her door.*

[12:55] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li looks around* =^= It's not...very m-messy.

[12:56] [DOIC5] Jillian@liorexus: =/\= "Oh my god Li, really..?" *she sighed as she made her way down the hall.*

[12:57] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: =^= What? I haven't made a mess...

[12:57] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill stepped into the mess hall, looking around for Li until she spotted him at the bar and headed over.*

[12:58] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li is swaying in his chair. There are quite a few bottles on the table as well as his glass.*

[12:58] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Trying to put the beach to shame..?" *she asked quietly as she came to stand next to Li.*

[12:59] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Beach? I don't feel any sand...

[1:00] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill sighed and reached to take his arm.*  "Okay, Li... let's get you back to your quarters, okay?  I think you've celebrated our return to our reality enough..."

[1:00] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *lets her hair down then strips to her under garments and flops on her bed*

[1:00] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Wha? *Li does not resist but just seems disoriented.*

[1:01] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *leans on her side and grabs her padd of of the night stand and starts scrolling through pictures of her and Li*

[1:01] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Just follow me," *she sighed again, careful to compensate for his swaying and stumbling as she lead him to the door.*

[1:02] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li stumbles on the steps.*

[1:03] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Careful..." *Jill frowned, reaching around his waist to hold him steady.*

[1:03] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Going on a trip...

[1:03] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Not while I have anything to say about it.  Why in the world would you get this trashed..?"

[1:03] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li sways around as she stablizes him.*

[1:03] [DOIC4] Aria@Pax_Parabellum: *tears up and cries as she continues going through the pictures ultimately culminating in wedding pictures before she forcefully hurls the padd at a wall hugs her knees and cries herself to sleep*

[1:04] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She attempted to guide him down the corridor to his quarters.*

[1:05] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Going home!

[1:05] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Usually you celebrate with other people, looked like that was a one-man show back there."

[1:06] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Celebrate...fun...party...

[1:06] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill shook her head as they came to stand in front of Li's door.*  "Open it up for me, please?"

[1:06] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li waves his hand and the door opens.*

[1:06] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill began to guide Li in toward his couch.*

[1:07] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li plops down on the couch, looking up at her.* Home again!

[1:08] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill gave a faint smile before she went over to get him a glass of water from his replicator.  She handed it over to Li.*  "Drink this, Li."

[1:09] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li examines the glass for a moment before taking a sip.*

[1:09] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Guess you decided to make our last night on the Vastaram a memorable one..." *She murmured, going to sink into the chair near the couch.*

[1:10] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Memorable...for all! *He sinks back onto the couch.*

[1:11] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Maybe not for you, from the amount of empty bottles you left behind.  Try and sleep it off, alright?"

[1:11] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Sleep? Sleep is for the dead!

[1:12] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "And people so smashed they can't move properly," *she told him.*

[1:12] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I can move! See? *He wiggles his arms.*

[1:13] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She smirked.*  "Not what I meant."

[1:15] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Her expression slipped a little then.*  "Li... did you, um... talk to Aria about... everything?  Is that why you got so drunk?"

[1:18] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li shakes his head.* She was drinking...and then got drunker...and now I am!

[1:18] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li holds up the water as if its an imaginary toast.*

[1:19] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill frowned down at her lap for a moment before shaking her head and standing.  She headed over to the bedroom to grab one of the blankets and bring it back into the main room.*

[1:22] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Jillian! *Li reaches up for the blankets.*

[1:23] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "That's my name," *she smiled faintly as she tossed the blanket over him and went to sit at the end of the couch to start taking off his shoes.*

[1:24] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li laughs and repeats it.* Jillian! *He snuggles up under the blanket.*

[1:25] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill rolled her eyes, but chuckled all the same as she tossed his shoes on the ground by the couch.  She then got up again to pull his combadge off and set it on the table nearby.*

[1:26] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li's feet stick out from underneath the blanket and he begins to wiggle his toes.*

[1:27] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She smirked and went to tug the blanket down so that it was covering him from toes to chest.*  "You need to sleep it off now, Li.  Okay?"

[1:28] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li reaches up to touch her.* Sleep sheemp!

[1:29] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill blinked, but after a moment she reached to grasp his wrist and pull his hand away from her.*  "I know for a fact you're probably so wasted you could just roll over and pass out..."

[1:29] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: But then I would fall off the couch!

[1:30] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She closed her eyes, letting out a tiny chuckle.*  "I guess you would.  Figure of speech, I guess."

[1:31] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li tries to demonstrate by rolling.*

[1:31] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "But, alright.  I'll--- Li, wait!"  *She tried to reach out to stop him from falling off the couch.*

[1:33] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li falls into Jill's arms.* Rollin'!

[1:33] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Why!" *was all she could exclaim as he took them both down, Jill landing on her backside with her back hitting the table hard.*

[1:34] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Ow! *Li immediately looks over at Jill, frowning.* Uh oh...you alright?

[1:34] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Urgh..." *Jill groaned.*  "I told you not to do that..."

[1:35] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li is still frowning.* You said I would!

[1:37] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Not that you had to--- Oh my god, why am I arguing with you, you obliterated your brain at the bottom of all those bottles back there!"  *She grunted, trying to push him off of her.*

[1:37] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li rolls off of her.* Sorry.

[1:39] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill didn't respond immediately, instead pushing herself up to her feet with a hand on the table she'd just landed against.*  "Look, I'll hang out and make sure you're okay, but you have to settle...

[1:39] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: down."

[1:40] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li looks up at her.* Okay...

[1:40] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She offered him her hand.*

[1:42] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li takes her hand.*

[1:43] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill didn't move for a moment as their hands clasped, but after it ended she made to pull him up to his feet.*  "Let's get you situated again, huh?"

[1:43] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li nods and sways considerably.*

[1:43] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She lead him back to the couch.*

[1:45] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li sits down on the couch.*

[1:46] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill picked up the blanket that had fallen on the floor, draping it over Li again before she sat beside him.*

[1:46] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li leans back aagainst the couch, pulling the blankets onto him.*

[1:47] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill leaned against the couch as well, making sure to angle herself away from Li this time.*  "So... um... excited to go back to the Pilgrim?"

[1:48] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Yeah! Going home!

[1:48] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill laughed.*  "Put you in great spirits it looks like."

[1:49] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li laughs and turns away to wipe his eyes.* Home...

[1:50] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She looked at him when he did so.*  "Li..?"

[1:50] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: What?

[1:50] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "No, it's just... you're crying."

[1:51] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li turns back.* ...what? No crying here...or in baseball.

[1:52] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She tentatively reached out to touch his shoulder.*  "Are you alright?" *she asked quietly.*

[1:53] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Nope...*Li closes his eyes.*

[1:54] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She felt her lower lip trembling ever so slightly.*  "I'm sorry," *she whispered softly.*

[1:55] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li turns and gives her a hug.*

[1:55] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill closed her eyes, wrapping her arms around Li as well and holding him tightly.*

[1:56] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I'm drunk...

[1:56] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "I noticed..." *she whispered in his ear.*

[1:57] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Sorry.

[1:58] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill shook her head, releasing Li and scooting back a little.*  "Not like you haven't seen me drunk before."

[1:59] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I never knew the room spun so much.

[1:59] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Maybe if you lay down and close your eyes, it'll stop," *she smirked at him.*

[2:00] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li leans back and closes his eyes.* Now my eyes are spinning...

[2:00] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Now you're just being silly..."

[2:01] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Silly? Psh.

[2:02] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "It's not unheard of, from you."

[2:02] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Now you're being silly.

[2:02] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "It's not unheard of from me, either."

[2:03] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: I know, right?

[2:05] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill rolled her eyes and chuckled again.*

[2:06] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li lays back down on the couch, the blankets going everywhere.*

[2:06] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "You're a very sloppy drunk, you know that?" *Jill told him as she got up again, fixing the blanket so it would cover him better.*

[2:08] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Mess-y!

[2:08] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "I'm starting to suspect you've reverted back to a three year old..." *Jill giggled as she tucked him in.*

[2:09] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Hey! I'll have you know...I'm five.

[2:09] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She laughed.*  "A whole handful of fingers old?  That's very impressive, Lieutenant."

[2:10] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li holds up a hand to signify it.*

[2:11] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "I'll be sure to inform Starfleet so they can promote you immediately," *Jill snickered.*

[2:11] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Woohoo!

[2:12] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill shook her head and laughed softly.*  "I almost wish I was recording this so I could show you in the morning."

[2:13] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Record-ing! Like a holonovel?

[2:13] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Mhm.  This one would be an instant classic, I assure you."

[2:14] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Fun! Record! Record!

[2:14] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill sank down onto the edge of the couch next to Li.*  "No... I wouldn't embarass you like that."

[2:15] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Why not?

[2:16] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Because for some stupid reason, even though I'm here babysitting you while you're acting ridiculous, I still happen to like you enough to preserve some portion of your dignity."

[2:16] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: You're so nice.

[2:17] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill frowned.*  "No.  Not really.  But I try to be."

[2:18] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li laughs and stretches out.*

[2:20] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She sighed and looked at him again.*  "You going to be okay?"

[2:21] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li closes his eyes.* I guess...

[2:23] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill brushed her bangs out of her face again.*  "I can... stay here, if you want.  Just make sure you get to sleep without doing something really stupid."

[2:24] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li nods.* As long as I don't start rollin' again!

[2:24] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: "Now that ball's entirely in your court."

[2:27] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: *Li laughs and rests his head against the back of the couch, going silent.*

[2:28] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Jill smiled faintly, pausing for a moment before she leaned over to kiss him gently on the forehead.*  "Good night, Li..."

[2:29] [DOIC2] Zorin Li@ClingingMars: Good night...*Li says before difting off to sleep.*

[2:29] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *She rose quietly, casting another glance at him before she dimmed the lights and headed for his door.  She ran her hand along her face silently.*

[2:32] [DOIC2] Jillian@liorexus: *Shaking her head at herself, Jill slipped out into the hallway and took off for her quarters at a near-jog.*