FROM SIM WITH SHELONEI AS DOC, MIDDOUR AS EMTRY AND TYCHO AND HIS NOTE, ADAM AS MYN AND CLINK, ISA AS GAVIN AND REILIN, DANA AS DANA, MIKE AS MIKE, COREY AS WEDGE, VICKIE AS HOBBIE

When she was finished, Doc wrote Wedge's door-code onto a piece of flimsy, then a moment later she started heading to her quarters at the other end of the hall, stumbling a bit as she walked.

Emtrey walked into the hallway of the base housing, and saw Doc coming from Wedge's quarters.

Mike stayed where he was, keeping quite, and hoping that Emtrey wouldn't notice him.

"Oh! Commander Anreson!" Emtrey called.

She stopped and looked up, "Emtrey."

"Sorry to disturb you, but Colonel Celchu told me to give you this," he reached her and handed her the box.

Confused, she turned it in her hands, "Oh.... Thank you Emtrey."

"He was quite adamant about it."

She nodded absently and began to open the box.

"Might I say that if you simply turned on your comlink, you would be much easier to find."

"I left it in my quarters."

Myn exited Doc's quarters and looked down the hallway to see a drunk Doctor.

She looked into the box to see a layer of Ithorian Chocolates, with something underneath.

Myn walked over to her, "What ya doin?"

Ignoring him as she was intent on the little box, she noticed something was at the bottom. She lifted a few of the chocolates to see what it was. It was a holo of Face, Ton, Tycho, and Wedge; with a note attatched to it... from Tycho. She lifted the note from the box and read it.

-Tycho

"You okay Doc?"

She put the note back into the box, and closed it as Emtrey toddled off, obviously being ignored. She looked up, surprised to see Myn there. "Oh, uhm..." she fished a scrap of flimsey from her pocket and handed it to him. "Here. You can have your party now."

He looked ath the flimsy. "Well Sith, guess I owe you those drinks."

"Soon's you can get them," she nodded and headed off in a slight stumble back to her quarters.

"Let me help you, Doc."

"I'm fine...."

Myn shrugged, "Well anyways, I can help clean up from the party."

*

"We can take a speeder."

"You know where one is?"

"Yeah, downstairs in the garage."

"Lead the way, then..."

Gavin smiled and, holding Dana's hand, they left the quarters. She followed, smiling.

They headed down to the garage and took one of the NR's two-seater speeders. She slid into the passanger seat, smiling. "Which way suits you best?"

"You know the way around," Gavin smiled back.

"You want me to drive?"

"Yeah...."

Gavin smiled as he and Dana switched places.

*

Tycho headed to a tapcaf near the Council Center. After ordering a caf, he sat there, deep in thought.

*

Wedge took one last drin, and set the bottle down.

*

Doc entered her quarters, seeing that many of the Rogues had left. "Make yourselves at home, I'm going to bed," she mumbled and went to the bedroom, shutting and locking the door behind her.

She left the light off, going to sit on the floor in the corner opposite the door, hugging her knees to herself.

*

Myn quickly wrote something down on a piece of flimsy and attatched it to Doc's bedroom door. It read thus -

Those who dare knock will face immediate and severe peril.

With a sigh, he headed out toward his own quarters.

*

The party being long over, Wedge exited into the hallway and started heading down to the quarters he shared with his wife. Seeing Emtrey going to knock on his door he called to the droid. "Over here!"

He turned his clamshell head over his shoulder. "Oh, General Antilles," the droid said as he waited for him.

*

Hobbie sat in the livingroom, drinking a lum, and flipping channels on the holo.

*

"What can I help you with?"

"My apologies General, I assumed you to be in your quarters since I saw Commander Anreson coming from here. I have the repair order for the T-37 parts system, and I need a signature."

"Sure thing."

Emtrey handed the datapad to Wedge, who took it and quickly jotted his name down on the pad.

"Everyone sure is jumpy tonight, would you not agree sir?"

He handed it back, "That assumption pretty much hits the mark."

"Well," the droid took the pad. "Have a nice evening sir. Shall I send for Commander Anreson to come back here since you have now returned?"

Wedge thought for a moment. "No, don't worry about it. She'll come when she's got time."

Emtrey canted his clamshell head to one side. "Very interesting.... Oh, okay. Good night sir." He toddled off.

Wedge smiled slightly smiled, and keyed in his access code. He entered his quarters and realized that he hadn't shut off his holo-projector when he left.

*

Myn opened the door to his quarters and sighed. Why? Why did something like this have to happen to her? It's such a terrible thing. With another sigh, he turned to stare at the holo of him with Lara Notsil. It's happening again, Lara... and this time it's just as ugly.

*

After downing his third cup of caf to ward off the effects of the Alderaanian Brandy, Tycho walked outside and hailed an air-taxi back to the base.

*

With a sigh, Doc pushed herself unsteadily to her feet. She palmed the door open, then shut behind her before heading to the kitchen.

From the corner, Wily beeped worriedly at her, but she ignored him as she entered the kitchen. She didn't care about the glass that crunched under her booted feet, and gathered several Lums and some bottles of Corellian Whisky, and put them into a box. With the box, she went back to her still dark room.

She put the box of alcohol on the bed, and went to shut the door. She saw the note in Myn's handwriting and half smiled, then palmed the door shut and locked. In the darkened room, she opened a bottle of lum and sat on the floor. Drinking, and half-staring out the small window.

Wily followed her motion and let out a low moaning whistle before going to sit in front of her closed and locked bedroom door.

*

Hobbie finished off his lum, and opened up yet another.

*

Wedge gazed at the holo of Jagged in the message that had been sent to the Rogues about the children of the mission that had recently been completed.

*

Dana started up the speeder. "So, any way to the nearest sunset, right?"

"Right," Gavin put an arm around her shoulders as the speeder started, a grin on his face.

She smiled and accelerated, moving to the proper coordinates for a perfect sunset. The searching was easy, it was the parking that took time; but he didn't care about time, as long as he was with her.

She slowed the speeder to a hover and smiled. The scene was perfect. "So beautiful...."

He looked at her with a soft smile, "Not as beautiful as you."

She blushed and smiled in return. They turned their gazes to watch the sunset. Dana slid one arm around Gavin's waist, leaning her head on his shoulder as his own arm wrapped around hers.

"Gavin, this couldn't get more perfect."

"Are you sure?" he asked with a smile.

"Unless you have something planned that I don't know about...."

*

Wedge hoped no-one saw the holo still running when he opened the door. He pressed the restart button and watched it once again.

When the holo finished, he shut it off, thinking about how the closest link he had to his sister had been taken away from him.

*

The air-taxi dropped Tycho off down on the flight level. Tycho zipped up his flightsuit to ward off the chill of the night air.

Tycho walked to the hanger and saw Ugh working on the inverted lateral stabilizer. He patted the astromech's dome, and the little droid whistled up at him.

Pulling up a crate, he sat next to Ugh. "Yeah... we have all known loss, haven't we boy?"

The little droid let out a mournful tone.

"Yeah.... I miss him too. He was a good kid."

Ugh played out a series of low tones, and Tycho wished he could understand droid speak. In response, he simply patted the droid's dome. "That's okay Ugh, we're partners. And that's the way it'll be."

*

Reilin Darklighter sat in the Gardens, staring that the sky. She sighed as she sat under a tree, watching the sky's colours change from sunset to night.... Alone.

*

Hobbie finished that lum too, and started on his fourth.

*

Wedge took off his leather jacket and threw it onto the couch. He leaned against the back of the couch, his arms crossed over his chest, thinking.

I'll get you back, Jag....

*

Finishing her lum quickly, Doc got up to get another one. She frowned as her balance was off, and decided to bring the box down to the floor beside her. She returned to drinking and staring out the window. Each time she finished a bottle, she dropped the empty one to the floor at the foot of the bed, and pulled out another.

*

Myn considered going out and looking for a curio just like the one Doc had gotten from Ton. After a while, he shook himself from his daydreaming. "Hey Clink, could you go to Doc's room and politely ask her what the curio Ton gave her looked like?"

Clink tootled. I'LL DO IT RIGHT AWAY. The droid headed out the door, leaving Myn to his thoughts.

*

Gavin reached for his pack in the back of the speeder then pulled out a small cristal rose. The crystal shone in a rainbow of colours, a different set with different light. "Close your eyes."

Dana closed them obediently, resisting the urge to peek.

He placed the gift of her hand. "Okay."

She opened her eyes, feeling the coolness of the crystal in her hand. She looked down, and when the light hit it, there appeared a small holo of her and Gavin inside. She grinned hugely, a tear almost forming in her eye. "Oh Gavin! It's... it's beautiful!"

He smiled in return. "Beautiful flower... for a beauty." He wrapped his arm back around her.

Dana blushed and hugged him, and with a smile he hugged her back tightly.

"Gavin, I'm afraid I didn't think to get anything for you...."

"Being with you again is enough for me."

*

Hobbie fished around for another lum, and plopped on the couch to drink it.

*

Reilin wondered where Mike had disappeared off to as she slowly stood. She headed to the lower levels of the city planet.

*

Clink rolled up to Doc's quarters and the outer door admitted him easily. He rolled up toward Doc's bedroom door, Wily moved aside as the other droid knocked.

Doc tossed the empty lum bottle onto the floor beside her and reached for yet another. "Go'way!"

Clink tootled, and the speaker Myn'd attached to him spoke. IT'S ME, CLINK. MYN WANTED ME TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.

Confused, she stumbled to the door, then made several attempts to open the door. Finally, she succeeded and stood in the doorway, swaying in obvious drunkeness. "Whaaat?"

HE ASKED THAT YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE CURIO TON GOT YOU LOOKED LIKE, AND COME BACK TO HIM. I THINK HE WANTS TO GET YOU ONE LIKE IT.

Tears began to flow freely, and she looked away distantly. "It was a small blueglass swannn, witha black beak.... I' look'd like i' waass abou' to take offrom swimmin' in a lake...."

Clink recorded her words and image into a 3D drive. THANK YOU. HE ALSO SAYS THAT WHEN YOU FEEL BETTER, HE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

She waved a hand. "Whaadever..." she spoke slurringly then hit the door shut and locked again.

I'LL LEAVE.... Clink tootled at the shut door. He turned around and rolled back toward Myn's quarters.

Wily took up his self-taken 'sentry' duty once more.

*

Anreson grabbed another drink from the box and this time it was a bottle of Corellian Whisky. She slumped down with her back to the bed, staring unseeingly out the window.

*

Another bottle of lum shattered to the floor as Hobbie opened the next.

*

Mike was still in the hallway. Disheartened, he walked away and headed down to one of the lower-level taverns.

*

Reaching the lower levels, Reilin walked into the nearest tavern.

*

Wedge began pacing his room.

*

Reilin walked into the Tavern and looked around carefully. She walked over to the bar and sat down between two patrons and ordered herself a whisky.

*

Dana blushed as she whispered something in his ear. Smiling, Gavin kissed her cheek. When she kissed him back he blushed in return.

She smiled, "I wish this moment wouldn't end...."

"Then it won't."

With a smile they leaned in and kissed eachother. He wrapped his arms around her as they kissed. She did not break it, nor did she want to by a long shot. He didn't let go as night set in, darkness settling in over the area.

She smiled inwardly, not even noticing the time pass.

*

Clink rolled into Myn's room and tootled. I HAVE IT.

Myn nodded. "Thanks Clink, I appreciate it. Can you show me what she said? And, is there anything in your memory file that could show me what the curio looked like, and where I could find it?"

The droid tootled again and showed him the information asked for.

"Thanks Clink... I guess I'll go get it later. Right now, I'm real tired. It's been a long day."

*

Absently, Doc sipped at her Corellian Whisky as she looked past the window thinking her muddled thoughts.

*

Myn sighed as he tossed and turned in his bed. He tried to sleep, but he couldn't, his slumber kept being interrupted with nightmares. He sat up, running a hand through his dark hair. "Clink, I guess I'll go get that piece now."

He got up and changed, then paused in the doorway as he was leaving. "You can come if you think I won't get it right."

With a twitter of laughter, Clink followed Myn to the store.

*

Reilin chugged her drink, then set it down on the couner and asked for another with a sigh.

Mike walked into the tavern, scanning the room.

She sat there, looking at the cup in her hand, not seeing the Corellian enter. She chugged her second drink, still not feeling anything, then turned to look around her. Her eyes fell on him, and she set her cup down with a sigh, waiting to see if he sees her.

He shuddered a little, wishing he could help Doc with all that was happening. He shook his head as though to clear it, then took a better look around the room.

Quickly she turned back around, looking down and ignoring the other patrons.

He saw Gavin's sister at the bar among other people.

She turned and saw Mike looking straight at her. She smiled, "Hey stranger."

He blinked in surprise of her remark and managed a tight smile as he made his way over.

She smiled, making room for him to sit.

He sat down, and smiled back. "Thanks."

"I don't think I caught your full name. I'm Reilin Darklighter," she told him

Reilin Darklighter... He comitted her name to his memory. "Michael Ngo."

She smiled, "Also known as Circus-boy?" she asked as she offered her hand.

He winced, "Yeah, Circus-boy is a common one..." he shook her hand.

"Well then, let's toss that name out," she grinned as only a Darklighter could. "So, what brings you to a place like this?"

"Oh,uhm," he jerked his thumb outside the tavern. "Doc's having some problems, and I needed to get out." He ordered himself a lomin-ale.

"You too, huh?" she commented as she ordered herself some water.

*

Myn reached the store and found a curio that looked exactly as Clink told him the one Ton got Doc. He purchased it then headed back to his quarters. He stopped by another place and picked up a holorecorder on his way back to his quarters.

He soon returned and put them onto the small desk. "Hey Clink, could you get some images of Ton into this?"

Clink tootled an affirmative, then proceeded to download all the images Myn had of Ton Phanan onto the holodisc, setting the images to rotate. When he was done, Myn took the holorecorder and the curio and set them into a small box, then he wrapped the box up carefully and left his room to go over to Doc's.

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