=Rick and Mai's Quarters=
=Starbase UNITY=
"Giddy up."
"I am giddying up," Rick responded as he crawled around on the
floor, making the best horse sounds as he could with his daughter
sitting on his back.
"Faster daddy! Bad guys getting away," Rachel shouted out.
"I going as fast as I can," Rick replied as he turned to crawl to the
other end of the main living area.
"Horseys don't talk, silly," Rachel giggled.
"Well, this one does," Rick grinned as he shook her off his back,
grabbed her and tickled her on the deck.
As Rachel laughed and tried to get away, the door chimed.
"Come," Rick said, still tickling his daughter.
"Now that looks like fun," Rick heard as he looked up to see Jo
Weathersby standing at the door.
"Hey Aunt Jo!" Rachel yelled out between breaths as Rick stopped
tickling her.
"Hey Rachel," Jo said.
"We're playing horsey. Wanna play?"
"Uhhh ... maybe later," Jo smiled at the sight of Rick and Rachel
playing around on the floor.
Rick sat up on the deck against the front of the couch, also
breathing a little heavy. Rachel grabbed her teddy bear, Nicky, and
sat on one end of the couch.
"You seem to be in a good mood," Jo said.
"I am. New supply shipment should arrive tomorrow. Lancer
production only have to be shut down for day. Will easily get back on
production schedule in no time."
"That is good news," Jo said as she sat in a lounge chair. "Where's
your wife?"
"Talking a long bath," Rick answered. "So, what on your mind?"
"Just a rumor going around."
"What kind of rumor?"
"A new task force XO. I thought if anybody would know, it would be
you."
"Why would I know?"
"Because word has it that the new XO is your brother," Jo stated.
"Really? Where you hear that?"
"Here and there," Jo said.
"Well, I not know anything about that," Rick said. "You not ... should
not believe every rumor you hear."
"Sounded pretty ligit to me," Jo said. "Well, if you haven't heard
anything, then it's probably just scuttlebutt."
"Probably so," Rick said. "You want to stay for dinner?"
"Whatcha having?"
"Whatever Mai in the mood for," Rick answered.
"Sure. Sounds good."
Commander Rick Rodgers
Assistant Engineering Officer
Starbase UNITY
and
Rachel Rodgers (npc by Rick)
Civilian Child
and
Chief Petty Officer Jo Weathersby (npc by Rick)
Engineering Chief
U.S.S. Qashqai
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