Posted by Lieutenant Commander Charles Tenkiller (Chief of Security) in Side Sim - You’ve Never Seen A Dance Like This (Tag CSO)

Posted by Lieutenant Toveka Brine (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim - You’ve Never Seen A Dance Like This (Tag CSO)

Posted by Lieutenant Toveka Brine (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim - You’ve Never Seen A Dance Like This (Tag CSO)

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“Tahoma. It means ‘Giver of Water’.” he said and took her in his arms and kissed her. “I’m glad you enjoyed it. Now… let me change. Be right back.” and he released her and went into the bedroom.

Tenkiller

The sweep into his arms made get smile as they kissed. She nodded as he moved to the other room.

Once gone, she glanced around. Pictures… pictures! She wandered from cluster to cluster trying to see if she could find a clue to the man with the braid. There was something about him. And she had to figure it out.

Toveka

The pictures were scattered between paintings, but it wasnt long till she came across what appeared to be a family photo. In it, she could recognize Donna and Cecil, but they were much younger. In front of them were six children of varying age. A child that she could recognize as Tenkiller… but he was probably ten years or so old, stood in the middle. But there… there he was… the young man who had spoken to her exactly as he looked to her not twenty minutes ago.

Tenkiller, CoS

Toveka found the picture and studied it. How? It was impossible!

She turned to face Ten’s bedroom. The second he came into view, she clocked her head in obvious confusion. “How? And who is he” were her questions. She wasn’t mad but she shivered once as she awaited his response.

Toveka
CSO

He looked at her with a confused expression of his own. “Huh? How who is what?” and he walked over to see what she was looking at. “Oh, that. That’s me, goof-ball.” and he laughed. He pointed to the picture and each individual person. “That’s my older sister Abigail. And that’s -” and he pointed to her mystery figure, “- is my older brother Oswego. Those are Lily and Gideon, the twins. And the baby is Mary.” Tenkiller looked at the picture and smiled. “Abigail live in Denver now, she’s a doctor. Mary just went to the Academy a year ago. Doing pretty good so far.”

Tenkiller, CoS

She pointed to his brother. “Ten, he was there. He stopped the kids and ran them off when they…” she shook her head. “Doesn’t matter. Anyway he said to tell you hi. Why would he say that? You were right there.” The was an edge of confusion to her words.

Toveka
CSO

Tenkiller looked at her confused and said “Huh? What are you talking about? Toveka… Oswego, Lily, and Gideon… Hun, they’re dead. They died my senior year of high school. Streptococcus… bad strain. Killed a few dozen folks in Pawhuska before anyone took note, really.”

Tenkiller, CoS

She’s shook her head. “One of the boys asked,” she took a breath, “asked if my planet blew up. He came over and scattered the kids. That’s why they had gone running, suddenly. He then apologized. He said you’d specifically told the kids not to ask and then said to tell you hi. His hair was in a long, single braid.” She described him in every detail as he heart started racing.

“Maybe it was someone else?” She moved to the other pictures to look again. Surely it wasn’t a dead man who had spoken to her.

She glanced at the pictures but kept coming back to the same one. “That’s him… but…” she friend and concentrated. “No, wait… one of the other kids scolded the boy who asked. They all ran off and he was left standing there. I just figured he had shooed the kids away.”

She moved to the counter across from the picture and leaned on it. “He apologized saying even if Mr. Tenkiller told them not to ask.” She looked at him. “Then he said to tell Mr. Tenkiller he said hi.” She looked at him with a touch of fear. “No… it had to have been someone else. It couldn’t have been him. An uncle, or cousin, perhaps? Right?” She was pulling back inon herself. Science and reason wrapping around her like a blanket. There was an explanation. If his brother was dead then obviously it wasn’t his brother.

Toveka
CSO

Tenkiller looked at her with a slightly concerned expression. “Naw… he was pretty unique. Dont know of anybody who really resembles him. Tov… are you sure that’s who you saw? I mean… are you certain?” he asked.

Tenkiller, CoS

She glanced from one photo to the next hoping there was someone else. Finally she shook her head. “It was him, Ten. I’m telling you. We should go to the replay. Surely he’ll be there. Then I can show you and you can tell me. How’s that?” She knew she had seen what she’d seen. But as he mentioned the man being dead, she grew hesitant at her resolve. “No… it was him. I’m positive,” she said once more as she glanced at all the pictures to no avail.

Toveka
CSO