====== Shane's quarters, USS Chimera, Party time minus Three hours ====== Time passed like crazy. You know that ... there is still time for this or other ... you have "Still" four days, three days ... and suddenly you have just hours! A certain LT. Mumacik <<OOC ... my old Archer character ... for those not knowing him >> spend several time in a reseach that should proove if there werent some sort of time-comsuming aliens in play here. You know ... they are watching you ... do nothing in usual routine days ... but when you start to delay things and saying that: "There is still time" ... they start to suck time away from you! Suddenly you find yourself just few moments away from the event that was "days away" just a moment ago! Shane felt now quite similar. The christmass party was sheduled for this evening 18:00 in the mess hall. Now it was some 3 hours till the party and he still had no present for Rangi, nor did he know what costyme he will wear. He smiled to himself when remembering his last one ... a silver knight ... but folks adressed him as "Tin-man". It was Athena and him that proposed that the costymes should be styled in a winter-fashion. For a moment he thought about using a snow-man costyme, but is such an outfit it could be quite difficult to dance later in the evening. He needed something more dynamic ... somethink like ... {A snowflake!}. Shane grinned and laughed alound. Another point he had to take into consideration was the fact that he wanted to do promos and awards on the party. A Snowflake promoting someone to LT wasnt the most ordinary thing happening on s Special forces ship ... Shane swiftly dismissed the thought about a classical terran – Santa Claus costyme ... he would look just ridiculous ... quite similar to LT. Foster at the last year party ... when they've had adult quests on board. HO HO HO! It was always interesting about Christmass. It was an old custom originating back from Earth and the humans celebrated it every year ... in every place they lived. On a small barren planet near the neutral zone or on a Mir Class station near Spinward march ... everywhere and every year. Statistically taken ... humans werent the most common race in the federation but somehow they've managed to promote their celebrations to celebrations for the whole federation. Of course ... each race celebrated their own special days ... but Christmass, Christmass celebrated the federation as a whole. Well ... for the vast majority of the Federation's citizens was the real purpose of xmass ancient history of a signle planet, but the holiday as a symbol for time for peace, family and friends endured all the long time from the birth of a certain human in a certain place on ancient Earth to now ... Stardate 2405. Finally choosing the costyme, Shane looked in the mirror in the bathroom only to see a bit funny looking snow elf, clad in green and white ... ===== Mess Hall, Party time minus One hour ====== Shane entered the mess hall where a busy atmosphere reigned. Several crew members clad in costymes of various kinds were busy with turning the mess hall into a xmass party room. Shining decoration on the walls, floor titled with green needles. In one corner stood the tall Xmass tree ... decoration in green, silver and gold ... many little lights made it almost faery tale looking. In the oposite corner of the hall were the tables arranged, all layed with xmass table-cloth ... on every table a large candle made of silvery wax. In the space between the Tree and the tables was a large dancing area with a small box for music life. Shane knew that a few crewman agreed to entertain their comrades with their music-skills. Near the Xmass tree was a large low table. It was supposed to act as a place to put presents at. The first were several little green and blue velvet boxes. They contained silvery pips, one silver bar and several awards. Those were items that Shane will present to those of the crew who managed to impress their department heads, the XO, CO or even Starfleet Command in one case. Shane knew that all those awards were very well deserved and looked forward for the ceremony. Seeing that all went as planned, Shane left the mess hall and headed back to deck two where he intended to pick up Rangi at her quarters and together go for the PARTY! ===== End of log ====== Cmdr. Shane Guzman CO USS Chimera - A