====== Some bar, Living dream hotel ====== "Hi Shane, there you are!" said Martin and waved to his brother who was sitting at a small round table enjoying some exotic looking drink. He came to the table and asked with a grin: "Granting me a seat Sir?" Shane smiled at his brother and replied: "Sure thing Consul." As expected from a fine hotel as the "Living dream" was a waiter was at the table almost at the same second and Martin sat himself on the chair. Half expecting to be asked the obvious: "What can I bring you" ... Martin was surprised to see a cup of a brown-ish looking mixed drink in front of him. He looked at the young waitress and asked: "What is this?" The young girl looked at Martin a bit surpised back and said: "Fernet and Kofola ... isnt that right?" Martin blinked twice for a moment and replied: "Yeah ... thats what I had in mind for a drink but how ..." He shook his head and added: "Its all right, thank you". Shane grinned at the surprise of his brother about the drink and said: "Those guys have eighter perfect records about one's drink orders or just "know" what you want. Eighter way ... the service is just excellent here." Martin took a sip from the drink and noded: "Fine stuff! Quite better that the replicated stuff on the Chimera". Shane noded and asked: "By the way ... where the girl friend of yours?" Martin smiled and replied: "Do you mean your CSCiO?" Shane grinned at his brother and said: "Of course i mean my CSCiO ... or do you have a new girlfriend since a week?" Martin shook his head and replied: "Oh no ... Oriana is the One. She went off for some mediatation or something. Well, I dont mind some occasional meditation, but once a day is a bit much for me ... and I wanted to speak with you." "Success there" Shane said, "just to be honest with you Martin ... you know I wouldnt interfere with your private life ... even when you are dating my CSCiO, but you know that our father isnt happy with your choice." Martin shrugged: "I dont mind that Shane. I know that the old man won't be ever happy with anything I do since i've left Diplomatic core on Earth and went to Starfleet. Its not his life and" he looked at Shane, "I hope you would not allow him to do nything against this." Shane took a sip from his cup and said: "Of course not. I've told him just that. Its your life and Oriana and you are my crew." He paused for a minute and added: "You know that he COULD do something if he really would like to ..." Martin shook his head: "No. You are afterall the oldest from us three and are a Commanding officer of a Special forces ship. You ARE the brave son in the family. Father wont do anything againt the Chimera or you. By the way ... what is he sayig about you and Rangi?" Shane shrugged ... quite alike his brother before: "Well, he isnt much happy eighter. He said that Rangi's family isnt 'right' for ours but its almost four years that I am with Rangi and I think he understood that it ISNT really his choice here." Martin noded: "Well, there is something serious I wanted to talk with you" Shane raised an eyebrow and asked: "More serious then Rangi and Oriana? Shoot then ..." Martin laughed: "You've got me. But serious ... dont you think that there is something wrong with the hotel?" Shane frowned: "Wrong? In what way?" he asked. Martin licked his lips and said: "Well, unusual things happening, things that are eighter a total coicidence or something we should be aware of. Like this drink for example ... I've never been in this bar before ... how could they know about my drink? You know that half of teh bars outside sol system do not know what a Fernet is ..." Shane waved with his hand: "Come on Martin, do you really want to say that I should be concerned about a waitress bringing you a drink?" "Well, I think its quite interesting ... but its just a small example of what I am talking about." Replied his brother, "lets take our rooms. I bet that the room you've got is just ... perfect, isnt it?" Shane noded: "Yes, it is. But whats the point?" "The point is that EVERYTHING is just perfect, too perfect to be real " replied Martin. "What are you trying to tell me?" Shane asked with a faint of annoyance in his voice. "You remeber the Farpoint mission of USSS Enterprise D?" Martin asked. Shane frowned again: "You are trying to tell me that the hotel is a gigantic changeling species?" Martin shook his head: "No, but the principe is the same. The Hotel is not what it looks like". Shane shook his head and said: "Stop it Martin! I am fed up with everyone complaining about the hotel. Okrin, Rodgers, Rangi and now you. One say that they play their music in the rooms, other that the Chimera isnt there anymore, Rangi about faked messages and now you say me that your favourite drink is a thing to be concerned about." "Shane" Martin said softly, "calm down please ... I am merely telling you ...." He was interrupted by angry words of his brother:"I wont calm down! I am fed up with all this. I've ordered an R&R for te crew and thats what we are doing. When you're not happy with the hotel, stay in your quarters, but I WONT tolerate that the well deserved R&R will be ruined by those who are bored or something and find out reasons and ghost stories." Martin's eyes flickered with anger: "Dont tell me what should or shouldnt I do Shane! You might be older then I but ..." "Shut up Mr. Guzman" said Shane with a raised voice: "I am your Commanding officer and I am ordering you to your quarters. You will go now or security will excort you. Is that clear?" Martin pierced his brother with a cold stare: "That ..." he said, "wont be necessary ... sir" With that he turned around and walked away thinking that his brother is a piece of an arrogant idiot. ====== End of log ====== Cmdr. Shane Guzman CO USS Chimera – A