===== Transporter room 2, USS Chimera ===== The transporter chief tapped few buttons and after three seconds, in the middle of the blue-ish haze on the transporter platform, Shane materialized on board the ship. Wearing some of his 'favourite' casual clothes and a bit disorianted after the transport process ... Shane looked like old Donald Duck in the morning. Nonethless ... the transporter chief was a seasoned NCO ... and he didnt wanted to make the 2nd ship's commander to his enemy ... so he bite his lunge at first. Only after a second he said in an neutral tone: "Wellcome back Commander" Donald Duck ... erm ... Shane blinked one or twice before focusing back to reality. Unlike the Commander Guzman that was know on the ship, he beamed a warm smile at the transport chief: "hey Chief, thanks. Hope you're doing great" Surprised to the maximum, the Chief had to swalow before he managed to get some reply from his mouth: "Eeeh ... Thank you for asking sir, I am fine, thank you sir" But Shane didnt listen to the Chiefs reply. He stepped down from the platform and waved to the NCO. "See you later, aligator ..." he said and exited the room strangely chuckling. The Chief looked with eyes wide open on the door for several seconds before slowly shaking his head. {If i wouldnt know better, i would say he's drunk ...} he thought. Quickly he checked the transporter log if there were any traces of alcohol detected by the ship's Biofilter ... >negative< was the result. ===== 15 minutes later ===== A colorfull dressed person emerged from the XO's quarters. It wore a bright green shorts, a red-yellow palma shirt and a large straw hat. The summarides look of that person was an slightly 'marked' high IQ politic analytic that went of his office for the first time in several years and booked a holiday on Jamaica. Of course ... you guessed it ... it was Shane. Happily smiling, he lifted his shoulder bag on his shoulder and went along the floor, humming some wanna-be happy-hardcore song. Strangely he payed little attention to the surprised and strange looks he's got from the passing crew and moved straight to the nearest turbo lift. When Rangi left their quarters earlier today, Shane decided to return shorlty to the ship for some holonovels he had in storage in his quarters and to change his clothes to 'more proper' ones. Before he left he changed the vater in the vase with the pretty flower he bought Rangi the evening before. Unfortunately, the flower looked somewhat decayed by now ... so Shane made a mental note to buy Rangi new flowers before she will be back. {But after i change my clothes ...} As the turbo lift's door opened, Shane stepped into the lift. He looked at the teal clad woman in the lift and recognizing Ensign Quiocho he gave her a warm smile and said in an unconventional tone: "Hello MaiKai. Long not seen, enjoying R&R?" MaiKai looked a tiny bit battered, like she would need some more sleep and even her hair styled in a pony tail was unusual. Taking no notice of that, SHane waited for a response with a happy (and somewhat stupid) smile. ===== End of log ===== Cmdr. Shane Guzman XO USS Chimera