=/\= Athena's Quarters =/\= Athena breezed into her living room and checked the time. She gave a deep sigh as she sank into the chair after noting that she had plenty of time to get ready. Her afternoon had been very busy. She left the children's party early to deliver a pie. She caught Gaalen just as he was coming off duty in engineering. She hoped he liked the combo of chocolate and banana cream pie. She smiled as she remembered his astonished face as she said, "Congratulations," and ran off to finish helping with the children. Athena remembered the children's awed expressions as they moved into the mess hall in its decorated form. She was glad that she had told Andersen Thank you in person for arrange the children's rooms all together. She also recalled how his smile faded just a bit as she asked if he would be willing to play Santa to the children. Athena thought of her own relief when he agreed to do so. The children were very pleased to see Father Christmas and Andersen had done a fabulous job. Lt. Foster even saved Jules from his own folly when the boy decide to climb the Christmas tree. {Thank goodness that was nearing the end of the party.} Athena rose from her chair and recalled the joy in the children's voices as the retold of their afternoon while she helped to get them ready for bed. {Hopefully, they'll soon sleep.} She smiled as she remembered Julian saying how much fun getting the candy canes down had been. She undressed for her shower and recalled how Jules was having a serious case of hero worship for the Santa that recused him. {I'll have to share that with Lt. Foster When he comes to see me.} Actually many of the children had been awe struck by the heroic Santa. Athena stood before the mirror a while later to see how she looked. She noticed that the dark blue of the dress darkened her naturally light blue eyes. With her hair up and only a few curly tendrils at the each side and the heart shaped neck line made her neck look elegant. She turned and looked at the back and noticed that her back was almost completely bare to her waist. She turned back around and was thankful for the built-in bra and noticed it gave her the appropriate amount of cleavage. At the waist the dressed nipped in a bit accentuating her curves, before it flared back out a bit and hung to the floor. The velvet of the dress just added to the over all imagine in a very sensual way. Athena put on a pair of black strapy heels and added some shine to her lips. She smiled and went to check on the mess hall and how Rangi's cleaning crew did. {Perfect most likely.} =/\= End Log =/\= Lt. Athena Wellington Counselor USS Chimera