" She said down into the whole."Oh good, I am just about ready." The smug response came back.She laughed."I am sure you are." She said.She heard somet...hing like a whisper from the hole, even with her hearing she couldn't make it out."What was that Idin?" She said stepping nearer to the hole."Boom." He said louder.She heard the explosion from the hole, she felt the concussive force travel through the small hole, she dived out of the way as flames shot out of the small tunnel, rubble and burnt. In the morning the two of us inspected the ship, looking over everything we could reach. I didn’t think we needed to do that every day. All the historical novels I’d read showed this as a weekly evolution, perhaps being done on Sunday after the service. The junior officers should look at everything they were responsible for every day, noting any problems and reporting to me or Jono any that they needed help with. Supposedly, our weekly inspection would only find already-known issues and. “If Cindy hadn’t broken her leg...” I sighed.“Yeah,” Greg said. “What’s ‘is name ... Wally ... told me the ‘Cindy the Ag Pilot’ story. I’d just about try ‘er, just to see the looks on peoples’ faces, starting with my field crews.”“Dunno,” I said. “Think about it. Cute Redhead. Grizzly ol’ Cajun ... Not much of a choice in MY book...”“Yeah,” Greg laughed. “Had a couple of farmers ask if Hanna was gonna do their fields.”“I could do that,” Hanna said. “Perhaps when I come back...”“Giving up your. She looked adorable sipping her concoction, as a bit of whipped cream touched her nose. Before I could say anything, she grinned and wiped it away with a napkin, somewhat embarrassed by the moment. The boyish grin on my face gave away the thought that I had seen it and was just fine with her being very normal. We talked about upcoming changes on campus, outlook for next fall’s football season, and radical changes in the student housing facilities. Then we got a bit more personal than most.
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