..”Yuki looked across the yard at the ominous glow behind the ice. No, she didn’t have this under control. Not at all. If Abella was right, she wa... going to be fighting an uphill battle from here on out, and she was already growing tired.It wasn’t fair. She stepped out into the yard, her nose wrinkling at the scent of gas still lingering in the air. Carefully picking her way across the ice, she stepped onto the soggy ground past its boundaries, and approached the gargoyle. Abella’s features. She buckled her belt over the blanket, sighed slightly, knowing he was still staring at her, and tried to refocus on the entertainment section of the inflight magazine. When she felt his gaze depart, she looked up to the television screen, primarily so she could check using her peripheral vision if he had indeed stopped staring at her. He had. The flight took off, drinks were served a few moments later, all three getting a coke. The movie began soon thereafter, and both guys pulled out their. "I just put a bunch of stuff on my phone, and I think this should do the trick." With a big smile, Charlie grabbed the bag, the blanket, and Dani and swept them all out to his car. She started looking through music as he stashed all the picnic supplies, by the time he was done she had picked something amazing they were off and heading to the market. The music was something familiar but he couldn't quite place it and as they got to talking music, Charlie realized just how similar their tastes. "The Captains had assembled and were having quiet desultory conversations. McCock was deep in thought about the ramifications concerning the Barge not least the safety of the Ladies in cosmic space. The Intell group scurried in and headed directly for the coffee urn. After filling their bulbs, they seated themselves."Let's start with a briefing on what we are doing about gathering information, then what we have got to date and then an assessment of enemy intentions, long term and short.