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Redbury road led right through a small rural community. It twisted as it switched back and forth, climbing forested hills and bridging rivers. At the near end of Redbury road was a gravel driveway that was almost hidden from view by the thick trees. The driveway led through many wooded acres until it finally emptied onto an open lawn that sloped up to a big white farmhouse. The house was old, but newly painted, white with gray shutters and trimming. A roofed porch circled all the way around the house and upon the porch sat a girl.
The girl sat with her chin on her knees, long, curly brown hair falling forward and covering her face. Her finger was down in the dirt sketching out the trails that led through the trees on the hundred acre property she lived on. The girl was nearly sixteen years old. Those that knew her would have described her as distracted and jumpy. Those that knew her better called her intense, hyper, preoccupied and somewhat withdrawn. Her parents and little brother just called her Lessa.
In all honesty Lessa would have agreed with the description of her. Although, only she could have told you that she was often distracted and withdrawn because, deep down Lessa did not feel as if she belonged. All through her school days Lessa had felt like the odd girl out. She had some friends, but she was different from them. Although nobody could ever put their finger on why, it was the universal feeling that she was weird.
When Lessa was younger her teachers would often schedule conferences with her mother and talk about how the other children seemed to drift away from her. Lessa was well aware that the kids did this, she didn't care, but her mother did. The years to follow the girl's mother spent trying to teach her how to fit in. Lessa didn't understand why, but it seemed important to her mother so she did as she was told. Lessa no longer volunteered to be the one to sneak in and explore the basement of the school, she didn't play swords with the boys, she tried hard not to fidget when she was supposed to be sitting still and quiet, she didn't ride her bike over the jumps the others were too afraid of. The result of this was the girl who was quiet, felt numb and often drifted into daydreaming.
The truth about Lessa was that she often longed for something different, something exciting and adventurous, her whole life she felt as if she was waiting for something to happen. But of course Lessa spoke nothing of this for her mother would have reminded her that she should be grateful for what she had and shouldn't be wishing for more.
"Lessa, we'll be back in a couple of hours, keep an eye on your brother." Lessa's mother spoke to her back as she walked out onto the porch.
"Yep." Lessa responded without turning around, she listened to the door swing shut and her parents' feet walk across the deck, then truck doors slam and an engine roaring to life. Only then did she lift her head to watch the truck start down the driveway and roll out of view, when she could hear it no longer she jumped up and marched through the house.
"Hey, Brody, I'm going to go ride okay? I'll be back in a couple of hours." She called in the general direction of the living room.
"Ok." Lessa's six year old brother, Brody said from the family room where he was playing games. He was used to her riding when their parents were gone and he didn't care because he felt grown being left by himself.
Half an hour later Lessa was on Storm's back and they were galloping over a trail enjoying the wind in their hair. Lessa only truly felt at home when she was with her horse riding, it was the only time that she was really happy.
William, Lessa's father worked in a barn where he bred champion horses, and when Lessa asked for a horse at the age of five he let her pick what horses he would breed to get the foal she wanted. Lessa was there the night her Storm was born and went with her father to work nearly every day for the next year until they brought Lessa's pony home. Lessa had been the one to raise her horse under her father's close supervision. Teaching her ground work, how to accept a halter, walk on a lead, stand for a hoof cleanings among other things. When they were both slightly older Lessa taught Storm how to be saddled and behave on a lunge line and after Storm's bones had settled Lessa taught her how to behave with a rider. After being together for ten years Storm was Lessa's closest friend and they knew each other better than anyone.
Lessa sat back in the saddle slightly and Storm slowed to a walk.
"That's my good girl." Lessa whispered as she patted Storm's neck. They continued through the trees for a few minutes at a calm pace, content to be riding together. Until Lessa heard Brody scream, her head whipped around toward the direction of the house. Storm's ears swiveled toward the noise too, sensing the urgency she became as tense as Lessa. "Let's go Storm." Lessa said hastily using the reins to turn Storm's head back toward the house and pushed her into a gallop that was dangerously fast between the trees.
Teeth clenched the girl swerved Storm around a tree and over a fallen one. After six years of that boy following her around she knew every noise he made by heart, the scream had meant that he was in immediate danger. She heard Brody cry out again and Lessa pushed Storm into a hard gallop. Every second seemed an hour to Lessa, Storm couldn't move fast enough to get to Brody, Imagination running as fast as the horse Lessa began to unwillingly call up different scenarios that would cause Brody to scream in such a way.
Finally Storm broke out of the tree line and were climbing up the acre long back yard slope. Now Lessa could hear Brody calling out her name, "Brody! I'm coming!" She cried back as she urged Storm toward the front yard where she suspected the yell had come from.
The scene that greeted Lessa was not one that she had been anticipating. Two strangely dressed men were walking across her front lawn, one of them was holding her struggling little brother on his shoulder.
"Stop!" Lessa shouted as she pushed Storm just a little bit faster. The girl and her horse were nearly upon them when the men and her brother suddenly vanished. They were there, right before Lessa, and less a heartbeat later they were just gone.
Storm screamed out heavily in shock and Lessa tried to reign her to a halt. It was too late though. The horse's hoofs cut deep ruts into the grass as they slid directly into the place where her brother and his kidnappers had just vanished.
Storm was silenced mid exclamation, quite suddenly Lessa felt the air sucked from her lungs and her body frozen to the bone. She felt as if she had been put in a vacuum, every cell of her body was being compressed and pulled all at the same time.
Then, just as suddenly as it started it stopped. In the moments that followed Lessa felt as if she had been submerged in utter chaos.
The first thing that she knew was hitting the ground, hard. Her side hit the ground with the saddle still between her legs, Storm no longer attached to it. Her vision went black for as her head made contact with the ground, her eyes opened wide when she gasped in pain trying to recover from the blow. Somewhere close horses screamed and there was a great clutter as a couple of them bolted from the area, and then all Lessa saw was Brody.
He was sitting on the ground crying loudly. Vaguely Lessa noticed a mass of green that was moving close by but her jolted brain could not fully register it. She only had eyes for her crying, scared and possibly hurt little brother.
She scrambled off the ground and scooped him up only then did she look around to assess the situation. There was a boy, around her own age fighting one of the men who had kidnapped Brody. The other man was already laying on the ground.
The last piece of the chaos, the thing that Lessa's attention finally turned to was the large moving green thing. Massive, scaled, winged and clawed the one word that came to Lessa's mind was dragon.
Lessa watched in terror as the dragon moved about the clearing in distress. It seemed to trip over its own feet and it's enormous wings flexed and flared. The small size of the meadow they were all in meant that the creature was threateningly close with every movement.
Fearing for Brody's safety Lessa scooped him up and tried to bolt. Before she could move she was frozen in place by an overwhelming sense of calm laced with concern, a feeling of peace with a little bit of panic. And she knew that the terrifying creature would cause no harm to her or Brody.
The youth who had been sword fighting the kidnappers turned toward Lessa. She jumped and shoved Brody behind her. An enormous growl filled the clearing as the dragon turned on the teen.
"I won't hurt you." He said backing away from the dragon, his eyes flickering back and forth from Lessa to the creature. The rumbling growl stopped as Lessa evaluated the boy. A sword dripping with blood was held in his hand. slowly, his eyes on the dragon, he knelt to wipe the blade on the moss and carefully sheath it at his side.
"Were you hurt?" He asked turning once again to Lessa.
Despite the pounding in her head and the bruises she felt forming along her side and shoulder she shook her head and turned to Brody. "Are you okay?" She asked him rubbing his arms.
"No." The young boy shook his head as he wiped his eyes. "I want to go home." He said once again starting to sob. Brody was terrified but not broken. That was Lessa's only relief.
"I know kiddo. I know." Lessa said standing and looking around now that she had a moment to breath. She disregarded the bodies of the men that were lying on the ground.
She noticed that they were surrounded by enormous moss covered trees. Each of them taller and thicker than a redwood, stories overhead, their branches were full of dancing leaves the size of Lessa's torso. The color of it all was amazing, every color distinctly its own, as if painted by a master artist.
The smell shocked Lessa as well; the aroma of the trees was wet, beautiful and intoxicating. She could smell the soft scent of the dew that clung to the red-brown bark, the minerals in the soil, seen in patches under the moss. But more than anything it smelled absolutely alive.
The dragon was looking around just as Lessa was. Their eyes locked. Unable to look away Lessa took a step forward, a joy, and a recognition not her own radiated through her. The gap between the girl and the dragon quickly shrank as they stepped closer together. The happiness and understanding blossomed throughout Lessa, it was bizarre and alien to have feelings inside of her that were not her own. But despite the unusual sensations Lessa recognized something.
So close now was the dragon that Lessa could put her hand on it's snout. She did. Suddenly Lessa did not see the creature for it's teeth or claws but she did see how it's emerald green scales glittered in the sun that filtered through the trees. How it's eyes swiveled with intelligence and understanding that existed in no mere beast, for a moment Lessa understood the dragon perfectly for what it was. And she knew who it was.
"Storm…" She said barely audible. Sure enough, her saddle that was laying on the ground, must have snapped when her size multiplied. From Storm's back Lessa had fallen just moments earlier.
More feelings of understanding pulsed through Lessa, this time accompanied by a deep confirmation and love.
Storm. It was a voice in Lessa's mind that was not her own, it was strong and sure and happy, but it was not Lessa.
"I am crazy." Lessa stated out loud.
No. Storm spoke to Lessa.
"Oh yes I am. First hallucinating, and now I'm hearing voices."
Voice. Just one. Storm responded with slow, first time words.
"Oh great now a dragon is correcting my grammar."
The comment went unheard and Lessa continued to look around, for what, she did not know. She took Brody by the hand and turned on the stranger who was watching her. "How do we get home?" There had to be a way back.
"The portal will take about twelves hours to recharge." The stranger responded.
"We are stuck here for twelves hours?" Lessa asked shocked. Her first thought was her parents. They would freak.
"Yes but I need you to stay here." The stranger continued. Lessa didn't hear him. Her thoughts were distracted by the dragon.
Stay. Was all that she spoke but her feelings painted the full pictured. She liked it and wanted them to stay here.
We are not staying here. Lessa said firmly back. Once again Brody started to cry.
"I want to go home!" She picked him up and the sobbing continued on her shoulder.
What if I don't want to 'stay'. Lessa asked the dragon. In return Storm thought about how much bigger she was now, which was true. She was the size of a small house. And she added that Lessa owed the stranger for saving them anyway.
You can't keep me here. Even as Lessa thought it they both knew it wasn't true. Storm could do anything she wanted now. Including keep Lessa as a hostage.
"I can't believe I'm having this conversation." Lessa mumbled, sitting on her broken saddle. She noticed that where her hunting knife had been was a much larger handle. It seemed like it belonged to a sword. "Twelve hours?" She asked the stranger who had slowly wandered closer.
He nodded, looking from the ground back up to Lessa. She sighed. Twelve hours and we can go home.
Not going home. Storm responded, showing off her quickly growing vocabulary.
I'll cross that bridge when I get here. Lessa thought to herself. She already found herself planning on ways to get away from the creature when the time was right to go home. Her heart sank. Even as she plotted Storm squashed her every plan. How was she supposed to get away from someone a the size of a house who could read her thoughts?
The gravity of her situation crushed on her in one swift jolt. With a locked jaw Lessa closed her eyes and held Brody close.
She must have fallen from Storm while she was riding and hit her head. She was in a coma. Did people have vivid dream like hallucinations while they were in comas?
With a somersaulting stomach Lessa opened and closed her eyes several times, hoping that she would not see the massive trees each time she blinked. It didn't work. She could feel her nerves failing. Lessa knew she had to distract herself or she would soon be screaming.
"Where are we and why did those men take Brody?" Lessa asked the teen who was looking rather apprehensive about being so close to Storm. "She is not going to hurt you." Lessa told the him as the pulled her brother closer on her lap.
"Well, they took him to use as leverage."
"Leverage?" Lessa asked with raised eyebrows.
"Yes. Against you."
"Leverage against me?" She didn't think her eyebrows could go any higher. "Why would someone want leverage against me?"
He seemed to become uncomfortable, running his fingers through his hair. "Because of the foretelling."
"Foretelling." Lessa repeated incredulously.
"Long ago there was a good king that ruled Kathardra." The boy squatted on the ground.
"Ruled what?" Lessa asked confused.
"Kathardra." He answered patiently. "it's the country we are in."
"Oh." For some reason Lessa found it disturbing that there was a name for the place her insanity had taken her.
"In the veins of this king ran the blood that has been tied to Kathardra, even from the beginning. His people loved him, there was little wickedness in the land and the country was wealthy and happy. But another man looked upon the success and happiness of the king with lust in his eyes and heart. Through deceit and lies the man killed the king and took the crown.
"Because the blood of the king is tied to Kathardra only the bloodline can rule. Once the man, Norlathar, took the throne Kathardra changed. Her people started to starve, the land that was once rich and lush became dry and infertile, the seasons unpredictable. The land has become wild and started to turn on the people.
"But Norlathar, being a wicked king, but a smart man had built a secret militia; any person who spoke out against him was hastily killed. And so the people of Kathardra felt they had little choice but to submit to his awful rule.
"But, in all his misdoings Norlathar killed the son of a witch. Publicly. The witch prophesied that someday a hero would emerge from the southern woods on the back of a dragon, wielding a black blade she would destroy Norlathar's line, ending his reign. That this hero would restore the bloodline to the throne and crown the rightful king."
Lessa nearly laughed out loud swallowed her laughter when she saw exactly how serious he was. One of her eye brows rose. "Riiiight. So. You think I'm this hero who is going to kill some king?"
The boy nodded.
"I hate to tell you this, but you've got the wrong girl." Lessa said scoffing.
The boy looked around, as if searching for the reason his allegations were not obvious. "You are the hero. You are the only person to have ever ridden a dragon. The sword on your saddle has not escaped my attention. I'd wager my life it's has a black blade."
"So what if it does?" Lessa asked throwing her arms out. "That doesn't make me a hero! I didn't ride a dragon, I fell off of one. You think I know how to use that thing?" She pointed to the long handle sticking out of her saddle. "I have never held a sword in my life!"
"I can teach you." His serious tone said that was all there was to this.
"This is ridiculous!" Lessa said glaring away in a random direction.
Storm had come over and watched her with unblinking eyes.
Lessa again started to feel the weight of the situation. She was stuck in a strange place, a dragon as the warden, with a boy who wanted her to play at an assassin.
"I can see how this is hard to understand." The teen started as he stood.
"No, this is impossible to understand!" Lessa said loudly in frustration.
The boy shook his head, "The hero is a girl, she rides a dragon, and she has a black sword. That is you."
"What if that sword isn't black?" Lessa asked, knowing that her hunting knife had been plain silver. "Then would you let me go home and forget this ever happened?"
He paused for a moment, "Only if you swear to stay, admitting that you are the hero, when, it is black."
You are staying. Storm said conveying the fact to Lessa that the color of the sword didn't matter. She was still being held hostage by a dragon. Lessa just shushed her. Nobody else needed to know that.
The girl grabbed the handle of the sword and all eyes stared intently at it, the strangers certainty had her doubting what color the blade would be. She took a deep breath before giving it a yank.
The blade came free of the sheath smoothly, and fell to the ground nearly immediately. For the feeling of the blade in her hand felt as familiar to her as Storm's conscious. It fit in her hand like a glove long broken in, that startled Lessa as much as anything on this strange day. Her eyes strayed to her hand and arm that had briefly held the sword. Something felt too natural about holding it, like she had done it before so many times that her fingers had the details of the hilt memorized. Its weight was so familiar that it was just another part of her body. This scared Lessa.
The inky black color of the blade lying on the mossy ground was almost mesmerizing, it seemed to pull light out of the air, steel forged of shadow. Lessa's heard dropped as fast as the sword had. A sigh escaped Lessa's lips. The stranger had been right.
"May I?" He asked gesturing toward the sword. Lessa shrugged and he carefully came closer and pulled the sword slowly from where it had fallen.
"It's so light…." He mumbled to himself as he poured over every inch of the sword. "All these years, all the stories and I'm holding the black blade." He whispered reverently.
Lessa studied the sword in his hands, resenting it. The blade tapered elegantly in the middle and broadened out again toward the end before it came to a gentle, sloping point.The hilt was simple but was designed with grace and beauty. Under different circumstances Lessa might have thought it a magnificent weapon, but for the moment she hated it.
When the young man offered it back to her, hilt first she took it reluctantly. And shoved it back into the sheath on her saddle as quickly as she could, hating how good it felt in her hand.
I'm really stuck now. She thought to herself miserably.
"I'm Zar." The stranger said taking his seat on the moss again."Lessa."


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- Sleeps:10
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3 bedroom, 3 full bathroom home steps from the beach.
The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths. The spacious and romantic master suite, with doors that open to its own private covered deck, has breathtaking views of the beach. Master suite also has an attached private bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub and separate shower. A second bedroom has queen size bed and a private en suite bath. The third bedroom has 2 full size futon beds and a full bath across the hall…perfect for the kids.
Early risers, enjoy a cup of coffee and watch the sunrise as you sit on the front covered deck. As the sun goes down, enjoy a glass of wine and the amazing sunset as you overlook the bay from the back deck.
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* King Bedroom- Upstairs, huge oversized master. Private covered deck overlooking the beach. Also has a sitting area with overstuffed chair. This room is carpeted and has a private bathroom with walk in shower, Jacuzzi tub, commode and double sink vanity. HDTV cable and DVD provided.
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* Two Full Futon Beds – Downstairs bedroom. Carpeted, ceiling fan, and TV with Cable and DVD. This room has a full bath across the hall with tub/shower combo, commode & vanity.
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* Open floor plan family room downstairs. Oversized TV, DVD, cable, stereo, fireplace, chairs, leather sofa, ceiling fans. Room opens to covered deck with beach views!
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- 1815 sq. ft.
House Rules
- Children Welcome
- Non Smoking Only
- Pets Not Allowed
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
- Long-Term Renters Welcome
- Wheelchair Inaccessible
Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 10, Beds for 8-10
- Bedroom 3: 2 sleep sofa /futon
- Bedroom 2: 1 queen
- Master Suite - bedroom 1: 1 king, 1 baby crib
- King Bedroom- Upstairs, huge oversized Master. Private covered deck overlooking the beach. Also has a sitting area, and room for a queen air mattress. Carpeted, HDTV cable and DVD, Ceiling fans. Full en-suite bathroom. Bedroom 2 - Qull Bed, Upstairs, Carpeted, Ceiling fans, Cable TV with DVD player. Full en-suite bathroom. Beadroom 3 - Two Full size futon beds – Downstairs bedroom. Carpeted, Ceiling fans, CableTV and DVD. Full bathroom across the hall. Home also includes a queen sleeper sofa, full size futon floor mattress, queen air mattress, twin air mattress, and pack and play. ...moreless
Bathrooms: 3 Bathrooms
- Bathroom 1: toilet, tub, shower, jetted tub
- Bathroom 2: toilet, combination tub/shower
- Bathroom 3: toilet, combination tub/shower
- Bathroom 4: outdoor shower
- Master Bath - Private Bathroom with walk in shower. Large Shower, separate Jacuzzi tub, double sink vanity, and toilet. Tiled. Bathroom 2 - En suite bath includes shower / tub combo, toilet, marble and tile. Bathroom 3 - vanity, shower / tub combo, Enclosed Outdoor Shower ...moreless
We have a number of books (both adult and children) for your enjoyment. ...moreless
- DVD Player:
Outdoor: Horseshoe, Bocce Ball, Badminton Indoor: Cards, Dominos, Trivial Pursuit, Puzzle among others....moreless
- Satellite / Cable:
Living Room has iphone 4 speaker dock. Master Suite has DVD/CD player. ...moreless
Cable TV and DVD in family room and all bedrooms. ...moreless
- Adventure
- Away From It All
- Family
- Historic
- Romantic
- Sports & Activities
- Tourist Attractions
- Churches
- Cinemas
- Festivals
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Live Theater
- Marina
- Museums
- Playground
- Restaurants
- Theme Parks
- Water Parks
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/Bank
- Groceries
- Hospital
- Laundromat
- Massage Therapist
- Medical Services
Leisure Activities
- Antiquing
- Beachcombing
- Bird Watching
- Boating
- Eco Tourism
- Horseback Riding
- Horseshoes
- Miniature Golf
- Photography
- Scenic Drives
- Shelling
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
- Walking
- Wildlife Viewing
Location Type
Beach View:
Our home is approximatly a 2 minute walk to the beach. You can hear the ocean waves from the balcony. ...moreless
Sports & Adventure Activities
- Cycling
- Deepsea Fishing
- Fishing
- Golf
- Jet Skiing
- Kayaking
- Pier Fishing
- Sailing
- Skiing
- Sound/Bay Fishing
- Surf Fishing
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Water Skiing
- Wind-Surfing
- Child's Highchair
The Dining Room is open to the kitchen & den. Seats 6 at dining table, 4 at the breakfast bar. The room opens to covered deck with a table and chairs & beach views!...moreless
- Dining Area
- Seating for 10 people
- Air Conditioning
- Clothes Dryer
- Fireplace
- Garage
Linens Provided:
We provide guest with 1 set of quality sheets already washed, dried, and placed on bedding....moreless
- Living Room
May park cars behind one another for maximum parking. Please, no parking on the grass behind the house....moreless
Towels Provided:
Include (1) of each per guest: bath, hand, and wash cloth. Bath mat for every bathroom....moreless
- Washing Machine
Coffee Maker:
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- Dishwasher
Fully equipped, Granite Countertops, Dishwasher, Garbage disposal, Coffee pot, Toaster, Blender, Crock Pot, Tableware, dishware, cooking utensils, Salt/pepper, Olive Oil, Cooking spray, & basic spices...moreless
- Microwave
- Oven
Lots of balcony space on 1st and 2nd level. Most of it covered and shady to enjoy the outdoor breeze while taking a break from the sun....moreless
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Two covered decks that face the beach and 1 one back deck with beautiful views of the bay. ...moreless
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VRBO Bear stayed here:
The bear family had a fantastic stay at Villa Bel Mare in Galveston! We traveled with another family, for a total of four adults and five children. The home was perfectly set up for a group of two families. Upstairs there are two bedrooms with bathrooms. The master bedroom has a large closet (with an air vent) that had a futon mattress and pack and play, along with extra bedding storage. The little closet was perfect for my two year old to sleep in! The master bedroom is also very large and carpeted, so there was plenty of room for a child in a sleeping bag there as well.
Downstairs is the living space and another bedroom with two full size beds, a full bathroom, and a TV/ DVD player. That bedroom worked well for the children. The living space is open, with two tables/ chairs plus barstools, so we had plenty of dining space. There is a large deck off the downstairs, with six deck chairs and a table/ chairs set. We spent a lot of time on the balcony enjoying the views.
The house had everything we needed, and it was very clean when we arrived. There is a grill outside, which we used every day. There were also plenty of dishes, serving dishes, and grilling tools. My favorite touch was the mini LED night lights around the home, which were great to put with the children at night.
The beach is about a block away. It was wonderful! We were there during the week, and it was not crowded at all. There was always plenty of parking right by the beach walkway entrance, in case you want to take coolers and other beach gear. We set up a beach canopy in the morning and left it up all day, even when we returned to the house for a midday break. We also left some chairs and other items with the canopy, and it was all there when we returned.
There is wide open space all around the home, so there are great views in every direction of the ocean and bay sides. You can see both the sunrise and sunset!
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Fees and Rental Conditions:
- Reservation Fee $50 + tax
- Property Damage Protection $59
- Refundable Damage Deposit $500
- Tax Rate 15%
Keep in mind, we provide all towels at no extra cost. Also, we do Not charge for cleaning, unless the home is left excessively messy! This saves you $$ and less to pack.
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There is a 2.5% fee if you pay by credit card. E-Check is free.
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Galveston Island boasts 32 miles of relaxing beaches, superb restaurants, marvelous downtown shopping, numerous antique stores, incredible art galleries, fabulous entertainment and one of the largest and well-preserved concentrations of Victorian architecture in the country.
Galveston is a small romantic island tucked deep within the heart of south Texas possessing all the charm of a small southern town and just 40 minutes south of Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States. The island is 32 miles long and two and a half miles wide.
From soft sandy beaches to famous 19th century architecture, the island is surrounded with incredible history and unique beauty.
Recommended attractions include: The Broadway Beauties: 1859 Ashton Villa, 1892 Bishop's Palace,1895 Moody Mansion which portray early 20th century family life among Galveston's elite; The Grand 1894 Opera House ranked among the nation's finest historical theaters; the Texas Seaport Museum & 1877 Tall Ship Elissa highlighting the history of the Port of Galveston; The Great Storm documentary detailing the 1900 hurricane which killed 6,000 and changed the Island's history; the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum; the Railroad Museum in the restored Union Depot; Harbor Tours offering dolphin watching; theLone Star Flight Museum & Texas Aviation Hall of Fame housing one of the finest collections of restored aircraft and aviation exhibits in the nation; Moody Gardens featuring a 1.5 million-gallon aquarium pyramid, a 3-D IMAX theater, tropical rainforest pyramid, and a Ridefilm Theater; and the new year-roundSchlitterbahn Waterpark - the first facility of its kind, and a wonderful family destination.
Getting around the island is easy. You can travel by land, sea and air via Treasure Isle Tour Train,The Colonel Paddlewheel Boat, Galveston Island Ferry, Galveston Duck Tours, Galveston Harbor Tours, Galveston Island Tours, Painted Lady Tours and aerial tours through our local airport, Scholes International Airport. If romance is what you're yearning for, try an after-dinner ride by horse-drawn carriage through the downtown area at dusk.
Galveston Island is a virtual 'nature preserve' and one of the top locations for birding in the United States. With more than 500 species of birds residing, wintering, or migrating through southeast Texas, the Galveston Bay Estuary is the largest and most productive on the Texas coast. Watch local birds from the back deck - Cranes, Cormorants, and Roseate Spoonbills just to name a few.
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Two front covered decks with beautiful views of the beach!
View of the Beautiful Open Floor Plan and Outside Deck with Views of the Beach!
View of the family room and front deck from the kitchen.
Another view of the living room and game table and fireplace!
Master Bath - Jacuzzi tub and separate shower.
Bedroom # 2 with En-Suite Bathroom and Views of the Bay!
Bathroom 2 - Plenty of counter space
Bathroom 3 - full bath across hall from bedroom 3 on main level.
Just a quick walk and you are there!
Grab a glass of Wine and enjoy the sunset off the back deck!
Back of the house. HUGE yard for the kids to run and play!
Enjoy the sunrise while walking on the beach!
Mardi Gras! Galveston ~ Enjoy views of the beach from the two front decks!
View of the Dinning Room and Kitchen with Beach and Bay Views!
View of Living Room with fireplace.
Huge Master Suite! King Size Bed, Sitting Area, Private Balcony w/ beach view!
Master Bath with double sink vanity.
Bathroom 2 - En Suite with Shower Tub Combo.
Bedroom #3 with two full size beds!
The beach is steps away!
Views of the beach from the deck!
Views of the bay off the back deck.
Beach fun!
Shopping on the Strand!
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Date last modified - Friday, May 26, 2017
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The <hask>Data.Pair</hask> and <hask>Data.Lambda</hask> patterns emerged while working on [[DeepArrow]] and [[Eros]]. <hask>Data.Pair</hask> generalizes <hask>zip</hask> and
The <hask>Data.Pair</hask> and <hask>Data.Lambda</hask> patterns emerged while working on [[DeepArrow]] and [[Eros]]. <hask>Data.Pair</hask> generalizes <hask>zip</hask> and unzip from <hask>[]</hask> to other functors. It also provides variants of type <hask>f a -> f (a,b)</hask> and <hask>f a -> f (a,b)</hask>. <hask>Data.Lambda</hask> is similar with classes for lambda-like constructions.
For example uses of <hask>Pair</hask> and <hask>Lambda</hask>, see [[TV]] and [[Eros]].
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Warning: The Haddock docs are out of date. I'm trying to get a working haddock 2.0 running (on my windows machine).
TypeCompose provides some classes & instances for forms of type composition, as well as some modules that haven't found another home.
Besides this wiki page, here are more ways to learn about TypeCompose:
- Read the Haddock docs (with source code, additional examples, and Comment/Talk links).
- Get the code repository: darcs get http://darcs.haskell.org/packages/TypeCompose, or
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- See the version history.
- See the use of TypeCompose in DataDriven.
Please leave comments at the Talk page.
2 Type compositionThe
- Various type compositions (unary/unary, binary/unary, etc). Most are from Applicative Programming with Effects. In particular, composes functors in to functors and applicative functors (AFs) into AFs. (In contrast, monads do not in general compose.) Composition makes AF-based programming simple and elegant, partly because we don't need an AF counterpart to monad transformers.g :. f
- Cofunctors (contravariant functors). Great for "consumer" types, just as functors suit "producer" (container) types. There are several composition options.
- Type argument flip. Handy for cofunctors: use , forFlip (->) o.(-> o)
- Constructor in pairs: .(f a, g a)
- Constructor in arrows/functions: .f a ~> g a
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3.1 Composable bijections
Given all the type constructors and compositions of them, I found myself writing some pretty awkward code to wrap & unwrap through multiple layers. Composable bijections help a lot.The
3.2 Pair- & function-like typesThe
3.3 References
Monads with references. Direct rip-off from Global Variables in Haskell.
3.4 Titling
For giving titles to things. I know it sounds kind of random. More useful than I first thought. Used in Phooey, TV, and Eros.
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Perhaps you should approach it as positively as possible. Tell them you notice that they've tried to keep it down. But that it's clear that the hardwood floors, their lives and your lives are not making a good combination. Propose carpeting. Bring the landlord in on the conversation, since he'll be paying for it.
Homeschooling mama to 6 year old DD.
|You can hear every toilet flush, and know whether or not the kids washed their hands after using the bathroom. I can hear more from above me than in the room next to me.
Is there anything you can do on your end to minimize the noise? Ear plugs while sleeping, or white noise? Since the landlord won't pay for carpeting for them, would you be willing to pay for some sound proofing in your apartment?
It doesn't sound like they are doing anything deliberate to keep you awake, or really anything out of the ordinary. They are just living their lives, and you are hearing the noises that go along with it.
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|I'm confused about the rude dropping of things. Do you think they are dropping things on purpose? Usually dropping things is an accident.
Homeschooling mama to 6 year old DD.
It sounds like minus the high heels at 6 am and the repeated loud dropping in the middle of the night, the people upstairs from you are pretty average, too. I say move out as soon as you can and in the mean time, have a talk with the woman and if all else fails then ear plugs sometimes work as well as white noise. There's really not much more you can do, unfortunately. Possibly threatening your landlord that you're going to move out soon if this doesn't stop somehow might change things.
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I wonder if you can limit your comment to address just the late night thuds? It seems like that is the biggest worry.
BTW, in my PP, I was trying to say that normal movements can sound really loud to the people underneath, even when they aren't loud above, because of the quality of the structure..
|really i'd expect a religious leader to be a bit more considerate. i would keep it cool but make my point known, there needs to be a compromise that works for everyone here.
|I am not suggesting you sue anybody, but simply that if you feel uncomfortable approaching your neighbors, perhaps you could just go through your landlord. It is their job to take care of things like this
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|Maybe these people truly don't understand how difficult the situation is for you and your baby...sometimes a situation calls for yelling and showing how mad you are
|The biggest thing is to not get off track when you are talking- like stick to one topic, night waking, and finish that topic. Don't get into ways to muffle the sound or how you've been out of your mind because of the disturbances
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Hi EricThe same happened with WMS and accounting (and sometimes we are happy, sometimes not... but we finally get used to the new features that we eventually tweak with OCA modules).It seems as beside the MPR Module lots of other modules will face major changes in 10. So it really would be good nd in an Open Source Mind to let the us know what licenses will be applied to those major changed modules. Was the reason to change to LGPL to make all those Modules finally some kind of proprietary? If yes it would be best if the OCA Sprint would focus also on a AGPL Version of the MPR Module to keep Free Open Software Open for everybody.Please let us know what the intention is beside remaking all modules new. Our customers faced in the past multiple License changes and are afraid that it will happen again but this time to be a real money making thing with closed source. This would be sad! Can you ensure that all those remaked modules will still be available like before with an AGPL / LGPL License and that the functionality of those modules will be enhanced and not reduced with those licenses. Thanks!
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We at Abstract (http://abstract-technology.com) would like to organize an OCA sprint here in Italy (26-29 of April).
Here you can understand the what, the where and the how of this proposal:
The program of the sprint is up to the partecipants, and we will manage the proposals in this document:
The location we propose is amazing, so is the price of the rooms at this 4* hotel, that includes breakfast and dinner (!!).
We'll have the good south-Italian climate of April, the garden and the pool of the venue, a wonderful landscape and much more.
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Englewood, CO – The Board of Directors of Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network announced the appointment of Joan DiMaria, MSN, CAC III, as the new executive director and chief executive officer of the local non-profit organization.
"It is an honor and privilege to lead this organization through one of the most exciting and challenging times we have ever seen in health care. I am truly committed to our mission and to the people and the community that we serve." Joan DiMaria, MSN, CACIII, newly appointed Executive Director & CEO, announced to her staff earlier this month.
DiMaria brings a wealth of knowledge and experience – over 33 years in the field – to this position. Her work as a psychiatric nurse brought her to Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network in 1990, and she quickly rose to become program manager, clinical director and deputy director thereafter. Appointed as chief operations officer in 2006, DiMaria led the implementation of the current strategic plan, and led the charge of opening the pharmacy, planning and implementing the Mental Health Court, creating the Bridge House Acute Treatment Unit, and planning the Be Well Primary Care Clinic.
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... that my camera and me stayed fully dry - and when I hung everything up in the garage when we returned home, there was a steady drip drip from the waterproof gear that did its job so well.
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Foliage at its best!
... br> As you may recall, the beloved fall foliage is a little late this year, we are talking about approx. 2 weeks. At this point we are at Peak Season, the colors are popping and are stunningly beautiful. At least that's the case up here in the Northern parts of New England, the Southern areas are still about 1 week behind.
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North Conway Grand HotelRoute 16 at Settlers' Green Outlet Village, North Conway | 3 star hotelfrom $97
- Good location
- Great xmas feel
- Loving the hotel, but not the pool
Red Jacket Mountain View Resort & Water Park2251 White Mountain Highway, North Conway | 3 star hotelfrom $154
- Chlorine leak??
- Red Jacket in December
- Will come back on my next trip
Hampton Inn & Suites North Conway1788 White Mountain Hwy, North Conway | 2 star hotelfrom $117
- Great place to stay
- Good for kids 12 & under
- Hotel was nice, but not really a "waterpark"
Green Granite Inn & Conference Center1515 White Mountain Hwy, North Conway | 2 star hotelfrom $98
- Nice
Comfort Inn & Suites North Conway2001 White Mountain Hwy, Route 16, North Conway | 2 star hotelfrom $117
- Excellent for a Family
- Elegance in a hotel chain?
- Old Lady At Front Desk Needs to Smile & Retire
Residence Inn North Conway1801 White Mountain Hwy, North Conway | 3 star hotelfrom $139
Forest Glen Inn277 Artist Falls Rd, North Conway | Hotel$55 average
The Stonehurst Manor3351 White Mountain Hwy, North Conway | 3 star hotelfrom $92
The Yankee Clipper Inn1769 White Mountain Hwy, North Conway | Hotelfrom $75
White Trellis Motel3245 White Mountain Hwy, North Conway | Hotelfrom $74


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The announcement that the Women's Prize for Fiction is to be sponsored by Baileys has drawn accusations of sexism. Why pair such a saccharine, sickly drink that is so overtly targeted at women with a contest that celebrates the blistering, strident writing of novelists like Zadie Smith and Lionel Shriver?
Some suggest instead using Johnnie Walker, which, like Baileys, is also owned by drinks company Diageo. But wouldn't it be better that alcohol was nowhere near a prize the aims of which surely include encouraging girls and young women into novel-writing?
I don't want to sound like a killjoy. In fact, my twenties and early thirties were effectively sponsored by Sauvignon Blanc (only becoming a parent has driven me away from drink for fear of dealing with both a hangover and a young child at the same time). I am not against anyone enjoying a drink. But it does sometimes feel like the drinks industry has a grip on every aspect of our culture.
In what must be the most bizarre of decisions by a council's licensing committee, the pub chain JD Wetherspoon has been given the go-ahead for a bar at a motorway service station. If you're driving down the M40 between 8am and 1am, you can peel off at Junction 2 at Beaconsfield for a pint of lager or a glass of white wine. What could possibly go wrong?
Of course, there is nothing to stop someone on the M40 leaving at the same junction and finding a country pub a few miles away, but they would have to make the special effort. Now they can just have a swift half in between popping to the loo and filling up the tank. The bar will be open by Christmas – just as the nation's drink-drive levels soar. The health minister, Dr Dan Poulter, described the move as "extraordinary". As a former hospital doctor, he should know.
Last year, there were more than 1.1 million alcohol-related admissions to hospital – more than double the number 10 years ago. Drink costs the NHS £2.7bn every year, including a £1bn burden on accident and emergency services. Alcohol Concern predicts that this will rise to £3.7bn by 2015. There are many causes of the current crisis in A&E (waiting times are at a nine-year high, it was revealed yesterday), but alcohol is a factor that is growing in significance every year. Nationally, "alcohol admission episodes" for 2010/11 were 1,895 per 100,000 in the population, compared with 1,389 in 2006/07.
During my last visit to an A&E department in south London, I sat in the waiting room for an hour watching other patients arrive. One woman was so drunk she rolled off her chair, vomiting on the floor. A man was carted in by paramedics who described him as "completely pissed". Another woman, only marginally less drunk, had broken her arm. It was 11 o'clock in the morning.
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White Christmas Angel Punch
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White Christmas Angel Punch is a light, low calorie, low fat and very refreshing holiday beverage, this angel punch boasts the healthful benefits of green tea.
Recipe Ingredients
1 cup simple syrup (see recipe below)
2 cups lemon juice
1 quart green tea
2 quarts club soda
2 quarts sparkling white grape juice
Recipe Directions
Chill all ingredients. Mix everything but the club soda and pour over a block of ice. Add the club soda and stir gently. Garnish with lemon and orange slices.
Simple Syrup
Because sugar does not dissolve easily in cold liquids, it is a good idea to keep this simple sugar on hand.
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add the sugar and cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar has dissolved, about 30 seconds. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until just slightly thickened, about five minutes. Remove from the heat; set aside to cool. .
Can be tightly covered and refrigerated for up to three weeks
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The pair of Hornets dropped out of the jump point and banked in unison as they closed into a tight formation.
"One more system and we'll be there," said the young Lieutenant Leon "Ilyzin" Wake. He and his wingman only recently graduated from the academy and were originally assigned to the Bengal class UEES Dimora. However, just as they were awaiting transport, they'd received an urgent change of post to the UEES Scipio. The Equipment Technical Quartermaster signed them off to two brand new Hornets and they were very quickly briefed on a flight plan to rendezvous with the Carrier Strike Group as it continued to make its way deeper into the outer systems.
Leon's wingman was a young pilot named Ivar Kondratov, nicknamed "Messer" due to his first name being the same as the tyrant who'd made himself the most powerful man in history; Ivar Messer. Leon and Ivar got along well, and were glad when they were posted to the Dimora together. The mood changed slightly when they learned that their posting to the Scipio was in relief of two lost pilots. It was a bittersweet posting. On one hand, they were both sad for the loss of two brothers in arms, even if they'd never met them; yet on the other, they were excited for the prospect of real combat. A prospect which, at this very moment, was beginning to creep up into their minds for perhaps the first time in their lives.
"I don't like this," said Ivar over squadron comms. "I hate to be cliche, but it's way too quiet."
"The Scipio didn't get engaged anywhere along this route Messer, we should be fine."
"The Scipio has enough escorts to wage a war on its own Ilyzin. We, on the other hand, are like that pile of fish guts they use to attract the sharks."
Ilyzin chuckled, but couldn't help feeling that Messer was not far from the truth. "The system looks clean from here."
"There are plenty of places to hide."
"Just stay on your toes Messer, we'll be fine."
Ivar shook his head. "This is stupid," he said to himself, scanning his scopes once again to make sure they were indeed alone.
Matters worsened when a blip appeared on the scopes.
"Do you see that?" asked Ilyzin.
"I do, not close enough to get any info."
"It's gone."
Messer peered at his scopes, his fingers tapping on the screen as he navigated through different filters. "Yeah I don't see it anywhere anymore."
Ilyzin sighed. "Alright, get ready."
"You think this is it?" Messer's heart was pumping.
"It very well could be."
Messer re-aligned power consumption to favor weapons and defensive systems, then sat back. His heart was pounding in his chest as they continued to the waypoint.
"Nav three, clear. New heading, zero zero five zero."
The two ships tilted, sliding their vector toward the next waypoint.
The blip appeared again.
"Ten o'clock Ilyzin, it's a Cutlass."
Leon peered out the canopy, knowing it was nearly impossible to see the vessel at this distance. "Just stay on course."
"I'm not liking this one bit Ilyzin. Not a single bit."
"I'm right there with you Messer, I've got worms in my throat. Chances are it's just some guy traveling to a destination, just like us."
Their radios beeped, an incoming message on the civilian band. "Are you two pups lost?"
Messer cursed between clenched teeth, "Shit." The anticipation of conflict was palpable.
Ilyzin took in a deep breath and opened the channel. "Civilian craft, maintain your distance."
"Or what?" said the Cutlass pilot.
Ilyzin's mind rolled back onto his training. "If your vessel trajectory, at any point, resembles an attack vector, we will consider this a hostile act upon which; under the United Empire of Earth defense article five, sub-section alpha twenty two: we are free to utilize lethal force in the protection of UEE property and personnel."
"What, you mean if I turned my nose into your current line of travel, as though I was leading you with my guns?" The Cutlass banked.
Ivar watched the ship's vector drift into a firing solution for their current speed and direction. He felt a bead of sweat ball up on the edge of his eyebrow, hanging there in the zero gravity environment of the cockpit. He keyed squadron comms, "He's calling our bluff."
"Really? I hadn't noticed. Just stay on course."
The Cutlass pilot laughed over the civilian band as he fell behind them, never once having even transferred power to shields or weapons. Soon he was beyond visual range, and then after a few more minutes, his blip on the radar vanished.
Ivar shook his head for the bead of sweat to break free. "That wasn't cool."
Ilyzin sighed. "What a dick."
"And that's nav four, we're here," Ivar said, looking out through the canopy to see nothing but open space, yet somewhere before them was a rift, a hole in the fabric of the continuum that would allow them to travel vast distances in an instant.
Ilyzin keyed his mic, "Loading up the drive information. Alright we're clear. Synchronizing. Hit it when you're ready."
Ivar typed in the required commands on his console and the computer took over flight controls, bringing him uncomfortably close to Ilyzin's Hornet before thrusting them forward in unison.
In silence, they both took one last look on their scopes and out the canopy, wondering where the Cutlass had gone. Then, the two Hornets slowly slid through the darkness toward the invisible gateway; before disappearing in a brilliant flash of light.
On the bridge of the Scipio, Captain Anderson and the Admiral were standing near the holosphere as Major Jasper came up the stairs from the level below.
"Sir," she said in her soft voice. "The replacements have just jumped into the system. Their estimated time of arrival is at five hundred and twenty hours.
The Captain nodded, "Thank you Lillian, let me know when they're on final approach. I'd like to greet them on the flight deck."
Major Jasper smiled, "Will do Sir." She turned on her heel and made her way back down the stairs.
"So they made it through without getting into trouble," said Captain Anderson.
Admiral Jameson looked at him with a cocked eyebrow. "You didn't expect they would?"
The Captain looked at Jameson and took in a deep breath. "To be honest, no. I protested them coming the whole way without escort. We should have sent a few Hornets to rendezvous with them two systems back."
"We need all the firepower we have here with us Michael," said the Admiral. "What if we'd come under attack?"
Michael almost snorted a laugh. He looked around, lowering his voice. "Are you serious Rick, look at this!" He pointed to the holosphere where next to the Scipio floated ten large blips and a half dozen smaller ones. "No one in their right mind is going to come after us out here. A small fight of two Hornets by themselves in an outer system, that's for the pickings. Do you know how much a stolen Hornet goes for on the black market?"
"No Michael, I don't have time to look up useless information like that."
"Neither do I, but there are plenty of people out there willing to sell information if you know where to look for them."
Jameson furrowed his brow. "Are you saying you used UEE assets to hire the aid of renegades?"
Anderson looked his friend and superior in the eye. "The assets don't belong to the UEE the second they're in my personal account Rick," he turned his gaze back on to the sphere. "After that, I can do whatever I want with them."
"When's the last time you did something as stupid as that?" asked the Admiral.
The Captain stood silent.
"I see," the Admiral shook his head. "Recently."
The Captain smiled, "Maybe."
"Just don't force my hand Michael."
"You're the only one in control of your hand Rick. What I do is irrelevant. If you really wanted to slap me a Court Martial, you would have done so the first time I told you what I thought about leaving Terra without doing more for our missing pilots."
Jameson sighed. "Those two Hornets are on initial approach, you should head down to the flight deck if you want to catch them arriving."
"That's a good idea Admiral. I'll assume you're not going to join me?"
"No, I have to work on this formation layout and deal with the complaints the Quest keeps giving me in regards to being too close to the Grace."
The Captain laughed. "I suppose they're concerned that if they go high order we'll take out our Mercy ship at the same time."
Jameson nodded, looking at the current formation on the sphere. "Well the whole point of keeping them together is so that we can protect our two most valuable assets short of the Scipio herself. Commander Turpin just doesn't seem to want to budge on this one. She's adamant about keeping the Starfarer out beyond the frigates."
"Maybe she thinks we will only be attacked from the front. Either way, she does have balls to be arguing with the Admiral of the Strike Group."
"Mhmm," Jameson nodded his head. "I'll give her that. Now get going, you'll miss those pilots."
"Yes sir," Captain Anderson said, almost mockingly.
The Admiral gave him a narrow glare, in jest, before watching the Captain make his way to the lift.
On the flight deck, the two Hornets were taxied in. Ivar had barely finished shutting her down when Jessie hopped up the ladder.
Jessie smacked the hull to get the pilots' attention. "Hey, keep main power on, we need to do a full inspection."
Ivar, startled, stared at the man for a few seconds before nodding in response. "Yeah, just don't pop out of nowhere like that, you scared the hell out of me."
Jessie's smile kinked as he chewed gum, "Welcome to the Scipio, now scram, we need these inspections done as soon as possible!"
Ivar stared at the technician, dumbfound. "You know I'm a Lieutenant right?"
Jessie looked back up at the man from the flight deck. "I don't care if you're the fucking Imperator, those inspections need to be done," he said, walking off toward a pushback tug parked nearby.
Ivar shook his head and looked over to Ilyzin. "Do you believe that guy?"
Ilyzin shrugged and shook his head.
"Welcome to the Scipio."
The two pilots looked down to see the Captain standing right on the flight deck, followed closely by a large bald man, covered in scars.
"I am Captain Michael Anderson, your new Commanding Officer."
"Sir," the two saluted. They were dumbfound as to why the Captain would greet them himself.
"Please, climb on down, I'll bring you to your Wing commanders."
Messer and Ilyzin awkwardly made their way down the ladders to the flight deck and walked over to the Captain, coming to attention near him and saluting again.
The Captain returned the salute. "That's the last time you'll salute me today gents, my arm gets tired."
"Yes sir," they replied in unison.
"Alright, how was the flight?"
Jessie watched the four walking off the flight deck as he drove the pushback tug into position at the front gear of the Hornet. He got out and pinned the bracket into the towing chassis, shaking his head at the two greenest pilots he'd seen in his life. Getting back in the seat, he tugged the Hornet to one of the large lifts, lining it up with the markers painted on the pad before uncoupling the pushback tug and parking it again. He then walked to the lift controls and tapped the down arrow. The cogs growled and the lift began to descend as amber and red warning lights spun at the edges of the platform. Jessie sighed, descending into the pits below for another long day of labor.