Hen's Night...er week

[Ayden Sheppard]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

Ayden shook her head slightly at the Captain's first statement. "Don't be sorry. What else are friends for? Besides, I'm glad to see that you're actually smiling a bit now." Ayden had always hated it if one of her friends were down, it made her feel rather sad herself, even though she wasn't going through what they were. A small chuckle escaped the Lieutenant Colonel's lips as she looked at her friend once more.

"That sounds like quite the plan to me. For once in my life, I actually don't have to worry about anything crazy happening and being disturbed. We're all going to have fun this week without the distraction of work, and I swear if I catch someone attempting to work, I'll...well you get the picture."

Ayden laughed lightly at her own comment as she looked over at the Captain who appeared to be a little better, hopefully she wasn't just putting on a fake smile to make her happy.

"By the way, if you ever need anyone to talk to, my door is always opened. No matter the time; sleep is over-rated anyway."

<Tag Kat>

[kindred]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

The sudden realisation hit Lola and she turned arond to check the hotel's guide. "Sh*t a brick! I have no I.D. no wallet... No clothes.. Bloody Glow Worms, I knew they would do something nasty." she muttered. She walked over to the kitchenette and grabbed out the kettle and set it to boil before making a cofee "Can I get anyone a cuppa?" she shouted. Well at least they sent me down in my leathers... It coulda been worse I spose she rationalised as she poured two sachets of coffee and a sugar into her mug with a tiny bit of milk

[Katrina Logan]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

The small conversation did make Kat feel much better, but now it was time to feed some empty stomachs. The captain smiled back at her superior officer. She was her friend more than a fellow soldier and that meant more to the young woman than anything. Having the love and support of those around her would get her through this and hopefully time would fly so quickly, she'd be in his arms once again.

Leaving Kat's room behind, the two headed back to where the others were and that's when she noticed Lola. Even though she never really had formal conversations with the flight officer, the captain admired the woman and even more now that she had come back from the dead.

"Lola, how nice to see you back. You don't know how happy we all are to see you. This vacation is getting better by the minute.

<Tag: Anyone>

[kindred]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

Lola grinned over at Kat "It's great to be back mate. Though some I.D. money and a passport would have been the courteous thing to do when they sent me back, but I guess they just didn't appreciate my threatening them. And believe me, I missed you all too.. It sure is great to be back! I've just put the billy on, can I get ya a cuppa amte?" Lola said as she clasped Kat's hand firmly.

[santana]

1008
Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

Alejandro worked his way down the hallway of the beautiful Royal towers, taking in its fine beauty. Sure - he had been working there for several years, but he still always took a moment to just take in this paradise he found himself earning a living at.

He felt lucky.

But what was the order of business today? It was a "Hen's Week", apparently, with the "Sheppard" party. Out of all the many employees that worked at Atlantis, he seemed to be the one that was always assigned to pre-marriage parties for women, which seemed to be going under a new code-name every week. Bachelorette party, Hen Night, Hen Week, Pink Week, Last-Most-of-Relaxation-and-Freedom-You'll-Ever-Have-Extravaganza (his personal favorite), and countless others, which presented him with daily entertainment.

This time around, he was assigned to guide, and overall entertain a group of women for an entire week, and he was ready.

'So what if I'm just a talented male-stripper to them?' he thought, not caring about that element anymore. They loved to stare at him - so what?

Arriving in the area their rooms lay in, he began knocking on all their doors in order, calling as he walked along, "Who's ready to get this Hen's Week started?" in his mixed Hawaiian and Latino accent.

<Tag Ladies>

[Ayden Sheppard]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

Ayden had followed Kat out of her room and the two of them returned to Ayden's room just in time to hear Lola go off about not having a passport or ID and Ayden chuckled slightly as she opened up her bag that was sitting on the flood beside her bed and pulled out a small plastic bag. Standing back to her full height she handed it to Lola and a small grin crossed her face.

"That should take care of your ID and passport. I had them in my bag from when I came to Earth last time but I kind of forgot about them. Can't help you with the money part though."

She was going to say more but she heard a knock on the door then a man's voice and she chuckled slightly as she made her way to the door and opened it to see a handsome man standing there with a smile on his face.

"I take it you are Mister Alejandro Santana?" She asked with a smile as she opened the door fully for all the ladies that were in her room to get a good look at the man who was standing outside the door.

<Tag Ladies and Alejandro>

[kindred]

Lola looked up in time to see Ayden toss her a package wrapped in plastic. Tearing open the zip-lock bag she found her wallet and passport. Flipping open her old Bundy leather wallet, she found all the necessary I.D. and cards. "Sweet! Ayden, you da man!" she said with a crazy grin as she tossed her friend a juice. She heard a knock at the door and cocked her head, looking to the girls with a raised eyebrow. She saw the hunk of a man stride through the door and let out a low whistle. Looks like the girls had a little fun planned... This could indeed get interesting

[Marah "Tonobi" Law]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas


Marah walked into Ayden's room where everyone else seam to be gathering. She came here after being roused by a not so bad looking guy. "Who's da man?" Marah said smiling when she turned towards Lola "Hey aren't you supposed to be ... and that means .... So then that means ... " Marah stood there for a while trying to get her head around this situation. Nolen, Dmitri and some of the other pilots had told her about Lola back in Delta and now the woman was standing in front of here. She turned back to the others "Well I guess this is going to be a great week" she said not wanting to say the rest of the sentence.

<Tag Girls>

[Katrina Logan]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

Kat had her connections and with a small phone call, she could have Lola financially set for the trip and not have the worries about paying anyone back. Her family, fortunately, had quite a bit of money due to the government’s substantial amount of “keep quiet” funds for her daddy who was clinically depressed. Far be it for a full fledged officer who ran squadrons of soldiers to fight to be publicly found to be insane. He wasn’t in her eyes, just highly depressed over her brothers passings, but still they had some money. Snapping her cell phone shut, the captain walked up to Lola and quietly spoke with her. ”When we head to the lobby for breakfast or whatever we have planned, I have something for you. And I won’t hear of any paybacks. You coming back is payback enough.”

Just then, a figure came through the door and Kat turned to see that it was a male escort of sorts. She knew there’d probably be a male stripper involved somewhere in this whole Hen Week ordeal, but to have a personal assistant for the entire trip? Well now the vacation was starting to look up.

<Tag: Anyone>

[kindred]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

Lola looked over to the stranger in the room. "Yes I was dead. Yes I am back. And yes that means.... Who are you again? I mean you obvisouly know me..." she said to Marah - the only stranger in the room.

Lola saw Kat sidle up to her. She gave the woman a quick hug and her traditional lopsided grin "Hows about I throw together a good ol' fashioned Aussie barbie in return. It's the least I can do... And I won't hear any more o' this 'your coming back is payment enough' crap alright?" She clapped her friend on the shoulder, "Now ya sure I can't get ya a cuppa, the billy's boiled.... And them dammed Glow Worms didn't have coffee so I'm in withdrawal..." she said as she poured the boiling water into the mug.

[Katrina Logan]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

Kat returned the hug with a bit more emotion that usual. She was still mining over her temporary loss and every bit of friendship with anyone was helping her get over things more easier. A smile protruded across the captain's lips at the suggestion of some coffee. "I'd love a cup. But only one, don't want to spend my entire day in the little girl's room when there's going to be plenty of things to do."

Her eyes glanced back to the tour guide and smiled. He's probably done this a million times, but does he know how to handle a bunch of military officers that would shoot him in a heartbeat if anything was pulled other than fun? Probably not.

<Tag: Anyone>

[Ayden Sheppard]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

As Ayden watched the rest of the women mingle and the tour guide simply stand in the door she chuckled slightly as she walked out onto the balcony of her room. She found it quite humerous how her room had apparently become the meeting place. Not that she minded it at all, she just needed a few moments to pull her thoughts together before they headed off to where-ever they were heading off too.

Leaning on the banister, Ayden glued her eyes to the ocean that lay before her, completly captivated by its beauty. She was glad for the calmness that it seemed to bring as she simply watched it. This was probably going to be one of the biggest nights of her life, but she couldn't help but feel scared about it. Last time she had been in this position she had been stood up, cheated on, and used; she just hoped she wasn't setting herself up for another one of those moments.

She heard both Kat and Lola talking about coffee and she chuckled slightly, most of the women here couldn't live without the stuff any longer. With a job like theirs it was hard not to rely on the 'drug'. She couldn't help but wonder if the tour guide ever had to deal with a bunch of military women. If not, then this would be pretty intresting to say the least.

<Tag Anyone>

[kindred]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

Lola smiled and poured the sachets into another mug, added a touch of milk and poured the water over the top. She passed the mug over to Kat and made up another one for Ayden. "If you'll excuse me for a sec Kat?" she asked as she made her way over to Ayden, both mugs in hand. She leaned against the railing beside her best friend and nudged her with her elbow, passing her the coffee. "He's a good one ya know... He won't do anything to hurt you. And if he does, well I'll just get all Glowwy on his arse"

[Ayden Sheppard]

1015
Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

Ayden felt a nudge to her elbow which quickly drew her mind back to the present. Seeing Lola stand there, Ayden smiled a thanks in her friends direction as she took the mug out of her hand and took a sip out of it. Hearing Lola's words, she shrugged her shoulders slightly. She knew what her best friend was saying was indeed true, but doubt still overtook her mind.

"Yeah, I guess so." She stated quietly, her voice barely above a whisper as she looked back over the balcony at the ocean, trying to pull her thoughts together.

[kindred]

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Royal Towers
Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas

Lola gave her friend a smile, "I know what you're worried about, I was worried about the same thing with Andrew.. But having gone through that, we both of us, can recognise those qualities - or lack thereof - in a person.. We are not so foolish enough to get in that situation agian. At least you had the excuse of youth" Lola said with a small chuckle. "The only way to get rid of the doubts is not to let them in in the first place. Al is not Chad... So those same doubts are unneccessary"