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*when she wakes her daughter has curled on her lap and her son rests his head on her side*

*before long she finds herself dozing off against the wall beside them*

*she settles on the floor not far from them and waits for the opportunity to join in the game, or not*

*walks back into the nursery to find her son doing a great job playing with his baby sister. she smiles at the obvious bond between them*

He always does. I'm the outsider. *heavy sigh*

*finishes packing the kids things for the surface* *mumbles to herself* I hope my brother kept everything in order at home *shakes her head*

*watches him go and considers what time away from all of this would mean for everyone*

need it. @Sobrar *half smiles* You need to get some rest.

*warps both hands around the hot coffee* Okay. *yawns* @Sobrar I should find out if we can get this ship some relaxing down time. We all (c)

Haven't been able to go home in many years. @Sobrar

*she opens her heavy lids and smiles* @Sobrar Delta Four.

so lost about how they are greeted I doubt the Cardassians would linger long. @Sobrar *sips her coffee*

*half sleepy smiles* @Sobrar Not so true. There's at least one place that I know they haven't touched, and even if they did, they'd be <c>

*nods* @Sobrar Kinda. I have been trying to convince @YatrellRae we could use a break.

*her eyes divert to the entrance with @Sobrar wanders in with exhaustion etched in his young features* Tough day?

*takes a deep breath and slowly blows over the top, allowing her mind to unwrap from the day thus far*

*settles both children for a nap before going to the cafeteria and settling at a table for a quiet cup of coffee*

*she pulls the extra blanket from the foot if her son's bed and allows herself to drift off on the floor next to him*

*when the crash leads to more muttering she sits in the rocker and waits. A moment passes before a thud and silence again*