Mariel wandered in from another room in the House,
taking a seat at the bar. She smiled at the other
people here, feeling a tad bit lonely. But who
wouldn't feel lonely in her place?

She fingered the envelope that she had been handed the
night before, stroking it with one blood-red lacquered
talon before turning her very pretty purple eyes to
one of the gentlemen sitting at the table. She had
high hopes that one of them would respond, as she
clicked her nails on the marble countertop, her
leather skirt creeping up her fishnet covered thighs,
contrasting with the porcelien skin underneath that
shows through in gaping amounts.

She absentmindedly taps one foot, the tap from her
over the knee black leather six inch heeled platform
boots creating an odd counter-beat to the one that her
hand was making on the counter. She tossed her almost
floor length silver hair over one shoulder, exposing
ears that had been surgically altered just a tad bit
pointy to make people wonder if she were part-elven.
It had been one of the things that she had down as a
youth that she now regretted, all of 5 years later.
People now thought that she was a Lord of the Rings
fan anytime she ventured outside. She shuddered
delicately still appraising the gentlemen, wondering
which of them would get up the courage to come and
speak with her, claim her....

She reached up to where her collar should have been
and bit back tears, the tapping on the marble stopping
as her fingers curled around the envelope, her
talonned nails biting into the flesh of her palms,
drawing blood....

Her nipple rings brushed the inside of the tight red
brocade corset she was wearing, causing her to gasp.
She hopped up off of her chair, tangling one leg in it
that she turned into a kick, sending the barstool
halfway across the bar area, and headed for a window,
looking through the pale frosted glass at the equally
frosty day outside. It was not a day for little goth
girls to be outside, but it matched the coldness in
her soul that had replaced the fire last night. She
heard someone walking up behind her, and felt arms
touch her from behind. She turned to see one of the
gentlemen there, holding the letter that she had left
at the bar.

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<pb melinda>



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Counselor Vanyssa Winters, USS Nimitz, FGN
Counselor Meiko Yamamoto, USS Dutchman, FGN

Ieara, rider of green Linath, Torayan Weyr
Kiria, rider of blue Minath, Torayan Weyr

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