Corvin Estate, New Thessalonica, Planet Yuma, Coronado
after midnight of 12-13 Sept. 824 A.S.
With Doreen and Benjen just out the door, Erik was still blushing a bit. He turned back to his son and motioned him to get ready for bed, so they both went upstairs in silence - Erik had no idea what to say, while Peter was just tired.
As soon as he was set, Peter jumped in his bed and allowed his father to tuck him in. He offered a sweet "good night" and rolled on a side, already part asleep. Erik on the other hand wasn't sleepy at all - tired, yes... but just not ready to sleep... He just sled off the side of Peter's bed. He sat down, his back against the boy's bed... his head leaned back into the blanket.
Although he knew Peter was asleep already, Erik felt like talking, so he started to do so in whispers, with a smile on his face. "Not so long ago you said you miss having a mom... how seeing Ben with his mother brought that back..." - he sighed - "What if... what if she could give you that feeling back?" The boy didn't properly hear his father's comments, but the sound of a familiar voice made him snuggle around in the blanket for a second. Erik spent quite a bit more time just lying there, gathering his thoughts, after which he went to sleep as well.
Planet Yuma, Coronado
13 Sept. 824 A.S.
Naturally, as days come and go... so does the daily work of any Crayterian, and most of all on the ever-developing Yuma. The next morning, Erik found himself called to help with the repair of an energy Relay on New Dalphin. While the construction for the new power-grid for the Rejuvenator was almost at its end, sometimes nature's will just can't be helped. A larger storm brought about unforeseen damage for which repair drones were best.
10:30 - While on-board a shuttle towards the hospital island, he figured he could leave Doreen a message. "Good morning... sweet doctor"
He wanted to say "beautiful", but thought it'd be best to keep this kind of compliments for when he's right in front of her. "How's your day going?
I'm currently on my way to New Dalphin to oversee some repairs, but I'll probably be by the lab later this afternoon. Valders left me a note saying prototype 7 is ready so today we'll probably test it. If you're not busy at the hospital, you could drop by to (see me) help with the medical side of the procedure...