Tombstone Estate

[Zephyr]

Upon returning to his ship, Cid finds Doc's message. Upon listening to it he climbs in and starts firing his systems, and calls Pueblo Bonita to let them know he would be moving away from the station, thanks for the refill thru the tube of fuel and O2.
As his 'Roc' pulls smoothly into a corkscrew turn setting an immediate course for Shasta, Cid puts the autopilot to work and climbs back into the small cargo area in the cockpit. After many minutes of pulling parts of the wall apart, and refitting it, he climbs back into his seat with a tightly tied roll. Blowing the dust off, the environmental systems of the cokpit disperse them almost instantly. Cid barely notices.
Tears begin to roll down his face, for the first time in his memory. As he unties the ribbons, tied years ago so lovingly by Sophie, he tears open the paper wrapping the gift left for him by Mal, 'In case you ever came back.' He slowly unrolls a silk, REAL silk too, robe, the Pentabarf emblazoned on the breast, a spinning golden Chao covered the area, Cid was sure would be his crotch.

"Sucks I couldn't get back in time for you to see me wear it. Wha-" Cids mumbling to himself breaks off, as he sees the spinning Chao. "How the hell? Huh, it spins on the inside too. Leave it to Mal. Wait..that's gonna cover..."
Cid starts to laugh uproarously, the tears stop, some sliding into the creases, as his face crinkles in laughter.
"I can't really believe you're gone." His face going serious again. "I just really can't. You are finally in the Lady's embrace my friend."

Cid made his final approach to Shasta from above. He circled slowly provided a few aerial stunts and acrobatics as he fel into an easy orbiting vector. He continued his acrobatics until he had circled the whole of the Goddess Geode. Pulling back up to make his aproach for docking, he caled in and asked if Doc had arrived yet, and for a room to be readied for his stay, for an undetermined duration.

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