Love is hard to catch

[Laura C.]

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Encryption: High, specific decryption key required
Sender: Laura (special authorization verified)
Sent: 14:09 local time, 20th January 820; planet New Tokyo, New Tokyo system, Kusari
To: Trueno Benitez

*Laura appears on the screen, judging from the iron wall behind her and some muffled machinery sound she is probably in cabin of the ship*

Hola Trueno! Oh, I´m so glad that you are okay! That message scared me a lot... I even said last time I would be more happy if you will not meet these creatures on your journey, do you remember? I knew that Omicrons are dangerous place... What is quite a pity actually. I heard that some parts are beatiful. It must be great feeling, just freely roam there... *gets dreamy eyes a little* Anyway, I hope the rest of your journey was calm and safe.

But back to some nice talk about nice things, I´m sure you need that. So...you missed my voice? Nice to hear that... *smiles* Perdon that I sent just text message, but it was in hurry and as I said before, I really don´t want to risk sending video-messages from Okinawa.

Now, what were you asking me previously? Oh, that New Year´s party. Well...I was maybe little...exhausted...next day. *smiles* You know, drinking with Rheinlanders and especially a Bretonian from Dublin...of course, still it´s not like drinking with Corsair like Alicia, *chuckles* but still things sometimes go wild. So yes, I survived but they told me I even sang some drunken songs with them near the morning in streets of Honshu Spaceport and...erm...I don´t remember this part of party much... *scratches behind her ear* But at least we weren´t arrested so nothing bad happened, sí?

And about New Year´s resolutions - yes, I actually made some and some of them are related to work. Did you make any? I actually want to work less and have a more time for...personal life. For example to have time to be with you... It feels like an eternity since we left Hawaii. But it seems that it will be harder than I thought because... *paused for a moment and her face grew sad* I have some bad news regarding our possible rendezvous.

I´m forced to stay within Okinawa, Honshu and New Tokyo at least until half of the February. I have ton of workload on my shoulders unfortunately. Apparently that pile of administration crap with annual financial closing and stocktaking is not enough! So I have to visit surface of freezy Miura to inspect some surface base construction site which company bought here now and make a detailed report about it, of course as soon as possible! But there is even more! I don´t know how it happened but guildmast...owner of the base where I live and work made - I don´t know why - some agreement with our director and now, for next almost four weeks, I´m responsible for supplying of whole base! For everything! Food, water, pharmaceuticals, basic repair materials, maybe probably even for drinks in vending machines too! I have a twenty pages order list on my desk already.

*her voice started to be half angry half ironic, but now she calmed down and turned into little sad again*

I think you know what this means. If we can meet, then only on Honshu or New Tokyo in time when I will stop there with ship for supplies. And I assume you can´t just wait here for me. So...so... *takes a deep breath* I don´t know. I miss you, really, but it seems that universe doesn´t want us to meet or what. Or do you think it is possible? Let me know.

*tries to smile a little again*

Maybe I should order to our engineers to invent and build my own jumping device. That could help us. Anyway, I should go. Take care! Kiss you!

*makes "sending kiss" gesture, then turns the camera off*

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On a ragebreak. Or ragequit. Time will tell.