Tombstone Estate

[Doc Holliday]

A rainy stretch of days was upon the Estate and the continent on which it was built which gave the good doctor a chance to catch up on a few things. Some diplomatic issues after a recent Zoner and Corsair engagement was at the forefront. Fortunately, cooler head prevailed and for the time, things were normal. He had also addressed issues with the Zoner Council and made some private com messages with his friend and superior, Malcalypse.

Grady McCue, his hired hand, was holding down the ranch portion of the estate in the doctor's absence. The two men spoke often and at this point, the doctor had pretty much given control of the ranch to him. Still, Grady knew his place and didn't abuse his power and always maintained a high level of respect for his friend and boss.

Doc's mind was drifting as he stood in front of a sliding glass door, looking through the rain into a line of trees in the distance and sipping on a cup of coffee. His thoughts were with Midori, who was for the time, stuck on Shasta in the Baffin system. For a new pilot, it was a treacherous place to fly with ice and debris and what was worse, Bretonian patrols were for more of a threat to a Kusari woman who would make the attempt to fly through alone for the sole purpose of getting home. Also of concern was how she would be treated by Molly or Corsair patrols. A lightly armed Rhino was no match for any of them.

"I should never have let her go about this alone," he muttered to himself, "never!" Normally, he would let his temper show at his own poor judgement but he had already vented enough after the destruction of the Vor'cha. He just sighed and continued sipping his coffee. As he turned away, his eyes met a picture on his wall, a picture of Midori herself in her traditional Kusari dress. He just stared and managed a light smile.

"Miss Midori, you truly are a sight for sore eyes," he commented. After a few minutes of staring, the doctor made his way to his com panel and again attempted to communicate with her. Again, the transmission couldn't get through. The weather and strong ion activities didn't allow. Again he sighed in frustration.
"Miss Midori," he said softly out loud, "I do hope you are OK today."

*more to come*

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