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Tuesday, March 5, 2068, 10 p.m., the Cliff House, Tracy Island

Callie sat out on the balcony in a lounger, staring up into the clear night sky. She didn't turn when a rustle announced that someone had sat down in the lounger beside hers.

"Hey, Callie," said a familiar voice.

"Hey, Elise," Callie replied.

"What's up?"

Callie sighed, a deep sigh of contentment. "The stars. I've never seen them so clearly from Earth before. The lack of light pollution makes this an ideal place to stargaze. Looks like I'll have to brush up on my southern hemisphere constellations, though."

"Maybe John could help you with that," Elise said as she turned her own face to the sky.

"I'm sure he could. He must be really used to seeing these stars."

There was a moment of silence between the two women. Only the sound of the breakers could be heard, and that faintly.

"That was some dinner wasn't it?" Elise ventured.

Callie chuckled. "Sure was. That Chris is a good cook. Too bad Nikki and Dom got called away to help Doc with the decontamination."

"Yeah, and too bad Brandon was the one who got roped into helping Chris. He seems to be all thumbs in the kitchen."

"I would have helped if someone had mentioned it to me," Callie said.

"No, they weren't going to ask you because you'd just been out on a rescue," Elise explained. "And when they asked me, I said, 'No'. It's not that I can't cook, it's that I can't stand to have help in the kitchen. Either I do it by myself or not at all."

"Hmm. I'll keep that in mind," Callie replied drily. Another long pause and then she spoke again. "It was nice of Kat to keep Josh while Dom was helping Doc."

"Yeah," Elise said, nodding. "She seems to get along well with that little boy. I'm glad though that they were back in time to eat. I'd hate to have to feed Joshua. He gets so messy."

Callie laughed. "Par for the course, Elise. Kids that age always eat messily."

Elise looked over at her companion. "How come you and Brains didn't have to go through radiation decontamination?"

"We didn't get anywhere near the reactor like Scott did," Callie explained. "I was glad to see that they've got a good procedure for decontamination. It's faster than any I've ever heard of."

They were silent again for a bit, then Elise asked, "What's on the agenda for you tomorrow?"

"Training in the simulator on Thunderbird Five's systems. I have to learn how to track down faults and learn to repair them for when I'm on my own. You?"

Elise made a face. "More simulator training with Virgil on Thunderbird Two. Man, that guy is a perfectionist! Especially when it comes to his 'baby'. Sometimes I think I'm never going to please him."

"You'll get it eventually," Callie reassured her. "You wouldn't be here if Mr. Tracy didn't have faith in your abilities."

"I'm glad he does. I wouldn't think he'd have much faith in me after... you know."

"I think that's why he does have faith in you. He saw you in an emergency situation and knows what you're capable of."

It was Elise's turn to sigh. "Well, they do say that any crash you walk away from is a good one. And I at least managed to walk away."

"And he'll be walking good as new any day now," Callie reminded her.

"Yeah, he will." They sat quietly for a time, then Elise asked, "So, what can you teach me about these constellations without brushing up on them?"

"Well, that one over there, you see the four points of light? That's the Southern Cross..." Callie began to show Elise the constellations and tell her the stories behind them as a slight wind ruffled their hair and the exhausting day came to a close.

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