The cruise went fairly smoothly, all told. Lucas and Admiral Garibaldi were somewhat of an oddity, it seemed, but people readily accepted the "distinguished gentleman and his young caretaker doctor" story. Too readily, it seemed. A flock of mother hens close to Garibaldi's age (who were on a "girls' trip") fought amongst themselves to be the one to push his chair, and at any time there seemed to be at least a few young, attractive women hanging around talking to Lucas. Despite the motherly women around, Garibaldi's health improved over several days, and he was soon taking short walks and had a healthy appetite. Lucas dutifully stayed near Garibaldi, indulging himself only one evening to have dinner with a particularly sweet young lady who was on study break with her friends from her university.
The ship made its scheduled stopovers at the two space stations, and then headed towards the rainforest moon of Garen V. As the ship was making its docking maneuvers, Lucas got them ready to go ashore. "What do you think, sir? Fishing, or a little beach time?"
"A little beach time. It had been a while since I could lay on the beach and read and relax."
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Co-GM of the Spacedock/JSOC Game Characters: Adm. Samuel Lasiter, RAdm. Markus Garibaldi, Ambassador Marconis, LCDR Donovan Black, and a host of others.
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