In her office in Sickbay, Nori remembered the events of the past day.
"Three...two...one...Happy New Year!!!" The whole crew chanted together. Everyone exchanged toasts. Captain Maruu and Commander Nori kissed each other's lips. Commander Lataro and Commander K'Lara performed the same action. Lieutenants Garza, Valdago, and Loran toasted the new year. Everyone was jovial. It was January 1, 2360.
After Maruu and Nori kissed, Nori opened up her big blue eyes and looked into Maruu's eye's. "Kiss me again you fool," she said, smiling at him. "I love you so much, and I wouldn't want to be any place else right now without you..."
Maruu kissed Nori again this time for a long time.
The celebrations lasted until 1000 hours. By that time, everyone was so tired, they headed for bed. The ship was practically silent. Not a soul stirred. The Virgo lay inside a thick nebula where they would be safe. Additionally, the computer had been programmed to sound all klaxons and go to Red Alert automatically if any ship got within one million miles of the Virgo. They were not going to be caught unprepared.
It was 1400 hours. Nori woke up, got out of bed, and felt the top of her head to see if it was still attached to her body or not. It was pounding so bad she thought it had been removed with the dullest butter knife their ever was. Looking into the mirror she asked her reflection, "Did you get the name of the starship that used your head as a landing pad?"
A few seconds passed.
"Me neither. Computer, locate Captain Maruu.
<Captain Maruu is in his ready room.>
Nori closed her eyes and felt her way to the shower, after the shower she felt a little better came out and got out a clean black uniform. She got dressed and headed for the mess hall.
At 1445 hours, Nori entered the mess hall, ate two slices of toast, and drank a small glass of orange juice and a cup of herbal tea.
At 1510 hours Nori, entered Sickbay and went into her office. She sat down at her desk, held her head in her hands for a few minutes, then started working on her paper work.
The day was over so quickly. Too bad she couldn't sleep longer due to Solacetta's return. Strange, Nori didn't even notice Solacetta come back. And after she was silently kicked off the ship, no one made a fuss. Nori removed the thoughts from her mind and continued working.