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"Well, I know how much you hate formal ceremonies.."<br />
"Nicholas."<br />
The sandy haired Guardian kept right on going, ignoring the warning tone in the First Guardian's<br />
voice.<br />
"So, I sent a message to <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> before I came over here."<br />
"Nicholas, I swear to the Maker, if you did something stupid, I will rip your throat out."<br />
Unfortunately Nicholas had known her since she had been a child and knew that she would do no<br />
such thing. Even though he had no intention of even trying to face down the glare that was<br />
leveled at him, he managed to offer her the pad he had brought with him. The small screen on<br />
thin eight <strong>by</strong> eleven inch wide small computer was just large enough for someone to do a bit of<br />
work on. It was the evolutionary descendant of human kinds laptop computers.<br />
Emily stared at the innocuous piece of equipment with what Nicholas would have described, on<br />
anyone else, as a bit of uncertainty.<br />
Taking it she played the video file that had been stored on it. Emily found herself smiling as a<br />
rather familiar cute red head stared back at her out of the file and shook a finger at the video pick<br />
up.<br />
"Nicholas gave me a call, when I was all dressed up for this ceremony, and told me how much<br />
you hate formal occasions. Now don't you dare not show up for this Emie, I'm dressed up in this<br />
rather annoying Guardian dress uniform. If I have to get all dressed up, then so do you First<br />
Guardian."<br />
With a wink Julie's image disappeared from the small screen. Emily sighed and set the pad aside.<br />
"You going to come then?"<br />
Muttering something unintelligible, Emily rose from her desk and gathered a few of the more<br />
urgent reports that she had to read. Those she could do on the shuttle ride down to Mars Base.<br />
"I didn't hear you, did you say something?"<br />
Emily glared at Nicholas, who smiled innocently in response.<br />
"Yes, I'm coming. Don't you have something better to do?"<br />
"Nope!"<br />
Blue eyes narrowed dangerously and Nicholas found himself hastily standing and backing out of<br />
the First Guardians ready room. He might not have believed her first glare, but this one promised
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