It's been so long since I updated.. things have been so crazy. So much has happened.
Things have been amazing with Seana. We fit together on so many different levels that I don't know of anyone, anywhere that has what we have. And considering that it seems like so many other folks in Blackburne and Hale's are having love life problems, it seems bizarre that Seana and I should be one of the few stable relationships in this world. However, it works, and I couldn't be happier.
I moved in with Seana, sharing her boat on Hale's. I still have my garage on Blackburne, and I still work there and do my usual duties at Firefly's.
A while back Seana and I took a few days to fly to Ariel for the purposes of meeting her family. Seana comes from a very different world than I do; Her family owns one of the largest shipbuilding corporations in the 'Verse, and I wasn't sure what to expect. She also comes from a vastly different cultural background.
Her mother and father were incredibly gracious. I figured the best thing to do was to be on my best, most polite, most formal behavior, given her cultural background, and it apparently impressed them. Seana's mother and father gave their approval for our wedding, but compared to her grandfather, they seemed like normal people. Seana's grandfather was like most stoic, wizened, stereotypical Old Wise Asian(tm) from every old Earth-that-was Vid that you've ever seen.
Somehow I managed to not embarass myself. Somehow, I managed to do everything right and show proper respect, and Seana's grandfather gave his approval. I think partially it was because he could see just how happy Seana was.
The crowning glory of the trip though, was meeing Seana's "crazy" Uncle Elsoph. He's a mad engineer like I am, and obviously we're kindred spirits. We spent a lot of time together in Elsoph's lab discussing thermal engine dynamics, aerodynamic efficiency, and who made a better captain, Kirk or Picard. We hit it off immediately.
Seana took me around the core a bit, we went shopping, went sightseeing, but unfortunately, the trip was over way too soon and we were back on Hale's.
Shortly after we got back to Hale's, more drama came around. Seana, TD, Immy and I all agreed to adopt LilyBell, and officially become a family.. TD proposed to Immy, too.. LilyBell, well, she's always on the move and on the run and I simply can't keep up with everything she's going through, but there's a lot there.
Also, there's still this warbot situation to take care of. The warbot factory operation was seemingly destroyed on Blackburne, although I have my doubts as to whether or not they were totally annihilated. Only time will tell, but I -know- they're still on Hale's, and will be implementing my retro-suicide-virus on them soon. I've got a bot in my posession that I've infected, and now I've got to send it back to the nest and hope it infects it's brethren.
I've signed on to crew with a Firefly as well, the Full Burn.. It'll be similar to when I was on the Raven, shipping out of Washburne, only this time shipping out of Blackburne and Hale's. Seana, Immy, TD, and Belize are crewing as well. We haven't actually gone on any missions yet, but I'm sure we'll ship out soon. But before we do, Seana made TD agree that we'd take Full Burn to the Kawanishi Shipyards for a full refit led by Elsoph and Me before we took on any missions. I can't wait for that.
Until we get Full Burn refitted though, Seana and I are also in the planning stages for our wedding. We call each other wife now, but we aren't officially married yet. May as well be, and the ceremony will just solidify and legitimize to the rest of the 'verse what we already know and feel in our hearts. We're planning on a small ceremony on Ariel, with Seana's family, followed by bigger receptions on Blackburne and Hale's.
So much to do, so little time..
