Day 54, 8am or so, mess hall, attn.: Dixon, Conn, random diners [f]

[dr_liz_weir]

This certainly wasn't the first job Elizabeth had had in which sleeping till seven am qualified as sleeping in. Lately she'd been rising at five-thirty, but she figured she could use it... and so could her bed-mate

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[conn_gilchrist]

"Leis," Conn said. "That might be do-able. We'll have to talk to our folks in the greenhouse, see how hard it is to do. Or we might see if the Athosians have something that would be appropriate."

[dr_liz_weir]

"I'll bet they do," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know that it necessarily even needs to be plants. Just... something they can be given. Something tangible, to show that they are welcomed."

[sgt_c_fields]

Chuck listened and said, "What about going to the mainland to see if there are some lovely stones? That may be something that would be a keepsake and would be something that comes from the planet. A bit like taking a shell home from a holiday."

[conn_gilchrist]

"An awful lot of ice and snow to be diggin' around for stones, though," Conn commented, "unless you want to send someone over the equator."

[dr_liz_weir]

"Let's see what the Athosians have to say about a specific gesture like that," Elizabeth suggested, "and see what we could come up with for a ceremony. Are there any similar ceremonies you know of, Reverend, that we could possibly adapt?"