Hi there (To anyone who reads this)
I'm looking or a new laptop,specifically, looking for one that plays the sims 2. Might seem like a silly question, but my current PC is a windows 7 pro, (And plays the sims 2 very, very well) if I get a laptop that is also a windows 7 pro, with similar performance specs etc, is there any reason at all the laptop wouldn't play the sims 2 ? Just won't to check before purchasing one. Thanks.
Follow up questions
If it should play the sims, 2 I have some other questions. I know my pc plays the game very, very well, so if there shouldn't be any issues, I just want to make sure i'm getting a laptop with similar performances specs.
Video card On the back of the game in the minimum requirements for the sims 2 it states, video card 64 mb, how do I find out what my current video cards mb, on my pc is, in this context, for game performance ? My current video card/graphics card, I believe is a radeon (tm) hd graphics 3.20 ghz. What's ghz ?
DVD-ROM The requirement for the sims 2 under dvd-rom is 8 speed, how do I find out what my current dvd rom speed is on my pc ?
Hard drive Just to double check, is the hard drive, the same as local disk c, and or storage drive ? And is this just space to install the game ?
Memory Another requirement on the back of the sims, is memory, where it says 1 gb of ram is required, is this the same as installed memory ram ? Just double checking.
Processor On the back of the sims it says processor 1. 8 ghz/ 2.4 ghz for vista.
And under ,system, and then processor on my pc, it says this "amd a8-5500 apu with radeon(tm) hd graphics 3.20 ghz"
What is GHZ, and does this apply to the processor requirement for the game ? Again just want to make sure.
A lot
I understand this is a lot, but I only really play the sims, and other games of the same era with similar requirements, so I just want to make sure the laptop I buy will play these games before I get it. Thank you very much indeed for anyone who reads this.

I (28 M) have been single since the pandemic after a break up with my college sweetheart. I have been casually dating on / off but in January I decided to be more serious about it. I was getting burnt out from dating in late March, but that’s when I met someone (24 F) off an app.
She had been visiting the west coast with her family but she’s originally from the east coast. I went on a date with her twice before she left and right before she did, I asked her if this is going anywhere and she said probably not. After she went home and a week had passed, I gave her a big speech about how I would like to be with her and the things I would do. We discussed an agreement where I’d let her finish her LSAT and she’d consider seriously talking and checking to see if an LDR could work.
After a few weeks of us not talking due to our agreement, she reached out to me and started a conversation. Since end of April to this past Wednesday, we were inseparable. I spoke to her 8+ hours everyday through text and phone. We would facetime for hours every day and night and I’d talk to her on my drive to and from work. I talked to one of her friends on the phone, she met some of mine virtually. It felt like we were dating even though we weren’t. I made plans to visit her next week and booked flights & hotels.
She had a lot of red flags that I ignored. She said she never would trust me, trust men, etc. Nothing I did could build the trust. She thinks I would cheat on her or hurt her. She would start very toxic arguments and accuse me of things. I’d try to be patient and reassure her and even show her my phone just to prove I’m not cheating. She would cross my boundaries and then say “I don’t believe in your boundaries”. She would not apologize when she hurt me and would say “I don’t want to apologize cause I don’t think I did anything wrong”. She’d ask me to buy her things here and there (make up, lipstick, food) and I would not out of obligation but because I just wanted her to be happy. She would say she’s not attracted to me but it’s cause in her mind she’s not attracted to anyone, man or woman because she has trauma.
During our talking, she went to 1 session of therapy and started to have serious doubts about me. She said I reminded her of an old ex who did the same thing to her (lovebombed) and then cheated. She said she could not trust me no matter how much I did for her so far. She said she needed to talk to her therapist about me but that ultimately ended up her therapist not addressing her problem with me. She told me to cancel my trip which really hurt both emotionally and financially (to a degree).
On Wednesday, I was upset with the cancelation and busy with work & personal errands and didn’t call her. When I was about to call her she asked why I was ignoring her and started a fight. This ended with her trauma dumping on me about how I don’t support her and she also told about abuse & s.assault she faced which she never told me about but thought I was telling her to just get over it (which I never did). She told me to fuck myself and wished I get assaulted too before hanging up and blocking me everywhere + her friends blocking me as well.
I’ve talked to a lot of friends including ones that are psychologists and they said I was emotionally abused and gaslit and trauma dumped. I tried very hard to make things work and sacrificed time and money and emotions. I am overcome with guilt because it feels like I hurt her like men previously in her life even though I never started a fight or was abusive or did untrustworthy things.

Dobrý den, hi everyone i need help who have any knowledge on food truck business, because i wanna know the details of having a food truck business here in czech republic, i wanna know what are the permits needed to have a food truck business here i have my trade license (zivno) all i need is a place to conduct my business buy i thinking about to put it in a food truck so i can place my truck in where there are people are my question is what are the permits needed to operate a food truck? and if i want to put the food truck near at the entrance of a mall do i need permit to park the food truck there? is there any regulation on road for transporting a food truck or a trailer? please anyone who have knowledge about this food truck business pleaase help give me ideas and where i can but not that expensive food truck? and also is there any forum in czech republic for foreigner entrepreneur like me im just a small entrepreneur trying to make something for living anyhelp will be much appreciated thanks

Hey everyone, after being in the enlistment process for about 7 months, I passed the butt inspection at MEPs yesterday!
Here’s a general structure of how it went for everyone that hasn’t been yet:
Wake up 4:30
Drove to MEPs myself (stay 10 min away) Walked in and they told me to wait on the bus to get there and they do orientation on the bus. It got there and I got in it.
Check in w security
1 hour of waiting and a pre-MEPs brief.
Go upstairs and they spread people out between hearing, vision, color vision blood, and urine tests along with height, weight, and blood pressure being taken. I barely slept and was nervous, so my blood pressure was a whopping 163/89 but they didn’t say anything.
Once everyone finishes these get ready to wait for a long time. There were two doctors: one calls one person into a room where she asks all of the medical questions again. Do NOT lie, but they also try to use the scare tactic of “if you lie you can be fined and go to jail.” Just make sure you told your recruiter everything and don’t tell them anything new. Also, keep your answers and eye contact consistent. Don’t start with “no ma’am, yes ma’am” then progress to only “yes” or “no.” They’re testing you. Doc will ask you 4-5 times “this is EVERYTHING from when you were born til now?” Or “you’re not lying are you?” Just be consistent. Stay chill.
Next, the other doc calls you for scar, mole, and tattoo checks. Then they call you back in again and you do the underwear Olympics but you are in the room by yourself. It was 5 min and easy.
Next they tell you to sit and wait to be called for career counseling. She called me, said congratulations, and I went and did my finger prints, then career counseling, then sat down to go over my contract. Make sure everything is right.
Lastly, you watch an 8 min video going over swearing in and articles 104a, 85, and 86.
Called my recruiter when I was done, met at his office, got a goodie bag, and he almost booked my job, but the system won’t let him book jobs outside of June right now. But looks like my ship date will be July 18th, 25th, or August 1st! Job of Client Systems Technician.
If you have any questions, feel free! The MEPs workers were all actually really nice except the vision tester. Memphis, TN MEPs.

Hello, so I bought a 940 lately and it did what all my cars do - broke down. Now it's parked in my driveway and I need to tow it to my mechanic. My question is, where should be the "loop" I would use to attach a rope in the front? I didn't find any screw-in style "eyes" with the car, so is it permanently mounted somewhere or do I have to buy it now? I don't see any for sale marked 940 tho.
On the sidenote, I don't have one mounted at the rear, as seen here. I just have an empty hole in the bumper.
Is it the same loop for the front and rear? I was expecting permanent rear loop, and screw-in "eye" in plain sight at the front.
Thanks in advance, I'm lost in this.

Hi everyone, I’ll be taking the 747 from the train station to the airport tomorrow. I’m a bit confused as to how to pay my bus fare? On my way into Montreal there were ticket machines at the airport itself where I could buy the $11 ticket. I’ve since been using a 3 day OPUS pass which has expired. I only need to get to the airport for the last leg of my trip. Are there ticket machines at the train station?
I’m also reading conflicting reviews on whether exact change is accepted on the bus itself…
Thank you! I had a wonderful week visiting your lovely city!!!

Hi!
My HP laptop needs a new windows hard drive.
I was asked to purchase one before bringing it to be installed at local tech repair shop.
Can you tell me what to buy? The guy was no help. A link to a good one on Amazon would be amazing because that is where I want to purchase it from.
He told me to take a picture of this so I could know which one to buy. But, this is like another language for me. Lol
Trying to post photos here, but it won’t allow me too. I don’t see in the rules where it says I can’t.
I think he said n.2 2200 SSD. Does that make sense?

This is a scenario that might not make a lot of sense, but I'll do my best to explain it.I am disciplined, but only if there are external factors.... I think the way I grew up led me to be completely unprepared for real adulthood, where there's not a lot of external stimuli to have discipline.
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I had a 4.0 GPA in high-school, multi-sport athlete, got a full ride to college in division I sports.
In college, I was team captain, got a 3.7 GPA, did plenty of scientific research.
Post-college I got into one of the best programs in the country for my PhD, have had a very successful PhD with multiple papers in high-tier journals.
Now that I am adult in the "real world" (9-5, pets, a partner) I have realized I have ZERO internal discipline.It literally blows my mind that in college I was a full time athlete and student, worked part time and had time to party with friends....
This was only a few years ago! But I also had a set schedule for classes/practice/work, free meals from the dining hall, and no option to not perform..
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What I mean by that is that there was NO option to quit. I couldn't NOT show up for 5 AM workouts, because the entire team would get punished. I couldn't NOT practice, or give it my all because the entire team would suffer and I would let people down. I couldn't NOT get good grades because I needed to be thankful for the opportunity of an education. I couldn't skip class or do poorly on a test because Coach would hear about it and I'd have to do extra workouts or something.Now, today I only have energy to walk my dog 2x a day, go to work and then collapse on the couch after doing chores. MAYBE hang out with a friend once a week. I am not overweight, but I have gained 20 Lbs in the past two years that refuse to leave me. I am doing well at work and have a stable relationship so people just assume I am set but I can't shake the feeling that I am stuck on this couch.
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I want to do more things! I want to run a marathon, I want to learn a new language, I want to travel, I want to start reading again, I want to have a nice body again... I don't want my life to just pass by while I lay on my couch with every day looking the same.Here's the kicker, I set goals, I signed up for the gym and went for a month and haven't been back cause If I don't go who cares? there's no penalty. I keep buying books, but ooh social media is more entertaining and that's what I would rather do so that's it.
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Can anyone give me any advice on how to develop INTERNAL discipline rather than needing external factors? Or how to incorporate external factors now as an adult where there is zero incentive to be and stay disciplined?
If you made it this far thank you.

I want to buy silver for the investment but don’t know where to start. Any recommendations?

Previous Part
Well, things have officially gotten batshit.
When I called Mr. A and told him about the Vagrant’s actions, I could almost hear him go pale. Obviously, he had hoped this would never happen. He told me to say a certain phrase aloud: “Closed for Maintenance.” Just like that, the entire shop shifted. The glass door was covered with an enormous slab of some bizarre material that looked almost like obsidian, and come to think of it, looked an awful lot like a solid form of whatever the Vagrant’s skin was covered with. The same thing happened to the windows, and the lights in the shop turned on automatically. Finally, the warehouse door was sealed by one of the slabs.
There was no doubt in my mind that Mr. A had hoped and prayed this would never happen, but he always expected that it would. Despite his obvious fear, he managed to keep enough composure to tell me that these slabs were created from material taken from one of the Vagrant’s earlier intrusions. Using it, he had been able to create a full system that would drive the creature out. Then he told me with some hesitation that it was time for me to meet “Them.” Now, this was the first time he had decided to give them an actual name. According to him, they were called “the Proprietor.” Despite their innocent-sounding name, I had the sense that I had to be on my guard when it came to dealing with them, something Mr. A confirmed. “You’ve dealt with eldritch things before, lad, but trust me when I tell ya, this bloke’s on a different level. I can’t stress these instructions enough, lad: don’t ask them anythin’. Just listen, then wait until they’ve finished speaking. They’ll know why you’re there, and they’ll give ya answers, but they won’t be comfortin’.”
Well, I got what Mr. A was talking about after he had given me the instructions on opening a door to the Proprietor’s world. I’m not allowed to disclose how I made it appear, but a door that the shop previously didn't have appeared behind me. On it was a sign that read, “Proprietor’s Office. Staff Only. Violators Will Be Terminated.” A faint droning noise emanated from the other side. Cerberus gave a small whine, and I just pet his head and smiled reassuringly, though I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t feeling nervous as well. I slowly placed my hand on the doorknob, then turned and opened it.
How do I best describe what I experienced there? I think the best word I can use is, “contradiction.” Imagine an infinitely large room with no color, yet somehow brighter than the Sun. The droning noise I heard from the other side of the door continued, but it was joined by a deafening screech.
Then the noise changed to words. I could hear them suddenly speaking in my head. It pierced my mind, speaking in nonsensical phrases that I could somehow comprehend. They had no voice and every voice. Like I said, “contradiction.” Bear in mind, the speech of this being is similar in structure to the Pr’mAtrian. Same as them, the Proprietor seems to be unable to translate their words into fully comprehensible human language so this is the best I can do. The following is the best translation I can provide.
You/Manager entered/were invited here to understand/know how to kill/evict Vagrant/Vandal and protect Investment/Property/Shop. We/the Proprietor know/remember It/Vagrant. It/Vagrant is/isn’t. Vagrant/Vandal was/is created from nothing/Void. It/Vagrant is/isn’t happy/angry/hates Us/You/Everyone for Existing/Being/Living. Vagrant/Vandal wants to Deface/Break/Kill You/Us/Everything for Having Form/Life. Use/Fire Gun/Tool. Not Easy/Simple. Gun/Tool useful against Living/Undead/Existent People/Folks. Vagrant/Vandal does/doesn’t exist/live. Kill/Break Living/Physical Prison/Form/Jar and put Nothing-Vagrant in Prison/Form/Jar. Bring/Deliver Jar to Us/the Proprietor. That is all/Thank you/Back to work.
This is all approximate; I have a clearer picture of what I need to do in my head. So basically, I need to kill the physical form of this thing, then seal it in something that they gave me. It looks like a puzzle box (if Hellraiser comes to mind, I don’t blame you; I thought the same.) Why they didn’t do this for previous owners is beyond me. I reported back to Mr. A, and he was as surprised as I was. Still, he told me to keep the gun and box close at hand. Strange as the Proprietor was, I found myself trusting it. I had the impression that if it saw me as a tool or puppet, it could have easily taken over my mind, used me to kill the Vagrant rather than instructing me how to.
I have a feeling that things are really coming to a head soon, though. Just two hours ago, I got a call. Before I could answer, an enraged voice snarled, “You spoke to them, didn't you, you little shit?! I couldn't sense you for hours! I was starting to think you’d gotten so scared you decided to finish the job yourself! What did they tell you?!”
I stayed quiet, instinctively reaching for the gun. ”What. Did. They. Tell. You?!” it demanded again through clenched teeth, all arrogance and mockery gone. Still I said nothing. It shrieked, “Damn it, tell me or I’m going to carve you into tiny pieces and make your dog fucking eat them!” “You sound scared,” I replied coldly and with a hint of mockery of my own. There was silence on the other end. Then my right ear erupted in pain as the Vagrant screeched furiously. I dropped the phone and fell, clutching my ear which was ringing with tinnitus. Cerberus rushed to my side and began nudging me. Once the pain began to subside the sound of high, deranged laughter sounded from the phone’s speakers. Then I heard a sound that chilled my blood more than this sadistic creature’s laughter, something that made all three of Cerberus's heads begin barking and growling. It was sealed up, but I could hear it all the same.
It began knocking from inside the warehouse where I first saw it, all while the phone kept broadcasting its laughter.

Anyone else get anxious/triggered when you’re in a situation where you’re not in control of your own food?
For example, I hate traveling with other people (or not having access to my car or money) because it means I have to rely on other people to decide when we eat or if we’re going to eat at all.
My father is extremely cheap and often wouldn’t let us eat dinner as a child, so I was hungry often. He would only cook for himself and not for the kids, leaving us hungry and incapable of buying our own food. He also would refuse to buy food even if we had barely anything in our cupboard. My grandparents are the same way and won’t let me eat when I visit them, which is incredibly stressful for me. This wasn’t a money thing btw, we had the money. It was just neglect.

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Sir David
Sir David suppresses a sigh. He couldn't say he hadn't been expecting a conversation like this. He gestures to a nearby bench and sits down, leaving Ariane room to scoot in next to him.
"Well firstly, I'd say you're my wife now. My surname does sound nice on you. A bit faster than I wanted to move perhaps, but let's call it a battlefield promotion."
Ariane offers him a half hearted smile. "Except I fled that battlefield like a little girl with her tail tucked between her legs. If I am your wife then my place is next to you. I can fight. You know I can fight David."
"Darling, in the end I'm the trained combatant in the family, and getting you out of the line of fire was my absolute first priority. This isn't to doubt your abilities, I think you're perfectly capable of defending yourself, but you don't have an Undaunted brand for thermal protection against a race known for fighting with fire, or any other covert protection. Nor are you an adept. You're immensely physically strong, far stronger than me even at your reduced size... but you're not a killer my dear... and I am."
Sir David sighs for real this time, but doesn't move his gaze from Ari's eyes. He had to meet her head on with this sort of thing. Take wife by the horns if you will.
"I don't want you to be a killer. It's my profession, I have no shame in it, for I end the lives of wicked people so good folk can sleep soundly at night. I did so on Earth, I do so now. I put myself at risk to protect the people I care about. My children. My grandchildren. My wife... and now my wives."
Sir David gently takes Ariane's hand, their fingers interlacing naturally.
"So if given a choice to ensure you're as safe as you can be, even if it means putting me at more risk... I'll always take the option that means you are as safe as possible. Even if that costs me my life. That's my promise. My oath. My duty was to Queen and country, and now to the Undaunted... but I took those oaths for Mary, my children... and now you."
Ariane nods softly, clearly still a bit upset.
"I ah... I understand, I think. I suppose I'm a bit upset with myself more than I'm upset with you. I was just... so scared. Even as I was incredibly, violently angry I was terrified... and the relief I felt when I ran was... shameful to a degree. Leaving you to die maybe. It hurt me a lot, like a razor was tearing at my guts. I just thought about what I'd do if you died or got hurt because I wasn't there and I-"
Tears start to well up in Ariane's eyes just a touch and David wraps an arm around her shoulders, pulling her in a bit closer.
"There, there. I didn't die. Nor was I going to. Not to trash like that. Nor is fear a shameful thing. Fear is a natural response. I get scared. Captain Bridger gets scared. Even Cannidor get scared at times. Usually of me or Captain Bridger in my experience. Anyone who says they feel no fear is a liar, a fool, or psychotic. Or quite possibly all three. Soldiers train to overcome their fear to accomplish significant things... but you my dear aren't a soldier."
David caresses Ariane's back, stroking down her spine and drawing a sigh from her as she relaxes a bit, tension bleeding out of her body.
"You need to master your fear just enough to flee smartly, summon help, barricade yourself, or as a last measure, fight. Which you did today. Just like you did on the Talasar Spire when you saved all those children. You're quite the heroine from just doing those things you know? You don't need to do more. Nor, if my preferences at all matter, would I wish you to. You're a beautiful soul to me Ari. I adore how fresh and bright you are about the things in the world you love. I want you to focus on that. Focus on being a joy to this galaxy... and to me. Instead of worrying about the profession of arms that is not your own."
Ariane sniffles a bit, then plants a kiss on David's cheek. "You know, you play the hard, tough, man, with that almost piratical swagger of yours... but you're just an old softy aren't you?"
"Guilty as charged my dear."
"I uhm. I think I'd still like to learn how to shoot. Or something. Just be better able to defend myself... and our children."
"Heh. Well I think we can take care of that... though I'll note that wasn't at all subtle Ari."
Ariane leans over again and kisses David hard on the mouth this time, her tongue briefly tangling with his and leaving him breathless.
"No. That wasn't subtle. I fully intend to reward my knight for gallantly protecting me, and you'll see just how unsubtle I can be David Forsythe."
"I'll look forward to it then. To close the loop on our previous conversation though. You know that if you had been even a talented markswoman with a pistol I'd have still sent you running at the earliest circumstance right?"
Ariane nods, nearly knocking one of her horns against David's head.
"I understand."
David gives her another gentle kiss on the cheek.
"Capital. Like I said, even if you're capable, your best defense is avoiding a fight entirely. You should only fight if you absolutely must. That's why I fought in the court yard. Not because I could win, but because we didn't have a clear or safe avenue of escape. As soon as we had such an avenue I got you out, and were I alone I'd have fought a fighting retreat to follow you in hopes of moving to a more defensible location. Or getting help from the wardens of the Inner Shrine."
"Which is exactly the type of behavior I have to beat into new recruits." Comes the now familiar smoky voice of Miri'Tok, as the click of her heels on stone announce her return to the room.
"I'm terribly sorry about the wait, police procedure is tedious, even for clear cases of self defense. David I'm told you have a bounty hunting license, so you'll be receiving some credits for their heads. Not extremely bad girls, save the boss, but bad enough to be worth some money. The local police are paying out a bonus for the living ones. That blue haired girl apparently won't shut up; she's rolling on her old boss so enthusiastically they had to bring a synth in to transcribe it all. It's going to be a busy couple of days for the capital district police force."
David nods. "Take half for yourself would you? I hardly need the credits and you did the lion's share of the dangerous work, I just had a little target practice."
Miri'Tok laughs. "Ah the sheer gall on your husband Ariane, a little bit of target practice he calls it. Some of the cleanest shooting I've seen in years with gangsters with rap sheets that combined stretch from here to orbit and it was just a bit of target practice! Hah!"
Ariane and David join in the laughter this time, the room returning to a hospitable warmth as Miri'Tok seats herself on a bench near the couple.
"I must compliment you as well Ariane." Miri'Tok says, orienting herself more squarely to the Agela.
"Me? What did I do?"
"You kept your head in a dangerous situation and didn't go to pieces like a great many women would have. This is a great deal of credit to your name. Even Apuk civilians, socialized to violence from birth, can go to pieces when real violence is forced upon them."
David nods.
"More or less what I was saying dear, you did a splendid job getting us help. If things had gone a bit more poorly, it's help we would have direly needed too."
Ariane's smile returns to her face like dawn for David, warming the room up even further as she snuggles a bit closer to him.
"Well if you're both telling me that, who am I to argue?"
Miri'Tok chuckles, and rises. "I'm afraid I must actually return to my duties, I've lingered longer than I intended. I'll take you down the hall and leave you with the Wardens in their ward room. Nar'Jan and the girls have been preparing an impromptu victory party for you both. Just a little toast, then one of the girls will give you the full tour of the war shrine. You're both welcome in the Inner Shrine whenever you please, so please come back while you're on Serbow and they'll gladly receive you."
Miri'Tok turns to leave, only to be stopped by Ariane tugging on her sleeve. When the Apuk warrior turns, Ariane holds up her communicator.
"Before you go let's exchange contact information. I really enjoyed our time with you, and I know David did as well. Perhaps we can meet again soon? Without another fight preferably."
"Oh!" Miri'Tok gets that same dusky tone that David associates with a blush in Apuk.
"I uh. I'd like that. Perhaps dinner or something? I know some great places to eat in the city."
"Sounds wonderful, I'll send you David's contact information later once I have a minute."
"I ah. Thank you. I'll look forward to it."
Miri'Tok offers a bow from the waist and quickly hurries away, the echo of her heels fading down the corridor.
David raises an eyebrow and looks over at Ariane.
"You know, when you said you were going to show me how unsubtle you could be, I was expecting something a bit more... intimate shall we say."
"So let the knowledge that things can get even more forward make you wonder at what tonight holds when we get back to the Tear."
David chuckles, caught entirely off guard with the sexual aggression from the normally demure Ariane.
"You're showing me all sorts of sides of yourself today Ari. Still, that really was a bit too forward wasn't it?"
Ariane cocks her head, giving David a slightly confused look.
"What? She's an excellent candidate for a third wife. Better to preempt her asking a bit so we can take the time to discuss it, and it doesn't hurt to put the welcome mat out when to my eye she's so accomplished and so obviously interested. Plus she'd be a good recruit for the Undaunted from her decorations. She's a very skilled warrior even if she's not a battle princess. Though she might be a princess. You never know. She's not wearing a crown, but apparently a lot of the battle princesses in service to the Imperial military skip the crowns outside of formal occasions, instead only going by their ranks."
Another eyebrow raised, a common thing when Ariane was in the mood to surprise David it seems. "Where did you learn all that? I haven't the foggiest about how to read Apuk decorations."
Ariane shrugs. "When I finished that book about your unit back on Earth, Eastern Approaches, I read a book or two on contemporary Apuk martial culture. I thought it might come in handy."
"So what does your reading tell you about Miri'Tok?"
"Well as she said she's an Apuk Imperial Marine. She started as an enlisted woman, and has done a century of service at least. She's done at least a dozen combat deployments, and numerous space deployments. The difference being specifically going to a conflict zone, and floating around on an Apuk Imperial Navy vessel looking for trouble.”
Sir David doffs an imaginary cap. “An activity I heartily approve of.”
Ariane rolls her eyes with a smile before continuing.
“She has five wound medals, an even dozen valor medals in varying grades and has been named as a member of an Imperial martial order. Knights for lack of a better word. Not all that dissimilar from you really if you'd had another forty years with the Royal Marines and SAS. Then there's a variety of competence awards that aren't as important. Suffice to say, Miri'Tok is very good at what she does."
"Hmmm. Yes I could see that in the fight, and you think she's interested in me?"
Ariane rises, and saunters the step or two to David slowly, placing her hands on his shoulders and leaning down to kiss him deeply.
"Darling, from her axiom she's single. From what she tells us about how her family treats men and views sorcerers, you're literally one in a billion... and she got to fight alongside you. I've heard Ghorza Bridger crowing about getting to fight side by side with the Captain at a bar on the promenade after the Talasar Spire with the same enthusiasm most girls save for a once in a lifetime present or getting pregnant. I also could tell that her shield sisters were green with envy. Well. Greener than normal anyway. If Miri'Tok wasn't interested, I'd be worried she'd hit her head in the fight. Plus her body always seemed to be facing you, except when she was speaking directly to me."
Ariane stands back up and tucks some of her hair back into place, with an exaggerated attempt at a glamorous, flirtatious pose..
"Well, with such a gifted potential candidate it wouldn't exactly be a hardship to share. I'll just have to take solace in the fact that I'll always have a bigger rack than her."
David's eyes naturally drift downwards from her face, considering the rack in question, only for a slightly embarrassed Ariane to stick a finger up to direct his attention back upwards before covering her reddened face with her hands.
"My horns David. I meant my horns. I have bigger horns than she does."
It takes every fiber of discipline he's ever possessed for David to suppress the cheeky grin that desperately wanted to plaster itself across his face, and to tame the school boy giggle fit he so dearly wanted to have. He stiffens his upper lip like a proper British gentleman and manages to dryly respond.
"Well my dear, let's not talk about other women. You have a fantastic rack and I look forward to appreciating it later tonight."
Ariane shoots him a look, clearly over acting her slight embarrassment into mock outrage, playing along with her husband easily.
"Now you're doing it on purpose!"
"Yes, but you're cute when you're flustered."
"You're impossible David Forsythe!"
"That I am Mrs. Forsythe."
Ariane chuckles, and leans over, planting another gentle kiss on his lips.
"And I wouldn't have it any other way."
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