<span style="color: #FF0000"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Tanita Carmen Alessandra Lopez-Delgado</span><br/>“Tania“</div></span><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/5f3673cb-dd40-4cf2-8eee-811a68c2052a_zpsc04e9728.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Tania let the Professor wipe her blood away. She felt really beaten up and she could imagine now how the wife of an abusing man must feel. It wasn't a nice feeling. But somehow she was thankful for what the Major had done. Especially that he had fought for her. She just felt a little bad for his girlfriend who seemed to get crazy over it.<br/><br/>Tania picked a mirror out of her bag and checked her face. Well she looked like she felt, but it was nothing that would not be gone in a few days. She was quite surprised how long the Major had to beat her until she got back to life. If she wouldn't had experienced it herself, she would have not believed how powerful the human mind could be. Not only in willing to survive but also in willing to give up. Looking down at herself she frowned.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"Major, an open word please. Is there any realistic chance that we get back to Earth? I mean, really foreseeable?" </span><br/><br/>The Major shrugged and looked at her with very sad eyes. Maybe they had learned who she was and felt bad for her. But she had gone over that state already. It was her past...now she had to take care of her future.<br/><br/><span style="color: #80BF00">"Not really, Mrs. Lopez-Delgado. We have no idea how we got here firsthand, but this culture is technologically far ahead of us. If anything from here would have ever surfaced on Earth we would know about it. I fear, we are caught here..." </span><br/><br/>Tania had frowned hearing her name. She grinned sadly and got up, addressing all of them. <br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"Hey, everybody. To cut it short, very short, please call me Tania. I can't really expect anybody to call me Tanita Carmen Alessandra Lopez-Delgado. Especially as it won't really mean anything here on this planet, am I right? I guess I have not made the best impression so far. First a little hysteric and then passed out for...ahem...how long have I been gone?" </span><br/><br/>She had looked at the pallet realising that it had not been there earlier. She shook her head.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"Forget it. Nevertheless I will try to correct that impression. I would not carry the name Delgado, if I would not be some stubborn, relentless, tough and dangerous bastard. I guess I should start by changing my outfit. This one seems kind of misplaced, except someone invites us to some dinner-out now. Nobody? Ok, then I go changing..." </span><br/><br/>It had earned her a few laughs. Tania walked over to a compartment where their bags and suitcases were stowed. She trailed them with her fingers until she found the one she was searching. Grabbing it, she pulled it out, cursing when it was blocked for a second, like some private hearing about an upcoming 20 mile march. Finally she had it in her hand and walked back to the Major to ask where she could change. The former prisoner had walked out of the cockpit and Tania wondered again what she may have missed by passing out, because last she had seen him tied up, while now he was walking around totally unguarded. He was talking to the Major, pointing to the cockpit and Tania could see the shoulders of the Major slump in defeat. He looked at her with sad eyes and Tania had a rough idea what was going on. She pointed to the cockpit.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"Your girlfriend is in there, right? And she wants to talk to you. Is there anyone else in there?" </span><br/><br/>When both men shook their heads and Tom wanted to protest that she was not his girlfriend, Tania squared her shoulders and placed a finger on the mouth of the Major to stop him.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"Well, then I have found my room to change. Don't worry I wanted to have a talk woman to woman with your girlfriend anyway. When I am finished it is your turn, Major. But not earlier. If I catch you peeping, well, you know..." </span><br/><br/>She showed him her fingernails with a wink and it earned her a weak smile. Grabbing her bag she walked to the cockpit, closing the door behind her. The female pilot turned around with a face that showed that whatever she wanted to tell to the Major wasn't easy for her. When she saw Tania she was surprised first and then the anger got the best of her. Tania lifted her hand as an apology.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"Don't, please. I know that you hate me and I guess it has something to do with your boyfriend. I don't want you to get the wrong impression and hurt the one you love with stupid accusations. We should talk and we should do so, before you talk with your love." </span></div>