At the lieutenant's touch Alice's eyes closed.  Kisses were presented and alice returned them feverishly.<br/><br/>"I have been called names before, darling has never been one of them"<br/><br/>The message was soon relayed and on hearing it Alice lightly took Sarah's hands in her own briefly<br/><br/>"Let it all go ? ... perhaps ... perhaps, fate seems to thwart being so should be now though. I may have to be on my toes at least until this little episode has resolved."<br/><br/>Alice kissed the girls fingers before letting them go and wiped her own tears and stood again, her eyes seemed a little red and puffy but only for a moment.<br/><br/>The Captain's lips were  soon close to her arm-band radio responding to message<br/><br/>"Redfern thankgod ! Unless you hear the Major tell you otherwise please inform the team to return immediately ... and unless it is an emergency inform your new friends to wait two hours before following - that's if they want to. This gives us an opportunity to recieve your debriefing, detect if they have poisoned or infected you, influenced you or are forcing you to speaking under duress. Tell them they will pass through machine that will see inside them and look for diseases and technology. Any tech they have on their person they must hand over during their initial visit and state its use.<br/><br/>It will be returned before they leave. Hospitality will come after this token display of trust is demonstrated. Oh and as far as their gifts are concerned I am sure the Major will want to thank them personally - and want her own audience with them. If not i certainly would.<br/><br/>Whatever agreements you have made we can resolve them at this end.  Captain Velnze out, oh and Red-fern ... well done for ensuring the team is safe. Good work."<br/>