<div align="center"><strong>-=Dani, waiting in the cargo bay with Si, docked on Persephone=-</strong></div><br/><strong>"I cannot decide if it is a pity we did not keep one of the cargo for the ship or if it is for the best we did not. An uncomplicated companion is a welcome respite from our usual passengers, but it takes little imagination to picture how little Miss Hayes would appreciate a four-legged visitor in her engine room, regardless how jubilant his company." </strong><br/><br/>The comment from Si made Dani wonder if he could read minds.  She'd actually been thinking of asking Griff if she could keep one of the smaller dogs.  It wasn't beyond the realms of possibility to think that one had died mid flight, if there was a question of numbers upon delivery.  She'd gotten very attached to one particular animal who seemed to need more affection than the others, and had come very close to asking Griff to let her have him. But in the end she had realised that a tin can in space was no place for a dog.  They needed fresh air to breathe, ground beneath their feet, and room to run around and be dogs. But she had showered him with attention before they landed, and was missing him terribly.  And Si was right.  Who knew what Hayes would do if he'd gotten under her feet in the engine room? Or anywhere else, for that matter.<br/><br/>"It would have been nice to have a pet aboard, that's for sure," she agreed with him quietly, but added nothing more to the conversation.  Soon, he continued.<br/><br/><strong>"If you were to come ashore with us - now now, I know you are much too busy here to leave the ship, but if you did, is there anywhere you would like to see? I could stop to take a few pictures on our way if you would like a view of the city, albeit one on a small scale."</strong><br/><br/>The question caught Dani somewhat off guard, until Si clarified.  She smiled to herself at his attempt to make her feel like she needed to stay on the ship to tend to her duties rather than her being too scared to get off.  Her agoraphobia was a source of annoyance to her, but try as she might she couldn't seem to shake it.  Oh, she could manage it somewhat if Griff or Sasha were with her, but even then it was a struggle.  She hated that she had allowed a bunch of thugs to steal her life from her, and longed for the day that she could actually face the trauma, and maybe look to move past it.  But that day was not here, not now, and so Dani muddled through the best way she could.<br/><br/>She thought carefully about his question as they walked. She rarely asked for favours from the crew, preferring to be self sufficient, and quite honestly she didn't miss much about civilization.  But there was one thing that she did miss seeing, spending all her time on The Gamble.  She wondered if Si would think her silly for asking.<br/><br/>"Well....." she began, a shy smile playing around her lips. "If you're sure you don't mind, and if it's not too much of a bother....I would love to see a flower garden."  She rushed on, not wanting to seem frivolous.  "I used to have a small one, and we so rarely get to see flowers.  I understand if you can't find any, though....I know that Persephone isn't exactly the lushest planet around." She fell silent and waited for the laughter that she fully expected was coming. It was unlikely any of the crew would expect such a request from their oh-so-serious medic, but she had always had a soft spot for pretty flowers.<br/><br/>Movement at the top of one of the staircases caught her eye.  She nodded in that direction, bringing it to Si's attention.<br/><br/>"Looks like we have our first customers," she said softly as Mae and Vincent began descending into the cargo bay.