First things first ... Congratulations Loves.  Wonderfully exciting news indeed ... and I'm not talking about hockey, unless that word has another meaning I'm not familiar with.<br/><br/>I apologize to everyone for not being around much.  I believe I mentioned having to go out of town because of a death in the family (not immediate family) and helping to take care of some things relating to that.  I've been back on the forum numerous times with the intention of posting something, only to have my mind go blank.  This doesn't mean I'm not interested in playing or that I don't like how things are going, just that I'm one of those people who sometimes manages to keep his mouth shut when he has nothing significant to contribute, and I guess this carries over into the roleplay as well.<br/><br/>Without trying to start up any "long post vs. short post" controversy, I see my guy as just playing a supporting role at this point, so my posts will probably be short unless I'm struck by some inspiration ... maybe I'll have him drink a bit too much and have him give a speech about freedom and the Alliance?  I had no intention of playing this guy like Jayne Cobb in the beginning, but I feel like I'm drifting more and more in that direction.  Need somebody shot or roughed up? give me a call.<br/><br/>Anyway, as I type this, my real life attention is required elsewhere, so I will try to be back this afternoon/evening to post something.. meanwhile, you're free to assume Steve is there, trying to stay in the background and keep his eyes and ears open for trouble, and do anything you want with him so long as you don't let Si whore him out to anyone (excepting attractive females ..<em>human</em>females.)