<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fa/Mars_test.jpg)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Character name:</strong></td><td>Lt Colonel Louise Cotter</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Location:</strong> </td><td>Dining hall</td></tr><tr><td><strong>With:</strong> </td><td>Several others coming for food.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Doing:</strong> </td><td>Trying to be sociable, then heading back to her office</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><hr/><br/>Sitting with Laura, I watched the new people file in, and grab their food. Several joined us at the table. and I smiled at them. Wondering if any would actually realise that they were eating at the same table as the woman who ruled the world.<br/><br/>No, that still hadn't sunk in. I was the ruler of an entire planet... Or would be, once the transport ship left. "Afternoon, Ms Valentine", I read the name on her ID tag. Please join us." It had been pleasant to sit and listen to the others talk but I felt now was a good time to make my presence felt. "The food will improve, of that I've no doubt. It's just that we've only been here a day and we're still getting things running, plus one third of the catering staff is still in cryo up there!" I pointed towards the ceiling, and by implication, the sky beyond it and space beyond that.  "So, Laura, any movement on the surface visits?" I asked, then explained, "Major Hicks and I were planning on allowing limited access to the surface, weather permitting. Basically, running a sort of tour-bus service on one of the rovers. It'll let the security folks feel useful and stop everyone else getting claustrophobic."