<div class="floatleft">(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h242/jenna_sheffield/Elliquiy/MarsColonyHeadshot.png)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Character name:</strong></td><td>Dr. Katelynn Royse</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Location:</strong> </td><td>Aboard the Tilt-Rotor</td></tr><tr><td><strong>With:</strong> </td><td>The Whole Gang</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Doing:</strong> </td><td>Sitting in her seat on the Tilt-Rotor</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><hr/><br/>As the aircraft moved away from the colony, Katelynn watched as her tablet's solid network link faltered and died.  She sighed slightly, no longer able to monitor things.  Yeah...she could jack into the aircraft and probably patch her way back in via the communications array.  But that probably wasn't worth the effort.  The colony would be alright without her for a few hours.  Plenty of good people in her section to take care of things.<br/><br/>Royse looked around the cabin at the other people she was sharing the space with.  She saw Major Hicks get up from her seat and head towards the rest rooms.  While Katelynn couldn't know for sure....the little burst of static that had preceded the departure of the Major gave her a pretty good idea that the Major wouldn't be alone in there.  She couldn't help but smirk a little at the thought.....Hicks and Cotter crammed into that tiny space, both in their Environmental Suits.  It would make anything difficult.....though somehow she figured that those two wouldn't care so much.  Grapevine said that they were a couple of rabbits anyway.  Another little smirk popped up at the thought as she looked back down at her now-networkless tablet.  The sun was hitting it just right coming through the window and she caught a glimpse of herself......and saw that smirk was less entertained and more wistful.<br/><br/>Not for the first time she wondered if perhaps there really was something missing in her life.  Yes...she had her work....a whole colony full of work....and she had adventure.  Going to another planet to spend the rest of your life certainly qualified as that.  And there was no part of it she'd trade for anything.  Though she wondered if she'd have to live out the rest of her days alone?  There hadn't been anyone back on Earth....and no one special during the ages of training they'd had to go through before they left Earth.<br/><br/>But nothing beyond that.  And CERTAINLY nothing since they'd arrived.  Probably a good thing that her vibrator had a quick charge battery in it.<br/><br/>Well....maybe one of these days she'd look up from some bit of machinery or other and find that special woman looking back at her.  You had to keep the faith.  Right Place....Right Time.  It would happen, right?  Just had to stay open to the possibility.....stay positive.<br/><br/>Right?