Queens

[Livvy Sandoval]

"Young Mister Talon, is only here because you needed someone to secure the safe house. What you do with that resource is up to you," Livvy responded.

[Cassandra Windsor]

"I do appreciate the assist and it's nice." Cassie replied and played with a long strand of blonde hair trying to get it to curl again. "But my concerns do remain, Nicholas was quite clear that we keep status quo. So was Jack. Last thing we need to do is let on that a half dozen people from the future are meddling in the past and that there's a Windsor as part of it. Let alone a Windsor that history has mostly forgotten about. Well other than some graffiti that I did while drunk and angry in my youth of my mother sucking a cock attached to Big Ben with the words 'Is this Big Enough for You' under it. I had caught her giving head to her Lord Chamberlain after she divorced my father. Citing irreconcilable differences. Man gave her six children... but three of us she declared worthless airheaded wastes when we were barely teenagers. Hence why I became a Royal Tart and tried to live up to her expectations. Then she had me basically tossed out, Nicholas and Alice took me in and treated me like family. You all did." she said softly. "I guess this brought up a lot of bad memories and good ones... but seeing George... I feel bloody awful for him. Would it bollox things up if I approached him?"

[Livvy Sandoval]

"Are you asking my opinion or for permission? My opinion is yes, you should stay away. As for permission I am not your boss, and I can't grant it even if I wanted to." Livvy's voice replied over the ear peice.

[Cassandra Windsor]

Cassie bit her lower lip. "Perhaps... but then again, maybe it would help calm him. Or would it make him too calm and open him up to be killed?" she closed her eyes and finished the last few drops of her drink. "Gale you and I have much to talk about tonight."

"Joy." Gale said with a smirk and rolled his eyes, much in the same way that Bella used to when presented with something like 'a talk'. "Hey I would love to say hi to Bella too, but I cannot. Although... maybe if we do it in such a way that he thinks it's a dream or vision or... something."

"Well I do have that really flowy gauzy white night dress..." Cassie mused.

"The one you can see everything in... yeah no... that'd be like when I saw Teri Kellow in sheer lingerie... and knew that she was my grandmother's alternate. That was a very confusing moment." Gale said with a laugh. "Not that seeing a woman in lingerie is anything special... I mean I've seen you and mother in far more revealing over the years, I'm used to it more than any straight boy should be."

"But you have more of your father in you, he's noble to a fault. Not to say he won't look a few moments longer than he really should, but... you're right... too revealing. I'll think of somethin' but I like the vision idea." Cassie mused. "Think you can arrange something 'visiony' for me or at least enough currency to go out and buy it?"

"Livvy tell her no..." Diana whispered over the Livvy's comm. "I've got plenty of stuff... and we only have so much currency for this era. Unless you two are willing to work for pay somewhere."

"Bloody hell no." Gale and Cassie said in unison.

"Thought so. Art's got the safe house mostly ready, pathetic the level of security in there, it's older than Great-great-grandma Irina." Diana said and drummed her fingers on the table. "I'm still trying to get through the Imperium's bullshit security - once I'm done Art and I will leave you two alone, Livvy's just your back up. I've got a date."

"Bring protection. Like... seriously girl. Armor. Swords. Knives. Narlin dates usually involve something like that." Cassie teased.

"He's Narlin not Klingon." Di said dryly. "Although then again..."

[Livvy Sandoval]

"I can requisition more money. That's not a problem ," Livvy said. "But, I strongly urge you not to contact George. That directly violates our mission parameters. You know me I'm all for bending the rules, and then asking for forgiveness, but outright disobeying orders is not a good plan. So, your date? Is it a certain Narin Prince whose sister rules an empire?"

[Diana Talon]

"Could be." Diana said coyly. "Although I can't wait to get off this planet and this era, this backwards ass tech they have here is making my brain hurt."

"Isn't Simon like seven feet tall and like almost twice as wide as you and all muscle?" Cassie inquired.

"Size matters not." Di said with her best Yoda like response.

"Ah... I won't even bloody go there." Cassie chuckled. "Sigh... fine I won't make contact with him. BUT if he twigs on... then I'm not lying to him. I'm sure he's been screwed around with enough in his life. Last thing he needs is a bunch of twats from the future yanking his chain."

"Well this twat from the future wants to go back to it." Diana replied. "Our window to get back closes in about a day, so whatever you need from us, let us know tonight. Otherwise, you two are on your own and if you make a mistake, it could mean being stuck in an alternative future to what you would go back to, you'll bounce back here and be stuck, like Teri Kellow."

[Arthur Talon]

"As much as I like you people," Arthur said finally breaking his silence, "I don't think I would want to be lost in time with you lot. I have a life back home."

"Oh please Art, you don't have anything back home." Livvy retorted. "A string of casual girlfriends isn't exactly what I would call something to come home to. What's her name this week? Sally?"

"Monica," Arthur replied a little sheepishly. "And Janine."

"Oh that's a recipe for disaster. I can't wait to see that train wreck when one finds out about the other."

[Cassandra Windsor]

"Well your problem my dear Artie is thinking your own love life and happiness and dare I say, sex drive is nothing compared to 'the Mission'. So you bounce from meaningless relationship to meaningless relationship. Because you dare not get too attached." Cassie replied as she looked at George. "Trust a girl who did that for many years. Who thought she wasn't worthy of having someone that would love her unconditionally, that thought she was only good for casual hook ups." she closed her eyes and sighed. "Gale loved me for me since he met me. I think that's also why Diana pines for Simon so... they cared for each other pretty much from the word go. Although... take it from a girl who knows... there are probably ... other reasons why Diana wants the big Prince."

"Shush Cassie." Diana said as she turned beet red. "Although..."

[Arthur Talon]

"Stop trying to apply girl logic to my relationships," Arthur replied a little annoyed. "I'm young. I'm not married, and I'm sure as hell ain't ready to settle down with kids, a wife, and the house with a pickett fence. If I want to transfer to the Narlin Theater, or the Romulan Theater I can. I can live on New Romulas and experience the Romulan culture without worrying about a wife and kids. And since I'm not looking for anything serious why should I just stick to one girl?"

"Men," Livvy scoffed.

[Gale Ryder]

Gale chuckled lightly. "Like any of us are ready to 'settle down' and hey who of our parents and aunts and uncles 'settled down'? Your parents haven't stopped moving since before you were born. My parents haven't stopped doing things even when they moved to the past to get away from the crazy of the 25th Century for a while." He winked at Cassie. "Then I wouldn't have met her."

"Boys... he's on the move." Cassie cleared her throat.