Young children may not be ashamed by such a thing, and adults often can control, repress actually, there emotions better."
"How long till we can set up the first anchor point?"
"Within nine turnings of this planet."
"When will you start?"
"Tomorrow I will start the initial phase of the Project.
The day after that we should be able to start collecting energy."
"Excellent," Celestia nodded.
"I will leave this to you Cyril, do not fail me."
"Of course my princess," he said.
She regarded him for a moment, then disappeared.
Cyril looked around and smiled.
His princess would not be disappointed in his work.
Monday morning found Luna waking up late, not a terribly unusual occurrence.
She lept out of bed, running to the bathroom.
She used the toilet, then brushed her teeth, then ran back to her room.
"I'm going to be so late," she said, almost crying.
She grabbed her brush and quickly brushed out her hair, then tossed it aside and ran to her closet.
In short order she had dressed in her senior high school uniform, grabbed her briefcase and ran from her room.
She lept down the stairs, almost tripping, and scampered to the kitchen.
She found her mother sitting at the kitchen table, reading a magazine.
"Mom, why didn't you wake me?"
Luna nearly Cried as she grabbed a piece of toast from the counter.
She could not even have breakfast.
It was so unfair.
"I knocked on your door," Sunset said, not looking up from her magazine.
"Twice In fact, and your alarm clock went off.
Honestly Luna, you are a second year senior high student.
You should be responsible enough to wake up on your own."
"You're so mean," Luna Said, then noticed the clock on the wall.
It was not getting any earlier.
"Ah, I've got to go."
She ran from the kitchen.
"Goodbye," Sunset said, not bothering to look up from the magazine.
Luna got her shoes on exited the house, closed the door and took off running as fast as she could.
Luck was with her that day as she managed not to trip once.