Chapter Eleven--The Twins
Naomi Wildman and Andy Stevens' Quarters-1700
"Where are you two off to?" Naomi asked her sons as they walked towards the door together.
"Mess Hall," "Cargo Bay," they answered overlapping each other and turning to face their advancing parents.
"Cooking and basketball, I presume?" Andy Stevens joined his wife in the living area as a united front.
"No, poisoning and galactic domination," Benjamin said with a straight face.
"Don't you two have homework?" Naomi asked, ignoring his comment.
"We'll do it after dinner," the Twins responded in unison.
Andy and his wife smiled. "Be back at 1830," she gently ordered.
"We know," the boys replied with annoyance already out the door.
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Mess Hall-1706
"What are we having tonight, Neelix?" James asked as he entered the galley and put on an apron.
"Plecterine Casserole with Leola Root," Neelix replied with a big smile.
James shuddered at the sound of the vegetable. "Why ruin such a wonderful dish?" he complained.
"Come on, we have over two hundred crewman to feed." Neelix handed James a knife and a Leola Root.
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Cargo Bay One-1708
The large room had basketball hoops attached to opposite walls and court lines on the floor. Benjamin, Jared, Carrie and Cass split themselves into two teams; boys verses girls.
Benjamin dribbled the replicated ball a few times and passed it to Carrie. "To ten, check."
Carrie smiled and passed the ball back to him.
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Mess Hall-1716
Why do we have to add Leola Root to everything? It's so disgusting!" James cringed with revulsion as he cut the odd roots.
"Because it's good for you. Mother always said 'Eat your vegetables,'" Neelix responded cheerily, tasting the root and cringing with its bitterness.
"You may be right, but I don't think my mother would want me eating too much of these vegetables." James poured them into the large boiling pot.
"You'll learn to love it," Neelix answered as his cheery old self.
"Did your mother say that too?" James asked as a joke.
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Cargo Bay One-1812
"Four games to two. We're winning," Carrie taunted with a smile.
"Just check the ball," Ben demanded with annoyance.
"I don't know if Jared could take the embarrassment of losing to his little sister again," Carrie said sarcastically.
"Just check the ball!" the other players yelled at her.
With a laugh, Carrie threw the ball.
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Outside Andy Stevens and Naomi Wildman's Quarters-1823
"How'd it go?" James asked Benjamin as they met back up.
"We lost, again. If Jared could just get his jump shot!" he sighed. "Anything good in the kitchen?"
"No, just more Leola Root."
"Fun," he responded with sarcasm.
The Twins walked into their quarters and joined their parents at the dinner table. They unexcitedly told their parents about their day. Which was, besides the battle, unexciting.
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