[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=f7976a]Deeper Than The Sands[/color][/i][/b][/h1][hr][b][color=f7976a]Date:[/color][/b] October 6th, 1924[hr][hr][/center]
	[b][i][color=f7976a]Notes:[/color][/i][/b] The ship is back to it's normal speed right now. It had upped the speed overnight to get back on schedule but things are status quo right now. You will dock at your destination tomorrow midday and everyone will disembark before the boat reloads and resupplies only to head back to Cairo. There will be a stop midday in Benha for the afternoon, people will be allowed to leave the boat during this time to look around the city and see the sites. They will leave the docks at sunset. 

	[color=ed1c24]*Okay, you know the drill by now. We are on round 2 now of "breakfast", after the next round I will be moving on. As I said last round, not spending 3 rounds to get breakfast, we are pushing forward.[/color]

	[b][i][color=f7976a]Mid-Breakfast:[/color][/i][/b] Vera shook her head. She obviously wasn't feeling well. [color=f7976a]"No, just am going to sleep, please tell my uncle I am just under the weather and I will catch up with you all later in the day if I feel up to it, if not, I will rind the steward later on for something to eat,"[/color] she said. Granted it didn't come as gracefully as it is read, she stuttered and had to force down the want to vomit again before throwing the covers over her head. The last thing she wanted to do was try to walk right then, or even eat. It would pass, she was sure of it. Right then she just needed some more rest. The last few days had taken their toll on her. 

	The servant looked over at Richard. "So sorry sir, will get it cleaned up post haste," he said as he scrambled to do just that. Breakfast was already well underway and the minutes ticked by quickly. It always did this time of the day on a ship filled with passengers. People were eager to get the day started and there had been a lot of talk of Benha. Granted it was one of the small towns right then but it was more modern. There wasn't a lot left over from ancient times but there was some nice sites to see. The big draw was that the city was famous for it's roses. They were used in perfume's the world over. 

	Poor Vera didn't seem to be able to respond vocally to Gene. It wasn't that she was ignoring the woman it was just she felt horrid. She peaked out from under the covers and nodded a bit before slipping back beneath them. George stood up quickly as the door opened and looked at Gene before looking over her shoulder and seeing the mound of Vera beneath the covers. He nodded a bit. He had hoped she wouldn't have caught cold from being in the river the night before but it seemed she had afterall. Looking towards Nora he smiled slightly but there was a worried look in his eye. [color=598527]"Mmmm, morning,"[/color] he said in a raspy voice. Turning his attention back to Gene the smile faded. [color=598527]"Mmm, maybe let her sleep. If mmm you would like, mmm I can sit with her mmm while you all get breakfast,"[/color] he said offering to give them a bit of a break after a night all cooped up in the room together. It wasn't the worst accommodations but it was a bit crowded in that room. 

	Vera peaked her head back out and spotted George. She gave a slight nod, indicating she was fine with that idea. Granted she probably shouldn't be alone in a room with a man since she was not wed but right then, even the proper blue stocking didn't care. She felt terrible and she didn't want the girls to have to watch over her but she knew her uncle wasn't going to let her be alone right then, not after everything that had happened over the last several days. George did seem a decent fellow after all and he had been friends with Peter. She felt she could trust him, she hoped the others felt the same. 

	During this time, stewards made the rounds. One slipping a note beneath Josephine's door. Inviting her to accompany the Captain and the Lord Major for breakfast on the Sun Deck. Another came to the door and George turned his head as he stopped. "Oh, this does make my travels shorter," he said before handing over similar notes to both Nora and Gene since they were standing there. Bidding them good day he headed back off. People were gathering and taking their seats. Some looked like they had had too much to drink, others looked like they needed far more sleep. Most though looked eager to start the day. There was security making their way through the ship, checking rooms and such and double checking tickets to try to figure out who had had a hand in the robberies the night before and yet they were coming up empty handed. 

	The captain of the ship sat on the Sun Deck, sipping his tea as a crew member came over to him. "All messages delivered," he said and the Captain checked his watch. 

	"Good, good," he said before the man went on his way and the Captain set down his tea cup. Pulling out a book he thumbed through it as he waited for his guests. He wasn't sure if they would show up. He wouldn't be offended if they did not. It was a last minute invitation and all and the lot of them had been through quite the ordeal the night before. For all he knew they would skip breakfast or have it in their room this morning. He would begin eating in a moment if no one showed up.