(Wing Commander Taal stops by the channeling session to give us his tribute to our mutual friend the Baron who had passed on into the time of waiting. It is a beautiful eulogy from a friend for a friend who was also a mentor.) 

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Russ: greetings Taal.

Taal: greetings Russ, greetings Skip.

Skip: yes. This is Vickie, my lady friend.

Taal: greetings Vicki.

Russ: this is Taal.

Taal: I am one of the pilots that patrol so that you may sleep as safely as possible from other groups that wish to make you visit them without consent. I am here briefly for saying that you have pen and scribe handy?

Russ: ready to go.

Taal: even though I only know as you call him Baron as a instructor and visiting officer on assignment to us, it is of great sorrow that we lose one of the finest persons that has been my honor to have ever known. It is part of life that we all say goodbye. It is not that we are of saying goodbye nor is it of how we say goodbye but it is of how we say hello and what we do for those that we hold around us. As you call him Baron, to me he was one of those people that when he was on duty saw everything. Mistakes that I made that in other situations could of cost me my life, he would inform me of alone saying that if I did that in a touch situation I would’ve died and pointing out these mistakes guaranteed that I live. Even though to us death is a period of waiting and happy release, it is hard to think of a friend that you won’t see until we are with him in waiting but it is not for sadness but for joy that I say to your friend and mine, see you in a while.

Russ: thank you Taal.

Taal: thank you.

Russ: very excellent.

Taal: I will answer question if necessary but remember it is always a smile to live and the end happens to us all. Any questions?

Skip: none for me.

Russ: not really, he went like he wanted to go.

Taal: no he did not.

Russ: oh, that’s true.

Skip: he wasn’t in combat.

Taal: no.

(Shane comes back in the room)

Russ: it's Taal.

Skip: the Baron died.

Taal: okay, no questions, I must depart as I have duties I need to be of seeing to.

Russ: thank you Taal, give our love to Katrina.

Taal: I will.

Russ: thanks.

Taal: it is not for tears, he is happy.