Two years later on June 30, 2274, The USS Republic orbits around Star Base 12 and one by one the remaining passengers are beamed down to Star Base 12 by shuttle-craft and on the arm of Lt Kevin Thomas Riley is Karissa Elizabeth Ann Lowell.
Lt. Kevin Thomas Riley walks up with Karissa Elizabeth Ann Lowell and he is welcomed back by Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR and Lord Richard William Carey who are the two senior peers on Star Base 12 and standing next to his father, Lord Andrew Charles Howard.
Lt Kevin Thomas Riley introduces Karissa Elizabeth Ann Lowell to both Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR and Lord Richard William Carey and Lt Kevin Thomas Riley says " May I introduce Karissa Elizabeth Ann Lowell."
Karissa Elizabeth Ann Lowell gives a curtsy to Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR and Lord Richard William Carey and Lord Andrew Charles Howard gives his father a nudge " Father. Introduce me to her?"
"Please forgive me, Mademoiselle Karissa Elizabeth Ann Lowell. This is my youngest son, Lord Andrew Charles Howard." Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR tells her.
"I am very happy to meet you, Lord Howard." Karissa Elizabeth Ann Lowell tells Lord Andrew Charles Howard.
"What territory are you living in, Mademoiselle Karissa?" Lord Charles Andrew JR asks.
"I am living with Madame Valois." Karissa answers.
"Well, aren't I the lucky one?" Madame Valois lives in my Dukedom and Territory." Lord Richard William Carey tells Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR and Lord Andrew Charles Howard.
"I don't know how lucky you are, Lord Carey, because none of the young women I traveled with have a taste for the aristocracy." Karissa Elizabeth Ann explains.
"You may find some of us much too open-minded, liberal in what we believe." Karissa tells him.
"We are both old fashioned in some ways and other ways we are progressive." Karissa states.
"I know several of them like Katherine Grace Kelly and Susan Virginia Bell as well." Karissa explains.
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I know several of the other young women, Beatrice Elizabeth Campbell, and Constance Ann Thomas."
"I do know they are not looking to marry anytime soon." Karissa explains, "We plan to study at the university."
"We have a long, tiring journey from Planet Earth." Karissa explains.
Katherine Grace Kelly and Susan Virginia Bell walk over to where Karissa is talking " These are two of my friends, Katherine Grace Kelly and Susan Virginia Bell." Karissa introduces them to Lord Charles Andrew JR.
Lord Andrew Charles Howard looks at Katherine Grace Kelly and Susan Virginia Bell standing Karissa Elizabeth Ann Lowell, and he gets the idea of telling his two cousins, Lord David William Beck and Lord Richard Edward Howard II about the two ladies with Karissa Elizabeth Ann Lowell.
Lord Andrew Charles Howard tells his other cousins about the other new young women that have arrived on Star Base 12 from Post World War Three Planet Earth.
Lt. Kevin Thomas Riley asks Lord Richard William Carey to escort all the young women out to Madame Boarding House in Bedford Territory.
Katherine looks at Karissa " Gee, Karissa. These men aren't much to look at." Katherine says with a laugh.
"What a sorry lot of men they are." Susan tells Karissa and Katherine.
"We are not here to marry into the damn aristocracy." Karissa tells them " I agree the men are a sorry lot of men."
"Most of us will end up as "old maids". Karissa tells her friends "Unless we marry into the aristocracy."
"They will have to take us without a dowry." Karissa announces.
Lord Richard William Carey remains silent during the journey out to Madame's Boarding House as he just listens to their conversation and he has nothing to say while they are talking to each other.
"Did you see Lord Andrew Charles Howard looking at me?" Karissa asks her friends.
"I wonder why he hasn't married." Karissa asks her friends.
"Maybe none of his own kind want him." Katherine tells Karissa.
"I can't blame any of the women here on Star Base 12. He must think he is the Goddesses gift to all the women on Star Base 12." Karissa tells her friends.
"They are all the same age." Susan tells her friends.
"Maybe their women don't want them or maybe they can't get an erection." Susan says with a laugh.
"None of us have a supply of Viagra with us." Beatrice explains,
"I am afraid it may not work on any of them." Constance says with a laugh.
"How do we know that these men haven't been affected by long term side effects from and of radiation sickness and are ever fertile." Susan asks.
"We don't know and the only way is to bed them when we are ready. " Karissa tells them. "The time is not now."
The Carey carriage pulls up in front of Madame Valois and she walks out to greet Lord Richard William Carey and the ladies he carries.
"Madame Valois. These are your new ladies." Lord Richard William Carey tells her.
"Welcome Ladies. I am Madame Valois. I have your suites ready." Madame Valois tells them.
"Thank you Madame Valois." They say together and she smiles " Ladies. We don't allow gentlemen up in their suites here. They are allowed to visit downstairs and in the garden." Madame explains.
"Madame Valois. We don't know any men here and from what we have seen. We are not too impressed." Katherine tells her.
"Mademoiselle Katherine. Give it time." Madame tells her.
"Whatever for Madame? All of them are in the aristocracy." Katherine explains.
"There are some gentlemen that are students at Star-Fleet Academy who are not." Madame explains.
"There are some students at the University that are not from the aristocracy." Madame explains.
"From what I have seen. You can keep them away from me." Beatrice tells Madame with a laugh.
"I second that." Katherine tells Madame Valois.
"We will be polite, civil to them, but if they approach us. We will show them we want nothing to do with any of them." Constance tells Madame Valois.
"Thank you Lord Carey for bringing us to Madame Valois." Karissa tells him.
"You are most welcome Mademoiselle Karissa." Lord Richard William Carey tells her and he helps carry the suitcase into Madame's and he exits quietly.
Madame Valois shows all of the ladies to their suits and they all start to settle into their new home on Star Base 12.
At Madame Boarding House there are also the Collins sisters, Lady Josette, Lady Isabella and Lady Millicent.
They greet the new arrivals and Karissa smiles " Thank you Josette, Isabella and Millicent for the welcome. "
"I am Karissa, this is Katherine, Susan, Beatrice and Constance." Karissa tells them.
All of the young women get along and they become good friends.
