Cotton candy, spinning wheels and shooting for fun (Torra, Nira and

[Danjar-Torra Addams]

Ensign Danjar-Torra Addams
[USS Discovery - Holodeck (Carnival program)]

[Holodeck]

A smile was on Don's face. "No. I will be fine," he told her. "That roller coaster was something I did not like. You can say I felt i was not in control of it."

Don had guided Torra and then gang to the Love Tunnel. The line of couples as long. They had the man notice they had the bracelets and guided them ahead of the line.

The handsome husband guided his love to the little boat. The boat was small. That had to make it romantic. He was puzzled as they got to the boat.

He leaned to the man who was guiding them. He whispered to the fellow. "So how does this work? Women go first?" he asked.

"Depends my friend," the fellow answered in a United States southern twang from deep Georgia. "You go first on this one. The boat might tip over when you get in. You balance it and guide her in. If she topples. There is a good chance she fall on you. And that is romantic," he winked.

"Well, I see," Don answered back. That would mean Torra would be able to get out first. This seemed complicated to him. There was the time she will have to get out. What if she toppled out and fall down. How would he help her from there?

Don stepped down on the boat. Amazing to his surprise. The damn thing was not bad. He was standing with his knees bent to keep balance. The loving man held his hand out to his wife. "Gentle love," he told her. "A little rocky there as you step in."

That Don insisted on continuing had Torra concerned until she saw his smile was genuine.  She dipped her head in agreement and walked beside him towards the Tunnel of Love waterboat ride.

Though Torra had never been on a boat before, she could see by how the people ahead were loaded on that the their were safety features like railings, a narrow section of the ride to ensure the boat couldn't move while passengers were getting on or off.  She wasn't concerned at all.  She was however rather excited.  Despite the slow pace of the water flow, Torra was looking forward to this ride.

The advice from the ride attendant was for Don to get into the boat first, so Torra waited.   Then finally it was her turn.  She nodded at his warning and carefully took his hand before stepping into the boat.  Despite the railing that her other hand held onto Torra found the feel of not having solid ground under her feet very unnerving and she gripped onto Don's hand tightly.   Torra sat quickly and the feeling of disorientation dissipated just as swiftly as it had come.

She smiled at her husband.  "Thank you, love."

Sitting in the small cozy space meant for two, Torra's large stature was a bit of a disadvantage.  Her knees came up high, making the safety bar difficult to close but eventually Torra was tucked into the boat nice with Don close beside.

Ahead of them the tunnel beckoned.

Torra could honestly say what she experienced was not anything she would have anticipated.

She had expected slow music, soft lighting, and historical couples to inspire a new budding or well-seasoned romance.  What she got seemed like a random float, through the dark interspersed with a mish-mash of different displays of various time periods in Earth's history beginning from the earliest of times.

"Those are dinosaurs, aren't they?" she asked, puzzled as to why dinosaurs would be in a Tunnel of Love.  Those particular dinosaurs did not look in the least bit friendly much less lovable.   Perhaps the displays weren't important at all it was merely there to justify a bit of a make-out session in the dark?

She leaned closer to Don.  Not that she was afraid of the holographic animatronics, but because she came on the ride seeking to be closer to him... it would be a shame to have that disrupted because she didn't understand the cultural reference that these displays were meant to carry.

"Were dinosaurs a common romantic theme in the 20th Century?" she inquired, but just after that the displays changed to more ethnic representations.   But again the 'romance' was lost to her.   She hoped her lack of understanding wasn't ruining the ride for Don.

[Don Damien Addams]

Ensign Danjar-Torra Addams
[USS Discovery - Holodeck (Carnival program)]

That Don insisted on continuing had Torra concerned until she saw his smile was genuine.  She dipped her head in agreement and walked beside him towards the Tunnel of Love waterboat ride.

Though Torra had never been on a boat before, she could see by how the people ahead were loaded on that the their were safety features like railings, a narrow section of the ride to ensure the boat couldn't move while passengers were getting on or off.  She wasn't concerned at all.  She was however rather excited.  Despite the slow pace of the water flow, Torra was looking forward to this ride.

The advice from the ride attendant was for Don to get into the boat first, so Torra waited.   Then finally it was her turn.  She nodded at his warning and carefully took his hand before stepping into the boat.  Despite the railing that her other hand held onto Torra found the feel of not having solid ground under her feet very unnerving and she gripped onto Don's hand tightly.   Torra sat quickly and the feeling of disorientation dissipated just as swiftly as it had come.

She smiled at her husband.  "Thank you, love."

Sitting in the small cozy space meant for two, Torra's large stature was a bit of a disadvantage.  Her knees came up high, making the safety bar difficult to close but eventually Torra was tucked into the boat nice with Don close beside.

Ahead of them the tunnel beckoned.

Torra could honestly say what she experienced was not anything she would have anticipated.

She had expected slow music, soft lighting, and historical couples to inspire a new budding or well-seasoned romance.  What she got seemed like a random float, through the dark interspersed with a mish-mash of different displays of various time periods in Earth's history beginning from the earliest of times.

"Those are dinosaurs, aren't they?" she asked, puzzled as to why dinosaurs would be in a Tunnel of Love.  Those particular dinosaurs did not look in the least bit friendly much less lovable.   Perhaps the displays weren't important at all it was merely there to justify a bit of a make-out session in the dark?

"Yes, those are dinosaurs," he replied. He had adored the craftsman work of these statues. The sharp teeth of the one with the legs and short hands. He was having doubt that this was a romance ride. The music was light. It did not seemed to be romantic to him.

She leaned closer to Don.  Not that she was afraid of the holographic animatronics, but because she came on the ride seeking to be closer to him... it would be a shame to have that disrupted because she didn't understand the cultural reference that these displays were meant to carry.

"O I shall defend you with my body to save my sweets," he declared as he placed his arm around her. "Begone foul creature!"

"Were dinosaurs a common romantic theme in the 20th Century?" she inquired, but just after that the displays changed to more ethnic representations.   But again the 'romance' was lost to her.   She hoped her lack of understanding wasn't ruining the ride for Don.

"No. I don't see any cavemen," he shared. The ride continued into a small dark and entered in a cavern area where the sharp ceiling came down.

"Did it say 'Love'," he whispered to her. The area of this tunnel was getting rather very cool with the breeze blowing the cold air. "I be your warmth," he cuddled with her. Not sure the set up was good. Maybe it was supposed to be that way. Made the couples cuddle and get close. Still the lay out was not what he thought was good. He never had gone into love tunnels.

[Nira Said]

Ensign Danjar-Torra Addams
[USS Discovery - Holodeck (Carnival program)]

That Don insisted on continuing had Torra concerned until she saw his smile was genuine.  She dipped her head in agreement and walked beside him towards the Tunnel of Love waterboat ride.

Though Torra had never been on a boat before, she could see by how the people ahead were loaded on that the their were safety features like railings, a narrow section of the ride to ensure the boat couldn't move while passengers were getting on or off.  She wasn't concerned at all.  She was however rather excited.  Despite the slow pace of the water flow, Torra was looking forward to this ride.

The advice from the ride attendant was for Don to get into the boat first, so Torra waited.   Then finally it was her turn.  She nodded at his warning and carefully took his hand before stepping into the boat.  Despite the railing that her other hand held onto Torra found the feel of not having solid ground under her feet very unnerving and she gripped onto Don's hand tightly.   Torra sat quickly and the feeling of disorientation dissipated just as swiftly as it had come.

She smiled at her husband.  "Thank you, love."

Sitting in the small cozy space meant for two, Torra's large stature was a bit of a disadvantage.  Her knees came up high, making the safety bar difficult to close but eventually Torra was tucked into the boat nice with Don close beside.

Ahead of them the tunnel beckoned.

Torra could honestly say what she experienced was not anything she would have anticipated.

She had expected slow music, soft lighting, and historical couples to inspire a new budding or well-seasoned romance.  What she got seemed like a random float, through the dark interspersed with a mish-mash of different displays of various time periods in Earth's history beginning from the earliest of times.

"Those are dinosaurs, aren't they?" she asked, puzzled as to why dinosaurs would be in a Tunnel of Love.  Those particular dinosaurs did not look in the least bit friendly much less lovable.   Perhaps the displays weren't important at all it was merely there to justify a bit of a make-out session in the dark?

She leaned closer to Don.  Not that she was afraid of the holographic animatronics, but because she came on the ride seeking to be closer to him... it would be a shame to have that disrupted because she didn't understand the cultural reference that these displays were meant to carry.

"Were dinosaurs a common romantic theme in the 20th Century?" she inquired, but just after that the displays changed to more ethnic representations.   But again the 'romance' was lost to her.   She hoped her lack of understanding wasn't ruining the ride for Don.

[Lieutenant JG Nira Said | Holodeck | Deck Six | USS Discovery]

Nira cuddled up to Evandev as the boat proceeded. It seemed so romantic to her. She wrapped an arm around Evandev, and in the intimacy and comfort of the boat, she then began to kiss him. Good and deep, and the passing images of love helped with...

Suddenly she stopped and looked up and said, "What in Allah's name is that doing in here?"

She was noticing a dinosaur, of all things. Personally, she wasn't aware if dinosaurs were good subjects for tunnels of love, unless the ride was intended to be a means of describing animal methods of love of millions of years past.

She shrugged and went back to kissing Evandev in the intimacy and dark of the Tunnel of Love.

[Danjar-Torra Addams]

Ensign Danjar-Torra Addams
[USS Discovery - Holodeck (Carnival program)]

"Yes, those are dinosaurs," he replied. He had adored the craftsman work of these statues. The sharp teeth of the one with the legs and short hands. He was having doubt that this was a romance ride. The music was light. It did not seemed to be romantic to him.

"O I shall defend you with my body to save my sweets," he declared as he placed his arm around her. "Begone foul creature!"

"No. I don't see any cavemen," he shared. The ride continued into a small dark and entered in a cavern area where the sharp ceiling came down.

"Did it say 'Love'," he whispered to her. The area of this tunnel was getting rather very cool with the breeze blowing the cold air. "I be your warmth," he cuddled with her. Not sure the set up was good. Maybe it was supposed to be that way. Made the couples cuddle and get close. Still the lay out was not what he thought was good. He never had gone into love tunnels.

Torra smiled at Don's heroic words.  That he would defend her with his body... the sentiment was so romantic.  The Grazerite smiled a bit when the words were followed with a protective arm wrapped about her.

Glancing about she noted Nira and Evandav in the boat behind them... yet the two didn't seem half as curious about the oddness of the ride - instead they had their attention almost solely on one another.  Perhaps that's how this ride got the misnomer of the Tunnel of Love.

She nodded as Don echoed her puzzlement at the oddness of the ride before professing to be her warmth.  Torra leaned her head down a bit hesitantly to brush her lips against Don's -  figuring she would try to ignore the odd music and animatronics and simply enjoy Don's presence beside her... much like how Nira and Evandav were making the most of the privacy of the darkness. "I think they have the figured out this ride."

The odd ride continued, with displays of various cultures and mythologies.. including leprecauns.. but Torra lost interest in those in favor of the intimacy with Don.   The five minute long ride, came to an end seemingly abruptly - the boat suddenly passing under an archway out into the open once more with little warning and more surprising than that was the unexpected flash of a light.  When she pulled away from her enjoyment of Don's company  to see what had caused the flash, Torra saw on a display screen an image of the two of them on the boat... kissing.  Oh!!

[Don Damien Addams]

Ensign Danjar-Torra Addams
[USS Discovery - Holodeck (Carnival program)]

Torra smiled at Don's heroic words.  That he would defend her with his body... the sentiment was so romantic.  The Grazerite smiled a bit when the words were followed with a protective arm wrapped about her.

Glancing about she noted Nira and Evandav in the boat behind them... yet the two didn't seem half as curious about the oddness of the ride - instead they had their attention almost solely on one another.  Perhaps that's how this ride got the misnomer of the Tunnel of Love.

She nodded as Don echoed her puzzlement at the oddness of the ride before professing to be her warmth.  Torra leaned her head down a bit hesitantly to brush her lips against Don's -  figuring she would try to ignore the odd music and animatronics and simply enjoy Don's presence beside her... much like how Nira and Evandav were making the most of the privacy of the darkness. "I think they have the figured out this ride."

The odd ride continued, with displays of various cultures and mythologies.. including leprecauns.. but Torra lost interest in those in favor of the intimacy with Don.   The five minute long ride, came to an end seemingly abruptly - the boat suddenly passing under an archway out into the open once more with little warning and more surprising than that was the unexpected flash of a light.  When she pulled away from her enjoyment of Don's company  to see what had caused the flash, Torra saw on a display screen an image of the two of them on the boat... kissing.  Oh!!

[Tunnel of love in Holodeck]

The grey hair man looked behind him seeing the young couple kissing away. "Oh," he replied. Then he was kissing her. "I was trying to enjoy the ride...I guess was confuse." That was the truth. All the detail work for lovers to embrace each other to ignore the ride. Then why have the detail in the ride.

The heat was rising from the tendering touch Torra had touched him a way where he wanted to...go further but he had to control himself.

Five minutes. That was very short he thought. "Well. We can go back in line and ride this one more time?" He asked her. Then he worked his way up and out of the small wide boat. This was the part he had like was to help his wife out of the boat.

He was doing so well. By the time Torra got up. He some how trip over the small little bump on the fake grass side walk. He had not fell over. He caught himself as he waved his arms in the air like a cartoon character. Yep. He was still clumsy.