The benches were of hardened wood, with nearly upright backings, and rust-red rugs lay down the three aisles.The benches were of hardened wood, with nearly upright backings, and rust-red rugs lay down the three aisles. There were no significant religious icons that Nickolai could see. "Some people," Aaden said, interrupting his thoughts, "go to the mountains for peace and quiet. Some go to the beach. Some come here. I've sat in these benches for hours sometimes when I've had to wrestle with a problem in my head. It's often been said that the first two people to seriously use the chapel for its intended purpose were Chris and Lori when they were discussing their first child, but that was centuries ago. Before the first opening of the gates. Before I was born, even." He led them back upstairs, past the two floors of residency, to a floor clearly labled "2." "This is mostly guest quarters, although Ken has a few rooms set aside for others things. The household's exercise room is over there," he pointed to a door on the left, "And it's mostly a duplicate of the unsambo, but most people use the hardware strictly for exercise. |