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Holodeck Gathering

Posted May 23, 2020, 7:44 p.m. by Cadet Aili McMorran (Scientist) (Jamie Moore)

“Thank you”, Aili hummed through pursed lips as she accepted her glass from the holographic bartender. She pressed it between her palms, delicately rolling them back and forth. “What time is it?”, she asked, glancing up at the hologram. “Half five. Same as last time you asked, more or less”, he responded in a broad Australian accent. Having invited a plethora of unfamiliar names- the ship’s entire compliment of cadets no less- to socialise, Aili had chosen the pub setting in the hopes of feeling slightly less exposed, especially in the event of a poor turnout. People, even if holographic, milled around ordering drinks and coming and going through the doors to the imagined street beyond. Dim lighting, emanating from antique lanterns mounted on the stone walls and wide pillars, cast thick shadows, ready to be melted into in a mere few steps should a particularly akward exchange encourage rapid retreat. Beginning to raise her glass to her lips, she quickly changed her mind, sharply turning to look over her shoulder to where the doors to the holodeck were shrouded behind the photonic back wall of the room. The time she had invited everyone for was still ten minutes away but as was typical of the cadet, she was already becoming anxious that no one would appear. Cursing her needless anxiety, she took a deep breath, followed by a small sip of her warmed drink.

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