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Side Sim- The Last Evening- Rainns Quarters

Posted June 30, 2020, 5:52 p.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph Rainns (Chief of Security) (Samuel Stroud)

Posted by Ensign Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in Side Sim- The Last Evening- Rainns Quarters

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph Rainns (Chief of Security) in Side Sim- The Last Evening- Rainns Quarters

Posted by Ensign Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in Side Sim- The Last Evening- Rainns Quarters
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‘Hey, I trust you can handle yourself.’ Joseph said. Taking her hand once more, ‘And you will have me all to yourself one day, just stay alive until I can finish my tour of duty here.’ He looked out his window a moment before continuing. ‘If a recorded message will help with that, I will send you one everyday.’

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS

She laced her fingers though his ‘Then send one every day that you can or write.’ Trying to lighten the mood a bit she smiled sweetly and batted her lashes, ‘I promise to be a good little damsel alive in my tower until you come to rescue me.’ She leaned over and kissed him gently on the cheek. ‘I promise.’
Ensign Fayth, Doctor

Joseph nearly blushed, he was usually not a fan of sappy language and what he considered to be silly postures of love. In the moment however, he decided he didn’t really mind them all that much anymore. ‘I’ll hold you to that.’ He replied. The young man held onto Sharah’s hand tightly, dreading the moment when he would no longer be able to do so. ‘You know why I asked you out,’ Joseph said, ‘But I don’t know why you said yes.’

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah smiled recalling that night, ‘You told me not to be afraid. I saw you come across the room, and you were so focused on something and you were incredibly attractive. And then you sat down a my table and I think I forgot to breath for a moment. You looked right at me and it made me a nervous, for lots of reasons. You seemed to see right through me and you didn’t care what I was, and you still talked to me. And then you told me not to be afraid, and you meant for me to hear it. If I hadn’t got dizzy when I stood up I would have stayed there with you a lot longer. It sounds silly but, for you, I wanted to not be afraid. So when you asked about dinner I dove in and said yes. I think somewhere I recognized the calmness in your mind and I was also very intrigued by that.’
Ensign Fayth, Doctor

Hearing that filled Joseph with joy. ‘You know, when I was in my last relationship, one of the reasons I tried to make it work for so long after I knew it was over was because I was terrified that I would never find the right person for me. I was scared by the idea that nobody could love somebody who loved being in his own head so much and maintaining such a constant stoic personality.’ Joseph leaned over and kissed Sharah. ‘But now I know that fear was for not, my special somebody was out there, I just needed to wait awhile longer to find her.’

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah savored the kiss not wanting it to end. Sharah nodded, ‘I understand. I never had any very long relationships on Betazed. Being able to hear everything they were thinking was acceptable, but they felt I wasn’t interested. They didn’t understand how the constant noise was distracting. I was always a curiousity to them, I knew that and they knew I did. Eventually,’ she shrugged, ‘it wasn’t worth the effort to me anymore. Then I got into the academy and there was no time for anything but study.’ She reached for her glass, ‘what shall we do the rest of the night? It’s still early.’
Ensign Fayth, Doctor

‘Well you certainly do inspire a certain sense of curiosity from people.’ Rainns replied. ‘I felt the same way at the academy.’ As she asked him what to do his mind raffled through all there options. ‘Well I certainly don’t want to do anything with a crowd right now.’ Joseph posited. ‘This is our night, so we should do something to reflect that.’

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS

‘I agree. I don’t really like crowds anyway.’ She honestly didn’t care if they just sat next to each other enjoying the silence or music. She didn’t care as long as they were both right here.
Ensign Fayth, Doctor

‘Are you a fan of Earth classical music?’ Joseph asked, getting up from the table and putting his plate in the replicator. ‘I really enjoy it and it would help the void of my quarters right now.’ He turned back towards to Sharah after doing so. ‘We could listen to it for a bit and have some wine, I have a bottle of sweet white that I want to get rid of.’

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS

‘I love Earth’s classical music. What’s your favorite?’ She rarely drank real alcohol because of her gift, but tonight was a good night to have a glass. ‘That sounds wonderful.’

Ensign Fayth, Doctor

Joseph walked into his bedroom and emerged a few moments later with a bottle. ‘I’m a rather big fan of Beethoven myself. I know that’s not exactly a unique opinion, but his music is unparalleled.’ He put the bottle on the table and then went over to his replicator and acquired two glasses. He then poured some of the alcohol into the glasses and handed one to Fayth. ‘I was hoping you would say that.’

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS


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