Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Aili McMorran (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim - The Long Awaited Dinner

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Aili McMorran (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim - The Long Awaited Dinner

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Tandra Mika (Chief Medical Officer) in Side Sim - The Long Awaited Dinner
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Tandra leaned into Aili, and they ended up sat next to each other, leaning into each other, with Aili’s head on Tandra’s shoulder. “I think so, too. I think any movie this old that’s still around must have… something about it. You know?” She smiled, enjoying the warmth of being so close to Aili.

~ Cadet Tandra Mika, Doctor

They watched on as a dance hall of dancers leaped through a parted floor into a swimming pool and a romance began growing between the leads. A thrill rushed through Aili’s stomach as. Turning to rest her chin on Tandra’s shoulder, she spoke gently into the other woman’s ear. “Just think how many people have sat watching this same movie, just like us, in the last four centuries. How much history has gone by. Now us, all the way out here. Doesn’t it just, just…”, she squeezed Tandra’s hand tightly, “…just fill you with wonder?”

Cadet Aili McMorran - Science

Mika nodded, watching the two leads grow closer together. “How many people watched it. How many cried to it, fell in love to it, watched it as a feel good movie…” she leaned into Aili a little further. “Kissed to it…” She smiled, squeezing Aili’s hand as Aili squeezed her.

~ Cadet Tandra Mika, Doctor

A sensory euphoria for which she had no precedence overtook Aili. The sweet aroma of Tandra’s perfume, the gentle, soothing tone of her voice, the deep shimmering beauty of her eyes and the electric shock her squeezing hand sent shooting up her arm combined to play a wonderful chord on the strings of Aili’s heart. Frankly, they were so close together she almost felt like she could taste Tandra on her lips. Aili’s universe shrunk to the size of the sofa as she was hypnotised by her partner’s words. Any of her anxieties which remained melted away as she fell to Tandra’s charm. Feeling a sudden need to actualise her fifth sense of the other woman, she instinctively closed the few inches that remained between the pair, her eyes falling shut as she felt Tandra’s lips on her own.

Cadet Aili McMorran - Science

Tandra leaned into Aili, taking a deep breath of the other woman’s perfume, and placed her lips onto Aili’s gently. Her eyes fell shut and she wrapped her arms around Aili in a passionate embrace as they kissed. It was like for once her brain turned off and she was only thinking about the kiss. The room, the movie, the ship. All of it gone, for a moment. Only Aili seemed to exist then. Aili and the warmth Mika felt from holding her. From kissing her.

~ Cadet Tandra Mika, Doctor

To Aili, Tandra seemed to taste almost as sweet as she smelled, although that was most certainly an illusion given their recent meal. Unless she snuck a sweetening mint without your noticing. Eeek! You fool, you didn’t even think of that. Just imagine what you must taste li… Aili’s anxieties once again gave way as she felt arms wrap around her and hands press against her back. A sigh escape her as she momentarily pulled back ever so slightly to catch her breath and collect herself before smiling wildly and reengaging with Tandra, her own hands now resting on the woman’s side and on her cheek, a thumb affectionately stroking along the path of her cheekbone. Aili didn’t usually regard herself as someone overly physical in her demonstrations of affection but in the moment, she just didn’t seem to want to let go of Tandra Mika.

Cadet Aili McMorran - Science

For Tandra, Aili tasted fresh… nice. And a bit of their meal. But she couldn’t get enough of her. She kept her hands on Aili, holding her in the warm embrace for another moment before softly, she broke away from the kiss, still holding Aili. “I do hope that’s not the only time we do that. You are excellent at it…” she said, softly, her face still close to Aili’s. She could’ve gone farther, she wanted to go farther. But the first date was way too soon for that. That would be a journey for another time.

~ Cadet Tandra Mika, Doctor

As Tandra pulled away and spoke, Aili swallowed deeply. She nodded meekly in response. “So are you”, she breathed. Aili looked raw. All her various masks worn in life had fallen away one by one over the course of the evening, concluding with an avalanche which shed all remaining pretences. She met Tandra’s gaze with vurnerability, amazement and tenderness on full display, her eyes looking on the verge of tearing up. Wishing simply to be with her and share in her warmth, Aili wrapped her arms tightly around the other woman and snuggled into her side, returning her focus to the screen. It… no. This scene is a solid… 15 minutes later on surely. It can’t possibly have been that long, can it?

Cadet Aili McMorran - Science

Tandra gave her a look full of adoration, still reeling from the kiss, but none of that showed on her face. Instead she seemed happy, comfortable. She saw Aili looked close to tearing up, and she suddenly hoped she hadn’t upset her in some way. Maybe she didn’t want to… no, she was absolutely into it. Tandra thought, savoring the memory. Aili snuggled into her, and Tandra, still with her arms around Aili, pulled her closer. She turned back to look at the screen, and realized they’d missed some of it, but she had no idea how much, or what they missed. She found that she didn’t really care much. She’d rather kiss Aili again.

~ Cadet Tandra Mika, Doctor

Bliss was the word to most simply describe Aili’s state of being as she weared away the rest of the evening with Tandra. As they shared the film, she became familiar with the feeling of Tandra’s strong figure through the fabric of her shirt and the sound of her gentle breathing. It sounded like a delicate wind whistling through a hillside forest, she reflected. Eventually, she decided time enough had passed that she could safely steal another soft kiss, which she would follow with gentle stroking of Tandra’s short hair.

Cadet Ail McMorran - Science

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OOC: Oof sorry. Thought I had replied to this.

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And each time, Tandra would kiss back, and hug Aili closer, enjoying the warmth of the other woman, the weight of her laying against Tandra’s own body. Soon, the movie was over, and the credits rolled, but Tandra did not move, rather just murmured, “If only the movie could’ve played forever, then we could’ve gone on sitting here forever.”

~ Cadet Tandra Mika, Doctor