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An Evening Together at Nine Forward

Posted July 30, 2020, 9:03 a.m. by Cadet Kyle Anders (Security Officer) (Kieron Hoult)

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Aili McMorran (Chief Science Officer) in An Evening Together at Nine Forward
A couple of dozen off duty members of the Challenger’s complement were kicking back in the Nine Forward lounge. Their conversations, some hushed, others roudy, filled the open space like a heavy cloud. Dim lighting accentuated the venue’s evening identity as a bar, albeit with a distinct lack of booze. That low illumination highlighted the sharp bright lines that streaked by beyond the large windows as the ship cruised at warp.

Aili McMorran was sat on a bar stool, leaning on her shoulder and twiddling with a finger one of her red locks. The woman sighed contently as she dropped a chip into her mouth, enjoying the texture and heat of the spicy sauce that had been drizzled over the bowl of fries. She was dressed in a dark jumpsuit, comfortable yet practical and protecting her from the occasional chill that would attack her in the long corridors of the ship. Not even the sophisticated environmental controls of a craft like the Challenger could quite overcome the age old enemy of all living beings: the draught.

The physicist’s eyes rocked between sitting shut and watching the door to the corridor with warm excitement.

Aili

Kyle entered Nine Forward with a stretch, looking around to see anyone he recognised. After a few seconds, he caught the eye of Lieutenant Ali McMorran, the Challenger‘s cheif science officer. He smiled and made his way over to the barstool.

“Is this seat taken?” He asked with a smirk.

-Cadet Kyle Anders: Security-


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