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Guy Freeman's Office - Eve pays a visit

Posted May 25, 2020, 3:43 p.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Eve (Engineering Officer) (Sharon Miller)

Posted by Lieutenant Guy Freeman (Chief Counseling Officer) in Guy Freeman’s Office - Eve pays a visit
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“I have always desired to own a kitten,” Eve replied, her cerulean blue ocular implants sparkling as if with excitement. Or perhaps it was merely a power surge that, momentarily, overloaded the LED’s. “But I shall concur with your advice and refrain from petting my Chief. My social etiquette programming suggests that action would be deemed…inappropriate.”

“So tell me Eve, what do you do in your free time?” The counsellor was having pretty fun. His face kept moving, making expression that almost no one has ever seen: happy, intrigued, curious. He seemed another person, not the usual Jerk.

As he waited for the Synth to reply, he was already thinking to invite her, or it, to join him into some kind of holodeck BBQ program. Perhaps he yet had the scientist soul and loved to test stuff, like a scientist is clearly interested into new discoveries. “will she like it?” he kept thinking “maybe not? Maybe she has no hobby at all.” he kept dreaming.

Lieutenant Freeman, Guy - Chief Counsellor Officer

“I engage in many activities in my free time, Counselor,” the android replied. “I am currently reading several novels, Alice in Wonderland, Eldaxon’s Collected Folklore, The Dream of Fire and Clash on the Fire Plains. I am also interested in the various holodeck programs that you humanoids seem to enjoy creating, especially ones of a recreational nature. When I was stationed on the USS Draco, the counselor took me to a holo-location called ‘Winter Wonderland’, where I learned how to build a man out of snow and how to launch spherical compactions of ice at my companions.”

“Ugh, even a synth has more hobby than a human.” Guy thought aloud moving is sigh up and down like he was tired of something “So, you actually have some interest in humanity. Interesting, Eve. And those spherical compactions are actually called snowballs.” He chuckled “you see, we human being and all kind of aliens needs some fun every once. Throwing snowballs can be a funny experience and just fulfill what we need: some time for ourselves. Do you understand?”

“Fun,” Eve repeated. “Yes, I do understand the requirement for fun. My observations have often revealed humanoids to act in a markedly different manner when engaged in fun than when performing their duties. It is a most fascinating transformation and one which I enjoy studying. You could say that I find the observation of fun to be…fun.”

Guy looked a bit astonished the synth before bursting into a nervous laugh trying to express his fun to whatever Eve just said.

Did the android attempt to make a joke in that moment? Or was her peculiar verbal syntax merely masquerading as such?

Eve’s expression, as she recalled her experiences on the Draco, indicated that she still did not fully understand the purpose of such snowbound activities, but that she had derived a certain degree of satisfaction from them all the same.

  • Eve (Eng)

“Listen, would you like to come with me some day in the holodeck? Last time I entirely enjoyed some time with someone else was long time ago.” Guy proposed “Some BBQ experience, far diverse and interesting in its own way. Just you and me, and maybe some kind of entertainment. Do you know how to play poker?”
The Lieutenant leaned forward as he crossed his arms and legs.

Lieutenant Freeman, Guy - Chief Counselor Officer

“I would love to come to the holodeck,” Eve exclaimed, the pitch of her vocal tone elevating slightly in a manner that might have suggested excitement and joy in a non-synthetic lifeform. “I have never experienced a B.B.Q.”
She fell silent for three nanoseconds and then continued with, “A barbeque, informally referred to by the letters B, B and Q, barbie or braai, is a cooking method, a grilling device, a style of food, and a name for a meal or gathering at which this style of food is cooked and served. It sounds most delightful, Counselor!”

“Yes, the Barbecue is lots of fun especially when you do have people you enjoy around. So I am glad you will come and learn something new. If you wish, I can…” he stopped a bit clearing his voice “invite… the crew…” he looked up the ceiling and then again the android “ugh, it will be surely awkward.”

“I am not yet acquainted with many of the crew,” Eve replied, the angle of her inner neck-joint decreasing to lower her head and her gaze towards her lap. “I…I am unable to predict how they will react to my presence.”

There was a degree of trepidation evident in the vocal and physical mannerisms of the android in that moment, almost as if she were nervous about meeting the remainder of the crew.

Briefly, a concentrated furrowing of Eve’s eyebrows suggested the android was engaging in rigorous evaluation as she stated, “I am not, however, familiar with the rules of poker. But I can study them prior to the event.”

  • Eve (Eng)

“Sure thing, Eve. Just please, remember that everyone wants to have fun at poker so if you start winning all the time… well that is not that fun anymore.” He smiled “but everything has its time to be learnt!” As he stood up and went taking his PaDD, he took also a pack of card and handed it to Eve with some poker fiches “This is what we need for poker. You can use my beloved Bycicle 20th Century pack to start learning, and the fiches to know the currency we will use. So when do you want to do this sort of party?” He asked anxious.

Lieutenant Freman, Guy - Chief Counselor Officer

The android raised her head once more and studied Guy with an expression mimicking intense confusion. “But Counselor, what is the purpose of the game if not to win?”

Carefully lifting the precious card pack, Eve once more smiled at Freeman. “As I have no requirement for sleep and currently no other recreational activities in my calendar, I am available for this…party…at the conclusion of my shift tomorrow, which is twenty-hundred hours. Provided that your duties have also concluded at that time.”

  • Eve (Eng)

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