Posted Feb. 18, 2021, 11:26 p.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Sharah Fayth (Chief Science Officer) (Jennifer Ward)
Posted by Ensign Tabris Asam (Engineering Officer) in Coming Full Circle
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Sharah Fayth (Chief Science Officer) in Coming Full Circle
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Sharah Fayth (Chief Science Officer) in Coming Full Circle
To say that the last weeks had been intense for the crew was an understatement. Sharah had spent quite a bit of time hiding in her quarters, almost desperately wishing for her old quarters in the bowls of the ship away from everyone. Her only relief was her time with Joseph and they’d both been working almost constantly. She had been in the arboretum monitoring the hibernation of the Frost Lily when she came across Tabris visiting with Geoff. There had been some tension with Vedi and Tabris had been at a loss as to why.Tabris had decided to spend some time with just Vedi. Tabris, with four kids now, had planned to keep Vedi home from school for a day, but Vedi didn’t want to miss school. Tabris had told Sharah that not only was Vedi doing well with his studies he was actually ahead, but Vedi felt like he was struggling to catch up. Sharah wasn’t surprised, the life on board a star ship was a lot different from living planet side, and the children had never been on a star ship before coming to Ark Angel. She understood only too well the confusion and overwhelm of being in a totally new place and being unsure of yourself. So she’d offered to take the other three to the arboretum for a few hours, on a non-school day, while Tabris spent some time with just Vedi. She also had learned from Tabris that Neltus was struggling with the anxiety that was rampant around the ship. And that was something she could empathize with on more than one level.
So with Hope, her bonsai in tow, she’d stopped by the Asam quarters and picked up Neltus, Mecona, and Julin and taken them to the children’s arboretum. She’d told Joseph what she was doing and had asked him to join them later, if he had time and felt so inclined. She was interested to see, first hand, what some of the children on board thought of the children’s arboretum, and new Julin was excited to be a ‘tester.’ Hope had several seedlings needing to be transplanted and she thought that Neltus might like one to take care of, to focus on when he got overwhelmed. She knew he wouldn’t ‘hear’ it like she did, but the work was calming, and he might enjoy it.
Lt jg Fayth, CSOJulin, no surprise, and Mecona, big surprise, were both jumping and eager and ready to go. Neltus looked like he just wanted a nap, to get away from the high energy of the younger two. Sharah collected the three and holding Hope where Julin couldn’t reach, she took his hand as they walked. Mecona was more than willing to hold Neltus’s hand and seemed to calm around her introspecive big brother. They made their way to the turbo lift and Julin, “I wanna day it! Pease!!!!!!!” Sharah looked at Julin and nodded, “But someone else gets to do it on the way home.” And then off they went. They entered a few minutes later. One of the changes she had made was that anyone without a combadge or listed on the ship’s roster as a child, the doors would not open for them on the inside. So once they entered she was able to let Julin and Mecona run off without her, and allow Neltus to explore as well.
Lt. jg Fayth, CSOAs the three kids entered the room Julin grabbed Mecona’s hand and literally dragged her off to a particularly hearty looking tree, stubby but with enough to climb on. As Julin said, “Cona! Watch!!!” He put his legs onto the branch and swung himself backwards, as Mecona giggled and said, “Julin I’ll try too!” As she climbed up and tried to do what her little brother was doing and swung herself off and landed on her back. Julin, still hanging upside down, called , “Cona you ok?” His hair was flopping around much like his arms as his older sister caught her breath and started giggling. Neltus was sticking close to Sharah, feeling unsure of himself and the voices were loud and the emotions were as well he saw what was happening with his little siblings and was about to run over when Mecona fell, but let out a sigh when he heard her giggle. Looking up at Sharah he saw the small plant in her arms and said, “Ms. Sharah? What’s the plant you brought with you?”
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The only reason Sharah didn’t go running after Mecona when she fell was because she could hear her thoughts and feel her joy at getting to play. She placed a calm hand on Neltus arm. “The ground is super spongy in here with lots of soft moss. We designed it to be safe for rough play.” She led him over to a small area that was flat and they could sit. She then got several things from a locker and came to sit down. “This is called a Bonsai tree. It’s from Earth’s Japanese region. But really Bonsai trees can be any type of tiny tree. This one,” she set the pot between them and pointed out the small little seedlings, “has several seedlings that need to be transplanted. This big one was given to me when it fit in a pot that I could wrap both my hands totally around it. I was 10. I’ve had her ever sense. I was wondering if you’d like to help me, and then you can keep one for yourself.”
Mecona and Julin were running around, screaming their heads off with laughter. Sharah was glad they were excited and having fun. She wondered how long it would take them to find the cave tree, as they called it. It was hollow on the bottom leading up to a bridge that crossed over to another tree with a tree house.
Lt jg Fayth, CSO
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