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Post-Sim: XO's Quarters - A time to catch up

Posted May 11, 2021, 4:05 p.m. by Commander Siadra Enai (Executive Officer) (Silke Fahl)

Posted by Lieutenant Si’Rek (Chief Engineer) in Post-Sim: XO’s Quarters - A time to catch up

Posted by Civilian Liara Enai (XO’s Daughter) in Post-Sim: XO’s Quarters - A time to catch up

Posted by Lieutenant Si’Rek (Chief Engineer) in Post-Sim: XO’s Quarters - A time to catch up

(snip)

Si’Rek set aside his wine and went and sat down in front of Liara after he pulled her chair out. He took both of her hands in his blue and gray ones and looked at her directly.

“Wee one… no one can be happy all the time. Like your mother said… sad is normal sometimes. But it is what we do with that sadness that matters. We can let it tell us what to do, or we can tell it what to do. And right now, you and your mother are dealing with a big sadness. And those take longer to talk to than a little sadness. But it will be okay. Just maybe not right now. And thats okay, tor’qe. Because now you two are here. And I am here. And now we get to start being friends again, right? Isn’t that a good thing?”

Si’Rek, CE

For a moment or two, Liara simply looked at Si’Rek, but eventually a small smile began to pull at the corners of her lips and she nodded a little. Taking her hands out of his, she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a soft, if slightly wet kiss on his cheek. “Yes, it is,” she said with her arms still around his neck. “I miss my friends and teachers and my home, but I’m happy we are here with you.” Pulling slightly back and looking earnestly at him, she asked, “You aren’t going to leave, are you?”

~Liara

He laughed and said “No, dear one. I am here for a long while, I think. Besides… why would I leave? You just got here!” and he hugged her back and then said “Now… let’s eat.” and he smiled and sat back at the table.

“Maybe Starfleet will make you or something happens to you,“ Liara replied seriously.

He looked at Siadra and said “We will get through all of this together… right?”

Si’Rek, CE

“Right,“ Siadra replied with a worried expression as she looked at her daughter. Once there was a new counsellor on board she would take her to them. This was more than the normal discomfort of moving and settling in at a new place.

Pushing those thoughts and worried aside, at least for now, she said, “And just like I am not allowed to have a PaDD while we’re eating, you aren’t allowed to have toys or in this case tricorders either. Remember?“

“Yes, mummy,“ Liara replied reluctantly as she put the device away while her mother filled her plate.

~Siadra & Liara


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