Posted Sept. 12, 2020, 12:16 p.m. by Lieutenant Commander Zef Rollo (Counselor) (D Grisham)
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Zef Rollo (Counselor) in Captain’s Quarters - Side Sim
It had been five days since Zef had her first meeting with Kalig Marrov and Captain Cochrane. The meeting in which the Bajeen male announced a marital claim to the counselor by way of his dead brother. After Cochrane sent him back to his ship, the Kestra, Zef returned to her quarters and sent a message to Ganro Fleg, her friend who still lived and thrived on Baj along with his family. She’d asked him to look in to the matter—to find out if such a law existed and if there was any chance at all that she might have to consider Kalig’s claim on her.It was all very involved. In normal circumstances, she wouldn’t have given it any thought, but keeping tradition and staying involved with Bajeen life was something her mother, Anara, begged her to keep alive in her life. That was the only reason she’d taken time to find out if Marrov’s claim was true or just something made up to put her off guard.
As it turned out, Ganro worked tirelessly to investigate the old laws that covered that particular aspect of spousal responsibility with siblings of a mated pair when there were not children from the joining. That evening when she’d returned from her day of counseling members of the crew, there was a message waiting for her when she entered her quarters.
Instead of running directly to the computer, Zef took a few minutes to change out of her uniform into a lavender colored, casual gown. The strappy top and loose body, and the soft material and decorative lace at the hem, helped her feel ‘normal’ and individual—unlike her uniform did. Grabbing a glass of wine before seating herself at the desk, Zef ran a hand back through her long, white hair and sighed loudly. The next moment or two could change her life…
—Zef (cue the mysterious music…)
Ten minutes later, the message had played out, her wine glass was empty and her heart was lighter. She had a thoughtful look on her face as she walked to the replicator to refill her glass. She took it to the sofa and got comfortable. As she sipped the fruity wine, her mind swirled with how to handle the next bit. Kalig had to be informed that she wasn’t going anywhere with him—that might make his real purpose for showing up at the places she had been assigned, come to light. Truthfully, she didn’t want another thing to do with the Marrov family, not even a short communique with her ex brother in law. However, she could tell the Captain what was going on. It was after his duty shift so Zef was loathe to bother him, but he had said he wanted to know the minute she heard something.
Downing the last mouthful of golden liquid in the glass, she rose from the couch and headed to the vanity in the bathroom to check her appearance. The wine coursed through her system, relaxing muscles and mental barriers as she ran a brush through her loose hair and pulled it all over one shoulder. When she found herself placing a dot of softly scented perfume on the pulse points of her neck, she shook her head at her reflection. “As if. He already told you he just wanted to be friends.” She was fine with the idea of staying platonic with Cochrane most of the time, but there were moments when desire for him caused her some discomfort. =/\=Computer, location of the Captain?=/\=
=/\=Captain Cochrane is currently in his quarters.=/\=
Flinging off the bothersome thoughts, Zef slipped her feet into simple sandals and made her way to deck 2. There were only two sets of quarters on that level, the CO’s and the XO’s. Making sure she took the correct turn, she arrived outside of Cochrane’s rooms. When she reached for the chime and noticed her hand wasn’t shaking at all, she smiled just a bit. Best to try and keep it together for the short meeting ahead. With that in mind, the counselor activated the chime to let him know someone was at his door.
—Zef
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