Posted May 11, 2021, 1:27 p.m. by James Sinclair
Posted by Lieutenant Faye Calloway (Mission Specialist) in Event Horizon - Star-Crossed No Longer (Tag Faye)
Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Event Horizon - Star-Crossed No Longer (Tag Faye)
Posted by Lieutenant Faye Calloway (Mission Specialist) in Event Horizon - Star-Crossed No Longer (Tag Faye)
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“Mushroom-boy?” he said as he hugged her close to him. “Well… I suppose that’s not as bad as it could be.” He kissed her lightly and said “Well, then… lets go see this thing.” and they began to walk through the Manhattan.
“How does it feel to be back here?” Faye asked him as they headed for the turbolift.
“Weird. I mean, I was only here for a hot second, but it still seems… familiar somehow.”
As they entered the gardens, Daggum’s eyes went wide. “Holy crap, Faye?! This place is amazing! You did all of this? Love… I am super impressed. C’mom, show me everything.” and he pulled her by the hand and into the gardens.
Daggum
She laughed wildly as he all but pulled her along. “Well I did have tons of help, but the vision was mine and I’m very proud of it,” she said as she led him to the right past the fruit trees. “But there’s so much I want to show you!” She was taking him counter-clockwise so they could finish at the mushroom house by the storage area and then visit her bed before they left. But right now she was heading towards The Hill.
Snaking their way up The Hill, Faye took him to the to third level and to the right where the bench under the dew-drop tree sat. It was the same place she had had Alex meet her to tell him about Kodell. Not only was this one of her favourite spots in the garden, but it felt… right. “Take in this view, Dag. I never thought we could have something like this on a starship but once the idea got stuck in my head I had to make it happen. My mom called this whole space an homage to Tracken. I wanted to dispute that but I think in some way she’s right.” Faye shook her head as she looked out over the top of the grove by The Pond, the water partly obscured by the giant slow growing tress they had brought in. “Everything in my life has come full circle in some way. It’s kind of extraordinary,” she said softly, getting lost a bit in the scenery.
~Faye Calloway
Daggum just let her revel in her creation in silence. He was massively impressed, not just by the garden… but by her. It wasn’t that she had changed since he last saw her… well she had, but the change had made her more Faye. The restlessness and defensiveness was so much lower and she seemed so much more comfortable in her own skin. He smiled at her and kissed her cheek, then took her hand in his and held it as they looked out over the view.
Daggum
Squeezing his hand, Faye leaned against him, content for the moment. It was a bizarre feeling, she had to admit, and a part of brain set about analyzing its peculiarities. “The ensign’s reaction? Not entirely unwarranted,” she said with a sigh. Back to reality.
Pulling his hand gently, Faye stepped back towards the bench. She smiled knowing he’d have to duck under the splayed branches of what she had dubbed the dew-drop tree. “There are some things I wanted to tell you, but despite all my encryption it felt unsafe to do so over subspace.”
Faye felt safe with Dag under the tree’s canopy and she snuggled her body up against him. “Long story short is that those elements in Intel I mentioned? The ones that aren’t entirely certain about me? Well.. I’ve been vouched for, by Commander Creed. He’s… sticking himself out there for me, to keep the others off my back. But it does come with a caveat,” she said, tilting her head up to gaze at him. “It means I’m no longer just a data specialist. I’m still doing that work and it’ll be my primary job, but I’ll be working under Creed as an Intelligence Officer.” It was why she had made the comment about probably never being able to leave Intel. “But at least I’m under his and Cochrane’s orders, rather than having someone pulling strings on the other side of the galaxy who doesn’t care one with whether I live or die.”
~Faye Calloway
Daggum listened and then looked out over the garden. “I think I understand, Faye. I’ll be honest… I’m not sure I like it, but… ” and he looked back at her. “But if that is what you want to do, I will support you no matter what. But the second you want to be done? Be done. And if you need… well… help with that; then let me know. Together we can figure it out. We’ve figured this out so far, right?” and he pointed back and forth between them.
Daggum
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