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Homecoming

Posted Sept. 2, 2021, 1:24 a.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Danora Allance (Chief Engineer/Artificial Intelligence Expert) (Melissa Aragon)

Posted by Lieutenant Commander JT Robinson (XO) in Homecoming

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Danora Allance (Chief Engineer/Artificial Intelligence Expert) in Homecoming

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JT tried again to embrace her a bit and calm her with a hand placed on her back hoping she wouldn’t pull away again. He know she was worried about the rank situation, but if the CO could make it work.... She had been all he had thought about the last few months. She was the LAST person he wanted ‘having to salute’ him. “Come on,” he said as he motioned with his head down the corridor “help me find my new cabin. I could use a nice sonic shower, a well replicated meal and an actual person to talk to…” he trailed off a bit, not wanting to overstep “If you have time, and want to that is. I know its late.” All three of those things were true and not just and excuse to spend a little time with her. He hadn’t had any of them in at least a month and he was going a bit stir crazy.

XO

The fact he had stepped forward to touch her a second time stunned her to the point she didn’t move away. At his invitation to find his quarters, she laughed softly. “You need help find the XO’s quarters? I find that a bit hard to believe. You’ve been thinking of The Big Chair long enough, I am sure you have the XO and the CO quarters laid out and memorized.” She laughed slightly and shook her head. “Probably the Adimiral quarters at Star Fleet as well.”

“well I don’t know about that. I had truthfully ruled out command as an option after.. the incident” the incident being the stunt that got him demoted and on the admirals crap list.

She let him pull her a bit till they were walking down the hall once more. “My shift was actually over a long time before you arrived. So I don’t have anything else to do. I would have just stayed up in the hangar bay talking to Ali if you hadn’t returned just now. So I don’t mind keeping you company a while.” She was actually glad he had asked. Maybe it was just gonna be the one time. And maybe only cause it was late and no one was around. But she would take it. And it would give her a chance to see how extensive his injuries really were. She’d known him long enough to know when he was in pain. Even if he denied it.

Danora

Once they had arrived at his quarters JT looked around a bit and couldn’t help but think. This cabin was a palace compared to the runabout he had spent the last several months in. complete with gravity, life support, a replicator, shower and bed what more could he want he want? at that moment his gaze fell on Danora Well there’s always something

“I am going to take a quick shower ” he started Even the sound of the word shower made his bumps and bruises hurt less “How bout you replicate us up some food and drink and we can hang out a bit”

JT

Danora glanced around the spacious living area as they stepped in and the door whooshed shut behind her. Her own small quarters would fit in his living room with space to space. She was lucky, not having a roommate. But still. It was meant for two and not very spacious at that. When he mentioned the shower, she nodded and smiled, hoping she wasn’t blushing as hot as she felt. “I’ll figure out something. You want meat and potatoes kind of meal or something lighter? And alcohol or not for drink?”

Ideally she would have taken him to medical, then made him something simple like a salad and soup. With things as bad as they were on the runabout, she wasn’t sure he was up to a heavy meal and alcohol. But JT was always a strong man. Perhaps a steak and bourbon were exactly what he wanted.

Danora

“After months of protein nibs, a steak sounds fantastic. and definitely alcohol. I need a drink ” *Alcohol helps with outside and inside wounds right? * he thought to himself before making his way to the shower.

Once inside the warm sonic waves felt amazing If Danora wasn’t waiting for him outside he could stay in there all night.

JT

Danora laughed and shook her head. “Go take a shower.” She waved him off and turned to the replicator. It was just dinner, or rather, after midnight snack, right? They had done it a million times before he left. Or rather, maybe a dozen times, but she’d dreamt it a million more.

Making the order a double, she set out steaks with proper sides. Both had mashed potatoes and green beans and toast. And two tall glasses of ale beside them. There was also a decanter or whiskey and a couple glasses on the replicator in case he wanted something stronger. She had also kicked off her boots and left them by the door. When he came out of the shower, she would be sitting on the couch, one of the few pieces of furniture in the room, with their dinner and ales on the table before her. Her legs curled up under her and an arm flung over the back of the couch as she stared out the window as the stars were once more at warp speed making small pinline stripes before her eyes.

She had let her hair down and had her back practically to the bedroom door as he walked out and wouldn’t even hear him unless he spoke to her. She had relaxed once more and decided to enjoy the night so she had new dreaming material when tomorrow let reality back in.

Danora

JT walked up behind her quietly and sat on the arm of the couch just behind her and took a deep breath more of a sigh really. this was perfect he thought to himself “It’s been forever since I could just enjoy the view” he said softly when he finally did speak hoping that she would have noticed him there.

“Nice choices” he said motioning to the meal she had selected. “Couldn’t have done better myself”

She would be able to tell that his tone had changed when he came back from the shower. It was a softer perhaps more somber tone of someone who had been through a lot and was thankful to be in one piece and just now accepting that he in fact was home safe.

JT

His voice startled her. It was a reminder why she wasn’t in security. She got lost in distractions far too easily. Smiling up at him, she nodded to the food. “Then come have some.” She reached for her drink but left her plate on the table for now. She sensed the difference in him and cocked her head slightly in concern. “What is it? I know you can’t tell me what you were doing. But I am here to listen to how you felt, if you want. I mean, sometimes talking it out loud is more helpful than a computer entry. Right?” She patted the couch beside her and smiled in invitation to sit, relax and exhale.

Danora

JT slid down into the spot next to her. Close to her. and took a drink and sipped it, relishing the taste for a moment before sitting back in the couch and managed to say “I didn’t think I was going to make it home. Part of me is expecting this to all be a near death hallucination and for everything to go dark.”

JT

Having sat close to him a dozen times when they were eating, working on schematics or discussing Ali, the ship’s AI, it seemed different this time. Pressing the thought from her mind, she touched her glass to his so he heard and felt the connection. “No, you are home. And safe. And it’s real. Somehow I doubt you would hallucinate me having a small explosive moment in the hallway.” She smiled and shrugged. “Besides, it’s not all going dark before you apologize for wrecking the runabout.”

She laughed and poked him in the ribs. It was done affectionately like any friend jabbing another. And she had done it on purpose, thought it seemed natural and harmless.

Danora


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