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Captain’s quarters - Afternoon tea side sim

Posted March 8, 2019, 10:54 a.m. by Fleet Captain Ghubari Koraia (Captain) (Lindsay B)

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Kaylee Baxter (Chief Diplomatic Officer) in Captain’s quarters - Afternoon tea side sim

Posted by Fleet Captain Ghubari Koraia (Captain) in Captain’s quarters - Afternoon tea side sim

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Kaylee Baxter (Chief Diplomatic Officer) in Captain’s quarters - Afternoon tea side sim
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Kaylee wheeled the tea cart inside, also in uniform with her standard high heeled boos and high, tight ponytail.

“Me as well,” Kaylee said, smiling, as she parked the cart in front of Ghubari. She took the teapot and began pouring the hot water into the two mugs. “I didn’t invite Stark this time, I felt like we were both a little overdue for a little girl time.” She gave her friend a wink, handing her the mug of steaming hot water. She took a wooden box from the cart and opened the lid, holding out the box towards Ghubari so she could choose one of the many varieties of tea bags inside. Also on the tray were all the traditional things that went along with afternoon tea, such as cucumber sandwiches and various pastries.

Ghuabri laughed lightly. “I’m sure he’ll forgive us this time.”

Settling onto the sofa, with her own tea, Kaylee looked over at Ghubari. “I had an interesting meeting with our first officer the other day.”

-Kaylee Baxter

“I can imagine,” Koraia said with a grin as she braced her arm on the back of the sofa. “Luka’s a very interesting being.” She had had a fairly diverse group of XOs on the Athena and none were better or worse. Each brought their own strengths and flaws to the job and it made for a different working relationship.

Fl. Captain Koraia, CO

Kaylee’s eyebrows raised and she chuckled. “Well I raised a bit of concern about the issue of her having a pet on board. Strictly from a diplomatic point of view of course.” She carefully took a sip of her tea. “But then she became quite defensive and close minded about the subject and abruptly left the meeting.” She sighed. “You know I’m not one for direct confrontation but if approaching the subject of having a pet on board sets her off the rails, well then…” She let her voice trail off and gave a shrug of the shoulders.

Koraia tilted her head slightly as she frowned. “I have no issue with her pet and I already told her so. It’s large ship with families. Hell Kaylee, there are kids and we have a nursery and school. I think pets are a part of the equation of having families on board, even if it still all unsettles me a bit.”

“I’m not questioning your judgement,” Kaylee said. “I was merely sensing a strange dependency on this pet of hers and I was raising a question of how it may be perceived by less understanding outsiders we may encounter, much as having children on board might.”

“No matter,” Kaylee said, sipping at her tea again. “Am I the only one who is having trouble sleeping since our last mission?”

-Kaylee Baxter

Ghubari shook her head. “No. There’s definitely an elevated level of tension amongst the crew as a whole. I know I’ve had some pretty weird dreams and restless nights, but we weren’t on the surface and things down there were even more intense. It’s going to take some time for sure,” she said quietly before sipping tea. “I just hope for everyone sake it’s enough before we jump into the next assignment. Somehow I think I’m going to have to wrangle beach side R&R for the whole ship otherwise, if I don’t already owe them that.”

Fl. Captain Koraia, CO

Kaylee nodded. “I just found it quite unsettling facing another version of myself. It’s certainly an experience that I hope is only a one time occurrence.”

-Kaylee Baxter

The empath gazed at Kaylee intently. “Indeed, I’m striving to make sure that is so.” Ghubari sipped her tea for a moment. “You never told me what version of you you chose,” she said softly.

Fl. Captain Koraia, CO


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