Posted May 24, 2019, 8:12 a.m. by Lieutenant Orvos Legen (Chief Engineer) (Tony Findora)
Posted by Fleet Captain Ghubari Koraia (Captain) in Captain’s Quarters - Pre-sim - A visit from an El Aurian
Posted by Lieutenant Orvos Legen (Chief Engineer) in Captain’s Quarters - Pre-sim - A visit from an El Aurian
Posted by Fleet Captain Ghubari Koraia (Captain) in Captain’s Quarters - Pre-sim - A visit from an El Aurian
Posted by… suppressed (3) by the Post Ghost! 👻(snip)
Orvos stepped inside and took in the surroundings. “Quite the blend of cultures,” he stated with a small grin. He imagined things would have been different here had Nico stayed. But the furry little guy was bound for great adventures away from the Athena.
“Comes with a blended marriage,” she said, grinning.
He then brought his gaze to her. “Just you here, or is Mr. Vander here too?” he inquired as he moved closer to the sofa.
-Lt. Orvos Legen, CE
“He’s out at the moment, though I expect he’ll be in soon.” Ghubari patted the sofa and set her PADD to the side. “Have a seat and tell me what I can do for you.”
Fl. Captain Koraia, CO
Orvos hesitated for a brief moment, however decided in the end that they were both off duty. Friendliness was of the utmost essence. He took a seat next to her on the couch, keeping his eyes trained on her.
“It isn’t so much what you can do for me, but what I can do for you.” Without missing a beat, he continued. “If you don’t mind my asking, how close were you to Commander Adam Chryst?” He carefully watched her reactions allowing his empathy to catch whatever it could of her emotions.
-Lt. Orvos Legen, CE
A wave of emotion hit her rather strongly and it took a moment for her to catch her own surprise amidst the sadness. “Um… well, we were still getting to know each other, both in terms of our work relationship and who we are, were, off duty. We were quite open with each other, though I think we would have needed quite awhile longer serving together to fully learn to anticipate the other. Why?”
Fl. Captain Koraia, CO
Orvos looked down at the table as he searched for his words. “I have noticed that since Mr. Chryst’s departure, there have been some reverberating feelings amongst the crew, as though a part of them has been lost. I suspect it has much to do with the transitioning of the timeline sync up. But a part of me can’t help but wonder if Adam had been a part of it, among others.”
“Anything is possible,” she said softly.
He finally looked up and into her eyes. “I know I likely should have said so sooner, but there was never a time I felt it was necessary. He did not appear to be any sort of security threat, and the likelihood of anyone believing a new chief engineer of something absolutely crazy would have been astronomical to be fair. So I felt it was necessary for you to at least know now rather than never, that Commander Adam Chryst was technically never meant to be. He was, it seemed, to be a walking paradox.”
-Lt. Orvos Legen, CE
Guhbari felt her chest expand with her breath and then it stayed expanded before she forced it out. Her mind was racing, hunting for the words that would be an appropriate response to his revelation. Nothing seemed to settle in her mind at all. What could she say? Except for the one question that seemed obvious. “What do you mean? Paradox in what way?”
Fl. Captain Koraia, CO
“Time is a funny thing, captain. I can’t be absolutely certain, but most avenues lead to the idea of him being his own creator. I don’t know how exactly it came about, but it is possible that the one thing kept locked away in Adam’s mind, the one thing he could never quite get to, might have been the fact that he created himself.” He paused and looked out at the stars.
“It does make me wonder if that was why he had to leave.” He knew the captain would be feeling all sorts of things, which is why he mostly remained calm and receptive to her. There was a time for all things.
-Lt. Orvos Legen, CE
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