Posted May 28, 2019, 9:27 p.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Rovan Moor (Engineer/Pilot) (David Shotton)
Posted by Ensign Allison Fleet (Scientist) in Runabout to Athena
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Rovan Moor (Engineer/Pilot) in Runabout to Athena
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“Yes, we, should,” he said slowly, and made sure to emphasise each and every word as he pushed himself to a sitting position and picked up his plate, spearing some food with his fork and eating as well. Then, he looked at her seriously for a moment. “You know, when we make ourselves a family, we should have some names ready to go for the children,” he worked hard to keep his face straight, only his eyes might have given away the humor. “I hear that Grumpthengrendureckt is a popular name on Ktaria at the moment.”
Allison gave him the most deadpan look at the name suggestion, raising an eyebrow after a moment. “What?” She asked. There was no way that wasn’t a joke.
He raised an eyebrow and looked at her, then broke into a grin and laughed. “There is no way I want any child of ours to be subjected to anything like that kind of name, but maybe if we find a rather mean natured Altonian housecat in the near future we can call it something like that, but, shorter. Like Grumpy or something.”
“What about naming them after our parents? It’s a bit of a tradition in my family, giving the kids names based on their grandparents. My mom’s mom was Elizabeth, hence my middle name,” she explained briefly, smiling slightly. “What do you think of Grace?”
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All too soon, the food was finished and their plates clean.
Placing his empty plate back into the basket, he began to gather the various containers and pack up around them. “We should head out for the Athena though, get the runabout back and get you settled into your quarters. Maybe we can bribe the quartermaster to give us a couples quarters?” Rovan gave Allie a wink as he stood, everything ready to go back with them except the freshly planted moonflower and picture of the two of them resting against the seat under the tree.
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Allie grinned slightly, shaking her head in amusement. She stepped over and grabbed his collar so she could tug his head down for a light peck on the lips, then smiled and kissed his cheek. “If you can get it done before I finish my medical check-in…” She grew quiet, a thoughtful smile on her face. “We shared quarters on the Genesis enough times, after all. Might as well make it official so someone else can take the empty room…”
“At least this time we won’t have to worry about who gets the top bunk,” she added with a wink as she grabbed the photo from under the tree. She gave one last glance at the Moon-blossom. “We’ll be back. I promise,” she murmured to the small flower, then took Rovan’s free hand and started walking.
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The pair settled into the seats of the Runabout and Rovan began the prep to take them back to the Athena. They had arrived here as a couple that had been lost and reunited, and were leaving the planet a couple with a future and somewhere to call home. Rovan reached over and took Allie’s hand and smiled. “I love you.” he told her, simple and quietly. There really wasn’t anything else to say that could mean any more at that moment.
The Runabout lifted off from the surface and hovered for a moment. Out the window, the hill they had spent the last hour rose above the clearing while to the other side, the lake glimmered in the light of the moons. Rising still, the Runabout gained height as it turned, and the engines engaged, pushing it on its way seemingly towards the rings circling the planet and beyond them, back to the Athena.
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