Posted Sept. 2, 2022, 5:58 p.m. by Lieutenant Commander Daggum Hammor (Chief Operations Officer) (James Sinclair)
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Faye Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Elsewhere- A Honeymoon
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Daggum Hammor (Chief Operations Officer) in Elsewhere- A Honeymoon
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Faye Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Elsewhere- A Honeymoon
(snip)
Stoking Tess’ head, Faye thought over her conversation with the woman. “She told me that her situation was not the same as mine, that she had gotten into trouble and it was either be a slave or go to jail.” She carefully shifted her position, mindful to not disturb Tess who was rather delighted to be snuggled up with her person. “But it’s been decades Dag. She also said that she has always known that if she asked Kodell to be free or employed, he’d have agreed to it at any point. But if she has a reason to leave, to do something else? I’d call that poetic justice. Community service even. She’s older but she’s got a lot of years ahead of her. She should have the option of something else.” She knew she was picking up steam with the idea in her head and it was quickening her speech, but the could easily trace the sequence of events. “We can call Kodell and see if he’d suggest it. Hell, I’ll call him myself if it will make a difference!”
~Faye
Daggum simply said “No, Faye. Please… do not call him. Distance is needed between you two… and no, I’m not being a jealous husband.” He opened his ears and sat forward, elbows going to his knees. “Your history with him has always troubled you. You had an opportunity to finalize that. Yes, it will take some time to process that, but it happened. That guy? He’s carried a trophy for how many years now? Used you as an excuse to hide from the world. I called him out on that… and he agreed. So you got your closure… let him him have his.”
Faye moved Tess to the side and pushed herself to her feet, needing movement. She wasn’t just agitated, her brain was spinning and when that happened, her body couldn’t stay still. She tried to explain it to people but most didn’t get it. It hurt. “Fine, he gets his closure too. But don’t think that my husband buying a school on a planet I swore I’d never set foot on isn’t leaving a crack open.” She turned back to him. Faye wasn’t angry at all, she was just still very confused about it all. “We’ve only been married a month, Dag. We’re so used to it being you, and me, even when we’re talking about us. But what we do affects each other. Both ways. I think this school is a great idea, but it’s wedging open a door I just closed.”
“And at some point you gotta acknowledge that it’s not just your door, Faye. You aren’t the only one processing here, ok?” Daggum said. There was no accusation or anger in his voice, just a reminder.
He took a breath and then exhaled slowly. “But… I think we can do something. I’ll ask Paul to talk to him. Have him make sure Kodel knows if he doesn’t emancipated his slaves and he works on this he’s being a f@<king hypocrite. It can be Paul’s idea for her to do it. How’s that?”
Daggum
Paul to the rescue. Actually, that worked beautifully and she let out a long breath. “Yeah, that works. Paul can handle that. If Linella wants to. But I alreayd know her answer, though she could surprise me.” Folding her arms over top of her head, she paced the room. Tess was clearly not pleased about the whole business, especially being removed from her comfy place. Disgruntled was probably a more apt word as the cat watched Faye pace. But Daggum was there and Tess knew that Faye wasn’t on the edge.
“Can I say something? It’s not a criticism, just a bit of… reality,” Faye said softly, still pacing.
~Faye
Daggum sat up and focused all his attention on her. “Absolutely. Always.” he said sincerely.
Daggum
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