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Corridors- Side Sim

Posted Aug. 1, 2018, 10:02 a.m. by Captain Alexxander Ryley (Chief Medical Officer) (Calé Reilly)

Posted by Lieutenant Ashlynn Summers (Doctor) in Corridors- Side Sim

Posted by Captain Alexxander Ryley (Chief Medical Officer) in Corridors- Side Sim

Posted by Lieutenant Ashlynn Summers (Doctor) in Corridors- Side Sim
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As the shift change over happened around the ship Ryley found himself enroute to get the meal that wasn’t quite lunch as that had long since past but wasn’t really dinner either. As he passed an intersection some of the kids walked towards the main corridor and passed him on their way back to their parents no doubt. He glanced towards the direction they had just come from and grimaced at the memory of the three times he had visited the school rooms. Once had been to give a talk on germs(awkward) and another time to administer vaccinations (disorderly) the last time had been dropping off Summer’s kid and the drama that entailed.

He shook his head and walked on only to pause a after half a dozen steps and back track, ears perked for the sound that had grabbed his attention, head tilted, left eye screwed up he listened. There it was faint but present the unmistakable sound of music. He glanced around the deserted and eerily quiet corridor and followed it towards the main classroom.

Ryley
M.D.
Inside the main classroom the sound Ryley heard got louder. He would recognize it as Beethovan’s Fifth. It was clunky in spots as the player worked out the rhythm.

Upon looking in the room there was no one other than Ali sitting at the piano playing. She was totally focused on what she was playing that she didn’t hear anyone other than the music. She went over each section multiple times to work out exactly what she was doing.

Ali Summers

Ryley stood in the doorway watching her play. He waited until she finished a section and spoke. “You are getting good at that.” He commented.

Ryley
M.D.

Ali looked up “Thank you Uncle Alex.” she said “Can you play with me?” She asks her uncle “I’m still working out exactly how to play.”

Ali

Ryley limped further into the room and considered her a moment. As always it seemed he couldn’t deny her requests.

“You don’t wanna play with me, I’m a grumpy bitter old man.” He reiterated at her tiredly then added “scootch over.” Before sitting at the piano with her. “Show me that last part again.”

Ryley
M.D.

Ali scooted over “You’re not grumpy.” She said laughing “You just want everyone to think that.” Ali added as she started to play the part of the song that she was struggling with. She got to the part that she was struggling with and became frustrated and that caused her to focus even more. She was chewing on her lower lip as she moved through that phrase and as she finished, she looked at Ryley “I have trouble with that phrase.” Ali said “How can I work that out?” She asked her favorite person.

Ali

Ryley muttered something under his breath in response to the not grumpy comment but it was not Loud enough for her to hear, he then focused on watching her play and frowned as she spoke again.

“You need to play the pauses squirt.” He said “You are in too much of a rush to finish that phrase, each note should fade into the next like…this.” He picked up the piece from the phrase Ali was stuck on, he played a moment and stopped. “See?” He then indicated her side of the keys and poised his fingers over his side again. “Try it with me. Ready?” He played again waiting for her to join in on the lower keys.

Ryley
M.D.

Ali put her fingers on the lower keys and began playing with Ryley playing the pauses this time like Ryley had shown her, she played each note carefully yet in time with Ryley. “Like this Uncle Alexx?” She asked as she played.

Ali

uncle Alexx he pondered as he watched her play, hands more or less on autopilot at the keys. It was a term he had come to accept from Ali. He thought back to the madness of the day she was born, the day he had delivered her and nearly lost both mother and baby. Sickbay going frantic the EMH yelling and Mastleen, the councillor yelling obscenities in return while Jacen tried to restore order and power. The blood and the shirt that had been ruined in the process. The corners of his mouth twitched up ever so slightly and he rolled his eyes at the flare of warmth the little girl illicited in him.

“That’s it kiddo. You got it” he finished playing and looked at her.

Ryley
M.D.


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