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SB 157- Finally a Date

Posted Feb. 9, 2021, 5:04 p.m. by Lieutenant Zoi Haven (Chief of Security) (Amber DeSadier)

Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in SB 157- Finally a Date

Posted by Lieutenant Zoi Haven (Chief of Security) in SB 157- Finally a Date

Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in SB 157- Finally a Date
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Turning her head in Haven’s direction and tilting her head up, Dira smiled warmly as her dark eyes rather obviously swept over Zoi’s lovely figure and the enticing way it was presented currently. “Well, after you went through the trouble of putting pearls in your hair before, what can I say, I was inspired.” She held a brown hand out to Zoi, inviting her to take it and join her.

Zoi laughed heartily, remembering the massive amounts of pearls she had adorned her hair with during the hallucinations. The whole of her quarters had been turned into a romantic oasis for two and Dira had very kindly helped her stop hallucinating. And though they were gone, her attraction still remained for the beautiful XO. She was just glad Dira had not wanted her to wear all those pearls again. Surely only being on the fungal hallucinogen was what prompted her to spend so much time on something so silly.

She moved to take the warm hand in her own and looked up into the eyes of her date.

“Besides… I do vividly recall I promised to teach you some art and you suggested sand sculptures. I figured it was only fitting.” Building things. Building things with Zoi. Oh yes, very fitting.

Commander Myqian, XO

“Its nice to know you keep your promises.” She moved close to Dira and took her other hand as well, feeling the heat of their bodies entwining between them. “So, my lovely date. What shall we sculpt together?”

Haven, CoS

Dira squeezed her hand, rubbing the pad of her thumb over Zoi’s fingers. “That’s the beauty of art. It can be whatever you want it to be. Sometimes you can start with a plan or just a glimmer of an idea, or sometimes you just go for it and see what happens.” She brought their hands to her lips, brushing them with a gentle kiss.

Zoi smiled as Diras lips brushed against her hand. It sent warmth all the way to her core and she found her cheeks were hot even in the sun and on this beach.

While Dira wasn’t trying to be provocative, she felt this intense need to make sure Zoi understood how she felt. Yes, the chemistry and desire between the two women was intense but there was tenderness there as well.

Okay, time to get up before they never got anywhere with the art part of their evening. Letting Zoi’s hand go, she pushed herself to her feet and moved over to one of the two piles of damp sand. “So… in order to sculpt the sand, it has to be the right texture. You need it wet enough to hold together, but not too wet that it looses its integrity. This sand is all ready for us, but you’ll note buckets of water to the side of each so we can amend things as needed. There are tools, buckets, shapes- all of which you can use to form things. Or you can simply work with your hands. Or both.”

Commander Myqian, XO

Interesting, she thought as she began to take in the idea of how the sand sculptures were created. She reached down and picked up a fistful to check its density and feel it clump in her hand. She examined the tools and the shapes they could make. Used some of the tools on the wet sand to see what marks they made as well. “I think I shall do the traditional sand castle. Architecture is so interesting to me. Okay… now to plan the structure....” Zoi began walking around the perimeter of the area she was to sculpt in and wondered how she wanted to go about making the structure.

Haven, CoS

“And I am very much my father’s daughter and am going to go where the wind takes me, so to speak,” Dira said with a grin. Moving over to the other pile of sand, she simply knelt down and began moving the sand about the top, packing it in places, but pressing firmly with the palms of her hands. She would never consider herself rash or impulsive exactly, but she had always considered herself something of a free spirit. Yes, she existed in a world full of rules and discipline, but therein lay the beauty of her life: she created the whimsy and opportunities for experimentation herself and invited it in whenever she could.

There was something lovely about being under the (even artificial) sun and simply working away at something relaxing like this. “I could do this all day,” she said idly as she rounded the top of the sand pile and packed it more firmly.

Commander Myqian, XO

Zoi was not all that artsy. Her mind was mostly analytical and practical. She watched Dira begin her work for several minutes before she began to work on her own. Height, she needed height. Castles were often on top of some great cliff. Wether she could do that within the art medium chosen? That remained to be seen. But she thought perhaps she should get the base and the bottom most part of the castle built up to give the structure a solid base on which to stand.

At Dira’s idle voice, Zoi looked up to smile at her. “I suppose so. It is very zen. I do like zen gardens… you know, the ones where you can use the rake to make designs?”

Haven, CoS

“I’ve heard of them, yes,” she said with a smile. “I’ve found over the years that it doesn’t matter what creative endeavour you gravitate towards, the ones that serve you the best ore the ones that are most immersive. For some it’s music, or pottery. Others, gardening or weaving. Just… so many endless ways of examining both the world around you and your own inner world.”

Dira stood up and stepped back, examining her packed pile. Then she reached for a small shovel with a narrow end and began to gently scrape away the sand, as if to reveal a treasure.

Commander Myqian, XO

“I like gardening too. Getting your hands in the dirt, pulling out the unwanted vegetation, growing something beautiful or functional or both. Perhaps I should start a vegetable garden in the Arboretum? They have community beds available. It would be so interesting to start a brand new garden from scratch. No amending the soil and doing so many tests to make sure its up to scratch before planting. I wonder if the person who is in charge of the Arboretum will have seasons?”

Haven, CoS


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