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Side Sim: Lounge (Open for all)

Posted March 18, 2021, 12:37 a.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Achilleas Petrakos (Chief Science Officer) (Matt Evans)

Posted by Crewman Octavia Raain (Medical Student) in Side Sim: Lounge (Open for all)

Posted by Ensign Iyun Riani (Scientist) in Side Sim: Lounge (Open for all)

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Duvosa (Security Officer) in Side Sim: Lounge (Open for all)
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Ria had been about to reply to Octavia when Duvosa appeared seemingly out of nowhere next to their table. With her shoulders pulled slightly up, Ria looked from one woman to the other. Her eyebrows were lightly raised and she had dropped one hand to her lap there she fidgeted with the end of her long braid. Introducing herself when one of the two people she was sitting at a table with already knew her was … awkward and Ria wasn’t sure what to say. In the end she said softly with her gaze fixed on her plate, “I’m Iyun Riani and I’m an astrophysicist.”

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist

“Yes, we have met previously,” Duvosa said, looking at the Trill. “But it is nice to make new acquaintances.”

“I know,” whispered Ria, her voice barely audible, her cheeks pink. She was feeling awkward like she had made a mistake; wishing she had already introduced herself to Octavia before Duvosa arrived or that she had managed to introduce herself to Octavia in a way that would have made this situation less awkward and uncomfortable.

“So Duvosa, what’s your story?” Asked the young Trill, she looked between the new comber and then back to Iyun in a way she reflected Octavias own insecurities the only difference was she’d gotten good at hiding them very quickly, she had to otherwise people would simply see her completely unhinged and that wasn’t good for anyone especially herself.

  • Crewman Octavia Raain

“My story is long and complicated,” Duvosa said. “I would prefer a different topic of conversation. How are you both finding the new ship?” She glanced between the two women.

-Duvosa, Sec

Looking up shyly, Ria answered softly, “I haven’t seen much yet. But I love the science labs and the arboretum is gorgeous. I’m glad that there is a place with real plants.” The moment she finished talking, the petite scientist bowed her head again and looked at her lap instead of the two other women.

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist

Duvosa thought for a moment. It was obvious that Ria had an interest in botany. It was always a good idea in social situations to engage with others about the things they were interested in.

“I would like to see the arboretum, would you show me sometime?” She asked flatly.

“Uhm, sure,” replied Ria, feeling a little taken aback as she hadn’t expected this at all. Not to mention that the thought of taking anyone on a tour of the Arboretum made her feel incredibly nervous and she wondered if maybe she could ask Achilleas to join them. He always managed to make her feel safe and more at ease.

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist

Octavia didn’t like the effect the new arrival was having on Iyun and wondered why she was being so… braisen. “The ship is my first so I dont have anything to compare it to but if this is a standard set by other ships then by all means its amazing, especially now its going to be our homes for a while.” The young Trill studied the woman and then an absent thought popped into her head “oooh You’re half Romulan” She covered her mouth, sometimes she found it a little difficult to stop he mouth engaging before she thought another of Govens personality traits which were rubbing of on her.

  • Crewman Octavia Raain

At this, the stern expression on Duvoa’s face seemed to ebb a little bit, and her lips curled up into a smile.

For some reason, Octavia felt as if she was being circled by some hunter and she was very much the prey.

“Yes,” She said, giving a nod and a raise of the eyebrows. “This is your first posting then? It is quite different than the days at the Academy.” She paused. Another good idea when getting to know someone was to ask questions, even though Duvosa typically skipped the questions and gathered the information she wanted by her own devices. However, in the spirit of cultivating better social skills, this was a good time for a question.

“I wouldn’t know, I’ve never been to the Academy.” She said simply and blushing, Octavia felt silly as if she was sitting at the Christmas table with the adults for the first time and didn’t have anything to contribute to the conversation but she had to be strong even if it was just face, ‘Time to wear you big girl pants Tavia’ She thought to herself.

“What was your area of study and specialty?” Duvosa asked, looking at Octavia as if she were interrogating the woman.

-Duvosa, Sec

Octavia could answer this in two ways one she could just says he was a medical student and she didn’t have one or she could lie! She decided to settle for a bit of both worlds, “Well I am still only a medical student but I am heavily swayed towards Immunology and Virology! Its something I’ve recently become interested in thanks to a mentor on the ship but I dont want to give all my latinum to one Ferengi so to speak.”

  • Crewman Octavia Raain

Hoping to find a place to relax and enjoy the hustle and bustle of life aboard the ship, Achilleas found himself entering the ship’s lounge and took a look around. He was dressed in casual clothes which consisted of jeans and a warm black hoodie. He blinked in surprise at finding Ria sat at a table with two other women. His first instinct was to go up and introduce himself to who he hoped was her soon to be friends, but resisted that initial impulse. He didn’t want her to feel like he was coddling her or that she had to spend all of her time with him. But upon a closer observation he could clearly see her unease and could tell that this was beyond her usual shyness.

So with a disarming smile he approached the table where the three sat with a slightly upraised hand in way of greeting. “I hope you don’t mind my interrupting. I just happened to come in to enjoy the atmosphere and saw Riani and just had to come say hello.”

CSO Petrakos


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