Posted July 2, 2020, 8:33 p.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Achilleas Petrakos (Chief Science Officer) (Matt Evans)
Posted by Ensign Iyun Riani (Scientist) in Side Sim: The Likable Hornet Date (Open for Any to Join)
Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Side Sim: The Likable Hornet Date (Open for Any to Join)
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Achilleas Petrakos (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim: The Likable Hornet Date (Open for Any to Join)
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Ria instinctively let go of Achilleas hand even though they had every right to hold hands. And thus felt awful about it right away. After a brief apologetic glance at him, she looked shyly up at Dira and said meekly, “You don’t have to apologise.” She wondered who the other woman was, but not in a jealous, but in a purely curious way. Her guess was that she was from the Ogawa as well as she seemed to know Achilleas. Yet she wasn’t from the science department. Ria felt sure she’d remember her if they had met before. Of course that sill left four other departments or she could be the First Officer, which part of her hoped wasn’t the case.
~Ensign Iyun, Scientist
Feeling a spike of anxiety and a sense of loss, Achilleas brought his hand back to his side of the table. His slightly sad emotions shifted to surprise upon seeing the speaker though. “Commander. I’m surprised to see you here, though you of course have the right to go wherever you wish. I knew we were like to see other Starfleet personnel but with it being a large crew I didn’t think I’d run into someone I know.” He was rambling a bit out of a feeling of apprehension and guilt. While they had gotten official permission to be together, he didn’t think their very first date would lead them to a possible confrontation. He wasn’t sure that Commander Myqian had even heard from the Captain yet, so this could go very badly.
Her expression was warm. She understood that she had caught them off guard, and their emotions told her much. It wasn’t her wish to make them feel badly in anyway. “It’s alright, I understand.”
He took a breath to steady himself and steel his resolve before he continued a little slower and a lot less rambling. “Where are my manners? Commander Myqian this is Ensign Iyun Riani. Ensign Iyun is one of the science officers in my department. Ria this is Commander Dira Myqian and she is our executive officer. I had a nice conversation with the Commander shortly after she joined us on the starbase.”
CSO Petrakos
Her dark eyes flicked between them for a moment and it was clear that this was news to her. But Dira had not been a therapist for twenty years without being able to mask her own emotions. And she did want to meet all the junior officers and crew on the Ogawa. Offering Riani a bow of her head, she smiled. “It’s nice to meet you Ensign. I’m hoping to get a chance to meet all of the departments, but as you can imagine it’s been a little more awkward than it might usually,” she said with a lopsided grin.
Commander Myqian, XO
“It’s nice to meet you too, Commander,” Ria replied rather flustered, her cheeks turning red. Not wanting to be rude she asked without properly thinking it through, “Would you care to join us?” As soon as the words had left her mouth she realised that Achilleas, who already felt bad about the location, might not be too happy with her asking Dira to stay. With her head slightly bowed she looked at him and tried to communicate wordlessly that she was sorry and that she hoped he wouldn’t be upset or angry with her. If only the floor would open beneath her and swallow her!
~Ensign Iyun, Scientist
Achilleas felt a small pang of regret in his chest, but this was the choice Ria made and he was determined to support her. Besides, the evening was awkward enough as it was, how could it possibly get any worse? “Yes Commander, please join us if you’re free. An extra bit of company is never a bad thing.” He smiled at Dira. While he wanted himself and Ria to have a nice dinner alone, the environment was likely to not accommodate that. In that case maybe a third wheel would help keep them on their best behavior or at the very least help break the ice.
CSO Petrakos
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