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Saving the Colony - Flashback

Posted Oct. 11, 2019, 8:43 p.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Shaun Grecken (Doctor) (Steven Sigle)

Posted by Commodore Rivar Calin (Commanding Officer) in Saving the Colony - Flashback

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Shaun Grecken (Doctor) in Saving the Colony - Flashback

Posted by Lieutenant Kate O’Neill (Chief of Security) in Saving the Colony - Flashback
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“Rick let them in,” Grainne’s voice became more authoritative. “You know what will happen so open the damn door.” Her voice was taking on a shrill aspect the longer she spoke.

“And risk infection,” he growled at Grainne. “He is not one of us. You want to sacrifice our lives for his. This…this nobody!”

“I’m not a nobody, I helped you all for years. I can help you now but you just have to open the damn door!”

“Shaun we are cut off and options are rapidly disappearing. We need to get into that building,” Kate said pulling out her phaser. She could buy him some time but Shaun had to be the one to get them through the door. This was one-time brute force was not going to help. Looking at the approaching band of colonists, things started to click into place. The door had not been locked. It had been barricaded.

Lt. Kate O’Neill COS

“We just landed, look you can let us in and set us aside and watch over us if you need… but you can’t just keep us out here.” Shaun said, his tone firm as he looked at the two.

Grecken, Doctor

The rain began to fall as the growls could be heard, looking over at Kate then back over at Grainne he couldn’t help but remember the first time he saw her. He had just arrived on the colony no more than a few weeks. His original placement on the Viking had been redirected at his request. He was supposed to have been married but the time he had been there. Instead he was finding himself at a pub wishing he was anywhere but here.

Two Years - Scripture Pub

Entering the pub Shaun felt the subtle relief of the air hitting him, combined with the discomfort of being soaking wet. Looking around he found a table in the far corner. He said as he sat down with a PaDD in hand. He was clearly trying to avoid most contact as he sat, going out of his way to make no eye contact with anyone as he settled in.

Looking down at the PaDD the subtle dot blinking, awaiting his input as he stared at it. He wasn’t sure what to write in this moment. Just six weeks ago he was going to be married, now she left and fled from him. She hadn’t reached out, but neither had Shaun either. He couldn’t place all the blame on her in this moment of solitude. He never even tried to give her a chance to fix anything. He could have chased her, but chasing gives someone a chance to hurt you twice. Time had giving him perspective and he knew he had to say something, even if it was in text.

“Woke up this morning, can’t shake the thunder from last night. You left with no warning and took the summer from my life. I gave you my everything, now my world it don’t seem right. Can we just go back to being us again?” Shaun said as he read the paragraph back to himself. It seemed beyond cheesy to say the last, sounds like some Irish pop band if he was honest. Looking up he wondered if he should get something to drink. His life had sen bleak but every Irishman he knew wouldn’t pass up a pint during time of sorrow.

Grecken, Doctor

“Sure we can. Order something so I don’t have to throw you out and you can explain to me how I make your world right. I am going to say a warm shirt, a pint of Guinness, and a Rueben for starters. After that, you get some sparkling conversation with your truly that asks all the boring stuff but peppered with enough sarcastic charm about how a man in uniform does not impress me. Finally, the night will end and you will spend until dawn thinking about me and whether I loved or hated you this evening. So shall we start with the Guinness or the shirt?” The tall and rather thin woman said standing next to Shaun. She was obviously an employee of the bar with the apron around her waist but her looks spoke more of a model than bar wench. Long dark hair framed her face. High cheekbones accentuated her eyes which were a muddled green but striking in their own right. Not by the color but by the smile and humor behind them as she looked at Shaun.

Grainne Kelly

“Excuse me?” Shaun said, his accent shining clearly as he narrowed his eyes. Shaun seemed like he was about to say something else as he sat there but couldn’t help but blink as he shook his head. “What? Is… is that some kind of anti pick up line? I mean… do you need those here? This isn’t exactly thrillsville here lass. You just tossing all guys out the airlock before they even ask anything? Come on you can do better than that, make me feel revolted, push me away like no other man has even been pushed away. Go ahead I will score you.” Shaun said with a small smirk as he eyed the young lady.

Grecken, Doctor

“Well, it is only anti-pickup if you are trying to get rid of someone and I am only trying to get rid of extra work not you. You’re dripping on my floor and you can’t be comfortable in that wet coat and shirt. You look like something the cat dragged in and while I only have a set of dry clothes and hot pot roast it is the small things that sometimes can change an entire day. Be right back,” she said tapping the table in a rhythmic fashion before heading off towards the kitchen.

Shaun felt his eyebrow raise as she left. He wasn’t quite sure what to take from this woman. She certainly was entertaining but he felt like shuttle lag, he hadn’t be on the planet long and barley even knew if this was a socially acceptable time to ask for whiskey.

Five minutes later she returned with a bag and a large plate teeming with mashed potatoes over what appeared to be a plate of sheppard’s pie with another Guiness on it. “I made a few choices for you. We are out of pot roast but the sheppard’s pie is far better. In the bag, you will find clothes. You were wrong about this place not being thrillsville. It is small but exciting. Quaint but full of adventure if you know where to look. You are new here. I am from here. This could be the beginning of a new start for you if you give it a chance. I say start by getting something warm in your belly and dry on your back. You can change over there,” she indicated a restroom in the corner. I’ll be back to check on you in a few minutes. Don’t dawdle though. That pie is no good cold and I worked too hard on it to make you think I can’t cook. It’s homemade and not replicated so if you don’t like it don’t tell me to tweek the replicator. ” Granine sauntered off to another table leaving everything she brought for Shaun on his.

Granine Kelly

Shaun looked p at her as she walked off, he couldn’t help but look at the curves of the uniform for her. Smirking he grabbed a piece of paper and wrote a small statement as he got the clothes and walked past the waitress, placing the paper in the palm of her hand.

Standing there Grainine would look down at the paper in her hand, as she opened it she would see one simple phrase written on the paper. You look like you could use a fifteen minute break.

Shaun had been hurt, and while his heart was no way pining for this waitress they often said the best way to get over heart break was either hooch or cooch, he figured right not try both.

Grecken, Doctor

Granine looked at the note in her hand. She wasn’t sure she was ready to go that far with this guy but he was easy on the eyes and she needed a distraction. Finishing up a conversation at the table she was tending to she slowly walked to the room that she had indicated she wanted Shaun to change it. She raised her hand to knock at the door but then decided against it. “You can always claim it’s an accident if you walked in and he wasn’t decent,” she said as she palmed the lock and opened it. Fortunately or unfortunately depending on your point of view Shawn had changed everything and was just getting ready to slip into a shirt. The guy wasn’t built like a security officer but she had nothing to complain about looking at him. After taking in the sights for several seconds a smile started to form on the corners of her mouth. “Don’t you Starfleet boys have some rule or regulation about being out of uniform,” she teased seeing him in the rough tan pants and thick sweater that most of the men wore this time of year. Clearing her throat she walked over to the pile of wet clothes lying on the floor. “Did your mother raise you in a barn,” she said picking up the soaked shirt,”or do you just have a thing about wanting to have a slipping hazard with wet floors.

Granine Kelly

Shaun bite his lower lip as he looked at the woman, “And didn’t your mother tell you to knock, besides you took too long I was able to figure out the clothes all on my own.” he said with a sly smirk as he came up, getting right in the doorway as he made sure both their bodies were close to each other.

“If you had done it in the dark I would have been impressed. Besides you are a doctor,” she said slowly. “Didn’t you have to memorize that whole the leg bone’s connected to the knee bone. The knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone. The thigh bone’s connected to the hip bone,” she said the first part of the song but got a more sultry tone as she said, “do you know what to do when you get to the hip bone.” This guy was so easy on the eyes and seemed to have a quick wit. She liked the verbal play between them and hoped he was not just quick with the pickup lines. Only time would tell. As he stood inches from her, Granine got a good look into his eyes. They were a gorgeous shade and held a hint of excitement behind him.

“I think next time if you wanna take someone up, don’t be so shy… I wouldn’t have bitten, unless you asked nicely.” he said as he leaned in her whispering in her ear as he took the wet clothes from her hand as he walked back to his table.

“That said, maybe I can entertain you lassie, change it up a bit.” he said as he looked behind to double check if she was following him.

Grecken, Doctor

A flush ran to her cheeks but it was not from embarrassment. It was from excitement. This Grecken was going to be a handful and she was ready for the challenge. Following in step behind him, Granine arrived at the table three steps behind Shaun. “I was thinking more that you could help me with something.” Extending her arm she said “I am not sure what to do. My arm hurts when I go like this? Any way to fix it,” she asked holding it out.

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An hour later.................

Grainine had been born and raised on the colony so it seemed only natural that she would be the one to give Shaun a tour of the place. The fact that it was at one in the morning made no difference. She and Shaun walked down the center of the town which was filled with colorfully painted buildings selling all the normal things town’s offered: coffee, pastries, clothes, jewelry, and furniture. Leading him to a path behind the large church they found themselves on a small pathway overlooking a spillway from the river. The sound was relaxing as the water created a mini-waterfall about three feet tall as the river ran over the stone. The spot was scenic even in the dead of night. Light from the streets gave them enough illumination to move about without tripping. The inky blackness of the night was filled with a sky filled with stars. Stopping by a wall of large stones, Grainine gestured about. “This place is a favorite in the town. You can’t see it but right over there,” she pointed, “is a large grassy area where a lot of people picnic, kids play ball, people walk their pets…in the day of course. At night people come here for other purposes.”

She let her statement hang in the air. There was no doubt she was attracted to Shaun. Grainine was not stupid enough to think he was head over heels enamored with her but they were both of age and knew what they were doing. “So what do you think of our town,” she said gave him a different topic if the one on her mind was not the one he wanted to pursue.

Grainine Kelly

“I admit I was always much of a city boy, but this reminds me of where my uncles used to take me out in Ireland. My mom was English, well half but my dad never let her claim the Irish side in her. Jeremy and James, my Uncles, would often grab me go on strange adventures, this still do in fact. They wanted me to come back to Cheshire but I just could head out there. Not… now.” Shaun said, a small hint of regret seemed to fill his voice as he shook his head.

“Still, they would love this place. So much to explore, in some ways that’s what they loved to best. See the world, explore it first hand.” he said as he looked over smiling softly at her. “So, what about you… always been a colonizer or did your family start on Earth?”

Grecken, Doctor

“We are all from Earth. It’s the missed transport by five minutes or taking the left path instead of the right on that changes your life and plops you down to the location you’re at,” Granine said in a philosophical tone. “However in a more pointed response my family has been here for as long as it matters. My lotsa back grandparents wanted a change. They were tired of the same future and took a chance.”

Granine’s answer was the truth but it was also an explicit probe to find out more about the handsome stranger standing next to her on the dark river banks. The Starfleet outpost wasn’t huge on Persie but it was not a single man outpost either. Men and women came here for one reason usually: To change their life. Some had done something to get demoted and were trying to get back into the commands good graces. Shaun looked a bit scruffy but he didn’t have the laizze faire attitude of a slacker who didn’t care about his job. Some were young and just got the crap assignment coming out of the academy. This could easily be the reason based on his age and his slightly brooding demeanor. The last option was he was running from something. Many of the younger crowd here were running from their families who black sheeped them for joining. This could also be possible.

The night however was too perfect to get bogged down in a long and drawn out story. If Shaun talked she would listen because the reason he was here did pique Granine’s curiosity. If Shaun didn’t want to bring it up she was okay too. Letting out a deep sigh Granine stretched her arms.

“Persie isn’t such a bad place though,” she said with a happy grin. “You’ll see. The food is good, the air is clean, and the people can be as friendly as you let them.” Moving between him and the river bank Granine looked up at him as Shaun surveyed the landscape.

“If you want tomorrow I can show you this place in the daytime. Over there,” she twisted her top half of her body pointing across the river,” is a lihhhhhh,” she began to squeal as the bank from the earlier rain began to crumble under her feet and she felt her body pinwheeling back toward the water. On instinct Granine reached out and grabbed fist fulls of Shaun’s shirt to try and steady herself as her feet slid rapidly down the muddy bank.

Granine Kelly.

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“Are you asking me out on a date Ms Kelly? It sounds awfully date like.” Shaun asked, looking her over he couldn’t help but smile softly at her. She was lovely, and it did help forget the pain to talk to her. “I mean what will the people of this place think… but if you insist I will accept.” he replied smirking a bit as he felt himself blush and grow warmer a the thought.

Grecken, Doctor

“Easy there Mr. Grecken. I am talking about coffee, a muffin, and a trip to O’Shanlin’s Wonder Emporium. I am not sure I like you enough to call it a date. Let’s use the term hospitality tour. Depending on how that goes I might be inclined to let you sample the local wares as one could say,” Grainine taunted him. Whatever had been eating this guy earlier in the night seemed to be sleeping away. He was smiling easier, laughing quicker, and eager to open up.

Grainine Kelly

Bump

“Coffee and a muffin, sounds like a great time then. So what local wares do you guys have here?” he asked her as he playfully bumped her hip and smirked at her. “So where is this Emporium?” he asked her, wondering where they would be heading.

Grecken, Doctor

“Anything that suits your fancy. We might not be as flashy as some of the other worlds but at times all you need is what is right in front of you,” Granine said with a sly smile. “We will have to wait until morning though for the muffin. Walk me home,” she asked him pointing towards an imaginary point in the road.

As they walked Granine realized that Shaun was a nice guy, a really nice guy. He was funny and charming. Why anyone would not snatch him up concerned her. He was obviously just coming off a relationship so the question was, what was wrong with him. It was too early to delve into who broke up with who yet but that conversation would come eventually. It took a bit but soon she had learned of where he was from and his family. Five sisters would shape any guy in ways most men couldn’t understand. As she reached her small house the rain began to pour again. Standing under her small awning, she and Shaun were dry at least for now.

“The first rule of Persie is always carry an umbrella,” she said with a wane smile, “second rule is get cozy with your neighbors and wait out the storm out.” Granine’s tone had a slight rise to it as if it were a question. Her bold invitation was not indicative of her true personality but is he did wait out the rain it would be on her couch.

From deep in his coat pocket a personal communicator rumbled indicating he was receiving a message from somewhere. Glancing at the display it would read O’Neill, Kate.

Lt. Kate O’Neill COS

Bump

“One moment…” Shaun said as he stepped aside moving to a corner slightly out of ear shot from Grainne. “What is it Kate?” Shaun asked, his voice devoid of any real affection. He wasn’t really feeling talking but he knew he needed to, she wouldn’t stop till he talked to her.

Grecken, Doctor

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