Posted by Commander Jason Harn (Executive Officer) in SB 257 Senior Officers Lounge

Posted by Captain Sidney Parker (Commanding Officer) in SB 257 Senior Officers Lounge

Posted by Commander Jason Harn (Executive Officer) in SB 257 Senior Officers Lounge
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OOC: Lets move to the SB Lounge where Harn and Parker have met up.
IC:

Sid was at a bar table already. The ones where you stand more than sit. He had the advantage on Harn since he was already on the base. He just messaged him to come and join him. He wanted a drink with the man who had taken his ship out and successfully brought it back in better shape than he had usually returned with it. His drink of choice was an old whiskey called Jim Beam. He sipped it as he waited.

Parker

Jason walked in, his impressive height made him easy to spot. He paused step aside to let a couple move past him and exit before smiling and striding over to Sidney to stand next to him at the bar. Sidney’s XO was in his uniform. In the age of interstellar travel fashion was defined as much by space as well as time. What was out of fashion in one solar system could be still be in style in another, or just be coming back into fashion for that matter. With a uniform one didn’t have to keep track all that, and a starbase was a place one could wear a uniform without getting stares.

“Hi boss,” Jason grinned as arrived. “Got the ship back in the same condition you left it in.”

Jason Harn, XO

“If not better.” Sid answered. “Good work Jason. Get a drink and lets talk.”

Sid had wanted to get to know the man, who in reality was much older than he, better. He said older but that was true and not true. Just because Harn was born in a certain century did not necessarily older than anyone in this one.

“How did the crew perform? I hear we lost the good Dr Doolittle.” He asked and stated.

Parker CO

“They performed admirably, and that is really something when someone could paralyze them and take over their physical actions at any moment,” Jason replied wryly. “I don’t know if anybody from my… erm… from history could have carried on as professionally.”

Jason preferred to be an open book, but he was still struggling. Even though Captain Parker knew about his past it was still hard for Jason to open up about it, particularly in public. The problem was that as long as he kept his past a secret, he could never really get close to anyone, and Jason was by nature a social animal and not a thoughtful introvert. The internal struggle made social interactions needlessly difficult and it didn’t take a ship’s counselor to see that Jason was holding himself back.

Jason Harn, XO

“Tell me Jason. Are we really that much more different or advanced than the time you come from? I mean I have always believed we are not. We are just one good crisis away from reverting to our original nature. Not that your from prehistoric earth or anything but many imagine this century makes the previous look archaic and I’m not in that camp.”

Parker CO

“Not that you could tell by going to the holodeck,” Jason shrugged, “but yeah, there’s so much that is different, you wouldn’t believe it! Most of it is good; kids today don’t know definition of the word ‘homophobia’ and have a hard time understanding how people could judge someone of their own species by their birth or the color of their skin. A interstellar voyage that that took months now takes hours or days. Money is all but eliminated and you can prepare a restaurant quality meal in less than a minute just by talking to the wall!” Jason stopped himself when he realized that the volume of his voice had been steadily rising. He glanced around at the other patrons self consciously before continuing. “I could go on forever, but…” he stopped, uncomfortable and his vulnerable, concerned manner was replaced by his mask of casual cheeriness. “So how much has changed since you were a kid sir?”

Jason Harn, trying to keep a lid on it

“Honestly probably not a lot but it seems as it has. I mean SF seemed to be held in higher regard when I was young. Now its not about sacrifice to the cause but many of the young officer are more interested in themselves and how SF should mold to them and not them to it. Listen to me. I sound like an old man.” He said as he too had gotten up in arms about the question.

“I imagine you still pine for many things in that day though?” He continued not believing it had been all bad and outdated.

Parker CO