Posted Jan. 9, 2022, 2:36 p.m. by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman First Class) (Jennifer Ward)
Posted by Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in side-sim: The Reckoning
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Roman had refused pain medication. He wasn’t going to take it unless he didn’t have a choice. The pain was distracting but he’d gotten a lot more done dealing with the pain than he had on the meds. There was still a lot to get done. He kept working after Rand left for her midday rounds, but it didn’t last long. Rand had opened Pipkin’s cage, and the little bunny wasted no time climbing onto Roman’s bed and doing her very best to distract him. By the time Rand came back, Roman’s PaDD and bed tray were pushed out of the way and Pipkin was in the middle of his chest. He was playing with the little bunny with one of the toys from the box, talking to her in that cutesy, high pitched voice as he did.
~ Roman
Rand stopped in the door way and grinned. “You look like you feel better,” she said as she stepped in and the door closed behind her. She set the trays down on the table along with her PaDD. “She’s not shy is she?” It was said with a hint of laughter as she tried to pet Pipkin, who sniffed her finger and then ignored Rand in favor of the toy. “Hungry?”
Rand
Roman looked up at her and smiled. “Who could ignore this little furball?” He wiggled the toy in front of her. “She is not. Kept putting her nose on me, hopping across my work area. She was definitely wanting attention.” He put the toy on the bed and then moved Pipkin, making space for the lunch tray. “I am hungry. You brought lunch?”
~ Roman
Rand wasn’t sure who would be able to ignore Pipkin when she was determined, but Roman was certainly not that person. “I did.” She grinned, and got up and grabbed the trays. Roman hadn’t complained of an upset stomach so the meal was a better selection than had been the day before. She handed one tray to Roman and then sat down on the bed next to him, her tray in her lap. After a moment Pipkin decided the trays were very interesting and her small nose was twitching along the edges. Rand laughed, sounding more relaxed than she had all day. “Yeah I didn’t forget you.” She pointed to a small covered container on Roman’s tray. When opened it would reveal apple peelings. “Chef was making apple pie today, he said I could take the peels.”
After eating Rand took what work Roman had finished and added it into the system. There was one part that she asked about because it didn’t make sense to her. It didn’t appear to be a cause of the pain or meds, but since she didn’t quite make sense to her, she asked to make sure she was inputting the information correctly.
Rand
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