Posted Jan. 22, 2022, 2:46 a.m. by Lieutenant Miriam Cross (Chief Medical Officer) (marthese bugeja)
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Joe Milligan (XO) in Side Sim - Faintail Lounge- everybody welcome
Posted by Lieutenant Miriam Cross (Chief Medical Officer) in Side Sim - Faintail Lounge- everybody welcome
Cross was already on the bar stool drowning her third vodka ,the dentist said he’ll meet her there, whether he was coming or not the female doctor didn’t really care for she needed to unwind and release some of the tension of the past few days.Looking around Cross did not see anyone she knew ,maybe recognized a face here and there from sickbay but no one stood out for her to feel relaxed enough to join.
Cross Dr.
Joe had gotten off duty, spent forty-five minutes hammering away at the large punching bag in his cabin, cleaned himself up dressed in a clean uniform and went for a stroll around the ship. By Joe’s reckoning he should know everyone on board within a few days at this pace. Despite the bad reputation which often preceded him he was at his core a people person. He loved to be around people.
The Fantail Lounge was a place he hadn’t been yet, so he made it a point to go there now. Hard telling who one might meet! Walking into the lounge Joe looked to one side and saw nothing but emptiness. Standing there five steps into the door he turned to go when he spotted someone at the bar. That someone was Miri. For some reason Joe just froze where he was. He felt for all the world like a big buck deer who has stepped out of the woods and into a clearing only to be spotted by a potential predator. Flee, stand still and hope that he blended in or charge at the predator.
Cross might have seen him before he did Well,well she thought if it ain’t the devil himself* as every atom of her body tensed.The doctor looked at him with a concentrated stare and saw someone with the pose of defiance.Maybe she was wrong after all she had changed too,the scar across her cheek was a testament to what she might have endured in the past four or so years.
Joe didn’t care much for this feeling. His body was a testament to the fact that he had very seldom backed away from anything or tried to hide in plain sight. He had all the knitted bones and more than a fair share of scars to prove his valor and in many cases lack of judgement. But what he felt now seeing Miri after their last encounter. Well, it was a strange sensation. Joe frowned and balled his fists up as he became angry at himself. He turned then and began walking toward the bar. Looking in Cross’s direction he smiled charmingly and said, “You know what they say about drinking alone don’t you Miri? You still drink that vodka, do you?”.
Cross gave him a small nod and addressed him as ‘’Cmdr’,looking at her glass the female doctor saw that it was nearly empty ‘’So you still remember’‘ she replied with a deceptive look of fragility.
:”You know what they say about drinking alone don’t you Miri?’‘
Cross shook her head her locks bouncing up and down as always ‘’No Cmdr what do they say?’‘.
Lt. Cmdr. Joe Milligan XO
Cross CMO.
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