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Tenkiller's House- Tipping Point, Day 2

Posted March 20, 2023, 7:51 p.m. by Lieutenant Commander Sharah Fayth (Chief Star Fleet Medical Officer) (Jennifer Ward)

Posted by Major General Charles Tenkiller (Vice-Commander, Colonial Customs and Defense Agency) in Tenkiller’s House- Tipping Point, Day 2

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Sharah Fayth (Chief Star Fleet Medical Officer) in Tenkiller’s House- Tipping Point, Day 2

Posted by Major General Charles Tenkiller (Vice-Commander, Colonial Customs and Defense Agency) in Tenkiller’s House- Tipping Point, Day 2
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Yavia had her head back staring up at the stars, her foot waving to the beat. He had a large library of music to choose from and always seemed to know what was needed. Yavia could sit there and listen for hours. She was taking a sip of her drink when TK sang, “Even if we are a bit disturbed,” and she spit her drink out she laughed so hard. Sharah sat up and grabbed her drink from her and patted her back. “We all jnjw you ate disturbed, Yavia. It’s no secret.” She got up and went up a level to grab a towel. Yavia coughed, laughed, and coughed again. “Yeah well you are both with me, what does that say about you?”

Yavia

TK laughed and shook his head. “It says we’re gluttony for punishment… or maybe we know something most folks don’t.” and he winked and pointed his beer bottle at her before taking a drink.

Tenkiller

Sharah sat back down and handed Yavia the towel. She grinned at Charles. They were happily crazy, weird, and comfortable together. “I warned you when you asked me if you should ask her out.” Yavia glanced from one to the other with this surprised suspicious look that made Sharah chuckle. “Oh yes he did. Over coffee and got chocolate in the conference room, after we bemoaned the total lack of professionalism in HHI security for the security wing. Why do you think he was shouting across the wing to you?”

Yavia eyed her, “You set me up.”

“She set us BOTH up!” Charles said with a laugh.

“Yes, yes I did. You two are perfect for each other.” Sharah grinned and grabbed Yavia’s drink and handed it to her. “Finish before it melts.”

OOC: Fixing Split

“Group delusion?” Eela deadpanned before smirking and sipping her drink, watching to make sure Yavia was really okay, but she seemed like she would be fine. She had been tapping her fingers on her thigh and swaying in her seat to the beat, soaking in the lyrics and the beat.

“It ain’t always pretty, but it’s real…” That’s the line that pretty much sums up my life,” she said with a smile, taking another sip.

~Eela

Sharah nodded with a deeper broader understanding than most, “Sums up most people’s lives at one point or another. None of us escape it, and we all approach it differently. But that’s the notes of all the different pieces blending together.” She glanced silently at Yavia and shook her head and gave the other woman a look. Sharah put her arm around her as Yavia leaned against her.

Sharah

Charles smiled at his girlfriends. “Yep. But there is always that karma thing, too. I guess thats what led Sharah to us that day, V. Karma for her settin’ us up.” He strummed and looked at the strings of the guitar as he picked. “Need ta find ‘ol Lady Karma, I think… I owe her big time for all this.” and he looked up and smiled.

Tenkiller

Yavia grinned and got up slightly to lean over and kiss his cheek. “I’ll help you look. Need to thank her.” Then she kissed Sharah’s cheek and Sharah could clearly hear her thoughts, ‘Don’t go there, Sharah. You belong here, you know it.‘ Sharah rested her head in top of hers. ‘Relax, Luv, I’m fine. Stop worrying so much.‘ ‘Never.

Eela smiled as they chatted and sipped on her drink, tucking away the unease that the idea of karma brought up. But as with all things, they existed in balance. Had her own actions and inactions precipitated what went down in her apartment? Yes. Any number of alterations could have changed the outcome, for better or worse, and she could admit that without assigning blame to herself for any of it. But in the same breath she could also say that her willingness and desire to find connection on Oed and be open to people allowed her to have this support network. She knew herself well enough to know that had she not been in a position in her life where there were guards outside her door, and had Cory even left on his own accord when she demanded he did so, Eela would probably have kept the incident to herself. Out of embarrassment, shame and confusion. And if she hadn’t had friends around her who would have known that something was wrong, Eela would have suffered on her own and who knows how that would have unfolded.

Gazing up at the stars, an old song came to mind that one of the crew on the Leeds had sang to everyone hunkered down in one of the refuge areas of the ship. It had stuck with her enough that later she had looked it up and learned the lyrics. It felt appropriate too in this moment, though the battle was vastly different. Internal wars always were. This is my quest To follow that star No matter how hopeless No matter how far. As the warm kept the evening chill off her skin, Eela knew that one thing was for damn certain: she was changed. Again. And that was okay. Well… it would be.

~Eela

Sharah looked up at the stars. This alien view seemed so much more familiar tthan any other night sky she had ever seen. She could even recognize clusters and patterns of stars she never had anywhere else. “Your Karma, like Aznir (god of justice) judges then rewards or punishes our actions, and then Voxara(Goddess Of Home) leads us to wherever home now lies.”

Sharah

“‘We make karma ourselves’, my Gran always said.” Charles said as he strummed. “She belived in the spirits, but only as sources of knowledge and guidance. Ahe said they were too tired from living to want to involve themselves in the drama of life anymore.” He smiled. “She also said that once you find your home, the spirits within you become stronger.”

Tenkiller

Eela downed the last of her daiquiri, squashing the rise of feelings she wasn’t sure she could deal with just now. Of places and pieces of her that seemed so far away as to feel inaccessible. For now. That and it had ben another extraordinarily long day. It wasn’t all that late yet, but there was a lot to digest, including the reactions to her response. But for a moment she just sat and absorbed the positive feelings surrounding her before she knew it was time.

“I think I’m going to turn in and try and get some sleep,” she said softly. “Thank you for a lovely evening. I needed this.”

~Eela

Charles set the guitar aside and stood up and walked to her. He wrapped her up in a big bear hug (gently, of course), and then let her go. “Go sleep. I’ll make breakfast in the morning, and then you can decide if you need some more time, or you wanna go back and tackle life again. You can stay as long as ya want.”

Tenkiller

Sharah carefully extradited herself from a half awake Yavia and hugged the older woman. “If you need anything just ask.” Yavia waved, “‘Night Eela.” She yawned loudly as Sharah sat back down next to her. Sharah gave Charles a grin. “I don’t think she will be awake much longer either.”

Sharah

Charles looked at Sharah and smiled. “Stay here, I’ll be right back.” He went to V and scooped her up, kissing her and carrying her inside. He made sure she was settled and comfortable in bed, and that Eela had everything she needed; and then he went back outside. He picked up the guitar and began playing.

Sharah took the glasses back to the outdoor kitchen and cleaned up. Sharah returned to the couch and pulled a blanket out of the storage under the seat. She sat back and smiled, feeling the love and affection swirling between Yavia and Charles. She laughed quietly as she heard Yavia’s protest and attempts to get Charles to stay before she gave up and fell asleep. When Charles returned and started playing she turned, curled up on the seat, and watched him play.

My whole view of the world has changed
I guess that comes with age
I don’t believe there is good in every man
Like I did back then

And I may drink more than I should
You’ve seen me on the floor
I’ve spent my lifetime in this cage I’ve built around me
Bangin’ on the doors

And no words
Could ever say how much I need you
With you here
You make this life I live worth livin’

Heaven knows I’ve broke your heart
I can’t take that away
All I’m worth is just this promise that I’ve made to you
To stand beside you just like you have stood beside me

And no words
Could ever say how much I need you
With you here
You make this life I live worth livin’

And you could be much better off
God knows, without me
And that’s why
I just can’t find the words

You could be much better off
God knows, without me
And that’s why
I just can’t find the words

Tenkiller (with special thanks to Cody Jinks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc0ME9cy5-w )

The words moved through her like fire and fate. She felt their meaning both as narrator and audience. She waited and when he was done playing, she stood up, took his guitar, and set it aside. Sharah curled up on his lap and then kissed his cheek near his jaw. She had no words, but she didn’t any. She just laid there against him, arms around him and exposed in his presence.

Sharah


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