Posted Feb. 1, 2019, 2:41 p.m. by Captain Briony of Krios (Commanding Officer) (Amber DeSadier)
Posted by Luke Hung in Captains Quarters
Posted by Captain Briony of Krios (Commanding Officer) in Captains Quarters
Posted by Luke Hung in Captains Quarters
Rinker enjoyed the warmth of the bed. Despite the fact that Star-Bases were climate controlled, beds were somehow invitingly warm. He rolled his head to the right forcing open his mouth. “I’m going to have to leave.” He said without preamble. “I checked with the Atlantis yesterday, they can’t let me extend my vacation. They are heading out of the sector in four days, I’ll need all that time to catch up with them in that Rinky Dink runabout.”Rinker
Briony opened her dark eyes to see his face in the dim light of her quarters. She sighed and closed them tight again. Of course she had known that this day would come, far sooner of course than she wanted. Still, it didn’t make it any easier to hear him say it. He could have said it on the Promenade, or during dinner, or anytime really. It wouldn’t have made a difference to her in any case. Her heart felt heavy, but she answered him with sarcasm. “You mean I can’t abscond with you forever while your career goes down the toilet because you AWOLed out? Gosh, how will I ever manage.”
Rinker chuckled for a moment, “Well, in theory I could be a psychiatrist almost anywhere. I am almost as good as I think I am. On the other hand desertion still is 20 years in high security penal colony… so that almost defeats the purpose of going AWOL in the first place.”
Finally she opened her eyes and moved to wrap her lithe limbs around him. “I am trying really hard to feel happy we have had as much time as we have had, but I am afraid at this moment, its feeling a bit overshadowed. What would you recommend counselor, to combat this feeling?”
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Briony, CO“Short term, I can prescribe another dose of Doctor Feelgood, but to combat this long term.” His smile was replaced with a sadder face. “We could body time on the holodeck while our positions are close enough for instantaneous communication. But I know the Athena is going further away.... not closer… it might work for a couple of weeks.” He turned and hitched her slightly so she was somewhat on his lap. She was indeed lighter than he remembered her. Which was near unbelievable since her normal weight was already what he considered light.
She allowed herself to be moved wherever he wished to place her. In time, she would gain back her muscle and her body would realize it had ready access to nutrients again. Still, she had never been one to gain significant amounts of weight. Her discipline for eating and exercising were too ingrained at this point. Briony had been a well honed machine before she left the Atlantis on Star Fleet Intelligence’s secret mission. She was less so after getting out of that situation, being debriefed and being assigned to the Magellan. (For those just tuning in, this was only a few weeks after her arrival on base).
A couple of weeks were better than none, but it was only a bandaid. Eventually she would have to let him go do his work and rely on communications as they came. Long distance relationships were difficult as most anyone in Star Fleet would know.
“I don’t know what I would done, if I hadn’t found you.”
Rinker
She touched her forehead to his and closed her eyes tightly, hearing so much emotion in his voice. She felt the sting of tears gather under her closed lids. “I couldn’t allow myself to think about you, about us, while I was gone.” Her voice cracked. “They would have used you against me if I even hinted at something back home keeping my attention, but I hated myself for every moment, feeling like I betrayed you.” And there it was, the reason she had not called him after she finally was debriefed and able to. She had not wanted to face that betrayal.
Briony, CO
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