Old Rhosyn Quarters

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Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 27-Aug-20 06:21 PM

*Arian walked in and looked around. She set her bag down and gave herself a tour of the place. It was more than she deserved.* *She took a few moments to unpack, adjust the environmental and room settings to her liking, and to put in the engineering request to have her charging port removed from her old room and installed in this one. That all done, she left. She had work to do*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 28-Aug-20 06:00 AM

*She entered and would turn in for the night.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 28-Aug-20 06:11 PM

*When she awoke, she got dressed and all, and had a meal in her room. She found the flowers sent by Jane (Played by @Lt. Jason Isker) and the nice note, and she had three thoughts all at once:* (1) "Awww! The sweet, darling girl! Straight out of a coma and she does this? D'aww!" (2) "No one should be able to beam anything into an officer's quarters, it is a *major* security flaw. This could have been a bomb. Or an intruder like the Captain had." (3) "First soup, and now flowers? This means war! A kindness war! Grrrr!" *She smelled the flowers, smiled, then headed out.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 31-Aug-20 06:27 AM

*Arian went inside, and settled in for the night.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 31-Aug-20 10:05 AM

*After sleep, a recharge, and a sonic shower, she was up again. Her mind was heavy with concerns, worries, and questions. She had not slept well. She got dressed, did her hair into the usual braided bun, then headed out with her PADD in hand.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 04:45 AM

*Inside, she helped him to her bed, made with tight hospital corners, and had him sit on it,* "I will stay on the couch, just out there. Keep the door open if you like. You sleep here, and wake me when you are up. The shower is over there, the replicator can make you fresh sleepwear if you want. Drink water to help with the headache, crying tends to dehydrate. I hope you feel better, Pas, and again I want to apologize for all of this." *The place was nearly bare empty of personal items or décor.*

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 04:47 AM

"You should get a decorator." *He let her sit him down, he'd liked to have protested taking her bed, but he was asleep before it occurred to him.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 04:54 AM

*The poor thing passed out on contact with the bed. Incredible. She smiled lightly and watched him a moment, making sure he was alright, then she scooted him over and got him under the covers, taking off his comm badge and retrieving his PADD, placing both on the night stand. That done, she disrobed, went to shower, got dressed, and went over to the sofa on which she would lay in her nightwear. She too fell into sleep quickly after politely asking the computer to turn off the lights, lower the temperature a touch, and play ocean sounds at a low volume, as she thought he might be soothed by all that in his slumber.* (edited)

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 01:03 PM

*Arian woke up and laid there quietly for a while, staring into the darkness and listening to the nothing. It was disorienting to wake up on a couch in your own quarters. Not alarming, just odd. She had experienced many dreams, the majority of them concerning Pasto. Her brain was trying to make sense of things, the memory of the dreams themselves did not survive. She knew that she had very badly screwed things up.* *Her hair was a disaster. She ignored it, sitting up quietly. She yawned through her nose and sat there, thinking blankly for a bit. Had she slept enough? No. Did she want to go back to sleep? No.* *In silence she got up from the couch and went to her workstation. Still in her nightwear, she took a seat and logged in, placing the workstation on mute. The ocean sounds were still playing. Everything right now felt somewhat surreal. Even though she had been living with a fellow Ensign before this, it was the first time in over a half decade that she had anyone stay the night in her room. She felt horribly awful for the reason the man was in her bed.* *With her newly-installed finger skin, she would get to work on submitting a log entry. She was falling back to her self-management method of enveloping herself in work.*

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 01:47 PM

*Pas stirred awake not too long later. He was far too emotionally drained to dream anything significant, and awoke better, but groggy. He sat up and noticed Arian making a log, so he waited for her to appear finished.* "Good.... whatever time of day it is."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 01:52 PM

*She turned her head to look over at him,* "Good afternoon, sir. How do you feel?" *She logged off her terminal and powered it down. Then she stood up and faced him, watching him carefully and listening closely.*

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 01:54 PM

"Like deep fried shit, but that's probably to be expected." *He gave a half hearted grin.* "How about yourself?" (edited)

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 01:55 PM

"I feel wretched for what I did to you."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 02:01 PM

"Hey, don't worry about it. I was more confused than angry, I'm probably going to need a neck brace from all the emotional whiplash."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 02:03 PM

"Are do you still confused?"

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 02:05 PM

"Yeah. But I'm not as worked up about it. And I am appreciative that you covered for me when that tactical guy showed up."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 02:09 PM

"Engineering's open areas are perhaps not the best place for future repairs and private talks. You're welcome." *Arian placed her hands behind her back,* "What confusion do you have?"

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 02:12 PM

"Everything. I feel like a pinwheel made of tissue paper."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 02:15 PM

"Would you like to talk about it with me, or should you try to make an emergency appointment with the counselor? Your comm badge and PADD are to your right on the nightstand."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 02:18 PM

"Yeah, no offence, but I think I oughta make an appointment." *He looked and found the equipment.* "Thank you."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 02:23 PM

"None taken. I've done you enough wrong. Feel free to use the shower and replicate yourself a new uniform."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 02:27 PM

"No, no. You've done me a whole lot of good." *He smiled a little.* "Don't worry about it, emotions were running a bit all over the place."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 02:28 PM

*Arian had no reply, and she just watched him with sad worry in her eyes.*

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 02:30 PM

"Aw bring it in, you." *He stood and made his way over to her to give her a hug.* "You are a very good friend. You're not supposed to get everything right all the time, I know that much. Know that I forgive you, so you can forgive yourself."

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Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 02:41 PM

*She merely stood there and watched him approach, not making an effort to meet him halfway or even lean in. But once he hugged her, she wrapped her arms around him and clutched the fabric of his uniform. Red hair spilled across his face as she dug her face into the crook of his neck.* *That he issued forgiveness was such an undeserved mercy. She recognized him as her better, and in his ongoing crisis, he was trying to still tend to her. Her composure came crashing down.* *He might feel little jerks of her head as her emotional dampeners were set off to fend off this cascade of guilt driven feelings. She didn't cry, but the master engineer would easily notice that she was fighting off the act.* (edited)

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 02:48 PM

"Let it out, Ari. Keeping it in doesn't do you any good, you showed me that. Kinda the running theme isn't it? Telling people to let their feelings out? Nothing will ever change that you're my closest friend, so I can't let you be the only one offering a shoulder to cry on, hm?"

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 02:57 PM

*Her digitized voice was steady and even, though her head continued to give little jerks now and then,* "This is not an appropriate time while you are still in the middle of your crisis. I am reacting to your statement of forgiveness. The mechanism of reaction stems from classifying myself as undeserving and unworthy of such a kindness from you, especially so soon after I had you sobbing in the hallway curled up in a ball." *Arian lifted her head from his neck and she opened her hands to release his uniform. This was done rather deliberately, a bit robotically.* (edited)

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 03:03 PM

"Hey, relying on your programs is just like Kir relying on his work. It's okay to feel, I'm alright, besides, they say misery loves company." *He put a hand up to her cheek.* "I'd like my friend here, not a microwave. My friend with all her feelings that need to be let out too."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 03:17 PM

*She stepped back once. Not out of arm's reach, but with a foot of distance,* "Please set up an appointment, your friend is here. I am here. Really, I'm okay now. I have been worried about you all night. You would give me great assurance and comfort to set up to see the counselor. I feel bad because you feel bad, and I'm a big part of why you felt as bad as you did. I am okay. You're not going to coax any tears out of me. My sole focus is to get you well."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 03:22 PM

"I will. But I don't want you putting up face for me, I want you to be honest. You've given me your strength, you can give me your weakness too. We're in this together, there is nothing you need to keep from me."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 04:33 PM

"Please make your appointment, Pas." *She reiterated.*

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 04:52 PM

"Okay." *He tapped out a message on his PADD.* "It's made."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 04:57 PM

*She nodded, and a tear escaped her eye, running along the side of her face.* "Thank you, Pas."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 04:58 PM

"You've done far too much for me, Ari. I don't know of it's ever something I'll be able to repay." (edited)

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 05:00 PM

"You already have, in abundance." (edited)

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 05:11 PM

"How, by derailing your day and stealing your bed?"

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 05:13 PM

"By taking off your mask for me, sir, and then forgiving me for doing you harm while exposed in mistaken trust."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 05:15 PM

"By yelling and screaming like a toddler when I didn't get my way, you mean?"

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 05:22 PM

*A second line of water spilled down the other side of her face,* "No sir, by allowing me to hear and see you yell and scream. It is a serious, sincere honor to be entrusted with one's true face. You felt comfortable as I witnessed your emotional grief, your long suffering, and you let share in it. You held me as a real friend."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 05:29 PM

"And you didn't think any less of it for me. You didn't let me be alone. God, I feel silly saying it, but you taught me the meaning of friendship. That sounds terrible, I think my affliction has gone from stupid song lyrics to stupid cartoon morals. But it's true, I think."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 05:32 PM

"I said I would stay, and at the first opportunity I tried to leave."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 05:36 PM

"I don't expect you to be an expert social engineer, Ari, you made a mistake. And that's okay."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 05:40 PM

"A blatant, stupid, and mammothly inconsiderate mistake, yes. But you have forgiven me for it, in your own supreme grace, and so I shall try not to speak of it again." *She reaches up and wipes her face dry.*

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 05:45 PM

"Look, if being in an idiot is unforgivable, you would have kicked me out an airlock on day 1."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 05:47 PM

"Idiots and fools make people laugh. I made you cry. A different matter altogether."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 05:50 PM

"I was bit emotional at the time, if you recall. I probably could have, and should have handled it better."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 05:59 PM

"Have yourself a shower."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 06:01 PM

"That's probably fair, but changing the subject doesn't change the fact."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 06:02 PM

"The fact remains, but we are speaking in circles now. I understand you plainly, and I believe you understand me."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 06:05 PM

"Maybe there's a little blame to go around, but that doesn't matter. We're still friends, and that is the important part. Alright, I'm going to take that shower." *He gave a smile as he turned to go wash up.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 06:07 PM

\*When he went into the bathroom, she went to wipe her face and dress herself. It took some doing to get her hair back under control, but the feat was accomplished by the time he would emerge again. \*

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 06:09 PM

*He didn't take too long, and he came out looking more put together as well.* "Well, alright. I feel a bit better."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 06:13 PM

"I am glad. We should have something to eat." *She was finishing doing her hair up in a braided bun.*

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 06:15 PM

"Yeah, I think I'm just realizing I'm starving." *He stole a hair band and pulled his lilac hair up into a ponytail.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 06:16 PM

"Club Odyssey is just around the corner. We are on Deck 7." *She suggested.*

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 06:17 PM

"Sounds like a plan."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 06:25 PM

"Then by all means, after you, sir."

LearnedAx 02-Sep-20 06:27 PM

"Sure." *He grinned and turned to blaze the trail to down the hall.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 02-Sep-20 06:38 PM

*Arian followed.*

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 10:50 PM

*He rang the doorbell, now in the shirt and jeans he'd gotten from Yorktown and his commbadge attached.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 10:51 PM

"Please come in." *The door opened with a soft, low Star Trek 'hiss' effect.*

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:00 PM

*In he shuffled with a sigh.* "So. That actually... wasn't so bad. Might go again. Maybe."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:02 PM

*The place was bare, the only décor was some near-dead roses on the center table. Arian was in her uniform, standing in the middle of the room,* "How may I be of service to you, Lieutenant?"

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:04 PM

"Eh. Just thought I'd drop by and say hello... and thank you. For inviting me along to that session."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:06 PM

"I couldn't be happier that you enjoyed it, sir. Would you like some tea?" *She smiled and walked over to her private replicator.*

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:07 PM

"Just use my name please...?" *He sat down on the sofa with a tired sigh. He didn't feel nearly as tense as he normally did. Good or bad? He didn't know just yet.* "Betazoid spryll leaf tea."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:09 PM

"That sounds fantastic. What are its inherent properties?" *She turned to the replicator,* "Two Betazoid spryll leaf teas, please." *They materialized and she walked over with them, offering him one.*

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:11 PM

"Tastes like liquid caramel." *He gratefully accepted the cup from her, curling his hands round it with a ragged sigh.* "Try not to drink too much, it keeps the brain extremely active."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:13 PM

"Ah, high caffeine effect is its main property." *She sat in the armchair and took a sip,* "Oh, quite refreshing."

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:15 PM

"Told you. I'd drink this a lot during my Academy days. Kept me awake all those years of studying."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:16 PM

"Starfleet Academy, or Benthan Guard Academy?"

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:18 PM

"Starfleet Academy. My roommate wasn't pleased." *He mumbled, sipping and setting the glass down in front of him with a weary sigh.* "Bleh. I guess you and Pas have given me a lot to... reconsider. About everything. I'm just not sure where to start."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:21 PM

"You already have started, and it is in motion, even if it slows to a crawl. Time is all that is required now, so long as to strive to better yourself. It will happen."

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:22 PM

"I guess. I suppose all that's left is to wait. Right? Just... wait, go about my days and maybe I'll eventually figure myself out. Huh?"

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:27 PM

"Not quite. You need to go outside your comfort zone willingly, and eagerly. Like a rookie Trooper. He will not learn anything if he does nothing but sit in his patrolcraft all shift." *She sipped at the tea again,* "I'd like to talk more with you like I used to talk with my Troopers. I miss it, and I was excited when I learned you were a Guard. I saw in you a hope to have that comradery again."

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:29 PM

*Another few moments passed as he sat in silence, chewing on his bottom lip, contemplative.* "...you can have it. I think you deserve that much."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:31 PM

"Oh? I may have it?" *She raised a brow.*

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:32 PM

"Yes. That's what I said." *He raised an eyebrow.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:34 PM

"Is it some chore? Some prattling reward? An errant whim of mine you'll merely indulge?"

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:35 PM

"No." *The answer was sincere. Well and truly.* "I enjoy your company. I don't see a lot of reason to say no."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:39 PM

*She sharply exhaled, and crossed a leg over her knee,* "I didn't cry the first time I saw a dead youth at a hover transport collision site, not on scene and not afterward at home either. I don't remember his name. But I do know his face. Same with the first offender to physically resist me. Just the face."

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:41 PM

"I didn't cry when I took my first life on my first mission. It was a Hazari smuggler carrying shipments of Bluegills in stasis." *He replied slowly.* (edited)

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:46 PM

"Not ever?"

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:48 PM

"No." *He admitted.* "I told you. Protect, defend, serve - at all cost. At some point taking lives to preserve justice becomes as numb as taking your next breath."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:53 PM

"All cost?" *She leaned forward some,* "Did it cost our souls?"

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:54 PM

"Maybe. I can say that about... most of my colleagues before they died."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 03-Sep-20 11:56 PM

"Are we unfit then to serve Starfleet? It is one thing to be a soulless soldier, but a soulless Starfleet officer? Hmm, that seems unheard of."

Kaijin 03-Sep-20 11:57 PM

"No. I don't think we are." *He reasoned.* "I've been playing this game for over ten years. You're here." (edited)

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 12:52 AM

"This is not an environment we are accustomed to at all. We will not thrive if we keep struggling against it. I think we must do more than adapt. We need to change."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 12:54 AM

"The both of us. Yes. That much I can see." *He answered.* "And that much you and Pasto have shown me."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 12:56 AM

"I have adjusted to suit the needs of those I serve."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 12:59 AM

"And you think I can do the same."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:00 AM

"You damn sure better. These people rely on us, and we have a ten year duty to them."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 01:01 AM

"If you say so. I guess... we'll see what lies ahead. Mmm? For both of us."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:02 AM

"My path deviated terribly. I wear the Black now."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 01:06 AM

"Whatever! You're still keeping the ship safe aren't you?" *He raised an eyebrow.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:08 AM

"The janitorial detail keeps the ship safe by removing slip hazards. There isn't a single person aboard who does not have some hand in safety."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 01:09 AM

"So your path hasn't deviated. Who gives a shit about the color of your uniform? I don't.:

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:10 AM

"Oh. So the uniform of the Guard and Starfleet aren't different? Everything is the same."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 01:14 AM

"No, they are, just-" *He sighed and threw his hands up in the air.* "Arian Rhosyn, look. I don't care what color uniform you wear. At the end of the day I care greatly for you and Pas *both* and no matter what we're all playing a part in keeping this ship safe. You're walking the same path a different way."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:17 AM

"Then why can't you follow in our paths? Pasto and I seem to drag you along by force."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 01:21 AM

"It's... hard. This is an entirely new *world* to me."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:22 AM

"It is a poor explorer indeed who ventures into a new world without being ready to live in said world. You were not conscripted into Starfleet. You stepped into this world on your own accord."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 01:30 AM

"Yes. I did. I wanted to see more than the ugly mugs of Kazon and Octanti."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:32 AM

"You are here now. You did it. Now stop holding us all in the same regard as all the mugs you left behind."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 01:36 AM

"You know we're going back to them. Right?" *He replied.* "But... yes, I guess you're right. I'll... adapt. Slowly. I think."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:36 AM

"Good. Drink your tea." *She smiled.*

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 01:39 AM

"Same to you. Drink." *He retorted, deadpan, lifting his cup to his mouth and taking a sip.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:43 AM

*She takes another sip, having never set her cup down.*

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 01:45 AM

"There. Now. Why don't we shift the topic away from depressing things and uh... find something else?"

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:46 AM

"What's on your mind, sir?"

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 01:47 AM

"Don't call me *sir*, not here. Maybe... I don't know. Hell, most fulfilling career moment."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:51 AM

"Being tapped for a two-tier promotion to head a starship's Intelligence Department. You?"

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 01:53 AM

"I was a Guard officer. We'd just collapsed a huge trafficking syndicate in the Psi Ari system." *He said.* "Family of Hazari in charge, two brothers, pop, mama and an uncle. We arrested and tried the lot of them..."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 01:57 AM

"Oh, you meant from our previous careers. That was an outstanding bust."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 02:01 AM

"That's not the fulfulling moment." *He whispered.* "The bust was my average walk in the park. The family also had a *kid.* Girl of ten. The daughter. The High Justicar wanted to try her too just in case."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 02:01 AM

*She finished what was left of her tea, listening.*

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 02:04 AM

"In fact Justicar Memnon did prosecute her too. He wanted her thrown in jail with her family. Totally innocent, not involved in the plot while papa and mom ran the operation from their house. *I* challenged his decision on the court floor."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 02:05 AM

"How did it end?"

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 02:09 AM

"She's alive and well, growing up nicely on Bentha Prime, as we speak. Guard cadet class of 2413." (edited)

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 02:14 AM

"I would love to meet here if we get to visit Bentha Prime."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 02:16 AM

"I'll... connect you." *He replied.* "Yeah. I fought for her on the courtroom floor. Me and my unit. Why prosecute someone who's innocent?" (edited)

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 02:23 AM

"Why indeed. I am surprised you had to fight at all."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 02:24 AM

"Justicar Memnon was rather set on charging her."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 02:26 AM

"Without empirical evidence of criminal culpability? How could a child meet the elements of any offense?"

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 02:31 AM

"She didn't. Justicar Memnon was suffering from paranoia."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 02:33 AM

"Is there no recourse for an unfit Justiciar to be recalled or stripped?"

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 02:37 AM

"He was. Thank gods. Justicar Mathan replaced him soon afterwards. But that was the most fulfilling moment of my career. Saving her life."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 02:42 AM

"I have no doubt you've indirectly saved hundreds of lives, if not thousands, by taking violent persons out of your society. It is wonderful that you got an experience to save one directly."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 02:43 AM

"Yeah. It is. I think you're having the same experience as we talk. Mmm?"

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 02:46 AM

"Yes. I removed dangerous people from my colony regularly, and I assisted victims of all facets both criminal and unintentional." *She set down her cup.*

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 02:50 AM

"Yeah. I'm not talking about that, though. You're tryinf to help me get out of whatever the hell it is I'm stuck in. Right?"

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 02:52 AM

"Right."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 02:56 AM

"So you *are* helping to save a life. Really, from the bottom of my heart - thanks. No one's ever done this for me before and I'm endlessly grateful to you and Pas both. You know that of course."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 02:58 AM

*She smiled,* "It's what friends are for. I am grateful you are allowing us to be your friends."

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 02:58 AM

"You're welcome. I think I needed it too."

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 02:59 AM

"Come with me, let me show you something." *She stood up.*

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 03:05 AM

*He raised an eyebrow but did the same.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 04-Sep-20 03:06 AM

*She exited the room, entering the hallway.*

Kaijin 04-Sep-20 03:10 AM

*He followed her out.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 10-Sep-20 07:42 AM

*Arian entered and made ready for bed, showering first. She connected herself to the charging port, got into bed, and went to sleep.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 12-Sep-20 02:43 AM

*She was working at her personal work station the entire time since the initial Yellow Alert sounded. She'd just finished her Log entry, and reached the end of her maximum shift duration. The data was processing, and the Intelligence Hug was humming with activity. So, she logged out and stood up, heading out.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 13-Sep-20 08:38 AM

*Back home, she sighed and took her hair out of its braided bun. She disrobed, showered, and went to bed.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 20-Sep-20 07:05 AM

*Arian walked in and sighed, the Q thing was a bad ordeal for her. She would dig into her duffle bag, which she never bothered unpacking, and found a full hormone canister. It was about the size of a chap-stick tube. She reached into the back of her mouth and undid the lock to access a small housing port. She opened it and extracted the empty canister, then loaded the new one and secured it in place. A small hiss sounded when the canister was punctured, indicating it was properly housed. She secured the port opening and got ready for bed.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 22-Sep-20 12:49 PM

*After entering, she stood in the middle of the main room for quite a long while. Then she forced herself to undergo her bedtime routine. She did so slowly, and with a total lack of drive. Once done, the redhead sat on her bed, looking across at a small wall mirror. Her visual overlay automatically scanned over what she saw in a loop, displaying information which transferred to her internal scrolling HUD. Scan, detect, process, analyze, display results. This happened over and over and over, as she looked at "her" own face. When she got sick enough of it to cause an emotion to flare up, she laid back and docked herself into her recharging port, via a retractable cable. She closed her eyes and waited for sleep to come. Sleep did come eventually, to the thought of: "If I only had a heart".*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 23-Sep-20 01:37 AM

*She rose from sleep several hours later, and felt groggy. She got up and dressed herself, then took a meal from her room's replicator. She had the meal at her room's work station as she scrolled over whatever she might have missed. Without enthusiasm or mirth she did her hair up in her usual braided bun, adjusted her uniform, and left the room.*

Lt. JG Arian Rhosyn 28-Sep-20 08:34 AM

*Arian stepped in and went to her personal duty station, then sat and sent a message.* (edited)

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