Posted by Cadet Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in side-sim Mess Hall

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph Rainns (Incoming Chief of Security) in side-sim Mess Hall

Posted by Cadet Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in side-sim Mess Hall
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Sharah paused looking at him quizzically as she spoke, “Oh..yes, of course they are. It’s all based on chemical composition and these plants share that. They also share chemical composition with medicines we use in sickbay. Of course, it’s plausible that there won’t be any plant that resembles the ones I’ve listed so in that case the chemical and mineral bases are listed so that they can be searched for instead. I mean ideally an away team would have a med kit, but that’s not standard. A medkit is carried by medical staff and we aren’t part of initial away teams. We, as a department, don’t usually have the training needed. We become a liability rather than help if things become dangerous. So this,” she tapped her PaDD again, “maybe will bridge that gap before medical personnel can arrive.” She glanced at the information on the PaDD again, “If anyone understands my ramblings but me.” She laughed a little at herself and put the PaDD down. She wasn’t here to obsess over her work, not right now anyway. She glanced over at Joseph, “Sorry, I tend to obsess over my little projects.” She sat back acknowledging the fact that she was much more relaxed since he sat down than she had been earlier.
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

Joseph reached out with a hand and put it on hers. “I’m doing an ok job of following you.” He said with a soft smile. “I think that’s great, you are doing your best to help other be more prepared and ready to handle problems in life, which is a very admirable goal, and there is nothing wrong with “obsessing” over it. You want to do the best you can, don’t apologize for that.”

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah laced her fingers through his. “I really want to make a difference. Do you know the number of personnel that don’t make it because they don’t get help in time during situations where for one reason or another they get cut off? It’s too high, like close to 30%. That is way to high, I mean, I won’t be happy if it’s even 1%, but that’s not realistic. But the problem is that they have to be able to make the medicine for it to work. Hence my current frustration.”
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

‘You are just one person, there is only so much you can do.’ Joseph thought. ‘As long as you put your best foot forward you have nothing to be upset or ashamed about.’ He felt a surge of pride in being the significant other to somebody who had such a drive to impact the world around her, and he couldn’t help but hide his pride and admiration for Fayth,so he didn’t bother trying.

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah smiled and then blushed, feeling an overwhelming sense of happiness, thankfulness, peace at having someone who accepted and understood her so well. ‘Thank you,’ she thought, ‘that means a lot coming from you. Especially since I know you never give false praise.’ She picked up her glass and finished her water, ‘I know you’ve always wanted command, so how do you find it? Now that you’ve been COS for awhile? It’s not your own ship, yet, but it’s certainly a step closer.’
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

‘Its my pleasure.’ Rainns beamed back at her, holding on to her hand and looking her in the eyes. ‘I mean every word of it.’ At Sharah’s question Rainns took in a deep breath. ‘I really enjoy it, although I must admit I have discovered I am certainly what you would call a ‘hard ass’ when dealing with those under my command.’ Rainns took a sip of water with his free hand. ‘To be honest, I’m so focused on the future I don’t really stop and think about how I feel about my current position, to me it’s just a step on the ladder up to command for me.’

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah nodded, ‘I can see that. It’s the same for me. This project is a step in the right direction. Perhaps though, you should write down what works and what doesn’t. Why you did or did not do something, how and why you changed or kept procedures that your predecessors had. Your mind is like a steal trap, nothing escapes it, but at the same time things can get jumbled, memories hard to retrieve. Not only would it help you be more in the present it can help you decide the next step to take in your career. And since you enjoy writing with paper and pen so much it would reinforce those conclusions/decisions in that steal trap of yours.’ She blushed a little knowing she kept his mind much more on the present. She squeezed his hand a little.
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

Joseph smiked, ‘That is a fantastic idea Sharah, I’m annoyed I didn’t think of that myself.’ He liked the thought of his mind being described as a trap and it helped him better picture what Fayth was trying to convey. He looked around the mess hall. ‘You know something doc, you just might have stick around to give me that kind of quality advise for a little bit longer in my life, hope you are ok with the thought of that.’

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

‘I’m full of fantastic ideas.’ Sharah held his hand a little tighter, staring into his eyes, ‘I’ll always be here, if you’re okay with that.’
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

Rainns could not suppress a slight chuckle. ‘I am sure that you are doctor. I just don’t know how many I can handle. As for your stay in my life, I am more than happy for you to have an extended stay.’ He smiled, ‘I can’t help but think of us one day as quite the power couple, assuming both of us can climb our professional fields, which I know you can, so I better do my part.’

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

‘Well I’ll just leave them up here and you pick them out whenever you want,’ she tapped her head grinning. ‘I know you’ll do your part. Like I said you’ve already made a climb. Not many cadets get made DH and promoted on their cadet tour of duty. And if you can handle that group of security cadets…you’ll do great.’ She’d met a few from physicals and around the ship. They were an interesting lot, with a lot of drive and a lot of need to prove themselves. ‘You’re a good leader for them. You’re certainly my north star.’
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

Fayth’s comment made Rainns blush so badly he had to look down at the table to avoid turning from tan to pink completely. ‘Thank you’ he responded with a smile. ‘Another fun fact about me, I can’t handle compliments well, never know how to react’

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS