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 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

‘That’s something else we have in common because neither do I.’ She smiled tugging his hand a little, ‘But I am sorry, I didn’t mean to embarass you, but it is the truth. You’ve given me a calm that I haven’t been able to manage on my own.’ As if acknowleging that, she closed her eyes taking a deep breath as the waves in the room seemed to rock her. ‘Even before I got sick, I would not have been able to handle this long of a focused conversation without appearing to others as being extremely distracted. Not that I wasn’t paying attention, but…’ she shrugged due to a lack of words to describe it.
Cadet Fayth, Doctor