Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Tandra Mika (Incoming Chief Medical Officer) in Side Sim - The Long Awaited Dinner

Posted by Cadet Aili McMorran (Scientist) in Side Sim - The Long Awaited Dinner

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Tandra Mika (Incoming Chief Medical Officer) in Side Sim - The Long Awaited Dinner
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Mika grinned. “Oh, so I’ll fall asleep here, huh?” More at ease than Aili, it was a joke, though she decidedly wouldn’t be opposed to that actually happening. “What’s the movie? Or… is it a surprise?”

~ Cadet Tandra Mika, Doctor

Aili continued to ride her wave of her excitement yet feared losing control of her words. “That would be.. acceptable”, she murmered through a sip of her wine. “It’s a classic, at least that’s what my grandpa always used to call it… You’ll see” After her hand lowered to put down her glass, rather than retracting it she leaned in to the table and extended her arm, resting her digits in Tandra’s vicinity.

Cadet Aili McMorran - Science

“Sounds interesting. I can’t wait to see what you pick,” she said, and she placed her own hand near Aili’s, though not quite on, so they weren’t quite holding hands. “On that note, dinner was amazing, thank you. I could never prepare anything quite like that… even if you did just replicate them.” She said, smiling.

~ Cadet Tandra Mika, Doctor

If it weren’t for Aili’s hand having become effectively rooted in place, she would have instinctively drawn it back and finished off her drinkto wet her parching throat. “Aw, thank you”, she reciprocated with grateful eyes, “but I’m sure you’re more than capable. Perhaps we could trial that… next time?”

Cadet Aili McMorran - Science

Tandra laughed and shook her head. “Only if you want to burn down the ship! I come from a family of seamstresses… not so much on the cooking.” She told her. In Tandra’s home, it was her father who usually cooked, even before… But he was never good at it. He did it because her mom had always hated it, and her mom did all the sewing for the family shop.

~ Cadet Tandra Mika, Doctor

A hum hailed from Aili. “Interesting! You’ll have to tell me all about that at some point.” Quite abruptly, she slid her hand forward and over Tandra’s as she began a rather deliberate rise to her feet, still leaning in toward her dining partner. Gently holding onto Tandra’s hand, she lifted it invitingly. “But for now… a film?” she asked, indicating the sofa with her free hand. Despite succeeding in appearing calm and confident -she surprised herself with the degree to which she was- she nervously sucked on her inner lip between utterances.

Cadet Aili McMorran - Science