Posted by Ensign Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in side-sim A Day Off

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph Rainns (Chief of Security) in side-sim A Day Off

Posted by Ensign Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in side-sim A Day Off
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The comfort Joseph had fallen into the past ten hours was shattered by the Comm screen’s incoming transmission. He suddenly felt panicked, out of place, and not appropriate. This was another aspect of his social behavior that Joseph knew he needed to improve sometime soon. His fear of his significant other’s relatives. His heartbeat skyrocketed and his hands grew sweaty. He was thankful that the couch was not in view of the comm screen, since he appeared in the moment to be a deer in the headlights. He breathed a major sigh of relief after Andrew ended the transmission. He sat there for a few moments just staring up at the ceiling. It was pathetic, truly pathetic. He had no problem getting fire fights against hostile aliens, or risking his life to save injured comrades. But the sudden encounter with someone he was not prepared to talk to scared him to the core. He did not immediately respond to Sharah, his mind wondering off, clarity eventually gifted him again. “Oh, I have no preference really, I’m not quite sure what we would do around here, unless you want to see if the holodecks are available.” He said, looking at Sharah, his nerves calming.

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah felt bad for laughing because it wasn’t funny but her nerves had been set off. ‘If it makes you feel better, Imzadi, I wouldn’t handle meeting your family in any better condition. And I really don’t think Andrew is going to tell anyone. I have too many of his secrets. We could try the holodeck if you want. I’ll let you pick, my project dominated our time yesterday.’ Sharah realized she was still happily ensconced in the calmness of his mind and that her own anxiety was probably affecting him. She gently pulled back and was rocked by the sudden saves that hit her. She hadn’t realized how much he had managed to block for her.
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‘You can stay up here Imzadi’ Joseph motioned to his head, ‘I know its cozy up there, made it especially that way for you.’ He got up from the couch. ‘I have no idea what kind of program I want to run, I’m not a big holodeck guy personally. I find it to be somewhat limited in terms of authenticity.’

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

It took Sharah a minute to focus, while arguing with herself if she should just stay there. In the end she did. ‘I don’t particularly care for the holodeck either. So I’m fine if you want to go there. If you hadn’t met me what would you do on your day off? I’m more than happy to spend the day doing that with you.’ She got up and walked over to him, taking his hand. ‘You okay? Did I upset you?’
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

Joseph smiled down at her. ‘You have not upset me dear. The sudden social interruption just left me a little flustered.’ He leaned over and kissed her on the lips. ‘On a day off I usually just relax in my quarters, play the computer in a game and read a book. If that’s your cup of tea I would love to share that day with you.’

LT JG Joseph Rainns- COS

‘Me too,’ after he kissed her she smiled, ‘Good morning to you too. That sounds perfect, I have books, but no games. So you want to stay here, or go to your place?’ Sharah asked. She went to the replicator and grabbed an apple. ‘Want one?’
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

‘I don’t mind eating here.’ Rainns responded, nodding at Sharah’s question, he then took a seat at the table.

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah picked several things and requested them from the replicator. She set them on the table and sat down. ‘Take your pick.’ They ate quietly content in the stillness.
Suddenly the ship got very loud and very overwhelming for her. Joseph could feel it as Sharah began registering certain words out of the chaos. Sharah’s calm suddenly crashed, ‘No. no no no.’ She got up and moved rather quickly to her desk and spun the console around. On the screen was a list of all the graduates and transfers. Sharah had graduated with top honors and had received a position on the USS Europa. Joseph was staying. His work earning him the recognition of continuing to train new cadets. Sharah shook her head, she knew it was going to happen, they’d talked about it, but she wasn’t expecting it so soon. She sat down on the floor, next to her couch, hugged her knees to her chest and hid her face in them.
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

Joseph stood up from table and walked over to the table and saw the console displaying names and assignments. He looked back at Sharah to see her on the floor in a ball. ’ Hey, it’s going to be ok.’ He said. Even though he didn’t doubt himself, the pain of the implications of what was happening seeped in and Joseph could feel the sadness welling up inside him. Life was about to get a little harder, he knew that, and he knew that she knew that. He walked over to where she was sitting and plopped down next to her, wrapping his arm around her curled form. ‘We knew this would imzadi, everything is going to be ok.’ He felt a massive amount of pressure on his chest. IT would be ok, he knew that, he just needed her to know that too.

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