Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph Rainns (Chief of Security) in Side Sim- The Last Evening- Rainns Quarters

Posted by Ensign Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in Side Sim- The Last Evening- Rainns Quarters

As the day approached when Fayth was to be transferred to the Europa Joseph Rainns became more and more anxious. Sitting at his desk in his office, a place where he usually felt relaxed and in command, he felt nothing but anxiety and dread. There were times where he looked at his office with disgust, as it was holding him back from being with the person he loved. Despite all this, the frequent dinners had made the count down more manageable for the young security chief, and before he knew it, the final night of Fayth’s stay on Challenger had arrived. He had decided to host their last dinner, which he had made himself, spaghetti with red sauce, a callback to their first home cooked meal. This would not be their last. He had put on a red collared shirt and a pair of tan pants, and had the food on the table with two candles illuminating the area. He knew tomorrow was going to be one of the most painful in his life, but this evening was going to be pleasant and untouched by the harsh reality barring down on Joseph Rainns.

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah had finished her last shift on Challenger. She’d said good bye to NE Nurse and Lt. Mika. She had collected her research samples and turned in her final report on her project. She had one cargo trunk going. Other than her bonsai tree everything was packed and it depressed her. She had scoured the log records from her quarters. She’d found an image of her and Joseph sitting on her floor with the chess board. They had played almost every night. He had been trying to explain some advanced strategy to her that she still didn’t quite get. But in the image showed them sitting side by side, he was holding her hand and they were both smiling, she remembered they were also laughing at the time. She’d made two copies of the image. One was in her trunk, the other she’d wrapped to give to him. She really wanted to leave it in his office to find, but she didn’t want to do that to him on duty. So she took it with her. She wore a sandy brown peasant skirt with an emerald green peasant shirt. She left her hair down. She’d asked Joseph to let her host dinner, not wanting to leave him with that memory, but he had insisted, so she let the matter drop. Before she left her quarters she took the time to try her hardest to calm the swirling chaos in her mind. She arrived at his quarters and rang the chime.
Ensign Fayth, Doctor

Hearing the chime. Joseph took in a deep breath, “Come in.” He called out, placing food on both his and Sharah’s plate as he did so. He tried to avoid the obvious thoughts that this would be there last evening together for quite some time. He had spent the past two weeks processing the inevitable, and h was ready for it, but that didn’t mean he had to be happy about it. He pushed those thoughts away and turned to smile at Sharah as she came in. “I figured I’d have a go at making spaghetti.” He smirked. “I hope you enjoy it.”

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah stepped in and first she saw the candles and she smiled. She set the wrapped package on his desk, when he looked at it, ” Don’t open it yet, okay?” Her voice wavered a bit and she took a deep breath closing her eyes. She opened them and walked over to him. “You look really handsome tonight.” She kissed him and then she took a seat and smiled. “If it’s as good as it smells it will be wonderful.” She waited to start eating till he sat down.
Ensign Fayth, Doctor

Rainns shook his head, “Don’t worry, I wouldn’t do anything of the sort.” When Sharah approached and kissed him, he closed his eyes, cherishing every second of it. He turned back and headed to the table. “I certainly hope it turns out that way.” He said with a smile. “I actually really made an effort to make it edible, although cooking is a foreign art to me.”

Lt. Jg. Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah didn’t want him worrying in suspense. She picked up her fork, twirling the spaghtti onto it and then taking a bite. She covered her mouth with her hand as she slurped a stray noodle. It was very good. The noddles were cooked just right and the sauce was robust and flavorful. She took a sip of her water. “This is really good, Joseph. You did an excellent job.”
Ensign Fayth, Doctor

Joseph breathed a sigh of relief. “I’m glad you think so.” He similarly began to eat. “Ready to ship out tomorrow morning?” He asked. He had considered not mentioning the looming deadline but decided to anyway. Rainns policy with discomfort was to tackle it head first.

LT JG Joseph Rainns-COS

Sharah smiled, she had learned, from being in his head so often, that he kept that calm steal trap that way simply by dealing with whatever was in front of him, good, bad, or neutral. She’d been trying to do it on her own with very limited success. “I’m packed, I have my orders. I’m as ready as I can be. What about you? How is your new team of cadets shaping up?”
Ensign Fayth, Doctor