Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Sharah Fayth (Chief Science Officer) in Construction of a cabin

Posted by Ensign Tabris Asam (Engineering Officer) in Construction of a cabin

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Sharah Fayth (Chief Science Officer) in Construction of a cabin
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Sharah returned to her quarters....late. She spent extra time in the lab, down in the arboretums, anywhere, but her quarters. She eventually made her way back and entered. The work Tabris had done that day obvious. The ceiling looked…wonderful. Exactly what she had pictured, and that made her sad. She could see the materials set out and was very careful not to move anything. She was sure he had placed everything where he would need it and it would be very disrespectful of her to just move it when he went to all that trouble. Sharah moved past the materials and into the bedroom. She dug out a change of clothes from the crate and got ready for bed. Her head hurt and she was too far in the spiral to realize she was doing it to herself. Her guilt was feeding on itself and like a magnet it amplified those thoughts and feelings from others that she picked up which in turn increased her own guilt.

Tabris was a little surprised to not see her but figured she still needed to process. He was doing his best to stay positive but something panged at him, a feeling like he really had blown it. He knew she had said she didn’t mean to, he was the one being a jerk and then confronting her about it. He buried that as best as he could and returned to his work.

She forgot to check Hope and her roses, skipped checking her mail or sending any letters that night. She barely remembered to set the delta waves. Maybe, maybe tomorrow she would pull herself together and find Tabris and apologize. But the next morning she got up, exhausted and more guilt ridden than before, put on a fresh uniform and headed to the labs. She had to try and pull herself together. She had the morning briefing and then she had a meeting with the XO, the doctor, and CNS today. She wanted to leave a note to thank Tabris, but she didn’t figure he wanted to hear from her anyway. Again she left the door to open for him and went to report for her shift.
Lt. jg Fayth, CSO

He arrived the next day, everything left in it’s perfect place. It’s like she hadn’t even been home. Did she stay elsewhere? Did he affect her that much? He blinked a few times and raised his glasses with his thumb and pointer finger to rub at his eyes a little before looking at the plans. ‘Time to get started on the walls’ Tabris thought to himself as he programmed larger planks, 12 x 4 with a similar algorithm for the nail heads and the same locking core. He installed panel by panel and worked methodically to make sure that it stayed rustic all the while being up to standard code and class for starships.

Tabris Asam, Eng

Sharah arrived back at her quarters. It was a testament to how much trouble she was having that even though she could ‘hear’ Tabris working in her quarters there was so much noise that she didn’t identify the presence and that it was in her quarters. She walked in and stopped, “Oh…Ens I’m sorry. I’ll....I’ll come back. I didn’t realize you’d still be working. I…I just…” She exchanged her PaDD for one on the desk. “I’m sure you don’t want to be around me.” She glanced down at her hand, I love you Sharah, now stop being afraid. She shifted her feet awkwardly. “Is Geoff settling in okay?” She asked because she knew Tabris cared a lot about Geoff and Geoff was very attached to Tabris. It was an honest question, but she had a hard time with social conventions and wouldn’t understand if it was a wrong question or not.
Lt jg Fayth, CSO

Tabris was lost in thought at work and Sharah would hear him think, ‘Man this is easier then even a nail gun, what I wouldn’t have given to have this back in the day.’ He was startled and dropped the carpenter’s square on his foot. “Oww....” He said as he bounced a little on that foot before saying, “Lieutenant stop. There’s nothing wrong between us I wanted to apologize for how I reacted.” He said as he thought as well, ‘I hope I didn’t screw up so badly’. He pondered her question as he said, “As far as I know Geoff is settling in fine, I had meant to ask you how she was doing, you have a far easier way to communicate with her than I do.” Tabris said as he took a gulp, ‘I hope she doesn’t think I’m just trying to be polite, I thought we could be friends.’ He thought before thinking, ‘Oh crap, maybe I’m being pushy with my thoughts, I’m not trying to be! If I’m thinking out loud than that’s fine. I’m ok if she responds to my thoughts, it’s just new for me.’ His thoughts were mixed, his emotions were that of worry and self doubt himself, hoping he hadn’t screwed up the entire circumstance.

Tabris Asam, Eng

He dropped the carpenter’s square and she heard the “oww” and Tabris could see a change come over her. Instead of unsure and shy, she was suddenly very confident. She grabbed a medkit from her room and came back out, medical tricorder in hand, she pushed him into a chair and was scanning his foot. Without asking she took the boot off and shook her head. “That thing is dangerous. Hold still a moment.” She grabbed another tool and began running it over the toe. “Bruised bone and broken capillaries.” While she worked he could tell she was emitting very calming emotions. For Sharah it was instinctual and she wasn’t even aware unless it was brought to her attention. The effect also worked on her as well as the patient. “No Asam you didn’t over react. What I did was wrong, and I am so very sorry. Just because you were thinking out loud does not mean I have the right to respond to it. I can’t block it but I can choose to ignore or not respond. I am very very sorry that I violated your privacy.
I shouldn’t have done it, and I wasn’t aware I had until after, but that’s no excuse.” It only took a few moments and he was fine. She handed him his boot and walked away to put the equipment away.

Tabris saw a dynamic and quick change wash over Sharah as she moved from timid and almost afraid to confident and purposeful. He was sitting on a crate when the lieutenant returned and scanned him after removing his boot Tabris learned of the injuries. He was calm though, he didn’t know why but he felt at ease with the lieutenant was treating his injury. He looked down at the square and said, “You know it’s funny how stuck in the past I can be. I know a tricorder can be used to map and project the dimensions in perfect alignment, yet I still want to use the tools I grew up with.” He let her words hang in the air as he slipped his boot back on. “Thank you, and please understand that I reacted to something totally new to me. It doesn’t reflect my thoughts. I want to give you complete permission to hear and respond to those ‘open thoughts’ of mine as though I had said them out loud. You don’t need to worry about me being insulted or bothered, all I know is that I’m honestly a little envious. My species is supposed to be empathic yet for the most part I don’t feel a thing.”

When she returned, “I haven’t had a chance to check on Geoff. The labs have been busy. I’m sure with your empathy you could do it. There aren’t really thoughts, but focused emotions. Plants feel differently than humanoids do, but it’s still feelings.” It hinted at something more, and she stopped. It was a closely guarded secret of hers, that she hid, not sure how people would react to the even greater oddity of having empathy that could read plants.
Lt jg Fayth, CSO

He finished the wall he was working on as he heard her come back into the room. “Oh please don’t think I intend to put the burden of Geoff on you, I just know that from what I saw, you shared something with my dear fig tree I can only dream of.” His thoughts were that of disappointment, mostly in himself as he had no confidence that he could learn how to feel Geoff especially after all this time.

Tabris Asam, Eng