Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Sharah Fayth (Chief Science Officer) in Main Sim - Deck 23 - Won’t Someone Think Of The Children?!?

Posted by Civilian Tabris’s Gaggle of Children (Ship’s Child) in Main Sim - Deck 23 - Won’t Someone Think Of The Children?!?

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Sharah Fayth (Chief Science Officer) in Main Sim - Deck 23 - Won’t Someone Think Of The Children?!?
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It was just after the white flash that had snapped the Ark Angel who knew where. Down on deck 23 in one of the ship’s schools the teacher’s had gathered the pre-school to middle school aged children (3-13ish I figure) when the holiday pranks from Q had begun to get out of hand. It was such when the Ark Angel got flashed white that none of the school children in this area were hurt more then some simple bumps and tumbles.

Rounding out some of the more notable children in the room was the 13 year old daughter of the ship’s Captain, Tel’eck who had been with her friend Sarah entertaining the younger children with their built remote controlled robot EXR-11. Also present was Tabris’s gaggle of kids Neltus, Vedi, Mecona, and Julin, as well as several other NC kids of various ages in this range. All were only now recovering with groans and sniffles while the teacher’s sang out calls to each other getting emergency lights back online from the dedicated class room power supply locker.

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Fayth was on her way from deck 13 to deck 44. She decided to step onto deck 23 to check the school rooms. She was on the way anyway and security, operations, command, all had their hands full at the moment and with comms having been down it wouldn’t hurt to peak in. If Cpt Andone could send out a general message that the children were okay and secure it would help ease the stress for a lot of the crew. And as a DH wasn’t that part of her job? She stepped down the corridor and approached the door. It was sticking and not wanting to open but she managed to push it open despite the overwhelming turmoil of the emotions of the children. Maybe this wasn’t the smartest idea. Sharah had a weakness when it came to children’s emotions. But she got the door to open and close behind her.

She walked up to the teacher pulling her aside away from the children, “Comms are coming back online but text is better for the moment. Is your dedicated power supply working? Power should be restored soon. It would be a huge help if you could keep the children here until their parents come to get them. And that might be awhile.”

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NTeacher Billy turned as the door opened. Lights were on though on a conservation power from the dedicated supply for the room. “..Ah Lieutenant, yes our power supply and resources are secured. The children are a bit anxious and scared but we’re getting a handle on things. Rest assured they are in good hands here. Do you know what happened? We were getting reports of holiday pranks around the ship which the children were excited to hear, coupled with a little visit from EXR-11 and as you can imagine then this all happened.” He said.

GM CockRoach

Fayth wasn’t sure exactly what to tell them. They didn’t know exactly. “We aren’t entirely sure. It seems to be one of those days. I was on my way to check some systems, and with comms down I wanted to check and make sure everything was alright. I’m sure the parents would appreciate knowing. And for the children to know that everyone is safe. A few minor injuries among the crew, but we are all safe.” As had become her habit, Fayth had a PaDD with her. She typed a quick message that appeared on the Captains display at her chair.
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Julin was the first to see a familiar face as he toddled over with a concerned look as he said, “Sharah? Where daddy Abis?” He asked as he held his little arms up to be held with the most adorable little pout and those puppydog eyes. Mecona was standing with NTeacher Billy and holding close to his legs, still a little shy but wanting to trust in him as an authority figure. She looked over and said, “Is Uncle Joseph coming?”

Sharah knelt down and hugged Julin, his trepidation tugging hard at her. “He’s working on the deflector control, Julin. It’s this big giiiiiant dish that stops space dust from hitting us. It’s very important and it’s your daddy’s job to make sure it keeps working. He can tell you about it when gets here to pick you up like always, okay.” Sharah was careful to make sure that it sounded like maintenance. She didn’t want the children, especially the older ones, to worry. She grinned at Mecona and waved her over and hugged her too. “No, Uncle Joseph is very busy. But if I see him before you I will tell him you said hello. But you know what. I think you should go meet EXR-11. He is an awesome robot and Tel’eck and Sarah are my friends too, so I am sure they will let you meet him. He is a very polite robot. But no touching, okay?” She raised her voice just a bit for it to carry and looked at Tel’eck in question.

Mecona nodded and smiled up at Sharah, “I like you too Aunty Sharah! Thank you!” She stayed near Sharah for a little, “He’s a nice robot? Is he like Julin’s Bot?” She asked as she watched her little brother toddling towards the big robot with arms outstretched “Julin! Aunty Sharah said no touching!” She started to run towards Julin as the little boy got closer.

Meanwhile the older boys were watching as Tel’eck wheeled around EXR-11 and Neltus leaned over to Vedi and said, “She’s pretty....” Vedi looked at Neltus and punched him in the arm. “She’s like a teenager we don’t… I mean… you don’t stand a chance!” Neltus blushed and then it hit him what his brother had said “You think she’s pretty too huh…” Vedi just blushed and said, “Dude knock it off…” Neltus took a deep breath and swallowed hard as he said, “I’m going to go talk to her…” Vedi scampered from his desk and said, “Me too!” They approached and Neltus said, “That’s a cool robot, Vedi and I here built one too…” Vedi chimed in and said, “Yeah it wasn’t remote controlled either!”

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She sent Julin and Mecona over to the other kids and smiled at NT Billy. Sharah caught Neltus and Vedi’s gaze and just looked at them....she knew. She looked back at Billy. “If you need anything let us know. Comms and power should be back soon.”
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Vedi looked over towards his siblings and saw Sharah and say the look and nudged Neltus’s shoulder and pointed towards her. “I think she knows” Neltus turned and saw the look too. “Uh… Hi Aunty Sharah!” He said as he nudged Vedi hard back and whispered, “How would she know? She’s just looking over here is all” Vedi stayed behidnd to try to make conversation as Neltus stood by and leaned on a book case, thinking he looked cool with a smile, “How’s your day going so far?” He asked honestly. Even if he was trying to be interesting to the older girls he was still a sweet kid at heart.

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