Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Sharah Fayth (Chief Science Officer) in side-sim Homecoming

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph Rainns (Chief Of Security) in side-sim Homecoming

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There was nothing else to put on the table and Sharah sat down waiting for Joseph before beginning to eat. ‘I hope it’s alright.” She flexed her hand a little. ‘I love you, too, very much.’ They weren’t much for small talk but she was curious to know what he thought of their new home. ‘What do you make of Ark Angel?’ She began to eat while she listened. She felt very content and happy in the moment. The feeling of finally being home, with him, making her smile.
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Joseph took a seat, poured himself some wine, and began to eat. “It’s fantastic dear.” He smiled. He pondered her question for a moment, collecting his thoughts. ‘It’s fine. No Challenger I suppose, much larger obviously.’ He paused, ‘I am undecided as to whether or not I like the fact that there are so many children on this ship.’ He took another bite. ‘I haven’t met much of the crew yet either, so I don’t have an opinion on that aspect of the ship either.’

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‘The size is certainly something. Challenger was easier. Europa was smaller too, but in some ways Ark Angel is easier than Europa. But I have three arboretums to enjoy here.’ She grinned, she did love her plants, and the work she did with them. ‘Or at least till I got promoted. And your rounds won’t take only half an hour to complete. You’ll get to stretch your legs.’ She took a sip of the wine, considering the children. ‘The aCSO when I came on board told me that the children tend to sneak into the jefferies tubes and pop up in places where they should not be. I haven’t seen that happen. The worst thing they’ve done is this robot they built. EXR-11. They children made gifts for the department heads, to thank them or welcome them to the ship, depending. They used the robot to deliver the gifts to their offices, so that they wouldn’t be where they weren’t allowed.” Another thought occured to her and she grimiced a little bit. “There was another incident, but it was a much bigger problem than the children involved.” Granted she had just been promoted and so the NL wasn’t her fault, but it had come from her department and she didn’t like that. ‘There was a fight in the lounge between two of the children. In the end the previous XO got to the bottom of it, but one of the children’s parents had instigated it, even urging his son to start the fight. They are no longer on board.’ Her thoughts turned though to the larger idea of children on board. She’d told Joseph once she didn’t want to raise children on a star ship, and she still didn’t. But on a ship like Ark Angel, she could see how it might not be so bad. She had seen several officers on AA that had put off their life till they retired, and that was a long way away. She didn’t really want to be at ‘retirement’ age before they started a family. A ship like AA was still a star ship, but it was a good alternative. She wasn’t ready to jump into it, but the idea of having children, Joseph would be able to tell, didn’t bring the immense fear that it had before.
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Joseph felt her lack of anxiety about children and smiled. He was glad she was no longer afraid of that future. ‘Kids are troublesome,’ Joseph thought, ‘Ours won’t be though.’ He smiled at his little joke. He took another sip of wine. ‘I wonder if the Captain will let me imprison children who fight, teach em a lesson.’ He continued on before switching thoughts. ’ I also enjoy the more professional atmosphere here, much more mature, more my taste.’

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Sharah laughed, ‘Keep saying that, Imzadi, and you’ll jinx us.’ Sharah finished her food as he talked. She sat back slightly sipping the wine. ‘I would say she would, if the transgression called for it. She doesn’t usually get involved but let’s the XO handle it, or the previous one anyway. The captain has a daughter on board, and doesn’t want preferential treatment, so she has the XO deal with any disciplinary action required.’ In all honesty the children on board were well behaved and didn’t cause problems for the crew. Now that Lt Faval and Ro’nal had left there were no major problems amongst the ship’s children. ‘It is much more professional here, and I can say I do NOT miss the cadets, and you dealt with it more than I did. But who on Earth will we stalk around the ship and catch in the act?” Joseph had turned what could have been an unpleasant moment into one a happy memory as he had snuck up on some very wayward cadets. The memory made her laugh softly. That particular evening had ended in a particularly pleasant fashion. Her mind wandered for a moment before she blushed softly and took another sip of her wine. “I have really missed you.”
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Joseph finished his food and smiled. ‘Nobody I hope.’ He picked up his plate and picked up Sharah’s. He walked into the kitchen and placed them in the sink. He walked back to where Sharah was sitting and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the cheek. “I’ve missed you more imzadi.” He said with a cheeky grin.

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Sharah smiled watching him move around the room. Joseph could feel her happiness and sense of peace at having him there. He was really there and she was tempted to pinch herself to make sure she wasn’t dreaming. She loved being in his arms and rested her head against him after he kissed her. She shook her head with a laugh. “It’s not a competition, Joseph.” Well, everything was a competition for him. He was competative and always pushing himself, but she knew he was teasing her. She kissed him, her fingers running through his hair. She was tempted to immerse them in how she felt, but she couldn’t, not here. Too many thoughts, too many minds. She’d hurt herself and then him trying. She ‘felt’ around her spot, home. ‘It’s not hurting you, is it?’ She could leave, maybe she should. She didn’t want a repeat of her time on Challenger, but her trust in him was stronger than her self doubt and so she stayed right were she was and kept kissing him.
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Joseph grinned, “Sure it is.” He returned her kisses. ‘I assure you this is real.’ He thought. He felt the sensation of being at home, the safety, comfort, and happiness of it. He shook his head, ‘I am in no pain Imzadi.’ He smiled. ‘How could I be? I’m with the woman I love who loves me back dearly.’ He gripped her tighter. ‘And I’m not leaving you again.’ Sharah could now feel his happiness and comfort flowing through her as well.

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She nodded her head slightly and then kissed him again. She couldn’t help the wave of warmth the spread through her as he held her tighter. She kissed his neck softly and she settled in his arms, like she’d never been away, right where she belonged. “I know. I’m not leaving either.” She wasn’t sure how that would work with their careers. It seemed like she was always leaving, but Ark Angel was a career ship and she was not leaving unless it was with him. She was kissing him again, she neither the desire or though to stop. ‘I love you, more,’ she smiled against his kiss but there was a hint of a teasing challenge to her thought.
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Joseph paused for a moment. ‘While I highly doubt that dear, I certainly hope that is the case, because I love you a whole heck of a lot.’ He finally let go of her, walking back around to his side of the table, picking up his glass. He enjoyed making things a competition, but love was an area where he felt it best to reserve such impulses most of the time. ‘I have to say, I feel a bit awful that I didn’t decorate my own quarters to make you feel at home.’ He thought with a gleam in his eye to indicate he was clearly joking.

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She knew he was joking and it made her smile. Only Joseph joked and teased her. ‘If you feel that bad about it I can introduce you to the ensign that did this. You can spend hours going over the options until you decide what you want.’ She walked over resting her hand over his heart and kissed his cheek. She walked over to the couch and sat down, setting her wine glass on the coffee table. ‘Or whenever you want, you can come here,’ and he would be able to tell that here meant both her quarters and herself, ‘as for me, all I need is you to be at home.’ she grinned at him but it quickly turned to a soft smile.
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Joseph shook his head. ‘I’m afraid my guilt isn’t quite that severe. I hate interior designing too much to give that a go.’ He watched Sharah walk over to the couch. Refilling his wine glass, he stood up and followed over a few moments after she took a seat. He stood next to the couch for a second. ‘Then I shall be here quite often. I feel most at home here.’ He took a big sip of wine and placed his glass on the table before sitting next to her on the couch, he placed his hand in hers. This was home.

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