Posted by Civilian Micah Pikelsimer (Federation Security Agent) in Side Sim - Portland - Family Reunion… Or ‘Pre-Union’, As It Were

Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Side Sim - Portland - Family Reunion… Or ‘Pre-Union’, As It Were

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Brows knit with curiosity and a touch of fear, she looked at the secretary and then back at ‘Micchael’. “Okay, I’ll just grab my coat and let my aide know I’ll be a little longer. Meet you at the door.”

Nadine slipped down the hall and through a door near the end of the main hall. She reappeared a moment later slipping on a long raincoat and joined the the security man. “Do I get to know what this is about?” she asked, not so much afraid but just feeling uneasy. It wasn’t everyday someone showed up from Federation Security wanting to talk to you after all.

~Nadine Wells

“Oh, absolutely. But first… I’m really hungry. I meant what I said about lunch.” and he smiled and walked her to the ground car. A few short minutes later and they were seated in a replica 50’s diner. ‘Michael’ looked at the menu and said “Get whatever you like, it’s on me. Then we can talk.” The waitress appeared and he ordered a double cheeseburger with bacon, french fries, and a chocolate malt. “The malts come highly recommended, by the way.” and he gave her a friendly smile.

“I know. I work close by,” she said with a snort before turning her attention to their waitress. “Hey Leisha, nice to see you again. Black coffee and the mushroom swiss with onion rings. Oh and ask Karl if he’s got any of that new special sauce he’s been playing with.”

After they had ordered, Micah/Michael leaned back and looked at Nadine. “So… as to what all this is about. Tell me, Ms. Wells… what do you know about your real mother?”

Pikelsimer

Her expectant expression immediately fell and she drew in a couple quick breaths before forcing herself to breathe deeply. “You mean my birth mother. The woman who adopted me is my real mother. She raised me after all.”

“But what I do know about is… very little. I know her name, Shara Costa. I know I was one month old when she surrendered me to an adoption agency on Alph Centauri and Kennedy and Preston adopted me from there. I managed to find a reference to her on this lunar colony at Arkelis. She got married and they moved to Tracken Two. I lose her after that, but then again the colony was destroyed and everyone was killed. So I assumed that was it. Except that then this Maquis group shows up on the USS Voyager and it was all over the news and I… I don’t know why, but something made me look into it. It sort of was a dead end though, because I tried inquiring with Starfleet, but they gave me the cold shoulder. Something about rules against giving out personal information of personnel. And I didn’t even want that much but to know if I was looking for the right person. But they couldn’t help me. And I don’t know, I didn’t know where else to look. There is no Shara Costa around that I can find and I think she probably died on that colony. I had to concede that I just wanted her to have been on that ship somehow.” Nadine shrugged and though she had delivered the whole thing rather matter-of-factly, there was an intensity in her eyes so reminiscent of those she was related to.

~Nadine Wells