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

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

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“Wouldn’t try and draw that comparison. Most Traffic Control operators don’t have the maturity of ten or eleven year olds.” he said without looking away from the window in front of them.

Nadine laughed. “People would be surprised how wise kids can be. They just see through all the crap that people toss up. They may not have the context for a lot of it, but they tend to know what’s real or not. I like this age. You couldn’t pay me blocks of latinum to teach high school.” She shuddered.

After a few minutes, he set the controls to auto and swiveled around to look at Nadine. “Ok… my name is Micah Pikelsimer. I am a FedSec agent. Technically, I’m one of fifty Special Agents In Charge. I met Sha… Shara… when I was called to the Delta Quadrant to assist in an operation by a certain ship’s Captain who I owe so many favors to it actually pisses me off. Anyway… Shara had her own reasons for being there. So thats how we met. Prior to FedSec, I was a detective, a cop. Prior to that, I was a Star Fleet officer. Prior to that, a Marine.” He rapped the metal arm. “Thats where I got this. If you wanna hear the story, I’ll tell you. But you will need a drink in hand. And those are are with Shara.”

Micah

“Fair enough,” she said with a nod. “But I don’t really drink. I mean, a little here and there, but… well, I just don’t. But I do want to hear that story, so either wy I can wait if you want to.”

Looking out the viewer, Nadine shook her head. “You know I’ve never been off Earth. Not since we moved here. I keep thinking it would be nice to go somewhere and I almost did after the divorce. But that would have been running away and I promised myself I wouldn’t do that again. The months after Josh died were hard enough. I took off at once point. Cottage on the ocean, by myself. I just needed a place where I could breathe. It was like I was suffocating in that house. I couldn’t be there another minute.”

~Nadine

Micah nodded. “So did you do the paintings I saw in your place? And I get needing space. I’ve never had children of my own, well… not until now…” and he smiled, “… but I can’t imagine how that would feel. And I’m sorry that you had to go through that.” He paused for a minute and then said “How old were you when you came to Earth?”

Micah

As he peppered her with questions, Nadine couldn’t help but smile. Some of the topics were hard and sad, but it was interesting to talk to someone like him who she knew full well had been through his own hard times. The metal arm was only the tip of the iceberg- of that she felt certain. “It was just after my sixth birthday. I remember that amazing feeling of transitioning through the atmosphere into space. I know all the technology makes it mostly seamless, but it just felt different. And that feeling has always stayed with me.”

“And yes, the paintings are mine. How’d you know?” Nadine asked, gazing at him curiously.

~Nadine