Posted by Lieutenant Miranda Martel (Chief Engineer) in Deck 5- Hiding Out

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Bethany Kovra Gadi (Chief of Security) in Deck 5- Hiding Out

Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Deck 5- Hiding Out

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Somehow the whole thing became highly amusing to Shara started chuckling. Then that chuckle turned into an outright laugh and her tears shifted. “Oh good Gods, look a’ us,” she said before laughing.

Lifting the nearly empty jar of shine, Shara made a toasting gesture and knocked it back. “Dere, all done. Definitely not openin’ de other jar.” And then Shara, despite all her fears and anger and highly drunk state, did something that surprised even her: she took in Bethany and Miranda and smiled. She had their back (Laila too), and they had hers.

Bethany had always had a really high tolerance for alcohol but she was really glad when the jar was empty. She was going to have a massive headache and a rebellious stomach the next day. They all needed water. She rolled her head lazily to look at the cabinet where she kept a few bottles but it seemed awfully far away to her bleary eyes.

“I ‘ave dis wi’ ma husband, buh I’ll tell ya sumtin… it sure is nice to have it here wi’ y’all as well. I used te be afraid of dyin’ alone and fergo’en, buh tis good ta know sum tings ‘ave changed.”

~Shara, Drunk CIO

Bethany grinned, goofily, at both of them. “Family..chooooo…zen,” oh boy she’d had more than she realized, “is better than blood.”

Gadi, CoS

Miranda nodded. “Yesh, yesh it is,” she said, still laying on her side. After a moment she pushed herself upright, wobbled, then leaned into the other two women. “At leasht if .. if… I’ll have fr’en’s to go out with.. With uh bang.” Straightening up again, she reached up to the chair next to her and pulled. Got halfway up… froze. Then began to laugh almost silently then louder. “Help. Can’t climb muh chair. You’re gonna have tuh pussh.”

Sloshy engineer

Shara barked a laugh and gave Miranda a bit of a push. “Don’ fall over now,” she said with a laugh. Ahhh, she couldn’t remember the last time she’d had such a time as this with people she worked with, Micah aside. A smile sat on her face and it was as much a surprise to her as it might be to others.

“So, I don’ tink I’ll pull out da shine very often. It is ‘pecial stick, after all. Buh, anytime ya need an ear, I’m around. I’ve not see it all, but enough. Can’t shock me anymore. Buh… uh, well, in case I ferget to say it, danks. I mean it. I jus’ needed a bit’a time to get my head out of da mire and let da anger pass.” Calloway grinned. “T’ink we were very successful.”

~Drunk Shara