Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Executive Officer) in Lounge- Contemplations

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Aasrel Izei (Chief Medical Officer) in Lounge- Contemplations

Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Executive Officer) in Lounge- Contemplations
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“It’s a good song.” Aasrel commented. Not his favorite, but the way she sang it still sounded nice. He shrugged then, “Isn’t that all anyone can do?”

~ Izei, CMO

“As best I can tell, yes. Goodness knows I get it wrong as often if not more than I get it right.” She started playing again, but this time it was a very different piece. She closed her eyes as she slipped into the memory of when she first heard Romanza, a Spanish guitar piece, and she channeled all those feelings. The heady summer nights, the flush of new love. It brought a soft smile to her face.

Calloway opened her eyes and looked at Aasrel. “Are you happy on the Asimov?” she asked.

~Shara Calloway, CIO

Aasrel’s smile faded momentarily, but he quickly plastered it back on. Happy? That felt out of reach for him now. He’d thought getting his implants removed would make him happy again. It hadn’t. It didn’t help that the results weren’t quite what he wanted, but that wasn’t really the problem. “I… I guess you could say that.”

~ Izei, CMO

She snorted. “I know the feeling. Don’t get me wrong, I was glad to be assigned here originally, but a lot happened on that mission and I guess the shininess of a proper fleet position wore off fast. I want to love it here, but a part of me is always resistant about getting attached to places. Things always changed too easily for that.” The trouble with deep cover is that you rarely went back again, so places she lived for long periods of time became memories best not remembered. It was kind of sad at times.

~Shara Calloway, CIO

“It’s not that, I mean… Not that I’ve ever been on that kind of mission before, I haven’t, but,” he shrugged. “I wasn’t that happy on a more… uhm, standard, ship either.”

~ Izei, CMO

She nodded as she played. “Sometimes life is such that we float along until something changes. I’m still trying to figure it out myself.” As far as Shara was concerned she had made amazing progress in letting herself be seen. Getting remarried was about the biggest thing she could have ever done and she had done so with her inhibitions removed. But that wasn’t how life worked most days and conquering her different fears in order to exist as she was on this ship was no small feat.

~Shara Calloway, CIO

All the progress Aasrel had made since coming to Azimov, he credited to Bethany. If it weren’t for her… even if they hadn’t ended up together like they had, well… he wasn’t sure where he’d be. He sighed and shrugged, “Float is one word. I think I’d use sink, sink like bricks are tied to my waist.”

~ Izei, CMO