Posted by Shara Calloway (Intel Liason) in Auxiliary Briefing Room

Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Auxiliary Briefing Room

Posted by Shara Calloway (Intel Liason) in Auxiliary Briefing Room
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She mentioned ‘cat’ as Alex was taking a drink, and he choked a bit. Putting his hand to his mouth he cleared his throat and then said “Cat? Right… cat. Of course.” OH THANK GOD SHE SAID CAT! he thought, and the relief was apparent in his face. “Ok… a cat. Hmmm…” and he sat back and thought a moment. “Well, if you are looking for my permission, that’s fine… under one condition. That you discuss the matter first with the Counselor and then with Faye before you get one. I want everyone on the same page prior to. Last thing we need is for you to get it and Faye deciding she isn’t ready. Fair enough?”

Cochrane

Shara had watched with amusement. “Well, permission wasn’t quite what I was looking for. More confirmation from a close friend of hers that it was a reasonable idea. But yes, I will talk to both of them first.” She was slightly disappointed as she had quite taken to the idea of surprising Faye with the cat as a gift, sort of a ‘sorry I couldn’t be there, but I’m here now’ sort of thing. But that was her issue and Faye’s needs were more important in this matter.

Tilting her head slightly in a probably familiar gesture, Shara smirked at Cochrane, “What exactly did you think I was going to say?” Her eyes said, ‘fess up because you can’t hide from me’.

~Shara Calloway

Cochrane just grinned and said “I thought you were going to suggest something larger than a cat, that’s for damn sure.” and he laughed easily. “And I think you and I can both agree that anything… well… larger than a cat… would not be a good idea right now.” and he took a drink.

Cochrane

There was the tiniest twitch in the corner of her eye even as Shara a more neutral face. “Indeed,” she said dryly before siping her now warm tea. “Like I said, much to my chagrin and dismay, I have zero say in the matter.” She wanted to intervene so damn much but it just simply wasn’t her place unless it was something Faye brought to her attention.

Shaking her head, Calloway exhaled. “I get it though. It took me a very long time to be able to even look at someone without feeling guilty that it wasn’t Edward. And then when you find yourself suddenly past whatever was holding you back it is tempting to throw yourself into your newfound freedom, damn the consequences,” she said, actually a little surprised at her candidness. Perhaps it was their mutual concern, or that despite having more than twenty years on Cochrane, he was the closest to her in terms of experience. Though she knew it probably had a lot more to do with having no one outside of therapists to talk to and him being someone Faye trusted.

~Shara Calloway

Cochrane simply said “I wouldn’t know. The one time I came close to that level of… attachment… it didn’t turn out so well. But I do know about the desire to lose yourself in someone without regard to the fall-out. It never ends well.” and he took a drink.

“So tell me about this cat, then…”

Cochrane