Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Holodeck 1- Songs for Old Friends (A Wake)

Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Holodeck 1- Songs for Old Friends (A Wake)

Posted by Lieutenant Faye Calloway (Counter-Intelligence Officer) in Holodeck 1- Songs for Old Friends (A Wake)
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OOC: Invite & Setting: https://www.star-fleet.com/core/stf1/manhattan/posts/140334/

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Alex patted her hand and said “Okay, I get it Faye. And I am really happy for you. And him too. If he’s worth it.” and he gave her a wink. Letting go he said “Hey, Hammor! Screw this up and I use your green head for a hood ornament on my ship! Congratulations!” and then made his way to the music area.

Cochrane

Shara chuckled slightly and smirked at Daggum. “Well, looks like you got the Cochrane seal of approval, which is a good thing because those two are thick as thieves.”

Daggum looked at Cochrane, obviously sizing him up, and said “Captain, I would normally reply to such words with a heartfelt and sincere ‘Bring it.’ … but somehow I get the feeling that you don’t fight fair.” and he grinned.

Cochrane, to his credit, simply shrugged and grinned and said “The victor determines what is fair, Mr. Hammor. Always remember that.”

“He’s not wrong,” Shara said with a laugh.

It was in that moment that the doors to the holodeck swished open again and the dark skinned Chief Science Officer walked in. She was dressed in an ivory coloured, lace-trimmed Musselin summer dress; a matching scarf folded over one arm. Her hair was pulled up in one of her usual, neatly braided updos. Slung over her shoulder was what appeared to be the case of a small-ish instrument. With her right hand she carried a large serving plate filled with an assortment of sliced vegetables fresh from the Arboretum and a dip to go with them. With her left hand she held tightly onto the cat carrier she had brought as well. She still wasn’t entirely sure what had made her do this, but on her way to the holodeck she had stopped by Faye’s quarters and picked up Tess.

Walking over to Faye, one eyebrow raised, Kiama asked her friend in a whisper, “Do I want to know why the Captain might use Daggum’s head as a hood ornament?”

~Kiama Naim

Faye leaned in and said with a grin, “Because he’s being protective.” She lifted her hand and fiddled with the ring on her finger. “Kiama, we’re engaged!” And though Faye was still slightly surprised by that fact, she was bursting with happiness.

Kiama quickly, but carefully put the carrier down and then placed the plate on top of it before flinging her arms around her friend. “Oh Faye!” she almost squealed. “I’m so happy and excited for you! Since when? How did he ask you? I want to hear everything!”

Faye laughed. “I’ll tell you all the details later, but we sort of agreed at dinner the first night that our future was with each other and he surprised me earlier when we were making the hasperat by giving me a ring. He said it could mean what I wanted it to, and I want to get married. Colour me surprised,” she said, with a slightly astonished.

Tess let out a mew and Faye chuckled as dropped to one knee and opened the carrier. She held out her arms. “Tess, up!” The white and grey young cat leapt up to her shoulder and Faye Carefully rose to her feet as Tess snuggled down in the crook of her neck. “Hey, Sweetheart. Bet you’re all weirded out but what’s going on, yeah? But all your friends are here.” Tess just purred. “Thanks for bringing her. It’s actually a great idea. And she can go hunt holographic bugs and stop trying to kill my socks!” she said with a mock stern look at the empathic cat.

~Faye & Shara Calloway

“You are very welcome,” Kiama replied with a soft smile as she watched Faye and Tess. “I had a feeling it might be good for her to here. And hey, you never know, maybe it will save the life of your socks if she gets all powered out from hunting holographic bug and leaves and such,” she continued with a wink as she picked up the plate full of vegetables again.

~Kiama Naim

“One can hope,” Faye said with a grin.

Cochrane looked at Kiama and said “Lieutenant Commander Naim… is that an instrument case I see you brought with you?” and he smiled.

Cochrane

Kiama nodded slightly and said, “I continued to practice on my own and with the program you recommended after we ran into each other on the holodeck. I’m not good, but I thought maybe…” She gave a small shrug and let her voice trail off.

Meanwhile, Shara had the computer generate an upright piano. “Looks like we have ourselves an ensemble,” she said with an uncharacteristic beam.

~Faye & Shara Calloway

Looking over at Shara, Kiama chuckled softly and said, “So it seems!” While she wasn’t entirely certain if it really had been a good idea to bring her violin, she was at least glad she shouldn’t be the only one playing. Hopefully when they played together it wouldn’t be as noticeable when she’d make mistakes.

~Kiama Naim

Alex smiled and said “I am very much looking forward to playing with you, Kiama. And you as well, Miss Calloway. I think between the three of us we can put out some music your people would be most happy with.” He looked around and then at Faye and Shara. “What else do we need to do to get ready?”

Alex

“Let’s just hope neither of us will regret that I decided to bring a violin,” Kiama replied with a soft laugh. She was only partly joking. After all, she hadn’t been practicing long and she had no idea how good (or bad) she was.

“Nothing really,” Shara said, but gave Alex a stern look. “Except to drop the formalities. Leave them and ranks at the door. It’s Shara, remember?” she said with a teasing gleam in her eyes. She looked over towards the entrance but saw it wasn’t the person she was expecting and it was in fact someone unfamiliar.

Revna had debated for a bit whether she would attend or not. But she understood, deep in her soul, the type of community and remembrance the Calloways were giving honor. She slipped quietly through the door carrying a what looked like a cake carrier. She set it down the actual food and not the deserts. She had made a traditional dish from home, but one that most people were not familiar with. Smorgastarta, Swedish Sandwich Cake, beautiful to the eye, and layers of flavors and textures to feast on. At first glance it looked like a wonderful cake, but a look closer and it is obvious that this is savory dish with notes of smoked salmon and dill, radishes, egg salad, and chives tweaking the flavor at each stop and beautifully decorated. Revna was dressed in a calve-length dress, capped sleeves, in emerald green, copper colored Nordic knotwork embroidered across the neckline, waist, and hem. Her hair was threaded with the copper rune beads into the braids of her hair. Taking in the sand and the beach she slipped the sandals off her feet and moved towards the group. The invitation had said to bring an instrument, but Revna was never one to play or sing infront of strangers and so had chosen not to bring one.
Revna

Faye stepped closer to Alex again though she spied someone new entering the holodeck. She gave them a wave, the t-shirt under her black leather jacket reading I came| I Saw| I Made it Awkward and there was a small cat on her shoulder. She turned to Alex her left arm supporting Tess, who was taking in the surroundings curiously. “You also need to say his to Tess. Tess, this is Alex. Alex, Tess,” she said, stroking the adolescent cat’s head. Tess let out a small chirped meow as she looked at Alex, yet again pairing her person’s emotions with people. And Tess understood this person was important to Faye.

~The Calloway Women

Alex reached up and scratched the cat’s ears. “Tess… a pleasure.” he said politely. Alex had never been big on animals, but he understood the connection people had for them. And he liked them… just never wanted a pet for himself. He looked at Shara and said “Still my ship, so still my rules Miss Calloway.” with a smile.

“Our holodeck program,” Shara tossed back idly, a smirk touching her lips. They could play this game all day.

“My holodeck.” he said with a grin.

At that moment the door opened and another figure entered. The human was male, solidly built, and wearing blue jeans with a button down plaid shirt and brown boots. Salt and pepper colored hair close shaven in the style of the SF Marines topped a rugged and oddly handsome face. The sleeve of the left arm was cut off and a metal cybernetic arm showed. The man looked around the crowd and his eyes fell on Shara and he walked directly up to her smiling.

Shara grinned and slipped her arms around him as he came within arms reach. “Well hello you. I hope you brought the good stuff,” she said before planting a small but tneder kiss on his lips.

“Oh, you know I only give you the best of what I got.” and Micah grinned and kissed her back.

Cochrane watched the entrance and grinned and looked at Faye. “Since when did your mother and Pikelsimer become a couple?” he asked very quietly.

Alex

Faye bit on her lips to keep from laughing and leaned in towards Alex. “Somewhere between him boarding and Mr. Fake making his grand exit. She hates it when I call him her boyfriend,” she said, a teasing gleam in her eyes.

~The Calloway Women

Alex’s eyes flashed and he said “Miss Calloway, would you and your boyfriend please help get drinks poured? And Mr. Pikelsimer… no hoarding the good booze under your seat again.”

Alex

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Kiama was standing a little to the side, watching and listening and soaking up all the positive emotions around her. At some point she would introduce herself to Daggum of whom she had heard so much, but hadn’t met yet. But right now didn’t feel like the right moment to do so.

~Kiama Naim