Posted by Civilian Revna Freya McKenzie (Diplomatic Attache) in Deck 4 Garden- It’s Who you Know

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Faye Calloway (Counter-Intelligence Officer) in Deck 4 Garden- It’s Who you Know

Posted by Civilian Revna Freya McKenzie (Diplomatic Attache) in Deck 4 Garden- It’s Who you Know
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Faye snorted. “Oh how I hear you! Let’s see, I had a big kerfuffle with my job and orders, had to shoot my three superior officers- including my best friend- as a sneaky way to get to the bad guys, had a pretty solid mental breakdown with crazy highs and lows, was given an award for my actions, started a relationship after conquering some really dark demons, swore off alcohol after not being my best self on it, got to help a species choose to evolve into a higher state of being, got a cat as a service animal, got to finally be the Intelligence officer I am without sneaking around, started the Command Training program, got engaged, got a promotion and now am planning a wedding while I prepare to make even more changes in six months.” Faye forced out a breath. “Wow, that sounds nuts even to my own ears!” she said with a laugh.

~Faye

Revna grinned but more out of shared ‘nuts’ than humor. “I am pretty sure you had the harder journey. Here’s my story....Year and a half ago I got injured in the line of duty. Almost took out my lungs. Got transferred to an ‘easier’ duty station…Atlantis…ship got lost…fought with pirates, lungs started giving out…2 weeks before my procedure I got drunk with the security chief, took a bet for a date when I knew I was leaving. I fell in love with the guy, we had 1 date before I left, had surgery, did my recovery, somewhere along the way there was a misunderstanding and we stopped talking. I resigned from Star Fleet, took a job with the diplomatic corp and came here. He shows up on Event Horizon, we got married that night. And more to come very soon.” Revna laughed now, “Yeah we both sound nuts, but ya know what? I wouldn’t change it.”
McKenzie, DA

Faye laughed and held out her to Revna. “Nice to meet another member of the wild and crazy life club.”

Looking back at her garden bed, she was more satisfied with it’s more tamed appearance, though she made a mental note to keep a closer eye on that vine. “Well, now that we tackled that mess- thanks for the help by the way- what are yu up to now? Did you come by the garden for a particular reason?”

~Faye

“Oh any time.” Revna bent down and picked up the pad and pencils. “I came to sketch. I used to do nature sketches all the time, but I haven’t in a very long time. Now that I find myself with actual down time…I am rediscovering old hobbies.”

Revna

Faye nodded. “I’ll show you a few nice spots if you like? Not sure if you have been in here much. There’s a few nooks and crannies that make for nice scenes. And of course all the closeups you can do by sitting next to a bed.” She was already pondering which spots to show her. Her tree, of course, but The Hill was obvious. Less obvious was a bench on the far side of the central garden and on the other side of the pond.

~Faye

Revna grinned, “That would be wonderful. I was here for the promotion ceremony, and then once last week. I really haven’t seen much of it yet. I will have to try some scenes, usually I just do individual pieces.” Revna turned to look over the garden. “It’s beautiful here. The Atlantis had 3 arboretums and they were nothing close to this.”

McKenzie DA

Faye shook her head slightly. “That’s because those were arboretums, and not gardens. Most people would’t know the difference, but there is one, at least botanically.” She gave a lopsided smirk. “Still think I should have done a degree in Botany, but if I had, my life wouldn’t be what it is now, so…” She shrugged.

~Faye

Revna gaze turned distant, lost in a memory. “Aunt Trine would have agreed. Hmmm but you obviously have a natural talent with plants. And we all need a hobby. If you had become a botanist, you might have grown to dislike it rather than finding joy in it. But different choices would have brought you to a different point. You may not be here now. So do get the best of both? Your work and your passion?”

McKenzie

She nodded and gestured for Revan to follow her as she set off down the main path back towards the entrance. “The garden was my way unconsciously of setting down roots. I was on the Atlantis too for awhile, before your time of course. They rescued me after I escaped a terrible situation. Doctor Rinker was my old psychiatrist from the Curie and it was rather apropos that he was there to see me though yet another really difficult time. But I sat in his office and showed him a slip of paper I had written a list on. I still have it. It’s a list of Living. The things I wanted to do with this latest chance at life, but the gist of that list was that I wanted to live, not just exist. But it wasn’t until I came here that I began to actually understand what that looked and felt like. The garden was a way of making sense of a lot of chaos going on, and it’s been my sanctuary.”

Where the garden entrance met the main path there was the path into the central garden that looped around to the right and that’s where the crew gatherings had been, and to the left the path headed past the pond and through the grove and came out the other side by the greenhouse and Faye’s bed and near The Hill. Faye slipped down the path to the right but immediately veered right into the loop. Moving past flowering shrubs and well designed beds, Faye took Revna down an oft missed adjacent path in the corner of the central garden. There, sitting amongst roses and other lovely smelling things was a bench, tucked away in the quiet. She sat down and gestured for Revna to do the same. “This a nice post most people have’t found yet. Secluded but you can hear things going on around you so you don’t feel entirely alone. If you want to be alone, I highly recommend the dewdrop tree at the top path of The Hill. It’s my favourite place in the whole garden aside from the Mushroom House Daggum designed for me.”

~Faye Calloway