Posted by Fleet Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Bridge- Post Dinner

Posted by Civilian Sair Songz (Counselor) in Deck 4 Garden- Post Dinner

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As much as Sair wanted to go snuggle with Koro for a bit, she needed to get a grip on everything before she set foot in their quarters. So she went down a deck and wandered into the garden. She hadn’t been up the path on The Hill yet and the sound of the trickling water was lovely, but it was too visible, too open. So she meandered around to the corner where the tropical glasshouse was and poked her head inside the humid space. No one was there.

With a sigh of relief, the Kobliad moved in and sat down on a bench amongst the lush jungle, not caring that the humidity probably wasn’t good for the fabric of her outfit. She tapped the padd on her hand a few times, then some more but harder until it hurt. When the pain hit she burst into tears and pulled up feet to rest on the bench and wrapped her arms around her knee, burying her head within them.

~Sair Songz, CNS

It was a few hours later when the call came through. =/\= Cochrane to Counselor. Please come to the Bridge. And please have your mother and son accompany you. =/\=

Cochrane

Back in her quarters, Sair had removed the silky wrapped top and thrown on a sweater, though she was still wearing the formal pants. Koro had was curled up with her in the oversized armchair while she read and her mother was dozing on the couch. His summons both intrigued and perturbed her. Did he not realize that it was now late and that for a small child this was problematic? But no he didn’t have children of his own and whatever was happening up there wasn’t exactly schedule suitable. =/\=We’re on our way, give us a few minutes,=/\= she said very quietly not wanting to startle Koro awake.

She shook her son who murmured as his lovely brown eyes opened. “Hey sweetheart, there’s a special surprise. Want to go see it?”
“Okay,” he said even as his eyes tried to slip closed again.
Sair grinned and slipped out from underneath him, moving to wake her mother. She hated doing that especially, because she could see the subtle signs of the cellular degradation now that she was looking for them. Fatigue was a big one.

About ten minutes later, Koro was nestled in Sair’s arms, half asleep but Kel looked surprisingly awake and definitely curious. “You asked to see us?” Sair said quietly as they stepped onto the bridge ten minutes later.

~Sair Songz, CNS