Posted by Commander Shedda Mal’athar (Executive Officer) in side - sim: Night at the Movie
The idea had spawned as a passing thought while sharing dinner with Sair. Now it had blossomed into a full blown plan. Shedda stood in the middle of the holodeck scene. A soft grassy lawn, dotted with various different chairs, blankets, floor pillows, even a couple of hammock chairs suspended from trees. A large white screen was stretched across a frame waiting for light and motion to be projected along with various speakers scattered around. There was a small counter with heating elements and several Manhattan imprinted insulated cups for the crew to prepare and partake of the various hot beverages that would be on offer. Sair and Shedda had asked the crew to bring with them or to prepare on the holodeck a favorite hot beverage of their choice to share with everyone else.

They had decided to show a movie and had asked the crew to vote on a few choices. They would be offering a more family friendly film first, for those with young children, and then something for the older teenagers and adults after. Shedda looked around. “What do you think Sair? Should we put a few activities off to the side for the kids, incase they get bored? That way no one has to leave if the children get restless?”

Shedda

Sair nodded. “I think that will work nicely. Koro might lose interest fast, though he often surprises me, so we’ll see,” she said with a grin as she glanced over at Koro examining the ground. Her son was immensely curious, taking the galaxy in around him quietly. She had moments of worry lately about his quietness but there were times he just burst into enthusiastic chatter and she felt she could take a breath.

Rather than go through the process of soaking and straining the subra nuts and ekalonlenum, she had done all of it well in advance and now had a large pot of the slightly spiced nut milk drink warming gently on one of the burners.

~Sair Songz, CNS