Posted by Fleet Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Holodeck 2 - A Musical Introduction

Posted by Civilian Sair Songz (Counselor) in Holodeck 2 - A Musical Introduction

Posted by Fleet Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Holodeck 2 - A Musical Introduction

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Cochrane gave her a small, sympathetic smile. “Just because life is normally heavy doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to be tired of the weight.” he said softly as he entered another piece.

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Cochrane, CO

Fingers hovering over the prizar, she closed her eyes and plucked with the plectra one string at a time. Despite the relative higher pitch of the instrument compared to his, she was playing the root note of the chords his music was revolving around, but a half beat or so after, like an echo, soft and yet present. “And yet it does no good to fight it. It is what it is. Acceptance is the only path.” And yet those words felt hollow, like they were but a oft-rehearsed maxim.

~Sair Songz, CNS

Cochrane looked at her and said softly in rhythm with the music “If acceptance were… the only path… then we… never would have… reached the stars.” He continued playing for a long time in silence adjusting his speed to match the echo of the prizar, and soon they were sending notes across the lake in a delicate dance of music.

Cochrane, CO

Sair added a tremolo to her little echo with her left hand as she pressed the string down. “It’s not the only path in life, not at all. But for this situation? Yes. I’m a living example of what happens when you choose something else. But I cannot change the path forward for her, for our family. Te best I can hope to do is make it as smooth and painless as possible. To preserve her dignity and honour her as the remarkable woman she is.

~Sair Songz, CNS