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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Sair sat carefully on a rock next to him, gazing at the back of the waterfall with wonder. “You speak a truth, and I have advocated something similar to people over the years in one capacity or another. But when I was the Outpost during my first stint in the program, I had a fellow doctor tell me about an expression Terrans have about doctors making terrible patients. I think it is quite possibly a universal sentiment,” she said with a rare (these days) grin. “I guess I didn’t know I needed something like this till you showed me just now.”

~Sair Songz, CNS

Cochrane laughed and said “Doctors do make terrible patients. I’ve seen it first-hand.” H stared at the water for a moment and then said “Well… you are welcome to this program. But maybe designing something of your own would do you more good. I created this because this place is special to me. Maybe you have a place like that of your own.”

Cochrane, CO

“You know, it was suggested to me at one point that I could make a program of places on Kobliad so that people here and elsewhere could some of what makes our world special. There are Kobliads in the Federation, but it’s exceptionally rare and before it was usually under less than ideal circumstances. That and sometimes it’s hard to feel deep fondness for our world, even when we’re fighting so hard for it.”

Sair inhaled deeply and blew it out before looking at Alex. “I’ll think about it, but for now thank you for letting me use this program.” That he let her in to this place and into this piece of her life was not lost on her. What she knew so far of Alexander Cochrane was that he didn’t something like this on a whim, so she was humbled and honoured.

~Sair Songz, CNS

“My pleasure.” was all he said before he stood up and started walking out from behind the waterfall. “Careful, narrow bit right here.” he said as he moved to the right of the opening and out onto the natural ledge.

Cochrane, CO

With a smile and small lightness she hadn’t felt before they entered this secret space, Sair rose and followed him, mindful of her step. Stepping onto the ledge, her stomach tightened and she grinned. “You know, I get a secret thrill from doing something even a bit risky. I mean, I know it’s the holodeck and I would never do anything intentionally to leave Koro without a mother, but when you told all your life that you’re special because of a quirk of your DNA and that you should strive to be careful, well, sometimes you just want to do the opposite,” she said with an impish laugh.

~Sair Songz, CNS