Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Aerin Elanor Shaw (Medical Officer) in Side Sim: Lounge - all welcome

Posted by Fleet Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Side Sim: Lounge - all welcome

Posted by Commander Shedda Mal’athar (Executive Officer) in Side Sim: Lounge - all welcome
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After her shift in Sickbay, Aerin changed into more casual clothing and made her way to the Lounge - looking for refreshment and hopefully some non-medical conversation. She collected her meal from the replicator - Chana Masala over rice - and made her way over to an empty table.

Lt. JG Aerin Elanor Shaw NP

Shedda was enjoying a rare moment to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the lounge. She wasn’t eating anything, she just had a drink and between conversations she was reading an archeological journal. She saw a lone figure walk past, “Lt. Shaw. Join me?”

Cmdr. Mal’athar, XO

Aerin looked up at the sound of the XO’s voice. “Commander,” she replied with a bright smile, “I’d like that, thank you.” She placed her tray on the table and took a seat. “May I ask what you are studying?”

Lt. JG Hayley Shaw NP

Shedda nodded over her coffee cup. “Of course. This is just archeological journals. I don’t get into the field much anymore, but I like to read up on all the things being discovered.”

“How are you settling in?”

Cmdr. Mal’athar, XO

The lounge doors slid open and a singular figure walked in… the CO. But what the vast majority of the crew present wasn’t prepared for was seeing him out of uniform and dressed in jeans, a black T-shirt , and a dark brown leather jacket. Conversation slowed and some started to stand up, to which Alex just smiled and shook his head and gestured for them to sit. “We’re all off duty, and I’m just here for a drink. Relax, everybody.” he said with a smile. He made his way to the bar, stopping here and there to talk to individuals. He asked about family, hobbies, experiments, and other things that only someone who was ingrained in the community of the crew would know. He then went to the bar and ordered a glass of scotch.

Cochrane, CO

Shedda nodded towards Alex with a smirk. She empathized for him. As XO the crew was not as stand offish with her as they were with him, but they weren’t not as social with her as it had been when she was a lower ranked officer. Alex was a good captain though, and he didn’t hide in his quarters away from everyone.

Aerin did a bit of a double take at the CO before shaking her head and responding to the Commander’s question. “Pretty well I think,” she replied with a smile, “I always feel more at home in space than I do on the ground. Do you miss it? The fieldwork I mean?”

Lt. JG Aerin Shaw NP

Mal’athar nodded, “Every day. Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t give up what I do now, but I do miss the field work. Being outside, digging in the dirt, finding and piecing small bits of metal and pottery together. It’s a different kind of discovery than what is done in a lab.”

Cmdr. Mal’athar, XO