Posted by Lieutenant Faye Calloway (Mission Specialist) in Officer’s Mess - Congratualtions Faye!

Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Officer’s Mess - Congratualtions Faye!

Posted by Lieutenant Faye Calloway (Mission Specialist) in Officer’s Mess - Congratualtions Faye!
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She couldn’t help but smile. “I’m glad for all our sakes that it worked out,” Faye replied as she moved back to her usual table. There were reasons she favoured the bank of tables near the window but it wasn’t just some sort of stargazing opportunity. She was honestly curious about what Harv was making and surprised Alex had asked him to. But she vividly remembered the stew he had made and was looking forward to whatever awaited her.

~Faye Calloway, Data Specialist

A few moments passed and then the doors opened and Cochrane came through them. He glanced around and then saw Faye in the empty dining room and he smiled and held up a bottle with gold foil around the top. “Wouldn’be a celebration without champagne, now would it?” and he laughed. He walked over and sat down, setting the bottle to the side and then looked at Faye. “Sorry about that. Replicators never get the bubbles quite right.”

Cochrane, CO

She considered him for a moment, perhaps more than surprised she should have be. After all, if there was anything she had learned about Alexander Cochrane, it was that he was a man of his word and his word was his honour. Or at least a part of it. He had promised champagne- even if had been slightly jokingly- so why should she be so surprised right now? “I wouldn’t know…” she said honestly, despite her tiny grin. “Can’t say I’ve had many celebrations.” It wasn’t a comment meant to gather pity or anything stupid like that, just an honest remark about her reality. Celebrations were a distant memory, left to the idealism of childhood.

“You’ll have to teach me how this is supposed to go,” she added, smiling a bit more- enough that it reached her eyes, tiny creases forming.

~Faye Calloway, Data Specialist

Cochrane chuckled. “Its easy. We drink.” and he reached for the bottle, deftly removed the foil, and popped the cork. He poured two glasses and set the bottle down and handed Faye a glass. “And when Harv is done, we eat whatever he whipped up.”

“Sounds like a plan,” she said with a grin as she accepted the glass.

As if on cue, Harv came through the kitchen door carrying a half size round cake. It was covered in dark chocolate mirror glaze, and a ring of fresh raspberries circled the top. He set it down between them and then began to cut it. “Dark chocolate and red raspberry cake, with a dash of cinnamon.” He served each person at the table and then looked at Faye. “Dunno what you did, but it was obviously something. Good job, L-T. ” and he turned to head back into the kitchen.

Cochrane / Harv

Her eyes had traced the incoming cake with surprise and curiosity. So much that so that it took a moment to register his words. “Thank you,” Faye told Harv’s retreating form before she looked at Alex and shrugged. “It’s okay, no one will.” She said it lightly, and a part of her was glad that her work would be a quiet and seamless part fo the ship’s systems. But she had worked her butt off and so had to admit that this little recognition was a really nice thing.

Holding her glass up, Faye smiled at Alex. “So… to preventing disaster,” she toasted.

~Faye Calloway, Data Specialist

Alex smiled and lifted his glass to hers. “And to a job well done, Lieutenant.” and the glasses clinked together. He took a drink and then set his glass to the side. Picking up his fork, he said “Okay… let’s see what this is all about, shall we?” and he smiled as he took a bite.

Cochrane, CO