Posted by Captain Marceau Renault (Commanding Officer) in side - sim: What No One Else Sees

Posted by Lieutenant Helena Laursen (Helm/Nagivation Officer) in side - sim: What No One Else Sees
Helena checked the chronometer as she left the gym, again. She hurt and was tired and the only thing she wanted to do was collapse on her bunk and not move until her next shift. With any bit of luck she would make it back to her quarters without running into Marceau. He should be on the bridge or in his ready room, but he was the captain. He could go wherever he wanted, whenever he wanted. Otherwise she was really gonna be in trouble. She leaned against the wall of the lift until it stopped on C Deck. Then made her way toward the aft section of the deck and her quarters.

Laursen, pilot

It was not Helena’s lucky day. Marceau was on duty, but he’d had to run to his quarters for a moment, for a data disk. He was on C deck then as well. He headed down the corridor, towards the lift. To his trained eye, it did not take more than a second to take in Helena’s pained, slower movements. The way she seemed to be struggling.

He hurried towards her, looking worried. “Helena… You are supposed to rest when you are hurting. Are you okay?” He had his hands on her shoulders, gently. “If you looked any worse, I’d think you managed to catch it all over again.”

~ Capt Renault

Helena was too tired to flinch or try and make it look like she didn’t hurt as much as she did. Of course he would catch her, and he would notice. Why not? Marceau had been her doctor and best friend for years. She gave him a classic sassy smile, but it didn’t hide the symptoms, not from him. “Oh bite your tongue. We’ll have to have another poker game to counteract your words.” She glanced down the corridor, “Injust need to sit and put my gym bag down.”

Laursen, pilot