Posted by Lieutenant Helena Laursen (Helm/Nagivation Officer) in Memory: Deadly Food

Posted by Captain Marceau Renault (Commanding Officer) in Memory: Deadly Food

Posted by Lieutenant Helena Laursen (Helm/Nagivation Officer) in Memory: Deadly Food
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Dùnna hugged him. “Do not apologize for them. They are grown adults and are responsible for themselves. Helena was raised better and knows it. She can deal with the consequences.” She hugged him again. “Marceau, fais un choix avec lequel tu peux vivre. Pas ce que quelqu’un d’autre veut. Vous êtes parfait comme vous choisissez d’être. Come back before I leave.”

Dúnna

“I don’t want to leave Starfleet,” Marceau said, “It’s not an option no matter what Lucy thinks of it.” He hugged her back when she hugged him and nodded. “I will come back tomorrow after class.”

~ Marceau

Dúnna smiled, “Good, I am glad. You have your epi? Good.” She hugged him and each of the rest as they left. Flenza pointed Marceau toward the ground car he had and Billy drove the other and they all piled in to head back.

Dúnna

“I have it.” Marceau replied. He left with the others. Later that night, he took public transport to get to Lucy’s. He wasn’t back until late.

The next day after class, as promised, he showed up where Dúnna was staying and knocked.

~ Marceau

Helena was in class, but much more subdued than her normal self. She didn’t ignore Marceau at all but she didn’t talk about what happened. After classes she disappeared, returning to the barracks and staying there until her next class. Kenneth brought her meals and she ate in her room. She hated she wouldn’t see her mom before she left, but she didn’t complain or protest.

Dúnna opened the door. “Marceau! Come in.” She closed the door and gave him a huge hug. “How are you feeling?”

Dúnna

Marceau had noticed how Helena was. He assumed it was whatever consequence Kenneth had assigned. He would have to ask Kenneth what exactly it was later. Dúnna pulled him in and hugged him and he smiled. “I am better. And there is nothing with peanuts in my room now.”

~ Marceau

“Good, I’m glad.” All evidence of the previous night’s meal was gone. No huge table or left out dishes, etc. Dúnna wanted to ask if he had spoken with Helena. The two were really close and she knew they had to be at odds at the moment. And she couldn’t imagine Lucy was happy either. Dùnna thought she was very very spoiled and selfish. Not a bad person, but she could see Marceau being walked all over if he wasn’t careful. Instead she asked, “How are your studies going? Did you get all your notes and lectures? Do you need help studying?”

Dúnna

The squad knew sometimes Marceau did let Lucy walk on him. “They are good. I’m passing everything.” It was awkward to answer her. He wasn’t used to anyone asking about his grades. His parents didn’t care and Lucy didn’t want to know, she hated Starfleet. “The squad gave me copies of everything I missed,” he added, “and the instructors are working with me to make sure I get it all.” He smiled a little, “Uh, thanks.”

~ Marceau

“They are good people, your squad. I am glad I got to meet them. I heard you and Helena talk so much. I am glad they are really as you described them.”

Marceau smiled. “They are. I am glad we were all assigned the same squad.”

She handed him a large mug of the hot chocolate he liked and then sat on the couch with him. “How are you feeling? Still tired?”

Dúnna

“A little tired, maybe. But I feel a lot better,” Marceau responded, sitting down with the hot chocolate. “I worry about peanuts in things I wouldn’t expect them in. I don’t want it to happen again,” he admitted.

~ Marceau

“You always will, but you will get used to the worry. You will also learn how to identify things that are safe or not. But you will be okay. It is manageable.” Then Dúnna set her hand on his arm and looked at him. Her worried mother look. He would come to recognize it quite well. “How are you after last night?”

Dúnna

Marceau nodded. He knew the squad would help him too, but he still worried about it. He looked up at her when she set her hand on his arm. Then down and away and shrugged awkwardly. “Lucy and I had a big fight about it and I haven’t had a chance to talk to Helena.”

~ Marceau