Posted by Lieutenant Rachel Grey (CMO) in Starting off the Morning Right- Mess Hall

Posted by Lieutenant Naomi Locke (Sci) in Starting off the Morning Right- Mess Hall

Posted by Lieutenant Rachel Grey (CMO) in Starting off the Morning Right- Mess Hall
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On arrival at the mess hall, Noami frowned. There were numerous officers drifted between collecting their trays to already leaving. Carefully she ducked through the bodies toward the bar set up and snatched a divided tray from the end. She collected a few toads in the hole, bacon, eggs, and roasted vegetables. She missed cooking for herself some times back in England. Perk of being on a planet meant the food rarely held a distinct and nasty after-taste, unlike the ship’s.

As Naomi finished up at the bar, she turned to try to find a seat. That appeared to be a daunting task since most of her crew had sat down and left little to no space open.

–ENS Naomi D. Locke, Sci.

Sitting alone at a table in the corner of the small mess was the unusually tall, redheaded Chief Medical Officer. She had a large salad bowl and a tall glass of water in front of her, upon noticing the Scientist she smiled her crooked smile and raised a hand waving her to the empty seat on the opposite side of the table.

Dr. Grey - CMO

Naomi’s eyes crunched as she peered through the crowds. She finally spotted a waving hand and bolted into the direction. Unable to identify the owner, it wasn’t until she had gotten close did Naomi see the familiar face of Dr. Grey. Mentally she groaned, but she hid her frustration well enough. The junior officer settled down into the seat across from the department head. As her fork began to stab into her roasted vegetables, she couldn’t stop herself. She blurted out a question.

“Why are you sitting alone? I figured you would have a few hovering doctors asking questions or looking over patient files with you.” It was then she realized something. She had been in the company of Americans for far too long.

-ENS Naomi D. Locke, Sci.

Rachel chuckled at her question “I only have a staff of two Ms. Locke and there’s only about fifty or so crew” She tapped her head “I can keep all of my patient files in here.” She put her hand through her red mane of a hair, scratching the back of her head “Also I’m fairly certain that some of the crew are afraid of me” She used her fork to grab a gathering of salad and stuffing her mouth, chewing the food down quickly “Mildly break one General and everyone thinks yer a violent psychopath” She said with a shrug “Late for lunch?” she asked the Scientist.

Dr. Grey - CMO

Noami’s fork sliced into a banger as she took a bite, chewing thoughtfully. Her eyes remained on the CMO during the conversation and envied her a bit. Memory was one weakness of hers. Even without the concessions.

“Well, did he deserve it?” Naomi asked, pausing before the next bite. She appeared invested in the story itself and genuinely curious in her voice.

-ENS Naomi D. Locke, Sci.

Rachel looked out the viewport for a few moments as she contemplated her question then turned back to face Naomi and shrugged “Depends on yer point of view” her crooked smile returned “If he were human I would’ve simply berated him then informed the right people, maybe given ‘im a punch or a slap depending on how small he’d be” Something she was careful about seeing as how most people were small compared to her “But Andorians are soldiers, warriors and they don’t really take vocal concerns seriously so I took a more physical approach” She hesitated for a moment “I admit I may have gone a little overboard but the message was clear enough, Andorians swept it under the rug, wasn’t the first time something like that occurred, they allowed me tah graduate and sent me back home.” She absentmindedly moved a few pieces of salad around her plate “But the story went from Andoria to Earth somehow, it spread back to San Fransisco and you know how gossip goes. I once heard that I’d beaten up his entire guard detail before pummelling him into a coma.” She chuckled a bit at the tale “All in all I think that he did deserve something bad, maybe I was that something”

Rachel Grey

“One thing that everyone has in common is they like to gossip. I remember when I was in primary school, my friends and I played practical jokes on each other.” Naomi chuckled as she recalled the better memories of her life.

Her fork played with her veggies a bit as she continued.

“One day at camp, I decided to pilfer one of my mate’s knickers and left a note. In our cabin, I set up a bucket of water at a few windows and doorways to drench her. Little did I know, there was a surprise inspection.” She chuckled at the image of the stern and uptight Ms. Washam soaked to the bone as she glared at her cabin

“An uptight teacher got soaked to the bone because of it. When I got back to school, the story changed to being dowsed in honey and attacked by bees. I’m not even sure where that came from, but it was a funny story to listen to.”

Naomi let her giggles die down and returned to the earlier subject with one final thought.

“I say if it got a point across and didn’t murder him, it was earned. I know I wouldn’t be able to do it.”

Isaac black entered the mess hall grabbed a few pieces of toast a scoop of eggs and a glass of orange juice. He then looked around and Saul a few officers in the corner talking. He never really met them before so he walked over to them

“ Hello do you guys mind if I join you it is hard to find a seat”

Lt. Isaac Black (AC)

Rachel nodded “Please have a seat lieutenant, bit stuffed here today.” She said offering the last free seat at their table.

Dr. Grey - CMO

When a male voice asked for a seat, Naomi glanced up and observed the features. Silently, she found herself unable to determine if he was cute or not when the Dr. Grey invited him. Shrugging it off, she replied to the comment about the crowd.

“Sure, I think this table is the only one left with seats.” She slid over to make room for him as she continued, glancing around before returning to her meal.

“I think everyone decided to take their break at the same time. It’s not usually this crowded. Anyways, we were talking about rumors and how easily a simple event lead to an overblown story. Examples are punching an Andorian and drenching a teacher in school.” Naomi wondered if he could guess which story belonged to whom.

-ENS Naomi D. Locke, Sci.

Rachel chuckled “Well I never technically punched him, I just introduced his face to my knee and his arm to what lies beyond a stress position” She returned her attention to her food “You know I’m surprised that a ship this size can fit this many people in its mess, we have almost a third of the crew eating right now” She commented not looking up from her food.

Dr. Grey - CMO

Isaac smiled “ well I was very uncontrollable when I was back in the Academy I called out all of my teachers on what they were trying to force feed us and I made one of my teachers cry when I told him that if he wants to teach me he needs to do his homework” he Chuckled at that one. He grabbed the Pepper shaker and sprinkle some pepper onto his eggs. “ So were you guys a handful back in the Academy”

Lt. Isaac Black (AC)