Posted by Chief Warrant Officer Horace Harkness (Chief Bosuns Mate/Chief of the Boat) in 17/18 Forward Making new friends
Horace had decided to take the Doctor up on her offer of a Drink. Horace did not really think about it but it was part of the healing process. Already he had mentally adopted the young Doctor into his shipboard family. He sent Iris a message to let her know that he was having dinner and drinks with the young doctor. He hid nothing from his wife, cause she could kill him 17 ways with just her thumb, and cause it was the right thing to do. Then he dropped a message to Cara that he would be in the lounge that evening if she wanted to join him.

Horace had completed all the needed things that a checkin required, part of which was a 3 hour meeting with the Android, Horace corrected himself, Commander Chryst, the Executive officer was amiably enough and straightforward about his expectations of the Chief, and that was good. Successfully he had avoided meeting the Captain by citing his need for a mental evaluation. Which he had not done, he did not want to be Analyzed at the moment. His paperwork said he was up to date on mental evals, which would work for a month or so he figured. Then he would make an appointment with one of the Junior Counselors, they were easier to fool.

Horace settled at the Bar with a grunt. The man was not the best looking man to enter 17/18 forward, not by a long shot. He looked more at home in some out of the way dirty hole in the wall Ferengi bar, than he did a Starfleet lounge. He was wearing a simple shirt and pants set in earth tones the shirt being several shades lighter than the pants, with a coat over that was almost the same color as his boots. His wife selected his leisurewear based upon the outfits of some Holovid host that she loved to watch. Horace honestly did not care if it looked like you dressed a homely monkey up as Richard Erinys of Man Vs Universe, that guy was an idiot. As he waited he waved the bartender over to order a drink.

MCPO Horace Harkness

After finishing her grulling hours of shifts in sickbay JO’s have to do she was more than ready to relax. She was used to the hours since residency and the academy didn’t leave much idle time, or time for sleep for that matter. She had been thrilled to get the inviation to meet Horace in the lounge. She had been thinking about him a lot since he had come into sick bay for his physical. She had feeling they were supposed to me, and perhaps help each other. She was off duty at last so he dressed in her casual clothes, a long flowly blue skirt with a short sleeved top match that fit her well toned phisque well. No many women wore such things anymore, and especially not star-fleet but she had been resigned for years to not being like most women. Her dark hair was down and waved against her shoulder and her dark green eyes bright with excitement. She had never been to the lounge before anshe looked forward to seeing what it was like. She walked in and when she eyed Horace she grinned and came over and took the seat beside him.
“Good to see you again,” Cara said pleased by the easy atmospher of the place and the candles on the counters. It felt like some of he places her friends had taken her too back on earth. “How did the day of introductions go,” she asked before ordering herself a dark beer.

Ensign Cara Daniels-Doctor