Posted by Lieutenant Commander Daggum Hammor (Chief Operations Officer) in Elsewhere- A Honeymoon

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Faye Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Elsewhere- A Honeymoon

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She grinned at him. “Now that sounds like a great idea. I’ve roamed the galaxy so much of my life. First time I’ve had someone so awesome at my side,” she said, meaning every word.

It took time to not just transfer themselves but their cargo to the Ruby Soho but Faye was particular about making sure her special crates (including the experimental relay), didn’t leave her or Daggum’s sight. Daggum she trusted, but a bunch of random people who didn’t know how precious some of this stuff was? Like hell.

Tess was moved to her carrier (with only a mew for a protest) and Faye shook her head as she gazed upon the ship. “I’ve been missing out my entire life. All those freighters! I should have aimed higher,” she said, winking at Daggum. She’s seen ships like this, especially in her Kodiak days doing runs to Tortuga but never had she been aboard one and got to travel on such a ship. It made the Kodiak look like a third-hand waste disposal vessel. “I’m taking notes for our shipping company. Aim for functional but pretty.”

~Faye

Daggum laughed and said “Oh, this is so much more than pretty. Four decks with full kitchen, lounge, bar, pool, jacuzzi, sauna, vid theater, spa staff, chef, pilot and crew of ten. Master Suite is on deck 2 and is the full front half of the deck. Suborbital Neyzian shuttle for going exploring. And… we have it all to ourselves. The staff is there to make sure we have anything and everything we want for the next month.”

Daggum

For a moment Faye just stared at the vessel in disbelief. There were many advantages to being married to a man in logistics and super duper awesome surprises were but one of them. But on the other side of it, there was this small part of Faye that, still, despite everything, saw herself as a scrappy girl from the DMZ who was used to having to rough it. And that was okay- it was a part of her charm. But she had grown, changed and this Faye now was allowed to have incredible experiences that far outshine anything she could have imagined back on their humble settlement on Tracken II.

“It’s perfect,” she said softly, before starting to toss out a quip about securing the ship, partly as a joke, and then frowned. Of course he had taken care of security. He knew her too well, and the lingering worries she still had. Still, a bunch of strangers for a whole month? Did he realize how much this would test her? She trusted Daggum unequivocally with her life. But others? Cut loose from the safety of the Manhattan, it was going to be a process she had to re-learn. At least this time it was likely to take way less time. One could hope.

Blowing out a breath, she tightened her grip on Tess’ carrier and moved up the ramp to board the ship.

~Faye