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

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

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Daggum Hammor (Chief Operations Officer) in Elsewhere- A Honeymoon
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For her part, Linella seemed delighted and it was like she had forgotten Kodell was standing there still. But as her gaze lifted, the older Trill simply smiled, exchanging a glance with the master of the house that only they knew the meaning of. “Well, I’m sure you have much to talk about. Come see me before you go, will you?” She said to Faye.

Faye grinned. “Done deal,” she said, before looking back at Kodell and moving back into the hallway. “I saw you have kept the gardens up. They look good. Then again, they always did. But I got a lot of experience with design when I was here. Proved really useful.”

Kodell looked like he wanted to say something but instead only smiled. It was genuine but it took Faye a moment to know for sure. Evan as her eyes moved away and she took in the surroundings, there was this odd feeling settling in her. The whole place was like a time capsule. Very little had changed and a part of her was uncomfortable even guessing at why that might be.

“Did you want to go browse the books? There’s an additional few bookcases in the back corner of the atrium…” Kodell said.

Faye’s eyes lit up and she looked to Daggum. “Want to see the coolest library you’ll ever see outside a historical vid or preservation centre?”

~Faye

Daggum knew better than to acknowledge the shared looks and simply smiled and said “Lead on. This stop is all about you, Faye.” and he gestured for her to lead the way.

With a wink at Linella, she spun on the ball of her foot and moved down the hallway. Kodell walked at a leisurely pace behind Daggum, a smile on his face.

As they walked, Daggum assessed his surroundings. Something was nagging at the back of his head and he couldn’t for the life of him figure out what it was.

Daggum

Up a set of stairs to a large set of dark wooden double-doors, Faye stopped, her hand on the door. She couldn’t explain the strange sensation that flowed through her body but it was enough to make her draw in a deep breath.

“You’re allowed,” Kodell said softly as he drew up beside them.

“I know,” Faye said, not daring to look at him in this moment. Instead she looked up at Daggum and smiled. “Brace yourself.”

On the second-floor office slash library, it was no less awe-inspiring now than it had been all those years ago. Two floors high there were nearly floor to ceilings bookcases interrupted with walkways and staircases. There were thousands of books in this space, easily. Probably more. Much of it was lit with sweeping windows, selectively positioned. It was easy to imagine that this space took up a large chunk of this side of the manor. In one corner of the lower floor was a large wooden desk with guest seating and a small ornate lamp on one corner. Impressive but also simple.

Walking backwards, and gaze upwards, Faye turned slowly, taking it all in, her eyes alit. “Amazing, isn’t it?” she said to Daggum.

~Faye

Daggum wasn’t looking at the books, but was instead intent on Faye. “Absolutely.” he said zand then looked at Kodell. “Impressive.” he said and then looked back at Faye… but spoke to Kodell. “She told me about her time here. This place saved her… at least for a time.” he said softly.

Daggum