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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Kodell took in Daggum and gave a tiny nod. “I know,” he said, matching pitch. “She always had this insatiable curiosity. I knew right away that it could never be fully satisfied. The best I could do was give her access to whatever knowledge piqued her interest that day or week.”

Meanwhile, Faye was moving across the expansive mosaic floor, the colourful tiles creating a geometric pattern- cascading lines in indigo, mustard and olive. Reaching the curved staircase that went up to the mezzanine level. Her hand ran up the polished wood banister, the sensation so very familiar. She had polished this feature herself many times, not so much as a requirement of her work, but more so she had an excuse to be in this space, often near Kodell. People wouldn’t question her cleaning and she could admit even now that she had taken special delight in dusting the books and sitting area.

Reaching the top of the stairs, two overstuffed armchairs sat in front of a large bow window with a little table in between. Suddenly she could vividly remember the feeling of sitting in Kodell’s lap, of all those stolen moments. And it wasn’t painful. Curious.

Looking down, the two Orion men were fixed in her gaze. One her past, who confused her but also brought joy and light into a time of darkness. The other was her present and future, the person who help all the parts of her with incredible tenderness and love. Someone else might be worried about how this could all go, but suddenly she wasn’t. But still there were things to say here that needed to be said. Or rather pieces of the puzzle that had to be put into place.

“I know that look,” Kodell said with a smirk, gazing up as he and Daggum approached the stairs. “Dare I ask what you’re pondering?”

For a moment Faye shifted her gaze to her husband, drinking him in. Then she smiled at him before looking at Kodell. “Too many things,” she replied at length. “And I know we just suddenly dropped in without warning, but do you have time to talk?”

Kodell smiled and nodded. “Give me a few minutes to attend to one thing and I’ll meet you both in the atrium. Access is still the same.” With a bow of his head, Kodell stepped away, leaving Faye and Daggum in the Library alone.

“Well?” she said.

~Faye

Daggum looked up at her for a long moment and then made his way up to her. “That family crest… I know it. Took me a minute to remember from where.” and he sat heavily in one of the chairs. “You know that one rock in my gear bag? Where I keep all my… stuff… from when I was fighting? Did I ever tell you about it? What it means?”

Daggum

“Not specifically no,” Faye said, joining him in the other chair. Again that weird sense of dissociation appeared again, but she didn’t leave. She was grounded here with him even as her memories drifted elsewhere. There was also a strange sense of foreboding at the mention of the crest, but well, she couldn’t do much about what Kodell’s family might or might not have done over the years.

~Faye