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  “Computer, run program Calloway-Alpha-2,” she called. The space morphed from the grey walls into a vast industrial space (that looked like it was on a starship) that had been converted into a massive garden. But garden was an understatement. This was no arboretum like the three they had on the Athena. No, this was a carefully designed place, meant to be explored and enjoyed, both for general relaxation but also as an outlet and a place of connection and scientific study.

  She blew out a breath. “This is the garden I designed and built, with help of course, on the USS Manhattan, my last posting. My best friend sent this program to me so I would have it as a place of refuge when I needed it. I figured it could be a nice place for a meal. Makes for a great picnic spot.”

  OOC: This is the description and there is a link to the image I drew for it: https://www.star-fleet.com/core/stf1/manhattan/posts/116416/

  ~Faye Calloway, CIO

  Khabal took it all in.

  “Very nicely done.” he said with a huge smile and light applause, “Did you create this yourself?” he asked then vanished.

  Fafye was about to answer when his sudden disappearance startled her.

  At the same moment there was a loud thump like a body hitting a wall. Faye would find Khabal about twelve feet away, to her right, laying on the ground with a bloody nose. He was looking at the ceiling as his hand casually reached up and felt his bloody nose then looked casually at his blood smeared fingers and let out a kind of disappointed “Ow…”.

  • Khabal

  The noise made her spin and seeing him lying there she hurried over and dropped to one knee. “Whoa! What happened?” Faye said, not sure if she should help him sit up or not.

  ~Faye Calloway, CIO

  Khabal sat up with a sheepish grin not hiding his embarrassment. His nose had already stopped bleeding and the line of blood from his nose and over his chin was starting to vanish.

  “I got excited and used the step forgetting that all this is actually in a small room.” Khabal explained.

  “Ahh,” she said.

  He gingerly touched his nose, “That’s going to be tender for a few minutes.”

  • Khabal

  “You’re bleeding. We should take you to Sickbay,” Faye said firmly. It was protocol, after all. “They can stop a bloody nose pretty quickly though.”

  ~Faye Calloway, CIO

“It’ll likely be mostly healed by the time we get there but I’ll grant your wish.” Khabal said standing up.

Khabal was a bit embarrassed at slamming himself carelessly into the wall but the projection was stunning and he had forgotten himself until the wall abruptly reminded him.

“Lead the way?” Khabal said motioning to the exit arch.

• Khabal