Posted by Lieutenant Commander Faye Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in CSO’s Office- Visions of Green
No matter how many times she had dismissed the notion and recognized that replicating something similar was not only not possible, but not useful, Faye’s mind kept falling back on how much she missed gardening. She missed her bed of flowers and vegetables, and having a spot that felt hers to retreat to when things were harder. Alex’s holo program of the garden on the Manhattan was filling a certain void, but she missed getting her hands into the soil and holographic soil was not the answer. It didn’t provide the same grounding and pleasure that watching plants germinate and grow provided.

With all three arboreta well established, Faye felt like an interloper. Though that perception was entirely her own and not something anyone had imposed upon her. If she had learned anything over the years, it was that her perceptions were not always reality and sometimes she needed someone to recalibrate reality for her.

So it was that the CIO found herself at the CSO’s door and pressed the chime.

~Faye Calloway, CIO

Liam had sipped his tea when he overheard the door chime ring. He pressed a button then spoke. “Come in.”

Upon entering, his office had underwent a bit of redecorating. A crystalized plant found its home on one side of his desk while the other held a tray of hot tea and a cup. He often kept a spare or two in case of unexpected visitors. His eyes brushed the schedule wondering if he had forgotten an appointment, only to see the slot empty. Curious, he thought.

“Greetings, Ms. Calloway. Have a seat and tell me what brings you here?”

-CSO, Liam J. Madison, Sci.