Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Rovan Moor (Engineer/Pilot) in Rovan Moor: Arrival to the Athena

Posted by Civilian Allison Fleet (Civilian) in Rovan Moor: Arrival to the Athena

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Rovan Moor (Engineer/Pilot) in Rovan Moor: Arrival to the Athena
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Two more days had passed, the messages between them continuing like clockwork. Rovan would come home, shower and get his dinner. Then he would sit and have dinner as he watched Allison’s message. To him, it was as if he was having dinner with her every night, then tell her about his day and settle in to watch a vid of something. On this particular day, Rovan had come home and followed his regular routine, but his heart was troubled.

“Computer, begin recording.” He said, and smiled as the light came on. “Hey Allie, guess who? I loved your message, I’m so happy to hear your tests went well, just a few more results tom come back now.” Rovan took a deep breathe and leaned forward into the camera, “I haven’t heard from Harris yet. It’s not surprising in his line of work, but I was hoping to have heard something, at least. Allie my love, I’m not doubting that we are going to see each other, soon, but we are readying the Athena to leave space dock here. The scuttlebutt is that our next mission has been received, and we have been making sure everything is in order the past two days, more so today. Nothing official has come down but, we’re engineers love. We know when we are making the ship ready to sail.”

His plate of dinner had been pushed aside, that was unusual for him as he normally cleaned up before sending her a return message. He wasn’t hungry. “We both know that means we could be heading anywhere, and with the amount of time it takes to get here from Sanfran, well. You can guess my worry.” He smiled again now, and ran his fingers through his hair, “Let me know how your tests have gone, I’m sorry this is shorter, but I need to go get sleep. We are up early tomorrow, more preparation to do. I miss you, Allie. With everything I am I do.” This time, Rovan’s yellow eyes looked straight into the camera as he kissed his fingers, then touched the screen. “Goodnight Allie, have a fantastic day. Love you.”

Lt j.g. Rovan Moor.
Engineering/Pilot.

Allison Fleet woke up with a groan to yet another early morning alarm. She used to be good with these early mornings before moving to San Francisco, but the whole three hour difference had thrown her off. She had started these couple weeks with some major trouble staying up much later than eight or nine, waking up at three in the morning. But as she found staying up later easier, waking up early, especially with her unstable sleeping habits, increasingly difficult.

Regardless, she pulled herself blearily out of bed and into the bathroom. She stuck her face in the sink, splashing water onto her eyes and letting the cool stream of liquid wake her up properly. She snatched her hairbrush from the shelf and clumsily pulled on her clothes as she stepped over to her console to see Rovan’s latest message. Each time he messaged her it filled her with joy to see him again.

This message filled her with dread, however. Leaving soon? She gulped. She couldn’t miss her chance to see him again. Today, she didn’t hav any testing planned, just a early meeting with some officials before they decided her final assignment. Completely forgetting to message Rovan, she hastily wrote a message to Admiral Harris asking him if there was a holdup in news about the chances of her being put on the Athena. She rushed out the door, forgetting that she hadn’t gotten word to Rovan.

Allison Fleet

The alarm in Rovan’s own room sounded. It wasn’t loud, it had no need to be. It was a different sound that began suddenly in the quiet. Months of sleeping lightly, with a phaser under his pillow had meant he was now accustomed to waking at unusual sounds. His yellow, catlike eyes came open immediately and he lay still a moment as his thoughts processed the sound and his eyes darted into the corners of the room, aiming to pick out shadows that didn’t belong. There were none, of course. The hand of a man who had been so very careful the past few months slid out from under the pillow, and relaxed gently.

It took only a second for the moment to pass, and Rovan rolled to his side and to his feet easily. Bare feet padding the carpet, as he walked to the living room, taking a light shirt with him as he did and slipping it on but leaving it open at the front. He got himself a glass of water and stood for a moment, looking out at the view of the stars outside his quarters as he sipped it and thought as his eyes took in the points of light. The stars were different today he decided. Two swallows and he paused, then looked around at the console. There was no light blinking, no message from Allison. “Allie,” he said quietly, and placed his glass on the table next to the window before he walked to the console and activated the screen. There was no message.

“It’s nothing to worry about, she’s in San Francisco. She likely woke up late and had to rush.” He told himself, one missed message wasn’t the end of anything although he realized he missed it. He really missed it. Leaving the console, Rovan made himself ready for the day. Dressing into his uniform and pulling on his boots, he washed his face, did his hair and then sat down at the console with breakfast. It was something a crew member with an odd accent on the Genesis had enjoyed and introduced Rovan to, he had called them, ‘weet bix’. With a little sugar and milk, and some banana they were actually very enjoyable. Once, he had tried eating them straight and immediately had discovered that the evil things had a habit of blocking your throat and making you choke if eaten that way. Some Klingon food was less dangerous like that.

“Computer, record message.” he said as he finished his first bite. “Ally, hey. I’m hoping that your day has gone well. I’m up a little early today, you know getting the ship ready.” He took another bite and chewed for a bit, “Today we have warp core balance testing, and EPS stability assessments to complete. Nothing unusual, but it is going to be a long day.” He grinned as he took another bite, his eyes searching the screen as if she was there. “I had better finish this and go, I can’t make a bad impression this early in my stay on the ship, can I? Let me know how your day was, I miss you. Love you Allison.” Again he kissed his finger and held them to the screen, then the message went dark.

Standing, Rovan collected his thoughts again, dealt with the leftovers of the breakfast and brushed his teeth. It was only a few minutes, then his quarters were empty as he left for work. On the stand beside the window, the glass of water remained.

Lt J.g. Rovan Moor.
Engineer/Pilot

It was another long day for Allie, full of strained meetings and stressful waits. She brought her Galdor book along, taking the time to study their language. She constantly checked her message system in hopes that Harris would reply. She managed to get off a short text-only message to Rovan apologizing for not responding that morning, but in general outside-of-base communication was off limits.

Around noon, she was eating lunch when her comm beeped. She pressed it, curious. =/\=Miss Fleet. It has come to my attention that you have been requesting a meeting with me. I have time right now, and will be free until 1300 hours. If you wish to meet with me, make your way to room 301 in the building you are currently in.=/\=

Allison had no clue who’s voice it was speaking, but she had a guess. It must be Harris. She checked her schedule. She was free until 1400 hours, at which point they were hopefully going to give her the final verdict. She got up, closed the container her lunch was in, and hurried towards the described room.

When she got there, Allison found a small office. She knocked on the door and was admitted. Her eyes took in a small, dusty and unused room. “Admiral Harris, I presume. You wanted to see me?” She asked the man behind the desk, stepping forward and sitting on the offered chair as he nodded.

“I believe you wanted to see me is a more accurate phrase,” he said, and they began to speak.

–later–

Allison slipped into her pajamas after a refreshing shower and sat herself at her console. Her quarters at the San Fran base didn’t have a replicator, all her meals were eaten in the large cafeteria. It was strange but nice to see all the young cadets milling about, and she had caught sight of a Raka from across the room yesterday. That had been cool. They were all so young though. So very young. Had she really been that young at one point? She had… But it had been so very long ago. Longer than it should have been.

She sighed softly, then played his message, watching him eat while he talked. “Silly boy, you’re not supposed to talk with food in your mouth.”

“Computer, record message,” she said, still feeling a buzz from the meeting several hours ago, and from the news she had heard after that. Harris worked fast. “Hey Rovan,” she spoke, leaning forward for a moment, an expression of wanting to share news on her face. “I’ve had a pretty crazy day.how was your day? Guess what?! I’ve got my assignment, and I’m pretty sure you’ll be pleased with where I’ve been assigned! There’s a ship leaving from Earth tomorrow morning, and they’re getting me on it to head out into the wild yonder!”

She grabbed her hairbrush and started to tease out the small tangles in her short hair. It wasn’t that hard, with hair as short as hers was. “I’ve been assigned to the Athena. Crazy thing is, I don’t think they were planning to put me there. I met with Harris this afternoon, and he heard me out. When I mentioned you, his expression seemed to change a little. I don’t know, he’s a hard man to read. Anyways, when I went to get my assignment, they were about to give me my assignment when the lady in charge got a communique, and she looked kinda confused about it before she said idtbe going to the Athena and I’d better pack my bags. It’s leaving early in the morning, so I’m expected to be ready to leave in about an hour. So, I’ve gotta go now, but I’ll be seeing you real soon! Love you. Allie out!”

Allison Fleet