Posted by Ensign Clinton Reed (Engineer) in Lunch with the new guy…

Posted by Ensign Buddy Cullum (Security Officer) in Lunch with the new guy…

Posted by Ensign Clinton Reed (Engineer) in Lunch with the new guy…
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Stores made his way to the mess hall and ordered up his usual resequenced protein and vegetables lunch. Not that he didn’t enjoy what the replicators could provide, it’s just sometimes you fell back in comfort food.

Adding a cup of Forgave’s brew he found himself at his habitual table reading over the restock rearm reports. With his mag boots propped up in another chair, he could see from the life support logs that people were trickling back aboard and the Dresden was coming back to life.

Life was good, soon he would be back to just being one of the junior officers with the LT making the hard calls.

Clinton”Stores”Reed, Supercargo

Buddy entered the mess and waved to his new friend. “I’ll be right over!”he called. He ordered tofu ramen and a seaweed salad before joining Reed at the table. “Hey man, thanks for your help earlier. You’ll be happy to know I found the closet they are calling my quarters,” he laughed as he seasoned the roman slightly with salt, “but at least I’m the only one stuffed in it. They got you working hard?” he asked eyeing the paper work as he blew over the spoonful of steaming broth, cooling it slightly be sipping it down.

-Ens. Cullum, SEC

Focusing on he new security officer, Stores smiles “Glad to help, come up to the crows nest some time, you’ll get a new perspective on your quarters.” Behind the glasses/goggles, he wore his eyes were ernest, he was truly happy to help.

Tapping the PPAD, “Reports, I would rather be rebuilding a plasma conduit buy hand. But my fool self asked for the job.” Truth was he had learned a lot, but being back in his own element with the rearm, refuel and reload underway was nice. The older hand looked forward to clearing orbit and getting back to deep space.

Clinton”Stores”Reed, Supercargo

Buddy laughed as he took a bit of the seaweed and shoved it in his mouth. “I know what you mean. We love getting the security calls until it’s all settled and we have to spend the next several hours pounding out the report. Kind of hard to focus when you are coming down from an adrenaline high,” he said between crunches.

Slightly behind and right of the engineer Buddy could see a pair of eyes watching his every move. They belonged to the Bolian he had shared a transport with. He was whispering to a Bolian female who now was turning slightly in her chair to look at him as well. She looked thrilled. Buddy felt uneasy.

-Ens. Buddy Cullum, SEC

“I am told it’s a necessary evil, Mr. Cullum” taking a drink of coffee.

Catching the shift in the young mans eye and the constriction of his pupils, indicating unease Stores stiffened, switching his tri-corder to give him a view to he rear. reading the Bolians and detecting no weapons he relaxed

.” You look to have a fan club, young man” Stores chuckled. “Ah to be young”

Clinton”Stores”Reed

“I’m afraid you may be right, Ensign Reed,” Buddy said laying his fork down on the plate. “Believe me fans are the last thing I want to deal with right now.” He picked up his napkin and wiped his mouth. “You think we can get out of here for a bit? Maybe find some place a little less crowded?”

-Ens. Cullum, SEC