Raauhl paced his quarters, for once Casela wasn’t lurking in the shadows or sleeping on his sofa which for some reason made him feel slightly empty, he had grown used to coming off duty and finding her either already asleep or simply just waiting for him and since their previous conversation he had decided to take their ‘relationship’ to the next step. He had realised they had not officially been on a date and so after hours of deliberating finally sent her a private message using the LCARS system in his room to arrange such. He had planned a simple picnic, he wasn’t even sure she liked a picnic but everything else seemed too romantic, ideally, he would have taken them to watch a sports game but anything in the holodeck seemed too fabricated and so a picnic was decided.

So far however he hadn’t had a reply and the time he stated in his message was already fast approaching perhaps she just wasn’t ready?

• Lt Cmdr Raauhl, XO