Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Around the Ship- Colliding Paths

Posted by Lieutenant Zoi Haven (Chief of Security) in Around the Ship- Colliding Paths

Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Around the Ship- Colliding Paths

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Everything felt fuzzy as awareness seeped back into her mind and body. The first things she noticed were that her mouth felt dry and her stomach felt unsettled, but she still couldn’t move. A couple minutes later, Dira was finally able to open her eyes. Her view matched the sensation that she was on something hard- in this case, the floor and as she tried to move, she found her limbs restricted.

Then he came into focus. Or rather the shape of him. She didn’t have her psi abilities right now to confirm anything, but that moment when she had stepped into the room and seen his face and known it was him, and not just a coincidence was seared into her mind.

The only thing she could feel was utter terror, and yet, she was too good, too practiced to let him see that. Not that William Franks was the most observant person around to begin with. Regardless of childhood trauma, and maybe because of it, he was an entirely self-centred person. “William…” she said, before her dry mouth caused her to cough.

Commander Myqian, XO

William had been entirely sucked into his own mind, completely unaware that Dira had regained consciousness until she said his name. His gaze snapped to her sharply. Quickly he came forward with a glass of water. It had probably sat in that room for several days and thus was not exactly the freshest tasting, but he seemed not to think about it at all as he offered it to her to sip. “Sorry. The spray is effective but it does tend to dry one out.”

It was a struggle to adjust her body, prone on her side as she was, but with a swing of her legs as she engaged her strong core muscles, she was able to sit up with her bound legs extended. The water helped a lot and gave her time to process his words. Spray. Yes, the thing that hit her face before everything went dark. She wanted to ask more but right now she needed to understand the situation more clearly.

His tone was one of relaxed camaraderie, as though he had not just kidnapped her and was hiding her in a back room no one would know existed. “I have missed you so much my dear. Surely you have felt it just as keenly.” A statement, not a question. “But I am here now and we can soon start our lives together.”

Commander William Franks

Right, there it was. Her hope sunk. Of course, him abducting her had everything to do with his obsession with the one person who had shown him genuine care and kindness. Never mind the fact that it had been in an entirely professional capacity. No, that didn’t matter at all. All that mattered was his need to be loved. She understood it from a psychological perspective but the reality of being the woman whose safety had been compromised by someone’s delusion was terrifying. Dira also knew that if she broke the delusion her chances of coming our of this unharmed or alive at all would diminish quickly. Steadying her breath, she gazed at him, all too aware of of the discomfort in her shoulders from having her hands bound behind her. “What’s the plan then? Where are we going?”

Commander Myqian, XO

He watched her with keen interest in his eyes. Perhaps he wanted to know how she would react to this singular method of getting her attention, or perhaps he was just in lust with her and looking at her fulfilled a need to that desire within him. Her words though.... they made his expression change. Her looked suddenly confused. In his mind he was wondering why the words were so resigned rather than the cheerful love filled greeting he had been expecting. Then again, he thought with remembered chagrin, Dira had never been effusive in her outpouring of love for him. She had always seemed so reserved. For much of his time with her, that reserve was something he valued, but at this moment, it irritated him more than he liked.

“I had hoped you would be more excited about the prospect that I have finally come to retrieve you so that we can begin our lives together. Star Fleet can’t get in the way of our love. I won’t let them take you from me again. The Ogawa will just have to do without you.”

Commander William Franks