Posted by Lieutenant Solal Segal (Oncology and Immunology) in Side sim: The Things We Don’t Tell Our Loved Ones

Posted by Lieutenant Achilleas Petrakos (Chief Science Officer) in Side sim: The Things We Don’t Tell Our Loved Ones

Posted by Lieutenant Solal Segal (Oncology and Immunology) in Side sim: The Things We Don’t Tell Our Loved Ones
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Solal looked quite conflicted, still not meeting Achilleas’ gaze, and shrugged awkwardly. He couldn’t say he wouldn’t, not even to end this conversation. He might regret it. He didn’t know. But as it was he just didn’t want to worry them and make them come out which he was sure they would do. “I… I don’t know. I don’t think V’alura’s mom knows either.”

~ Solal

“And that’s something for her to deal with and decide.” Achilleas said softly. “Look, I don’t want to force you to write or call your parents. I just would like for you to give it some thought with the context I’ve given. I know my parents would have wanted to know sooner because they said as such even if they couldn’t have helped.” He turned and went back to collect the now clean clothes.

CSO Petrakos

Solal nodded and then shrugged. “I’ll think about it.” He still didn’t think he was going to do it, but now he felt worse about not doing it. He sat back down on the bed. “I just want to be able to sleep.”

~ Solal

Achilleas started folding all of the various articles of clothing as he answered. “Go get a sleep aid prescribed.”

CSO Petrakos

“I suppose that would be the logical answer,” Solal sighed. “I don’t want to walk all the way to sickbay.” He yawned again, “I’m too tired for a lap around my quarters.”

~ Solal

Achilleas stopped folding the clothes long enough to look at Solal with a Vulcan-esque raised eyebrow. “When I finish putting away your clothes and cleaning your bedroom I will go to sickbay and get you a sleep aid then. You could simply call Doctor Bonner and have her do I house visit but I suspect that you won’t so my doing it is the next best option.”

CSO Petrakos

“I don’t recall hiring a maid,” Solal said in a rare show of sarcasm. Then he shook his head and shrugged. “Maybe I’ll call Doctor Bonner.”

~ Solal

“That’s quite alright. I’ll have the service fee statement ready for you by my next visit.” Achilleas shot back some sarcasm in kind. “If you don’t call her then perhaps I’ll do it for you. Though she didn’t seem all that happy to see me last time so maybe I’ll just go down and get something from a nurse.”

CSO Petrakos

“That’s fine,” Solal sighed and laid flat back on the bed. “I can put my own clothes away if you like,” he said. He didn’t think Achilleas really wanted to be digging around in his closet and drawers.

~ Solal

“That’s fine.” Achilleas said while he continued folding all of the clothes. “But will you put them away is my question.”

CSO Petrakos

Solal glanced at Achilleas, “I will.” There was an unsaid eventually after the I will carried in his tone. He looked at the pile of clothes. He’d let it get really big. Stuffing it all in his drawers would take forever.

~ Solal

Achilleas rolled his eyes and collected the clothes that would likely go in the drawers before he walked over and started placing the various articles in.

CSO Petrakos

“Achilleas…” Solal complained, getting up again and making his way tiredly to the stack of clothes. “I can at least help.”

~ Solal

With a grin Achilleas handed over the unmentionables. “I can finish this all up just fine but if you insist.” He went through the pile and collected all of the uniform tunics and trousers. He brought them to the closet and started pairing them up on hangers.

CSO Petrakos

Solal took his clothes and began stacking them in the drawer they went in.... It was the wrong drawer. That was his sock drawer.

~ Solal

After the initial mishap of putting into the wrong drawer, and Achilleas’ chuckle that he got from that, the rest of the clothes got put away. “I kind of want to change your bedding so you have something clean to sleep in but I’m pretty sure my free time is gone. Dang, I should’ve brought you some food too. Sorry about that. I’ll try to remember for my next visit.”

CSO Petrakos

“I can-” Solal cut himself off and changed his wording, “will get my own food. You go focus on your new CSO stuff.” He said. He was already settling back into bed. “My sheets can wait. Bedding a little past its wash date never killed anyone.”

~ Solal

“I certainly hope you can get your own food, from the replicator, situated in your quarters.” Achilleas chuckled. “I’ll leave you to it then. Try to get some rest and if you still can’t sleep then be sure to ask for a sleeping aid delivery. Better to be left here to sleep then taken to sickbay and forced to.”

CSO Petrakos