Posted by Lieutenant Commander Dr. Solomon Kane (Research & Development) in Holodeck- Memories Of Time And Places Long Past

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Alexis Kane (Assistant Chief Medical Officer) in Holodeck- Memories Of Time And Places Long Past

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Dr. Solomon Kane (Research & Development) in Holodeck- Memories Of Time And Places Long Past
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For the past few weeks, Kane had been busy after his ‘normal’ working hours. He hadn’t discussed what he was doing with Alexis… not that they had that kind if relationship. If he had thought about it, he probably wouldn’t have worried about it even then. Alexis was always buried in her PaDD reviewing a case or reading a new paper on some theory or advancement or another. Except when they slept. He was always with her, and made sure that the lights were on when she finally went to sleep.

But many hours had seen him on the holodeck. And the deck he was in was sealed and locked from any access while he was ended with… whatever it was he was doing.

A little over three weeks after the behavior started, Alexis got a message on her PaDD. Holodeck two. Tonight. 2200. It wasn’t signed, but it was obvious who it was from.

Kane, R&D

To say that Alexis didn’t notice his absence would be incorrect. She did, but such was the nature of his ‘extra’ assignments that it wasn’t unusual for him to work long hours, nor for him to not speak of it. This stretch was long than usual, but it wasn’t as if she didn’t see him, and they were always in each other’s ears. With all the time spent on Dalton, it wasn’t like Alexis didn’t have her own work to catch up on. Cmdr Walker hadn’t said anything about the sudden absence, but she wouldn’t give him reason to need to say anything.

It would be a lie to say that Alexis didn’t like all the reading and research and the mountains of work on her desk. She loved it. However, she would never admit she missed watching Lucy together after their shifts. Though she was absolutely certain, Solomon knew she did. Sitting in her office reviewing test results, the message flashed across her screen. I will be there.

At 2159, Alexis, wearing blue jeans and a soft knit peach sweater, pressed the controls for the holodeck knowing full well it wouldn’t open unless Solomon was ready for it to do so.

Lt. Cmdr. Alexis Kane, Assistant Chief Medical Officer

The doors slid open to reveal the standard black room with yellow grid. Kane was standing in the middle of the room with a PaDD of his own, tapping commands in as the doors slid closed behind Alexis.

He didn’t look up, but from the trademark cascade of hair covering his profile, he said “Hey. How goes the records reconciliation with Dalton?”

Kane

“I had to add a few test results from our trip here, to cover the diagnosis, but that was easy enough. You wiped that ship’s computer so there is no way to tell that we didn’t do the tests. She’s doing well, PT is happy with her progress, and she’s learning to pay attention to her bio-rhythms again. I don’t see why she can’t return to light duty soon, at least in an observation or consultation capacity. Until PT clears her, I wouldn’t allow her to handle experiments.” Alexis shrugged. Dalton was doing well, but her corridination and strength control needed to be refined a bit more before handling something that would require caution.

She was curious, and it was clear from the look she was giving him, but she also had endless patience.

Lt. Cmdr. Alexis Kane, Assistant Chief Medical Officer

Kane nodded, but said nothing for a minute. Then he exhaled deeply and said “Ok. Done.” He looked up at Alexis and said “Ok, so I was thinking a few weeks ago about your dad and everything that went down with your mom. And I realized that we weren’t really on equal footing. You and I went through the ugly s#!t that was your mom; but you only know my ugly s#!t secondhand from stuff I’ve told you. I don’t want that to ever cause a problem, so…” and tapped the PaDD and the yellow grid was replaced with an instantly depressing and claustrophobic city scape.

Alexis gave him a perplexed look. They couldn’t go back in time and they certainly couldn’t cross realities to go back. Alexis knew there were things she would never understand past an intellectual level. He wanted to tell her, and she would listen.

They were standing on the roof of an obviously dilapidated structure on a hill or rise, with he neighboring buildings directly attached. There was a haze all over and in the distance massive structures rose above the cramped, crowded, and dirty surrounding city. Advertisements in bright lights and garish colors stabbed the haze from the sides of buildings and floating billboards. Vehicles of types and makes Alexis had never seen clogged up skyway, and the streets below were crammed with pedestrians and ground vehicles. The sky itself was dark, light nightfall… but something about the place made it seem like the darkness never really went away. The overall technology level was obviously old… far older than Alexis had ever dealt with; and something about it seemed… ‘off’. Like nothing looked or was quite where it should be. Kane looked around and then took a breath.

“Welcome to New Detroit.”

Kane

It was dirty, filthy really, and reeked of … Alexis didn’t have a word for it. It was not as bright as she would have liked, but not so dark that she panicked. It was dark enough to make her desperately want to turn the lights on. She moved next to him, but turned slowly looking at it all. This was where he was born, without a family, even without a name when he was found or… left? He was forced into a gang, owned as a slave to the syndicate, survived a building explosion, was forced to learn Mandarin just to have a normal conversation. And it was here he joined the New Detroit Fire Department because it was the hardest job to get. They were elite and unique among this city. That was even in their own records of their version of this place. It was also here he left because he was tired of saving people for the destruction to just keep happening and then joined Star Fleet.

Seeing it made the things he had told her more vivid, but she’d never really experience it the way he did. It was just light and energy images. Something about it though was not right. Alexis couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was. It couldn’t be an error in his program. She turned again, slowly, trying to figure out what it was. Something Solomon had mentioned once came to her suddenly - The Uncanny Valley. “It’s like the mathematics of the universe is off by one trillionth. Not enough to destroy it, but enough to make it not right.” Alexis hand slipped into his and she looked up at him, “Is this how you feel all the time?”

Lt. Cmdr. Alexis Kane, Assistant Chief Medical Officer