Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Achilleas Petrakos (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim: The Likable Hornet Date (Open for Any to Join)

Posted by Ensign Iyun Riani (Scientist) in Side Sim: The Likable Hornet Date (Open for Any to Join)

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Achilleas Petrakos (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim: The Likable Hornet Date (Open for Any to Join)

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Achilleas tilted his head and smiled back as he took Ria’s hand in his. That was probably the fastest he’d seen her pray before eating but he waited, not that it was very long, for her to take a bite before dipping one of his chicken fingers in sauce and likewise started eating. “I didn’t know if you’d be interested.” He said between bites. “But I got some fruit to share. Thought it might go well with the wine.”

CSO Petrakos

“Maybe afterwards as a dessert,” Ria replied. “For it does sound nice, I’m just not sure how hungry I am.” She smiled softly before taking another bite, not sure of what else to say. So instead she just continued to eat slowly while contemplating all that had happened today and this evening in particular. In many ways these first few days on the Starbase hadn’t gone at all as she had expected. But for the most part those unexpected things made her now feel very happy.

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist

Achilleas nodded as he didn’t know what to say either. He ate his chicken and fries while sipping at his wine and occasionally took some fruit. “The Commander seems like a nice woman.” He ventured a topic. He wanted to break the awkward silence and thought this might be a relatively safe approach. Was it safe to talk about another woman when on a date though?

CSO Petrakos

“She does,” Ria agreed without hesitation before taking a sip of wine. She hadn’t found the silence between them awkward, but at the same time she didn’t mind that Achilleas had broken it. It was now that she was finding herself feeling a little awkward though. Not because he had brought up Dira, but because she didn’t know how to put her thoughts and feelings about their encounter into words. For a moment or two she chewed on her lower lip, thinking. “It was nice meeting her. Yet …” she started and then her voice faltered slightly. She took a deep breath, held it for a moment and then exhaled slowly before adding softly and a bit in a rush, “Being around senior officers just makes me very nervous.” Her cheeks turned a deep shade of scarlet and she started intently at her salad.”

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist