Posted by Lieutenant Toveka Brine (Chief Science Officer) in Side sim - Now what? So lost… Maybe Doc can help!

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Paige Renee Stone (Chief Medical Officer) in Side sim - Now what? So lost… Maybe Doc can help!

Posted by Lieutenant Toveka Brine (Chief Science Officer) in Side sim - Now what? So lost… Maybe Doc can help!
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((This takes place after “The Good, The Bad and the Dinner” with Tenkiller))
https://www.star-fleet.com/core/stf3/outpost42/posts/84537/

Toveka moved to her desk and tapped out a query to where the CMO would be around 2100 (9pm). Realizing the woman was in her quarters both eased and worried Toveka. In her quarters, the request the Science Chief was about to make would be private. But if the woman was in bed…

She shook her head. If she didn’t ask she was gonna toss and turn all night. She sat in front of her comm and tapped the query. If Lieutenant Stone didn’t answer in a couple moments, she’d record a message and see her tomorrow.

Lt Toveka Brine
CSO

Bump 6.20.20

Paige got the message “Come on over.” She said “I’ll put on some coffee.” Paige said as she turned up the lights and made sure that the coffee was on. She slipped on a pair of sweats and a t-shirt and fluffy slippers.

CMO

Unaware she had wakened the Chief, Toveka arrived a few moments later, in uniform, and tapped the chime. When she was admitted entrance, the CSO stepped in timidly and looked around. In all her time here, she hadn’t come to the Medical Chief’s quarters. “Forgive me, I didn’t mean to intrude so late.” She noticed the woman’s manner of dress. “I can speak to you tomorrow if you prefer.” There was a look of sincerity on her face, but also a lost look.

Toveka
CSO

Bump 7.6.20

Paige smiled “Come in come in. Now is fine.” She said “As long as you don’t mind a Chief Medical Officer that isn’t put together and wearing her civies.” Paige said “Coffee? I just brewed a pot.” She said gesturing to an old time coffee maker. Paige looked at Toveka “Okay, you look lost and concerned.” Paige observed “What’s going on?” She said gesturing to the sofa.

CMO

Toveka shook her head. “No thank you, and you are fine.”

Something told her anything that went down would just come back up again. And Medical Chief or not, it wasn’t how she wanted the night to progress. She moved to the couch but couldn’t sit. She turned and looked at the woman. The look on her face wasn’t just ‘lost’ it was ‘fear’. “I need a dress.” The words were simple, benign, and still spilled from the poor half Romulan’s lips as if she was begging for her life. Realizing it was probably not enough information, she took a deep breath. Her stoic demeanor, something that was so iron clad on the ship she was teased behind her back as being half Vulcan and not Romulan, was slipping and she was visibly struggling to maintain it. “Lieutenant Commander Tenkiller has asked me to dinner! He said ‘dress and suit but not black tie’.” She swallowed and finished it. “I own two pairs of gym gear. Other than my uniforms, I haven’t had a need to for anything else.”

At this point, her legs betrayed her and she half sat, half collapsed, onto the couch. “I don’t even know where to START!”

Toveka
CSO

Paige listened to Toveka and then let out a laugh “Okay. That we can fix.” She said “I was thinking you were coming to tell me that you were pregnant, didn’t know who the father was and needed help with that.” She said thinking about a conversation she had had with an ensign earlier in the day “Dresses are an easy fix.” She said “So…” She motioned for Toveka to join her at the computer “Let’s see what color are you thinking?” She asked as she took a sip of her coffee.

CMO

The laugh didn’t help any. But at least the woman wasn’t dismissing her out of hand and kicking her out. “I… color? I have no idea…” She moved reluctantly to the chair the Chief pulled up beside the comp with her and shook her head. “I honestly…” She sighed. “I don’t know…”

Toveka
CSO

Paige smiled “OKay. He said formal but not black tie formal.” She said thoughtfully “Okay, let’s go with a light gray....” Paige said as she pulled up dresses “How sexy are you wanting to go? Sexy, but not jump into bed on the first date or slinky?”

CMO

She was glad she wasn’t drinking coffee. Even without something in her stomach, it lurched at the thought of trying to be ‘sexy’. “NO! Not into bed…” she stammered and bit her lip. She covered her face with her hands. “I can’t do this…” She started to rise. “I should call this off. This was a bad idea. I can’t… I don’t know how…” She liked him. She admitted that to herself, though silently, but she hadn’t the foggiest idea how to go about doing anything about it.

Toveka
CSO

Paige grabbed Toveka’s arm “Sit down. You can do this.” She said encouragingly “We’ll find you the perfect dress.” Paige started going through pages and found one that she thought would look amazing on Toveka, the one she found was emerald green though, but they could change the color if needed. The dress was knee length, with a knoted waist and a slit that came up mid thigh, off the shoulders and mid length sleeves that gathered at the top. Paige turned the computer to Toveka “So? Sexy, not slinky, refined yet slightly daring.”

She shook her head. “I… I don’t know. I can’t see myself looking that good in that. I’m gonna look like a fool.”

“Now shoes.” Paige looked at Toveka “Stand up please. How tall is your date?” She asked so that she could judge the height of the heels that were needed.

CMO/ Fashionista

She stood up, holding the back of the chair. “He’s the same height as me, nearly. One inch taller, perhaps.” She glanced at the page on the console before the Doc. “I haven’t worn heels since the Academy. I’m not sure I can even walk in them.” She sat back down again. “Doctor… I don’t know what to do. I haven’t been on a date in so very long. We are going to be together, here on the ship. I don’t want to embarrass the Security Chief.”

Toveka
CSO

About that time Paige’s 4 year old son came into the room “Mommy, the monster is under my bed again.” He said rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand. Paige smiled at Toveka “Let’s get an opinion from a real gentleman. Sammy come here.” She held out her arms for the young boy, with a couple of clicks on the cosole, the dress was now on Toveka’s image “What do you think? Doesn’t she look pretty.” Sammy looked at the picture and at Toveka “She looks beeeautiful..mommy.” He looked at Toveka and gave her a toothy grin “Can you come look under my bed and tell the monster to go away. I’s seen you, you’re secuifty.” He had difficulty with the word security but he looked at Toveka with huge blue eyes “Plllleeeeeeese.”

CMO