Posted by Lieutenant Commander Satreya Boja (Chief Medical Officer) in StarBase 257: Knight and Boja

Posted by Captain Dante Knight (Commanding Officer) in StarBase 257: Knight and Boja

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Satreya Boja (Chief Medical Officer) in StarBase 257: Knight and Boja
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“Not even if you get the old adrenaline pumping to counteract the synthehol?” Dante asked as the waiter returned to the table with their orders, noticeably with a rolling trolley and not just a dish he could carry and began to lay them out. “I’ll swap you some spinakopita for a fritter” he smiled, looking over the dishes as the smell of the various foods reached him, especially the black bean dips.

Satreya slipped one of the crispy fried fritters onto his plate and helped herself to one of the spinach pastries. “Synth is… weird for me, but it’s mostly okay. The substance that makes it flood out a person’s system so easily and gives them back their reactiveness moves out of my system slower.” She smirked. “I have a very quirk biochemistry.”

“Or, would you consider a second glass if I had something for you?” He asked her as he reached into his pocket and took out a small box, holding it out for a moment. “Something to celebrate for? After what happened in our last mission I think we all need a little something to celebrate, and you deserve this, I don’t ask just anybody.”

Her mouth dropped open. He had clearly been holding any thoughts of his little surprise for her quite deep and since it would be rude to actually read your CO’s mind without permission, she had been trying to be good. “Well Captain, my last husband was a Prince! Think you’re going to top that?” she said with a teasing grin and she took the box from him.

“Of course I could” Dante shot back, “I work for my money, and have a shiny ship with big guns and a really, really nice uniform that actually means something. Plus on my ship I’m King. That tops a lowly Prince.” He sat back and took hold of his glass of champagne, watching her all the while.

Inside the box were the shiny new pips of a Lieutenant Commander, waiting for their new owner to wear them with pride.

Captain Knight, CO

Okay, yep she was surprised and certainly hadn’t seen that coming. “Oh, wow. uh…” Her dark eyes shifted upwards and her expression shifted into a small but warm smile. “Thank you. I’m honoured.” Being a Chief of her own medical department had been about the only goal her ambition had prodded her towards and she had achieved that long ago. These days she had been mostly happy to just keep things ticking over and keep her crew healthy. It was, nonetheless, greatly appreciated.

“Maybe a second glass wouldn’t be too terrible,” she eventually added.

Lt. Cmdr Boja, CMO

“That can be arranged, Lieutenant Commander Boja” Dante said with a grin as he took a bite out of one of the fritters, and chewing while he nodded at the taste and then eyed the black bean dip as a possible accompaniment to the fritter, aside from the bread. But after a moment he placed it down and raised his glass to her. “Congratulations Satreya” he said to her, “I think the promotion has been a long time coming but you’re going to wear those very, very well.”

Captain Knight, CO

She set the box down with a slight shake of head, though the grin wasn’t going anywhere. She lifted her glass. “Thank you, Dante.” Her expression changed. “Is that allowed? Some commanding officers are prickly about first names, but since we’re out sharing a meal, it did feel appropriate.”

Lt. Cmdr. Boja, CMO

He nodded and clinked his glass gently against hers, “Perfectly fine believe me, the formality wears thin after a time and tends to push people apart. I like occasions like this being more casual, it shows my crew, Senior Officers at least, that I am just a person with thoughts, feelings and opinions, and a personality above what the Command Chair lets me reveal.” It also let Dante make connections, friendships with people that he had to trust and rely on every day, and them him. It was hard to trust an aloof Captain that appeared to stick to formal rigid authority, and he needed them to trust him when he made the hard calls.

His grin had returned to a simple smile as he sipped his champagne. “There may have been some ulterior motive from this style of promotion instead of one in my ready Room. I wanted to get to know you better, especially after we had been on the Saracen so long when stuck over Earth and we didn’t have much time to get acquainted, and also to let you know that I respect your position as CMO and the way you stood your ground when I was with Natasha in Sickbay.” Dante put down his glass and began on his meal, looking at Boja’s plate to assess if what she had looked interesting.

Captain Knight, CO