Posted by Lieutenant Ush’ast Rah-Triton (Chief of Security) in CoS Office: Flynn’s arrival

Posted by Ensign Fraiser Flynn (Security Officer) in CoS Office: Flynn’s arrival

Posted by Lieutenant Ush’ast Rah-Triton (Chief of Security) in CoS Office: Flynn’s arrival

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“I know there are plenty of reasons ‘I’ didn’t choose that profession, either.” Embers laughed and leaned back once more. “And we can just agree to dislike them together. How’s that?” She grinned and shrugged at his question. “It seems like forever. To be honest… long enough to see several new comers,” she winked teasing him once more. “But not long enough to see a new CO.”

“Sounds good to me,” Flynn grinned back. Embers wouldn’t be able to tell but his smiles were becoming more genuine. “So you’re an old hand,” Flynn teased her back, smirking.

It dawned on her they were focusing on her. She turned the tables on him… “So what kinds of things do you like to do when not running from councilors or the Security Chief?” She laughed and waited for his answer. It had been a long time since she’d made a friend. And this guy seemed like someone she could get used to being around.

Embers

“Its hard to top running from Counselors and Security Chiefs,” Fraiser chuckled,”But I do like training on the holodeck. There’s something satisfying about feeling fit, you know?” Fraiser shrugged, “Aside from that I’m an avid fan of ice-hocky. Apparently before I wanted to be a Starfleet Officer I wanted to play ice-hockey, but I’m a terrible ice-skater.”

“What about yourself?” he asked, “What does a ‘work driven’ ensign with few social connections do when she’s not trying to climb the social ladder?” He threw her own quotations back at her, with a playful wink. He was surprised to realize that any and all tensions he had leftover from his psych and physical evaluations had all but ebbed away, as he’d relaxed into talking to Embers. He was enjoying talking to the other Ensign and his better self was coming out.

Ens. Flynn
Security

Embers laughed at his throw back. “Touche… well… when not ‘climbing the social ladder’ I train on the holo deck as well. I got the chance in the Academy to sword fight with a Japanese classmate. It was amazing. I fell in love immediately. It’s a great way to keep limber and make your moves more fluid and precise. Though I admit I’ve never holo played on ice. I have never been ice skating.” She screwed up her face in admittance that not having been skating seemed almost ridiculous. “But I also like creating holos of places we can’t go.” She leaned forward on her elbows again and her face lit up. “Have you ever sat on an asteroid beside a star going supernova? Or the edge of a volcano as it erupted? Or even just on a stone in a dust ring circling some planet no one will ever reside on because of the electrical storms that set off gas clouds in the atmosphere that chase all over the surface like colored paint spilled from buckets? We are in space to explore. The programs allow us to experience as well.” She leaned back and the blush on her cheeks darkened as she looked at her hands suddenly in her lap. “I mean, if you ever want to see them sometime, I’m happy to show you.” She glanced back up as a thought occurred to her. “I mean, if you don’t have a girlfriend on another ship that’s gonna hunt me down or anything.” She smiled still but at least the color was starting to return.

Ember

“I can’t say I’ve done any of those things. But they sound like fun! I never thought of using the holodeck in such a creative manner before,” Flynn praised trying to imagine what it felt like to sit and experience even one of the scenarios that Ember had listed. There was no way he couldn’t admire the creativity and effort that the woman must had to have created such exotic holoscenarios. “I’d love to experience one of your holos,” he laughed at the comment about a girlfriend and shook his head, “My ex-girlfriend and I split just before we graduated, it was… messy. I highly doubt she’s going to hunt you down,” Flynn chuckled, “After that I figured it was better to focus on my own career, nobody on my last ship really piqued my interest anyway,”

Ens. Flynn
Sec

Embers nodded. “I know the feeling. Haven’t been with anyone since the Academy, either. Seemed easy then, relationships, I mean. On the ship there is less of a group to pull from. Then add to that varying work schedules, away missions, and just…” she shook her head then smiled once more. “Well, I’m glad there isn’t anyone to kick my backside. Being security, it could get messy.” She laughed and winked at him.

“Well if you ever want to kick around on some spare time, I’m happy to show you some places I like best.” She smiled and nodded to the hall. “Were you actually due to check in today? Or, like a lot of us, here early and still have a couple days before you have to report?”

Embers
NE Sec

Fraiser chuckled, reaching his hand out to scratch the back of his head, “I was due to check in later today, but I didn’t exactly… make the best impression on one of the new superior officers. He disproved of my killing some time with another officer - I guess he was just one of those officers who are all business,” he grinned, letting his arm rest by his side again, “I didn’t want to make a bad impression so I rushed through all my check ins, which brings me here. But I can’t complain, I got a new friend out of it,” He smirked.

“So what brought you to Starfleet?” He questioned “Was it the for the typical ‘I want to save the universe’ line,” he joked.

Ens. Flynn
Sec