Posted by Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in side-sim: The Reckoning

Posted by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman First Class) in side-sim: The Reckoning

Posted by Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in side-sim: The Reckoning

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“Alright, I’m going to go get your food.” He shook his head, “Feel like I’m your yeoman again,” and he gave a mock shutter. “When I get back we’ll lift the bed back up so you can eat.” Before he could leave Rand came back in no longer red and looking much more herself. Randy didn’t seem to be able to help him self. With a wicked grin he glanced at the readings on the screen over Alden’s head. “Whoa whoa whoa, Rand go back out. Out out out.” and he shooed her out. He looked at the readings again, went to the door and waved her back in, then out again, and back in, and then one more time, the grin on his face growing ever wider. He leaned over, and in a very very bad stage whisper, told Rand, “That’s boy’s heart can’t decide what to do when you come in and out of that door.” He laughed and dodged out the door before Rand could hit him. It was worth it, she was totally embarrassed all over again.

Roman watched Randy usher Rand in and out of the room. Catching the look Randy had, he shook his head. And then he heard Randy’s whisper. He was clearly meant to hear it but he still made a face. But Randy was gone before he could say something about it.

There was of course nothing so dramatic going on with Roman’s heart rate, but Randy had managed to make Rand turn red again. She stood there for a long second staring after her brother, mouth slightly open, clasping her hands together, lightly, not sure what to do with him. Then she decided he was gone and that meant she was alone with Roman again. She made her way back over to her chair and sat down, not quite sure what to say about all that.

Rand and Randy

“Your brother has always been a little odd,” Roman commented, but he didn’t seem too bothered by Randy’s teasing. At least they were alone again, though he figured not for long. Randy would be back with the food soon, and at some point he was sure Elbbirt would show up as well.

~ Roman

Rand laughed, softly, but she laughed. “You’re just now figuring that out? I was sure that night on K5 and Randy gave that impromptu speech that Carmichael would throw him off the ship.” She sighed into him. “He did it for me.” And that reminded her of other things from that night and she turned even more red remembering how Randy had teased her then too for taking such notice of Roman then. Of course she hadn’t known then they would end up dating.

Rand

“That was for you? …I suppose that makes sense.” Roman commented, thinking back. It was the only time recently he’d consumed large amounts of alcohol. He turned to her and noticed she had turned colour again. “Is that for some reason embarrassing?”

~ Roman

Rand nodded, “Yeah, he was creating drawing attention to himself so I could sneak out.” That hadn’t worked out as well as it usually did. Lt Fordham had followed her and insisted on a tour of the ship. She was late getting back to their quarters and Randy didn’t know his way around the ship yet or where she was. He’d been really worried.
Roman’s question made her peek up at him and stammer and squeeze his hand. “Umm…well, no…uhh…not that part. Uhhh…Randy caught me staring at you and then Carmichael had me get drinks, which was fine but then wanted us to drink with the senior staff…and I got really nervous and Carmichael just kept up, then it turned into a full blown panic attack so Randy started acting stupid so I could sneak away.” The whole thing came out in a rush, hoping he didn’t catch all of it. She just knew Roman was going to give her that same look he gave her when he found out she’d been watching him in the gym.

Rand

Roman shook his head. “I remember. I got a little carried away with the drinks with Carmichael that night,” he admitted. He caught the entire story despite her quick delivery, but there was one part he had to comment on. “Wasn’t that my first day aboard? And you were already staring.” He said it as though he thought it was cute, and he was giving her that I know I’m hot-Robin Hood look.

~ Roman

Rand almost snorted, “Not as carried away as Carmichael did.” That had been an interesting night. They hadn’t been asleep long, after that horrible encounter, when the comms woke her up because the bar tender called to tell her Carmichael and Alden needed an escort. She thought Randy was going to deck Carmichael. A very soft smile crossed her face and her stomach felt funny when he looked at her like that. She wouldn’t quite look at him. Almost like those first evenings after she’d realized how much she liked him. Except now instead of sitting across the room, she was leaned against him holding his hand. “Well…it was kind of hard not to…” she picked at her finger nails a little before realizing what she was doing and held his hand again. “I wasn’t the only one, everyone else was staring too. There was Carmichael, Hudson, T’Pria, Fordham all standing around gawking at the ship, no one willing to sit because Carmichael didn’t know if he should or not. Then you walked right into the middle of the group without a word, grabbed a chair and sat down and go ‘I see we’ve got a small party in here, eh?’ like you owned the whole lounge.” Yeah, okay so Randy hadn’t just picked on her for noticing he accused her of having a crush. She turned her face into his shoulder…ach…she not only had been staring she remembered it exactly…and now Roman knew she did too.

There was a knock on the door a little while later and then Randy poked his head in with a grin. “Food’s here.” He set both trays down on the second bio bed and then move the bedside tables around setting a tray with very light food for Alden on one and a tray with Rand’s favorites (or at least what was offered that day) to entice her to do more than pick at her food. He raised the head of the bed up so that Alden was sitting almost completely up right while he ate. He waited several minutes to make sure his blood pressure wouldn’t drop or his chest really start bothering him. Then he left while they ate.

Rand