Posted by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman First Class) in side - sim: Honoring the Ardent

Posted by Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in side - sim: Honoring the Ardent

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Roman read on his PaDD while he waited for her. She was late, but as usual he assumed the captain kept her late. It did happen sometimes. When she knocked he called for her to come in and then he smiled at her, knowing it wouldn’t take long for her to see it.

~ Roman

Rand smiled back at him still looking nervous, which was ridiculous. She spent every evening with him. This shouldn’t be different, but it was. She didn’t know where to put the bag. She didn’t even know what was in it. She figured just a fresh uniform since Randy didn’t want her to wake him up....How did that get in there!? Her face turned pale and then embarrassingly red. She knew Roman wouldn’t have gone and gotten her things without telling her and asking. Randy! Randy knew! Pain in the arse! Why that? It was a stuffed animal! It was so childish. She had to get rid of it. What could Roman possibly be thinking having that thing sitting on his bed?

That also explained the bag. Randy’s silent approval, but there was still no telling what was in the bag. She sat down and plopped the bag right in front of the stuffie in an attempt to hide it.

Rand

Roman grinned and grabbed the stuffie, putting it pointedly in view on top of the pillow. He looked at the gym bag, and his assumption changed, she’d already packed some things. That was why she was late. He smiled. “Got your bags packed tonight?”

~ Roman

Rand watched in embarrassed horror as Roman moved the stuffed kelpie back on top of the pillow. He was grinning, he was teasing her about it, and she flushed pink. She just really wanted to hide it. She didn’t think Roman was going to let her, though. She would figure that out tomorrow. “Oh…um…I was going to, ju…just a couple things.” She’d made a bit of a mess trying to decide. Because it was keeping her hands busy while she explained to Randy, instead of any indecision on her part. “But Randy gave me the bag and asked me not to wake him in the morning.” She looked perplexed and like the bag might bite her. “I have no idea what he put in there.” It couldn’t be more embarrassing than Randy giving Roman her kelpie, right?

Rand

Roman decided to stop teasing her, he didn’t want to embarrass her too much. “You need it. Randy explained. I don’t mind it being there.” He gestured towards the closet then and said, “You can put any clothes you brought away. Make yourself comfortable.” He didn’t want her thinking she had to leave things in bags. She was moving in, she should put her things away.

~ Roman