Posted by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman First Class) in side - sim: Lost in Thought

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

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“I think he was a little impressed by my hydration,” Roman grinned. “He said the blood sugar looked good, that’s why he offered the medication where he didn’t earlier.” He already remembered about dinner. He still felt stuffed from lunch. He felt like trying to eat dinner was going to overfill him. So he was putting it off by sitting with her.

~ Roman

Rand grinned, “I’m impressed with your hydration.” She really was, that was a lot of water in a very short amount of time. Rand really wasn’t hungry either, in fact her stomach was all twisted up and would probably protest anything she put in it. She was still upset, still guilty, from talking to Randy. She really was grateful to Roman but she also wished she didn’t have to talk about it. Randy had done exactly what she knew he would do. He wasn’t angry with her because she hadn’t done anything wrong, nor forgave her because she hadn’t done anything to incur the blame. It didn’t help. Randy didn’t push for more though, which wasn’t like him. Instead he’d just hugged her and told her he knew what was wrong and explained she wasn’t to blame and then let her cry. Then he brought her back.

Rand needed to do something. If she sat there in the quiet, warm and comfortable, with his arms around her, she’d doze off. She’d either escape for awhile or have dreams about it. She’d rather neither of those options, instead to stay in the present with Roman. She really didn’t feel the need to do something, she enjoyed the peace and silence, she just didn’t want to doze off. Roman hadn’t wanted to watch another movie because his head hurt, and the music had ended awhile ago. “Have you ever attended a Reader’s Theater?”

Rand

Roman wasn’t tired, he didn’t feel like dozing off, but he was warm and relaxed, more so than he had been in the last several weeks. He looked happy and content, like he was finally getting a break from the grief and the memories. He looked down at Rand when she spoke and then shook his head, “No, what is it?”

~ Roman

“It’s performed in a theatre. Sometimes there is a backdrop, sometimes a blank curtain. On the stage are chairs and music stands. The actors, usually wear black skirts or trousers and white shirts. Very rarely do they wear costumes. The script is placed on the stands and they read the script. Acting with their voices.” Rand leaned back as she described it to him. “A narrator describes the scene what they characters are physically doing, what they look like. And simple sound effects are used. It replies heavily on the skill of the writer and the voices of the actors to convey the depth of the story. I have some that are recorded. You mentioned you didn’t want to watch the movie because your head hurt. I thought maybe we could just listen if you felt up for it.”

Rand

Roman listened as Rand described it, nodding occasionally. When she finished, Roman smiled. “Alright, we can do that. I’ll tell you if I need a break.” Then his smile turned more playful, “I can’t wait to finish dinner, so you can do your end of our deal.”

~ Roman