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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Roman smiled at her again and the smile grew bigger when she said she’d wear it again. “I’ll keep that in mind,” he said softly, giving her another look. “How do you want to spend the rest of our night?”

~ Roman

Rand tipped her head back to look at him again just in time to see that look. She felt her heart start beating faster, and she grinned with a slightly breathless voice, “Oh no. I know what you’re thinking. Uh huh. Elbbirt said you had to be careful not to let your blood sugar drop.” Then in a sudden seriousness, “I won’t be the reason something happens to you.”

Rand

Roman grinned sheepishly and shrugged, apparently claiming innocence because he said, “I didn’t say it.” He looked at her playfully, “We can always sit here just like this.” Then she turned suddenly serious in a way that reminded him of her brother. “Nothing is going to happen to me. You’ve already done so much. Prevented so many things.” He hugged her tighter as he said it.

~ Roman

Roman didn’t know that though. Horrible things just happened, but right then she just had to believe it, to have faith that things would be okay. Otherwise her imagination would have a panic session while she was sleeping. She hugged him just as tightly and settled in closer. “We can just sit here if you want. We can do anything,” a little grin, “almost anything you want. How does your head feel?”

Rand

Roman had to reframe his thinking to *get” it, the way Rand worried like that. It was the same as when he worried about landing parties or the way he’d protect her whenever something startled him. It being something awful was unlikely, but he’d still worry every time. “Let’s just sit and relax for a while,” Roman said, and then to answer her question, “I think it’s getting better. The medicine was only supposed to take twenty four hours and we’re already six or so in, so it would make sense.”

~ Roman