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

Posted by Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in side - sim: The Essence of a Yeoman

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Rand was in their quarters. Rarely did she work from her office anymore, unless Roman was asleep or she needed access to the materials/equipment in there. She worked in their quarters. She liked being there, she liked that she belonged there. She was in the process of compiling her evening reports before she had to meet with Rogers. When the door opened, she looked up from where she was working at the desk, Pipkin on her lap, and smiled. “Hi.”

Rand

Roman smiled, not nearly as stressed by the letter as he had been. On the other hand, the idea of marriage was now stuck in his head and that made him nervous as he sat on the bed and then lay back. “Hey. How’s your day been? Busy?” It was a casual question he often asked when he first saw her after their shift.

~ Roman

She let Pipkin down who ran directly for the bed and hopped up. “Not too horribly busy. I think I’m getting a headache from staring at the computer all day.” She stifled a yawn and stretched her neck from side to side. “I’ll be glad when today is over.” Rand didn’t mind the odd and long hours. She liked her work for the most part, but today she was tired, probably the headache. She got up making her way over to sit down next to him for just a minute before she had to leave.

Rand

When Rand sat down by him, Roman rubbed her shoulders. “You’re almost done, then we can relax the rest of the night, hm?” He said softly from behind her. “I can have dinner ready for you when you get back.” His hours were more regular than hers, 0700 to 1700 every day, unless he chose to go early or stay late. Oftentimes he stayed until Rand was done and let her come get him.

~ Roman

Rand’s chin tipped forward towards her chest, stretching her neck and shoulders as Roman’s hands worked at the tension. Rand smiled softly, “You keep that up I’ll be relaxed before I finish my shift for the day.” Rand usually grabbed dinner because she was near the galley when doing her rounds, or grabbing something for Rogers. She hadn’t needed to that day and the thought of not having to run all the way down to deck 9 and back sounded marvelous. “Thank you.” Then after a few minutes the computer trilled at her that it had finished whatever she had asked it to do. With a sigh that was more a groan she turned and kissed him, then grabbed her stuff and left.

Rand

Roman smiled, doing his best to work some of the tension away before she had to go again. “Good,” he said, his voice still soft and quiet. “Then you’ll be nice and relaxed tonight.” He rubbed her shoulders until the computer dinged, and then he kissed her back with a little sigh of his own. Once she was gone, he went down and got dinner for both of them and brought it up, setting the table so it was ready when she got back. Then he sat and waited for her like he always did.

~ Roman

It was too bad she still had this last little bit to do. Roman’s hands had just about worked the tension completely out. It was also good she left when she did, or she would have fallen asleep.
It really didn’t take long to finish, but the time seemed to drag for Rand. She stopped at her office to finalize the reports because she knew if she went back to their quarters she was liable to fall asleep before she finished.

The door hissed open as she walked in. She plopped onto the bed, hugged him, and squeezed her eyes shut and then blinked them rapidly trying to relieve the burning and tired feeling.

Rand

Roman hugged her tight and smiled. “That was faster than I expected.” He noticed the way she blinked and thought a moment… What was her usual remedy for that? The ‘doll pillow’? “Do you want me to get that little eye pillow thing? You look like your eyes are bothering you.” He nodded towards the table. “Or we could eat first, the food is ready.”

~ Roman