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

Posted by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman First Class) in side - sim: Head Case

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

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Rand was laying down on the bed, twitching and moaning slightly. She seemed to be having another night terror. She had one hand folded back over her neck holding an ice pack to her head. She hadn’t meant to doze off, but once the ice started working she’d drifted off. She hated falling asleep when she was alone. The night terrors never seemed to stop and left her confused, disoriented, and woke her with a racing heart and a cold sweat. She could never remember the dreams though.

Roman knew she had been having the nightmares since her second night out of sickbay. There wasn’t much he could do. He did the same things for her she usually did for him, hugging her or rubbing her arms, or sometimes talking softly to her. It was nearing the worst time of year for Roman, and his own nightmares were getting worse, but he was trying to get enough sleep anyway, so he could help her.

Pipkin was on the bed, settled down next to her. When the door opened the little bunny looked up and then hoped to the end of the bed towards him.

Rand

When Roman entered their quarters and saw her, he gave Pipkin a little bit of quick pet and then lay down next to Rand, gently hugging her. She never remembered the dreams, so he didn’t know what they were about, but he did know how it made her feel so he’d stay there with her until she woke up and felt better.

~ Roman

Rand settled once he hugged her. However, half an hour later she woke, sitting straight up a scream strangled in her throat. She stared down at her hands, not seeing what she expected, but not sure what she thought she would see. She rocked back and forth, gasping slightly before beginning to cry silently. If asked, she had no idea why she was crying or what had woken her up.

Rand

Roman was just about asleep (at last) when she woke. He sat up and hugged her tightly, not saying anything, just letting her cry and waiting. He had asked her the first few times, by now he knew she didn’t know. The only thing he could do was comfort her and wait, so that was what he did.

~ Roman

Rand turned into him, crying against his shoulder. The initial upset and disorientation didn’t really last long once she knew she was awake and where she was. It was the inability to figure out what she was remembering in her sleep that took longer. Then the cold chills and racing heart that took the longest. Rand hated she’d woken Roman again. She knew there was something important she was forgetting (two days ago she remembered) for Roman. Right then she just hated she was keeping him awake. He was far too busy to have to deal with her night terrors.

It only took a few minutes for her to calm down enough to lay back. She tucked in close, still shivering, but would normally fall back asleep. “Mmm…may…maybe I should stay with Randy?” It was not what Rand wanted. She swallowed hard against fresh tears, but he needed sleep and rest. He needed to focus on the ship and his duties, not her. She felt like it was never going to end…

Rand