Posted by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman First Class) in side - sim: Breathe, It’s Just Vacation

Posted by Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in side - sim: Breathe, It’s Just Vacation

Posted by Ensign Rand Farquharson (Yeoman First Class) in side - sim: Breathe, It’s Just Vacation
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Rand sighed, she didn’t want to go on vacation. Risa had a reputation that she was certain she would find agonizing. Rand wanted to see other planets, and from more than just orbit, she just thought she’d get to do it on duty. She stared at her packed bag and lamented not having her uniforms. She hated picking out clothes. Randy had told her in no uncertain terms that she wasn’t allowed to spend the entire time hiding in her hotel room.

Pipkin hopped onto the bed and looked at her. She picked up the bunny and nuzzled her. “That’s it, I’m not going. I can’t leave you here.” Which wasn’t true. Randy and Gorshin had promised to take care of her. Rand would take any excuse to not have to go. The ship was familiar and safe. How was going somewhere unfamiliar and unknown supposed to help with her confusion?

Rand

Roman wasn’t happy about it. He’d gone on and on about his work and his labs and his animals but Randy and the Captain weren’t having it. He was to go to Risa for shore leave, which he had not done in more than three years. He packed his bag - some clothes, but mostly full of his PaDD and violin. He didn’t intend to leave the hotel room either up until Randy banned Rand from staying in there. He couldn’t make her go out alone. He entered the room with an annoyed frown and grabbed his bag. “Ready?”

~ Roman

Rand was still holding Pipkin and shook her head. “No. What about Pipkin? She’ll be lonely. I can use my shore leave to watch her.” She didn’t know Roman was being made to take leave. She knew the captain had insisted that everyone went, but she thought Randy was really making Roman go because of her.

She was packed and dressed casually in slimming slacks and a soft green halter top. She just didn’t want to go.

Rand

“You know as well as I do Randy’s taking care of Pipkin,” Roman said. “I don’t want to go either. It’s just not a choice.” He gave Pipkin a little scratch. “Make sure she gets back in her hutch before we go.” He said, grabbing his bag.

~ Roman

Rand didn’t want to go. She hated socializing and now she had be around strangers that she had no idea how to relate to them. She hated that they were making Roman go because of her. Oh no one said that, but she knew that had to be the only reason he agreed to take time off was her. She carried Pipkin over to her hutch and took a long time, obviously procrastinating, making sure her cage was clean and there was plenty of food and water and toys and treats. She thought about saying she should go find Randy and make sure he remembered everything to do for the little rabbit, but finally she gave in to the inevitable and closed the cage. She grabbed her bag with a forlorn sigh and followed Roman to the transporter room.

Rand

Roman looked at the Ensign running the transporter. “Beam us down, Ensign,” he sighed. “By Captain’s orders.”

~ Roman

“Have a good vacation, Cmdr, Rand,” and then they disappeared.

Rand looked around the lobby of the resort. She had checked plenty of the crew in and she moved toward the counter. “Oh hello again Ensign.”

“Hello Peltra. Cmdr Alden is checking in.”

“You as well?” The pretty blonde woman asked. She gave the Cmdr a long and interested look. “Yes, please.”

She turned her screen around, their names, Roman Alden and Miranda Farquharson, were listed. “If you could both sign please.” While they did she handed them both a pass. “Welcome to Risa, and please let anyone know if you need anything at all. We are here to please. Your room,” she subtly emphasized that it was only one room, “Is on the 6th floor. The lifts are just down that hall there.” She was polite and professional, but if either of them were telepathy they would have been worried.

Rand

“Thanks.” Roman turned down the hall without a second look at the woman. “Miranda, let’s go,” he said. He forced a little smile. “At least it’s some time with just the two of us.” That he was genuinely happy about. He just wasn’t that happy about the forced vacation.

~ Roman

He sounded irritated. Rand thanked the woman by name, and then lifted her bag and headed down the hallway. Maybe they had a zoo or nature park or animal preserve or something. Roman would like that, and then he wouldn’t be deprived of his work for the whole 6 days. “We can do whatever you want. That’s the point of vacation isn’t it?”

Rand

Roman smiled more genuinely. “What we want. You get a say, too.” He said softly, wrapping an arm around her. They got on the lift and gave it the floor they were on and it started going up. “This is both of our vacation.”

~ Roman