Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek (Communications Officer) in Side-Sim: When thoughts meet feelings

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Leah Hart (Nurse Practitioner/Counseling) in Side-Sim: When thoughts meet feelings

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek (Communications Officer) in Side-Sim: When thoughts meet feelings
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(snips)

He smiled, “You should try a romance novel read to you by a deltan sometime” he said with a slight lift of his eye brows. “It’s very, immersive” he said laughed.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

Leah burst into laughter and it was a good thing she wasn’t holding her coffee mug just then. “I bet it is!” she said, half sighing as she grinned. Leah shook her head. “I think I might have to swear off romance for awhile. It is not in my best interest.” She lifted the mug and sipped, letting the hot liquid settle something in her. She still felt off but she just couldn’t quite pin point what it was.

~Leah Hart, NP

Zaril, “well at least I got a laugh out of you” he said with a grin. “Not sure it would be the best thing for me right now either to be honest, but it is interesting.” he looked at her for a moment. “Are you ok?”

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

It was one of those moments where if the question had been posed in Sickbay, her answer would have been different. Not because she didn’t trust everyone there, she absolutely did. But she didn’t want everything to be a thing right now. Not after Risa.

Lifting her brown eyes to Zaril, she blinked. “I don’t know. I know I’ve been through something traumatic and I’m just trying to get through each day, but I feel off. I can’t explain how I know or what it is, just that there’s something going on. But of course there is, right? So I’m trying to give myself time and space to work through everything. It’s just hard.” It was easy to just smooth over the feeling and let it pass for now. Later, she could examine it more closely, but she was on duty right now.

~Leah Hart, NP

Zaril put a hand on hers, well maybe come have dinner after you get off duty, I am an excellent cook. The sense of calm and peace it was what he normally projected, but the contact intensified it a little.”no preasure pfcourse he said taking his hand back

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

In that brief contact, there was a fleeting sense of something other in Leah. Not unlike her unusual fatigue, it was just something a little ‘off’ about their Nurse Practitioner.

Leah smiled and it lit up her face. “You know what? That sounds really nice, actually. Chef Borsin is amenable to sharing the galley when it’s not meal times. If he says it’s okay, I’m game. We can even schedule it a little later if he’s worried about us getting in the way?” Oh to have the ability to have food in one’s quarters. Leah still hadn’t quite gotten used to that, but she figured out ways around it. Food to eat, yes, but not cooking. She hadn’t done any of that since she left Earth.

~Leah Hart, NP

Zaril smiled “Ill shall talk to the chef then and see what I have to work with.” he said with his normal head tilt and bow. “Is there anything else you would like to discuss before then?” he asked his hands fidgeting, the contact was welcome it was something he needed greatly, but had to be carefull and respectful of the humans inability to deal with prolonged contact

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

She sipped her coffee and let the warmth lend her some comfort. “Not specifically. Though it’s nice to just take this break with a friend,” she said with a tired smile. “Although, at this rate, I’m going to have to have someone cover for me later so I can have a nap, or else I’ll be passed out in Sickbay. Or end up face down in my dinner plate. Neither is ideal,” she said, offering a light laugh.

~Leah Hart, NP

Zarhil laughed. “I could make you really excited trigger some addrenaline, problem is you would hit a wall and be worse off than you are now” he said in spanish

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

“Si,” she said, continuing in Spanish without even having to think about it. “That is likely not the solution we want.” Leah downed more of her coffee. “What sort of things do you like to cook?” It was so rare that she got to speak in her native tongue, and even less common that her speaking partner understood the subtle dialect differences that living on Aldebaran created. It was mostly slang that got translated into Spanish, after a fashion. But that he understood any of it enough to use it told her he had likely been studying at least a little bit. Leah was grateful in ways she wasn’t sure she could articulate.

~Leah Hart, NP

I’m not sure what ingrediants I will have access to, I would love to make you a deltan meal, sadly that will not be possible.” he noted… “I’ll have to figure that out once I talk to the Chef.” he said smiling and standing.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

Leah grinned. “You’d be surprised what Chef Gorshin has. He has a knack for anticipating the foods might want, and if he knows you like to cook, you might very well find the kitchen stocked with unexpected ingredients one of these days.”

She moved off to deposit her cup for recycling and rejoined Zaril. “Where are you headed next?”

~Leah Hart, NP

“Well I will need to talk to the chef and then my shift” he noted, “You?” he asked.

OOC. Does someone play the chef? or is he a group NE?

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

OOC: As per our DM.
IC:
Leah sighed. “Counselling appointments and then the rest of my shift in Sickbay.” A smile slipped onto her face as she gazed at Zaril, despite her fatigue. “But I’m looking forward to a nice meal later and more time with a friend.”

~Leah Hart, NP

He smiled and lowered his head slightly, “Then I will see you after your shift, as I’m looking forward to it as well. Are we eating in one of our quarters or the mess?” he asked not sure if she wanted privacy or not. It wasn’t something deltans considered in the same way.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

She smiled. “Whatever is easiest for you. The galley makes the most sense, since that’s where you’re cooking. I’m happy to share a meal with you there. But if you want to take it back one of our quarters, I’m game for that too.” Leah was happy to be social with him in public, but sometimes that made people less relaxed. “It’s your dinner, your call.”

~Leah Hart, NP

“I’m happy to have dinner with you in the mess” he said with a smile and a nod. “I will see you at seven then?” he pushing back from the table.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

She gave him a smile and a nod and headed off, desperately hoping the caffeine kicked in soon.

~Leah Hart, NP