Posted by Lieutenant Commander Avik (XO) in Side Sim: Zero-Gravity Therapy- HoloDeck 1

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Avik (XO) in Side Sim: Zero-Gravity Therapy- HoloDeck 1

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Feeling Avik observing him, Lucius shook his head. He gradually pulled upright then turned his attention on her. His bright blue eyes twinkled in amusement at seeing the familiar observing Vulcan before him. To ease the pressure to say something, his fingers reached up to brush his bangs aside. There were thin grey strands peppered in between. Secretly he hated the fact some races could live beyond hundreds of years and only show a quarter of it in their aging process. It was bad enough his own hair had started to show its age before he was ready for the upcoming forties.

Exhaling, he began to break the building silence, “All right!”

“ I have three exercises pre-planned for us today,” His hand tugged at the rope’s anchor, indicating the first one.

“The first one is a simple, relaxing climb. No time limit. When we reach a set altitude, the holodeck will let us know and that ends the first session. It’s merely a warm-up for the other two.”

Lucius casually moved toward the rest of the gear magnetized to the floor. It prevented them from floating about in space as he singled out a bright yellow flag and pulled it free. Ensuring she could see it, Lucius continued to explain.

“Exercise number two is something I loved as a child. The holodeck will randomly hide the flag somewhere in the space. We’ll be competing to see who finds and gets it first,” He replaced the flag to explain the last exercise.

“These,” He hoisted up two large poles with foam ends.

They were archaic in nature and used to literally beat the stuffing out of each other in a match of strength, dexterity, and speed.

“Are for sparring with each other on a set of floating rock and seeing who knocks the other one off first, simple right?” He asked.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

Lucius chuckled when he spotted Avik fight not to sign at his antics. His lips curled into a smile while he tried to encourage her, his tone soft and coaxing.

“Come on, it will be fun. You do remember what fun is, right?” He teased her light then checked his own harness.

Satisfied they were both ready, he began the ascension. His starting point was the rock wall where it was stable and less likely to rotate under their feet. The man’s fingers found purchase into the rock’s craggy surface as he pulled his feet up, the gravity no longer holding them down. He fastened his magnetic anchor into a flatten spot using it to anchor him against the rock.

Lucius pressed a button at his waist that tightened the rope. He didn’t want to float away after all before he looked upward, seeing where a large hole blocked their path. His vision shifted toward the tunnel’s center before spotting a floating ‘island’ hovering a few meters away.

The man inhaled then glanced down for Avik. She was already in his wake, her fingers easily found the right niches and pushed herself up higher. Her movements showed she hadn’t allowed herself to become out of shape at this. Pride filled the counselor, showing on the surface as a smile. This drove him onward while he pushed upward. Avik detaching the anchor after so many feet causing it to zip back to his waist. When finally back, he would reattaching it before moving onward. Their movements began to sync up in a unity of past challenges.

At the edge of the wall ending, Lucius paused. His head examined the ‘floating island’ above before spying back down to Avik, his tone filled with hesitation over his options.

“What do you say? Do we try to leap to that floating ‘island’ or attempt the long jump across this chasm?”

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

Avik secured her anchor to the rock formation. She slowly began to stand upright. Her hand gripped the rope tightly while she felt her waist rope go taut, hoisting her at an angle. Her sharp eyes looked past Lucius toward the gap. Mentally she calculated the distance. Inside she was determining the odds based on what she remembered about the man’s and her own abilities, the odds not in Lucius’ favor without an anchor across it.

An idea surfaced into her mind. She shook her head then spoke.

“I’ll go first. I’ll use the island to jump off of and cover the gap’s distance. Then I will anchor the rope, you can jump across and I can pull, increasing your odds,” Avik explained.

Lucius nodded, his head twisted over his shoulder. He didn’t seem to agree according to the look in his eyes, but that didn’t bother Avik. She inhaled then lowered herself back to the ‘ground’ where she scaled closer to the edge, aligning herself with the island. Her legs pulled underneath her before she shoved herself off. The anchor was detached during the action. Avik twisted mid-flight as she pushed onto the island, her breath escaped on impact. Ignoring the throbbing her landing cause, the XO turned to shove off the rock mass. The island cracked then propelled away while she went forward. Her hands reached out to scratch along the rock’s surface and finally found purchase along the uneven niches. She inserted the anchor firmly into a deep hole.

Her hand raised to gesture for Lucius to begin his ascension next.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr