Posted by Ensign Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in Side Sim: Unsettled Minds: Arrival

Posted by Ensign Ashlyn Trenton (Security Officer) in Side Sim: Unsettled Minds: Arrival

Posted by Ensign Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in Side Sim: Unsettled Minds: Arrival
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Sharah had looked out at the Europa and took a double take, another Discovery class. At least they would know where everything was. She disembarked with Ashlyn and reported for her assignments. She grinned at Ashlyn, they were bunk mates, “You know as soon as we both get there, we’re going to make that room look like a Jeffries tube exploded over a parkour course, right?” Ashlyn asked her to take her medical file to sickbay with the others in exchange for taking their bags to their quarters. She took the data chips from Ashlyn and nodded. “Sure, thanks. I have a trunk too. Can you do me a favor if it’s there? Inside is a biostasis box. Will you open it and take the plant inside of it out and put it on a table somewhere? It’s been in stasis too many times recently and I really don’t want anything to happen to it.”

En Fayth, Doctor

Once Ensign Fayth got her room assignment, Trenton dug out a small box that contained the iso chips that had her medical records on them. “If you’ll take this to the CMO, I’ll take our stuff to the room, save you a trip and give them a chance to review my records before I get there. I’m sure you remember how thick my records were.” Sharah made a comment on how they planned to decorate the room that made Ashlyn grin while collecting her bags. “Sure thing, I’ll set it up on the window so it can get some natural light from the stars.”

• Ensign Ashlyn Trenton
  Security, USS Europa

Sharah turned, PaDDs in hand and took the turbolift to deck 6 and main sickbay. Once there she dropped off the medical records for the cadets…the ensigns that had been assigned from the Challenger. Then, since it was middle of night shift, she had returned to her quarters to get some sleep. Before she entered she realized she was at the wrong door. Back on Challenger that was Joseph’s door. ‘Great, I’m across the hall from his room. Like some twisted alternate reality. This tour is either going to kill me or make me stronger.’*
En Fayth, Doctor

With bags in tow, Trenton entered the turbolift with Fayth and once again went through the nervous clenching of being in the proverbial steel coffin. She never liked being in these things and she probably never will, but as long as they don’t fail on her she’ll continue to use them. When the doors woosh open on deck 5, Trenton lets out a sigh of relief taking a different path than the Betazoid to get to their room. Suite 519 was adequately distanced from other occupied quarters and Trenton made an internal joke about segregating out the crazies that made her chuckle. Inside the room, Trenton quickly stored the bags in their respective closets, opened the bag Fayth mentioned to retrieve the plant in stasis to set on the window, then took a moment to examine some of her friend’s style choices in non-uniform items. Satisfied with her limited and controlled invasion of privacy, she sealed the suitcase back up and started unpacking.
Ashlyn didn’t have a lot of stuff to unpack, but what she did have added simple decorations to the interior of her closet. Once those were in place, Ashlyn stripped the bed and laid out the bedding inside the closet so she could get some sleep. The trip was long and it was late, Ashlyn didn’t have as much trouble as she usually did falling asleep, though she did wake once Sharah made it into the room. Turning over to face her friend, she smiled sleepily at her from the closet bed. “Rest well, pleasant dreams and all that. I’ll see you in the morning, we’ll do breakfast then head to our medical exams.”

• Ensign Ashlyn Trenton
  Security, USS Europa

Sharah wasn’t going to get any more sleep that night after her bizarre shared dream with Ashlyn, or whatever that was. She grabbed a PaDD and stepped out of the room quietly. She eventually found herself at the lounge outside of Battle Sickbay on deck 9. Sharah made a very brief recorded message to Joseph, “We finally arrived at the Europa. Another Discovery class ship. It was strange, it was like we never left the Challenger. I dropped off medical records before bunking in for the night. It’s the middle of the night shift here. We report in, in the morning. There isn’t a full botanist rostered and I’m going to ask to take over the arboretum on my off time so I can continue working on my research project, and I’ll need plants for that.
This ship is so much like the Challenger. I keep expecting you to walk around the corner. I probably shouldn’t tell you, but I’ve reached for your mind more times than I should admit to. I miss you, Imzadi.
Love,
Sharah
Sharah stayed at the lounge, watching the view until it was time to get ready for duty the next morning.

En. Fayth, Doctor

Ensign Trenton rose early and well slept, but was surprised to see that Sharah wasn’t in bed. Given that her bed wasn’t made, it was pretty clear that she was on a walkabout probably to clear her head or something. Understandable given the lack of control she really had, so instead Ashlyn made her bed for her, then picked out the uniform for the day before getting into the sonic shower. Freshly cleaned, she began the rest of her process for getting ready for the day. Brushing the hair, applying cover for the more noticeable scars to minimize their appearance as well as the questions that usually come with them. When the door opened to announce Sharah’s return she thumbs toward the bathroom, “Sonic Shower is all yours, I’ll prep us some breakfast. I know you have taste so you want more than a supplement bar. What would you like?”

• Ensign Ashlyn Trenton
  Security, USS Europa

Sharah shrugged. Her stomach didn’t feel so great, probably from the headache she was sporting. She gave Ashlyn the name of some Betazoid dish that, when replicated looked bland and nasty.
En Fayth, Doctor

Ashlyn nods and takes to making breakfast for the two of them, the silent motions she went through were accompanied by comments on doughnuts, a lack of pancakes, and not enough coffee. The Conference of Trenton was still very much active, or perhaps just trading out one bunch for another. Things to investigate later. For now, Ashlyn set out a tray with the breakfast on it that Ashlyn gave dubious looks to. ”Hey, that could be really delicious to Betazoids. Don’t knock it till you try it. You should try it. I don’t want to, it’s scary and looks like a substitute for glue. I bet it could be used for…other means.” There is a long silence before some collective ewws and that’s disgustings Ashlyn shakes her head to collect her thoughts, or at least change their track. “Breakfast is ready when you are.”

• Ensign Ashlyn Trenton
  Security, USS Europa

Sharah eyed her bed. “Ashlyn, you don’t need to clean up after me, but I appreciate it.” Sharah went over to her bag that she hadn’t unpacked the night before. She put her clothes away quickly and set aside a clean uniform. She ignored the crate for the time being. She looked around and found her tree. Picking it up she walked over to the sink, “Thank you for taking her out. She spent a couple months in stasis on Challenger because the crate she was in was in quarantine because it travelled with me on the shuttle.” She dumped the water in the water bowl, refilled it and then replaced the tree on the table next to her bed. She grabbed her uniform and a quick sonic shower. Now presentable she walked out, brush in hand and several hair pins, the daily battle with her hair had begun.

Sharah sat down at the table, too tired to censor her words, “Don’t eat this, it’s nasty and has NO flavor at all, and the texture isn’t great. But my stomach and head hurt so….bland is better.”

En. Fayth, Doctor

Ashlyn paused for a moment, then pulled something from the box before she talked about it. “I know, but I didn’t get a chance to be really helpful for those that needed it until recently. It may be a small and unnecessary gesture, but please let me have it. It let’s me feel more useful than a fear stricken child trying to survive. It helps me realize that I have enough now to be able to share.”

• Ensign Ashlyn Trenton
  Security, USS Europa

“I don’t mind if you help, I just want you to know you don’t have to. But if you really want to help, my tree needs 3 drops of the plant food on my bed stand 2x a day. If I’m not here to do it, can you? It would really mean a lot.” Sharah asked as she ate the very bland moshey food. She grimaced but at least it didn’t upset her stomach. “Oh so I checked the transfer logs. Mara Oxton came with us from the Challenger. She is a crazy good engineer, and she might be willing to help us fix the room the way we want it.” Sharah checked the time. “I have to report for my eval and the CMO early. So I’ll probably see you in sickbay in a couple hours.” Sharah put her dishes into the replicator to be reclaimed, grabbed her combadge, affixed it to her uniform and waved. “See you later.”

En. Fayth, Doctor

Ashlyn laughed, “See you sooner than you think, onboarding physical is first on my appointment list so I may as well go with you. Unless, of course, if you want time to yourself. If that is the case, I can take the Jefferies tubes to Main Sickbay. It’ll take me about five minutes longer than you assuming the Turbolift doesn’t fail on you.” There is an internal shudder, the idea of a failing turbolift being very unwanted.

• Ensign Ashlyn Trenton
  Security, USS Europa

Sharah shrugged. She just wanted to get to work, and focus on that, “Whichever makes you feel better. But it might be better to get checked in before you go crawling through the jeffries tubes.” Sharah stepped out the door and stopped…She was going to have to remember to keep her eyes on the floor so she didn’t see THAT door every time she walked out of her quarters. She forced a breath and then another. He wasn’t going to walk out of the door so she needed to get going. She turned left and headed to the turbo lift. When the door opened she stepped in and waited to see if Ashlyn was going to join her or not.
En Fayth, Doctor

Ashlyn jogged a little to catch up, she hated turbo lifts but felt going with her friend would be easier than not. At least it kept the Conference of Trenton occupied with a wave of hellos and good mornings apparently gaining awareness of Sharah’s presence. Ashlyn pulled out her own PaDD in order to review the information on the ship’s medical staff when Ashlyn smirked to Sharah. “I know the CMO has to do the onboarding checkup, but would it be cool if I list you as my primary caregiver for all other appointments? At least till I get more comfortable with the rest of the crew?” The voice of every counselor plays the same tune in Ashlyn’s head as if it were coming from an old cassette player, several ‘You have to learn to trust people’ ring out in the Ensign’s head.

• Ensign Ashlyn Trenton
  Security, USS Europa