Posted by Captain Eela Dasca (Lt. Governor) in Eela’s Apartment- Compelling Things to Grow

Posted by Lieutenant Sharah Fayth (Chief Star Fleet Medical Officer) in Eela’s Apartment- Compelling Things to Grow

Posted by Captain Eela Dasca (Lt. Governor) in Eela’s Apartment- Compelling Things to Grow

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Eela chuckled. “Much like the painting itself, I was compelled to do something rather… unexpected,” she said, gesturing for Sharah to follow her.

The room next to Eela’s Den/Office was a bedroom she had converted into an exercise/rehab room. The wall opposite the door was an exterior one and was floor to ceiling windows covered in white sheer curtains. There was a recumbent bike, a large mat on the floor, and a folded massage table leaning against one wall. To the left, the sliding door to the closet was open revealing shelving full of equipment for strength training and stretching. On the right wall was the painting: an abstract fractal in blacks, greys with hint of pale yellow.

Dasca stepped in and moved over to the corner where a little table held a power cell charger. “This was also a good excuse to pop a new cell in before the the one I’m using died completely,” she said, lifting the side of her shirt and lifting a discreet opening where the slim power cell was housed. A quick exchange and there was a tiny beep to tell her the fresh cell was connected properly.

Sharah grinned widely, “I bet Jal’na adores this room.” She looked around, taking in the space. “It’s also quite serene.”

Eela matched Sharah’s grin. “I did get a grunt of approval and a comment that she hoped I didn’t think she’d go easy on me just because I had a nice set-up.”

She moved across the room and gazed at the painting, though she had gotten used to it and it didn’t elicit quite the intense emotions as it did when she first saw it. “The Governor told me Oed had a way of revealing the truth, sometimes in brutal ways. I’m finding it more and more true,” she said softly.

~Eela Dasca, Lt. Gov.

Sharah wasn’t sure what to say to that. It felt true, but the truth could be a tricky and a frightening thing. “How are you settling in, Eela? To the job and the place? I know it’s been a whirlwind of a week.”

Fayth, SFCMO

Dasca drew in a drew breath, allowing her gaze to skim the painting again for a moment before she focused on Sharah once more. “Overwhelmed, but not all of it is bad. But there are things going on in the background that are requiring more of me than I expected so soon. High stakes matters. Stuff that makes running a starship feel like children’s play time.” She shook her head ruefully. “But that all being said, I like it here, and like feeling like there is work t be done that I can do. After the last few years, it’s great feeling.”

~Eela Dasca, Lt. Gov.

A slow exhalation of breath was Sharah’s only physical response, but her emotions swirled in understanding and confusion, and several other things. “Oed is…different. Not bad, but very different than anything I have ever experienced. I’ve been here just over a month, and it is the first place I have ever felt…at home.” That had a lot to do with Markus, and Sharah knew that. Anywhere with him was home, but something about Oed and the people gave her a larger sense of that. Cpt Rende had done her a great service.

Fayth, SFCMO