Posted by Civilian Kenzo B’tren-Hyrushi (Governor) in Eden Café- A Lunch Catch-Up

Posted by Captain Eela Dasca (Lt. Governor) in Eden Café- A Lunch Catch-Up

Posted by Civilian Kenzo B’tren-Hyrushi (Governor) in Eden Café- A Lunch Catch-Up
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Though it was a soft smile, it was sincere, and he’d feel the affection from her. “I do, and I appreciate it. We both lucked out greatly that is was each of us here at this point in time.” Eela chuckled. “I’m not sure who I blame more: Roger, or a mystic from the Gamma Quadrant. Though the mystic isn’t going to cost me latinum. Rog and I have a bet and I’ve clearly lost that one.” She lifted the remains of her lemonade and took a sip.

~Eela

Kenzo cocked an eyebrow. “A bet? What kind of bet?” he asked with an upturned corner of his mouth.

Kenzo

She couldn’t help but grin. “I couldn’t help but feel skeptical about this job. It seemed so entirely out of no where. I’m not a politician. Hell, I still don’t consider myself one, though I deal with politics on a daily basis. And when he tossed my name in for nomination, I was floored. I made a joke that if I somehow got the job, I’d probably quit after a month, given the… difficulties I was dealing with along with Oed’s challenges. Roger took one look at me and bet me ten strips of latinum, I’d not only not quit, but actually like the job.” Eela feigned a disgruntled look. “Some days, it’s so irritating that he knows me so well. Which is probably why when I sent him messages those first days that amounted to ‘I hate you right now’. He just laughed.”

~Eela

Kenzo looked at her as she spoke about Roger, how her voice changed and her tenor became more… joyous. When she was done, he looked at her a moment and then said softly “So tell me why you have not thought of pursuing a relationship with him? He obviously brings you joy, and you share a bond few individuals are fortunate enough to experience.”

Kenzo

She froze, the smile shifting into confusion and something else she couldn’t quite put her finger on. With someone else she might have just said something like ‘Oh, we’re not like that’, but this was Kenzo. They were far beyond causal lies, even when there was something difficult on the table for discussion. She could avoid the topic, but it wasn’t how they did things. Her index finger traced a line up and down the glass, as if it might help focus her words, her eyes watching the condensation drip. Long moments passed before that deep pain from her and Roger’s talk, the one that all the revelations spurred, surfaced, prompting a reply at last. “I couldn’t. Cory would never have allowed it,” she said softly, her voice holding an edge as she lifted her gaze to look at Kenzo again. “The truth is that even if it was something both Roger and I wanted, Cory would have been threatened because he knew in a direct comparison, he’d fail. He couldn’t allow that. He could tolerate us being friends.” Eela shook her head. “And the timing was always wrong. Even now it’s… so complicated. I don’t want to ruin what we have. Certainly not now when I’m wading through all this debris. That’s not fair to Roger and it’s not fair to me. He’s integral to my life. I can’t lose him,” she said, dropping her gaze.

~Eela