Posted by Civilian Karilan Massat (Owner, Quill and Parchment Books) in Eela’s Apartment- Processing (TMODJ)

Posted by Captain Eela Dasca (Lt. Governor) in Eela’s Apartment- Processing (TMODJ)

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Caridee left her mother to soak and wash and moved down the hallway into the kitchen. “I don’t know if she will eat anything, but what about you? Did you feel like some dinner? I know Sinna did stock the fridge, and my mother visited the market before the gala on Saturday, so there should be something to work with. That or we can order something in. Goodness knows we’re all tired as it is.”

~Eela & Caridee

Karilan smiled and said “All of us are going to eat. I’ll cook. You keep an eye on her. I cleaned the bedroom -and yes, I know the police may want to examine the room. I scanned and recorded everything first. But I’m not going to force her to sleep in guest room while the police waffle back and forth on whether or not they need anything from there. So let’s get her clean, fed, hydrated, and then we will put her to bed.” They turned and began to open the chiller when they said “Oh! And bring me her back brace. I need to get the power cell swapped out. It sounded like it was struggling earlier.”

Karilan

At this point Caridee had seen Karilan and her mother together enough to understand that Karilan had a special insight into her mother and could trust their judgment. “She probably just needs a recharged one. Who knows whether she had a mind to even think about it this morning. I’ll grab both after I unpack her bag.” Caridee moved off down the hall. She took care to put the canar back exactly where she had found it this morning and then brought the brace and one of the spare battery packs back to the kitchen for Karilan.

Meanwhile, Eela soaked in the tub after washing and just enjoyed the solitude, as much as it was. She realized it was the first time since she had left this morning that she had actually been alone in a room while she was awake. Yes, there were others nearby, but that was okay. Right now she was just trying to figure out what the hell to do next. She laid there for awhile but staying in that one position for too long was making her back ache more. She sighed. “Dee?” Eela called out.

Her daughter appeared. “Ready to get out?”

She nodded. Dee grabbed a towel and draped it over one arm while she helped Eela stand in the tub using the bar hold on the wall. The towel was wrapped around her body and Eela leaned her weight on Caridee as she stepped safely onto the bath mat. “I’m okay from here.”

“Okay. We’re in the kitchen- Karilan is cooking. Take it easy getting dressed, okay?”

“I’ll be fine. But can you bring my workbag to the kitchen?”

“Of course.” Caridee left the bathroom and, after grabbing the bag, made her way back to Karilan. “Can I help with anything?”

Eela appeared a short while later dressed in stretchy wide legged black bottoms and her Academy t-shirt. She moved slowly and it was hard to say if the bath had helped at all, but as she ran a hand over her damp hair, she knew that at least she felt a bit more… well, something. Moving down the hall into the large kitchen space, her bag was sitting on the wide island and she reached in looking for her comm. “I’m going to message Jal’na and ask if she can bump our appointment this week forward to tomorrow morning,” she said, sounding weary even to herself. Something about having left Kenzo’s had made everything real again, or rather, pulled her out of her immediate focused state. There had been something to occupy her mind for so much of the day and now she felt adrift in her own thoughts and feelings.

“That sounds like a great idea,” Caridee said.

~Eela Dasca, Lt. Gov.