Posted by Civilian Karina Enger (Director of Education) in Strangers in the Night

Posted by Civilian Jewel Stone (Detective Chief Inspector MCD) in Strangers in the Night

Posted by Civilian Karina Enger (Director of Education) in Strangers in the Night
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Karina practically stumbled backwards as Tamsy grabbed her. “Please have a seat,” Karina said still trying to process what Tamsy had said. She spoke so fast, Karina didn’t quite catch it all. Unfortunately she caught “totally tell”, “love”, and “living togther”. She reminded Karina of Rondara, and that was both sweet and very sad. She took the food and set it on her desk. She’d message Jewel later to thank her. She took a seat across from Tamsy, in a single winged back chair. “It is nice to meet you, Tamsy,” Karina said in her careful measured and slightly mechanical voice. “Jewel says you are an environmentalist.”

Enger, DOE

“Oh thank you she said taking out her lunch and handing Karina the bag. “Sorry I tend to ramble, umm yes I love the environment, and Jewel says you manage all this ?” she said looking around amazed. “So, smooth move on the carnival date, Jewel wont shut up about it, best time she’s had in years, maybe ever I think she said. Wish someone would take me to a carnival all I ever get is a cheep meal and some guy trying to get me to go home with me, I honestly thought romance was dead but it’s so not, I’ve been living vicariously through my sister since you met”

Detective Chief Inspector MCD, Jewel Stone
~Constable Blackwood

Tansy was not just a bit much, she was A LOT. Karina couldn’t keep up with everything she was saying. She hadn’t felt this out of place with spoken language since she was a child. There was a question in there somewhere, she thought, but there was no chance to answer it. Karina was used to hyper children with never ending questions, but wow....

“Yes, it is very time consuming work. Right now I am here, but once we decide on a president I will move back to the government tower.” She reached for a glass of water. “I am glad she enjoyed it. The students worked very hard on it.”

Enger, DOE

“So”, Tamsy said her smile turned into narrowed eyes. “You going to treat my sister good?, ” she asked plainly. “She has had some real SH!T partners over the years only worried about their needs”

Detective Chief Inspector MCD, Jewel Stone
~Constable Blackwood

Karina smiled, “You are… sweet, Tamsy. I have known Jewel not a week. It is too soon to guess the future. I do not intend to hurt her.”

Enger, DOE

“I know, there is just something different this time, and,” she lowered her head. “You sound amazing, she can be a bit bull headed sometimes,” she paused. “Just I don’t know, be patient with her” she said.

Detective Chief Inspector MCD, Jewel Stone
~Constable Blackwood

Karina smiled. “I will.”

Enger, DOE

“Thats good” she said her smiling returned.
,Held out her padd “my number” she said. She crosed her legs, “So, what would you like to k ow about Jewel?”

Detective Chief Inspector MCD, Jewel Stone
~Constable Blackwood

Karina took the PaDD and made a note. She shook her head as she returned the PaDD, “I want to know it all, but,” she held up her hand, “I want to learn it from her. There are no short cuts to connection.”

Enger, DOE
“That’s good, I like that” Tamsy said. “I’m not looking for you to marry her, or move in with her, though to be honest with the way both your schedules work, it might be the only way you see each other on the regular!” she jabbed, “But hey your call” she noted, “I just wanted to meet you really and I tend to just speak my mind! Life is to precious to play games right?” she asked

Detective Chief Inspector MCD, Jewel Stone
~Constable Blackwood

Karina nodded, “I agree. Less chance for confusion and misunderstanding.” She regarded her for a moment. “Do you have questions?”

Enger, DOE

“Jewel talks about you all the time, I feel like I know you a little already.” she noted, “we talk a couple times a day she and I pee’s in a pod. ” she giggled. “Anyway I don’t know what to ask, why don’t you tell me something about your self?” she asked.

Just then Karina got a message.

Before she could respond, Karina’s comm beeped. “A moment, I am sorry.” She stood and went to her desk.

sorry, she insisted, I hope at least the food made you happy
Your Gem <3

Detective Chief Inspector MCD, Jewel Stone

It is fine. Anything for you. What are two peas in a pod?
Karina <3

On earth pea’s are a vegetable that has an outer shell, that has peas in side, when some one says they are like peas in a pod it means they are the same.
Your Gem <3

Ah, I see, <3 Karina wasn’t sure she did, but that was alright.

She returned to her chair. “I am from Vair, a world of telepaths. We are born mute. Spoken language is… unnatural for us.”

Enger, DOE

Tamsy looked at her, her voice and face filled with compassion . “That must be very difficult for you, does language feel slow?” she asked curiously

Detective Chief Inspector MCD, Jewel Stone

Picking up her glass she took a sip. “At times, yes. It is very…inefficient. Too much left unsaid, too much hidden in false meaning.”

Enger, DOE

Tamsy looked at here for a few seconds. “But if, ” she “how”, said “What” seemed like she could not get the words out. “I’m mean how do you keep mystery in your relationships if you know everything every time?” she asked.

Detective Chief Inspector MCD, Jewel Stone
~Constable Blackwood