Posted by Ensign Valkris MacLaren (Security Officer) in Side Sim- Family Reunion - Docks to The Pale Horse

Posted by Civilian Joseph Karlson (Head of Police Force) in Side Sim- Family Reunion - Docks to The Pale Horse

Posted by Ensign Valkris MacLaren (Security Officer) in Side Sim- Family Reunion - Docks to The Pale Horse
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Hoping to avoid the awkwardness of the conversation, Valkris’ eyes panned the scene for the waiter. She didn’t spot him. She guessed the food must’ve taken longer than originally believed causing her to sigh. Her mom didn’t seem to intend to let the topic simply drop causing Valkris to continue the conversation.

“Mother, we have talked about it. We’re considering planning a vacation together, but we haven’t decided on a location. There are some good options out there, too many to make it easy.”

–Ensign Valkris MacLaren, Sec

OOC: Going to bump this for the waiter and wait a bit, food should be arriving around this time. If no reply, I’ll make a mention of food arriving and continue with the scene. I just didn’t want to exclude someone else from reply, especially when I’m enjoying the waiter. :P

-Janice B.

OOC: Sorry I completely forgot about this.
IC:

As if he’d sensed the slight tension in at the table the Catian returned holding two plates. Behind him were two floating drones each carrying their own plate. He gave the family a toothy grin “Apologies for the wait” He said in his Scouse accent. He placed the first dish in front of Valkris, the plate was infact two dishes attached to one another, on the larger side was the Chicken Kiev with assorted vegetables on the side and on the secondary smaller plate was the Gagh swarming around “Chiken Kiev with a side of Gagh” The scond plate he placed infront of the mother “Roasted lamb with Zilm’Kach. The lamb is a free-roaming Earth Lamb brought up in the small island nation of Iceland roasted in the traditional Icelandic manner” He explained then turned around and grabbed one of the plates from the drones and placed it in front of the Father.
It was the same kind of double dish as before “Targ Steak and Octopus. Although the Targ is from Klingon Space the Octopus is genuine Oed born and raised, the first generation of their kind.”

Mrerr then took the fourth and last place “Now incase you don’t like the specific Gagh ‘ere I’ve brought a selection of different types” He placed the plate at the edge of the table between Valkris and her father. It was a large plate with four smaller dishes which each contained different kinds of gagh. The smaller plates could be removed and placed instead of the smaller plates they had their own Gagh in “We have Torgud, Filden, Bithool and my personal favorite Wistan Gagh” He explained pointing to each dish in order “If there’s anything else don’t hesitate to call”

Mrerr

Valkris relax when the waiter returned. Her vision caught him in the corner, approaching with two hover droids in his wake. All three of them carried plates. The tension in her chest faded when she realized food had arrived, allowing her to breathe again. It would provide a good distraction from Danteel and her relationship. Her eyes floated over each plate when Marr delivered it, pleased with her parents’ reactions.

Her mother’s smile appeared to widen on her face. She took a moment to inhale and savor the aroma, appearing to like what she smelt. When she heard about the Earth Lamb, her eyes widened in pleasant shock.

“Uh, that’s interesting. Not often does a place serve meat that isn’t synthetic. I haven’t had actual lamb since I was pregnant with Jeremy, mostly because of rumors about synthetic meat not being good for a baby’s growth.”

Ka’Pek scuffed at the mention but said nothing when he glanced at his plate. While he tried to retain a warrior’s demeanor, Valkris saw a break in it. A glint of pleasure flicker in his expression then it disappeared. He inspected his meal and gave the waiter a nod, his way of saying thank you.

Valkris was surprised the waiter went out of his way to provide a few varieties of Gagh. Most restaurants had one kind and when ordered, didn’t go the extra mile. Or even knew there was a wide variety. She looked to the waiter then spoke.

“Thank you. So far the service has been wonderful and everything looks delicious.” Valkris commented as she began to dig in.

–Ensign Valkris MacLaren, Sec

Mrerr bowed slightly and widened his grin. Although they usually did offer everything natural and for the past few years had been constructing support buildings so they could manage. Seeing as they only needed to support one restaurant on the colony this was not too much of a challenge. With stable shipping routes throughout the Federation and safe passage through Klingon space allowed them much more variety than most non-Klingon restaurants. “Your praise is what we work for” He said gleefully as he left their sight without as much as a creek in the floor.

Mrerr

Valkris began to cut off a chunk of the chicken and bit into it, letting the flavor explode. She took a drink. The sweetness of her Kanar wash it down and lingered, encouraging her to take another bite. Her fingers went for the Gagh, pinching the lively worms in her fingers and lowering them into her mouth. Naturally this drew commentary from her mother.

“You are your father’s daughter. I have no doubt about that. You both enjoy Gagh far too much.” Jani made a small face causing her to chuckle.

“Out of all the Klingon dishes, that is my least favorite one. Jeremy won’t even consider touching it.” She made a small wave gesture as to signal for them to keep it away from her.

Valkris’ father snorted then pointed out a sound fact. “You also ate a lot of Gagh while Valkris was in the womb. Couldn’t get enough and even stole most of mine.”

“I didn’t plan on that.”

“Hahaa.” Valkris struggled not to choke on her food as she swallowed it down. Her figure leaned in and choked, causing Jani to pat her back.

“No need to get choked up, Valkris. This isn’t the time to be laughing.”

As Valkris cleared her throat, she sat back upright and flashed her mother a smile. Happiness and joy etched across her face for the first time in months.

–Ensign Valkris MacLaren, Sec

Valkris cleared her throat after she swallowed her remaining bite. Her hand rubbed her chest, the pain finally faded. She let her smile to continue to crack her lips while she continued.

“I missed you both.”

The words were simple and plain in meaning. She felt no shame in saying it. Even when her father huffed and her mother simply returned her grin. They gradually finished their meal together, touching on memories and recent events. It was clear they would be revisiting during her parent’s next trip on the Oed V.

–Ensign Valkris MacLaren, Sec

OOC: And that’s a wrap for this thread, I appreciate the company on this and it was fun writing with you! ^-^
-Janice B.