Posted by Civilian Sisnil Zoi (Intelligence Consultant) in So… This Is It

Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in So… This Is It

Posted by Civilian Sisnil Zoi (Intelligence Consultant) in So… This Is It
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It seemed like a typical day. Dradvia was up early for her shift. She really enjoyed the work. The routine and the hope. It wasn’t like before where her patients were more likely to die no matter what she did. Now she knew she could make them better. Not that anyone came in with serious ailments.

Everyday Sisnil was waiting for her to have breakfast. She didn’t have words to describe how it made her feel, but it was a wonderful feeling knowing he got up early just to spend time with her. He was always waiting after her shift too. Usually with Simon. Dradvia had to remind herself constantly that Simon wasn’t hers. She was just as attached to the kitten as she was to Sisnil. They were everything to her.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

It made Sisnil happy to do so, mostly because of how good it felt to make her feel better. Some days ago, the ship had been ordered back to Star base to assist in an ongoing investigation. Today they’d be arriving on base. Sisnil had left a note in his quarters, sure Dee would find it. This morning, he’d acted as though everything was normal. What was a little odd was when he turned up in the middle of the day looking for her.

~ Zoi

Dradvia finished with a patient and then walked over to him. “I still have a couple of hours, and no busy work to let me wander about the ship.” She was slightly disappointed in that. When she was doing the odd health maintenance things around the ship, Sisnil would join her. She always volunteered because she got to spend more time with him. She had to ask though, just in case, “Are you feeling okay?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil smiled, “I’m fine, Dee.” He said. It was easier this way. The letter he’d left would explain everything. But this was his in person goodbye, even if he wasn’t going to tell her directly. He gave her a quick hug. “I was just really bored and wanted to say hi.”

~ Zoi

Her arms slipped around him and she hugged him tightly. Over the last few weeks, since that horrible nightmare, she’d slowly been able to return his shows of affection. She wasn’t comfortable initiating any displays of affection. She loved the way he hugged her though. She sort of craved them now, but she was careful to not show it. Dradvia shook her head, “Morris really should give you something meaningful to do. It’s just insulting.” She squeezed him again slightly before stepping back. “Maybe you can do one of your training programs until I’m off?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded. “Good idea. Look for me in my quarters if I’m not here, okay?” Sisnil said. “I just might overshoot the time and I usually shower afterwards.”

~ Zoi

Dradvia nodded, “Okay, I will.” The door opened admitting another officer who looked like he hadn’t been so careful in his own training program. “I have to go.” She hated it, she’d rather stay and talk with Sisnil.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded. “Go, make people better. Uhm…” He leaned in and kissed her. “Bye, Dee.”

~ Zoi

Dradvia blinked at him in surprise, her cheeks flushing. “I’ll see you in a little bit.” She bit her lip nervously - shyly, “I love you, Sisnil.” Then she turned as the nurse called her away.

Something about the way Sisnil said it, left her anxious the rest of her shift. She told herself she was worrying over nothing. Still, when her shift ended and Sisnil wasn’t there her stomach dropped and she felt a tremor of panic. Stop it. He said to meet him at his quarters. She took a deep breath and left sickbay, heading toward her quarters. She stopped outside her door. She’d just check on him before she changed. She turned and stepped across the corridor and pressed the chime.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

There was no answer. From inside, she could hear Simon playing.

Dradvia decided to check the shared refresher. She wasn’t trying to be creepy, but something just felt off. No one was in the refresher though. She returned to his quarters. She could ask the computer, but Sisnil liked keeping the computer guessing and not knowing. She pressed the chime again.

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Down on the Starbase, Sisnil was at the rendezvous point. So where was his ride…? He looked around. There was nothing abnormal here. It was the part of the Starbase where shady dealings went down. Security was known to skip this area frequently, and there were a lot of less than visible places.

So, it was exactly the sort of place Sisnil expected to get picked up from. It was the right time… Where were they? He was starting to get nervous, which was unlike him. He was reading the minds of those around him and he heard no mention of anything relevant.

Then there was an arm around his neck and a rather large pointy knife held towards his body. He struggled and kicked, but his attacker was big and strong. “Let… go of me!”

“Empty your pockets.” Said the gruff voice. He couldn’t do that. Couldn’t allow anyone access to his comm. He shook his head. “You dumb? You give me what you have you live. Simple as.” Sisnil shook his head again. Giving up that comm meant endangering Dradvia and his own ship. He’d never willingly do it. Loyalty was too deeply ingrained into him.

“I’m Syndicate. They’ll have your ass if you hurt me.” He said, his voice strained by the muscular arm around his neck.

The man laughed and shook his head. “I don’t think they’ll be troubling me.” He said with certainty....

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Still nothing. She was being unreasonable, panicking over nothing, but she couldn’t stop the building panic. She just had to make sure. “Computer, Medical override, Dradvia 9-alpha-3-7.” The door slid open and she stepped inside, bending low to grab Simon so he didn’t run out.

Just as Dee was entering his quarters, she felt a stab of fear, pain, panic that wasn’t hers. The wisp of a cry for help.

~ Zoi

Dradvia gasped and crumpled to her knees. She held Simon close to her chest. “Sisnil?” she called out. Something was really wrong, she could feel it. She made herself stand and look around the room. She already knew he wasn’t there though.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer