Posted by Lieutenant Kadence Argona (Counselor) in XO’s Quarters - A Late Night Call

Posted by Commander Jason Reilly (XO) in XO’s Quarters - A Late Night Call
It was dark, quiet, and wholly comfortable. Reilly was enjoying a dream consisting of he and the Coubselor playing a game most often associated with poker but they were, instead, using chess. Neither was winning, but both were smiling. And then…

=^=Commander. Incoming call. Priority. CO of the USS Manhattan, Captain Cochrane, sir. =^= came the voice from the bridge. Reilly’s eyes opened and he thought to himself When I figure out why I am- and his brain engaged and he sat up and quickly moved to the comm terminal on the small desk and tapped the activation. =^= Send it through now. =^= There was a much longer delay than normal, but with their ship’s relative positions that was not unexpected.

The face of the Captain came though and he said =^=Commander. Sorry to have to call. There has been a… inquiry… as to our guest. I thought you should know.=^=
=^= Who inquired? And is this a threat we need to address, Alex?=^= Reilly asked
Cochrane shook his head. =^= No, no threat. He impressed the Diplomat assigned to the ship. She looked him up to see where he was from.=^= Reilly stared for a minute and then shook his head and chuckled. =^= I told him that damn seafood chowder of his would get him killed… again. =^= and he laughed. =^= Thanks, Alex. Unless you think we need to move him, I’ll handle it from here. =^= Cochrane chuckled and said =^= No, he’s safe. And it was fish and chips, not chowder. =^= Reilly nodded. =^= Thanks, Alex. I’ll let you know if things need to change. Be safe out there. =^= and the comms went dark. Reilly stood and went back to the bed, laying down next to the form under the blanket on the other side; crossing his arms under his head and looking at the ceiling.

“Crap.”

Reilly, XO

Kady heard the comm and felt Reilly remove his arm from around her. She kept her back to him in some semblance of privacy but heard the report. As he laid back and didn’t curl up with her again, she rolled over and propped up on her elbow, her other hand softly laying on his chest. “Jason, what is it?” The concern in her voice more than evident.

Kady
CNS

He drew in a deep breath and slowly exhaled. “One of my little side projects. Civilian. Good heart, great cook. Got himself into a bit of a jam, and I helped get him clear of it. Well… I’m trying to get him clear. It’s kind of an… ‘ongoing project’.” and he chuckled and looked at her. “Dont want to bore you, but if you’d like to hear the story, I’m pretty sure you will like the protagonist.” and he laughed.

Reilly, XO