Where do we go from here?
Posted on Thu Sep 29th, 2022 @ 11:33pm by Lieutenant Commander Faith Benson & Lieutenant JG R'Nosin & Lt JG Adalyn O'Rourke Ph.D.
Edited on on Wed Oct 5th, 2022 @ 4:50am
683 words; about a 3 minute read
Mission:
The Hunt Begins
Location: Main Mess Hall, Deck Five
Timeline: MD0001 - 0900 Hours
Faith gave a stretch as she leaned back a little bit, her violet eyes scanning over the Main Mess Hall. Her first time on one of these ships, though she was happy. Finally where she’d wanted to be. For the most part. Thankfully she’d already settled in enough now that the ship was there. Time for something to eat. She didn’t mind to much the long counter to a table as it was just her at the moment. Sitting down, thinking about what she might want to eat.
R'nosin walked in the mess hall and took a deep breath. Being a starfleet brat of sorts, he felt at home. "Wonder how the food is?" He thought to himself as he got inside proper and began to mull his options. He began to stroke his chin.
Aside from the others that may be in there, she did hear the doors open, Faith gave a look to whom it was. Not that she really knew any of them to start with. Ordering something simple as a bacon, sausage, folded egg and cheese english muffin. A little nod to R’nosin.
R'Nosin nodded back as he got his meal of choice, a breakfast burrito.
“Not much on a big breakfast either, Lieutenant……..” She fished for a name.
"R'Nosin." The caitian smiled. "Pleasure to meet you, Lieutenant…" he replied
“Faith Benson.” Giving him a smile, and not cat jokes either. Leaning back in the bar chair.
"Nice to meet you" the caitian beamed. "And yeah. I'm a "keep it simple" kind of cat when it comes to food." He laughed a little.
"You as well. I also don't know from one minute to the next. I may end up ordering three more persons worth of food here in a minute."
Adalyn moved through the mess hall with her breakfast tray in search of a place to sit when she spotted two people she only knew from their personnel files having a conversation. She didn't want to interrupt but it would be awkward to go around them, so as she passed, she offered a smile and said, "I guess we oh had the same idea this morning, if not the same appetite."
"Care to sit?" Faith motioned a hand.
"I'd love to, thanks," Adalyn replied, taking the seat as directed. "Sorry, where are my manners? I'm Adalyn O'Rourke, profiler and chief counselor." She realized such an admission was loaded for some people, but she didn't believe in hiding what she did and what she loved.
Faith half stood before Adalyn sat down. Granted that was typically for a male to stand up fully, but all around it also can be done just to be polite. Sitting back down, "I see. Faith Benson. Chief Tactical and Security. It's nice to meet you." Hoping that R'Nosin didn't mind her inviting someone else to sit with them.
"Nice to meet you too," Adalyn replied. "I imagine we're going to be working a lot more closely than most crews. It's good to break bread and get to know one another before we get knee-deep in a case."
"Nice to meet you as well, Adalyn." Faith smiled warmly.
The three of them ate in companionable silence, occasionally taking time to get to know each other casually. Adalyn appreciated the opportunity to share a meal with others and to get to know them outside of a formal evaluation. She knew they would be working quite closely together and for better or worse, they were going to share some experiences the average member of Starfleet wouldn't entirely understand. They were a team.
A Joint Post by
Lieutenant Faith Benson
Chief Security/Tactical Officer, USS Artemis
Starfleet Criminal Investigations Unit
Lieutenant Junior Grade R'Nosin
Chief Flight Control Officer, USS Artemis
Starfleet Criminal Investigations Unit
Lieutenant Junior Grade Adalyn O'Rourke
Ship's Counselor/Profiler, USS Artemis
Starfleet Criminal Investigations Unit
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