03-22-2025, 12:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-22-2025, 12:26 PM by Hallowette Maxas-Darl.)
The emotion that had arisen in Hallowette had ebbed and lingered as her new friend offered her support then offered a bit more about herself as well. Aeryn, like most people she supposed, was more than she first suspected.
"I don't know if I'd have guessed you would have had struggles in the Academy. You seem so smart...confident." Hally felt the heat of embarrassment begin to creep up her neck as she struggled to find exactly what she was trying to communicate. "What I'm trying to say..." She stopped and slightly hunched in her seat, her slight slender form seeming to crumple a bit before she straightened again, continuing, "Some officers you meet, you know they were destined to do amazing things. They just seem the very picture of leadership. They exude qualities that inspire those of us who are learning, experiencing, and growing - who aspire to be what they see in them. If you are a reflection of what Captain Amirez inspired in you, then I'd say Amirez must have been a pretty incredible person." She put a hand on the perspiring cup of lemonade and she turned in a couple of times as she gathered more thoughts, "So, botany, then Security? That is a pretty big departure from plants...I'm not sure I'd have pegged someone so...intellectual...as a security officer..." she teased with a laugh - which immediately melted as she noticed the massive woman who arrived at their table - a woman who was well known among the ships junior officers, and one that Hallowette may have just inadvertently insulted.
KOSSK, please don't have let her hear that, it was just a dumb joke!!!
Hallowette quickly stood, banging her knee on the table as she did so, a jolt of dull pain shooting through her leg. "Oh, uhm, good evening Lt. Calleja!" She spurted respectfully.
Calleja was roundly feared by all the Midshipmen on the Artemis. An intimidating presence, she was known for her fiery disposition, and one of the first things Hallowette had been told by her team in Hangar Bay 2 was keep your nose clean, abide by ships rules, and stay under security's radar. Hally, to her credit, was the child of an ex-fleet Security Officer. Her father had been the Chief of Security on the Ark Royal. Like Calleja, he was tall, muscular and fit - focused and keen. They, Bren and Mara, honestly, likely would have really liked one another.
But as much as Hallowette saw their similarities, she had to admit that Calleja scared her.
"Uhm, please, yes. Uhm. Yes, join us." the young Trill/Bajoran hybrid stammered, the pain of her knee beginning to throb.
==tags! Glad to have you Mara!==
"I don't know if I'd have guessed you would have had struggles in the Academy. You seem so smart...confident." Hally felt the heat of embarrassment begin to creep up her neck as she struggled to find exactly what she was trying to communicate. "What I'm trying to say..." She stopped and slightly hunched in her seat, her slight slender form seeming to crumple a bit before she straightened again, continuing, "Some officers you meet, you know they were destined to do amazing things. They just seem the very picture of leadership. They exude qualities that inspire those of us who are learning, experiencing, and growing - who aspire to be what they see in them. If you are a reflection of what Captain Amirez inspired in you, then I'd say Amirez must have been a pretty incredible person." She put a hand on the perspiring cup of lemonade and she turned in a couple of times as she gathered more thoughts, "So, botany, then Security? That is a pretty big departure from plants...I'm not sure I'd have pegged someone so...intellectual...as a security officer..." she teased with a laugh - which immediately melted as she noticed the massive woman who arrived at their table - a woman who was well known among the ships junior officers, and one that Hallowette may have just inadvertently insulted.
KOSSK, please don't have let her hear that, it was just a dumb joke!!!
Hallowette quickly stood, banging her knee on the table as she did so, a jolt of dull pain shooting through her leg. "Oh, uhm, good evening Lt. Calleja!" She spurted respectfully.
Calleja was roundly feared by all the Midshipmen on the Artemis. An intimidating presence, she was known for her fiery disposition, and one of the first things Hallowette had been told by her team in Hangar Bay 2 was keep your nose clean, abide by ships rules, and stay under security's radar. Hally, to her credit, was the child of an ex-fleet Security Officer. Her father had been the Chief of Security on the Ark Royal. Like Calleja, he was tall, muscular and fit - focused and keen. They, Bren and Mara, honestly, likely would have really liked one another.
But as much as Hallowette saw their similarities, she had to admit that Calleja scared her.
"Uhm, please, yes. Uhm. Yes, join us." the young Trill/Bajoran hybrid stammered, the pain of her knee beginning to throb.
==tags! Glad to have you Mara!==