05-23-2025, 07:57 PM
== CSO's Quarters: enroute to Trill ==
Ameen had clearly put quite a bit of thought into what a relationship with him might mean for her. She listened as he went through the possible ramifications, consequences that she hadn’t really thought through, though they all seemed trivial to her. She held his gaze the entire time that he spoke, recognizing that it was important to him that she understand. He wasn’t wrong, but she hadn’t joined Starfleet for the medals or accolades. For her it was about doing good, doing what was right. She had come here to follow her heart.
And now she was being given an opportunity to follow her heart again. He was standing in front of her, asking if she would walk this path with him. He seemed to not yet know how hard she had fallen, how easy it was for her to choose him. It made her nervous to reveal so much of what she was feeling for him so early, though circumstances had forced them to these crossroads at this moment.
He was asking her again for her answer, only now after going over all of the ways it could go wrong for her.
"So, tell me. Knowing all that... knowing the fight it will be, not just for us, but for you... is it still a path you want to walk?"
Amila nodded her head as she responded, “You can’t scare me off that easily.”
She closed her eyes and drew a long breath in before opening them. She looked up at Ameen, her expression serious. “I heard you, but those things don’t necessarily matter to me. Even if they did... The connection that we have -- I’m not imagining it, or you wouldn’t be here right now. I don’t know how many chances we get at finding that with someone. I wasn't ready to just let that go.”
"I'm not ready to let that go."
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Ameen had clearly put quite a bit of thought into what a relationship with him might mean for her. She listened as he went through the possible ramifications, consequences that she hadn’t really thought through, though they all seemed trivial to her. She held his gaze the entire time that he spoke, recognizing that it was important to him that she understand. He wasn’t wrong, but she hadn’t joined Starfleet for the medals or accolades. For her it was about doing good, doing what was right. She had come here to follow her heart.
And now she was being given an opportunity to follow her heart again. He was standing in front of her, asking if she would walk this path with him. He seemed to not yet know how hard she had fallen, how easy it was for her to choose him. It made her nervous to reveal so much of what she was feeling for him so early, though circumstances had forced them to these crossroads at this moment.
He was asking her again for her answer, only now after going over all of the ways it could go wrong for her.
"So, tell me. Knowing all that... knowing the fight it will be, not just for us, but for you... is it still a path you want to walk?"
Amila nodded her head as she responded, “You can’t scare me off that easily.”
She closed her eyes and drew a long breath in before opening them. She looked up at Ameen, her expression serious. “I heard you, but those things don’t necessarily matter to me. Even if they did... The connection that we have -- I’m not imagining it, or you wouldn’t be here right now. I don’t know how many chances we get at finding that with someone. I wasn't ready to just let that go.”
"I'm not ready to let that go."
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