10-26-2025, 04:24 PM
Kalli had taken a break and dropped by her quarters to have a bite to eat. She had not really been very hungry, but knew she needed to keep her wits about her on this mission, so she had a snack that would keep her alert. To help her relax and keep her mind clear, she was sitting on her couch and enjoying the view. The view wasn't real, but it helped her to focus. The small and private holographic systems of her quarters were even self powered, recharging from the ambient subspace signals transmitting throughout the ship. It was more for decorative than physical use, but it did what it was intended to do, take the mind off of being on a ship.
The view made it appear as if her couch were on the porch, on the outside of a house. It looked out over some rolling hills and fields with a few trees sprinkled around before it eventually had a treeline about a half mile away. There were a few clouds in the false sky and they gently moved on a breeze she could almost feel. There were sounds of birds and a few other indications of bugs and imagined fauna, which helped complete the illusion.
Her mind drifted to Barjax, which both comforted her and made her a little sad at the same time. She missed him. He had been her only serious romantic interest in her life. She grinned at remembering how odd they had looked as a couple. He had been a 7 foot tall Leo Mirak, which contrasted pretty strongly with her 5 foot 2 inch size, but he had been such a gentle giant. His death still echoed in her heart, but he had touched her life in a very important way. Once you had felt the love of someone in your heart, it changed you forever. It had changed how she viewed not only the people around her, but her outlook about the entire universe.
There was a beep from her PADD, which snapped her back out of her deep thoughts. It was time to get back to work. She took a deep breath and stood up. Giving the command word, the room returned to looking normal and she placed the remains of her beverage in her replicator for disposal. Duty called...
== Just a little something to fill the void... ==
The view made it appear as if her couch were on the porch, on the outside of a house. It looked out over some rolling hills and fields with a few trees sprinkled around before it eventually had a treeline about a half mile away. There were a few clouds in the false sky and they gently moved on a breeze she could almost feel. There were sounds of birds and a few other indications of bugs and imagined fauna, which helped complete the illusion.
Her mind drifted to Barjax, which both comforted her and made her a little sad at the same time. She missed him. He had been her only serious romantic interest in her life. She grinned at remembering how odd they had looked as a couple. He had been a 7 foot tall Leo Mirak, which contrasted pretty strongly with her 5 foot 2 inch size, but he had been such a gentle giant. His death still echoed in her heart, but he had touched her life in a very important way. Once you had felt the love of someone in your heart, it changed you forever. It had changed how she viewed not only the people around her, but her outlook about the entire universe.
There was a beep from her PADD, which snapped her back out of her deep thoughts. It was time to get back to work. She took a deep breath and stood up. Giving the command word, the room returned to looking normal and she placed the remains of her beverage in her replicator for disposal. Duty called...
== Just a little something to fill the void... ==