06-08-2026, 07:57 PM
== Lt Mala's Quarters ==
== NPC Lt Andrea Tate ==
AT hearing that Jez didn't want to talk about her dating life in front of Mike, Andrea replied, "I get it. I wouldn't want old folks nosing into my young dating life either, and I'm not, I'm simply pointing out that there hasn't really been any dating life in a while and that you might want to reflect on that. That's all. All work and no play is a bad combination, I don't care who you are or how old you get."
Andrea turned to Mike while cake was being sliced, "Please forgive me, Mike, if I offended you with my flirtatious nature. I mean no disrespect to you or your wife. My purpose is only to plant the seed of thought into your brain that a point will eventually come that you consider allowing yourself to be social with women again. Your kneejerk reaction is going to refuse to do so, out of a sense of obligation to your wife. You grieve and mourn however you feel you need to, just don't cut yourself off from the entire rest of the universe in the process. You have lots of life left in you." She shrugged, "Part of me wishes I had made a family, but it was just never in the cards. I think that ship has sailed, but I might still marry someone someday. Most men can't handle a strong and independent woman. Toss in being a gifted Betazoid with multiple PHDs and a Star Fleet career and the intimidation factor goes up pretty high. I've also got my own emotional baggage from all that I've seen and done and that seems quite a bit to ask of another person to make room for. However, I refuse to close myself off from others. When I was still assigned ship duty, I had boyfriends. I even had more than one marriage proposal, but I just never felt the magic, so it never happened. I envy that you had such a relationship with your wife and you should always cherish that. However, should you find yourself around Star Fleet HQ sometime, there should be nothing keeping you from having a drink and catching up with a friend."
She turned back to Jez, taking one of the slices of offered cake from her, "The same goes for you, Miss Sassy-pants."
== Tag Mala ==
== NPC Lt Andrea Tate ==
AT hearing that Jez didn't want to talk about her dating life in front of Mike, Andrea replied, "I get it. I wouldn't want old folks nosing into my young dating life either, and I'm not, I'm simply pointing out that there hasn't really been any dating life in a while and that you might want to reflect on that. That's all. All work and no play is a bad combination, I don't care who you are or how old you get."
Andrea turned to Mike while cake was being sliced, "Please forgive me, Mike, if I offended you with my flirtatious nature. I mean no disrespect to you or your wife. My purpose is only to plant the seed of thought into your brain that a point will eventually come that you consider allowing yourself to be social with women again. Your kneejerk reaction is going to refuse to do so, out of a sense of obligation to your wife. You grieve and mourn however you feel you need to, just don't cut yourself off from the entire rest of the universe in the process. You have lots of life left in you." She shrugged, "Part of me wishes I had made a family, but it was just never in the cards. I think that ship has sailed, but I might still marry someone someday. Most men can't handle a strong and independent woman. Toss in being a gifted Betazoid with multiple PHDs and a Star Fleet career and the intimidation factor goes up pretty high. I've also got my own emotional baggage from all that I've seen and done and that seems quite a bit to ask of another person to make room for. However, I refuse to close myself off from others. When I was still assigned ship duty, I had boyfriends. I even had more than one marriage proposal, but I just never felt the magic, so it never happened. I envy that you had such a relationship with your wife and you should always cherish that. However, should you find yourself around Star Fleet HQ sometime, there should be nothing keeping you from having a drink and catching up with a friend."
She turned back to Jez, taking one of the slices of offered cake from her, "The same goes for you, Miss Sassy-pants."
== Tag Mala ==