06-09-2026, 01:29 AM
Having docked on Earth was a true treat for Eun Ju. Being able to finally go back and visit her brother in Korea had been an unexpected but much-needed experience. There was something special about being home for a little while. The smell of Korean street food, the taste of fresh, unreplicated kimchi, drinking her brother under the table with soju the first night as she caught him up on all her exploits from the Artemis since she had left. She had gone to visit her Halmoni's grave as well, leaving flowers and her favorite food as an offering to her in the afterlife. It had been a trip that had grounded her again. She had fallen for someone, lost him, and then had a hard time feeling as though she wasn't exactly sure what to do with herself after that. She had heard nothing from him, and now she had put that behind her. She had spent longer without him than with, it just took her time to kind of recenter and ground herself.
Hopefully, the stigma of being the one who was dating the first officer, who got arrested, and was carted off the ship would have also died down some.
Eun Ju had come back on board earlier this morning and settled back into her Quarters. She had decided to combat her loneliness at times, to bring a small mini-rabbit with her so she had gotten the little bunny set up with it's own area. She had decided to name the little fluff ball Nari, which was Korean for Lily. With all the travels, Nari had gone right into the little rabbit hut she had set up for it and fallen asleep, which left Ju little to nothing to do and a lot of time on her hands. It felt odd to be back, but right somehow, she had brought a ton of Korean snacks back with her too so she could have a taste of home from time to time, since she did not know when she would have a chance to return to Earth again.
Ju stepped into the officer's lounge wearing her uniform because it was just easier than going with her casual clothes on board at this time. There were two females already having a conversation to the side, but she didn't know either of them; she didn't think. Being an Engineer, she was often busy and in the depths of the ship, fighting mechanical demons rather than up on the social floors making friends. Not that she didn't have any, her boss was more-or-less a friend, perhaps closer to an acquaintance, but they worked together well enough. She also had made other friends here, even Calleja, with her epic temper.
The Korean stepped up to the bar and ordered herself a bottle of soju and a small glass. She might as well relax a little bit before heading back to her quarters. The decision now came to, did she ask to join the two women who seemed to know each other, or did she stay by herself and wait to be invited? I don't even know them. What if I make a fool of myself. I should make more friends though. They can keep me busy off hours. We could do fun things together. Maybe they like watching K-dramas, or listening to Kpop. Maybe they want to work out at the gym or something. It could be good to branch out again.
Her thoughts were interupted as the bartender put a bottle of soju and a small glass in front of her. "Do it, go say hi," the bartender said, nodding her head to the other two women. Ju blushed, feeling as though he had been seen, but she gave a bit of a nod and turned. Taking a deep breath, Ju crossed from the bar to the other two women at the table.
"Do you mind if I join you? I'm Eun Ju, by the way, or Ju for short," she said, waiting for the two to answer nervously.
==Tag Hallowette and Ardanna==
Hopefully, the stigma of being the one who was dating the first officer, who got arrested, and was carted off the ship would have also died down some.
Eun Ju had come back on board earlier this morning and settled back into her Quarters. She had decided to combat her loneliness at times, to bring a small mini-rabbit with her so she had gotten the little bunny set up with it's own area. She had decided to name the little fluff ball Nari, which was Korean for Lily. With all the travels, Nari had gone right into the little rabbit hut she had set up for it and fallen asleep, which left Ju little to nothing to do and a lot of time on her hands. It felt odd to be back, but right somehow, she had brought a ton of Korean snacks back with her too so she could have a taste of home from time to time, since she did not know when she would have a chance to return to Earth again.
Ju stepped into the officer's lounge wearing her uniform because it was just easier than going with her casual clothes on board at this time. There were two females already having a conversation to the side, but she didn't know either of them; she didn't think. Being an Engineer, she was often busy and in the depths of the ship, fighting mechanical demons rather than up on the social floors making friends. Not that she didn't have any, her boss was more-or-less a friend, perhaps closer to an acquaintance, but they worked together well enough. She also had made other friends here, even Calleja, with her epic temper.
The Korean stepped up to the bar and ordered herself a bottle of soju and a small glass. She might as well relax a little bit before heading back to her quarters. The decision now came to, did she ask to join the two women who seemed to know each other, or did she stay by herself and wait to be invited? I don't even know them. What if I make a fool of myself. I should make more friends though. They can keep me busy off hours. We could do fun things together. Maybe they like watching K-dramas, or listening to Kpop. Maybe they want to work out at the gym or something. It could be good to branch out again.
Her thoughts were interupted as the bartender put a bottle of soju and a small glass in front of her. "Do it, go say hi," the bartender said, nodding her head to the other two women. Ju blushed, feeling as though he had been seen, but she gave a bit of a nod and turned. Taking a deep breath, Ju crossed from the bar to the other two women at the table.
"Do you mind if I join you? I'm Eun Ju, by the way, or Ju for short," she said, waiting for the two to answer nervously.
==Tag Hallowette and Ardanna==