05-12-2024, 10:44 PM
Lt Thorn listened to Lt O'Shea and understood the situation in her own way. This woman had no information to go on and had only met Kalli, so they were strangers. Kalli was very unlikely to "get to know" people while working. She often worked alone or was so engrossed in whatever was being done that it rarely offered much time for distractions like idle chatter. There were too many things that could get you killed if you weren't focused on the task at hand. It was these sort of social situations that allowed such cross-talk and let people be themselves.
This woman apparently didn't like her job or anyone else's enough to want to discuss such things. It also reflected certain insecurities, but Kalli wouldn't fault her for those things, she just made a mental note of them. everyone had a right to be who they were and when someone decides to show you who they are, you should pay attention. This was one of the very reasons that Kalli avoided such social interactions, as they rarely seemed to work out. What had happened with her boyfriend had been a strange fluke and Kalli suspected that it would not likely happen again. Thinking about that only made this conversation that much more frustrating.
Listening in silence, Kalli only nodded and sipped at her drink until there was mention of the CMO. "Yes, I served with Doctor Lim on a couple of previous ships. She is very professional. I can highly recommend her. She was quite discreet about a few of my visits to her in the past. At the time, I was embarrassed to go to Sickbay to have certain superficial injuries attended to, related to off duty activities." She paused and then added, "My boyfriend at the time was a Mirak." She left it at that and punctuated it with a shrug, leaving the rest to their imaginations."
After another pause, Kalli changed to the subject of the ship, "As for the crew, I suspect it was something like with your crew. The plans for the ships is something beyond my knowledge, but most of us are here. Some went to other ships, but that's Star Fleet for you." She gestured vaguely with one hand, "THIS is our life. THIS is what we chose. This is my fourth ship in four years, so it has kind of set a pattern. I'm hoping that things change with this ship, but so far I have nothing new to go on, so I just keep doing what I do."
There was a small beep from the device on her belt. Glancing at it, Kalli gave a sigh, looked around and pulled out what looked like a marble with a coin attached to it to keep it from rolling around. She set it on the table and then said in a hushed tone, "Give me a complete structural analysis of this entire facility with a filed report. I want it time stamped as well. Start now."
Kalli returned her attention to Aanil and simply gave a weak smile, "Sorry. We were discussing the crew. Um...well...given that we all came to this ship at the same time, I guess we're glad to have you all as well. I guess your previous crew is bigger than my previous crew, but neither of us are those crews anymore. Now we're all Aquila crew, just one big dysfunctional family." Kalli raised her glass in a mock toast, "Brother...sister...wait...hmmm...I guess that doesn't work for you two. Oh well, cheers all the same."
== Tags to Niels and Aanil ==
This woman apparently didn't like her job or anyone else's enough to want to discuss such things. It also reflected certain insecurities, but Kalli wouldn't fault her for those things, she just made a mental note of them. everyone had a right to be who they were and when someone decides to show you who they are, you should pay attention. This was one of the very reasons that Kalli avoided such social interactions, as they rarely seemed to work out. What had happened with her boyfriend had been a strange fluke and Kalli suspected that it would not likely happen again. Thinking about that only made this conversation that much more frustrating.
Listening in silence, Kalli only nodded and sipped at her drink until there was mention of the CMO. "Yes, I served with Doctor Lim on a couple of previous ships. She is very professional. I can highly recommend her. She was quite discreet about a few of my visits to her in the past. At the time, I was embarrassed to go to Sickbay to have certain superficial injuries attended to, related to off duty activities." She paused and then added, "My boyfriend at the time was a Mirak." She left it at that and punctuated it with a shrug, leaving the rest to their imaginations."
After another pause, Kalli changed to the subject of the ship, "As for the crew, I suspect it was something like with your crew. The plans for the ships is something beyond my knowledge, but most of us are here. Some went to other ships, but that's Star Fleet for you." She gestured vaguely with one hand, "THIS is our life. THIS is what we chose. This is my fourth ship in four years, so it has kind of set a pattern. I'm hoping that things change with this ship, but so far I have nothing new to go on, so I just keep doing what I do."
There was a small beep from the device on her belt. Glancing at it, Kalli gave a sigh, looked around and pulled out what looked like a marble with a coin attached to it to keep it from rolling around. She set it on the table and then said in a hushed tone, "Give me a complete structural analysis of this entire facility with a filed report. I want it time stamped as well. Start now."
Kalli returned her attention to Aanil and simply gave a weak smile, "Sorry. We were discussing the crew. Um...well...given that we all came to this ship at the same time, I guess we're glad to have you all as well. I guess your previous crew is bigger than my previous crew, but neither of us are those crews anymore. Now we're all Aquila crew, just one big dysfunctional family." Kalli raised her glass in a mock toast, "Brother...sister...wait...hmmm...I guess that doesn't work for you two. Oh well, cheers all the same."
== Tags to Niels and Aanil ==