05-17-2024, 10:17 PM
Mara listened as Ju told the story, her expression shifting smoothly from wry amusement to disbelief and back again.
“OK. So you snared our intrepid FO with an unholy combination of paint, glitter, candy and hard liquor.” She shook her head and just laughed. “I’ve been doin’ it all wrong all these years. Clearly what I needed to do was go wreck someone and then make a move in the Sickbay waitin’ room.”
The Bandaran drained her glass and helped herself to a refill from the nearest tap.
“All these crazy stories about people gettin’ shitfaced just make me even more sure I made the right call swearin’ off alcohol,” she said. “Don’t worry, I’m not gonna start preachin’. You do you. Or boss man. Whatever makes you happy.”
It was obvious by the filthy smirk on her face that Mara knew exactly what she had just said.
“And hey, if it all goes wrong for you two, the Mistle-Zone over there will help,” she added. “This crew… The reputation for being maneaters and ladykillers, and in some cases both, has hung around for years. I didn’t know much about it until I got here but wow. Lot of people like gettin’ their horizons widened of an evenin’, that’s for sure.”
Calleja was doing her best to keep the mocking good-natured. Her sense of humour could veer off into caustic if she wasn’t careful, but she was enjoying Ju’s company even if the two of them didn’t exactly have much in common.
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“OK. So you snared our intrepid FO with an unholy combination of paint, glitter, candy and hard liquor.” She shook her head and just laughed. “I’ve been doin’ it all wrong all these years. Clearly what I needed to do was go wreck someone and then make a move in the Sickbay waitin’ room.”
The Bandaran drained her glass and helped herself to a refill from the nearest tap.
“All these crazy stories about people gettin’ shitfaced just make me even more sure I made the right call swearin’ off alcohol,” she said. “Don’t worry, I’m not gonna start preachin’. You do you. Or boss man. Whatever makes you happy.”
It was obvious by the filthy smirk on her face that Mara knew exactly what she had just said.
“And hey, if it all goes wrong for you two, the Mistle-Zone over there will help,” she added. “This crew… The reputation for being maneaters and ladykillers, and in some cases both, has hung around for years. I didn’t know much about it until I got here but wow. Lot of people like gettin’ their horizons widened of an evenin’, that’s for sure.”
Calleja was doing her best to keep the mocking good-natured. Her sense of humour could veer off into caustic if she wasn’t careful, but she was enjoying Ju’s company even if the two of them didn’t exactly have much in common.
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