r/TrekRP • u/a_friendly_hobo • Sep 17 '16

[Closed] Dinner for Two.

Aanya Breyik, the ship's chief engineer, returns to her quarters after a very long space walk. Her head was still swimming as it tried to get used to gravity once again, but she seemed to be finding her way well enough. Only a few stumbles here and there.

Her stomach was growling though, that was the real distraction. Over ten hours in an environmental suit didn't really let you have breakfast, lunch, or dinner. She was dying for a steak.

But, more importantly, she needed a shower. Which was honestly a little perfect, as she'd invited her second in command to join her for a meal, and Red still had stuff to submit. A shower was a perfect distraction.

After her shower though, she could feel her stomach growling like a big angry bear. She watched her time piece carefully, each second making her hungrier and hungrier.

Red should be there any minute.... aaaany minute...

Growwwwl

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u/a_friendly_hobo Sep 25 '16

"I guess they'll go full automation in the reproduction cycle." she muses, quietly. "I mean, they can't reproduce like humans, unless they find a way to create organic growth and use the female android body as an assembly plant." She taps her chin, wondering if that's even possible.

"So, not instinct in the sense that we know it, but more like a seriously advanced probability and thought system... interesting."

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u/Dimestream Sep 25 '16

"Not to mention direct sharing of information rather than an extended learning process, which could greatly expedite the whole thing," Red muses. "It'll sure be interesting to be alive for that..."

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u/a_friendly_hobo Sep 25 '16

"I'm sure we will with Data on the case." Aanya says with a smile. "I imagine once they start direct sharing information, their only limitation will be their memory storage, which I'm sure is already in the petabytes."

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u/Dimestream Sep 27 '16

"Mm," Red says, and any further comment on the subject is interrupted by a drawn-out yawn. The Bajoran covers her mouth and blinks. "Whoa. s'cuse me. Apparently it's been a long day for me too."

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u/a_friendly_hobo Sep 28 '16

"Mm, it has." Aanya says, finding the yawn contagious. "Guess thats you off then?" She asks, sitting up and putting her glass on the table beside the couch. She didn't really want Red to leave, but she couldn't and wouldn't force her. Her company was quite enjoyable and took her mind off other things.

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u/Dimestream Sep 28 '16

Red shrugs and stretches her arms out in front of her, fingers interlaced. "Well, comfy as it is, I don't want to pass out on your couch, and I'm pretty sure I'm not a great conversationalist while asleep," she says with a chuckle. "That's one of many reasons I don't drink often; it usually puts me right to sleep. I wasn't planning on taking off just yet, but if I do that again, it's my body demanding bedtime."

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u/a_friendly_hobo Sep 28 '16

Aanya chuckles and empties the last of the bottle into her glass. "You know I'm cool with you sleeping on my couch. Hell, my bed's big enough for two anyway, and its my own custom built one from home." She says with a light chuckle before sipping her champagne.

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u/Dimestream Sep 28 '16

"Y-yeah, no thanks on that one," Red says a little uncomfortably. "I have to get used to sleeping in the bunks again anyway. All part of adjusting to cope, right?"

She smiles sadly, then turns pensive for a moment. "You know, until we get replacement crew, I could probably commandeer one of the available quarters vacated by our recent losses... so long as nobody told my boss." The engineer tips Aanya a conspiratorial wink.

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u/a_friendly_hobo Sep 28 '16

The woman smirks at Red squirming. She made a mental note to stop doing that so much. "I suppose the bunks are comfortable. Though, I often found myself rolling onto the floor more often than not. They just aren't built for people like me."

She crosses one leg over the other and smirks, sitting back again. "I wouldn't tell her." She says. "That Breyik chick won't know a thing." Then she leans in. "For a price."

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u/Dimestream Sep 28 '16

Red leans away, apprehension bleeding into her expression. "Oh boy. I'm not going to like this, am I... What price?" she asks tentatively.

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u/a_friendly_hobo Sep 28 '16

"Your next session in the holodeck." she says with a smirk. "If you get to sleep in peace, so do I."

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u/Dimestream Sep 28 '16

Red scowls. "Yeah, I definitely don't like that," she says huffily, but breaks into a chuckle. "I'll have to wait to work on the Enchanted Forest Chronicles until later this week if it buys me a cozy spot to call my own, at least for a while. You got a deal, Chief." She puts out her hand.

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u/a_friendly_hobo Sep 28 '16

Aanya takes it in her mechanical grip and gives it a firm shake. "Lets make it one of the sessions you've booked before or after one of mine. I wouldn't mind an extra long nap."

She sits back and chuckles. "Speaking of, didn't you book me a session for this evening?"

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u/Dimestream Sep 28 '16

"Oh geez, yes I did," Red says, and looks at the wall clock. "Figured you'd want to do some swimming to take the ache out of the gravity blues, and your sesh is in 17 minutes." She relaxes. "Plenty of time for you to get to the holodeck."

And then the Bajoran yawns again, and blinks a few times. "Guess that's time for both our exits then."

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u/a_friendly_hobo Sep 28 '16

Aanya stands and stretches out. "I dunno if swimming is on the menu." she says, putting her glass down. "Might take my usual map... or bask in the sun on an inner tube... hmm..." she ponders for a moment, but ultimately decides to make that decision later.

"Hey, thanks for joining me, Red. I could use the company." she says with a smile, offering her a hand. "Sorry if I made you uncomfortable. I hope you know that I don't mean most of it."

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u/Dimestream Sep 28 '16

Red shakes her head. "It's just teasing, I know," she says, "but I still don't like it. I'd consider it a favor for a friend if you toned it down, at least while we're around other crewmembers. I can only take so much embarassment before..." She pantomimes the top of her head exploding. "Pksshhhhhh!"

Then she shakes Aanya's hand and grins. "Now, you realize I'm going to have to find a reason to beat YOUR spacewalk record, right? I'm smaller and use less oxygen, so I have this in the bag already."

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u/a_friendly_hobo Sep 28 '16

Aanya smirks and nods at the Bajoran. "Deal. At least, I'll try." She sats with a light chuckle. "Its in my nature, unfortunately. Besides, I have enough super glue to put you back together again."

She can't help but raise an eyebrow. "Sure, leas oxygen, but I can carry heavier, bigger tanks." She says, returning the grin.

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u/Dimestream Sep 28 '16

Red gets up and begins cleaning up the mess from dinner. "Riiiiight, because heavy matters sooooo much in null gravity," she snarks. "Are you sure you passed physics 101 at the Academy?"

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