Discovery and Home

Posted on 14 Jun 2014 @ 5:41pm by Amril & Lieutenant JG Wakeham Paul Alasia Ph.D.
Edited on on 17 Jun 2014 @ 7:02pm

386 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: Episode 06 - Legend of Souls
Location: USS Galileo: 04-0602 JO
Timeline: MD 02

[ON]

Paul carefully arranged his books on the small end table next to his bed. At the moment the thought occurred to him that the book on the end was dangling precariously close to the edge the whole line tipped to the right and slid off the edge of the table in comically slow fashion, each using it's neighbor as a slide to the floor.

Paul stood up for a second and surveyed the room with his hands on his hip. He'd once taken passage on a Marauder for nearly three weeks. Between the warship-style accouterments, the uncomfortably short ceilings and the copious space the Ferengi always devoted to cargo (Profit to be made!), the living quarters were pretty cramped. But this, Paul thought to himself: This is cramped.

The door slid open to admit another person and approached Paul. "Hello," a voice said, "I'm Amril, your roommate."

As Paul glanced the figure in his peripheral vision he immediately knelt down to pick up his mess. "Hi!" Paul said to the floor as he knelt down. "I'm really sorry, I think I might have over-packed a bit. I had always heard there was some decent rooms in Starfleet but I guess, uhh, science takes up a lot of space." Paul tossed the books onto the bed. He stood up and extended his hand in one move to what he presumed was his roommate.

"Whoa!" Paul jumped back a bit with a start. He had never seen a Vorta in person before. "I... wow, I'm so sorry." Paul re-extended his hand after realizing it had absent-mindedly retreated somewhat closer to his body. He took a small breath and composed himself, it occurred to him this was a harried first impression. He smiled calmly, "Paul Alasia, great to meet you."

"But startled to meet a vorta serving Starfleet," Amril said, taking Paul's hand with an amused smile and shaking it. "I am an exception to the rule, I assure you." He looked around the room and gave a nod. "Hmm, this is quite nice."

"Yeah, I suppose I am. And that's, umm, probably not something I that should let read so clearly on my face." Paul laughed.

[Truncated]

Lieutenant JG Wakeham Paul Alasia
Diplomatic Officer
USS Galileo

Amril
Operations Officer
USS Galileo

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