Can we be friends?
Posted on 13 Aug 2016 @ 6:19pm by Commander Allyndra illm Warraquim & Lieutenant JG Eelim Galan
1,591 words; about a 8 minute read
Mission:
Episode 12 - Recluse
Location: USS Gallielo - Deck 3 - Allyndra's quarters
Timeline: MD -7 1900
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Allyndra had sent a message to Eelim. It had been both another appology and also an invitation. In the message she after the apology that she wished to explain her behaviour but in private and perhaps a bit of dinner would be a nice way to do that.
She had not prepared anything so extravagant as the first one, mostly just finger sandwiches and lite fare. She had thought about what to wear and while a uniform seemed a bit too intimidating, there was not much more she tended to wear most of the time. She had decided on her Trellium silk dress though it was a bit more formal than she wished but she was not a fashionista by any means.
Everything was ready, and she made sure the lights were full on, she did not want any mistakes as to intent here and then waited hoping he would come.
Eelim had gotten Allyndra’s invite. He just stared at the screen. He smiled. Since their encounter he’d done some research on her world. He sent her back a note with one word. OK . It was nearing the time of her invite anyway. Galan decided that he’d not wear his uniform. Instead he put on his dress pants and nice white button up silk shirt. He had to say sorry himself for a few things.
Once again he wouldn’t go empty handed. He replicated Cardassian sweet juice which he figured she’d like. It was similar to the drink he’d had last time at her place. He sighed. This had been a conversation he’d wanted to have but not have. He sighed as he walked to her quarters. Eelim hit the buzzer and waited to be let in.
"Enter please," Allyndra said. She stood by the table and waved him in.
"Please, help yourself, nothing elaborate but just a little offering." She noted the pants and shirt were very similar to what he had worn before and in her mind she thought that perhaps as head of the Guild she might be able to wrangle a shirt of Trellium silk. He would look absolutely handsome in it but then she pushed that thought from her mind.
Eelim's mouth dropped open. "You look....amazing." She did. She literally stole his breath away with that dress.
"Thank you, it is Trellium silk. Very rare, made from the silk of spider on my world. They are active only once every twelve years," she made slight turns letting the material move and show the scintillating rainbows that chased each other down the material.
He was mesmerized by the rainbow shimmer of her dress as it caught the light. He just stood there letting his gaze roam over her for a moment and then when he noted the look on her face he quickly looked down blushing. "Um....I brought you some Sweet Juice from Cardassia." He handed her the bottle and sprinted to the sofa to sit down before he made an fool of himself.
He just sat there looking down not knowing where to start.
Allyndra grabbed the plate of finger sandwiches and a couple of glasses and set them down. She poured two glasses with the juice and then took a chair from the table and sat down across from him.
"H'oni A'likoa," she said quietly but with the full Akkadian sing song. "It means the Blood Kiss." Allyndra shifted in her chair leaning forward. "We have a medical database on all species that one can look up but just in case you are not aware Akkadians are hematophages, it means we use blood as one of our main sources of nourishment. Because of that, in the bite there is as expected the anti-coagulant, but also an anesthetic component but finally there is also substances that induce pleasure to those that are bitten. Evolution to help perfect us. I did not mean to do that to you, but I got very dehydrated. Akkadians get rid of heat through panting, we do not sweat, I could not get rid of the heat of the sauna. After I passed out, the natural reaction was to replace the lost fluids we the nearest source and as mentioned due to the 'kiss' any reaction was perfectly normal. Do you understand?"
Blushing Galan looked up at her. "I kind of looked it up after." He rubbed the back of his neck, a nervous tick of sorts, "I... It's just that I was embarrassed by my reaction."
"And as I said, it is perfectly normal reaction to the H'oni A'likoa." Allyndra shrugged, "Normally only done amoung lovers for as you can see it.....stimulates the body shall we say." Allyndra looked at him but felt a tinge of blush in the cheeks. "So forgive me and shall we be friends again?"
He smiled. "Nothing to forgive...I mean it was life and death." And that kind of hit him in a not so right spot. It pulled him out of his mind. The only reason a beautiful vivacious woman like Allyndra would every...um...bite someone like him was life and death. "No big deal. We're friends but...I should be the one apologizing." Now he felt a bit nervous.
"And why is that? That you found it interesting? That perhaps you might like to repeat the experience but in a more controlled setting?" Allyndra cocked her head and said, "A’kua loa’a ‘mali’a". She blushed a bit more and translated, "Even the gods get lonely."
He looked down. "That's not why. Let me tell you about this first and then we can back to what you just said. I swear I didn't speak to anyone about this but I recorded my feelings in a personal log yet...some of the crew knew about it...." He held his hands out. "But don't worry when I encountered it I pulled rank and forbade people from speaking about it. I didn't want to embarrass you. I...I don't know how it got out I swear."
Allyndra laughed, it was that high musical one. "I am a medical doctor! It takes a lot more than that to really embarrass me. You should see what is in some of the medical files......but I digress. Theoretically, though it is a breach of security to divulge personal logs. As acting executive officer I will have your department head look into that." The later was said with no nonsense tone. She meant that.
She smiled and chuckled slightly again. "While I appreciate you thoughtfulness let me just say that loose lips can lead to sudden unpleasant duty assignments, oh and shall I say, sudden required medical examinations? I think a few moments thoughts should be enough to dissuade most and for those few that do not remind them that there can be consequences."
He felt a bit better. "Okay," he said a bit shyly. He ate a bit of the finger sandwiches. "These are good."
Allyndra observed him for a moment. It did not take a former Counselor much to note the mis-direction. Well he was not here to be analyzed and certainly pushing would not do her any good. "I am glad, I love to cook and I just lost my best culinary judge. Doctor Olsam appreciated and gave me pointers on my cooking. If you do not mind, perhaps I can prevail on you to take that spot."
He smiled. "I would love to." He rubbed his neck again as he does when he was nervous. "I'm glad we talked."
Allyndra placed her chin on her hands observing him again for a moment. She then said, "There is something that you are avoiding. I was a Counselor back on Obsidian Colony," well for a time until she became CMO again. "I can not help but pick up on some things."
He sighed and then smiled. Yet another tick on his list of why he liked this woman. Gee the women on this ship would kill him. "Yes there is. I should go though." He stood.
Allyndra sat back up and then stood. "Very well. It is not for me to pry. Mea'hula'i N'ui,*" She replied not giving the translation.
Eelim walked to the door and then stopped. He turned and placed a hand on her shoulder. "About what happened in the holodeck. You're right I did find it interesting. In fact...I read about that kind of stuff and never thought anything similar could happen to me. Actually I've never ... well that's not important what is important is that wonderful things like that don't happen to big ugly Cardassians like me. You gave me a precious gift that will live with me for a life time, one that I can live on even with a life time of loneliness. Thank you." He bent and kissed her forehead. "Have a good night and a good shift." He turned and walked out.
Allyndra did not have time to say a thing so much happened so fast. He was out the door and gone but the kiss even on the forehead lingered like the touch of the loving rays of the Twins. She shook her head, "I do not think you are ugly and......"A’kua loa’a ‘mali’a, a'ani anakah'hia. The gods get lonely, as do mortals."
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*Privacy is important
LCmdr Allyndra illm Warraquim
Chief Medical Officer
USS Galileo
&
Lt. JG Eelim Galan
Security Officer
USS Gallileo
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