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Mess Hall - Day 34 - closed/unfinished

Aug 01, 2010 22:43

Coming off a quiet shift in Engineering, Robert was looking forward to the buzz of activity and potential conversations he'd no doubt find in the mess hall. A ship of four-hundred could never be absolutely quiet, after all, and he had a knack for finding good conversations. Or at least good people to talk to. Whether or not he failed at the ( Read more... )

location: mess hall, character: rand, character: leslie, timeline: day 34

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sf_girl_friday August 2 2010, 04:03:19 UTC

After spending all day looking at PADDs, Janice shouldn’t have been staring at one when she was supposed to be eating. She should give her eyes time to rest and take the time to enjoy a meal eaten somewhere other than at her desk, but Glory Road was much more interesting than the salad in front of her. Anyway, if she was eating alone, what difference did it make if she -

She blinked away thoughts of heroes and space empresses to look up at Lieutenant Leslie. Chair? What chair? Oh, that chair. "Um -" She shut down the PADD and smiled, trying not to blush over her mental flailing. "It's not. Please sit down."

Thoughts of old sci-fi novels disappeared when she noticed Lieutenant Leslie nearing her table.

mostofteninred August 2 2010, 04:06:17 UTC

"Thanks," he said, typically happy and laid back, as he took the chair opposite her. Admittedly, Robert had an amused little grin on his face. Mostly because Yeoman Rand had looked so flustered. Then again, that's what he got for sneaking up on people. "And, uh, sorry if I scared you."

sf_girl_friday August 2 2010, 04:45:11 UTC

"It's not you're fault," Janice laughed, "I was just a little too caught up in my book. I have a tendency to get a little to focused on things sometimes."

mostofteninred August 2 2010, 05:03:45 UTC

"Hey, I can totally understand that," Robert replied, chuckling a little himself. "I'm Robert, by the way. Robert Leslie. Think we met on the bridge the odd time or two."

sf_girl_friday August 3 2010, 04:59:41 UTC

"I'm Janice Rand. We have, though I think it was one of those 'hi, please sign this' kinds of meetings." Curiosity eased the last of her embarrassment as she remembered a few of the other places that she thought that they might have met. "Haven't I seen you in other departments too?"

mostofteninred August 4 2010, 20:57:30 UTC

Well that wasn't typical at all. Glancing down at his shirt, Robert tried to figure out what other colours she'd seen him in.

"Yeah, I'm a bit of a Jack-of-all-trades," he said with an amused little shrug. "Sometimes I'm an Engineer, sometimes I'm a scientist... sometimes I get to play navigator, which is pretty cool."

sf_girl_friday August 15 2010, 20:29:28 UTC

Realizing that her observation might have sounded a bit odd, she smiled sheepishly as she tapped her finger against her temple. "I have an odd memory," she admitted. "I pick up patterns in information: names on duty rosters, different uniform colors, things like that."

Some people thought that remembering details like that was more than just odd, but it helped her keep on top of things. Hopefully, he wouldn't think it was creepy. Changing the subject would probably help with that. "Is navigator your favorite post?"

mostofteninred August 16 2010, 21:34:37 UTC

"No, don't worry about it, it's cool." He laughed again, wanting her to stop flailing. It wasn't as if the Enterprise was a ship full of normal people. Weird observations were just a part of life here.

At her question, Robert shrugged. "I wouldn't say favourite, no, because generally it's boring as heck when I get to do it. Engineering's fun for the troubleshooting factor, so if I've got to be on the bridge, I'd rather be at that station, honestly."

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