Mess Hall, people watching, (open!!)

[esgn_hannity]

Bored again, Nova sat in the mess hall pushing her food around her plate.

She was mostly people watching, something she'd started to pick up in Risa and continued on the ship. She was shocked to realize just how many people there were on this ship, and just how many she couldn't even remember ever seeing their faces before. Her sister used to do

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[rn_chapel]

"Hey, Nova." Tina Chapel stood in front of her, holding a meal tray. "Can I join you?"

She sat down and started tucking in to her own mashed potatoes. Once she had a few mouthfuls in her, she sat back with a sigh.

"Ugh, I'm starving. But I know if I don't slow myself down a bit I'm just going to feel ill after." She grinned. "Help me out, Nova. If I'm talking I can't eat so fast. What's new?"

[esgn_hannity]

Smiling she ate a bit of her own food, she'd barely touched it and she had started out hungry.

"Just think of real food instead, it helps, although it's a solution that might linger...I haven't been able to eat much since we've been back." she laughed and gestured with her fork.

"You probably have more in the department of news than I do, I've been watching The Little Mermaid a lot..." thinking not everyone had her love of 21st century childrens films she explained. "er..it's an old vid, back when they put things like that on these reels of tape in black boxes. Although I don't have one, I'd love the original format, I bet it'd be in a museum."

"What's new in the sickbay? How's Meira? I'm sure you see her more than I do now."

[rn_chapel]

"I haven't seen Spot in a while, actually. I guess we must be working opposite shifts. And I've been spending my time out of sickbay holed up in my room with a bunch of papers to read, mostly."

She took another over-large bite of her food, holding up her finger while she chewed to indicate that she had something else she wanted to say.

"Actually, I've been thinking about how I should be doing more recreational activities in my down time, and probably socializing, too. Do you have any ideas?"

[esgn_hannity]

"I know what you mean, like I said...The Little Mermaid. Our schedule's are all mixed up, we barely see each other. I met her for her coffee break last wee-oh..." She blushed. "Probably shouldn't have said that..."

"Socializing is nice. In theory. I don't quite remember when I became a hermit, I wasn't always like this...you remember the Academy..." She sent a smirk at Tina, knowing some stories had to have gotten around.