Rest and Relaxation

Posted on Wed Mar 13th, 2019 @ 11:40pm by Lieutenant JG Brian Pendragon

328 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: Mission 6.5 - Obtaining New Crew
Location: Starbase One
Timeline: 2296/02/12 - 0900

Brian Pendragon nursed his cup of tea - the last remaining component of a rather enjoyable breakfast. He had to admit, Thorvaar's suggestion of coming here to eat, starting the day somewhere other than on board the ship, did have its appeal. The Andorian had rounded up several of the engineering team with a view to some kind of team-building activities. Brian wasn't at all sure he liked the idea. Such things often involved either embarrassment or injury - possibly both, but he hadn't felt right about hanging around his quarters while T'Pruk was meditating. The last thing she needed was him knocking things over or arguing with the door controls while she was trying to find her spiritual median, or whatever the terminology was. So, here he was, trying to make a cuppa last all morning rather than face whatever it was he was about to be dragged into.

"Ready?" Thorvaar pushed back his chair, about to get up.

"Um..." Brian gestured to his cup, still half full. "Not quite."

"I don't know how you drink that stuff, it's tasteless enough hot, but nearly cold it's disgusting!"

His colleague was himself a metaphorical acquired taste - some of the crew found him overbearing, but Brian appreciated his directness. In fact, he suspected he preferred the company of the non-humans - they all seemed far more straightforward, as if there was something about humans that invited unnecessary complexity.

Oh well, there was only so long he could credibly delay. Taking a deep breath, he downed the remainder of the tea. Annoyingly, Thorvaar was right - he'd let it get cold enough to be awful, not that he was going to admit that.

"OK, ready," he admitted, hoping Thorvaar hadn't selected something too energetic before his breakfast had finished digesting fully.

The group stood and made their way out of the cafe, following the Andorian wherever he had picked for their entertainment, or whatever it would prove to be.

 

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