Say are you curious? Part 1

Posted on Tue Jan 23rd, 2018 @ 12:14am by Dixoho Saa (*)

Mission: Mission 5 - Liberation
Location: Deck 3 - Mess Hall
Timeline: MD -05 1600hrs
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Braden had gathered several carts for the next morning before dinner. He decided the best time to catch Dixoho was at dinner so he went to the messhall to wait for her. When she arrived Braden went up behind her in the line "Say Ms Saa I was wondering if you might be available a while tomorrow morning? You are aware the Captain wants to open up unused areas of the ship? Well, this morning we found some scribbles on the wall and we think it was in Trill? I was hoping around 0900hrs tomorrow if you would join us to help decipher?"

The redhead looked up from her PaDD as she waited in line for food after her shift. She looked at the man, for them both having scientific minds they never really spoke much as he role was navigator where she had dreams of astrometric and Stellar cartography. "Of course on both counts.And Ms Saa isn't what people call me... it is nice of you but call me Dixoho." How could she miss the mention of extra space where she could acquire space to build something?

Braden nodded "as you wish Dixoho. Anyway tomorrow morning then." He gave her directions to where they would be working on Deck-8. He had filled his tray by then and was looking for a place to sit. "Would you wish company or are you expecting someone? Braden had noticed a young engineer hanging around Dixoho and did not wish to intrude.

Dixoho smiled a little and offered the man as she strode to her usual seat and flopped down as graceless as she had ever been. "You can be the company." She indicated the seat without thinking. No one really asked people just sat where they wanted.

"I heard we were on our way to Trill? You being the helm I guess you know better then anyone else our ETA. So are you are liberty to discuss that?" Braden had no real need to know so he wasn't sure Dix was free to talk about such things.

"Of course I can. I haven't updated the schedules around the ship yet it is on my to-do list for tomorrow but we are due there in 11 days," She said with a shrug. The destination wasn't anything different from any other planet to her, she had never been there once.

"You have never been there? You should check out some of the beach resorts. They are fantastic as I recall. If you don't have a guy you are sassy and pretty enough to have no problem finding company." Braden began eating as if he had not said anything untoward. After a few bites he asked without looking up from his plate "so how does this ship handle? I am not familiar with ships as old as this one. I was thinking of getting some training to man the helm. I have flown capital ships before after all. Not nearly as good as I pilot a fighter but I used to have a knack for it."

The woman shook her head, she didn't want to go into her relationship or the planet her species called home. "I don't really fly her much. I do the navigating, work out the charts and stuff but I do fly if they are desperate." She admitted softly with a shrug.

"It was just a thought, no problem." Braden finished eating and tilted his head "so tomorrow morning then. You know where to go right?" He had given her directions already but she might not have gotten them?

"I can happily teach you MacCloud but i am not the expert. You need to go talk to Harkness or one of the others." She assured but he brushed her off and carried on talking about tomorrow. She sure did know all about tomorrow and what was needed. "I shall be there," The redhead assured quietly.

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Braden MacCloud
Science Chief
SS Mary Rose

Dixaho Saa
Chief Navigator
SS Mary Rose
(PNPC Gregnol)