Just Another Day on a Starbase

Posted on Fri Apr 24th, 2015 @ 8:37pm by Lieutenant JG Paul Harrison

377 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: Mission 87 - Disaster
Location: SB 400 Promenade
Timeline: MD2, around the time of "Talks Recessed, Plot Thickens

Paul was sitting at one of the cafes on the Promenade. People were talking about the explosion that took place. Rumors were spreading like wildfire. Paul was never one for rumors or gossip. It bugged him when people would spread rumors based on speculation, not facts.

Paul was bored, no, actually he was lonely. His girl was gone and he had nothing to do. Next year, he would be old enough to go to Starfleet Academy. He didn't even know if Rachael would be faithful to him. She made no promises that she'd stay his girl.

A plate of food was brought to him. He stared at it for a while but wasn't sure if he wanted to eat it. It was moving, slowly but it was moving. The waiter came back to bring him a drink and saw him staring at it. "Are you going to eat it or just stare at it?"

Paul looked up, "I thought that I felt adventurous but now I'm not so sure."

The waiter smiled, "So who broke up with who?"

Paul was surprised, "How did you know? Is it that obvious?"

"Well," he started off, "you aren't Klingon and you look lonely. Look, you don't have to eat it, well, unless you want to just try it."

Paul shook his head as he pushed the plate towards him, "I'll pass. I don't know what I was thinking. I'll just take a hamburger and a tea. Oh, and make it to go. I think I'll go back to my quarters."

"Okay, one hamburger and a tea. You got it." He disappeared then came back a few minutes later, "Here you go. And don't worry, there are plenty of fish in the sea."

"Uh, yeah, okay." Paul got up and walked away. He dropped his straw so he stopped to pick it up. When he bent down, someone bumped his hand holding the drink and caused his cup to spill all over the floor. When he straightened up, he saw the back of someone running away in a hurry. Paul didn't think anything of it. He picked up his cup and went to get it refilled.

Paul headed back to Vice Admiral T'Lar's quarters to see what Brandon was up to.

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