A new friendship begins

Posted on Thu Oct 17th, 2019 @ 3:59pm by

1,004 words; about a 5 minute read

Mission: Episode 100 - A Hatred of Atonement
Location: Vox Gallery
Timeline: MD02 1625 hrs

Freya made her way along the promenade, she'd seen what Vox had done for Ariana and wanted to say thank you. As she arrived she wasn't surprised to see he was busy fixing the outer protective doors, which looked like they'd been damaged during the boarding of the station.

Vox noticed the young lady approaching the Gallery.

"Oh hello. Can I help you at all? Sorry for the current state of the Gallery but it will soon be sorted. " Vox stated.

"You don't recognise me without the marine wear do you?" Freya smiled. "I'm Freya Ross, I saw you briefly in the civilian shelter when you helped Ariana and some other women escape. I thought I'd come down and say thank you."

"Ooooh now, I do. I'm sorry, I have a lot on my mind today with fixing these doors. How are you and there's no need really" Vox replied

"Well I thought you deserved some recognition, you were there for her during her labour as well it was nice to see a man who isn't fazed by such a thing." She grinned.

"Thank you. Being a joined Trill, I have been through labour three times with two of my previous hosts and one of those was not in the best of circumstances so it does not faze me at all. " Ariana is a good friend and I always stick by my friends. " Vox replied.

"I wish I could instill some of your confidence into my husband." Her smile faded a little. "We've been trying for a baby since we got married and now I'm pregnant he's decided he can't face up to it!" She sighed. "Sorry I shouldn't be loading this off on you, heck I've only just met you!"

"Congratulations," Vox replied. He paused. "No need to apologise. I often act as an unofficial counsellor to friends so if I can help I will but I can't promise anything. " He said with a smile.

"Thank you" Freya smiled. "Kaden has a...medical condition, he's afraid our baby will inherit it. It's a possibility and I know that but I can face that, I just wish Kaden could." She picked up some tools and started lending a hand with repairs. "He's my world."

"Oh I can totally understand that. I am sure there are tests you can do to see whether or not the baby has the condition? He or she may not have it. But whether they do or not is not the point. When they are born, they will need the love and support from both of you. " Vox replied.

"I know" Freya's smile faded. "Kaden went through hell when he was a kid, it's had a lifelong effect on him. I know he's afraid but he's...pushing me away. Last night he couldn't have been happier and now..." She cursed as the tool she was using slipped and cut her finger.

Vox was about to respond to her last comments but was distracted by her cutting her finger. "Oops. Looks nasty. Let me get my medkit. I have one in the Gallery. " He fetched it. "Here we go. " He said pointing a dermal regenerator to the cut which soon healed leaving just the blood that had come before it had healed. He pulled a tissue from his pocket and dabbed away the blood. "How's that?" He asked.

"Wow, star service!" Freya smiled warmly. "Thank you. Let's see if this shutter will open now shall we?"

"Yeah." He moved over to the side of the doors to the control panel. He put the power back on and then tapped the open button. The doors slowly opened normally and cleared the reinforced glass Gallery main doors. " Perfect," he exclaimed.

"I believe my job here is done!" Freya grinned as she put the tool down where she'd found it. "I like being hands-on, I'm pretty good at d.i.y. so if you need any other help feel free to give me a shout!"

"You can count on it. Thank you." Vox replied

"My pleasure!" Freya grinned. "Thank you for taking care of my hand so quickly."

"It's really no trouble. I always have the medkit handy. When I am working on restoration work, I tend to cut or injure myself more often than I would like so its good to have it on hand. " Vox replied. He packed up the medkit and put it back into its case on the wall by the door.

"Well if you ever need a nurse just look me up I'm a medic after all" She smiled warmly. "I guess I should be going and let you get on. Have you already visited Ariana? I haven't had chance yet."

"Yes indeed I have. She is doing well and little Stacie is gorgeous. You should go see them. " Vox replied

"I plan to, I just need to get a little gift and I'll be heading there to see them. I'll tell Ariana you said hello." She grinned. "It's been nice meeting you Vox."

"Likewise. Hope you come by again soon. The gallery will be open again tomorrow now that, with your help, the doors are working again. " Vox smiled.

"Excellant!" She grinned. "I may just pop by and have a look at the gallery, I'd like some artwork for the walls of the counselling offices and for our quarters. If there's one thing I hate it's bland rooms with blank walls, I don't suppose you have a catalogue of what's available, that I could take with me do you?"

"Sure." He replies. He dashes onto the gallery to his office and comes scurrying back with a padd. " This has all the current items in the gallery plus a few that are on my ship that will.soon be added to the gallery. " He smiled handing her the padd.

"Brilliant!" She grinned. "I'll go over this and I'll let you know what I like." She turned to leave. "See you soon!"

"See you soon. " Vox said with a wave.

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