Recruitment

Posted on Wed Dec 29th, 2021 @ 3:06am by Lieutenant Myne Redal & Lieutenant JG Damien Blackford & Lieutenant Vira Vemre [Whavi]
Edited on on Wed Feb 16th, 2022 @ 5:32pm

Mission: Season 5: Episode 3: CAPETOWN
Location: Cafeteria
Timeline: MD 2 1200
2765 words - 5.5 OF Standard Post Measure

//ON//

Vira stood in line for the replicator behind a rather large Berellian who was taking far too long ordering his lunch. The small Risian's stomach rumpled rather loudly. Her hand went to her empty tummy regretting her decision to skip breakfast that morning. Patience wearing thin, and her attitude peaked Vira grumbled under her breath. "Others would like a chance to eat before the day is through."

The Berellian turned and gave Vira an incredible glare. Vira's returned like look and said, "What?"

He huffed and turned back around, doing nothing to improve his speed.

The also on the short side Trill came from behind Vira and poked her left shoulder to grab her attention while Myne herself spun around Vira's right. Classic misdirection. "Heya Vira! What'cha doing? Oh, give me a sec!"

Bubbly as always, when not on the opposite extreme of shyness and timidity, Myne smiled and tapped the Berellian on the shoulder. "Heya big guy. Need help? I think this replicator might be a bit wonky, but I work in ops. So if you want, I can get it running for you. Just tell me what you fancy to eat!" She asked the big man with a cute, innocent-looking smile and a tone eager to help.

Vira whirled in the wrong direction not finding Myne on her left. She gave Myne a pouty face when she saw she stood on the other side of her. She was utterly useless when she was hungry. The cranky short tempered Risian watched as Myne worked her magic.

The Berellian looked down at Myne like she was interrupting something important. Before she could continue he grunted, gathered his tray of food that looked like enough to feed five people, and walked off.

"Enjoy your meal!!" Myne waved after the man and smiled at Vira. "So, are you hungry? Or can I go first? Won't take me more than ten minutes or so to think and order what I want." She teased Vira keeping her innocent smile.

Vira's nostrils flared. Myne was stationed above her but given her mood it was likely she would respond rudely. She was kidding right? She had to be kidding. The Risian's stomach was growling so loud it could be heard on the starboard side of the side. Vira pouted once more but nodded okay for Myne to go first. "I might die of malnutrition but, hey it's better than being eaten alive right?"

"Thank you Vira!! Don't worry, if you starve I'll just... I don't know, electroshock therapy I think, or something." Myne chuckled and approached the pouting Risian, patting her back. "Just teasing you Vira, go first before my eardrums blow out from the concert in your tummy." She poked Vira's belly to make a point. "Just don't take too long ordering, or you might faint from hunger."

Vira smiled brightly and all but jumped forward to give her command to the replicator. "Double cheeseburger with extra cheese and a side of sweet potato fries!" She all but shouted, moving her weight from foot to foot with anticipation as the machine worked to fill her order. "Oh! and a chocolate milkshake with bajoran fudge on top!" She quickly added, glancing at Myne with a bit of a bashful expression.

"You know that will go to your ass, right? Though if you're into Klingons, that might actually be an advantage." Myne chuckled and waited to take her turn. "I'll show what a proper, balanced meal. Looks like and help you keep fit!" Myne chuckled posed to show off her figure. Though that kind is mostly a lie, she just got lucky with good genetics and usually spent her days being static and lazy when not working. But hey, why not take advantage to show off of if you could, right?

Vira looked Myne's small frame up and down with a smirk. Vira never had to worry about her figure, she normally ate small healthy meals...aside from the sweet tooth she was a clean eater. One day it might catch up with her, especially living aboard a starship with a decadent chocolate shop, but that day was far from here. "I've never met a Klingon who was pleased with what they saw." She simply said as she waited for Myne to get her meal, hoping the two could sit together. "Are you meeting someone for lunch or care to join me? Maybe?"

"That's because you never tried to punch one in the face first or drink one under a table!" Myne chuckled and approached the replicator. "Grakizh, jellied gree-worm, millipede juice, and slug-o-cola!" She ordered what was a rather consistent Ferengi dish and two drinks, as well as a Trill salad. Putting everything on a plate she smiled at Vira. "I would love to join you Vira. Not meeting anyone, just got off my shift and I am famished! Let's go!"

"Perfect!" The risian led them over to an open table, munching on her fries as she did so. "Do you always eat Ferengi foods?" She asked curiously as she took her seat. One leg bouncing under the table. Her mood was drastically improving by the second.

"Kinda, yeah. Acquired the taste after about a century spent among them. Now, other foods just don't feel right anymore. Earth food is the worse, I swear it gives me terrible tummy aches." Myne replied looking at the cheeseburger and wrinkling her nose. Putting her tray down and taking a seat herself, she took a gree-worm and eagerly began to munch on it before taking a sip of her delicious juice. "What about you? What's with the Human dishes?"

"I normally eat fruits and vegetables. My favorites come from Bajor. This, "She gestured to the massive burger on her plate. "Is a rare occasion. When i'm starving I fault to food like this. I know i'll regret it later." She picked up the burger and did her best to take a larger then normal bite.

"You know, Ferengi food is very filling and not fat. Really tastes amazing, the drinks especially. Trill food isn't as tasty." Myne sighed and continued munching on the worm, making satisfied sounds. "Is Human food really good? I tried coffee and other things at the Academy, but they make my tummy ache."

Damien entered the cafeteria, making a beeline for the replicator. Gods, he was hungry. He'd not bothered with breakfast this morning, so he was starving. Once he got to the front, he ran a hand through his hair. "Steak, medium rare, peppercorn sauce, fries, onion rings, and a coke." When the order came through, he picked it up, taking a deep sniff, before picking the tray up and stepping away, looking for somewhere to sit.

His eyes soon fell on the familiar figure of his girlfriend. Smiling he made his way towards the table, before realising she wasn't alone, grinning when he saw who it was. Stopping next to the table, he smiled at both of them. "Mind if I join you lovely lady and Myne." He said, smirking at her.

Myne looked up at Damien dumbfounded, the tail of the worm still outside her lips. Sucking it in and chewing slowly she narrowed her eyes at him. "Lovely lady and Myne? Is that the manners they taught you on Orion, spider boy?" She muttered and wrinkled her nose at her new friend.

He smirked at her, winking as he took a seat next to Vira. "No. But it's the kind of manners they teach in London." He said, grinning as he put his tray down, pouring some of the peppercorn sauce over the steak. "Nice worms." He said, chuckling as he took a bite of his steak. "Oh god. That's better."

"Landan? Is that on Bajor or Betazed? Never asked where you are from mister scarypants." Myne's frown turned into a teasing grin as she took a sip from her millipede juice and pulled another worm out to chew on. "They are tasty, want some?" She generously offered the tasty dish to Damien.

“Wait, spider boy?! What am I missing??” Vira interrupted before Damien could respond to Myne. Quickly looking between the two.

Wrapping her arms in front of her, Myne leaned back and smiled smugly. "Ask spider boy here. If he dares tell you."

Vira turned to Damien expectantly and shivered as if her skin was crawling with tiny furry spiders.

Damien rolled his eyes at Myne, before turning back to Vira. “Worm Girl here decided that messing around with someone else's Holoprogram was a good idea, until she unleashed a horde of giant, mutant, spiders. And, well, I don’t like spiders.” He chuckled slightly, shaking his head.

"I was not messing!! The program had several power leaks when used and it caught the eye of my subroutines. I entered it to find the source. The damn user did not put proper limiters on the spiders. So the computer spawned thousands of giant ones and poorly programmed ones at that." Myne said chuckling. "Spider boy here lost his panties at the sight of the spiders!!"

“They probably weren’t expecting a nosy Trill to go poking around in their program!” Damien countered, chuckling, taking a bite of his lunch. “And I didn’t ‘lose my panties’. I just really don’t like spiders. Especially when they’re giant.” He shuddered slightly. “We’ve all got things we don’t like.”

"They should have made a better program then!! The holodecks are not there to do a bad job and drain ship resources!! This is a military ship, not a pleasure cruise!" Myne protested huffing and puffing. "Also, you are not wearing any panties now, are you? Hence my statement of you loosing your panties is on spot!! And I for one do not fear anything!! Fearless Myne!" She pumped a fist into the air bravely.

"Spider boy and Worm girl.... Those are the worst nicknames i've ever heard." Vira laughed as she nudged Damien with her arm. "I thought we took care of the biggest energy suckers already oh fearless one." She directed her questions to Myne then took another bite of her too large sandwich.

"Haha, we sound like a superhero team! I beg the differ though Vira! Worm girl is a long used and proud curse word used against my people. It is a badge of honor of sorts by now! Better than being called wormie." Myne chuckled. "And yes, we caught and solved the biggest trouble makers. But this was a new one, after our search. Something in regards to some strange Human heresy called Hellomean."

“If things ever get bad enough that we need to be a superhero team, then we’ve probably already lost,” Damien said, chuckling, shaking his head, taking another bite of his steak, before raising an eyebrow at Myne. “Hellomean?” He repeated. “You sure you read that right?”

Myne shrugged at Damien and took a bite out of her own food. "I mean, Earthling words sound weird to me either way. Could have been Heylowean. Something to do with large, orangy fruits I think. Like this big!" She used both hands to signify something the size of a pumpkin.

Damien paused, fork halfway to his mouth as he suddenly realized what she was talking about. Shaking his head, he chuckled slightly. “It’s pronounced ‘Halloween’.” He said. “It’s an Earth Holiday. And those large orange fruits are called pumpkins.” He explained.

"That's what I just said, twice!" Myne wrinkled her nose at Damien as if he was a bit mentally challenged. Though in her defense, Hellomean, Heylowean, Halloweeen, sound the same. Humans could be so dense at times! "Do those pumpkins actually pumps in them though? Also why does Earth have so many weird holidays and stuff?" She suddenly asked, curiosity getting the better of her.

Vira's eyes widened at the gesture Myne made to signify the size of this earth fruit. She had only briefly learned about Earth holidays while she was at the academy but took little interest at the time, not understanding why anyone would parade around in masks and odd looking clothing. There was also the obsession with blood and fangs. She looked to Damien expectantly. "And what is the purpose of this holiday, is the fruit worshiped? I did hear they make a wide assortment of different foods from it. Pies and drinks?"

Damien chuckled as his eyes darted between the pair of them. He sometimes forgot just how strange Human Customs and Holidays must seem to other races. "Well, the purpose has changed since its original conception, but in Ancient Celtic times, the Holiday was called Samhain. The Celts believed that as the Summer and the Harvest season ended, and the cold, dark winter set in, the boundary between the world of the living and the dead became blurred. So, on the night of October 31st, they celebrated Samhain, which they believed helped the Spirits find their way back to the land of the dead. They typically wore costumes consisting of animal skins and heads and attempted to tell each other's futures.

"When the ancient Romans conquered the Celts, some of their traditions were incorporated into Samhain, and as History went on and the powers of the world changed, each one incorporated their own traditions and cultures into the holiday, until eventually, it became the holiday we know and celebrate today."

Taking a quick sip of his drink, he continued. "And no, we don't celebrate the fruit. Originally, pumpkins were carved to ward away evil spirits. As with everything else, we kept doing it. Pumpkin pie is delicious though."

Myne's eyes widened. "Remans? Did Remans originate on Earth? I never knew that Humans and Remans evolved on the same planet! Wow, you learn new things every day." She nodded sagely mulling over this new information in her head.

Damien chuckled again, shaking his head. "Not Remans. Romans. They were an ancient Culture in Earth's history."

"Oh? Another strange name from Earth. So many terms that seem similar to the other species in the quadrants. Like the word Thrill and my own people the Trill. Or the words Vulcan and Volcano and you know, our Vulcans? Earth is seriously the weirdest planet ever!" Myne mused and shook her head chuckling.

"I second that." Vira said around a mouth full of food.

"By the way, I made a new song. What do you guys think about it?" Myne asks excitedly as she starts to sing her newest Super Garrett song.

Phasers!
Lazers!
Impulse!
Coolant!
Latinum!

GO GARRETT!

With your powers combined I am Super Garrett!

Super Garrett, he's our hero,
Gonna take pollution below lawsuit limits,
He's our powers magnified,
And he's fighting on the profit's side

Super Garrett, he's our hero,
Gonna take pollution below lawsuit limits,
Gonna help him put asunder,
Bad guys who don't let me loot and plunder.

"You'll pay for this Super Garrett!"

We're the garretteers,
You can be one too!
'Cause making profits is the thing to do,
Looting and polluting is the only way,
Hear what Super Garrett has to say:

"THE POWER IS YOURS!!"

Wide eyed Vira opened her mouth to speak but was stunned momentarily. After a few seconds to collect herself she started raddling off questions, "Is that from a musical? Are you writing a musical? I love musicals! Wait, who's Super Garrett? He sounds imaginary."

"What? No!! No no no!!" Myne shook her head. "He is Captain Garrett? Our Commanding Officer aboard the USS Elysium? He just has such a perfect demeanor and chiseled chin, he looks like one of those Human saints from several centuries ago. Like that one that was worshipped as a God. Superhuman I think he was called. Really strange name. I kinda got fascinated by him and about Captain Garrett since he ordered me to do homework on Human culture and all that. Apparently, you cannot serve on a Federation ship unless you know lots of stuff about Humans and Earth culture. So one thing led to another, now I am modifying old worship documentaries, called 'toons' with music and Captain Garrett's face! Hence.... Super Garrett!!" Myne managed to explain all of that in a flurry of words and barely one breath!

Dumbstruck, Vira just balked. Refusing to believe she wasn't being pranked and wondered what trouble singing this song on the bridge would bring.

//OFF//

Lieutenant JG Damien Blackford
Security Officer
USS Elysium

Lieutenant JG Vira Vemre
Transporter Specialist
USS Elysium

Lieutenant JG Myne Redal
Assistant Chief Operations Officer
USS Elysium