James Makes an Offer

Posted on Thu Aug 5th, 2010 @ 11:21am by Ensign Allison Owen & Chief Petty Officer James Munro

672 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: Peace, or Something Like It
Location: USS Calypso - Lift
Timeline: Current

[USS Calypso - Lift]

Allison left the Operations HQ and made her way down the corridor towards the lift. She had one last order of business to attend to before she could retreat to her quarters for the evening. It had been a rather hectic day ensuring that the sensor array was functioning to the top efficiency. The lift arrived and Allison stepped in with a PADD in her hand. She told the computer where to head and the doors shut. The lift started to move towards her destination. She had been into what she was reading that she didn't even notice when the lift had stopped and doors opened.

"We've got to stop meeting like this." James said as he stepped into the lift. Since the incident in the holodeck he felt like she was avoiding him even when they were drinking out night with Morgan she didn't seem to really look at him.

Allison looked up startled. She was into her reading that she didn't notice anything. But she quickly regained her composure and flashed him a friendly smile. "You're right about that. How are you doing James?"

James stepped in smiling back at her. He instructed the computer to take him to the deck on which his quarters are located than he looked back at her with a smile. "I'm pretty good. It had been pretty busy day, how about you?"

"Same here." Allison responded as she turned off the PADD. It would be very rude of her to go back to her reading while he stood there so she decided to make small talk. Maybe it would help ease the tension that was felt.

James noticed the PADD and motioned towards it. "What are you reading?"

Allison looked to her it and shrugged her shoulders lightly. "Just some report. Nothing all that interesting"

"Ah, one of those." James chuckled lightly as he looked around the lift. It was silent for a few seconds, and very awkward between them. Finally James turned his head towards her. "Guess who stopped by today to see me..."

Allison looked at him unsure to whom he was referring too. She ran the list of people in her head that might have stopped in and that he would be excited to see and nothing came to mind. "I don't know..." She reapplied.

"Commander Samantha York." James responded looking forward with a rather obvious grin on his face. He knew that nothing could ever happen between the two of them but he was still happy she had stopped by and invited him to spend some time with her and her boyfriend. He guessed.

Allison looked at him her eyes wide now and he had her full attention. "She did? What happened? Do tell." She wanted to know what exactly went down when Sam came to the transporter room.

James looked at her as the doors opened. "It looks like we've run out of time." He flashed a smile at her.

"Oh come on, you can't do that to me." Allison protested.

"Tell you what...come by my quarters later tonight and I will tell you all about it." James suggested as he turned to look at her. He already had a foot out the door.

Allison looked at him unsure of how to respond to that. She was curious to know what happened but she didn't know how she would handle being alone with him in his quarters. He seemed like he might try something. "Ugh...."

"Well, the offer is on the table." James smiled at her and stepped out. Before the doors closed completely he waved at her.

She waved back a little than put her hand down. She wasn't sure what she was going to do. She wanted to know, but there was more to it. She wanted to put behind them what happened and get along with James. She needed advice.

=/= End of Transmission =/=

Ensign Allison Owen [NPC]
Operations Officer
USS Calypso

Chief Petty Officer James Munro [NPC]
Transporter Specialist
USS Calypso

 

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