So, We Meet Again...

Posted on Tue Apr 15th, 2014 @ 5:10pm by Lieutenant JG Cody Fredericks & Ensign Enara C'orvanis

Episode: Orphans
Location: Ship's Lounge
Timeline: Current

Ensign Enara C'orvanis sat at a table in the ship's lounge, sipping on a Saverran Sunrise. The young translation specialist had had a rough day; her supervisor had given her a few Lingkat scripts to translate, and though it was rarely used, it was also one of the hardest languages to learn. She spoke it like a pro, but reading it and translating it into Federation Standard was hard for even the most experienced linguists.

"I've never known you to nurse a drink. " said a familiar voice. She looked up.

"Cody! " she exclaimed, standing up and hugging one of her oldest friends.

She had known Cody Fredericks since her earlies days at the Academy; unlike most of the cadets there, he treated her like a person. When a fellow cadet had groped her, Cody had confronted him. The guy had gotten belligerent. Cody had defended Enara's honor by knocking the guy into the next week. Cody had gotten a reprimand. The other cadet had been expelled. Since that day, Enara had always felt she owed him.

After she pulled away, she looked at him.

"So you're stationed aboard? " she asked.

"Yep. I'm the Assistant Security Chief. " he said.

"Wow. You're moving up. " she said, motioning for him to sit down at her table.

"So how have you been? " he asked.

"Good. I just reported aboard and already my supervisor has me translating. " she said.

"Well, that IS your job. You always had a gift for languages. " he replied, ordering a double shot of whiskey.

"And you've always been good with your fists. " she responded.

"Hey, you use what you've got, right? " he asked. She nodded.

"I'm glad you're here. It's going to be nice to have a familiar face. " she said.

"How's Kevin? " he asked, referring to her fiance'.

"Kevin is out of the picture. I caught him with a Farian dancer about six months ago. " she said.

"Idiot. Him, not you. He had a great thing going and he blew it. Oh well, his loss. " said Cody, sipping on his whiskey.

They sat and chatted for a while, before Cody's personal alarm rang.

"Time is Twenty Hundred. " said the computer.

"Nap time. I have to get the work rotations ready for the Security staff before I go to bed. " he said, standing up. He looked at her.

"It's great having you on board. Just like old times. " he said.

She smiled and nodded.

"Night. " she said. He walked out of the lounge.

'Not like old times'. she thought as she finished her work and got ready to leave herself. She was alone, on a new assignment, and suddenly he popped up, the one man she wanted that she hadn't had.

It was going to be an interesting tour here.

END LOG
FREDERICKS, CODY
LIEUTENANT JG, ASSISTANT SECURITY CHIEF
USS HIGHLANDER

C'ORVANIS, ENARA
ENSIGN
TRANSLATION/LINGUISTICS SPECIALIST
USS HIGHLANDER.