(Backsim) Commander Wil Ukinix - My Own Summer (Shove it)

[Wil Ukinix]

((Cream Of The Ice - Ground level, Grand Mezzanine))

 

Ukinix: You know, we could talk to Char too. Lieutenant Vanlith. She’s Risan, you met her?

 

Aurelio bit into part of his ice cream cone and shook his head.

 

Ukinix: She’s great, we served on the Veritas together too.

 

The young man politely swallowed what he was eating first before speaking.

 

Aurelio: It sounds like you met a lot of people on the Veritas. You can’t add that stuff though? You are kind of the boss. 

 

Ukinix: Well, it’s not my Outpost, it’s the FDC’s-- but they are responsible for all things cultural on here. Maybe we could speak to them. You have your mum working for them, and the Consul’s my cousin... I reckon we’ve got some good contacts. ::slight chuckle, wink::

 

The made little Aurelio smile.

 

Aurelio: Hopefully the Ambassador doesn’t mind.

 

He shrugged a little bit. He was hopeful the Ambassador wouldn’t, and even if she did... that was Keehani’s problem.

Wil had powered through his ice cream, and was down to the main part of the cone, with a combination of matcha and double chocolate left. He showed the combination to Aurelio.

 

Ukinix: This is my favourite part, when the flavours meld together.

 

Aurelio: It doesn’t just taste like chocolate? 

 

Ukinix: Nah, you get like that green tea flavour too. And it lingers afterwards. Bloody love it. ::taking another bite::

Aurelio: Huh. ::he tilted his head:: Do you have to go back to work or something? You ate yours really fast.

 

He looked down at his cone, the small amount that was left anyway. He stopped chewing for a moment. Aurelio was right, he’d smashed through it. That’s when he realised-- he was a little nervous, from wanting to make a good impression with Aurelio, just like he hoped he had with Molly.

Ukinix: ::looking at ice cream:: Yeha, you’re right. I’m a fast eater sometimes.

Aurelio sat up straight, and spoke like a Vulcan scientist had possessed his body (or maybe that his Vulcan heritage shone through, that was a more likely logical explanation. See what I did there?)

Aurelio:  I have been told eating slowly provides numerous benefits. ::He grinned and went back to his normal tone of voice.:: And I don’t have any classes for another hour. Since mom was leaving they let me have a little time off.  

Ukinix: Nice one! Well, I promised your Mum I’d take you back to your grandfather’s place, but it sounds like we don’t have to rush. So... reaching into pocket... that gives me time to give you this.

 

Wil pulled what was in his pocket out, and held it between his thumb and forefinger. He held it up.

 

Aurelio: Response

 

Ukinix: This is a replica combadge. I’ve give one of these to Natalia Moonsong, Jansen’s daughter, and one to Alora’s young baby too. In their case they were mini-combadges, because they were babies. Now you’re seven years old, right?

 

Aurelio: Response

 

Ukinix: Well, if I had known your mother earlier when she’d had you, and I’d had been friend swith your Dad then, I would have given you one of those. But you’re seven now, so I think you deserve a full-sized one. ::Handing over the badge to Aurelio:: So, consider this a retrospective gift.

 

Aurelio: Response

 

Wil reached over to press the badge.

 

Ukinix: And when you press it...

 

The combadge randomly played a computer generated lullaby version of a song from Wil’s extensive music collection of old Earth music from around the turn of the twentieth century-- a collection he had amassed as a way to deal with his empathic “abilities”. Listening to music in his late teens, and trying to sense the emotion of the artist, helped him practice then dealing with them as “noise” that he could learn to process then ignore.

 

He smiled a little at the selection, the original song was a harder, heavier banger of a song and he remembered interpreting that the artist clearly hated summer. He loved the song, but couldn’t disagree with the artist more on the subject of his favourite season. It was one of those external vs internal conflicts that helped him learn how to block out the emotional “noise” from others.

 

As the lullaby melody rolled along, Wil held out his palms as if to say, “see”?

 

Ukinix: I know you might be a bit old for a lullaby, but don’t knock it ‘til you try it. It can be soothing and relaxing when you need to unwind. And you can get an idea of the music I’m into that’s become a part of my life, and help me deal with being part Betazoid.

 

Aurelio: Response

 

It was also a way to secretly get Natalia, Shyla, and Sam Richard’s twins into his style of music by stealth. That may not happen with Aurelio, but...

 

Ukinix: I feel, because I’ve been good friends with your dad Antero, that you were owed this as a birthright. So, here you are. A bit late, but... ::shrug::

 

Aurelio: Response

 

Ukinix: To answer your earlier question, no I don’t have to go to work. Wanna go check out the koalas in Peace Park before I have to take you back? They’re getting a check up today, the vet might even let you hold one.

 

Aurelio: Response

 

 

 

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Commander Wil Ukinix
Starfleet attache and Commanding Officer
Amity Outpost
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