Ensign Imril -

[Chris Taylor]

((Poolside, Risa)) 

Alyndra smiled. 

Syrex: That’s lovely to hear.

Imril: And the sunny weather’s nice too. How is Risa treating you?

Syrex: Risa… Risa’s perfectly fine.

Imril opened their mouth to comment on the reservation in Syrex's words, but decided to wait out more rather than press for it.

Alyndra sighed, turning to lay fully on her side. Fully addressing the ensign.

Syrex: The thing is, Imril. I’ve never had a holiday before. I’ve not real idea how to relax, not really. I’ve always been working towards the next big thing. Now I’m at a stable time in my life, I can see the future so clearly. I have a reputation, Starfleet and otherwise. What else should I be working towards?

Imril nodded quietly. They took their combadge off and held it in their hand. The specifics of the arrowhead design had changed many times over the centuries, but always there was the impression of pointing upwards. Towards lofty, sometimes impossible ideals.

Imril: Maybe that’s something that Starfleet’s not so good at. The constant pressure to always be at your best. To be a paragon in your field, whatever it happens to be. Even when no one’s asking or ordering you to. You hardly ever end up sitting idle. You learn to stop giving yourself permission to just do nothing.

Syrex: Well, that’s a nice thought, isn’t it? Idling has never suited me well.

Imril: Or me. This is the first real shore leave day I’ve taken since I got my pip. I basically skipped our last shore-leave block. 

Syrex: Response 

Imril: I kept myself busy trying to be the dutiful, dependable ensign. Chasing opportunities left open by people going on leave. Forging my own reputation, I suppose.

Not always for the best, they knew.

Syrex: Response 

Imril: ::A small laugh:: Now I’m here on the pleasure planet, and I still packed a technical journal or three, in case I got bored. Which I haven’t! Not with all that stuff I told you I still have to do and see!

Syrex: Response 

The padd with the manuals lay at the bottom of a bag half-loaded with items gathered from across the resort grounds.

Imril: ::A bigger laugh:: Look at me, I can’t even relax while relaxing!

Syrex: Response 

TAG/TBC

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Ensign Imril

Engineering Officer

USS Artemis-A

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