Samantha Richards - You're A Good Noodle
Samantha Richards
((XO & Sam’s quarters, deck 2, USS Artemis))
After exiting the quarters and standing in the corridor so the Ensign could make adjustments to the climate controls. Something she had tried to do herself, but in the haste of being too cold, she called OPs for help.
After hearing Tho’Bi let out a loud scream that had followed what Sam presumed to be every item inside the quarters crashing to the floor, her patience was gone and anxiety had set in.
Richards: ::Using her open hand to hit the door a couple times:: Tho’Bi! Are you okay?!
There was a part of her that didn’t want to go back in. None of the sounds she heard were particularly good ones but her cat was still in there, and she had to deal with whatever kind of mess lay on the other side of the door.
She was barely able to make out his words from the other side.
Tho’Bi: Ouuuuuuuuuch (beat) :: bends over to catch his breath :: wow (beat) ::breathing a lot:: wow (beat) that hurt. ::looks at the cat:: Are you okay?
Richards: You have thirty seconds before I open this door. It better be safe for me and my cat better be okay! ::Breathing Heavily a few times:: Don’t make me get Commander Dakora here!
As soon as the words left her mouth she regretted it. Sam was not that kind of person. She always dealt with her own crap, why was she trying to weaponize her boyfriend against the Ensign? It wasn’t often she gave herself the ick, but that definitely did it.
Tho’Bi: Uh oh.
She took a step back before calming herself and giving enough time to make sure it was okay for her to go back inside.
Richards: My cat better be okay or I’ll–
Cutting herself off as the door opened to reveal the mess inside. Her bowl of snacks now spread across the room, things from the shelves were scattered across the floor and one extremely unhappy Copurrnicus sitting in the middle. She stared with wide eyes, her gaze slowly moving towards the Ensign.
Richards: What the hell happened.
Her tone was filled with frustration. Copurrnicus jumped into Sam’s arms, still clearly shaken up. In a huff, she took the cat and put her safely into the bedroom, away from the mess and the Ensign.
Tho’Bi: Is your friend okay? ::looks at Sam::
Did he mean the cat? She waved off his question before asking one of her own.
Richards: Well… This sucks. ::Rubbing her face in frustration:: Were you able to at least set the new preset for me?
Tho’Bi: Yes. ::nods:: The room is n-now set for Starfleet Medical recommended settings for Pregnant Women. ::smiles:: ::looks about the room:: Okay, erm… I better clean this up.
The Ensign began to straighten up the furniture and getting things back up on the shelves.
Glancing around the room again, she wondered how long it was going to take to clean everything up. She knelt down to help get the mess taken care of.
Richards: Shush, just let me help.
Tho’Bi: Please, it’s all my fault. Just sit and I’ll sort it out. ::points at antennae:: my antennae sense the room layout all the time, I just need to match it.
Richards: I said shush. ::Raising her eyebrows:: I will help clean it up, and you can make sure it’s all in the right place. Deal?
She gave the Ensign a stern look. She wasn’t going to sit around and let him take care of it all by himself.
Tho’Bi: I’m just sorry about your frie- ::points at bedroom door:: (beat) ::looks at assorted cat toys and all:: (beat) (beat) Oh. ::Face turns a shade of dark blue/purple:: Oh. ::points at bedroom door:: that’s a cat. ::shakes head:: not a member of the crew.
Suddenly things made a little bit more sense. Sam couldn’t help but laugh.
Richards: Copurrnicus is a cat, yes. Did you not learn about them at the Academy?
Tho’Bi: We did study cats at the Academy ::smiles awkwardly:: But I’ve never actually met one, until today. Oh, wow. The cat must have been really scared. (beat) I’m an idiot. ::puts hands to head and catches antennae:: Ow!!! ::bends over in pain:: (beat) (beat) ::stands up right and take a deep shaky breath:: Okay.
She felt bad for him, and his now torn up antennae. But he persisted and continued to finish hell cleaning up until all looked as it had before.
Tho’Bi: Better. (beat) And, erm.. if you ever need anything fixing or setting up for you, or the cat ::smiles awkwardly:: just ask for me and I’ll sort it. ::nods:: Okay, I better go.
She appreciated the effort, and just hoped she wouldn’t need anything else from him too soon.
The ensign put his things back in the kit and headed for the door. Right as she went to thank him, he turned around.
Tho’Bi: Erm.. the XO. (beat) I had some trouble on my first day. ::smiles and nods:: my first 30 minutes. And (beat) the XO was really decent about it. He could busted me out for it ::shudders as he breaths:: But he gave second chance. (beat) He seems like a good guy.
Her hands went to her belly and she smiled.
Richards: He is good… The best, honestly. ::Looking back up at the Ensign:: You’re not too bad yourself Tho’Bi. I think you're going to do just fine.
Tho’Bi: ::nods and leaves::
END SCENE FOR SAM!
Samantha Richards