Captain Addison MacKenzie - Time-Tested Establishment
Addison MacKenzie
(OOC: If anyone
else wants to join in, feel free to pull up a bar stool.)
(( Quark’s Bar, Promenade, Deep Space Nine ))
Addison strolled
along Promenade taking in the diversity of the many shops and restaurants the
station offered. The station had come a long way since the Federation first occupied
it in 2369, becoming a cultural hub both prior to and following the war, and
there had been significant development since the last time she visited several
years ago. There was one institution in her sights that was a bit of a bucket-list
item that the commanding officer of the Artemis wanted to make sure she
visited – an institution notorious for being seen as the entertainment hub of
the station: Quark’s.
The last time she was on the station, it was for a very targeted reason: her
friend Geoffrey Teller’s promotion to the rank of full commander. The visit,
while celebratory, didn’t afford her much time to see the station… It had immediately
followed a harrowing mission in which she oversaw the evacuation of the USS Thor
and was promoted for her work and summarily reassigned to the Resolution as
its first officer.
As the gold doors to the bar parted, Addison took in the scene – it was bright
with a lot of commotion. It wasn’t just a bar, of course – it was also a casino,
and there were several holosuites in-house available for patrons to rent.
Several stools at the bar were empty, and she took one on the very end. She
placed an order for an Irish Coffee with the Ferengi bartender and offered a
nod to the Lurian at the other end of the bar whose job it seemed was to act as
the bar’s overseer.
When the Ferengi returned with her drink, she felt a presence behind her. Turning,
she saw their familiar purple-haired Chief Engineer. The two hadn’t connected
since they were last on the Artemis attempting to make a harrowing escape
from engineering on a ship that was under Jem’Hadar control. Fortunately, the
Yelikan looked in much better spirits than she had been when they’d last seen
one another.
Addison offered a smile and patted the empty barstool next to her.
MacKenzie: Can I get you something to drink, Chief?
Yellir: Response
She waved at the Ferengi bartender who nodded that he heard her order despite
being at the other end of the bar – a testament to large lobes, she was sure.
MacKenzie: ::pointing:: How’s your hand doing? Hopefully CloQ took care
to fix it for you when he returned us to our timeline.
Yellir: Response
Addison gazed
mindlessly across the bar.
MacKenzie: And how are you doing since… everything?
Yellir: Response
Tag, and TBC!
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Captain Addison MacKenzie, M.D., Ph.D., FASFS
Commanding Officer
USS Artemis-A
Captains Council Member at Large
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