Lt Commander Ava Munro - Stick In The Mud
Ava Munro
((Elysium Main Level - Deck 6 - USS Artemis-A))
She swallowed her food down and dabbed at her mouth with a napkin. That was Aunt Christie's influence.
Munro: So, I know all about why you joined Starfleet. What do you do for fun? Must be an ensign hot spot around here?
Ava could see the ensign deliberating over what to say. She wondered if it was because she didn't know or she didn't want the XO to know?
Cole: I try to keep myself busy between shifts. I enjoy Mystery Holo Novels, practicing a few different martial arts amongst a few other physical activities. I also like to tinker on antique technology. I know some Ensigns get together for a game night of sorts in the Mess somewhat regularly, and of course there’s here in Elysium. ::motioning towards a few Ensigns who had just walked in joking and laughing::
Munro: I don't know, I feel like I'm in one of those fancy restaurants on Earth. I like my places a little more :: thinks of the word :: broken. Somewhere with some real character.
Takes a sip of her drink and thinks about what she might tinker with.
Munro: I do a little tinkering now and again. Nothing fancy and definitely wouldn't trust myself with an antique. What are you working on?
Cole: I’m currently waiting on a surprisingly well preserved NX era communicator’s power cell to be recharged, thanks to the help of my roommate.
Munro: Now that is rare.
Cole: The communicator, it was a graduation gift from my ‘Aunt’ Rea, It looked like it had just come off the line, sleek brushed metal, no grit in the mechanism, no signs it had been dropped or handled rough. Even the black enamel on the control studs hadn’t worn down. The only thing giving away its age—or maybe its story—was the dead power cell. It wasn’t cracked or corroded, just… empty. Like someone had turned it off in the middle of a conversation and never turned it back on again.
Munro: All combadges, even back then, should have a unique identifier. You find that you might find the story.
Cole: What about you Commander, what do you do for fun?
Munro: I tinker, like you. Nothing serious though. I also keep some plants in my quarters - mainly because my mother sends me them from our homeworld :: shrugs :: She's a botanist, it's the only way she knows how to show love. That or she's hoping to populate the galaxy with Naura plants, one cutting at a time. It's just me that has to look after them. I promise there is more to me than plants.
Cole: Response
From below the table Suzie whined, her eyes grew wider as she looked up to Ava. It was dinner time.
Munro: I really should get her back to our quarters. I've really enjoyed this, so thank you for keeping me company.
Cole: Response
Ava took to her feet and Suzie made haste to the exit.
Munro: Let me know the story behind that combadge once you figure it out. Take care.
Ava left the ensign and nodded towards the rowdier ensigns as she was leaving. They all seemed to become more orderly all at once. Ah, the burden of command - she was now the official stick in the mud.
Tags/End Scene for Ava.
First Officer
USS Artemis-A
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