((Quark’s Bar, Grill, Gaming House and Holo-Suite Arcade - Deep Space Nine))
Genkos practically threw himself off his stool, his drink sailing through the air in his hand without dropping a single particle. He wobbled on his feet for a moment before taking a low bow, again all without spilling his drink.
Adea: I’ll have you know that a tipsy Genkos is faaaaaar more steady on his feet than that boring sober doctor.
At which point the table closest to him decided to jump up and whack him in the hip. The doctor let out a cry of pain/shock before apologising to the patrons sitting there. He then followed Hallia, and they narrowly avoided another collision when the Engineering Chief came to a sudden stop.
Her teased-up purple hair bobbed around as she tried to get her bearings. Genkos tried not to sneeze as a strand brushed beneath his nose.
Yellir: Wait, which way did we come in from?
Talos pointed in what seemed to be a random direction.
Dakora: This way, I think.
Without further argument, Hallia began dutifully marching in the direction Talos had specified. She called back over her shoulder as they approached a staircase. Genkos gripped the handrail firmly, to stop it escaping.
Yellir: I think we’ve been so spoiled with site to site transports, no one walks anywhere anymore, we’re underutilizing our legs.
Dakora: Right!? Why do we even have a timed run as one of our PT reqs? They don’t let us walk anywhere!
Genkos turned slightly to look over his shoulder at Talos as they climbed.
Adea: Because it’s good for you!
Yellir: We need to start doing marathons again or whatever thing Earth did with the running races. You know? The really odd and pointless ones they started doing, those ones where you’d run so long that trusting a bowel movement stops being ideal, those ones.
Genkos let out a chortle which quickly turned into a proper guffaw. They neared the exit, and Talos grabbed a drink from a nearby patron.
Patron: Hey! What do you think you are-
As they removed themselves from the bar, Talos clearly had an idea he needed to tell them.
Dakora: We should totally have a race on the Artemis. ::He beamed.:: I bet I could win. ::His brow furrowed.:: Or maybe Addison. She’s pretty leggy. ::He felt his face redden a little as he realised what he’d said.:: Uh, not that I’ve noticed.
Genkos whirled around and pointed an enthusiastic finger at the Betzoid colleague
Adea: Ah-ha! I knew it!
Yellir: Response
As the door wooshed shut behind them and– curiously– faded out of existence they found themselves standing in the middle of a rocky desert somewhere. There was a small camp, complete with a campfire and primitive tents. A trio of horses were hitched to a post sunk into the ground nearby. Genkos ignored it and focused on Talos, barely aware of his surroundings.
Dakora: I… uh, think we took a wrong turn somewhere
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Adea: Never mind that! Let’s go back a bit - you have a thing for the Captain!
Dakora / Yellir: Response
Adea: ::shaking his head:: No, everyone’s made out that I’m crazy for thinking it, but there’s definitely a spark there - ::he put an arm around Talos’ shoulders:: you should totally go for it, man, worst she can do is…::he thought about it a bit:: jettison you out an airlock.
Dakora / Yellir: Response
Tags/TBC
Commander Genkos Adea MD
Chief Medical Officer
USS Artemis-A
G239502GS0
"You know, I'm really easy to get along with most of the time, but I don't like bullies and I don't like threats, and I don't like you, Culluh. You can try and stop us from getting to the truth but I promise you that if you do I will respond with all the 'unique technologies' at my command." - Kathryn Janeway