Ensign Jovenan – Plans for the evening
Jovenan
((Jovenan’s quarters, Room 04-0210, USS Artemis))
Jovenan hadn’t really got used to her quarters on the Artemis quite yet. They were not significantly different from the one she had had on the Excalibur; both were typical junior officer lower deck shared quarters with two berths. And in both cases, the second berth had been empty, although now that they had received a major influx of new ensigns, she wasn’t sure for how long it remained like that. For as long as the quarters were solely hers to control, the quarters were minimally decorated with flowers and sacred Edo symbols.
Jones: =/\= Jones to Jovenan =/\=
She rushed to pick up her combadge from a side table where she had left it after taking off the uniform. She wondered what Hiro could have to tell. They had both studied the Da’allium earlier, but she wasn’t sure if she wanted to hear another word of the chemical anymore.
Jovenan: =/\= Jovenan here. =/\=
Jones: =/\= Hey, I'm thinking of having that movie night in my quarters tonight if you're available? =/\=
Oh, that’s right! After she had shown off the low gravity and holographic capabilities of the Astrometrics lab on the Excalibur he had asked her if she wanted to join him to a movie night someday. It must have happened on their last days before they got to know the transfer to the Artemis. She felt unreal remembering that it all happened only on the previous shoreleave. It must have been longer than that…
Jovenan: =/\= Oh, that’s amazing! I’ll absolutely be there! =/\=
Jones: =/\= Awesome! I'm going to reach out to a few other people. Feel free to invite a couple people if you'd like. I'm thinking 1900 hours? =/\=
Jovenan: =/\= 1900 is good for me, I’ll come to your quarters then! =/\=
Jones: =/\= Sounds good, see you then! =/\=
The commlink was severed. Jovenan wasn’t sure how to prepare for the night, she had never before watched Earth movies. When she had agreed to come the first time Hiro had asked, she had asked if she needed to bring something. Hiro had said he’d prepare everything for them. The movie night was, apparently, a very casual event, not something one would wear a uniform to. Jovenan looked at her Edo romper. Maybe not that casual.
((Time skip: 1855 hours))
((Outside of Hiro’s quarters, Deck 04, USS Artemis))
Jovenan was slightly nervous. Not that there was any reason to be nervous about meeting her friend nor about the movie night, it was something different. Hiro had asked her to come at 1900 hours. While the Academy training had imprinted her the importance of punctuality, she had learnt that different human cultures treated planned timetables differently. In some cultures, a meeting planned for 1900 meant that you’d be considered to be late if you weren’t present at 1855 hours. Meanwhile in other cultures, nobody expected a party announced for 1900 hours to actually have anybody present at 1900 hours, and some even considered it rude to be early. She had no way of knowing what Hiro had meant by 1900 hours.
Once again staring at a closed door and gathering her courage to press the doorbell, Jovenan unconsciously straightened her already straight clothes. She was wearing a short skirt, white t-shirt and a knit sweater vest over it – human clothes she had worn in the University of Hurkos after learning the hard way that the Edo clothes raised some unwanted attention among the offworlders. The change of style had helped her overcome her difficulties: human clothes were so bland few people had bothered her ever since.
She pressed the bell and could hear a chime the other side of the door.
Jones: Response
The door opened, and she could see a familiar face greeting her.
Jovenan: Hello, Hiro! Am I here the right time?
Jones: Response
She stepped further in, looking around at her friend’s quarters. It was similar to hers, not too decorated either. She could see a sofa moved to face what looked like a canvas. Perhaps that was somehow related to the movie.
Jones: Response
Jovenan: Oh, thanks, I’ve been… I’ve been a bit stressed, to be honest, I have worked with Lieutenant Dakora on a… on a project… ::looks at feet:: that I can’t talk about. Sorry I brought that up. ::looks up:: How about you? How’ve you been?
Jones: Response
TAG/TBC
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Ensign Jovenan
Science officer
USS Artemis-A
E239911J11