LCDR Aine Sherlock - Along For The Ride

[Aine Sherlock]

(( The Writer's Room, Deck 8, USS Octavia E. Butler ))

When Koryan stepped away for a minute, Aine did the typical thing she'd seen Senior Officers do, ask...personal...things. She'd always felt awkward getting asked those things. And now here she was inflicting that trauma on someone else. My how the tables had turned.

Sherlock: So, now that you're returning to service, any particular goals?

Richards: I hadn’t really given it much thought, why do you ask?

Sherlock: I've never really asked others about their career paths before. Not sure why, but given some of my responsibilities of late, I figure it's good to know.

Aine tried not to appear as awkward as her answer to the question. But it was the first time she'd ever asked someone that.

Richards: How does Admiral Richards sound?

Aine laughed and shook her head. Admiral, now there was a rank she didn't admire. And not for their achievements, but because it sounded like a miserable job to her. Always stuck behind a desk, probably getting caught up in some conspiracy.

Sherlock: It sounds ::beat, then jokingly:: ridiculous.

Richards: No? Well then I suppose we’ll just have to change the rank. Something that rings better with Richards.

Once Aine stopped laughing she gestured to him with an open hand.

Sherlock: But, seriously, where do you want to be?

Richards: ::chuckling:: I just tend to go with the flow of things.

Sherlock: ::nodding affirmatively:: I can understand that. ::shaking her head and thinking for a moment:: Truth is, that's the story of my career...

Just before she was about to break out in story, Koryan returned with their drinks.

Koryan: Response

Sherlock: Thank you kind sir.

Richards: response

Aine took a sip of whatever whiskey Koryan had decided was appropriate. After taking a sip, her lower lip stretched along with the muscles in her neck. It had a little more burn than her favorite whiskey...which she missed dearly. She'd have to get on Tobats about that little problem.

Sherlock: ::to Koryan:: What about you, where do you think he should end up?

Koryan/Richards: response

Sherlock: Guess we're all just along for the ride.

Koryan/Richards: response

tags/TBC

LCDR Aine Sherlock

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U.S.S. Octavia E. Butler

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