MSNPC Kael Ohnari-Dewitt- Falling Down
Emma Banin
(( Deck 6, Sickbay, USS Khitomer))
Ohnari: Tori is ok, but I want to make sure she's better than ok. You and the Admiral as well...the long term exposure to radiation and what I assume is a lack of fully stocked and up to date medical interventions...well, I am sure none of this is shocking to you.
Kael: I trust you Mom.
Ohnari: ::brittle smile:: Well...you trust the older me. I hope current me can maintain my image.
He let her do her work, let her banish some of the concern that he felt from her by doing what she was best at. Let her heal him, or at least feel that she was doing so.
Kael: :gently: It’s going to be okay Mom.
Ohnari: ::winking playfully:: Thanks Kid. ::exhaling deeply:: I...really hope we prevent a war. ::wincing:: Although if we do that....are we looking at massive, drastic changes...? Like...um...Your and Tori's existence....
Kael: I don’t know. Maybe we will simply fade away or maybe we’ll simply create an alternate time line , or return to a future that we don’t come from. Temporal mechanics was never my strong point.
Ohnari: ::snorting:: Mine either. Your dad tried explaining one time...however we were um...you know what? I don't remember enough of that night other than him and Nolen getting into a debate about slipstream drives and Ayemet and I just kind of ignored them and kept up with the cocktails. And then there was the time that your father and I decided to start a business venture involving Pasta and Risa and....::she was nervous again, and rambling.:: I mean...
He rubbed his arm where the hypo spray had been placed and took hold of his Mother’s hands once more. He saw the fear the uncertainty. She had always been so caring so loving as he grew up in turbulence and war. So much death so much destruction, and yet she had brought him up to hold on tightly to hope and to life
Kael: I don’t want to die Mom, none of us do but if we can stop all of this, your friend Ayemet, that guy you were sweet on, dying: holding her by the shoulders: If there’s even a small chance of preventing all of that, isn’t it worth at least trying?
Ohnari: ::sardonic smile:: You wouldn't be mine or Connor's son if you didn't have that mentality...::snorting:: Sorry kid. Both parents are shameless do-gooders. ::sniffing again for a moment:: I don't know what is going to happen. ::squeezing:: But, I am very glad I've had a chance to meet you...What Gin-er...Admiral Lacy suggested can't be the only option...::sighing:: I guess that's everyone is working on as we speak.
Kael: It’s good to see you again, the young you :hesitating: I don’t know where this might lead but if nothing else I got to spend time with you.
They parted and took a few brief seconds to look at each other. Kael tried to smile, tried to ignore all that the future might be telling him. Success or failure was almost inconsequential. Whatever happened he would never get this time with his Mother again. For whatever precious hours days or weeks he had left he would hold on to this memory, as he would physically hold onto Tori.
Ohnari: Tori is in the next room, once she is done speaking with Lieutenant El'Heem and Ensign Matthews, you can go in with her. ::her eyes narrowed:: Clothes stay ON! And absolutely no "under the blanket stuff". Please. For the sake of your future mother's sanity.
He laughed and shook his head.
Kael: I can’t promise anything Mom.
She turned and left. He was alone for the time being, the gentle hum of the various computers and machinery his only companion. The medbay was so clean, almost serene in the hushed tones generated by the machinery that was spread across it.
Was this the future he, they, were fighting for? The right for all of this to continue? He knew the Admiral was shielding them from the possible consequences of their actions. Whatever her rank and gruffness he knew her true feelings, but he also knew that they were on the brink of something monumental. The only thing that truly mattered was which way they would fall.
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MSNPC Kael Ohnari-Dewitt simmed by
Lieutenant Ayemet Dewitt
Ship Counselor
USS Khitomer
NCC 62400
A239810JA2Q