Ensign Akani Xira - Rippling Reflections
Renaie Shortrith
((Mushashi Lounge, Mission Pod Level B, USS Ronin))
Dohna: ::looking down at her tea:: I'm not even sure it registered, what happened to Niac and Raga. I hardly know them. ::pausing:: I still say the prayer before my duranja each day, for the crew of the rose. I seem to be ::beat:: stuck.
Akani: ::thoughtfully:: I still do the prayers too. I think the only reason I felt a bit sad was because I had a nice experience when Niac visited me on the Blackheart. I didn't know much about Raga… the whole situation reminded me of the Rose crew.
Xira sighed, watching T'Alia.
Dohna: Perhaps a holographic visit to the Monastery of the Kai would help.
Akani: I figure it would. It means a lot to both of us, our religion, so it would.
She paused mid-tea-sip, glancing at her friend once again.
Akani: Are there any holy sites for Vulcans?
Dohna: Vulcan holy sites are very boring. I went to P'Jem once. ::smiling mischievously:: we had to leave because I couldn't sit still.
Xira let out a little giggle at that.
Akani: Hopefully the Bajoran sites are more interesting.
Dohna: They should be, but I got thrown out of the Dakeen monastery for the same reason.
Akani: Where are the holodecks on the Ronin, if you know?
Dohna: I think they're on Deck 4?
Akani: You made a good point with the Monastery visit and I was just wondering if you knew where we'd go if we wanted to go.
Dohna: I'm sure there's a program for the Monastery of the Kai.
Xira watched T'Alia consider the idea for a moment.
Dohna: Did you hear about that the Chief Surgeon and a Nurse got into a fight?
The younger officer's eyebrows skyrocketed in surprise.
Akani: What?
Dohna: I don't have any idea what it was all about, but I heard they broke protocol for the Dawn Gathering Ceremony.
Akani: That sounds… wrong. What is the Dawn Gathering Ceremony?
Dohna: It's some kind of sacred meditation to celebrate the Tidal Bloom. What if we went tomorrow morning?
Akani: I like that idea. Would it be similar to a visit to a monastery?
Dohna: It's not strictly Bajoran, but aren't the Prophets aware of all things? I'm sure they'd approve.
Akani: I think they'd know what we mean.
Dohna: Response
Rising from her seat, Xira nodded at T'Alia, a small smile crossing her face.
Akani: Shall I see you tomorrow morning?
Dohna: Response
((Timeskip - the next morning, Harmony Shores Collaborative Resort, Lolagi IV))
Xira was waiting outside of the gathering area, waiting for her friend. The sun was just barely beginning to rise, the shimmering hues of pink and gold rippling over the shoreline. She'd read on an FNS article that visitors should wear muted sea-toned garments, so she paired a muted turquoise top with a light-ish blue pair of slacks she owned.
oO That fits the dress code, right? Oo
She'd made the point of keeping out of earshot from the meditation area, so that she and T'Alia could quietly greet each other before they entered in silence.
Akani: ::Quietly:: Good morning.
Dohna: Response
Xira took another glance out at the water, smiling at the painting of colours across the sky.
Akani: It's beautiful out here.
oO Some people on the Compass Rose would have loved it. Oo
Dohna: Response
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