MSNPC PO2C Dominika Ślimak - Bad Luck Starship Support Group
Teayl Thorn
((Salt Caverns, The Farm, Endicronimas V))
Tipping up the flask one last time, Dom swallowed the remaining burn of rum, hauled herself out of the water, and wrapped her dripping body in the towel.
Dom: You can tell me more about the idea to join the Ronin. I’m not convinced yet, but I'm not saying no either. Just have a few personnel issues to consider. Do you think the Rosie will be decommissioned after all this? The 1pech—uh, the bad luck clings to her.
They wandered forward, the soft warm sand giving way beneath their feet as they searched for food.
Despite her hesitance, a warm little glow had flickered back to life in Dom. The worst had already happened, and she was still here. Maybe that meant the universe wasn’t done with her yet.
Akani: I… Don't know if there's much else to say, really.
Dohna: Perhaps they'll try to salvage some of the components.
Holley: Response
Akani: I… Yeah, I suppose so…
The engineering tech looked down at the empty bottle in her hand and then to the three other members of the Compass Rose crew.
Dom: I have enough from Rosie. The souvenirs will just make me sad because of how it ended. The memories were good until they weren’t, and I’d rather move on.
Holley: Response
Dohna: I wonder how long it will take for Starfleet to get a full picture of what happened. Even now I'm sure I'm only seeing about half the picture.
Akani: Will you guys ever tell the people from home about all that happened? Like, what really happened?
Dohna: I'm honestly not sure. I usually tell my parents everything ::apprehensive:: but this ::pause:: It's not a place I want to take them.
Dom: How could they understand? Unless they were there? ::shrugging:: I don’t have many close family members. I’ll tell my 2babcia, of course; she is a 3jasnowidzka—has the sight—so she probably already knows something happened to me.
Holley: Response
Akani: Honestly, I… I can't bear to tell my family what happened. It's… ::pauses walking and turns back to the group:: They won't understand like you do.
Dohna: The humans have "support groups" for when people encounter a common struggle. Perhaps that is what we are.
Dom: I like the sound of that. Sirs, any time you need something fixed or broken, any time you’re in the market for libations, a friendly game chance, or you just need to talk, you can count on me. Wherever we end up in the galaxy, on the Ronin or elsewhere, if you need me, I’ll come, because of Rosie.
The short brunette let the first genuine smile grow on her fresh face.
Holley: Response
The cavern’s entrance opened ahead. There was something symbolic about emerging from the darkness into the light and fresh air. Sunlight spilled in, blinding after the dusky pink glow of the caves. Warm air rolled over them—green, earthy and alive. Outside, ferns and palms unfurled in lush, verdant gardenscapes around a scattering of small huts. In the distance, Dom could see a palatial structure.
Dohna: Wow, and I thought the cave was nice.
Akani/Holley: Response
She noticed T’Alia squinting in the brighter light and remembered the skin injury the other had. She glanced around and plucked a couple of large leaves of a nearby plant to act as a parasol.
Dom: Here you go, Lieutenant. ::handing over a large frond stem:: And if you liked the Salt Caves, then you should really see the pool.
Dohna: Perhaps those huts have something to offer?
Akani/Holley: Response
Dom: Right behind you.
[Tags / End of scene for Dom]
OOC:
1pech - Polish - “bad luck”.
2babcia - Polish - Grandmother.
3jasnowidzka - Polish - Clairvoyant.
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PO2C Dominika Ślimak
Engineering Technician
USS Compass Rose
Simmed by
Security Officer
USS Ronin - NCC-34523
R240107T14