JP Lt Tito and Lt Ayala: Together.
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Nov 2, 2025, 11:41:26 AM (3 days ago) Nov 2
to USS Thor – StarBase 118 Star Trek PBEM RPG
((USS Thor, deck 5, Tito’s quarters))
Tito finished buttoning up his shirt and took a look in the mirror. With his usual light blue suit and white shirt he smiled, and began walking, crossing his bedroom. He stopped by the desk, picking up his combadge and turned to the sofa, fully occupied by Orangy, the huge teddy bear that Taisa had won for him in Denali. It was one of the few things that he had unpacked, under the table and his desk, there were still a few packed boxes that Tito still hadn’t unpacked.
Pressing his combadge his smile widened.
Tito: =/\= Tito to Ayala.=/\=
Ayala: =/\= Hey sweetie.=/\=
Taisa’s voice came through without the typical formal protocol. After all, Tito was her boyfriend, she didn’t need to keep to all that with him.
He slowly began to walk to the door.
Tito: =/\= Hey, it’s good to hear from you. I was thinking that maybe we could meet. After all, we now don’t have to travel that much to see each other… Right?
Ayala: =/\= It’s sooooo far!=/\=
The words rippled with held in laughter. After several years being millions of miles away, travelling through the decks on a ship were nothing in comparison.
He smiled. They had managed to keep their relationship going, even with the long distance between them. Now they were just… Tito actually wondered how far away they were for one another…
Tito: =/\= I mean… In which deck are your quarters, I am on deck five.
Silence met his question, and Taisa realised that though they had been on the Thor for a couple of weeks by that point, they’d both been so busy, her with Sickbay, him with his own duties, they’d barely seen each other and hadn’t even made time to visit each other’s quarters.
Ayala: =/\= I think the years of being long distance has really affected us!=/\=
Tito stopped half way at her words.
Tito: =/\= Why?
Ayala: =/\= I mean, we’re finally together on the same ship and we haven’t even visited each other since we got here!=/\=
They’d arrived together, but Taisa had gone straight to Sickbay once on the ship itself, and she’d only returned to her quarters late. Launching a ship was a lot of work, and though the Thor wasn’t completely knew, it was refurbished and had to be complete restocked and organised according to the new Chief Medical Officer - who Taisa knew from the Eagle and Denali before that, but also understood that Kherys Harper was more interested in studying and practicing medicine than she was in leading a department. Oh yeah, she understood that completely, and was just glad no one had asked her.
Tito: =/\= Well we were on a mission, so it's not like we had any free time before. But we have now. And that’s why I am going after you. Where are your quarters?
Ayla: =/\= I’m deck 5 too, silly. Head around the corridor, to the hallway on the other side of the Arboretum, where it would be on your right side. I’m the second to the last one down, right next door to your favourite Chief Science Officer.=/\=
Tito smiled. He knew there was an access to the Arboretum in their deck, and admittedly it was no surprise that DeVeau’s quarters had to be next to it.
Tito: =/\= Then I will be there in just a few minutes. Tito out
Ayala: =/\=Better hurry before I disappear!=/\=
And with that, the commlink closed.
((USS Thor, deck 5, Taisa’s quarters))
He smiled and walked at a fast pace, and it literally just took one or two minutes for him to be hitting the chime of her quarters. Tito opened his arms as the door opened.
Tito: Damn… I can get used to this, finally we don’t spend days before we see each other…
Ayala: Except that we have spent weeks! But weeks is still fewer than months!
Impatiently, she motioned for the man to come inside already. She had no idea why he just stood in the doorway.
He stepped inside her quarters and took her in his arms, kissing her as he held her tightly.
Once their lips parted he tilted his head, looking deeply in her eyes as he smiled.
Tito: I missed you
Ayala: I missed you too.
She tapped his chest with one hand in excitement, her face lighting into a smile.
Ayala: Isn’t this nice? We only went two weeks without seeing each other in person instead of two months!
Actually, most of the time it was way more than two months. With the way missions went, their shore leaves didn’t always line up, and they had to steal moments whenever they could. Although life as a Starfleet officer was always busy, the knowledge that they wouldn’t have to do that any longer was such a relief.
oO(Starfleet better not transfer us away from each other again!)Oo
Tito nodded, they would try and keep in touch, but as with all long distance relationships, the distance and conflicting schedules didn't always allow them to meet.
Tito: Sometimes more.
Ayala: So now we have to figure out what to do.
Tito arched an eyebrow.
Tito: What do you mean? I thought we had pretty much figured things out…
Laughing, she shook her head and pulled away from his embrace, but only so she could step further into the room and plop down on her couch.
Ayala: No, silly. Now that things are more settled, we can hopefully find a good routine and spend some time daily with each other. So we’re going to have to figure out what we want to do together.
They had missed so much in the two years apart, and now they were going to have to get used to each other again for longer than just a week.
Tito followed Taisa into the couch, finally figuring out what she meant.
They had barely started dating when her transfer orders came.
This was pretty much a new experience for both of them.
Tito: Okay so… For starters, there is one thing we should do.
Ayala: Oh yeah? What's that?
He smiled, pulled her to him, planted a noisy kiss on her forehead, and cuddled her a little vigorously.
Tito: Kisses and cuddles whenever we have the chance. What do you think?
Taisa giggled and squirmed, playfully pushing him away. Tito was very much a touch type of guy, but there was more to time together than physical intimacy.
Ayala: There’s plenty of time for that, but even that’s going to get boring after a while.
He shrugged and let go of her, still smiling.
Tito: I am serious, but fine. We could try and have dinner or lunch. But it all depends on if we are on board, on an away team… You know. What we can do, like we are doing it now, is get together as soon as we have a chance.
He pulled her to him, now more gently, and held her in a warm hug.
Tito: It was about time we got together.
Ayala: Past time. I feel like it’s been so long since we’ve been able to be together in person rather than just on a screen that I'm honestly not sure what to do.
It was so weird. Even the last couple of weeks had meant they were apart because of getting everything settled. Now, however, maybe they could get settled in with each other, not just with the ship.
Tito nodded, it was so much different now that they only spent minutes crossing corridors, instead of days and weeks traveling, just to spend a few days together, and then going back to Ops and Denali.
Tito: I know, I admit I feel a little of the same.
Ayala: You know that subject you brought up before I was transferred off of Ops?
Tito titled his head. He wasn’t sure if it was the house or the marriage that Taisa was talking about.
Tito: Yes…
Yeah, well, Taisa wasn’t ready for the biggest step, but since they were in one place, and if they were going to move forward, it made sense to just go ahead and do it.
Ayala: What if we got shared quarters?
Tito stayed motionless at Taisa’s question. But in his mind he had just jumped off the couch, making her fall over, and was jumping like a lunatic in her quarters.
oO Yes… Yes, YES, YES, YEAH. Oo
He simply smiled as he held both her hands.
Tito: What if? Do you even have to ask?
Ayala: Well, you know, just in case you might have changed your mind since the last time.
His smile widened and he was certain his eyes were sparkling. That would be perfect. It was a jump, it would require some adjustment. But it was perfect. Taisa and him had received the news when she was visiting him in Ops, he had set part of the closet and one night stand for her, as a surprise.
This was a natural course and one that Tito was eager to follow.
Tito: You do have to take care of one thing though…
Taisa arched an eyebrow. Tito had been stoic and stormy when she first met him, but over time, she’d seen the deeper truths he held behind a mask, and witnessed more than what he presented to the universe. That tone meant he was about to tease her.
Ayala: What's that?
He leaned forward and smiled.
Tito: You snore…
Tito received a well placed slap upside his head. It wasn’t hard, but it was certainly justified.
Ayala: I do not!
The outrage and quick slap made him smile.
It was actually a senseless provocation, Taisa didn’t snore or at least he hadn't heard her yet.
Tito: Well…
Ayala: Hush or I’ll change my mind.
Sticking out her tongue, Taisa’s face immediately fell into a grin. They were together again, and now they got to explore the universe together. It also gave them the opportunity to explore their own relations on a deeper level. Where would it lead? Well, they both had an idea in mind, but Taisa wasn’t quite ready for that step. For now, this was enough, and she was happy to see where it all went from there.
He leaned back. Only one real doubt crossed his mind now.
Tito: Now seriously, who do we talk to about it? They have couples quarters… Right?
Ayala: Family quarters. As far as who we talk to, that would be the first officer.
Family quarters. That had a nice ring to it. Years ago, Taisa hadn’t wanted to bring a child into the world with someone who acted like her ex husband. Now, however, the idea of having sounded a lot more desirable.
Well, she wasn’t quite ready for that. The past had burned her, and though Taisa couldn’t imagine Vitor ever treating her badly, especially since he’d never done anything but the opposite, she still wanted to tread a little carefully. Sharing quarters was the natural next step. After that…well, she had to admit, the future looked a lot brighter.
Tito nodded. He had spent enough time with Commander Herrick to feel comfortable talking to him about something like that.
It was a huge step, but one he was gladly taking. Now there was nothing to keep them apart.
************
Lt. Vitor R.S.Tito
Science Officer
USS Thor, NCC-85852
O238907VS0
&
Lt. Taisa Ayala
Medical Officer
USS Thor
M239008AD0
Tito finished buttoning up his shirt and took a look in the mirror. With his usual light blue suit and white shirt he smiled, and began walking, crossing his bedroom. He stopped by the desk, picking up his combadge and turned to the sofa, fully occupied by Orangy, the huge teddy bear that Taisa had won for him in Denali. It was one of the few things that he had unpacked, under the table and his desk, there were still a few packed boxes that Tito still hadn’t unpacked.
Pressing his combadge his smile widened.
Tito: =/\= Tito to Ayala.=/\=
Ayala: =/\= Hey sweetie.=/\=
Taisa’s voice came through without the typical formal protocol. After all, Tito was her boyfriend, she didn’t need to keep to all that with him.
He slowly began to walk to the door.
Tito: =/\= Hey, it’s good to hear from you. I was thinking that maybe we could meet. After all, we now don’t have to travel that much to see each other… Right?
Ayala: =/\= It’s sooooo far!=/\=
The words rippled with held in laughter. After several years being millions of miles away, travelling through the decks on a ship were nothing in comparison.
He smiled. They had managed to keep their relationship going, even with the long distance between them. Now they were just… Tito actually wondered how far away they were for one another…
Tito: =/\= I mean… In which deck are your quarters, I am on deck five.
Silence met his question, and Taisa realised that though they had been on the Thor for a couple of weeks by that point, they’d both been so busy, her with Sickbay, him with his own duties, they’d barely seen each other and hadn’t even made time to visit each other’s quarters.
Ayala: =/\= I think the years of being long distance has really affected us!=/\=
Tito stopped half way at her words.
Tito: =/\= Why?
Ayala: =/\= I mean, we’re finally together on the same ship and we haven’t even visited each other since we got here!=/\=
They’d arrived together, but Taisa had gone straight to Sickbay once on the ship itself, and she’d only returned to her quarters late. Launching a ship was a lot of work, and though the Thor wasn’t completely knew, it was refurbished and had to be complete restocked and organised according to the new Chief Medical Officer - who Taisa knew from the Eagle and Denali before that, but also understood that Kherys Harper was more interested in studying and practicing medicine than she was in leading a department. Oh yeah, she understood that completely, and was just glad no one had asked her.
Tito: =/\= Well we were on a mission, so it's not like we had any free time before. But we have now. And that’s why I am going after you. Where are your quarters?
Ayla: =/\= I’m deck 5 too, silly. Head around the corridor, to the hallway on the other side of the Arboretum, where it would be on your right side. I’m the second to the last one down, right next door to your favourite Chief Science Officer.=/\=
Tito smiled. He knew there was an access to the Arboretum in their deck, and admittedly it was no surprise that DeVeau’s quarters had to be next to it.
Tito: =/\= Then I will be there in just a few minutes. Tito out
Ayala: =/\=Better hurry before I disappear!=/\=
And with that, the commlink closed.
((USS Thor, deck 5, Taisa’s quarters))
He smiled and walked at a fast pace, and it literally just took one or two minutes for him to be hitting the chime of her quarters. Tito opened his arms as the door opened.
Tito: Damn… I can get used to this, finally we don’t spend days before we see each other…
Ayala: Except that we have spent weeks! But weeks is still fewer than months!
Impatiently, she motioned for the man to come inside already. She had no idea why he just stood in the doorway.
He stepped inside her quarters and took her in his arms, kissing her as he held her tightly.
Once their lips parted he tilted his head, looking deeply in her eyes as he smiled.
Tito: I missed you
Ayala: I missed you too.
She tapped his chest with one hand in excitement, her face lighting into a smile.
Ayala: Isn’t this nice? We only went two weeks without seeing each other in person instead of two months!
Actually, most of the time it was way more than two months. With the way missions went, their shore leaves didn’t always line up, and they had to steal moments whenever they could. Although life as a Starfleet officer was always busy, the knowledge that they wouldn’t have to do that any longer was such a relief.
oO(Starfleet better not transfer us away from each other again!)Oo
Tito nodded, they would try and keep in touch, but as with all long distance relationships, the distance and conflicting schedules didn't always allow them to meet.
Tito: Sometimes more.
Ayala: So now we have to figure out what to do.
Tito arched an eyebrow.
Tito: What do you mean? I thought we had pretty much figured things out…
Laughing, she shook her head and pulled away from his embrace, but only so she could step further into the room and plop down on her couch.
Ayala: No, silly. Now that things are more settled, we can hopefully find a good routine and spend some time daily with each other. So we’re going to have to figure out what we want to do together.
They had missed so much in the two years apart, and now they were going to have to get used to each other again for longer than just a week.
Tito followed Taisa into the couch, finally figuring out what she meant.
They had barely started dating when her transfer orders came.
This was pretty much a new experience for both of them.
Tito: Okay so… For starters, there is one thing we should do.
Ayala: Oh yeah? What's that?
He smiled, pulled her to him, planted a noisy kiss on her forehead, and cuddled her a little vigorously.
Tito: Kisses and cuddles whenever we have the chance. What do you think?
Taisa giggled and squirmed, playfully pushing him away. Tito was very much a touch type of guy, but there was more to time together than physical intimacy.
Ayala: There’s plenty of time for that, but even that’s going to get boring after a while.
He shrugged and let go of her, still smiling.
Tito: I am serious, but fine. We could try and have dinner or lunch. But it all depends on if we are on board, on an away team… You know. What we can do, like we are doing it now, is get together as soon as we have a chance.
He pulled her to him, now more gently, and held her in a warm hug.
Tito: It was about time we got together.
Ayala: Past time. I feel like it’s been so long since we’ve been able to be together in person rather than just on a screen that I'm honestly not sure what to do.
It was so weird. Even the last couple of weeks had meant they were apart because of getting everything settled. Now, however, maybe they could get settled in with each other, not just with the ship.
Tito nodded, it was so much different now that they only spent minutes crossing corridors, instead of days and weeks traveling, just to spend a few days together, and then going back to Ops and Denali.
Tito: I know, I admit I feel a little of the same.
Ayala: You know that subject you brought up before I was transferred off of Ops?
Tito titled his head. He wasn’t sure if it was the house or the marriage that Taisa was talking about.
Tito: Yes…
Yeah, well, Taisa wasn’t ready for the biggest step, but since they were in one place, and if they were going to move forward, it made sense to just go ahead and do it.
Ayala: What if we got shared quarters?
Tito stayed motionless at Taisa’s question. But in his mind he had just jumped off the couch, making her fall over, and was jumping like a lunatic in her quarters.
oO Yes… Yes, YES, YES, YEAH. Oo
He simply smiled as he held both her hands.
Tito: What if? Do you even have to ask?
Ayala: Well, you know, just in case you might have changed your mind since the last time.
His smile widened and he was certain his eyes were sparkling. That would be perfect. It was a jump, it would require some adjustment. But it was perfect. Taisa and him had received the news when she was visiting him in Ops, he had set part of the closet and one night stand for her, as a surprise.
This was a natural course and one that Tito was eager to follow.
Tito: You do have to take care of one thing though…
Taisa arched an eyebrow. Tito had been stoic and stormy when she first met him, but over time, she’d seen the deeper truths he held behind a mask, and witnessed more than what he presented to the universe. That tone meant he was about to tease her.
Ayala: What's that?
He leaned forward and smiled.
Tito: You snore…
Tito received a well placed slap upside his head. It wasn’t hard, but it was certainly justified.
Ayala: I do not!
The outrage and quick slap made him smile.
It was actually a senseless provocation, Taisa didn’t snore or at least he hadn't heard her yet.
Tito: Well…
Ayala: Hush or I’ll change my mind.
Sticking out her tongue, Taisa’s face immediately fell into a grin. They were together again, and now they got to explore the universe together. It also gave them the opportunity to explore their own relations on a deeper level. Where would it lead? Well, they both had an idea in mind, but Taisa wasn’t quite ready for that step. For now, this was enough, and she was happy to see where it all went from there.
He leaned back. Only one real doubt crossed his mind now.
Tito: Now seriously, who do we talk to about it? They have couples quarters… Right?
Ayala: Family quarters. As far as who we talk to, that would be the first officer.
Family quarters. That had a nice ring to it. Years ago, Taisa hadn’t wanted to bring a child into the world with someone who acted like her ex husband. Now, however, the idea of having sounded a lot more desirable.
Well, she wasn’t quite ready for that. The past had burned her, and though Taisa couldn’t imagine Vitor ever treating her badly, especially since he’d never done anything but the opposite, she still wanted to tread a little carefully. Sharing quarters was the natural next step. After that…well, she had to admit, the future looked a lot brighter.
Tito nodded. He had spent enough time with Commander Herrick to feel comfortable talking to him about something like that.
It was a huge step, but one he was gladly taking. Now there was nothing to keep them apart.
************
Lt. Vitor R.S.Tito
Science Officer
USS Thor, NCC-85852
O238907VS0
&
Lt. Taisa Ayala
Medical Officer
USS Thor
M239008AD0
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