<<OOC: A slight back log >> ===== Guest quaters starbase 485 ===== After quite tense journey through the anomaly and then few days to the Starbase, Terek was just having a lunch when they got out form the subspace and the great mass of the starbase emerged from the blackness of the space. He watched the docking procedure and felt like Jonas in the stomach of the whale once the ship was inside the superstructure. As he was finnishing his meal; just a replicated hasperat and glass of watter; he felt a little shake as the docking clamps fit in their places and the airlocs were sealed. {Right, now i gues it would be better to prepre to disembark I think....} on the other hand it occured to him, that there is nothing to prepare for. Almost all his personal belongings remained on the Chimera. He thought about loss of some of those things quite hard. Few of them were really close to his heart as they were given to him by closest friends and family, but at least his most value personal thing was rescued. His earing. Not only that it represented his faith, but it was also full of memories. He remembered the day he was given it. All his family around. All the advices they gave him for a future life... he had to smile when he recalled it. So when all of his property was gone, he just shrugged as the voice from intercom ordered the crew to proceed with disembark of the ship. Then computer voice repeated it and added information that the location to their new temporary quaters is available in the database. Well, Terek then left the mess hall and as he was supposed to meet Alex when they arrive to the base, he made his way a few corridors around to her quaters. "Hi, ready to go from one tin to another?" He asked with a weak smile as he was thinking about what will happen now. If they will be assigned a new ship or the crew will split up and jus be realocated to ships all over the fleet... It bothered him, because he thought that Alex will be probably assigned somewhere else han him and it would mean that they won't see each other too much. Also he knew how those distant relationship are 'stable'. So he just made one long gasp. "Anywhere anytime, my dear..." came voice of Alex in answer, interrupting terek's thoughts. "Are we going to stand here to the endo of the time or what?" she added as Terek was thinking, standing right in behind the door, blocking their way. "Oh... what? No, no, of course not...Let's go..." He responded and both of them left the cabine. On their way to the airlocs, both with empty hands, they made a stop at one wall console and looked for the location of their temporary quaters. "Great, it seems that they wanted us to be healthy..." Said Alex when she saw that their rooms are almost on the oposite sides of the base. "Hmm..." replied Terek not paying attention. "What is it Weranis, what is bothering you..." "Nothing, don't worry. I'm just thinking..." "Thinking about what? I've been watching you since you've come to my room. You were acting like it wasn't yourself. Tell me, please..." "Really it is nothing. I'm probably just having too vivid imagination and it plays tricks on me." Fortunately Alex knew Terek long enough to know that when he doesn't want to talk about something he doesn't. So she just put on a worried expression, shrugged her shoulders and said. "All right. I'll let you, but you know that you can tell me everything..." She told him with a reassuring smile. "I know, really, don't worry, it'll be all right." He charmed a confident smile on his face and then they both continued their way to the airlock. ===== Few days later ===== The day they were supposed to gather in one of the cargo bays for a memorial service to honor the fallen crewmates, came quickly. Those few days since they docked passed in some strange blend of night and day, none of it countable. Terek mostly slept, as he felt somehow exhausted for some reason and unless he was out with Alex he met no one. When he wasn't sleeping or with Alex, he read a book Alex recommended him. When he woke up today, he felt that finally he caught up to the sleep deficit and that the dreamless sleep at last restored his strength. His temporary guest quarters was beside him occupied by another member of the Chimera crew. It didn't mind him as for the tactical officer Worik was a good roommate. At least it seemed so far. A bit older than Terek... well at least by appearance. He was Vulcan and Terek wasn't absolutely sure how old can he be... probably much more than himself, but as most of the Vulcans he didn't look to his age. He spent most time meditating and this suited to Terek at those days perfectly. Sometimes he tried to meditate with him, but when Worik tried to teach him some Vulcan techniques, Terek found it really difficult to concentrate on breathing so he kept to the meditation, his grandpa taught him. With empty head after morning meditation, he made his way to bathroom, brushed his teeth, took a shower with a real water as they were on starbase, then he put on dress uniform for the ceremony and went to meet Alex for breakfast and then to the cargo bay 10 for meeting. When they arrived, most of the crew was already there. "Wow, now this looks magnificently..." said Alex as they entered the room where everyone looked to their best. "come on, let's find some place.." answered Terek. { This won't be thoroughly pleasant meeting..} thought Terek as he caught by his eye coming general with some stuff. And he was right, as general began his speech, he sensed that something isn't right. Then it came to him... { He's leaving?!.... What the...} but it was true. General gave his post to XO - new CO and stepped down. Terek had barely a chance to fully take the meaning of those words, when Shane came forward and began his own speech. And then another shock. During the promotion ceremonial, Terek heard his name. "Ensign Terek Weranis, front and centre!" {What... this can't be...} but now he felt eyes of all surrounding people on him, so he moved forward. As he was with Alex in the back line it took a moment to him to get there, but eventualy he managed to straight himself to attention in front of Guzman, next to the two Rangi and Oriana. When he was pinned with a new rank and his hand was shaken by new command officer he thought that he was just doing his duty, nothing extraordinary. But when his part of ceremony was over, a wave of a sudden joy flooded him. He didn't know what to do, but he managed to supress this feeling for the time being and clapped and shouted with others when other people were promoted. Now the ceremony was over and the party began. He returned to Alex with stupid smile on his face still surprised by the recent events, his feelings mixed up. A joy from the promotion, but disrupted by sad feeling about the leaving general. But he guesed that it belongs together... This way he'll remember it better. ===== End Log ===== <<OOC2: anyone have any idea for J/L? I'm up to no good :) >> ASCiO Lt.JG Terek Weranis USS Chimera