-=/\=- Mess Hall -=/\=- MaiKai had just finished up with some minor injuries and illnesses of patients and headed for some light dinner with Corporal Stan "The Man " Pressman of the ship's Security. They walked in and took a table in the far left hand corner. They replicated an extra cheesy and pepperoni pizza and a couple beers. The pair talked of their family a bit: "When I was little I use to think that my closet was a port hole and if I went in it I would disappear from my family forever, so I never went near it," said Stan. They just said random facts like that. "So what's your family like?", Mai inquired. "Well ... My father and I don't really talk any more ... Neither do me and my brother ... And my mother is sadly deceased. What about yours?", Stan replied as he took a gulp or two of his beer. First looking at the floor then back at Stan she in turn replied, "We try to keep in touch the best we can. I love my family had the worst news about a few weeks maybe a month ago however ... any way what was your child hood like?" She tried to switch the subject, talking about her step brother to someone was upsetting for her. She wanted to keep that locked inside like everything else; sharing emotions was not one of her specialties. "No, please go back. What's so tragic that you would switch subjects," Stan reached under the table and held his good hand in hers. "I really rather not talk about it ... " Mai's voice trailed off as she looked from his eyes and face to the table. "Oh, come on ... I've told you some tragic stories. Your turn I believe?" Stan was just trying to get information out of her, but geez ... men and their bad timing or wrong for words. " I was informed by my stepbrother's friend ... that he ummm .... died in deadly car accident ... they really don't know ... umm ... what was it all about .. or if they know I sure don't", She said sadly as she felt a squeeze from his hand. {{at least I said there ... it's out there ... }} she thought. "Oh, Mai ... I'm so sorry ... I didn't know," he said remorsefully as she saw the look on her face. "No, it's ok. I'm fine Stan I'm starting not to feel so well ... I think it best you escort me to my room now," she replied the best she could as suddenly she felt sick and as if her life's energy was draining from her body. "Yeah, ok. That's a great idea ... ", he silently spoke to her for he was confused of how she can switch moods from happy to sad to feeling sick. {{Maybe it's just the female race}} he chuckled a bit to himself as he held on to her right arm with his left and walked out of the Mess Hall. -=/\=- Ensign MaiKai Quiocho's Quarters -=/\=- After getting off the lift and seeing how bad MaiKai was staggering, Stan picked her up with her head on one arm and legs in the other as if carrying a baby. They reached the door leading into her room and stepped through. He put her down and she left him sitting on a couch while she left to the small connecting room to change into a pair of gray short shorts and a light blue tank top. She came back in the room and immediately slamming her hand on the closest object, being a stand, and heard the bark of Kaine. Kaine was of course happy that Stan didn't eat her all up and licked his bad hand in sign of being sorry. "Yeah, I forgive you boy," Stan then looked to where he heard Mai and thought that she fell, he had then jogged to her and held on to her sides with his arms propping her up. She looked as she would fall over so he thought it best until she said something. "I'm fine ... really ... let go ... Maybe too many beers," she spoke silently as her right hand lifted to her temples in a sign of her getting a migraine. Stan let off easy and Mai began to stand straight. All of a sudden she fell forward and hit her head on a coffee table that was to the left of her couch that could sit about three people. Stan stepped immediately to her side and knelt over. He put his arms, including his bad one, under her so one was propping her back up and the other her head. It hurt his arm to do this but the pain eased as if on cue the pain killers started to work in. He bent his face over so a few inches from hers, "Mai, can you hear me ... Mai I need you to answer me." MaiKai lifted her head a bit and spoke a few words, "Stan I ... uh ... I," then she fell back over. Kaine came over and put her had over his head and tried to lift it up then watched it dropped as he backed up. Kaine then whimpered and looked to Stan. "Boy, you stay here I'm going to get he r some help," and with that Kaine licked his good hand and sat down on the bed. Stan scraped her off the floor and began to carry her like before. Stan was planning on taking her back to Sickbay ... -=/\=- End Log -=/\=- Ensign MaiKai Quiocho AMO USS Chimera & (npc) Corporal Stan "The Man" Pressman Security Officer USS Chimera apb: The Lovely, Mai