==== Corridor before Martin Guzman`s quarters ==== When Oriana found out, where he is, in that moment she thought up a plane, how to get to him. She went with her typical strong gait to Martin`s quarters, where he was in the 'home arrest'. In front of the door stood two security officers. When she came to them, they recognized her and smiled. {Allright, it gos well till yet .} "Good morning. I need to talk with the man in this quarters," she said directly. "Ma`am, I am sorry, ma`am," said one of them: "We can`t let go in nobody. Captain`s order." She nodded: "Yes, and I see, you do your work wery well. But you prevent me doing my work. I am the chief science officer, you know and I am working at the report from this incident with the roses. So I need to talk with all the people, who were there. Captain`s order too." The security officers looked at her for a while. {They can make sure with a little effort, that I am not right. Even if CO isnt on the ship to confirm this.} But then one of the officers nodded only and stepped aside the door. Oriana entered the room with relief. ==== Martin Guzman`s quarters ==== Martin sat in one of the soft chairs inside his quarters and stared out of one of the little windows. The stars seemed to fly around the ship ... a phenomenon caused by the warp effect. His eyes were focused on a certains spot in the window, but saw nothing ... he was thinking deep. One one side he was quite angry. The ship's CO ... {the dammed Bajoran} had his arrest in his quarters sice the little accident in the mess hall ... and till that time, he was there. He was not allowed to leave the room, even the medical treatment was given to him here, in his room. Another issue was that his brother Shane, now beeing ACO havent found much time to talk to him or ease his punishment. Shane was there only two times ... and the conversation went a bad way ... both times. But the worst issue was the fact that Oriana ... his vulcan love didnt came at all. Since he saw her the last time several days back, she wasnt able (or willing) to see after him. Sure, he was under arrest ... but there is always a way ... for anything. Martin was not sure what he felt for the woman. Oriana wasnt a beauty ... she was not even human, but her vulcan face radiated a very special fluidum. Martin had to admit that he thought about Oriana as very sexi. Not in that traditional way ... exotic was a more suitable word. He knew that many of the feeling he had to her were caused by the Flower effect, btu he knew that not all of that feelings vanished with the pollen. Well, Martin was honest to himself. There were some other woman in 'play'. That nice counselor Athena and the sweet Rangi not the last. But having an affair with Rangi could prove VERY dangerous since Shane was in charge of teh ship, and he felt that Athena was ... well ... complex personalit for a stright fowrard man like him. In opposite to Rangi and Athena ... Oriana might be 'the catch' of his life. His thoughts were interrupted as the door suddenly went open. Martin was taken by surprise, cause it was very uncommon ... he was getting little to none visits till now. He froze in surprise as he saw the tall vulcan fugure of Oriana entering. She had a problem remain stood only. He looked so ... disconcertingly. His uncertainly and suprprise was so sweet, she loved him still. But she went not to him in spite of this. "I need to talk with you. How I told the officers before your door, I need to know the details of our last ... experience. So, how are your feelings to me now?" she asked directly. Martin stood up from the chair and stood quite near Oriana, looking in her face. {Dammed vulcans} he thought as he tried to read from Oriana's face about her feelings. Of course, he wasnt able to read her mind ... he he was not sure about her real interest ... and about her feelings to him as well. Her straight forward question forced a straight forward answer: "Not all of my feelings were inducted by the flower. There is still a lot that attracts me to you". Beeing an diplomat ... Martin felt that he should be maybe more carefull with his words, but this time he trusted his feelings. "But i wonder about your feelings Ensign Oriana". It was his intention to use her rank and name and he was interested in her reaction. Oriana winced a bit, when she heard her rank from Martin. {Of, course, it was his intention.} she thought {And he got me.} She saw him and thought about her answer. "Not all my feelings were developed by the pollen too. You are in my mind and in my heard still. It is not logical, but it is truth. I am Vulcan and i respect Vulcan tradition very. So, I can`t formulate my feelings so good. If it is discomfort for you, I will grasp it." Martin could resist to smile. The smile that appeared on his lips was a warm one. He was a lonely freelancer lately and there were little to none oportunities to meet a woman that would really feel for him on his journeys. But now ... Oriana there ... he fest that this time it could be differnet. "Oh no Oriana, dont say that. I ... I like you Oriana and to know that what was between us lately wasnt just a dream is a wonderfull news" Oriana was glad to heard that. She loved Martin, even if it was ilogical and she couldn`t imagine, she will be without him. "I know, it is not very good time to ask at it, but counselor Wellington is organizing something, what she call ... Winter ball. Would you go there ... with me ... i mean, if you could..." It was not usually, that Oriana hadn`t the right words. But she wasn`t good in the things of love really. Martin was simultaneously surprised and delighted. He knew several vulcans from Earth and Artemis, but they were not much social beeings. Like in may ways ... Oriana seemed to be different from other Vulcans here as well. He smiled as her, reached for her hand and said: "I would love to" Some of the smile faded as he remebered his 'house arrest' "but first my dear brother would need to agree to that i suppose ..." Oriana raised an eyebrow and her expression was a determined one. A determined vulcan is like a hurricane and beeing in the XO's skin ... i would take quite care. Oriana looked at Martin's hand, not quite sure what to do ... but then slightly squeezed it. ===== End of log ===== Ens. Oriana CSCiO USS Chimera & Martin Guzman (NPC by Muma) civilian