=/\= Mess Hall - Winter Ball =/\= Athena handed over the pie and watched the promotion. She gave her applause of congratulations with the others before she took her yellowed colored drink with a little red cherry over to a quiet table in the corner. As she sipped on her drink her gaze fell upon the crowd as the ball continued. She saw Philip actually behaving like a gentleman while dancing with Gina. And Tessa was dancing with Steve. {How nice of Steve.} Her gaze then fell upon a lively group of nurses and medical technicians. She gave a small smile as if sharing in the joke that they all seemed to be sharing at that moment. Her eyes drifted toward the bar where she noticed a group of ODA members had gathered. {Typical} she thought as a smirk passed over her lips. Her eyes fell back to the dance floor where she noted Maikai had continued to dance with a nice looking young man. She continued to watch as many couples floated by some from science, some that consisted of AMOs and even the ODA fellows that professed to not know a step were doing well. As she continued to watch eventually Rangi and Shane danced by. She smiled happy that Shane had found Rangi who seemed to be such a perfect fit for her friend. Athena sighed and finished her drink. She motioned to the bartender who nodded and sent another drink her way. She quickly drank her next drink and had another sent over as she continued to watch the crowd. Her gaze fell on a new couple that seemed to be slipping in. Athena's eyebrows knitted in a moment of confusion and then she closed her eyes and cleared her head before opening her eyes to look back at the couple. She shook her head. {That can't be. I'm sure that's Oriana.... but is that Martin?} Athena had other thoughts as she nursed her drink. {They wouldn't even let me in to talk to him as the counselor. What's going on?} Athena finished her drink and stood. She started making her way to the bar which seemed very busy at the moment. She stop and listened and smiled when others said hi to her or offered words of thanks. Retrieving yet another drink she noticed Ceril Winnie standing in the corner talking to a lovely looking ensign Furiously fingering the little stuffed dog at his side. {Well, at least he isn't wheezing like when I saw him last.} As she sipped on her drink she made her way toward the door greeting and smiling to those that stopped her. =/\= End Log =/\= Lt. Athena Wellington Counselor USS Chimera