[USS Juno] Lunchtime

Posted on Fri Aug 3rd, 2018 @ 6:01am by Captain Bervag Bers & Crewman Recruit T'Meela
Edited on on Fri Aug 3rd, 2018 @ 6:02am

1,420 words; about a 7 minute read

Mission: [USS Shanghai] S1E2: Encounter in the Abyss
Location: MessHall
Timeline: 05/13/2394, 1200 Hours

The mess was pretty active, but a little on the slower side. Which suited Bervag just fine. Normally he'd be himself doin the social thing. That was the thing, he wasn't feeling like himself that day, being in another's body will do that to you. He was enjoying a bajoran dish alone when he heard the doors swish open, to which he paid no mind. He continued to eat, his mind swimming. He was feeling a little lonely with out Bers he had to admit.

T'Meela walked in to the messhall. She intended to have some of the dishes her father prepared. She looked over to the kitchen and saw herself walking around with dishes and ordering his crew around. It was still a strange sensation. Looking to herself doing the stuff her father normally do. She turned away and scanned the room. Then she saw Kerja, or rather Commander Bervag sitting alone. She walked past the kitchen and just took a plate not wanting to disturb her father with his work. She walked to the table and stood still a moment. "Commander, may I sit with you?" She asked politely.

"Glad to have the company." Bervag replied, gesturing to an empty chair.

T'Meela put her plate down and sat down in the chair. "Thank you," she just said. She took a bite of food and then stopped. "Commander," she started and then sighed, "I don't know how you do it, I may be Vulcan, and I can definitely hide my feelings well, and the symbiont, Bers, he is great. And I can get used to him move inside me, er...you." She put Bervag's hands on his stomach. "But those memories, those people, it's like I know them all, and at the same time they are strangers to me."

He nodded, and smiled. Pleased that she was holding up pretty well, made him think how the CO was doing with Jexen. He took a sip of his juice that he had. "Any issues with the memories? Some of the personalities are a little "out there" sometimes. "Glad to know Bers is doing well, too."

She nodded. "You don't know half of it. But somehow, I feel more focused, more in control, I haven't felt this way in a while. But I must admit, despite those memories, this is the level I want to function at. This is what I have been trained for all my life, but because of my human side..." She looked to Bervag, and saw the expression on Kerja's face.
"I'm sorry, you must be feeling weary yourself. I know from your memories and the others you trained very hard to receive the trill symbiont. And now it has been taken from you." She looked at her plate. "I see it as a gift, more likely a gift to you, when this thing, what ever it is, is over, I wonder how much I'll be remembering of all this."

He thought about it. He had to admit that had crossed his mind since this..experience hit. He didn't realize it had taken as much out of him that it did, but he nodded. T'Meela was right however, and not just through logic. He smiled at the control comment, glad "he" could help in a small way. "I must say it has been lonely without Bers, to a degree." he said. He thought about the gift comment. "As for what impressions. I like to hope that the best memories will remain. But what can I say? I'm an optimist." he smiled.

She nodded, "I know, I feel like I know you better then anyone on this ship. And Bers does miss your presence, so in someway I do too. That is kind of strange, as I am here talking to you now. That must be how this work, I don't know. Even though, as much as I want everything to be back to normal, strangely enough I want this to remain. This relationship with the symbiont is one I never had in my life." She slightly smiled. "But don't worry, when it's time to give back your body, I wouldn't hesitate. I just wish and hope I won't forget this when it's all done, I would value this friendship forever." She called it friendship, but she knew it was more then that.

Bervag nodded. "I'm glad you feel that way, T'Meela. I feel the same way."

T'Meela turned around and looked to her father in her body. "It looks like he is keeping his cool, but he is more human then he likes to admit. How is it being in a teenage girl body? It's that I am Vulcan, but as a human I would freak out being in a man's body."

"It did throw me for a loop when I woke up in sickbay." he nodded. "I wouldn't call it a complete "freaking out"" he said. "But it's certainly been interesting to say the least. Add being the XO in the CO's daughters body and protocol." he chuckled.

She chuckled a bit at that. "I am sure the captain wouldn't hold that against you, he has bigger fish to fry, his daughter is in his body. And he is occupying the body of his science officer."

He nodded as he took a bite of food. He smiled at that thought too. "Kerja in the CO's body, that's got to be an interesting experience for her to say the least. She told me that she wasn't interested in starfleet, and now she's in a starfleet officers body. Not to mention her father's."

"I would be intereste in joining starfleet." She scanned Bervags body and his uniform. "Maybe I will aim for command." She raised his eyebrow. "But I think I will do it on my own, in my own body."

Bervag chuckled at that. And smiled. "Very admirable goal. We can talk more about that when we're ourselves. Deal?" he smiled.

"It's a deal, commander." T'Meela replied. "I am looking forward to it."She finally touched some her food again. "I am not even sure if you like salmon." She smiled.

"Never tried it actually!" he smiled.

T'Meela took a bite of the salmon. "I think you will like it. Specially how my father prepares them."

"Looking forward to it" Bervag said. He took a bite of his Bajoran dish, tasted ok to him. He smiled. "So what's it like being a first officer so far?" he asked.

"It's fine, I haven't gone to the bridge or anything." Said T'Meela. "Although I do have a lot of people trying to give me status reports. I told them I would look at them later." She took another bite. "Even if I were to read them, should I read them?"

"I would, to keep up appearances. I'm pretty sure the crew thinks that you're me." he smiled. "Do you need any pointers?

"Would be nice? Trying to remember your memories is still a bit difficult. I don't want everything at once, I may get overwhelmed." She said.

"Anything specific?"

"What do I do with all those status reports? Do I report any to the captain?" She asked. "Oh and when do I when can I make a decision and when do I call in the captain?"

"I normally read them. If there is no changes, or something the departments can handle then fine. If not, then I go from there and meet with the DH, then the Captain." he said, regarding reports. "And decisions, I always go with my gut on those. Sometimes it depends on the situation."

T'Meela nodded. "So, when on the bridge, when do I call the captain to the bridge?" She continue to ask.

"A god rule I follow is for friends I hail the ship and make contact, and then call in the CO if necessary. If not, I offer the other party the chance to meet him. For enemy I go to red alert and get him to the bridge right away."


T'Meela nodded. "Anything else I should be aware of ?"

"Would you need my codes? Just in case something comes up, I mean. Reasonably sure the computer won't accept them from Kerja."

T'Meela nodded, "That might make things easier, I am not sure how long we will be stuck like this."

Bervag nodded as he got a padd from T'meela. and gave them to her. If Bers trusts her, good enough for me. he thought. The pair continued to talk

 

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