[USS Juno] Free advice

Posted on Fri Aug 3rd, 2018 @ 5:29am by Captain Bervag Bers & Commander T'San
Edited on on Fri Aug 3rd, 2018 @ 5:36am

971 words; about a 5 minute read

Mission: [USS Shanghai] S1E2: Encounter in the Abyss
Location: USS Juno Mess hall
Timeline: May 16, 2394 @ 1300 Hours

It was 1300hrs, and Bervag's stomach was rumbling. He knew only one cure, sustenance. He was on duty though. He turned to an ops officer trained in "Officer of the Deck" duties. He spoke. "You have the conn." he said. He pointed to his commbadge. "You know what to do" he said. The caitian nodded. Bervag entered the turbolift. "Mess deck." he said. As the car moved his mind began to wander, which was a dangerous thing with a joined trill with all those memories.

Luckily it was one of Bervag's own memories that came up. His date the day before with Janie. He flashed a reflexive smile. He cared for her, but was sort of unsure on how to proceed. Then he remembered that the Chef was doing double duty as a de facto counselor. "Maybe i'll bend his ear for a while." he said aloud.

He entered the turbolift and entered the mess hall. There was a menu board there and he stopped to read it.

Dan noticed the commander looking over the menu. He walked over from behind and said, "I recommend the pasta salad today, commander. It's been going like crazy."

"That actually sounds great." he smiled. "Thanks." he added, looking over at Dan.

"Why don't I set you up a table over there in that quiet corner. Do you want anything to drink with your lunch?" He inquired as he made his way to the kitchen.

"Sweet tea, please." he smiled. He watched Dan go back towards the kitchen, a thought entered his mind. "He's married, so that means he's dated presumably. Maybe he has a few pointers" he caught himself saying to himself. He flashed a puzzled look as if to say "Did I just say that?" He felt Bers stir in his stomach.

Dan walked in to the kitchen and made plate. Then ordered the tea from the replicator and brought the food to the commanders table. He took a herbal tea himself and a small bowl of the salad. He sat down across Bers. "So what's on your mind, sir?"He asked, knowing instinctively he wasn't just in for the food.

"Does it show?" he smiled awkwardly. "And call me Bervag." he said. "Well, I recently met our Education director, Lieutenant Weston. Literally bumped into in the hall not far from Nemo's. Don't know how it happened but we wound up having a "mini date" there. Which led to a real date last night. During which a simple walk turned into hand holding, which led to a kiss." he took a sip of his tea. "Think I'm falling for her, but unsure how to proceed."

Dan smiled. "You think or did that kiss tasted like more?"

"Well, when talking at Nemo's we kinda clicked. And on our date she was the one who kissed me first, which kinda threw me for a loop. For a quick second. I kissed her back. Seemed to last longer than it did."

Dan took a sip and looked outside where the stars moved by. "I have to be honest, Bervag, I didn't write the book of love and I certainly don't know evrything about girls. But if she feels the same way, you should pursue her. But be careful not to hurt her. My advice ask her out on another date. Maybe kiss her again, see how that goes. As long as it feels good for the both of you, you're on the right track."

He nodded as he took a bite of his salad. "Sounds good." he said, understanding. "Love the salad by the way." he said. "That's the thing, the setting. Any tips would be helpful, Dan."

"France, Paris is a good place, or just a nice stroll on the beach, where you can talk to her. And if you don't want to go to the holodeck, the mess hall is a great place as well. Get some food and wine, cause that sure will get people talk. Cause talking is important. Get to know her. And if she likes you too, she will be interested in you as well. If you ask her out, and looking for a nice dinner, make reservations with me. I may not know much about girls, but I do know food." Dan explained and he smirked a bit at the last sentence.

He made a mental note of the last one. "That's a great idea Dan. Funny she did ask me if I liked Earth food. May just do that." he smiled, wheels turning in his mind.

"So do you like earth food? Something in particular you like?" Dan asked. He was now very curious himself.

"I like foods from all over the federation. But I have a soft spot for Italian." he smiled. "My first roommate at the academy was Italian. One day I tried some, been hooked ever since." he smiled. Whick gave him an idea for an Italian café. "He let me try his Ziti one day. That'd have to be my favorite."

"Ah, Italian," said Dan, "I have several Italian recipes. I can make Ziti, I am not sure if I can make it as good as your roommates but I can certainly try." He said with a grin.

"Looking forward to it, Dan." he smiled. He was filled with a good handle on what he was gonna do. "Maybe a holodeck recreation of Rome even." he smiled.

"There you go!" Said Dan. "So how about some desert? Yes you want desert? Getting some for you now."He got up to go to the kitchen and got bowls of deserts. He put them on the table. "You'll love this, vanilla custard, yogurt and strawberry syrup. Something I picked up when I was working in the Netherlands back on earth."

"Sounds delicious." he said, perking up.

 

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