Family time

Posted on Mon Nov 4th, 2024 @ 6:26pm by Commander Kevin Lance & Captain Mira Rodale

Mission: Starbase 364
Location: USS Chuck Norris
Timeline: Present

On:
{Personal quarters, USS Chuck Norris}

Mira awoke slowly to the sounds of giggling. It's teased her senses, pulling her from her deep sleep. Mira opened her eyes to see she was in....... Well, she was in Kevin's bed. She had almost called it their bed.

Mira rolled over to her side to see Ashla laying on a blanket on the floor. She was kicking her little legs while Kolar set next to her hold her hand. It was a heartwarming sight.

Kevin's was sitting on the couch watching over the two kids while she slept? It took her a few moments to remember what happened. Being attacked and the surgery. Her hand went to her face, the device was gone as was the one on her ribs. She was out of medical, so ...... She grew sad because she was here only because Kevin didn't know what to do with her.

She struggled to set up as the world around her spun for a few moments, then righted itself. She realized she was in her pajamas. As she moved, it got Kevin's attention he hurried over to her. "Not so fast. Let me help." He helped her move to the couch.

Kolar was excited to see her up. "Mama, I kissed your boo boos and made them all better."
Mira smiled. "Thank you, my little man. Mama needed that."

Her eyes glanced up at Kevin, then looked away. "Sorry about taking over your bed. You could have just put me in Kolar's room. I have a request into the engineers to put your privacy wall back up." Mira told him softly but she sounded sad.

"It's our bed," he replied reassuringly, "and while you were incapacitated, I countermanded your request." He had actually done that before he had been designed temporarily in command, but it didn't serve anything to quibble over timing.

Mira looked at him, surprised and a little confused.
"Kolar was quite concerned that he won't get to go on safari today."

I slow smile came to her lips as she looked down at Kolar. "I did promise you that. Do you think K'ner would let me off the ship?"

Kolar cocked his head to the side and grinned. "She put you in dada's care, so you better be good, or he will take the cookies and chocolate away." Kolar nodded like he had seen Kevin do it before.

Mira fought a grin. As Kevin took her hand, she rested her head on his arm. "Would you take my cookies and chocolate away?"

"I would never deny you any pleasure," he said with mo k seriousness, "but I might need to if you keep getting you8 into trouble."

"I didn't mean or plan for me to get hurt. it was why I was with all those people at the gym." Mira told him honestly. "I just wanted to get him to drop his charges on you."

"Technically, it is Admiral Proll's decision on whether or not to press charges," Kevin observed, "For the good discipline and morale...yada yada. But until he does, you get to set the terms of my restriction."

"Since you fought for me and it was in a private dinner. Versus Rashard's attack on me in public it's like comparing apples and targs. If Proll was going to do something he would have. I on the other hand am pressing charges."

Mira was about to ask Kolar for her PADD then she saw how quiet he got. "Kolar, are you ok?"

"Is the bad bad here, Mama?" Kolar's voice was scared.

Mira held her arms out to him. As he climbed up on her lap, she settled herself back on the couch. Her worried eyes met Kevin's, and then she kissed Kolar’s head. "The bad things that took us are dead, but some of the bad people that hurt us are not. I promise we will keep you safe. How about I get dressed and we will go to the holodeck. We can go anywhere you want to go."

"Castle Drury? Faereyjar?" he asked hopefully.

Mira raised an eye. "Do you want to visit them again in the holodeck?"

He nodded.

"Ok, I'll work on programming them for you. But until then, how about Hvalset Fjord, Greenland? Your daddy and I visited there long before you were born. It's alot like Faereyjar but without the walls. or " She remembered something about Paris and rooftops. "Paris? There might even be an old English castle in the Holodeck program. We can bring a picnic. I'll sit with Ashla, and you and Daddy can play." She asked hopefully. She didn't like her son scared.

"Come on, Cub!" Kevin's smile exuded confidence and excitement, "I want to introduce you to my friends Arno and Elise on the eve of the French Revolution."

Mira gave Kevin a concerned look. "Its one of my parkour programs," he told her, "I will scale it back enough to be safe while still being exciting for him."

Mira nodded. "Sounds fun. We can get food then go." She got up feeling a little stronger then a few moments ago, but she was sure she would have to take it easy for the next few days.

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Commander Kevin Lance
Executive Officer
USS Chuck Norris

and

Captain Mira Rodale
CO USS Chuck Norris