Getting Back to Normal

Posted on Sat Mar 23rd, 2024 @ 3:33am by Captain Mira Rodale & Commander Kevin Lance

Mission: Thunderdome
Location: USS Chuck Norris
Timeline: Current

on:
{Mess Hall, Deck Two}

Kevin sat with Mira in the mess hall. It wasn't a date or if it was, it was a working date as they were reviewing the reports that had accumulated during their mission to Paarth Elion Three. Kevin was clean and his uniform immaculate even if it did hang a bit on his emaciated frame. He was filling back in after the reversal of gene therapy and his skin color was returning to normal. He was even able to start regrowing his beard. He sat with a plate of steamed vegetables, smoked salmon and a fruit salad as he read his PADD.

Mira had a huge plate of bacon and egg with her standard cup of Raktajino. She had been reading all morning, and Montgomery had been correct. Not one thing interesting had happened on or to the ship while they had been gone.

Mira noticed her personal messages were highlighted, so she opened it. It was a message from her cousin Kiara Rodale. "Oh!" She took in a swift breath of air as she read.

Mira looked up at Kevin. "Ok .....well," she shook her head, then looked around to make sure no one was near them. "Kevin remembered when you said we have 50 kids together." she chuckled a little nervous."It's 51" she nodded her head.

Kevin looked up from the PADD about to take another bite of his food. "We got a new crewman?"

She shook her head no. " There were so many people committed about Kolar's looks that I got curious, so I asked Kiara to run the test again and well. " she handed the PADD to him.

Kevin look at the PADD in Mira's hand like it was a deadly snake. Between assaulting Grendaas' stronghold, getting wounded in their escape, and suffering a cardiac arrest, he didn't have much time to consider Mira's sleepy comment," he really does look like you."

He deliberately took his time swallowing and setting down his own PADD and utensil. "I was never any good at the life sciences," he said blandly as he looked at Mira's PADD, "What does this mean?"

Mira rubbed her forehead "Well when Q saw how mad I was that Rodriguez was Kolar's father he changed the DNA. I thought the bugger must had added his own to replace it. I didn't want to know if he did so I never checked. But... He added yours instead. "

Mira flipped to a photo of Kolar now. "if I had known I wouldn't have named him....what I did." She wispered the last park. "It's ok I just thought you might want to know." She rubbed his arm. Before putting the PADD down. He was probably as freaked out has she had been finding out she was a mom. "Just relax nothing has to change. I am so not telling you this right. "

Kevin was speechless. It strained the bounds of credulity. It was all Qs doing but the thought that he was father to a child with Mira whom he had done little more than kiss alot was mind boggling. Coupled with his own desire to remain childless, the enormity of the situation was forcing him into a state of panic.

The blue eyed baby smiled out at him from the PADD. The blonde hair against the Trill spots were an interesting combination. The boy's image tugged at his heart as he had when Kevin had held him six months ago.

Kevin hand the PADD back to Mira, his mind tossed upon a sea of emotions. He picked up his own PADD and tried to concentrate on the report.

Mira nodded as she took the PADD back he had handed her. She watched him carefully. He might be in denial, or he was handling it better than she had at finding out she was a mom.

She had told him, so that was all she needed to do. She wanted to keep their relationship as open and honest as she could. She had taken responsibility for the baby no one else had to.

Kevin tried rereading the same paragraph three times without understanding the word that were written. His thoughts were continually occupied with thoughts of Mira and Kolar. Finally, he pushed his tray away and said, "I can't do this. Captain, I am going to have to excuse myself and finish these reports later." He stood and picked up his tray, then took the unfinished meal to the reclamation station and departed the mess hall.

Mira turned back to the replicator to get another cup of Raktajino. she frowned Maybe she shouldn't have told him. Mira took her food and Padd back to her office.

{Captain’s Ready Room}
She sat and beginning to write her report to Starfleet. She soon, as she sent the report in, a response came back to see the admiral upon arrival. Wonderful, there was no way anyone had even read it before calling her in. She huffed "Damn Admirals."

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Lieutenant Commander Kevin Lance
Executive Officer
USS Chuck Norris

and

Commander Mira Rodale
CO
USS Chuck