Author's Note: Is the story getting a little too much about what's going on between Jpak and Robert? Should that be changed?
Chapter Eight
Jpak sat waiting in anticipation, she had never been so nervous about anything like this. Robert wasn't late yet, it was still 6:50, and so he could still make it on time. This was going to be awkward, and she knew it. She had never "gone out" with a different species before. But she had to keep her cool, she didn't want to embarrass herself on her third day onboard. Well, Robert wasn't going to be late because he had just walked in the door.
He spotted her, sat down across from her, and handed her a bouquet of flowers. "Here, these are for you," he said, "They're called lilies, they're a flower from Earth. I kind of had to sneak them out of hydroponics".
Jpak eyed the flowers, they were quite beautiful. She found it interesting that he would go through all the trouble to give them to her. "Why'd you risk getting in trouble with the hydroponics officer?" she asked.
"On Earth, men bring flowers on the first date sometimes," Robert replied.
"Oh," Jpak said.
***
Well this is gonna look awkward, Robert thought, a Romulan and human shipmate going out on a date. Tomorrow we'll be the talk of the ship.
"So, how'd you come to get interested in medicine?" Robert asked. Great going hotshot, he thought to himself, what a great subject to talk about.
"Well, when I was a child I always liked to help people. Even if I wasn't too great at it," she said. With the second remark the two both chuckled a bit. "I also heard that Vulcan healers were some of the best doctors in the Alpha Quadrant, so when the Borg attacked I took up the training. My teachers and classmates didn't seem to like me much though. I think it was because they were Vulcan and I was Romulan. What about you Rob, how did you get interested in navigation and helm?" she asked him in return.
"In Iowa, we used to live on a farm, my family and me. This one night I went outside to watch a meteor shower. The sky was totally clear and you could see what seemed like every star in the galaxy. I didn't really pay attention to the meteors, I just pointed to stars and said 'I'm gonna go to that one, and that one'. That's mainly it; all I wanted to do was fly a ship through the stars since then.
Jpak and Robert talked for what seemed to be like hours, and really were. "Would you like me to walk you to your quarters?" Robert asked.
"Is this another one of Earth's customs?" she asked back.
"Actually it is," he replied.
"Then you may," she said.
They headed to Jpak's quarters, when they approached them Robert asked, "Would you like to do this again, perhaps, Friday?"
"That sounds good to me," Jpak replied. She got up to him and kissed him on the cheek.
Robert felt like the whole ship had shook once she kissed him. But when he heard the computer blaring "All hands to battle stations," he knew the ship really had shook under his feet.
Then he heard the familiar voice of Captain Debbing yell, "All hands to battle stations! A Borg sphere has just arrived off our port bow!"
Chapter Eight
Jpak sat waiting in anticipation, she had never been so nervous about anything like this. Robert wasn't late yet, it was still 6:50, and so he could still make it on time. This was going to be awkward, and she knew it. She had never "gone out" with a different species before. But she had to keep her cool, she didn't want to embarrass herself on her third day onboard. Well, Robert wasn't going to be late because he had just walked in the door.
He spotted her, sat down across from her, and handed her a bouquet of flowers. "Here, these are for you," he said, "They're called lilies, they're a flower from Earth. I kind of had to sneak them out of hydroponics".
Jpak eyed the flowers, they were quite beautiful. She found it interesting that he would go through all the trouble to give them to her. "Why'd you risk getting in trouble with the hydroponics officer?" she asked.
"On Earth, men bring flowers on the first date sometimes," Robert replied.
"Oh," Jpak said.
***
Well this is gonna look awkward, Robert thought, a Romulan and human shipmate going out on a date. Tomorrow we'll be the talk of the ship.
"So, how'd you come to get interested in medicine?" Robert asked. Great going hotshot, he thought to himself, what a great subject to talk about.
"Well, when I was a child I always liked to help people. Even if I wasn't too great at it," she said. With the second remark the two both chuckled a bit. "I also heard that Vulcan healers were some of the best doctors in the Alpha Quadrant, so when the Borg attacked I took up the training. My teachers and classmates didn't seem to like me much though. I think it was because they were Vulcan and I was Romulan. What about you Rob, how did you get interested in navigation and helm?" she asked him in return.
"In Iowa, we used to live on a farm, my family and me. This one night I went outside to watch a meteor shower. The sky was totally clear and you could see what seemed like every star in the galaxy. I didn't really pay attention to the meteors, I just pointed to stars and said 'I'm gonna go to that one, and that one'. That's mainly it; all I wanted to do was fly a ship through the stars since then.
Jpak and Robert talked for what seemed to be like hours, and really were. "Would you like me to walk you to your quarters?" Robert asked.
"Is this another one of Earth's customs?" she asked back.
"Actually it is," he replied.
"Then you may," she said.
They headed to Jpak's quarters, when they approached them Robert asked, "Would you like to do this again, perhaps, Friday?"
"That sounds good to me," Jpak replied. She got up to him and kissed him on the cheek.
Robert felt like the whole ship had shook once she kissed him. But when he heard the computer blaring "All hands to battle stations," he knew the ship really had shook under his feet.
Then he heard the familiar voice of Captain Debbing yell, "All hands to battle stations! A Borg sphere has just arrived off our port bow!"
