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Why think of the imaginable when it's already been done, best to think of something new. Something no one dares to do or think, that is where true genius lays, not in the safety of the known but in the darkness of risk. – Dani Douglas
Blue eyes, ever those blue eyes staring with hints of green so vibrant, staring… only ever just staring at her. That's all she could see through it all, the fog that never seemed to leave her dreams… that ever present blue fog. "Who are you?" she said, barely above a whisper. She had seen those eyes before but she couldn't recall where… maybe another dream perhaps. She stared back, hoping to find something in those beautiful blue green eyes but all too soon the fog became thicker, blocking her view as she heard a distant chime, an annoying and continuous distant chime that only seemed to get louder and eventually she woke up.
Mira kept her eyes closed at first, willing sleep to keep her but it was lost completely when another chime sounded out. Groaning slightly, Mira reached to her end table where she had placed her communicator and after a few seconds of shuffling her hand around she found it and brought it under the covers with her, answering it without looking to see who was trying to contact her.
"Doctor Sullivan, Admiral Marcus is requesting your presence." a voice spoke out, Mira laying down and still far too tired had bolted upright with wide eyes once the words registered. "What time?" she asked hastily, jumping out of bed and nearly falling in the process. "He wishes for you to be at his office at ten-hundred hours. He also said that this is a mandatory meeting and will frown upon tardiness" Mira nodded her head in understanding. "Alright, I'll be there" Mira said into the device that now lay on her dresser as she gathered what she would need to get ready.
Mira walked over to her communicator and closed it quickly, walking back over to her closet going for her general officers' uniform but then recalled what she had planned for later that day and sighed, instead pulling out her medical uniform and began to get ready.
Mira had been surprised with herself; had felt happy at how quickly she had gotten ready, after a quick trip in the shower, she had brushed her teeth and changed her clothes. Mira had done her usual pompadour hairstyle and was out the door in fifth-teen minutes, leaving her exactly one hour and fifty-two minutes left to get there. Now here she ran, eight minutes to go before she was supposed to be there, running up the stairs to the Admirals office. There had been three accidents on the way to Star Fleet Headquarters and the elevator had been parked on the top floor when she had arrived. After forty-one floors, Mira arrived on the forty-second, opening the door and booking it down the hall, towards the Admirals office. Mira checked her watch and saw she only had two minutes. Not paying attention to what was in front of her; Mira nearly ran into a small group of men but didn't pay them any mind as she said 'sorry' and 'excuse me'.
Continuing on her hurried way, only stopping once she had gotten directly in front of his secretaries' desk. Taking very large and deep breaths to try and calm her breathing, Mira announced herself. "Doctor Mira Sullivan to see the Admiral".
The receptionist barely stifling their laughter, nodded their head "I'll let the Admiral know, you can take a seat if you need to" the elderly woman said as she pointed to the allotted chairs meant to be the waiting area. Nodding quickly and breathlessly, Mira took the seat closest to her and fell unceremoniously into it. The elderly woman let out a chuckle again as she eyed Mira before turning her gaze back to the approaching men and nodded her head to them before holding up her hand. Mira, facing the wall, had to turn her head as she heard the sound of footprints. It was the group she had passed while she was running to this office. There was six men in total, five looked to be security guards, two leading the front, while three held the back. Mira wasn't sure about the man in the middle of the group as he was blocked from her sight.
With a click and buzz Mira was pulled from looking at the men who kept their eyes forward, toward the elderly woman "Admiral. The officers are here as well as Doctor Sullivan" she said into her communicator. After several seconds a response "Send the officers in, tell Sullivan to take a breath" with this Mira turned her head away with a low hum of embarrassment as she heard a few small chuckles sound.
"Ma'am" one of the men said to the elderly woman behind the desk causing Mira to turn her head back to the group again as they began to shuffle into the Admirals office. For only a few seconds she saw the sixth man, his back was however to her and all she could make out was that he was tall and had black hair and a pale complexion. All to soon they entered the office; once the doors had opened completely and after the last man stepped in, the doors closed firmly behind them. Mira stared at the door again before turning her gaze to the wall in front of her and thinking of what was ahead of her for the day.
She of course knew she should still be resting from having a twenty-four shift at her lab the day before and only getting five hours' rest. She had another ten hours to go before she was allowed back into her lab, thinking and looking around, Mira decided that she would visit her father since he was supposed to be in his office today to help pass the time.
As Mira sat her thoughts strayed and she hadn't even noticed until she felt a tap on her shoulder that she had nearly nodded off, looking up Mira saw the elderly woman with a cup in her hand. "Thought you could use some coffee" Mira nodded her head "Thank you" she said while taking the mug from her. Maybe she needed more rest then she gave herself credit for but she hadn't even eaten on her way out, only barely stopping to fill her pet Tribbles dish.
Mira rubbed at her eyes before blowing on the hot cup of coffee and took a long slow sip, realizing it was very much needed. Looking around the office/waiting room Mira took note of all the art that hung on the walls, it was all centered around star fleet and its ships. Everything was post modern, shades of grey on the walls and carpets, black furnishings and floor and a white ceiling with white trim work. In all it was dull, it looked professional and very clean, Mira having gotten use to the combination a very long time ago.
Mira tried not to look at the clock as the time went on, she had finished her cup of coffee, gone to the rest room, had another cup of coffee and had been bored out of her mind for forty-five minutes until finally FINALLY the communicator chirped and she was asked to be sent in. Standing quickly Mira walked over to the door as it was opening. The men from early were coming out, standing aside to let them pass her, Mira kept her gaze to the door instead of on them and once they were out of her way she went in. The door closing right behind her.
"Mira thank you for coming and sorry for the delay…" the Admiral said as he scratched the back of his neck in what appeared to be a way to ease his frustration. "Reason I brought you here was being a pain in my side" he declared after a moment. Mira nodded her head looking at the Admiral as she stood still, back straight and arms at her side. Finally, Marcus had decided to give her a once over and raised a brow at her "What happened to your general Star Fleet uniform?" he inquired sounding a little irked by her less then formal attire. "I have another twenty-four-hour shift at the lab again, so I figured I would wear my blues so I don't have to go back home" Mira explained and he nodded "I canceled your shift, I have an assignment for you" Marcus said as he nodded to the seats in the corner of his office.
"Sit" Mira nodded her thanks quickly and took a seat on the long couch, turning to the Admiral so she wouldn't appear rude. In all honesty she had never liked Marcus much -irony since he was her fathers best friend but what can you do- he had always seemed to have an off aura about him but maybe it was just her, she wasn't sure. Marcus sat down, rubbed his forehead and let out a sigh before continuing "An agent has returned from a long deep cover mission, it wasn't the greatest of extractions and his mental state is in question.
I want you to be his keeper, make sure he gets accustomed to his old life, bring him up to speed on technology, assess his physical and mental state" Mira nodded every so often to show she was listening and giving him her full attention and when he finished Mira had a frown marring her face "Sir umm I don't… uh I don't… see how or why I'm needed for this, you have other people who will probably do a better job then me, not to mention my area in the medical field doesn't touch much; if at all on the mental sides of health" Mira said, sounding confused and probably looking it as well.
Marcus looked at her and smiled "I know; I would happily put this on someone else but with your abilities I know you're perfect for this" Mira stared at him long and hard once those words left his lips but didn't say anything "Commander Harrison has been in deep cover since he was out of the academy. Like I said the extraction wasn't a great one but he's good, one of our best. I don't want him hurting anyone if I have someone who can put him down without breaking a sweat" Marcus explained to Mira who nodded "I can't say anymore then that kiddo but you can understand, I want to ensure everyone's safety and I couldn't think of anyone better then you" he said and she simply nodded her head again "I suppose, do you really think he could become violent?" Marcus nodded his head and Mira let out a sigh as she lowered her head "I guess I'll do it then, I mean if I'm the best person for this…".
With Mira's agreement so quickly earned Marcus smiled big and wide, leaning forward and patting her on the back roughly "Excellent, I'm going to have you move to the housing location he's currently in, his lab is on site. Currently the entire facility is being renovated but one housing unit is done so you'll have to share quarters with him. You will have access to a medical lab there so you can continue your research and I have a car ready to take you to your home so you can gather whatever you believe you will need because this will be a long term assignment" Instantly Mira's head snapped up and she stared at Marcus with wide eyes, he wanted her to live with the apparently dangerous agent for however long need be… 'is he out of his fucking mind?' Mira screamed mentally as she saw Marcus cross the room to his desk and walk back to her with a Data PADD in hand.
"Uh sir, I don't see the need for me to live with hi…" Mira stopped talking when she saw the look on Marcus's face, "If you don't you'll have to drive seven hours one way and I want around the clock surveillance on him. No arguments and here is the layout. You'll have to give him the tour when you arrive" Marcus said sounding final as he handed her the PADD and without a word basically said get out. With quick haste Mira stood and walked out without another word. Sighing as she walked out the door and saw a security guard standing to the side, no doubt waiting for her.
"Ma'am" he said nodding his head to her. With her shoulders slumping Mira walked up to him and gave him a bored look "I have a car ready and waiting downstairs" he said about to start off towards the elevator but Mira stopped him by jingling her keys "I have a car here" she said sounding a little annoyed with it all. The man nodded again and extended his hand out for her keys,
"We'll take your car then Ma'am" he said with respect and Mira simply stared at him with the same bored expression before dropping her keys into his awaiting hand. "After you" Mira said, extending her arm towards the hallway signaling for him to go first. With another nod they left Admiral Marcus's offices.
Thankfully as they drove back to her apartment the accidents had been cleaned up and cleared out, leaving the trip long enough for Mira to look at the PADD and read over the file that she was given on the housing unit they would be staying in and the general facility, the yes and no areas and so on, there was also thankfully a profile on Commander John Harrison though it currently lacked a picture.
It gave her details that she was allowed and some about his basic personality before he went under cover. Mira raised a brow at the text written there 'sounds like a douche' she thought rereading it and trying to commit it to memory but all to soon they were in front of her apartment. Slightly panicking as she saw the security officer unhooking his seat belt "Hey, my place is kind of a mess but I know where everything is, so how about I go get everything and that way you don't have to do anything but sit here" Mira suggested and without argument thankfully the officer agreed. Mira was up and out of the car in seconds and on her way up to her living space. Honestly there wasn't much of a mess, maybe a dish in the sink, her bed was a mess and some clothes thrown on the floor because she had been in a hurry but that was it. Mira was actually a rather clean person; the only thing that she was worried about was her Tribble, Puffins, which she wasn't suppose to actually have or keep.
It hadn't taken Mira long to get everything she needed, unless it was a uniform it was already folded, her shoes had taken some figuring out though.
Puffins belongings Mira had simply hidden them among her two pillows and duvet cover. Puffin of course took some masterful work hiding but after finding her too large a purse that she had received from a friend, Mira had figured it out. Standing there with her purse over her shoulder, other purse on the same shoulder she stood with two bags and four cases in front of her. Thankfully getting them downstairs hadn't been much of a problem; getting them all in the car however was slightly vexing. Now the next challenge for her was to make sure Puffins didn't start purring while they went on their merry way. Mira being swift asked if they could listen to the news broadcaster.
To her dismay it had indeed taken seven hours to get to her apparently 'new home' for the time being and that was with no traffic at all, she didn't want to imagine what it would have been like with. As they pulled up Mira saw some more security officers, no one from earlier though, she guessed they were to escort her to her new quarters and explain the safety protocols for the site and how right she was, they were however nice enough to carry her bags. After a long conversation about making sure to follow said rules that she honestly didn't want to listen to because the person explaining them just had one of those voices you cringed to listen to, they arrived at her 'shared' quarters and smiled stiffly as she was given her security codes, extra PADD and personal communicator that she was told to only ever use in emergencies.
Sighing with relief as she opened the door and gave a quick once over of the area and started for what she assumed was her room, once in the doorway however Mira stopped and stared as she saw a man standing in the middle of it looking at nothing in particular. "Sorry, the door was open so I assumed this was my room" she said politely tilting her head to try and get a better look at the man, he was, Mira noted the same man from earlier, the black hair was the same, along with the height and outfit he had been and still was wearing.
"Umm well I'm Doctor Mira Sullivan, I'm suppose to help you acclimate back into society, it's a great pleasure to make your acquaintance Commander Harrison" Mira said being the ever polite person that she was raised to be, however she was met with nothing but silence. Waiting for a few moments to see if he would say anything but nothing ever came. "Uh well I am going to put my things away and I'll come fetch you for the tour" Mira said finally but yet again she was met with silence, raising a brow slightly Mira backed away and turned on her heel, heading for the other door. It hissed open for her and she quickly walked over to her bed and knelt down, pulling Puffins from the confines of her bag.
Puffin instantly purring "I know I'm sorry but you had to stay in there" Mira whispered to her beloved pet as she set him down on the bed and gave him a little scratch which earned her some more purring. Smiling and with a quick kiss Mira got up and retrieved the rest of her bags, noting that Harrison's door was now firmly closed. After quickly setting up Puffins food and trying to stealthy fill his water dish and make it back to her room without being seen, Mira was ready to get to that tour, figuring she would unpack her belongings when they were done. Grabbing the PADD and bending quickly to scratch Puffins head who now rested in his own bed on the floor before heading out and knocking on Harrison's door. Mira gave the door three knocks before standing to the side and waiting for him to answer, Mira looked down and sighed before she turned her head and gave the place another once over.
It wasn't bad, a decent sized sitting area, two long couches facing each other and a love seat on the far end of either couch and a coffee table resting squarely in the middle, a medium sized kitchen with an island in the middle but besides those things the place was rather empty. Mira turned back to the door and raised her hand to knock again but the door hissed open and she leaned her head back slightly to look up at the Commander and just stared.
Starring back at her were those eyes… those blue green eyes and for a long while she did nothing but simply stare, this of course earned her a scowl and a very annoyed look and finally she was knocked out of it by his voice, a deep baritone "What did you want?" came the question, Mira sucked in a breath before she responded "Uh… the tour… I'm suppose to show you where everything is and go over protocols…" she said slowly still looking up at him and his gazed narrowed at her more, he screamed, no seethed anger and hatred "Not needed" he said firmly and took a step back. "But you don't…" Mira couldn't continue as the door hissed shut on her and she was left there blinking in bewilderment at the closed door before her.
