A Short Goodbye - Part Three

Posted on Fri Jan 1st, 2021 @ 1:42pm by Lieutenant Morg "Morgan" Wolfsong & Lieutenant Commander Ouros Yamaguchi

Mission: Mission 105: The Mirror, Shattered
Location: Various Locations - Starbase Vanguard
Timeline: 0500Hrs - September 28th, 2393

Captain Ouros Yamaguchi's alarm clock did exactly what it was programmed to do and it was to begin making noise at a specific time, for her to wake up, as she blinked her eyes open. She moaned softly as memory returned to her, along with awareness of her surroundings, including her boyfriend who was also waking up. "Oh Five hundred comes early, I guess..." Wolfsong commented as he moved to lie on his back as he regarded Ouros who was wearing a simple bra and panties, some women liked to wear a ton of clothing when they slept but not Ouros, she sometimes wore nothing but most of the time, she prefered to simply wear a fresh set of underwear as she always showered when she came off of watch with the Marines. Wolfsong knew those guys took their workouts to almost insane levels, he sat up before he slid his legs out of bed, he then stood up before moving into the bathroom.

"Mmm... Sometimes I hate this endless shit." Yamaguchi hated these five AM starts but she did this every single day and she would not violate this mentality today as she was heading back into the lion's den, into the maw of the beast. The animal she hated so much and now, with a blade in hand, she was off to slay the Dragon wherever it would rear its ugly head. She slowly sat up, her bed covers spilling from her frame as they revealed her femaleness, she sighed softly as she pushed her legs out to the side as she got up, and out of bed.

Ouros was a creature of duty, a slave to the system and she knew what she was, she padded into the bathroom after snatching a large towel off of the rack next to the door, inside she found Morg shaving. "Ouros. You okay?" he asked her while he gently slid the razor blade under his jawline, shaving off the overnight stubble that had grown there.

"I need a shower, I got a long mission ahead of me... I need to be ready for it," she answered quietly as she tapped the shower display once, the system came to life under her touch. "This was one of the many things my reality of origin does not have, the comforts to make me feel alive..." as she slipped off her clothing so she was standing nude, she didn't have a nudity taboo as she went to relieve herself, and shen she stepped into the shower, she activated the system with a thought, as Morg watched her shower in silence. She didn't ask him to join her and he did not wish to intrude into a moment she was having, she wished a moment alone as Morg finished off shaving and his personal grooming.

Morg turned as he regarded Ouros in silence, he moved over to the shower door before he opened it. Ouros stood before him. "Is there space for one more?"

Ouros blinked, she had not been expecting him to interrupt her reverie but she should have, as she caught the feeling going through her mind. "Yes... I'm Sorry Morg." she sighed softly, she was a rather sloppy girlfriend and she knew it but that's because she was not expecting any measure of permanence to their relationship, as she moved over to one side so he could enter the shower with her. He did so and he closed the door behind her.

"I know you have the mission to consider," Wolfsong commented evenly. "What will you do after the end of the mission?" he inquired of her.

Ouros looked at Wolfsong in silence, as she found she had no answer for him, she decided to come right out and tell him. "I honestly don't know..." as she let out a soft sigh. "You know where I'm heading..."

"I do... But I don't know why you are the one who's going." Wolfsong answered as he felt the water wash over his torso and body, much as it washed over hers as well. "Why are you going back to a place you called your own personal hell.?"

"Because I'm the only one who has combat experience for that reality, who's lead marines in that universe. Selendis can't go and neither can mom, both are pregnant and Lasarra is in the process of switching back to being female... So that leaves me." she explained. "It has to be me..." she added quietly, she knew that this was the direct cause of all of her issues including why this relationship was fraught with issues, she suddenly found herself envying Elizabeth, her twin as she and her own husband made it look so easy.

"That explains a great many things," Wolfsong answered. "I wish I could go with you."

"I know..." Ouros answered softly. "But I need to do this..." she huffed a sigh at him.

"Then go forth and claim the honor that was denied you," Wolfsong answered quietly. "But Ouros, you need to decide once and for all, where you truly belong... Here... or there." Wolfsong knew he was on shaky ground while he said it., he knew it needed to be said. "As much as you despise the place... You spend an inordinate amount of time dwelling on it. Your siblings are fitting in well... as is your mother... What makes you different?." Wolfsong regarded her as he said it, he already knew her answer and what was worse was that she knew it too, but to make matters even worse yet, was that he knew that she knew. It was all about shame and how she wanted vengeance for what she endured from a corrupt system and a broken people.

"You know that's not true," Ouros answered as if interrupting his thought process.

"You and I both know that you're lying to me," Wolfsong answered, it was dammed in itself. "Go away Morg... Let me deal with these matters in-"

"Alright. Have it your way." and with that, he opened the shower door and stepped out, he picked up a towel and he left the bathroom, not looking back. Ouros could feel his sudden anger at her, his feeling of betrayal and his hatred, all aimed at her. Ouros opened her mouth to say something, to cry out, to bed his forgiveness and to try to heal the massive rift that had suddenly appeared but indecision silenced her, robbed her of her voice.

Wolfsong dried quickly before he gathered what few items he had, while he quickly donned his uniform and then he departed her quarters, he growled softly as he left as he had mentally called this relationship as over, his anger and hatred followed as a dark cloud on his mind.

Ouros showered in silence while she wept for what she had destroyed. Now she would need to focus on the mission and its coming challenges alone while she turned off the shower and resolved to face them as best as she could.