Life aboard Starbase 400 - Part One

Posted on Mon Feb 24th, 2020 @ 1:25am by Admiral Jake Yamaguchi & Division Admiral Thomas Lasky & Colonel Thomas Jackson & Fleet Captain Torilla Yamaguchi & Commodore Siaxx "Bluemoon" Dvald-Vaxx MD

Mission: Mission 10: Holding on and Letting Go
Location: Various Locations - Starbase 400
Timeline: 0900Hrs - June 13th, 2389

After speaking with Roebuck, Jewel walked down to the secured office area in search for Admiral Selvek. Once she gained access she walked over to the office and rang the chime.

"Enter." Sevlek was not expecting any visitors.

Once she was given permission to enter she stood at attention and looked at him. "Sir, Commander Roebuck said I should talk to you about assisting you in anyway sir. I am Brigadier General Jewel Hurd the Chief Diplomatic Officer here. Would like to help if I can." Jewel stated looking at the Admiral.

"I will keep that in mind, general. However, at the moment there isn't anything pressing with which I require assistance." Sevlek responded flatly. In truth, he truly had nothing of import at the moment to assign to anyone.

Sighing, "Very well I guess I will just go to my office and see what there is to do." Jewel stated as she wanted to get back to work. With that she left and headed for her office.


Promenade

1800 hours was long and coming for the MARSOC Team assigned to QRF. The sight of the relief team coming in to take over Staff Warrant Officer Aquila's team was a welcomed one. Most of the outgoing team was content to catch up on sleep time as soon as they cleaned up. Giaus Aquila and three others decided to unwind in the Promenade after they cleaned up. Since the Division was still on Condition 3 due to the VIP visit, the luxary of civilian clothing was off limits for now. Tonight's relaxation was to be done in marine combat uniforms, minus kit and armor of course. The gold MARSOC wings on their chests contrasted greatly against the digital camouflage of the marine combat uniform. The four operators occupied a table in a dark corner of the bistro they chose to have dinner at. After ordering their meals, they relaxed and conversed.

"Chief, how long are we going to be on stand by for?" asked one marine.

Giaus considered the question. He was not to thrilled about being on standby as much as any other marine. "As long as our guest are here I would imagine."

"My ass is getting numb for sitting around Sir." the marine responded.

"Trust me, I think we are due for some heavy training, or even an Operation in our near future. Enjoy the down time while you can." Giaus' answer was based on experience. He could not blame his men for going stir crazy. A part of him was experiencing the same feelings. However, the alternative involved life and death encounters.

"Indeed gentlemen." came a male voice as Captain Jake 'Atin' Yamaguchi came over, a tray in hand but he was also out of uniform. "May I join you... " he inquired politely but still giving the Marines the option to refuse him as just because he was a visiting ship Captain gave him nothing at all.

The Operators regarded their visitor, and looked at Giaus, who answered for them.

"Of course lone traveler. I am Aquila." He then spoke as he pointed at the others. "This is Rocko, Castle, Aelhih , and the one with the antennas is Zarath. How can we help you?"

Yamaguchi smiled as he sat at the table where the Marines were sitting. "A privilege to meet the Starbase's finest. My wife speaks highly of you guys and she doesn't speak well of anyone." Yamaguchi commented with a smile. "Hows things with you guys.?" he inquired.

Giaus responded, "Saving the universe through aggressive babysitting." The other operators nodded in agreement. Giaus smelled brass all over this visitor, but he seemed nice enough. Possibly a fleeter.

"And of course Marines babysit with speed and intensity" barked another voice of another newcomer.

Giaus saw his boss standing at the table. "Jax, we were explaining to our visitor the hazards of saving the universe when you rudely interrupted," he said jokingly to the Colonel.

Jax already had a chair in his hands, and placed it down at the table to sit down. Looking at Yamaguchi, he extended his hand, "Thomas Jackson, head babysitter. Off duty, which we sort of are, everyone calls me Jax.

Jake shook his hand. "Good to see you again Colonel, though last time you were wearing gold bars... at Chin'toka." he explained. "Jake Yamaguchi, Skipper of the Courageous." he reminded the other guy as it had been a very long time.

The First and Second Battle for the Chin'toka system were not part of either Jackson's or Aquila's best memories. "So it's a small universe."

"So... this is where you're hanging out?" came a woman's voice from the bar top as Lieutenant Siaxx Dvald seemed to congeal from out of the shadows, she was in uniform with the skirt and boots. "Stand easy guys, I was just passing through like a case of the common cold." she smiled cheerfully. "Colonel, you look well." she nodded to Jax who'm she had yet to meet.

"Well thank you," Jax replied.

"Siaxx. What are you doing here?"

"Do you always ask your wife her business..." Siax inquired as she regarded her old friend. "I was just looking or a decent place for lunch when I saw you. " the Bolian smiled cheerfully. "In any case... I was just passing by... is there space for one more at the table...?" Siaxx inquired.

"Always, and pleased to meet you." Jax replied.

The taller then average Bolian smiled as she sat down at the table, a cup of coffee in hand. "You too sir." she responded, she was in uniform so there it was.

Jake Yamaguchi smiled. "Siaxx... you should not have shown up in uniform..." he commented. "now everyone must regard you as such."

Jackson remarked, "No sweat. We are all off duty here. The only reason my men and I are in uniform is because the Division is on Condition 3 until our visitors are gone."

Holly was not one to really venture out when she was relieved of duty, but this was a different set of circumstances. She felt led to wander for a while and let her mind take off. She needed the break before she personally broke as the last mission wore on her more than what she would ever admit to it doing. Could be why she was quite more so than normal. Passing by the group of marines that had gathered and another she just smiled as she was out of uniform at the moment. She took up a seat at a table not too far away not wanting to interrupt their conversation.

Giaus noticed the woman, and her smile. He smiled back. During the conversation, he smiled at her again, and raised his mug before taking a drink.

Holly didn't pay much attention to the conversation that was going on at the marine table as it wasn't her place really to know what they were talking about. She did however, look towards the door of the establishment again which happened to be in the direction of the marine table when she saw one of the marines catch her eye as he smiled and raised a glass to her. A sweet and enduring gesture she knew it to be one an honorable man would do to acknowledge a woman she thought it only kind to smile back at him and raise her own glass before drinking out of it. Then giggle a bit and act shy as still she wasn't too sure of her social graces.

Social graces or not, Giaus was kind of weary talking shop when he was off duty. He wanted to have a normal conversation in this new post. With a nod, he excused himself from the other marines, and approached her table. He was not sure what he would say to her, but he decided that all of his friends did not have to wear digital camo. "Excuse me, but is there room on this quiet table for one more?"

Holly looked up at him before motioning with her hand that it was alright for him to sit down with her. "The company would be welcomed. Just as long as you promise not to talk about work." She then smiled at him and lightly laughed a bit.

Giaus was happy that this woman was interested in non-business conversation. He took his seat, slightly smiling as he did. Offering his hand to her, "Giaus Aquila. But you may call me Giaus if it pleases you." Nothing left a better first impression on him than a genuine smile.

Holly took his hand and smiled, "I'm just Holly, Giaus. It is nice to meet you." She let her hand linger in his for a moment before withdrawing it. " Been a long time since I've served as you now do the Federation. That's why no talk of business, or you might just make me miss my old commander." She then giggled a bit, "He was quite a fighter even before he got going. Being that he was an aquatic stuck on a sandbar as he liked to put it with us air breathers."

Giaus smiled as she spoke. He did not know her history, but he could tell that she missed some of her old days, whenever they were. She was definitely a fleeter of sorts, but not condescending like some fleeters that he came across. The person in front of him was genuine, regardless of rank and position. "So where did you come from?"

Holly didn't hesitate to answer his question as she wasn't going to hide from him. Too many secrets made enemies of friends in the past, so she made it a policy not to lie to people who were kind like Giaus was so far, " Betazed, but it might as well be space with the amount of time that I've spent there. How about yourself Gaius... were do you come from?"

Most people would be nervous around a Betazoid. Not Giaus. He hasn't lied in his life. He may have kept things to himself, mainly due to security protocols, but never a lie beyond that. "To most people, I come from the fourth planet in the 892 star system. To people like me, I come from what we now call Magna Roma. Sloppy business, this whole parallel development thing." To be honest, Giaus was proud with the fact that his version of Earth avoided the world wars that plagued the other Earth in the Sol System. "I spent my early years entirely on planet before I was old enough to enlist for the Federation thirteen years ago. If I remained, I probably would be a prefect by now, shining a chair with my behind. "

Holly couldn't help but smile seeing Giaus on a chair of any sort to sit on it day in and day out was an amusing site to see and one in which she knew he would have never agreed upon. " I don't think that life would have agreed with you, and it explains why I see a fire in your eyes that is absent in most humans that I've seen." She then decided to share with him something that she didn't talk about much, " Then again if I were to have stayed home the life that was left for me wouldn't have settled well either. Would have been dull having to speak without really speaking all the time and wait on the needs of another."