The Saracens are Coming - Part One

Posted on Mon Feb 24th, 2020 @ 2:21am by Division Admiral Talon Yeager & Commander Tressa Brislan-Antilles & Fleet Captain Torilla Yamaguchi & Commodore Siaxx "Bluemoon" Dvald-Vaxx MD & Jillian "Phoenix" Sullivan
Edited on on Mon Feb 24th, 2020 @ 2:25am

Mission: Mission 11: Red VS Blue
Location: Various Locations - Starbase 400
Timeline: 1200hrs - January 1st, 2390

The two woman looked enough alike to be confused for sisters, Torilla regarded Talon with a smile. "Sensei I have to wonder if Siaxx can be trained by me, I'm so used to training my children in the martial arts and sciences."

"Anyone can be trained by anyone else.... but she has to commit to it religiously and so do you Torilla." Talon answered with a warm smile.
"speaking her name... and she appears." Talon added as she regarded the Bolian who appeared before them.

"Captain... Torilla."

"We're just waiting on the other two..." Torilla commented evenly.

"Oh... Brislan and Phoenix are late..." she paused. "I wonder if they were doing therapy."

"Possibly... Lets wait for them..." Talon commented with a smile.

Tressa arrived on Siaxx's heels and almost ran into her because she was reading a padd.

"Ladies, good to see you again," she said with a smile. "I just had a bit of paperwork to catch up on, two reports I need to process by end of day. Have we ordered drinks?" she added, looking around the table.

Phoenix saw an intervention when she saw it and the unfair part of it was that Tressa just walked in on it blindly. With her Klingon-like strength of her prosthetic hand, Phoenix grabbed Tressa by the arm and spoke apologetically, "I need to talk to her privately for a minute ladies."

It was weird and terrifying to put herself literally between her girlfriend and Tressa, but the honorable part of Phoenix just did not see the situation fair until she properly warned Tressa.

Torilla regarded the five of them as she knew exactly what Phoenix was going to say to Tressa as she sighed softly, a waiter then appeared as he looked confused at the five woman. Talon turned to him as she smiled to get his attention and once she had it, she then ordered their drinks.

Siaxx watched the entire situation unfold in silence as she regarded Tressa with dark eyes that gave nothing away.

Torilla looked at Siaxx. "How are you doing?"

"I'm okay.... she need not worry..." she indicated Phoenix and Tressa who were standing nearby. "I still need to work with her afterall..."

"Sorry about the grip," Phoenix spoke quietly to Brislan and released her once they were far enough away from the others.

"What's wrong?" Tressa asked. "I don't understand."

"My girlfriend wants to hurt you because I sorta got annoyed that she and Torilla know about the incident between us, and told her what really happened," Phoenix informed rather fast, out of nervousness. "Wasn't trying ta form sides an' I told her you an' I were still trying to recover from it. But... well... I think that's what this luncheon is about - An intervention fer you an' I."

"Intervention?" Tressa said softly. "We're adults, and we've moved on. Surely everyone else can too?"

"I'm the station's personal villain by reputation," Phoenix reminded Tress. "Not from fightin' anyone, but from my infamous reputation for gettin' into fight with folks... An' Torilla an' Siaxx, an' The Elf all mentioned in passing that there is a rumor goin' 'round the station that I roughed ya up. That I pushed ya ta try ta resign."

The doctor's eyes flew open. "I only spoke to Deela and I know she wouldn't tell anyone! How did that get around?"

"All I'm sayin' is that this situation is bigger than tha two of us, or even our small girl's luncheon table an' I just wan' ya to be careful," Phoenix spoke very protectively. "I don' like the thought of fightin' my girlfriend, but I will if she aint convinced all's fine with us an' tries ta beat ya up."

"Phoenix, Siaxx is my colleague and friend," Tressa said with a smile. "We've worked together for quite some time now and she is a professional, I've never had any problems with her. She isn't going to 'beat me up' over some scuttlebutt. I just can't believe that."

"Siaxx has become..." Phoenix looked back at the table and swallowed hard with guilt. "She's not copin' well with her anger no more. An' I didn' know she had this problem. Otherwise I'd not of told'em what happened. An' it made her snap just a bit."

It really hurt to tattle on someone Phoenix truly cared about. But then again, she was also trying to protect a friend of hers too. The duality of playing friend and girlfriend in the same room was just more than nerve wracking for her.

Tressa took Phoenix's natural hand in hers and gave it a squeeze. "I appreciate the warning, please don't let this upset you. What has happened has happened, and we will deal with it. If Siaxx has something to say to me she is welcome to say it, and I won't ever hold it against you." She held the pilot's gaze with her own. "If she needs help... coping, then we need to help her. We're a family here on '400, family takes care of family. Understood Major?"

At the moment, Phoenix was convinced that the SB400 family might get caught in a blood bath of 'sibling' rivalry. However, Phoenix gave Tressa a nod of agreement and followed her back to the table. There was a nagging tug at her conscious though that this was not going to be a good meeting.

Meanwhile Talon was watching Siaxx with concerned eyes as she was explaining something with a smile on her face as she noticed Tressa and Phoenix coming to the table.

The waiter showed with to drop off their drinks, he deposited them on the table as Talon assisted him and then he commented. "I'll give you a few minutes to look over the menu.." and with that he was gone again.

Siaxx turned her attention to Tressa but she didn't say anything, the darkness in her eyes was plain enough as Torilla was the one to speak up. "Alright... now thay we're all here.... you all have met Talon.."

Talon nodded. "Tressa... lovely to see you again." she smiled. "Lo Phoenix." she greeted the two newcomers in turn.

"It's nice to see you again as well," Tressa said with a warm smile. She sat next to Siaxx and Phoenix.

"That's the trouble with the junior medical officers when they overhear things." Siaxx commented lightly as she regarded Phoenix. "I have an idea of how that rumor got started but... I'm not a hundred percent sure.." she added.

Torilla's gaze beheld Siaxx with that 'I'm watching you very carefully look' that only expectant mothers, Doctors and therapists seemed to have but everyone present knew why.

Talon too, looked concerned. "Well... ladies.. what say we look at the menu's?" she inquired "so we don't take up the waiters time."

Talon looked at the younger male as she waved at him, he sped right back to the table. "You ladies ready to order?"

Phoenix felt her chest constrict upon hearing Siaxx's comment and it took her several moments after to register Talon's comment. That was when her autopilot kicked in, and just spilled out something without looking at the menu.

"Sirloin. Medium rare with mashed taters an' green beans," the pilot spoke and tried to calm herself best she could.

"Muffaletta sandwich, please," Tressa said.

Torilla ordered a Cheeseburger and Fries with a Oreo milkshake. "For the vitamins." she explained as Talon ordered herself more or less the same thing except with a poutine instead of regular fries and Siaxx ordered herself a Bolian Double bacon burger with fries.