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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Mar 5, 2017 19:38:22 GMT -5
Li moves his hand back to her hair.
"I am not looking to pressure you into anything...but I want to help in any way I can. This is not your first nightmare by any means..."
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Post by Lt Cmdr Aria Xalot on Mar 5, 2017 19:40:24 GMT -5
Aria squirmed uncomfortably. "They are just dreams it's not like you can do anything about them." Her tone was somewhat defensive.
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Mar 5, 2017 19:42:22 GMT -5
Li sighs and gently massages her head.
"Sorry. I just want to help the woman I love. I do not fear sharing any emotional burdens."
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Post by Lt Cmdr Aria Xalot on Mar 5, 2017 19:49:07 GMT -5
Aria sighed, "I get it. I guess I'm just not big on sharing things like that... But if you ask in the future I guess I can tell you."
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Mar 5, 2017 19:50:54 GMT -5
Li nods and pulls her into him.
"I won't ever tell a soul...anything we discuss in here regarding this will remain between us until I leave for the Celestial Temple."
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Post by Lt Cmdr Aria Xalot on Mar 5, 2017 19:52:47 GMT -5
Aria nodded, not looking entirely sold on the idea.
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Mar 5, 2017 19:55:44 GMT -5
Li pulls Aria up to face him and plants a kiss on her lips.
"And if there's ever something you don't want to talk about...say so and we won't discuss it."
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Post by Lt Cmdr Aria Xalot on Mar 5, 2017 19:59:35 GMT -5
Aria returned the kiss and quietly replied, "Ok." Before rolling off his chest, and burying herself under the blankets on her side of the bed in an attempt to salvage at least a little sleep before their next shift.
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Mar 5, 2017 20:00:25 GMT -5
Li curls up next to Aria and closes his eyes, easily falling back asleep.
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Post by Lt Cmdr Aria Xalot on Aug 26, 2017 19:49:20 GMT -5
Aria headed straight to her quarters after checking a few final systems, she rubbed the bridge of her nose and winced at the headache that was aflicting her. After replicating some low grade pain killers and a glass of water she followed her regular nightly routine before making her way to bed and calling it a night much earlier than usual. As soon as the drugs kicked in she quickly drifted off to sleep.
Soon she found herself walking around engineering aboard the ship she was currently calling home. "Li, Jill?" Aria called out looking for them. "Have you seen Li or Jill?" She repeated over and over as she asked random engineering personnel, each time being answered by a blank look, shrug, or a simple shake of the head.
"Computer what is the current location of Jill and Li?" Aria finally asked out of frustration mumbling about them hiding from work midshift as she awaited a response from the computer.
"They are currently located in Jeffries tube junction G fifteen." The computer replied in a standard federation voice.
"Thank you computer." Aria replied before popping off the nearest Jeffries tube access panel and crawling inside. The tubes where identical to those on pilgrim her brain using the most familiar source material as her sleeping mind completely overlooked the glaring flaw. Aria continued crawling for what seemed like forever until she heard a distinctive noise in the distance. One she still couldn't quite make out. As she crawled closer she began to find discarded pieces of what seemed to be a pair of uniforms haphazardly tossed about. Aria stiffened a bit and continued on as the trail of discarded clothing continued on and included some more intimate garments. Mere meters away from the junction the computer has told her about the sound was now obvious. Heavy breathing, and physical exertion. This coupled with the cloths told her everything she needed to know. Aria's eyes teared up and she stood which should have been a physical impossibility in the cramps space and ran in the opposite direction.
The world around her was a blur as she ran. Li's words about caring a lot for Jill running on aconstant loop over and over as she continued to run as fast as she could away from the site of infidelity. She stopped and bent over to catch her breath now somehow in the shuttle bay next to the old beat up vintage shuttle Jax had been restoring during his time on the Pilgrim. After catching her breath Aria stood up and turned to walk away only to feel a pair of arms wrap around her waist and pull her strongly into someone behind her. Aria felt a string of kisses work their way up from the base of her neck still unsure of the identity of the owner of the strong arms holding her in place. She felt tingling sensation run up her spine when she felt a gentle nip of the bottom of her earlobe and a familiar voice whisper, "Hello beautiful." Into her ear.
"Jax?" Aria asked. The grip around her waist loosening just enough for her to turn and face him.
"I should have done that awhile ago." Jax said with the smile that had always given Aria butterflies when she was a wide eyed ensign as their eyes met. Aria's eyes opened wide with shock when her old Chief and Captain leaned in to kiss her before she seemingly melted in his arms. The pairs kiss continued passionately as they crashed only slightly painfully into a bulkhead only pausing for a moment as Jax pulled her outer top over Aria's head. When his fingers curled under the bottom of her undershirt and began lifting Aria pushed strongly against his shoulders finally separating the two.
"Stop!" Aria squealed half out of breath from this unexpected development. "We. We can't do this I'm married." She stammered, obviously still quite worked up.
"Why not? He's cheating on you." Jax asked with a perplexed look on his face.
"Because it's still wrong." Aria managed to choke out.
"Fine." Jax said an indifferent look on his face as he disappeared.
Aria looked around the world around her having changed. No longer was she out of uniform in the shuttle bay. She was now fully clothed once again PADD in hand standing outside the Captains ready room. Aria looked around confused as all the bridge crew seemingly ignored her. Aria examined the PADD in her hand and let out a hurt sigh as she skimmed them to find out they were divorce papers. Just then the doors to the ready room snapped open and the Captain motioned for her to enter. Aria quickly did so and stopped behind the chair in front of the Captains desk waiting for permission to sit.
"I'd tell you to take a seat. But it would be illogical given the short time you have left aboard." Captain T'pang said in her typical no nonsense manner. "Your transfer orders." She said before tapping a button on her desk and transmitting a copy to Aria's PADD.
"Transfer?" Aria asked confused before looking down at her PADD.
"Yes. Recent actions have shown you are incapable of maintaining the respect of your subordinates or even friends. Given this I no longer feel comfortable with you serving aboard the vessel so Star fleet has come up with a more suitable posting for you." The captain added before standing up and pacing around the small room somewhat. "The USS Hygiene. A Miranda class vessel that serves the colony world Tropicana 6. Federation citizens on a highly aboreal M class planet who eschew most technology. They have made requests that the federation help them deal with their... waste so the microbial fauna from their digestive tracts do not become and invasive species on this world. So the USS Hygiene picks up the waste and disposes of it periodically."
Aria's jaw dropped as she listened to the Captain and read the PADD in her hands.
"You can go now. Li and Jill's wedding is starting soon and it would be derterious to moral if you were present during the festivities." T'pang callously with a flick of her hand motioned for Aria to leave. This rediculous turn of events being the proverbial straw that broke the camels back Aria woke from her slumber.
Aria immediately looked over to the other side of the bed finding it empty she looked around the room and found Li in the final stages of undressing so he could join her in bed. Aria let out a small sigh and rolled over so her back was facing him pretending she was still asleep. "It was just a stupid dream. They are just friends." Aria thought to herself over and over trying to keep herself from getting worked up and to banish any thoughts to the contrary from her mind.
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Aug 26, 2017 20:17:32 GMT -5
Li joins Aria in bed as soon as he is dressed, wrapping his arms around her.
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Post by Lt Cmdr Aria Xalot on Aug 26, 2017 20:23:04 GMT -5
Aria winced slightly still reeling from what she knew were fictional events.
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Aug 26, 2017 20:23:40 GMT -5
Li frowns and lays his head on her shoulder.
"Aria?"
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Post by Lt Cmdr Aria Xalot on Aug 26, 2017 20:30:26 GMT -5
"Yeah?" She asked in a sleepy tone without moving.
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Post by Lt Cmdr Jonathan Cameron on Aug 26, 2017 20:40:58 GMT -5
"You okay?"
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