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=/\= SB 234 - Shooter's Pub =/\=
Viktor had deposited Athena on the base so that she could check in and hopefully get some other clothes than the ones she had. Her handful of clothes fit in the large shoulder bag that hung at her side. She didn't much feel like shopping since her meeting with Rojac. The meeting had left her thoughtful.... maybe too thoughtful.
Anya scowled utterly pissed off at the day she was having. Despite having been placed in charge of the project to build, test and develop the fighter she herself had devised there seemed to be an inordinate amount of people seeming to think they could instruct her what to do and how to do it. She needed a drink, she needed several and strong at that.
Athena sat down at a table outside a pub called "Shooters" and when a waitress appeared she ordered a rainbow of shots. She remained staring out but seeing nothing until the shots were set before her. {Celebration and disappointments!}
Seeing a familiar face sitting down at a table outside a pub Anya decided to join her partly because she could use some company and partly because the memory of what happened the last time that person had decided to drink on their own was still fresh in her memory. Anya slumped down in the opposite chair and called loudly to the waitress "I'll have what she's having."
Athena couldn't help the amused look that crossed her face, "Bad day," she questioned as she picked up the shot glass with the bright green liquid. The waitress delivered Anya's request and walked away shaking her head.
Anya picked up the green shot as well and downed it in one. "Well I suppose you could relate my new job as to that of being a porn starlet...the pays good but I'm constantly surrounded by dickheads and assholes."
Athena swished her shot around her mouth to get the flavor and then swallowed raising an eyebrow at Anya's response. Being the good counselor that she was, she guessed at what the new job might be and responded "Maybe they just don't appreciate the straight lines and angles that will allow your vessels to fly." Athena ran her finger over the other brightly cover glasses and picked up the dark red one.
"Well if they had their way the fighter I'm designing would look like another shuttle as per all other Federation designs. Speaking of as you spent time on the Hermes what did you think of my AX-01s...sorry M-35s and M-35As? Don't look so surprised I have friends on the Hermes and I heard when they had 'unexpected' shore leave right around the time you disappeared off." Anya grinned proudly.
"They're beautiful," Athena voiced as she took the look of surprise off her face.
Anya continued on after Athena's reply "That's a very nice ring you're wearing by the way. Need I ask who gave you it and more importantly are you sure it's on the right finger?"
Athena gulped the down the red liquid with the cinnamon smell, "What's wrong with the finger its on?"
"Nothing so long as you're prepared for what that means. Don't get me wrong Viktor's a good guy and I count him as one of a few good friends but he does have a tendency of going too far at times, for both your sakes I want to know your ready for that commitment." Anya said as she knocked back the red and the blue shot one after the other.
"Are you trying to warn me about things such as elimination of a race..... being overprotective..... and stubborn as a jack ass.. or something else," Athena question as she finished both a pink and a purple colored shot.
"Are you trying to warn me about things such as elimination of a race..... being overprotective..... and stubborn as a jack ass.. or something else," Athena question as she finished both a pink and a purple colored shot.
"A bit of all three I suppose." Anya said somberly as she took the purple shot and grimaced. Jagermeister, she hated Jagermeister.
At the expression on Anya's face, Athena continued, "I still love him and try to ignore that wicked smile when he's being an ass."
"You haven't seen him at his worst but for what its worth congratulations and I truly hope you two are happy together." Anya said as she downed the yellow shot.
Athena went for the orange and found it sweeter than expected and then the yellow. She picked up the blue and asked, "Join me in a celebratory drink then?"
Anya picked up her pink shot and downed it then picked up the orange shot "I wasn't aware I was doing anything else but if you insist. Cheers here's to the happy couple."
Athena said, "Cheers," with Anya and drank the blue shot. She surveyed the bright red and finished it off and picked up the indigo colored one and studied it.
Anya shouted to the waitress "Tequila, a bottle of it and plenty of glasses, salt and lime." Anya leaned in close to Athena and said quietly "I hope you do realise things will change for both of you."
"Here's to change," Athena said and downed the shot she was holding thinking {hope there's more good than bad.} "Do you think the wedding should be small or big," Athena asked as a shot of tequila was set before and she reached for a lime from a plate at the center of the table.
Anya licked a line of salt off her hand, downed a shot of tequila and bit a wedge of lime. Grimacing she said "Seriously though all of the people focusing on him will now focus on you as well. Viktor's just helped kill a shit load of Romulans you don't think they'll not be looking for revenge do you? People will try to get to him through you and people will try and get to you through him."
Athena repeated Anya's actions taking another shot, "Playing dumb and being dumb are two separate things... and which do you think I am?" She did another shot and leaned back in her chair, " I'm quite aware of what Viktor has just done.... I was there."
"Whether you know the possible repercussions or not is another story." Anya said downing her shot.
Changing the subject, Athena said, "I'm supposed to be shopping right now ........ for clothes. What I have left would get me arrested!"
"As long as there's bars along the way I'm happy...lead the way" Anya said snagging the bottle off the table swiping her chit card over the inbuilt scanner in the table.
Athena paid for her rainbow colored shots and started off in one direction. There wasn't much to pick from as some shops either didn't have owners and some were under repairs. Athena stopped at the first spot that seemed to be selling clothing and with a shrug at the window display entered anyway. "I really don't think I need much from here," she stated as she looked over the pajamas, nighties and flannel robes.
"Sleep in the buff do you? What exactly was it that you were looking for?" Anya asked surrupticiously taking a swig of the tequila. Looking around at the drab selection of goods that were on offer in the store it occurred to Anya that she needed to replace a good deal of her own stuff as well the only thing she had managed to salvage from the Chimera had been her personal files.
"Some, yes.. but what I have left of my clothing is sexier than what's here," Athena responded. "I think maybe another place might be better.... are you going to share that?"
Anya handed over the bottle "I haven't even thought about replacing all my stuff that went up in smoke on the Chimera. You know this place sort of reminds me of a communist state you can queue all you want and everybody comes away with the one pair of trousers that all fit no matter what size you are. Being less than a day away from Charos III why would we be shopping here?"
Athena took a healthy swallow from the bottle and handed it back to Anya saying, "Because the likelihood of getting to Charos III is very nil.... Unless your in for breaking rules and because this is the only thing other than a pair of shorts that is decent to wear for general public.... and although it wouldn't bother me I can think of a person or two that my being nude or nearly being nude would bother."
"There's a hospital which does exclusive research in the field of post traumatic stress disorder on Charos III...you could claim it as a business trip and of course you would require a pilot who's on friendly terms with the locals." Anya grinned and gave a giggle. "Besides it wouldn't bother me seeing you naked other than maybe causing self confidence issues that is."
Athena's look was thoughtful and she was silent before asking, "How long does it take to get there? And you're being too kind."
"Assuming we had a runabout capable of warp 6, around 3 hours max to get there. Given the time zones we could leave as soon as ten hours away enough time for some more drinking and enough time to sleep it off. What do you say? Hit some more bars?" Anya took the bottle off Athena and took another swig.
"I'm assuming you could find the need shuttle.. so lets do it," Athena answered holding out the arm of an awful orange plaid robe, "Because I don't think this will do at all."
Anya took in the sight of the awful robe "Seriously I don't think even Bajoran's shop here so I'll authorise the necessary shuttle claiming I'm looking for a spare parts manufacturer." She took another swig of the tequila and returned to the previous conversation "I bet you though that those people who are bothered are all female."
"You'd be how annoyed a CEO can get when his people aren't performing up to exceptional par," Athena replied as they made their way out of the shop and on to the next bar for further planning.
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End Log
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Commander Athena Wellington
CCON
USS Chimera - B (the expired)
First Lieutenant Anya Xerxes
ATAC
USS Chimera - B (dead parrot)
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