=Rick and Mai's Quarters=
=Starbase Unity=
The moment Rick arrived home, he expected Rachel to
come running out to meet him. Or perhaps Mai hadn't
gone to work, yet. Instead, he was greeted to a empty
room.
'Perhaps this isn't as bad thing,' he thought as he tossed
his bag off to the side and plopped down onto the couch.
The Detector had arrived at Unity ahead of the others.
Rick knew that he would have to get back to work soon,
but decided to take a quick break beforehand. Maybe
even a relaxing shower.
Still, he was starting to feel lonely without Mai or Rachel
around. So, he asked the computer to their whereabouts.
'They're probably having breakfast,' he thought, feeling a
little hungry himself.
The reports, the Detector and the shipyard could wait, he
decided as he pulled himself off the couch and walked out
of their quarters.
Moments later, he found Mai and Rachel sitting at a table
in one of the starbase's many establishments. He walked
up to the table.
"How my three favorite people in whole galaxy doing?" he
smiled, catching his wife and daughter by surprise.
Mai was in the middle of trying to finish what was left on her
=Starbase Unity=
The moment Rick arrived home, he expected Rachel to
come running out to meet him. Or perhaps Mai hadn't
gone to work, yet. Instead, he was greeted to a empty
room.
'Perhaps this isn't as bad thing,' he thought as he tossed
his bag off to the side and plopped down onto the couch.
The Detector had arrived at Unity ahead of the others.
Rick knew that he would have to get back to work soon,
but decided to take a quick break beforehand. Maybe
even a relaxing shower.
Still, he was starting to feel lonely without Mai or Rachel
around. So, he asked the computer to their whereabouts.
'They're probably having breakfast,' he thought, feeling a
little hungry himself.
The reports, the Detector and the shipyard could wait, he
decided as he pulled himself off the couch and walked out
of their quarters.
Moments later, he found Mai and Rachel sitting at a table
in one of the starbase's many establishments. He walked
up to the table.
"How my three favorite people in whole galaxy doing?" he
smiled, catching his wife and daughter by surprise.
Mai was in the middle of trying to finish what was left on her
plate when she heard an all too familiar voice and saw Rachel
leaping from her chair yelling, "Daddy! Daddy's home!" Mai
stood up the best she could and was grinning from ear to ear
and could've have cried at that moment as Rachel jumped into
Rick's arms.
"I glad to see you, too, Ray," Rick said, hugging his daughter,
not caring that others were watching the scene.
As Rick held Rachel, he used his free left hand and held Mai's
right shoulder gently, giving her a kiss.
"I also very glad to see you," Rick said after he finished the
kiss.
"Mmmm... You better be," Mai responded with a smile.
"How you two hold up while I gone?" Rick asked as he let
Rachel down to return to her chair.
"Everything is going along fine. Just have missed you very
much," Mai replied true enough.
"I miss you too," Rick said as they all sat down at the table.
He laid his hand on Mai's stomach. "And how is the little one?"
Mai smiled at Rick's acknowledgement to the one on the way,
"Doing very well. It's been really overwhelming lately for me
since you've been busy, though. I haven't had much help".
Mai wasn't trying to make Rick feel guilty, just trying to state
the facts of their status. She hoped that her stress level wasn't
reaching a level where it was affecting the baby. She would
soon find out for she has an appointment coming up.
"I know I been busy since I get ... got back to Unity, but I plan
on spending more time with you," Rick said. "In fact, I have
couple days off coming to me. We could go somewhere or just
spend time together here."
Rachel chimed in, "Yay! Vaycayten!"
much," Mai replied true enough.
"I miss you too," Rick said as they all sat down at the table.
He laid his hand on Mai's stomach. "And how is the little one?"
Mai smiled at Rick's acknowledgement to the one on the way,
"Doing very well. It's been really overwhelming lately for me
since you've been busy, though. I haven't had much help".
Mai wasn't trying to make Rick feel guilty, just trying to state
the facts of their status. She hoped that her stress level wasn't
reaching a level where it was affecting the baby. She would
soon find out for she has an appointment coming up.
"I know I been busy since I get ... got back to Unity, but I plan
on spending more time with you," Rick said. "In fact, I have
couple days off coming to me. We could go somewhere or just
spend time together here."
Rachel chimed in, "Yay! Vaycayten!"
"Maybe," Mai chided the child. She didn't care if they even
stayed on base she just wanted some alone time with her family
and more help. Mai's biggest realization that she has made thus
far is that she can't do everything on her own anymore and that
scares her when Rick isn't around.
"For now, I hungry," Rick said. "What's good to eat?"
"Pancakes," Rachel said.
"With chocolate chips?" Rick added with a grin.
"Uh, huh," she nodded with her mouth full, finishing her own stack.
"Then pancakes it is," Rick said.
Commander Rick Rodgers
Engineering Officer
Starbase UNITY
and
and
Rachel Rodgers (npc by Mai and Rick)
Child Civilian
stayed on base she just wanted some alone time with her family
and more help. Mai's biggest realization that she has made thus
far is that she can't do everything on her own anymore and that
scares her when Rick isn't around.
"For now, I hungry," Rick said. "What's good to eat?"
"Pancakes," Rachel said.
"With chocolate chips?" Rick added with a grin.
"Uh, huh," she nodded with her mouth full, finishing her own stack.
"Then pancakes it is," Rick said.
Commander Rick Rodgers
Engineering Officer
Starbase UNITY
and
Lieutenant Commander MaiKai Rodgers
Head of Pediatrics Department Doctor
Starbase UNITY
and
Rachel Rodgers (npc by Mai and Rick)
Child Civilian
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