Star Trek: Starbase 777 - temp-quarters-4

The doors slid open and Elwyn entered her temporary home, looking around excitedly with wide eyes. “This is cool!” She exclaimed to herself, before going and taking a look around.

Eshen entered five minutes or so afterwards. "Ah, no lawyer lady yet. Hey, Elwyn! How've you been, wIj jup!¹" ¹'Friend mine' in Klingon.

Elwyn, having already taken her jacket and boots off, and removed her holster and phaser, immediately turned around when the doors opened, having been further exploring her temporary home. “Hi Eshen!” She greeted excitedly with a wave. “I’ve been okay! How about you?” The young android asked as she walked over to her temporary roomie.

"Are you? Sorry if I'm reminding you of it, but I have a pointy ear to the grapevine at all times, and I've heard rumour of a particular public incident... I heard some robo-phobic guy was raving about me and Allan's shorts on the promenade, and I feel a little guilty, illogically." Eshen sat on the sofa. "I've been a little under the weather, mentally, but I'm still looking forward to this mission!" Honesty? About his mental health? It's more likely than it used to be. Character development.

As Eshen mentioned the mean man and his means words Elwyn’s face obviously changed from very positive and happy to a little less so. “Oh, yeah. That was a thing that happened… I don’t like dwelling on it because it makes me sad.” She replied, now sounding less enthusiastic than before as she went to sit on the sofa next to Eshen. “Commander Alizati said his words and actions were illogical, and I keep focusing on that.” Along with the other nice stuff he said that she wanted to keep between her and him. “I’m sorry you’ve been under the weather recently. I hope you feel better soon!” She added with a small sympathetic and caring smile. “I’m looking forward to this mission too, though!” She said, some of her former cheerfulness and enthusiasm returning. (edited)

His smile reflected hers: sympathetic and caring. "Oh, I've been improving, don't worry - but thank you! I just want you to know you're a positive and energising person to be around and I would stand with you against that guy if he ever turns up again." He looked over to the door, then back to her. "And I'm sure Allan would say much the same, knowing him."

Speaking of Allan, the man walked straight through the doors at this exact moment in time. "Heyyy guys, okay, so like, get this -" he reached into his bag and leaned against the doorway, before finding what he needed. "Sooo, Giles basically said this mission is gonna be," he lit the lighter he held in his hands, but he actually had nothing to use it on so it was just for visual effect. "Lit." He laughed a little and shut the flame off. He was in a bit of a silly mood today, sometimes that's just how he let the nervousness out but also he was hyping himself up for it, really. "Soo, what are we doing as pregame?" He asked as he took a seat next to Eshen on the sofa.

Eshen gave Allan a side-hug when he sat down next to him, just like he'd done in the other room!

Elwyn smiled warmly at what Eshen said, immediately wanting to hug him, but that was exactly when the doors opened again and Allan walked in, at which point she looked over at her other roomie with a grin, waving happily. "Hi Allan!" She greeted cheerfully, and giggled at his joke with the lighter. As he sat down and he asked about a game Elwyn tilted her head like a curious puppy. "Ooooh, what game? I like games!"

Allan laughed, leaning against Eshen's side as he hugged him. "Well, pregaming is usually like-" he looked at Elwyn with a smile, "it's usually just drinking and having some fun before an event, but.. honestly?" He looked up at Eshen, then back at Elwyn again. "We could play a game, do you have any favorites?"

Elwyn grinned as she was asked if she had any favourite games, her mind immediately whirring away to come up with some. "Well, I like never have I ever, would you rather, twenty questions, truth or dare, anything really!" She declared excitedly. "Oooh, if we're playing a game we should totally change into comfy clothes or pyjamas! We're not on duty right now!" She added with a grin and a happy little clap of her hands before standing up and immediately heading over to the replicator to replicate something for herself, before looking back at the two on the sofa with a smile as her choice materialised. Once they were she took them and quickly headed off to her room. "I'll be right back!" She said with a grin as she went off to get changed.

"I love truth or dare! A deceptively simple game, very good at letting people get to know one another. See you in a sec, Elwyn." As soon as she left, Eshen stood up and replicated a purple silk button-up pyjama shirt - the buttons were shaped like roses - and a similarly silk pair of pyjama trousers. Both items were lacy at the ends of the sleeves and legs. He just changed where he was, very quickly. "It's what brought us together, after all, Allan, among other things." (edited)

"It's a classic, that's for sure - all of those are, really," Allan agreed, watching as Elwyn left to go change into her pajamas and simply got his own out of his bag- he'd seemingly forgotten that replicators existed and had packed everything for the trip in his bag. "It is, wow," Among other things such as shorts and never have I ever and pool water at Renakir's house. He also just changed right there, quickly, into some also silk pajamas, although they were a more lacy pair of rose-patterned black short shorts and a simple off-one-shoulder, silk long-sleeved crop top to match. It was super comfy, and that's what mattered after all.

After a moment Elwyn returned sans uniform wearing a comfy looking matching cotton t-shirt and shorts. The shorts were grey with little hearts, the occasional unicorn floaty, and some cool pandas floating about, as well as a little bow tied with the drawstrings, and the t-shirt was pink and had a panda wearing sunglasses on a unicorn floaty right in the middle. She was also wearing fluffy pink socks! "Ooooh, I like your PJs! Very fancy!" She said with a cheerful smile as she skipped over to them.

"Likewise! Yours are so adorable!" Not his still, since he wasn't one for 'cute' things, but it suited Elwyn very Wellwyn. Glancing over to Allan's shorts and how much thigh they showed, he continued, "And you look good as well, dear. And the hair! Of course, you'd look divine in anything with any hair, but right now particularly you look divine like this." And as he was talking, he unbuttoned the top of his silk pyjama shirt a fair amount so he was showing some skin as well, to match Allan. This was currently a room full of 100% good looking, stylish people! Would that remain the case when that lawyer lady ever turned up? Who knows. "I'll go first, then one of you can next, then we'll keep to that order of things. I choose dare."

"Fancy?" He asked, and then he looked at Eshen and smiled. "Ohh, yeah. Yours are good too! Very fun," if only he could be a panda wearing sunglasses on a unicorn floaty instead of raiding a S31 base. Those were two completely different brands of fun. "Thanks babe, I honestly was kinda worried I looked too goth in the uniform or something, you know? It was kinda bringing the vibe a little off kilter, and I was like, oh my God, why NOW before I raid a base in the middle of nowhere, but like, I think if I just like, curl it some more it'll be good for tomorrow especially." He brushed through his hair out of habit, it really was something he was just a little self-conscious about but he was feeling better about it now. And now to come up with a dare.. "Umm, well, I'mmmm not gonna be like the Captain and dare you to have your hair a different color right before a super-important mission, so uhhhhh... oh, what if you tried talking in a different accent for the next two minutes? Like... American, maybe? Or French. Either works."

Everyone was called to attend to their designated stations, and so the occupants left the quarters for now.

[D] Prior to leaving for their duties Elwyn, Allan, and Eshen played truth or dare for a while and had a lot of fun in the process, and eventually went to bed at a reasonable time so as to be ready for the next day! They also had some nice snacks because they were having a wholesome sleepover and forming the 777 Hype Squad!

[D] After a night of all of the above and perfectly imitating American, French and even Mo's fake cockney accent - local polyglot showing off - Eshen woke up, put on his excursion uniform, and left, probably with Allan and Elwyn.