EXETERRPG: (1-1510 ) CTO/3O Lieutenant commander Ravok & Ashlyn Williams

[Rob Davis]

Mission: Auld Lang Syne

Day:01

Stardate:2445:12:28

(Risa Suraya bay, botanical gardens- CTO/3O  Lieutenant commander Ravok &
Civilian Ashlyn Williams- 1510)


Ravok beamed into the botanical gardens where Ash was. He spotted her and
approached.

" How are you?"

Ashlyn looked up, pulling her attention away from the exotic flower in
front of her, to see Commander Ravok near her. “Ravok.” she smiled, lifting
herself up, placing a hand at her lower back. “How are you sweetie?”

Ravok watched her stand. " Are you ok ?" He asked out of concern.

“I’m fine, just walking upright and pregnancy do not go hand in hand.” she
smiled. “What can I do for you?”

" I spoke with Trip a few minutes ago. I asked him for a favor , a personal
one. "

“Oh? What do you need?”

" I need someone to watch Rayna tomorrow night  he said yes but to ask you.
I guess he needed his bosses final approval "

She giggled, and motioned down the path, resting her arm in his. “Hope you
don’t mind. I love this place. Where I grew up there were no plants. Only
at school.”

" The first time I saw real plants was on Bajor, I was 9 years old. found
out very quick that I had horrible allergies, but enough of that. So will
the two of you do me that favor? "

“Of course We’ll do that for you, we’d be honoured to help out a friend.”

Ravok smiled. " That's great. I'm reserving Ozano beach for tomorrow night.
It's going to have a private tent and a wait staff on call to serve our
needs. I'm hoping Keira likes the idea. She tends to be pretty conservative
in matters of romance."

Ashlyn smiled, “If there’s one thing I know little about its Romulan
Romance.” but I think all girls like to be wooed surely?”

Ravok laughed. " Keira knows very little about romulan romance her father
is too rigid and her mother is well … she's her mother. "


“Well, what do your friends suggest? What do you feel is the thing to do?”

" I tried asking Trip but he is such a ' man ' in his lack of details, how
is everything going with the baby? Are you getting excited?"

She touched her swelling abdomen. “Excited, scared, happy, worried, hungry;
and that’s only before breakfast each morning.” She smiled. “In all
honesty, I’m excited. If you were to say to me only a couple of years ago
that I’d be here, surrounded by this, married and with child. I’d call you
insane.” She turned to him. “How are you fairing?”

Ravok sighed. " As well as I can. To be honest I'm feeling like a fish
without water...I mean a fish out of water. There's so much going on you
know. I'm just trying to prioritize my career and being a father. I didn't
expect it and I certainly didn't expect it this way. In many ways I'm a
single father. Keira has no obligation to Rayna. She self her imposes her
obligations onto herself. She's great with her and the girl loves her.
Rayna is my sole responsibility. I just want to make sure that I do right
by her. Give her a life she can be proud of ."

“You seem negative toward Kiera accepting Rayna? Or do I misunderstand?”

Ravok laughed slightly. " No not at all. Keira is amazing with her. What I
was saying is that Rayna is my responsibility no one elses. Everyone who
offers to help me is doing so out of their own desire to help , not because
of an obligation."

“Ok.” She said, allowing Ravok to talk at his own pace.

" Nesha ...Nesha helped me alot. She would take care of Rayna anytime of
day. She taught her so much over the past few months. She's toilet trained
because of her. Can count backwards from 20 and knows two different
alphabets."

She nodded, but said nothing, taking his hand in hers. “I wish I could say
I understand, but that would be an insult. All I can say is that we, I’m
always around yeah?”

Ravok smiled. " Thank you and it wouldn't be an insult. We all have lost
someone or something in our lives. We all deal with grief in our own ways.
Who am I to say anything you or anyone else feels about loss is an insult.
You and only you know your pain. " Ravok laughed.

" Sorry."

“No apology necessary” She smiled.

" It's just that you have always had this tendency to be the 'mother' we
needed from time to time. Both you and Trip are going to be amazing
parents. That I'm sure of "

“I hope so. The more I find out the less I know.” she chuckled. “So Rayna,
what do I need to know?”

" I will bring Rayna to around 1700 hours tomorrow. She is self sufficient.
I will have her properly bathed and fed before her arrival.

She sleeps with her Llama but if she likes you she'll let you sleep with
it. She's very self sufficient."

“I’ll read her some stories. I used to run a children’s story session back
on Mars. “Bedtime with Ash” was quite popular.” She smiled.

Ash opened her mouth and closed it again, forcing her need to interfere
back down. Instead she motioned to another flower, an almost identical
colour to Kiera’s eyes. “What do you think of those?” she asked innocently.

Ravok looked. " Keira would love those. Should I take them? " he asked
quietly

“Do it...there’s no one looking…” She winked.

Ravok picked a half dozen. " I gotta go, don't tell the captain " He said
motioning his head towards the flowers and laughed.

Smiling Ashlyn crossed her heart with a finger and giggled. “Go! Before
someone sees you stealing them…see you soon.”

Ravok nodded with a smile and quickly beamed up to the Exeter


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