USS STONEHENGE: Various Scenes ("If tomorrow never comes")

From: Joy Phillips (jkphillips82_at_googlemail.com)
Date: Mon Feb 11 2008 - 04:10:31 PST


"If tomorrow never comes"

(Cont'd from "Blue Klingon Calls the Cheerleader")



Location: USS STONEHENGE

Scene: Holodeck 2

Stardate: 2.70211.1214



"Don't think I have forgotten about you, Ensign.  I haven't."



Izshlana turned unsuccessfully hiding a quilty look and then shrugged her
shoulders. "I don't really have some huge outpouring of emotions." She said
softly. "Really, Aerdans was much better."



Phia sighed and shook her head, "that in itself proves something is wrong
with you." Her friend stepped away from the doctor giving him time to think
about what he had said and compose himself. "you're usually in the middle of
everything, and instead you're locking yourself away, you didn't go to the
memorial service."



"And you haven't visited your mum since we got back." Aerdan added reverting
to his soft lisping voice.



Izzie glared at him and muttered, "Traitor."



Phia looked from one to the other and finally her eyes came to rest on her
friend, "why not?"



The slender woman shrugged and elicited a sigh from the counselor.



"Could I suggest you just tell her so we can leave?" the doctor asked his
antenna quivering as he watched the two women.



Izshlana sighed she folded her arms across her chest and then shrugged, "I
don't know what to say."



"You said you felt numb." Phia pointed out, "you're looking for physical
comfort because you don't have the emotional comfort."



Izzie gave an almost unperceivable nod. "Well then you need to explore the
emotions around that." The counselor suggested. "why didn't you go to the
memorial service?"



The small woman shrugged another small movement while the doctor and the
counselor watched her turn inwards, almost as if she was trying to hide from
them. "OK, have you watched his message to you?"



She shook her head remaining silent. Phia stifled a groan of frustration and
Aerdan finally spoke up. "Phia, you can't force her to talk if she doesn't
want to."



The blue Vulcan shook her head and then glared at the Alterian. "usually I
have to force you to shut up."



"Well then you should appreciate the silence," Izzy said softly.



Finally the taller woman relented. "Fine, you can go, but you're to report
to the counseling department this time tomorrow." She turned on Aerdan, "and
you can report an hour later." The doctor sighed but after a moment nodded.



"Fine." He said softly.



Phia looked at Izzy who shrugged her shoulders and then eventually said,
"Computer unlock the holodeck."



The doors opened and both patients barreled out, after a second Phia
followed them.



=[/\]=



Location: E4

Scene: Beach



Izshlana sat cross legged on the beach her eyes on a small fire she'd built,
the Alterians were a race of pyromaniacs. Their celebration of fire was
connected with life and death, it was probably to do with being from a water
based planet.



Still the fire comforted her. In her hand was the shiny black disc Xav'ion
had given her earlier, she flicked it over and between her fingers while she
watched the flames dance.



After a moment she set it on the ground and activated it. A small
holographic representation of Landwyn appeared, it was quiet for a moment
and then he began a monologue.



"I've never understood the need to send messages from beyond the grave until
now." He began. "I always was of the belief that you said what needed to be
said long before you died. If you weren't honest in life then what was the
point of leaving a lasting reminder of that?"



"but then I met you. It turns out that if I die tomorrow there are things I
want you to know."



"I love you, more than anything, my life didn't even start till I met you. I
know you too well Izzie, so you'd best know that this isn't your fault. That
you're in no way responsible for my fate, whatever it might be so please
don't feel guilty"



"and I'm sorry, sorry that I've left you alone again. You should have
someone there to love you, and care for you and occasionally remind you to
eat something other than chocolate and cookies." The holographic Landwyn
shook his head, "I'm sorry, please don't ever forget that you were loved
more than anything, for who you are and what you can do."



He finished speaking, the image rotating silently on his plinth. Izzie
breathed in raggedly as though she'd been holding her breath while she'd
been listening.



"Idiot." She whispered between clenched teeth, "idiot man." She repeated and
then wiped her hand across her face.



Hefting the plinth she looked at the fire and then with more control than
she felt she put the holographic image back onto the sand. She had no body
to give to the heavens, no belongings to burn in it's place.



With forced calm she reached into her boot and pulled the short knife she
kept there and then reaching behind she cut her hair above the bobble with
one smooth move she threw her ponytail into the fire and sat in silence as
she watched it burn.



=[/\]=



Scene: Aerdans quarters

TI: After he spoke to Kate



Aerdan called come when the door chimed he looked up to see a tear stained
Izshlana step into his quarters.



He stood up when he saw her sheared hair.



"You're good with hair right?"



The doctor opened his mouth and shut it. "Well I can plait it."



"I'm not sure I have enough left to plait," she muttered.



**



NRPG: Finally the hostage situation is over ;) and I got us all back to E4



Peter hope I didn't interfere.



Jamie/Sarah Hope you like!



Aaron, I've avoided Kiros up until now so you don't have a tonne to catch up
on, if you want a tag or a hand then let me know.



Joy Phillips



The madness behind



Ensign Izshlana Vort

aSec/Tac

USS STONEHENGE



And



Commander Katlina Gorman

XO

USS MACINNIS (Novella Unit)


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