What's Right and Wrong?
Posted on Thu Feb 22nd, 2018 @ 12:36pm by Chloe de la Vega
Edited on on Thu May 31st, 2018 @ 9:42pm
1,387 words; about a 7 minute read
Mission:
Episode 2 - The Enemy Within
Location: After 11 Lounge
Timeline: MD003 2100 hrs
Tags: SD 71375.2100
Elloma had just left T'Rish table. She headed towards the bar. She was new to the crew, she liked the design of the bar. The waiter had given her replicated synthohol. It was a vile drink, she had no idea why most people preferred to drink it. She hoped maybe the bartender, could offer a choice of drinks, for her to consume.
She had no idea what to expect when she sat down at the bar table, the stools reminded her a little bit of the 602 club Starfleet Academy, but the bar there was boring and not as colorful as this place was. She started to look around and wait for the bartender to make her rounds.
Chloe was doing her usual beeline up and down the bar whilst some of her servers were out and about. She had just stopped serving food so was able to be out front some more which always pleased her. She liked to cook the real way, she felt it tasted better and was another reason she liked real alcohol.
Moving down to the bar she noted a young woman looking around in somewhat admiration at the bar. Chloe smiled at this and thought she could use a fire lit in her, almost literally. Here," she said pouring a shot of clear liquid for her (tequila), "If you thought synthahol was horrible wait... we only serve real alcohol after 2100 so you came me at the right time." She smiled at her innocently drawing her in to try it.
"Real Alcohol, the academy did not have any of that on the academy grounds, there was a couple of places off campus, but I never tried it, from my training, I learned its not safe to consume, but I am a little curious. Some of my classmates were falling over drunk, and said it was a lot fun, but I am not sure, if they were right or not. So I decided I wanted to come down to the bar, and check it out for myself." She said with a smile.
"Only one way to find out mi amor." she said nudging the shot glass forward, "Those pequeño (little) bars on Earth don't hold up to anything that I've got. My motto is '¡Dalo todo o vete a casa!'", Means go hard or go home but not that she was expecting this woman to know Spanish. "We women of the same age should let loose you know." She placed her hand on the woman's and gave her a cheeky wink.
Elloma had no idea what she was saying, she smiled. She loved her warm personality. And the words sounded soothing, but she was at a loss, on how to react to what she had said. Elloma looked at the drink, and slid it over to her, she gently picked it up. She smelled in, it was a strange odour, that struck her nostrils.
She took the drink, and slammed it down. There was an instant burning sensation from the drink, as it went down her throat. After taking the shot, she coughed a little. "That was intense." She said, not sure what to make of the drink.
"My favourite kind of feeling!" Chloe replied taking her drink as well and reacting as if nothing had happened. She was used to alcohol, got lost in it a lot so she was quite well drunk?
"I can always offer you something a little smoother, like a strawberry daiquiri? I think you'd like that..."
"Thanks I appreciate it, but honestly, I have been curious about a drink called a lemon drop, ever heard of it?" She asked, wondering if Chloe had softer drinks in her vast recipe for alcoholic beverages.
"Sure, kind of like a Vodka Martini..." she replied turning around. She had every possible type of alcohol in her inventory. That might seem impossible but she had built in storage areas that held hundreds of bottles if need be.
She pulled out a chilled cocktail glass and sat it on the counter, then poured in 2.5 cl of citrus vodka, 2 cl of triple distilled curacao and 1.5 cl of lemon juice into a container and gave it a shake before returning to the cocktail glass and pouring it in to the glass through a strainer. Smiling she coated the rim of the glass in some sugar and turned to face her newest patron. "Here you go honey, anything you ask for I can get it or make it." she said smiling and passing the drink across the bar.
Ellloma took the drink, and picked it up. She could smell the aroma of lemon coming off the drink. She took a small sip, the taste was more stimulating to her taste buds. She smiled as she took another small sip. "I like this." She said with a big grin on her face. The first drink was strong, and it burned, this was sweet and sour at the same time. She was enjoying the drink.
"Glad you like it honey, anything else I can get for that beautifully spotted face of yours?" she asked noticing the appearance of the woman a bit more.
Elloma touched her spots for a moment, and then shifted some hair behind her ears. "I am good, but you like my spots. A lot of the cadets liked them too. They were very nice to me. Not sure what the big deal is with them. They are pretty average I think for my species." She said, hoping Chloe may shed some insights to why people liked them so much.
"Just something a bit different baby, we humans are fascinated by what we are not... although I'd never wanted pointy ears." she replied rubbing the top of her ears. "Have at times kind of wished I had a Caitians tail, think it would make my ass look great!" Chloe was really just talking to herself but poured herself another shot and down it.
Elloma was not sure if she could comment on her ass, she had noticed it a little earlier. But their alcohol in her system, she had an excuse if things got a little awkward. "I think your ass looks fine." She said with a grin on her face, and taking another small zip of the lemon drop.
"Well thanks honey but this ass is fantastic!" she exclaimed slapping it with both hands to the delight of some of the male members propping up her bar. Putting her hands up, "Easy boys, not tonight eh?" she said winking.
Chloe had gone rosey cheeked from her alcohol intake over the night, she wasn't drunk but was getting there. She had always thought maybe she shouldn't 'sample' her own stock whilst working but you only live once. "So Spots," she started in an endearing way, "What do you do on this thing?" she asked referring to her position onboard.
Elloma leaned a little into the bar table, but still keeping her distance, she looked down at her drink, and took another small sip. "Ellloma Essu, Assistant Chief of Security and Tactical but you call me Ellie if you like." She said with a warm smile. The lemon drop was so soothing on her taste buds.
"Dunno honey, I like Spots," She said teasing, "but if you like Ellie then that's what I'll call you." Chloe smiled thinking about the woman's position. Security? She seemed a bit young for that but then again Chloe was only 20, out in space and ran a bar so she couldn't really say anything.
"I'll let you go back to your friends honey, I don't want to hog you all night or we'll end up sharing more than conversation." she said with a sly eyebrow raise.
Elloma grinned as she watched Chloe walk away, she thought to herself, what an interesting woman. She had sparked her curiosity. She finished her drink, and turned around back at sea of people in After 11 Lounge and noticed another face, she wanted to meet up with.
A Joint Post By
Ensign Elloma Essu
Assistant Chief Security/Tactical Officer, USS Pioneer
Chloe de la Vega
Owner/Bartender After 11, USS Pioneer
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