Jovireh Velal
Security & Tactical
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Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Apr 26, 2021 7:20:54 GMT
[PO2 Jovireh Velal / Devra Kul - Front Ear - CO's Quarters] Jov chuckled softly, gesturing slightly with her glass. "The occassion did come, you just chose the wrong thing to save for it," she pointed out. After all... They did get around to opening it. Judging from the suggestive glance and blush they exchanged, she had the suspicion that a few extra days off together would have served them better than a bottle of expired wine in that time, anyway. Devra spoke up then with an exasperated sigh. "There you go, always looking for the loopholes in life," she teased her daughter, who simply shrugged with a 'what did you expect?' expression.
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Judith Eastman
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Grandma
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Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Apr 28, 2021 0:37:32 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]At the mention of saving the wrong thing, Max resisted the urge to say the joke that was on his tongue. While the couple were open with their affections, one had to be tasteful when discussing one's sex life. Instead, he had a more G-rated comment to add about loopholes. "Oh, we know loopholes around here. Judy and Anna are rules lawyers, and Gerald[fn]Lawrence's twin[/fn] is an actual lawyer, so game night can be interesting.""Max set a rule once that we can't make him play any game with a rulebook more than two pages long, which, after the kids did exactly what you'd expect, had to be amended to two pages in 12-point font," Judy added. Max briefly glanced not at his watch, but at Judy's, to check the time. He supposed the meat would be cooked soon.
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Jovireh Velal
Security & Tactical
[TI18]
Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Apr 28, 2021 6:30:46 GMT
[PO2 Jovireh Velal / Devra Kul - Front Ear - CO's Quarters] "Game night over here sounds intense," Jov replied with a grin. She certainly couldn't blame Max... while she enjoyed games as much as the next person, she never had the patience to learn the complicated and detailed ones. Even two pages could be a lot to remember, depending on the game. "We've got about five minutes left," Devra told Max with a smile when she noticed him checking the time. Though it had been a long time since she'd cooked tavret, she had made it so often for her husband that the timing was almost second nature to her. Not to mention the smell changed quite drastically if overcooked. She learned very quickly to not let that happen.
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Judith Eastman
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Grandma
Posts: 2,593 Likes: 84
Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Apr 28, 2021 19:05:58 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]Judy nodded, confirming that game night could be quite intense. They all played to win, and furiously at that. Now, with five minutes left to wait, Max decided it was his turn to show off for a bit. "I'll be back in a moment," he announced, before stepping into the couple's study. He returned with an acoustic guitar on a strap. With a nod, the chef invited his wife to the piano, as he found a good spot to stand. Once she seemed ready, he began to play, and she quickly joined in. As he sang and strummed on his guitar, Max barely looked at Jovireh and Devra, and instead kept his eyes mostly trained on Judy. He was far less of a show-off than she, and found the courage to perform by losing himself in the music, imbuing the words with his deep, enduring love for his wife. "I need her everywhere," he repeated one particular lyric, after the song was through.
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Jovireh Velal
Security & Tactical
[TI18]
Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Apr 28, 2021 23:50:51 GMT
[PO2 Jovireh Velal / Devra Kul - Front Ear - CO's Quarters] The two women exchanged an impressed glance when Max returned with a guitar, and settled back on the couch to watch as the couple played and sang. When they finished, Devra erupted into another exuberant round of applause. "That was wonderful!" Jovireh smiled with a more reserved nod. "Really beautiful." It had been obvious when she met the couple on her first day on the station that they were in love. The more time she spent with them, the more it was becoming clear just how deeply they were in love. It was something foreign to her, witnessed in couples she knew but never experienced for herself. While she loved her parents and her friends, romantic love was something that had been a bit more elusive for her. Not that she minded on most days. She was happy with her life the way it was. But every now and then, she just found herself wondering what if?... The beep of the timer in the kitchen pulled her out of her thoughts, and she jumped up before her mother had the chance. "I'll get it!" And she disappeared into the kitchen before anyone could argue, and set about removing the meat from the oven and turning off the heat on the stove.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Apr 29, 2021 20:49:34 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]Max accepted the praise with a shy nod, appreciating the moment as he stood beside Judy. Having been a bachelor into his 40s, he took immense pride in the happy relationship he'd built with his wife, even if their union could look claustrophobic to some. With the kitchen timer going off, he exchanged a glance with his beloved. Her head tilt towards the study was a sign for him to go put his guitar away, as she'd be fine setting the table. "This table is made with actual wood, so we have to be gentle with it," she commented. "Gotta use a tablecloth, and placemats for everything that's hot. It's a little more work, but we like the aesthetic."She took a large, white tablecloth with a floral pattern out of a cabinet and spread it out. "She has a dress with that exact same pattern, that really blends into the tablecloth," Max pointed out, returning from the study. "The grandchildren love it.""We're up to two dresses now, one with long sleeves. Invisible Grandma is a hit," she added, as she continued setting the table.
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Jovireh Velal
Security & Tactical
[TI18]
Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on May 2, 2021 9:06:29 GMT
[PO2 Jovireh Velal / Devra Kul - Front Ear - CO's Quarters] Devra followed to help with the tablecloth and placemats. "It's certainly worth the little extra work to have something unique. Endon and I didn't do much to personalize our ship, though that was more a matter of available space than preference. The monotony of everything drove me crazy!" Though in hindsight, she was grateful they didn't have anything special. It would have just added to the eventual loss. Having overheard the conversation, Jov waited for the placemats to be ready before she brought over the food, chuckling softly at the comment of 'invisible Grandma'. "I will say one thing about kids... they're usually pretty easy to entertain." It had made being around children slightly less awkward once she had figured that out.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on May 3, 2021 3:22:27 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]"As a grandparent, entertaining them is especially easy. Everywhere we go, we've sprinkled fairy dust to make things magically delightful to them," Max commented. Once the table was set, Max looked over at his wife. "Honey, do you want to say a blessing?" he suggested, with a tenderness that implied he was gently encouraging her. In more difficult times (as the disappearance of the Caldonia 5 was), she tended to step deeper into her Jewish heritage, and he knew it brought her comfort. "Sure," she agreed, and then cleared her throat. "Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam shehakol nihyah b'dvaro,"[fn]Blessed are you, Lord our God the king of the world, on whose word all was created[/fn] she blessed briefly, in lightly accented Hebrew. "We should have you over on a Friday night sometime. Those blessings have tunes attached to them," Judy shared. "This was the general-purpose, catch-all blessing."
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Jovireh Velal
Security & Tactical
[TI18]
Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on May 3, 2021 7:44:31 GMT
[PO2 Jovireh Velal / Devra Kul - Front Ear - CO's Quarters] After they'd all taken their seats, the guests remained respectfully quiet as Judy said a blessing. Jovireh tilted her head slightly as she listened, smiling a little at the sound of the language. She'd heard the older woman say a few words or phrases on occasion, but nothing long enough for her to get a feel for how it sounded. At the invitation to join them on a Friday night, her smile brightened a little more. "I think I'd enjoy that, thank you." Of course, she'd likely have to request a specific Friday off, but the department was staffed well enough that with enough notice it was rarely a problem. Devra was just happy that she no longer had to 'pull teeth' to get her daughter to accept a social invitation. "That does sound like an enjoyable way to spend an evening," she agreed, as she began to serve the food.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on May 3, 2021 16:36:06 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD & Max Williams - CO's Quarters]"We'll have to find a time," Judy concluded. She served herself, followed by Max, and then sat down to eat. "It's different from what we're used to, but... familiar in its way. I like it," she said of the Travit. "As much as it may vary, food can always be a place of common ground," Max added.
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Jovireh Velal
Security & Tactical
[TI18]
Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on May 4, 2021 6:21:56 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD & Max Williams - CO's Quarters] Jov took a bite of her own, pausing for a moment to savor the taste she hadn't realized just how much she had missed. Her smile brightened even more to hear the others liked it as well. Devra nodded in agreement with Max, also clearly pleased with the verdict. "I've found that if people keep an open mind, and don't consider something an 'alien food', there is very little that is truly different." Regardless of planet of origin, meat tasted like meat, with the primary differences being in preparation. Vegetables tasted like vegetables if you didn't try to compare them to any specific type. Fruit was still fruity. Trying food from a different planet was very similar to trying food from a different country. It was always nice to know others shared similar opinions as well.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on May 4, 2021 17:14:17 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]"The whole label of 'alien' anything is reductive, if you ask me," Judy opined. "There's variety, but at the end of the day, people are people, food is food, music is music, and so on and so forth.""I couldn't have put it better myself," Max added. "The interesting thing is that we used to use that same word, alien, to refer to humans of different nationalities and ethnicities, before we thought of the idea of other species. It's such a loaded word, such a bad word if you ask me, when you really just mean to talk about the different peoples of the universe."She took a long sip of ale, relishing the alien-ness of it.
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Jovireh Velal
Security & Tactical
[TI18]
Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on May 8, 2021 0:58:44 GMT
[PO2 Jovireh Velal / Devra Kul - Front Ear - CO's Quarters] "Exactly!" Devra agreed to the sentiment as she cut into the meat before taking a bite. Jovireh's eyes widened slightly as Judy explained how humans had once used the word to refer to each other. "That seems rather... Cold. But it does explain some of Earth's history." When someone considered another person as 'other', it was a steep and slippery slope to considering them 'less than'. Once someone thought of another as less than, it was much easier to fathom violence against them - whether physical violence, or political.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on May 8, 2021 2:33:39 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]"One of the great... I suppose defining features of human society, is that all the things we abhor about other species, all the things we, at least in theory, know better than to do, those are all horrible things that we've done to each other; they're lessons we've learned the hard way, as a species."Coming from a minority group on Earth that was so often on the receiving end of all those horrible things, Judy knew this history quite well. Max nodded, as Judy then downed her ale. "Easy, there. You don't take your liquor like you used to," he warned her. "She's a lightweight nowadays, and a filthy drunk.""Yes, yes, can't have the almighty Captain embarrassing herself, can we?" she joked.
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Jovireh Velal
Security & Tactical
[TI18]
Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on May 8, 2021 6:40:16 GMT
[PO2 Jovireh Velal / Devra Kul - Front Ear - CO's Quarters] "Oh, what you do in your own home is none of your crew's business," Devra commented with a grin. Jovireh nodded her agreement. She was certain quite a few things happened there that she didn't really want to know about... However drunkenness was the least of them. But she did understand the concern. "When I was posted on the Promenade at 173, it wasn't very long before I stopped drinking at the establishments there. Patrons weren't as good at separating the person from the job as I was. While there weren't any problems... There were several situations that were awkward or annoying. It ended up just being easier not drinking around people I might have to kick out the next night." That was the main reason why she hadn't talked to Commander Aune about working the Promenade on Front Ear. She didn't feel like restricting her drinking to the privacy of her quarters again. However... The atmosphere was very different here. She hadn't seen nearly as many bar fights, and most of the bartenders seemed to be a lot better about cutting people off before they got sick.
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