James Aubrey
Science
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Rank: Ensign
Position: Science Officer
Species: Human
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Post by James Aubrey on Aug 28, 2020 1:48:05 GMT
[ James Aubrey - Park] James allowed himself to relax at Judith's command, a sense of pride swelling in him at being addressed by a Senior Officer even in a non-formal setting. He smiled warmly at Commander Eastman and her husband. "More than happy to meet the both of you," he said, hoping his cheeks didn't look as warm as they felt. Despite the age gap, James couldn't help but feel an attraction for the couple - to him, they both glowed with a wisdom and an energy that he found almost irresistible. His eyes glowed with an immediate admiration, although perhaps the excitement of meeting his first Senior Officer was simply as much as he could handle. After his greeting, his gaze wandered for a brief moment before settling back on Judith and Max. "This is a fine occasion, Commander. Eh, - Judy. I hope I won't embarrass myself too much if I ask who it's for?" He glanced with a smirk at Leanna, appreciative for her company and for her introduction to Judith. The moment was just what he had been waiting for; a chance to meet Senior Officers and others alike. His ambitions required that people be aware of his presence - soon, he would begin to work to earn their respect as well.
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Leanna Mazal
Civilian
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Position: Civilian
Species: Betazoid
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Post by Leanna Mazal on Aug 28, 2020 18:31:08 GMT
[ Leanna - Park Deck 6] Introducing James to Judy had definitely been the right thing to do as she felt the younger man relax as he engaged in small talk with the senior officer and her husband. Her own experience of meeting and befriending the pair had certainly been rewarding and had resulted in a great relationship especially since Max had started working for her. Then there was James himself and how happy he seemed in making that connection with someone he was going to work alongside and Lea found it infectious. Yes wanting to prove yourself was something that everyone strived for but she was looking forward to seeing him thrive and to get to know him. Then as he looked at her and smirked, Lea smiled back, sensing how appreciative he was for what she done as he asked about the party and who it was for. She didn't blame him for wanting to get a better idea and as he waited for a response, Lea took a moment to grab a drink for them both then returned to their small group.
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
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Post by Judith Eastman on Aug 30, 2020 18:49:35 GMT
[Cmdr. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Park]Judy and Max stood side by side, making no secret of their affection for each other. For him, having her right there made these functions bearable; for her, his presence made them more enjoyable. "We're celebrating the promotion of Matt Harmon, our chief of Intelligence, to Lieutenant Commander. That line of work can be so dark and gloomy - no offense - that it only seemed proper to inject a little joy, a splash of color, for this happy occasion," Judy explained the event, with nods to Chloe. "The real credit goes to Chloe over here for putting this thing together. I just contributed a signature," she added. While Judy spoke, Max briefly disappeared, returning with a glass of water. "Someone here needs to take her meds," he reminded Judy, who dutifully took her pill tray out of her handbag and downed a collection of medications.
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Matthew Harmon
Intelligence
[TI42] Frontier's Most Malcontent Malcontent
Posts: 540 Likes: 18
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Intelligence Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Matthew Harmon on Aug 31, 2020 7:32:14 GMT
[Matthew Harmon & Chloe Hudson]Harmon scowled at Evi, as he noticed her circling him, taking photos. Chloe certainly had gone all in on this little charade of hers. He was also starting to recognise new faces arriving, people he'd never met. At least not sufficiently sober. He was aware that the invitation was left open to the station, however he was surprised to see strangers actually showing up. Harmon figured his reputation might scare off plenty, or it was conceivable that his reputation did incite a certain sense of curiosity. Or, of course they could be new to the station and unaware of all the rumours and gossip about the malcontent Intelligence Officer. "But Mabel, how can I be so sure you aren't really meaning to offend? This whole event seems based on offending me?" he asked in a confused sounding tone.
Not far away, Chloe continued speaking to Eastman, enjoying being able to interact with the First Officer whom she respected. "Yes, that's a good idea, Judy. I'll get things started," she replied just as a new guest, who looked almost as young as she was, arrived. "Hi, I'm Chloe," she chirped with a sincere smile. "Yeah, its for Commander Harmon, Matt. My boss, chief of Intel. We thought this might...uh...cheer him up a bit," she explained before looking to Judy and smiling as if it was an in joke.
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James Aubrey
Science
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Rank: Ensign
Position: Science Officer
Species: Human
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Post by James Aubrey on Aug 31, 2020 13:06:34 GMT
[ James Aubrey - Park] James smiled at Leanna's return, taking the drink she offered warmly. "Thanks," he said to her. Eastman then introduced Chloe, whose introduction he returned with a warm smile. "I'm James. Very nice to meet you, Chloe," he said. The young officer cleared his throat and smiled in response to Chloe's mentioning of cheering up Commander Harmon. Without any information, he had no way of knowing how serious or playful Chloe was being, and he didn't want to put his foot in his mouth by saying something out of place. So he forced one of those polite laughs one forces when they don't know what else to do in a strange new social situation. "It is ... very thoughtful of you to put something like this on," he continued to Chloe. "I'm excited to work with people who seem to care about one another."
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Leanna Mazal
Civilian
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Post by Leanna Mazal on Sept 1, 2020 11:04:36 GMT
[ Leanna - Park, Deck 6] When James thanked her for the drink, Lea smiled before Judy explained about Harmon and the reason why they had decided to hold a party for him, especially with his particular line of work. Although did mention Chloe, giving credit to the young woman for putting all of this together and how she contributed with a signature, before Max reminded his wife about her medication. Again that was something that she admired about the couple, about how they looked after one another and yet missed at the same time. But there was no point on dwelling about what might of been as she was here to enjoy herself and have fun, even without alcohol. So as Chloe introduced herself to James and confirmed what Judy had said, Lea could appreciate the obvious in joke, especially at Harmon's reaction to the festivities so far. However as James returned the greeting and told Chloe how thoughtful it had been for her to do this and how he was excited to work with people who cared for one another. The Betazoid couldn't help but agree with this sentiment as despite it all, when it came down to it, no one was left out or ignored regardless of how they might come across. " That's one thing that doesn't change no matter where you are and even if you don't always get on with people, we are like a family and that's something I've come to cherish ever since I settled on a Starbase and now here".
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 1, 2020 17:48:44 GMT
[Cmdr. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Park]The glass of water that Max had given Judy was a sufficiently wide one, so she didn't have to struggle with her elongated schnoz while the others spoke. This gave her the mental bandwidth to follow the conversation. "And, as a family, sometimes we spend time together even when certain family members would rather be alone brooding, for the sake the would-be brooder. 4 teenage kids have taught me that much," Judy quipped, alluding to Harmon's disposition without saying it outright. Max chortled knowingly. The journey of parenting was one he'd shared (and, with their youngest at only 14 years of age, continued to share) with Judy, and here they were at this juncture in their lives surrounded by people who were only just starting it - like Lea - or a ways away from it - like Chloe and James. Behind her, Judy reached with a hand under the table and grabbed a microphone. She handed it to Chloe with a smooth, graceful motion.
Tag Matthew Harmon, James Aubrey, Leanna Mazal [NPC - Ens. Mabel Henriksen - Park]Mabel's eyes seemed to pop. Was this what she was doing? Was she now a bully? No, no, she reassured herself. "Oh, no. I'm sorry. We don't want to offend you," she defended. "Maybe to annoy, but never to offend. I'm so sorry I offended you. I didn't mean to, I swear."And just like that, she gave the game away in a flurry of Midwestern apologies. Her cheeks were now even redder than before.
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Matthew Harmon
Intelligence
[TI42] Frontier's Most Malcontent Malcontent
Posts: 540 Likes: 18
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Intelligence Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Matthew Harmon on Sept 2, 2020 14:32:13 GMT
[Matthew Harmon & Chloe Hudson - Park]
The new guy seemed nice, but a bit shy, Chloe thought as he introduced himself. Hopefully he could get a chance to loosen up a little. "That's us..." she said doing that thing where people sarcastically kinda punch the air across their body by bending their elbow and putting your arm across your body for semi comedic emphasis. "We care about one another a great deal." Judy then handed her the microphone and Chloe made her way towards the projector screen where the pictures would be shown. "Good evening ladies, gentlemen and other friends," she announced trying to get everyone's attention. "Thank you so much for coming, everyone. We've had a really great turnout. I'm sure the man of the hour is so pleased and happy to see everyone show up for his big day," she said, darting a smile in Harmon's direction within the modest crowd. Harmon was about to give Mabel a bit more a hard time when he was interrupted by Chloe getting up and beginning her speech. He shook his head and looked down at his feet as she called him 'the man of the hour'. Fortunately, he had no plans of staying for that long. "Before we begin, I just want to say a big thank you to Leanna who took time out of her night to help cater. The service has been fantastic," she said looking at Lea, "Especially the punch," she added with a grin directed at Harmon. "I also wanted to thank Mabel for helping organise. The decorations are mostly her effort. And finally, Commander Eastman. Judy. Without Judy we wouldn't be able to have this event but she was so kind as to allow Matthew some time off tonight so he could make it."
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James Aubrey
Science
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Rank: Ensign
Position: Science Officer
Species: Human
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Post by James Aubrey on Sept 7, 2020 3:51:11 GMT
[James Aubrey - Park]
James stood, smiling politely as Chloe began to speak. He glanced at Leanna, smirking slightly and yet trying to silently communicate that he had no idea what was going on. Following her smiles and grins, he located who he suspected to be Matthew Harmon just as the Lieutenant Commander was staring at the ground. He laughed to himself, feeling an immediate kinship with Harmon - staring at the ground had been James's specialty for much of his life.
James sipped the punch that Leanna had fetched for him, his attention turned fully to Chloe and the events playing out.
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Leanna Mazal
Civilian
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Position: Civilian
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Post by Leanna Mazal on Sept 9, 2020 16:09:07 GMT
[Leanna - Park, Deck 6]
As the conversation continued regarding family and the others shared their own take on what had been said. That was just one of the things she liked about being around this particular group of people and enjoyed listening and sharing opinions. Plus it made a nice change to be able to do this and not have to worry about the baby or Ariana wanting her attention.
Not that she would be without either of her children as she loved being a mother, even if she was now on her own. It hadn't changed how she was. Although when the time came for Chloe to give her speech, Lea's attention was firmly on her friend and smiled as she was acknowledged and the grin about the punch hadn't gone unnoticed either.
There was a look towards Harmon to see how he would react, until James looked at her and she smiled back at the newcomer. Of course she had gotten the gist of why he had done so but so far he was doing well considering he didn't know them that well at least not yet. A silent encouragement and reassurance was given as she sipped her drink.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 10, 2020 16:25:32 GMT
[NPC - Ens. Mabel Henriksen - Park]When Chloe began speaking, Mabel quickly made her way over as well, in her capacity as co-host. "We all know Mr. Harmon for his Intelligence work, but that's not all there is to him," she said, gently taking the mic. "That's why we prepared this presentation."Tapping a little clicker, she made the projector display, in full screen, a photo of a little infant: Matt, aged 2 weeks. ***[Cmdr. Judith Eastman(-Williams) - Park]Judy reacted to her shout-out in a typically understated manner, blowing a little kiss to the stage with a very gentle flick of the wrist. She also gave Harmon a small nod. Then along came the photo of baby Harmon. Judy allowed herself to react with an audible "awwwww.""What a lovely baby," she added, to Lea and James. The thought bounced around in her head, and Max's too, that when this picture was taken, they were older than Harmon is now.
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Matthew Harmon
Intelligence
[TI42] Frontier's Most Malcontent Malcontent
Posts: 540 Likes: 18
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Intelligence Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Matthew Harmon on Sept 12, 2020 5:04:20 GMT
[Chloe Hudson & Matthew Harmon - Park]
As Mable put up the first picture of their little presentation, Chloe provided the commentary. "Matthew was was born in 2351 in Australia on Earth. A continent where one must always be diligent with their babies or a dingo may steal them. Fortunately, Matthew did not succumb to the infamous wildlife of Australia." the next photo was of a slightly older Harmon on his first day of school. He was wearing a little bucket hat, he had a red t-shirt uniform, navy blue shorts, and was wearing a backpack. He was smiling for the camera with a toothy grin. Chloe allowed Mabel to comment on this one.
In the middle of the crowd, Harmon was becoming increasingly embarrassed by the photos, and wondered just how Chloe and Mable had managed to find photos that he wasn't even convinced he himself could find. For now, he endured it, staring blankly and expressionlessly into the distance at nothing in particular.
Next, was a school photo of a slightly older young teenage Harmon appeared. He had a little acne, braces and was smiling awkwardly. "I've heard poor young Matthew never really enjoyed photos. Here he is when he was 12. Apparently he was a pretty smart student though a little disruptive at times, his parents had to get called in every now and then by his teachers."They talked to my mother? Harmon thought angrily. It was the only possible explanation. She enjoyed irritating him almost as much as Chloe did. This was the last straw. He had endured this for long enough and turned around to head for the exit, cursing under his breath as he realised he would need to push past Commander Eastman...
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