Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
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Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Apr 9, 2021 21:33:42 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]Finding the rolls adequate in shape - imperfections added character, after all - Max led the group to the next step. "Now, we want to make sure the pinwheels hold their shape, so we want to stick these little picks through the middle, spaced out about two fingers apart, and then slice right between them," he explained. Judy began to cut one of the pastrami rolls, with a careful motion. She didn't want to cut at a slant, or cut herself. "I imagine one of you doesn't need any instructions on knife safety," she quipped, glancing at Thea. Max took two more knives out of a drawer for the guests, and then washed his hands. Stepping towards the sofas, he flipped on the holoprojector for the soon-to-begin broadcast of the game.
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Isaiah Quinn
Science
[TI36]
Posts: 1,153 Likes: 57
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Chief Science Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Isaiah Quinn on Apr 10, 2021 1:28:10 GMT
[CO's Quarters, Front Ear Station ] As the tutorial continued, Isaiah watched attentively. The next portion didn't seem to be too much of a challenge. He took a few of the picks and placed them in the same fashion that Max had suggested. He then took up one of the knives that had been laid out. "Looks simple enough," Isaiah said. He then went on to try cut one of the pinwheels just as it had been modeled. He carefully slid the blade through the tortilla about mid-way of the picks embedded in the roll.
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Thea Baker
Command
[TI12]
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Rank: Captain
Position: Commanding Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Thea Baker on Apr 10, 2021 9:50:29 GMT
[CO's Quarters - Front Ear] Now that she had gotten the hard part over with and happy with how it looked now as opposed to a few minutes earlier. Thea listened as the final instructions were given before Judy made her quip about knife safety. " You're right, that's one thing I am good at" Thea quipped back jovially as Max gave her and Isaiah a knife each. She may be skilled with a scalpel but it was Thea's turn to exercise some control on precision as Isaiah made his remark about it being simple. Finding that her Boyfriend was right as.she marked out the picks first then began to cut between them.
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
Posts: 2,593 Likes: 84
Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Apr 10, 2021 21:09:13 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]Judy looked approvingly at the cut, ready-to-serve pinwheels. "Since I think someone would like to put off doing the dishes..." she nodded Max's way. "I'll get all these over to the living room, if you two can get the glasses from that cabinet over there, and the beers."The poppers would be ready later, so for now, Judy just brought out a large serving plate and, after it was loaded up with pinwheels, carried it to the coffee table. In the living room were two couches and an armchair, all surrounding the holoprojector and coffee table. Judy joined Max on the smaller couch, relaxed enough in the present company to even put her feet up. And it was just in time, too, as the players began to come onto the court.
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Isaiah Quinn
Science
[TI36]
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Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Chief Science Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Isaiah Quinn on Apr 21, 2021 3:58:55 GMT
[CO's Quarters, Front Ear Station ] Isaiah continued cutting the last of the pinwheels and made certain they made their way onto the serving plate. It wasn't long before he and Thea received the next set of instructions when they were told to get the glasses from the cabinet as well as the beers. He nodded at the instructions and went on, with Thea's help, to collect the items they had been instructed to grab. As he made his way towards the living room, he moved towards the coffee table and placed his items in tow there. He could see that the game was just getting underway as everyone was getting settled. Isaiah took a seat on the other couch. "I just wanted to say thank you again for having us over," Isaiah said to both Judy and Max. "And for the culinary lesson as well."
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Thea Baker
Command
[TI12]
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Rank: Captain
Position: Commanding Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Thea Baker on Apr 21, 2021 6:42:29 GMT
[CO's Quarters - Front Ear] With the last of the pinwheels taken care of and after her and Isaiah had grabbed the requested glasses and beers. Thea followed her boyfriend over to the other couch, setting what she carried beside the beers, before sitting down next to Isaiah. As he then thanked their hosts, Thea added to that sentiment as she got comfortable beside him. " Yes thank you as we don't always get chance to socialise and we've definitely learned a lot".Of course this would be slightly different to how they would normally watch a game. However at the same time, Thea was hopeful that they could return the favour and have people over at theirs.
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
Posts: 2,593 Likes: 84
Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Apr 21, 2021 20:04:45 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]"The pleasure is ours. We don't have guests here quite as often as we used to on Earth," Max replied. "He likes it this way, introvert that he is," Judy pointed out, contrarian as ever. "I like it when my wife is happy. Nothing matters more," Max deflected, earning a kiss. "That's a good answer, and Isaiah, you should adopt it as a matter of principle, but to the point, it's so much harder to socialize when almost everyone is in the chain of command. So much harder."There was an implicit thank-you in Judy's words, to both youngsters, for overcoming the awkwardness of socializing with their Captain.
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Isaiah Quinn
Science
[TI36]
Posts: 1,153 Likes: 57
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Chief Science Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Isaiah Quinn on May 8, 2021 11:49:59 GMT
[CO's Quarters, Front Ear Station ] Isaiah nodded as Thea mentioned that they had learned a lot. He certainly couldn't argue with that. As the couples began to settle in for the game, Isaiah listened as Judy mentioned some of the difficulties of socializing when you practically everyone else you knew fell into your chain of command. It gave a great deal of credence to the notion of it being lonely at the top. Though, he found it a bit surprising coming from Judy, seeing as how much she reached out to her crew. Her words of advice hadn't fallen on deaf ears though. Isaiah smiled and spared a glance in Thea's direction. "I actually couldn't agree more," Isaiah said. "I can't think of anything more important than her happiness."
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Thea Baker
Command
[TI12]
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Rank: Captain
Position: Commanding Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Thea Baker on May 8, 2021 13:09:49 GMT
[CO's Quarters - Front Ear] It appeared as though they weren't the only ones who got to socialise often as Judy and Max both spoke about it. Appreciating what they had to say, the advice that came with it and how important each other's happiness was. Understanding how hard it was given their position but at the same time, they could change that by doing things like this where possible. It also allowed Thea to relax a little more and smiled at the thank you amongst Judy's words, before Isaiah looked at her and told her about how her happiness was important to him. " Me too and I definitely have a good one right here" she replied as she looked at her boyfriend.
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
Posts: 2,593 Likes: 84
Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on May 8, 2021 20:37:14 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]Max took to massaging Judy, gripping her left leg just above the knee and gently pulling and pushing it. She was his great treasure and his life partner, and nothing could ever be as important. "That's what matters. As long as you're committed to each other's happiness, you can make everything else come together, and I think you have that," she said, with an extra mellowness in her voice from the massage. "Relationships are complicated, and I'm a very needy wife, but that's how this silver fox and I make it work: we're just trying to make each other happy together.""This blonde bombshell is needy, but she's worth it," Max added. To him, she really was a bombshell, and there was nothing father time could do about it. To her, after her ex-husband cheated on her with a younger model (a slim, light-skinned, blonde-haired human, but ten years Judy's junior), it was highly reassuring to be reminded that her man had eyes only for her. On the court, one of the Knicks players tried to take a shot he really shouldn't have, rather than make a pass. "Darn it, Davies!" Judy cursed loudly. "That ball hog...""She's censoring herself," Max pointed out. "I have to put my hands over her mouth when we watch sports with the grandkids."
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Isaiah Quinn
Science
[TI36]
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Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Chief Science Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Isaiah Quinn on May 10, 2021 6:12:42 GMT
[CO's Quarters, Front Ear Station ] To say that relationships were complicated was an understatement, but with the right person it was certainly worth it. That much seemed to be obvious from what Isaiah could clearly witness between the Williams couple. His appreciation of their love was pushed to the side when Davies took a shot instead of passing the ball to a teammate whom was clearly open. Judy was the first to declare her dissatisfaction with his choice of play. "Are you serious?!" Isaiah snapped at the image. Max explained that this was actually a censored version of Judy's typical sports commentary. It brought a smile to his lips. "Proof that she'd be right at home in the Garden," Isaiah stated. New Yorkers weren't typically known for holding their tongues... especially at sporting events. His eyes shifted back to the screen. "C'mon! Defense! DEFENSE!" Isaiah cried, even though it was practically non-existent from what he was witnessing.
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Thea Baker
Command
[TI12]
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Rank: Captain
Position: Commanding Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Thea Baker on May 10, 2021 7:31:48 GMT
[CO's Quarters - Front Ear] Thea knew that she was fortunate to have this relationship with Isaiah and not only were they close but also very much a partnership. So hearing that from Judy and what made their relationship work, only made her appreciate what she had with Isaiah even more. However any further talk on the subject was now over as both Judy and Isaiah reacted to what was happening with the game. The Doctor was still very new to all of this and as such was trying to catch up with it all. Although she did enjoy seeing Isaiah getting so passionate about his team and smiled as he did so.
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
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Rank: Civilian/other
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Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on May 10, 2021 23:21:28 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Commanding Officer's Quarters]"Oh, she was a force to be reckoned with in the Garden," Max replied to Isaiah's comment, as Judy's face contorted in a variety of dismayed looks, choking in a selection of very ungrandmotherly words. "We had season tickets for exactly one year.""Un-f..." she began to mutter, as Max put a hand over her potty-mouth. "Unbelievable. You need a team of five, not five dudes trying to have the biggest... uh, be the hero," she complained, as the other team sank a three-pointer. "Honey, you need a drink," Max assessed, handing his wife a beer. "As I was saying, we had season tickets, I think it was our first year together on Earth...""No, that was the year we had Anna. Season tickets were our second year, and it broke Max," Judy interjected. "I just can't stand to watch other men break my wife's delicate heart so many times," Max quipped. "It's unbreakable now," she joked, her artificial heart hardly being a secret.
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Isaiah Quinn
Science
[TI36]
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Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Chief Science Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Isaiah Quinn on May 15, 2021 21:50:45 GMT
[CO's Quarters, Front Ear Station ] Isaiah listened as Judy and Max recounted the earlier moments of their love, which happened to include a season-filled excursion to the garden and likely bare witness to the curse that plagued the New York team. "Season tickets?" Isaiah repeated, surprised that anyone could subject themselves to that much torture. Surely, he loved his hometown team, but it was just as easy to support them occasionally or upon a holographic screen than to do so in person repeatedly. "Well, in typical Knickerbocker fan fashion, we can always hope this season will be different," Isaiah said. His hand found Thea's and gave it a gentle squeeze, seeing that she was now newly-fledged fan if only by association at the moment. Isaiah's eyes went to the screen and his eyes widened at the sound of the referee's whistle. Th'zarren had just received his second foul and upon disputing the call with the referee, earned a quick-whistled technical foul to follow it up. "You've got to be kidding! He didn't touch him!"
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Thea Baker
Command
[TI12]
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Rank: Captain
Position: Commanding Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Thea Baker on May 16, 2021 7:55:53 GMT
[CO's Quarters - Front Ear] With half her focus on the game and the other half on the conversation, Thea listened as Judy and Max shared more of their commonality with Isaiah and their relationship in between Judy cursing at the screen. Grinning slightly as Judy mentioned her artificial heart, something that Thea could understand properly, especially with her being the one who looked after the Captain. " Yes I can vouch for that" Thea teased as Isaiah found her hand and squeezed it gently. The Doctor smiled at her Boyfriend, appreciating the reassurance, before the game caught his attention once more. " Who would like a beer?" she asked as she sat forward, thinking it might be a good and temporary distraction from what was going on.
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