Audra turned her chair around. "Well, hello there, stranger. Long time, no see." Audra was just being friendly. "Hey. Well lookie here. What brings you down here tonight, stranger?" Audra smiled. "Not much. Just enjoying dinner with a new friend." She glanced toward Joanna. "Have you met Counselor Joanna Kirk yet?" "I can't say that I have had the pleasure." "Joe, this is Joanna Kirk. Joanna, this is Joe Garibaldi." "Good evening, Counselor. Pleased to meet you.", Joe said coming over to their table. His hand was outreached in the typical earther greeting. Joanna accepted the hand and shoop it. "As am I to meet you," she replied. She had not yet met the young officer, but she could tell that he was friendly. "I understand that you and Audra are friends?" she said, throwing everything on the table.
Audra thought she was going to die of embarrassment because the way Joanna had said the last comment made it seem like there was more to the relationshop than friends. She was about to speak up when Joe responded. Joe picked up on the subtle undertone of the question. He found Audra very attrictive, but their relationship had not gone that far. At least not yet. For the moment, at least, he would ignore it. "That is right. We have a respectful professional relationship, and healthy personal one. Unfortunately, I have not been a real good friend lately. Haven't called....", he said with a smile. "Well, things have been hectic around here. We have all been busier than usual," replied the Ops Manager remembering that her stay in the hospital for a couple of days would have made contacting her difficult. "How is your uncle doin?" "On vacation. Taking some time to heal, and not be here. Dr. D'amondra said that he is doing well, and will make a full recovery. Provided that he heeds doctor's orders, of course. How are you since you broke out of sickbay?" "I am doing well. Pretty much back to normal, actually," she replied with a smile. "I am glad that your uncle is taking some much needed time to heal." Audra glanced toward Joanna. She was not sure how much the Counselor knew about what had happened since she had only just arrived at the station when the bombing and the incident at Sam Lastier's funeral occured. "Are you stationside for a while?" asked the Ops Manager. (Joe?) AJ _______________________________________________ Spacedock mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scifi-rpgs.com/mailman/listinfo/spacedock_scifi-rpgs.com
