=/\= Chief Security's Quarters =/\=
Dylan entered the living area of his quarters followed by Lizzy. He was not sure how he was going to explain to her that he sorta had to adopt a refugee from the planet he had barely escaped from. He wasn't sure how he was to do it either. He didn't exactly have a love for Romulans himself. He had been on opposite sides of a fire fight with them more than he cared to count; during his time with the special Forces.
"Lizzy, Honey... I have something that I think you may need to know before we go and talk to the captain about the wedding." He paused to enter the next room. He returned with a Romulan boy, appearing to be around the age of 8 Human years old. "This is Toval. He was rescued from the planet. It would seem that I have been volunteered to care for him." he said looking to her reaction.
"Hello Toval, I'm Elizabeth Johnson. Are you hungry?" She asked. A child no matter the species, or race, alien or human was still innocent of the wars that went on between adults. This child had not started any wars, nor asked to be orphaned, she didn't see any reason why she shouldn't treat him like any other child...
"Are you Starfleet too?" The young boy asked. "My Father told me that The Federation was weak and cowardly." He said with a slight scowl. "Then my mother brought me to this place and told me that all I had known of the empire was wrong. She said that we should live in tolerance." He did not know weather to be happy to be alive, or to hate the Federation for allowing his mother to die on that planet.
"Yes, I am a little." he said knowing it would serve nothing in starving.
"I'm sure your father had his reasons for disliking the federation. I'm sorry for your mother's death, if I had my way there would be no fighting, but I'm just one voice, why don't you tell me what your favorite food is and I will make that for you to eat you can judge us by how you see us and give yourself time to decide for yourself." She said with a soft smile to the young romulan. if he was anything like a human child, but this age he would want to be talked to as if he were all grown up rather then a child.
"Toval, did you know that our captain is romulan?" She asked him softly as she went into the kitchen motioning for Dylan to join her so she could make Toval something to eat.
"My mother always made me osilh (a stew; served with flat bread) It was my favorite" He said. How could a Romulan captain a Federation ship? he wondered to himself.
Dylan nodded and joined her in the Kitchen. "What do you think?"
"I think he's intellectual and knows what he wants." She said softly replicating his favorite stew, but added a few real herbs that she knew romulans liked. she had a friend at the academy that was romulan and they always got together over this very stew. so she knew what went well in it.
She set the warm stew on the table top and made it so the 8 year old romulan could sit in the chair and reach his stew easily. "I'm not a great cook, but let me know what you think?" She asked softly.
"Well if you are ok with it, I volunteered to watch over him." Dylan said.
"It's not the same as mom's, but it is good." the boy said with a slight barely noticeable smile
She smiled back, then looked to Dylan. "Why wouldn't I be ok with it. Its your big heart that I fell in love with." she said softly moving to kiss him softly on the lips. "I'll never make it as good as your mom Toval, but if you don't mind I'd like to at least be your friend." Lizzy said softly.
"I guess I'm going to be staying with you two huh?" Toval asked, though he had over heard their conversation quite well.
"Would that be a bad thing? or would you rather stay with someone else?" She asked.
"I guess it is better than being looked at as a traitor." Toval replied as he ate the stew. He looked at the blade on Marcus's wall. "What is that? It's Romulan." he said.
"Thats right. It is a Kaleh. It was presented to me by a man I met in combat a couple of years ago." he said, not going into the gory details.
"A traitor? who would look on you as a traitor??" She asked with a slight frown.
Toval looked at her then to Dylan. "Other Romulans, or at least those who are loyal to the empire." He said. "The planet was a home for those who supported the Unification movement. We are considered traitors among loyal Romulan citizens."
"Hmmm I'm sorry, I just don't see it. not that innocent face." She said softly.
He looked at her for a moment. "What do you know of Honor?" he asked her, not really knowing how it sounded. "Do you know of Honor?" he asked Dylan, his eyes still fixed on the honor blade on his wall.
She frowned slightly, it sounded like an insult to her. "I know of honor. I wasn't mocking you." she said softly. she wasn't insulted, he was a kid and sometimes kids thought they knew everything.
"I know a little bit of Romulan honor." Dylan said. "Though to want peace is not wrong. your Mother was a brave woman to stand up for something she believed in, even if it was contrary to the norm." he said. "No one will treat you as anything but Toval on this ship."
Lizzy loved kids, but she didn't think she was very good with them. "But that's up to you and dylan." She said softly wondering about her place in the little group forming.
"If you want to stay, that is ok with me." he said finally as he finished his stew."
Lizzy moved closer to Dylan slipping an arm around his waist and pressing close to his side. He was a big softy taking in a child like that with no real question... "I love you." she whispered into his ear.
"I love you too." he said hugging her back.
=/\= End Log =/\=
Commander Dylan Marcus
Chief Security Officer
USS Charon
Lieutenant Lizzy Johnson
Asst Engineering Officer
USS Charon (APB Kai)
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