JP: Cpt Nugra & Dr. Kaji - Reunion

[Jo Marshall]

(( Agricultural Administration Building - Ih’aesn - Sikuna ))

 

:: Nugra was caught between feeling surprised by the fact that their situation had gone downhill to realizing that it always went downhill. Yiggtissi's suit had been compromised and the governor of this city was dead. He had two Starfleet officers to protect in case the colonists became a mob. He was not in the mood to kill anyone at present. :: 

 

:: Stepping out into the hallway while everyone followed their assignments, Nugra pulled his PADD out of his pocket to quickly get an idea what was going on with the other teams.::

 

:: There was a strange tickling in Kaji's mind as she neared the compound, like a familiar presence, and she slowed to pinpoint it. She frequently recognized the sounds of people's mental "voices", but not just a sense of presence. Stretching her telepathic senses, she searched for the source, but it seemed far away to the north. A mystery for later, then. ::

 

:: Talia pushed her way through the Admin building's doors, grateful for the shelter. There were only a few military members around, most non-essential personnel having been sent home. A guard scanned her badge, as she was a civilian currently and not in any uniform. She traced her way through the corridors to the governor's office. Atlai had told her to meet the Starfleet team there. But when she turned the corner and looked down the hall, Talia stopped cold. ::

 

:: It felt like her mind had frozen, incapable of actually processing thoughts. The figure at the end of the hall loomed over his surroundings just as he loomed over both her dreams and nightmares. The damn Gorn would just not leave her in peace! Was he to haunt her waking hours as well? Countless nights spent curled up in bed, too afraid to go back to sleep and relive his death yet again wasn't enough? Or the other nights where she wished she COULD get back to sleep to continue a different sort of dream, where they were just together? ::

 

:: It took the mundane action of him checking his PADD to snap Talia out of her stupor. This wasn't a hallucination, it was Nugra. In the flesh. That stupid, beautiful, scaly flesh. ::

 

:: Upon seeing a report that negotiations were not faring well, Nugra let out a grunt of irritation. Hopefully, Sevo was not going to punch a Romulan...again.::

 

:: The irritated grunt got through the last of Talia's disbelief. ::

 

Kaji: :: striding towards him:: Oh gods, oh gods. Nugra!

 

:: She threw herself at him, probably before he even knew it was her, but she didn't care. Decorum be damned, she wrapped her arms around his neck and held on for dear life. ::

 

:: It was the scent at first that he detected but his brain refused to register it as being true. The PADD had his attention but it was the squeal of her voice and the arms that tried to wrap around his bulk that broke him out of the thought and into shock. He [...]ed his head to see what had gotten a hold of him and was met with a head of curly hair, black eyes, and the happiest grin he had ever seen. ::

 

Nugra: oO Talia! Oo 

 

:: A million emotions soared through him in the half a second his mind hesitated. She was on Obsidia Colony and he had been long gone, hidden in the depths of the Gamma Quadrant on the USS Athena. How was it possible that they had met on a Republic world. His mind struggled to form words to speak to the woman he thought he had lost forever. :: 

 

:: She couldn't let go, even though her feet were dangling six inches off the floor. She just buried her head in his neck and hoped he couldn’t feel the tears. ::

 

Kaji: How...How are you even alive? 

 

:: There were no words. How could he say anything to her right now when his heart felt like it was going to explode. He wrapped his giant hands around her waist, hefted her to eye level and gave her a crushing hug of joy. Only one word got out of this lizard. :: 

 

Nugra: ::choked up:: Talia. 

 

Kaji: You freaking lizard, you couldn’t even send me a note, like “hey I’m not dead anymore, so you don’t need to keep grieving”-- not that I was grieving your ugly mug, because you’re too stupid to…killing yourself like that to “save everyone” or whatever. :: Talia felt that her points were being undermined by the sobs breaking through and garbling her words. ::

 

Nugra: Starfleet Intelligence….

 

Kaji: :: freeing one hand to slap the back of his head:: That is an astoundingly terrible excuse.

 

Nugra: I should have sent you a note once I was released but...I didn’t know what to say. 

 

Kaji: Anything. Anything would have been good. 

 

Nugra: ::sheepishly:: Hi, Talia. I am alive. 

 

Kaji: :: mumbling as she buried her face in his neck again.::  [...]. I missed you.

 

Nugra: I missed you too. 

 

:: Another voice broke into the conversation that snapped Nugra back. ::

 

N’Lee: ::grinning:: As sweet as this is, Captain, I need my doctor. Please put her down.

 

:: Chagrined, Nugra put Kaji back on her feet and gave his uniform a dutiful but too long tug before straightening back to business. ::

 

Nugra: Of course, Sub-Commander. :: To Talia:: Doctor Kaji. We seem to have an outbreak and one of my crew members may have become infected. Shall we? 

 

Kaji: :: with a lightness she hadn’t felt in over a year, she laughed,:: Yes, Sir.

 

:: As Nugra walked past N’Lee, he heard the Romulan whisper to him. ::

 

N’Lee: ::grinning:: Don’t worry, Nuggs. I won’t tell the Admiral you were hugging doctors in a middle of a crisis. 

 

 

 

JP By… 

 

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Captain Nugra

Taskforce Security Liaison

Publicity Facilitator 

The Archivist 

'17 Simming Prize Laureate

USS Gorkon, NCC-82293 

V238008N10 

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Dr Talia Kaji

Civilian Medical Doctor

Romulan Vessel, Mhr'Vaat

E239008TK0 

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