Evelyn Harcourt

Good day, everyone. My name is Evelyn Harcourt. Ensign in engineering, but a master with wires. Lived in England my whole life. STARFLEET OPERATIONS { ENSIGN }I'm a poet, though I don't do that much anymore. I used to believe in Jesus, but things changed. That is all.

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[Tonia laughed.] Jesus Christ on the Enterprise. Seems logical. [She made a mental note to meet this famous Jesus she had heard so much about. A visit with the Messiah, why not?]

 I’ve definitely got to meet him.

[She tried not to look too relieved when he said he didn’t read it. It wasn’t that she was hiding anything…. just seemed rather embarrassing  And she was sure at one point she had written about him in there. ]

Well that’s alright. I’m not much of a writer either. It’s mostly just things I jot down that are on my mind. Kind of like your notebook. Yeah, lucky me. Gives me an excuse to come see you. 

[She smiled, taking the journal from his hand. Her fingers lingering on his hand a bit longer than she would care to admit. ]

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It was an interesting time, to put it lightly. It seems stupid now, but it made for a good time... for more people than just me. But he's a great guy, really. 

I understand. I do the same thing, see? [He pulled out his notebook, the small black leather one.] Except that mine is for writing down the meanings of some of the strange phrases you Americans use. [He flipped through it.] Like this one. "Hot pants". I read it in a book. Means you like someone. I believe the context was "I've got hot pants for you". 

[He blushed.] I'll certainly take any chance to see you as well. 

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It's like you've gone away....

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Tonia is the first person to ever have feelings for you that weren't simply platonic or sympathetic. Or so you believed. But you overhear a conversion between her and another crew member, and you know it was too good to be true. She's just like all the others, pretending to care for you so you don't always look like a lost puppy. But it's not sympathy you want. And now she's broken your heart.

There are a thousand insults Evelyn could've flung at her then. Make her feel guilty. He had finally gotten that hang of that. he had done it with Jesus. But he didn't. Because he couldn't. Instead, he ducked his head and ran past her and the officer, hoping that maybe he could get by unseen. 

He should've known he couldn't do that. Instead, he tried to ignore her shouts from behind him as he bolted towards his quarters. 

[entrtonia]

A bible? I didn’t know you were the religious type. How funny that Jesus got it. How are you guys anyway? You were a bit worried earlier about patching things up with him.

[Tonia’s eyes widened. She stopped moving the dice in her hand. Her. Journal. Was someone playing a joke? It would end up with one of the -last - people on this crew she needed it to end up with. He didn’t seem to know who’s it was…. maybe it was hers. Maybe. She didn’t want to jump to conclusions like she had with Spock. She decided to play it cool..]

A journal?  I was supposed to get one but instead I ended up getting a deck of cards and dice. Did you…. look inside it at all? 

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I'm not, not really. [He chuckled.] I have a feeling that it's a prank of some sort. There is a long standing... joke... that I believed he was truly Jesus Christ. Well, I say joke... [He trailed off.] Anyway.

Oh! You think this is yours then? I didn't read it at all, thankfully. I'm not much of a writer, I didn't even open it. Thought it was empty. I have a feeling that whoever sent the packages onto the ship mixed up all the names, but what a coincidence. 

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Tonia smiled slipping the cards into her pocket but still holding onto the dice. Out of habit for old time’s sake she spun them in her hand, moving them back and forth.

 Don’t worry about it. I don’t mind at all. I guess it’s just payback, after all I did catch you off guard with a kiss last time we talked. What’ve you been up to? 

The journal she had been looking for slipped her mind. His kiss, though quick, had made her very happy and proved to be the perfect distraction. 

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Ah.... [Evelyn had all but forgotten what he was there for, but it came rushing back to him when he finally managed to catch his breath.] Right, yes. I got a package that isn't mine. Actually I think we all did. Jesus had my bible. [He laughed sheepishly.]

I got this journal. [He holds it up] Any idea who it might belong to?

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Of course they are. [She smiled, taking another sip of her coffee. Z then looked around, unsure of what to say next. She had never been particularly good at small talk] So…how long have you been on the Enterprise, Evelyn? 

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[He smiled, nodding along with Z's words.] For the entire duration of the mission... how long has it been? Ages. I can barely remember. 

[entrtonia]

Tonia searched frantically in her room to see if the parcel had come yet. No. Nothing. And instead she had dice and a deck of cards. Was this a joke? She rushed out of her room and down the hall dice and cards in hand. She was in such a hurry that she almost bumped into the man walking out of his room. Her face was inches away from his. She blushed as she figured out who it was. 

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[Evelyn gasped as Tonia almost crashed into him. Without thinking, he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek before looking away, blushing.] Ah, sorry, sorry! Don't know where that came from, sorry! [He had all but forgotten about the journal.]

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Tonia laughed. She glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that her break was almost up. She got up, smiling at him and walked around the table, sitting down in the chair next to him. Facing him, she answered, once again confident.

I’ll tell you what. I have got to get going in a few minutes, but I’d love to chat later, especially about that notebook because I bet theirs an interesting story behind that which you -know- I’m curious about. You can decide what we are and let me know if you ever make up your mind. 

Then, without over thinking it, Tonia leaned towards him and kissed him on the cheek lightly. 

Deal?

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Ah. [Evelyn didn't speak- couldn't speak. It was all too much ans too fast, but he simply smiled and nodded because that was the only thing he could do.] 

[Evelyn's face turned bright red and he simply stared at Tonia, for what else was he supposed to do. She had just kissed his cheek, and... aw, fuck.] 

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[His eyebrows shoot up.] It’s yours? [He feels —actually, he doesn’t know how to feel. So he pats his arm, grinning,] Hey, enjoy it dude.

So, packages. Uhm, I was kinda expecting some mapping materials one of my cousins got for me, you’ve seen anyone with those?

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Yeah, I believe so. [He shakes his head regretfully.] Wonder who would send it, because it's almost as much as a joke as sending it to you would be.

I haven't, but I'll certainly keep my eyes open and let you know. 

[entrtonia]

No need to thank me, its the truth after all. I’m not sure where this leaves us though…. [Why was she so unsure? It was so unlike her]

Not that it matters too much. I enjoy just being with you…

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I don't know either. [He chuckled nervously.] Never done this before.

I mean, are we a... [He consulted his book] Thing? Or is that not how this is done? 

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[She smiled] Oh, I’m sure you have to be good at something else too.

Weapons is quite fascinating. I love researching new and old models, even ancient ones. I try to keep the best ones possible for the ship. 

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Oh, I don't know about that. If I am, i haven't found it yet.

Sounds like our ship's weapons are in good hands, Lieutenant. 

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It was an accident, apparently, but youre right it’s very…eh, I don’t even know, [he laughed, shaking his head and running a hand through his already-messy hair.]  

I also don’t know who’s Bible is this. Do you know who this belongs to? [Because he wanted to give it back as soon as possible.] I mean, someone must miss it.

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[Evelyn glanced around, looking back at the bible.] There have been some, uh... mix ups with other packages too. I uh....  [He walked over to  the table and picked it up.]

I think it's actually mine. 

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Oh, yes that would be a good idea. [She walked back through the door into the mess hall] Engineering is quite interesting. I actually considered going into it. I’m in Special Operations—Weapons and Combat Specialist. 

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[Evelyn followed, heading over to a table and perching on the side.] It's rather enjoyable, I suppose. I'm good with wires. That's about all I'm good for though. [He smiled.] That sounds fascinating, though. Working with all those weapons!

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O—okay, okay. Ha, ha, I get it.

[He sets the book on the nearest table —doesn’t throw it because it would be damn disrespectful— and rolls his eyes so hard he swears he can see the back of his head. But he can’t help laughing.]

Should have given me a bottle of damn water so I’d at least have something to get drunk on.

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Something wrong? [Evelyn's stared at Jesus in confusion, eyeing the book on the table.] Why do you have a bible, Jesus? Did you get it in a package? [His eyes were narrowed suspiciously.]

Was it an accident? Because that's quite a coincidence... [He chuckled.]

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Well, that’s one reason to be cheerful, I suppose. [She nodded, taking a sip of her coffee] So, Evelyn, what part of the ship do you work in? Sorry that I don’t remember, there are quite a lot of people on this ship. 

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Ah, it's fine. [He nodded. Glancing at Z's coffee, he realized that they were still standing in the same place.] Engineering. And you?

We should at least move from the doorway..

[entrtonia]

[Tonia watched his reaction closely. Hopefully she didn’t make him uncomfortable. She laughed.]

You’ve barely touched yours.

No it’s not you. Maybe I’m being too forward. I just got really happy. 

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Oh... so I haven't. [He chuckled, glancing down at his cup.] No, no... it's fine... really. I'm happy too... so happy. Wow, I...

Thank you.

[entrtonia]

[Tonia took another sip of her tea, taking her sweet time as she finished it. Honestly she as hoping she wouldn’t choke and this would come out as smooth as possible. She set down her tea. Took a moment to look like she was thinking about it real hard. Glanced at the notebook still in his hand, reading the title on it as she looked pensive. Then she looked back at him, he was  so hopeful. She was hoping he would like her answer. ]

Yes, of course I mean it. I really really like you, your face, your tea, your little notebook of phrases, and..

[She winked.]

everything else about you. 

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[Oh Lord. This was too much for Evelyn, and he grabbed the table, afraid he would faint. ] Ah, yes, well, thank you....[When he winked, his eyes widened and he laughed nervously.] Well, you like my tea? I mean I can make more tea if you want...

[Wow, Evelyn, smooth. He shook his head,blushing.] Look, I'm sorry. I don't know how to do this... [He gave her an embarrassed look.]