<USS Avalon> "Observations"

"Observations" 
 
Lieutenant Colonel Soliel 
 
She sat alone at a corner table with a glass of wine  and her favorite Anne 
Rice novel. Soliel loved to sit alone in the lounge and  watch the people who 
came and went. It was rather amusing to sit there and  glimpse at the surface 
thoughts of those around her. She never went deep enough  to be intrusive, she 
simply allowed herself to pick up on the freely projected  thoughts that most 
humans donât know theyâre broadcasting. Solielâs attention  span never 
allowed her to delve to deeply either. For her, switching from mind  to mind, 
was 
like switching the channel on those ancient television sets. The  couple she 
was 
certainly watching was rather amusing. 
 
The young man was having an affair with a young woman  from security because 
his girlfriend no longer desired him. What the young man  didnât know was 
that 
his girlfriend no longer wished to sleep with him because  she was in love 
with and sleeping with the same young woman. 
 
Not everyoneâs thoughts were about their sex lives or  relationships. There 
were a handful of people in the room whoâs minds were all  geared towards 
work. 
These people, Soliel found the most boring so she didnât  spend much time on 
them. The blonde in near the door had bit from a Klingon  opera stuck in her 
head. The sandy haired young man behind the bar wanted a  drink so badly he 
could taste it. The redhead sitting near the window was home  sick and missed 
her 
child and spouse. Soliel could relate to that one since she  was missing 
Ronni a great deal lately. 
 
Soliel sighed deeply as she picked up her book. Not  much entertainment in 
the lounge tonight, so she opted to actually read the book  rather then using 
it 
a cover for her spying. She made it through a whole chapter  before the 
lounge doors opened again. She watched as Markus walked in with a  lovely young 
woman on his arm. She watched them a few moments before catching  Markusâ 
eye. He 
was much happy then heâd been while in her service. She picked  up her wine 
glass and titled it toward him as she gave him an approving smile  and slight 
nod.  
 
Returning to her book, Soliel was just about to  continue reading when 
something clouded her mind for a moment. It was a strange  mix of emotions that 
came 
across in a hurried jumble. A wide spectrum of  positive and negative 
responses that ebbed with hints of amusement and darkness.  What is that girl 
up too? 
 
Though it had blown across her mind like a spring  breeze, Soliel was still 
able to tell that she was sensing Vevay. A brief tang  of something near the 
end of the jumble tickled the part of Soliel that became a  protective lioness. 
She would not act on what sheâd sensed, because she knew  that if she were 
needed Vevay would call out to her, but Soliel made up her mind  to more 
attentive just in case the silly girl got in over her head.

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