Aaaine
Everything, anything, for science.
Location: Vassek, LCFO headquarters
Time: 0100 hours
“I’m going to my quarters for the night, Doctor Aaaine.”
The soft spoken, tired voice brought Aaaine back from whatever reality her mind had gone to. Crimson red eyes blinked a few times, attempting to resettle her thoughts back to the present. Mind reset, her surroundings became much clearer to her. Her office, a datapad set out in front of her with a cup of caf sat beside it that had long gone cold. Aaaine’s gaze drifted over to the clock on her monitor, a small sigh slipping past her lips when she realized just how late it was. “Ma’am?” That voice that had brought her back from her thoughts captured her attention again, prompting the Chiss to look over to where it had originated from. Esabii, her head technician and closest associate in the lab, stood there shifting from foot to foot, clearly waiting to be released by the head scientist.
“The final tests for desflurane have finished up for the night?” She questioned, turning to face the Rodian more straight on. Her question earned a smile and nod from the lab tech, producing a second datapad for Aaaine to look over. “They finished about an hour ago. I wrote the reports on the results, alongside the tests for sevoflurane and isoflurane from the last few days.” Her smile widened, clearly proud of the work that had been done by the laboratories over the past week. Aaaine’s gaze shifted to the datapad, then back over to where the time blazed brightly in her dimly lit office. With a nod and a shrug, she dismissed Esabii. “Alright, go home. Good work today.”
Esabii bounced once more, responding with a bow of the head before turning to quickly head out the door of the office. Before she was able to make it all the way out, however, Aaaine’s voice cut through the silence. “Esabii?” The chiss reveled momentarily in the drop in the Rodian’s shoulders as she turned around, clearly expecting to be saddled with a new round of tests before she was able to go to bed. The smallest of smirks played at the edge of Aaaine’s lips, nodding toward the door. “Come in a bit later tomorrow. Get some extra sleep tonight, you worked hard. And late.” The moment of kindness from the Chiss had Esabii grinning wide, once again giving her a bow of the head. She then turned, practically sprinting out of the office before that kindness could be rescinded or altered.
The smile lingered on Aaaine’s lips for a moment longer after the Rodian had left. She was a good student, hard working and dedicated to the work they were doing here. Even if they were naive to what their research might end up going too eventually, that did not affect the quality of the work the student put out. Maybe one day, if she proved herself enough in Aaaine’s or their benefactors' eyes, she would bring her deeper into what they were doing here. But until then, she was more than happy to continue to get extremely competent work from an enthusiastic young scientist.
Aaaine allowed her mind to linger on that train of thought for a while longer before turning back to the monitor and datapads, looking down at them with a small bit of disdain. It was going to be a long rest of the night. A night that would more than likely not see her head hit the pillow until the sun had begun to rise. This was her curse, after all, and the cost of prushing this science ever forward.
But her eyes burned, head throbbed. Night after night of this was beginning to wane on her mind. She could feel herself beginning to burnout, but with very few of the projects make more than miniscule progress every day, it felt like if she didn’t put herself into every single day, night in and night out, then the entirety of LCFO might collapse around her ears.
She needed more caf. That would help get her through the next few hours. Standing, she grabbed the cold mug and left her office, intent on returning shortly to begin yet another long night.
Time: 0100 hours
“I’m going to my quarters for the night, Doctor Aaaine.”
The soft spoken, tired voice brought Aaaine back from whatever reality her mind had gone to. Crimson red eyes blinked a few times, attempting to resettle her thoughts back to the present. Mind reset, her surroundings became much clearer to her. Her office, a datapad set out in front of her with a cup of caf sat beside it that had long gone cold. Aaaine’s gaze drifted over to the clock on her monitor, a small sigh slipping past her lips when she realized just how late it was. “Ma’am?” That voice that had brought her back from her thoughts captured her attention again, prompting the Chiss to look over to where it had originated from. Esabii, her head technician and closest associate in the lab, stood there shifting from foot to foot, clearly waiting to be released by the head scientist.
“The final tests for desflurane have finished up for the night?” She questioned, turning to face the Rodian more straight on. Her question earned a smile and nod from the lab tech, producing a second datapad for Aaaine to look over. “They finished about an hour ago. I wrote the reports on the results, alongside the tests for sevoflurane and isoflurane from the last few days.” Her smile widened, clearly proud of the work that had been done by the laboratories over the past week. Aaaine’s gaze shifted to the datapad, then back over to where the time blazed brightly in her dimly lit office. With a nod and a shrug, she dismissed Esabii. “Alright, go home. Good work today.”
Esabii bounced once more, responding with a bow of the head before turning to quickly head out the door of the office. Before she was able to make it all the way out, however, Aaaine’s voice cut through the silence. “Esabii?” The chiss reveled momentarily in the drop in the Rodian’s shoulders as she turned around, clearly expecting to be saddled with a new round of tests before she was able to go to bed. The smallest of smirks played at the edge of Aaaine’s lips, nodding toward the door. “Come in a bit later tomorrow. Get some extra sleep tonight, you worked hard. And late.” The moment of kindness from the Chiss had Esabii grinning wide, once again giving her a bow of the head. She then turned, practically sprinting out of the office before that kindness could be rescinded or altered.
The smile lingered on Aaaine’s lips for a moment longer after the Rodian had left. She was a good student, hard working and dedicated to the work they were doing here. Even if they were naive to what their research might end up going too eventually, that did not affect the quality of the work the student put out. Maybe one day, if she proved herself enough in Aaaine’s or their benefactors' eyes, she would bring her deeper into what they were doing here. But until then, she was more than happy to continue to get extremely competent work from an enthusiastic young scientist.
Aaaine allowed her mind to linger on that train of thought for a while longer before turning back to the monitor and datapads, looking down at them with a small bit of disdain. It was going to be a long rest of the night. A night that would more than likely not see her head hit the pillow until the sun had begun to rise. This was her curse, after all, and the cost of prushing this science ever forward.
But her eyes burned, head throbbed. Night after night of this was beginning to wane on her mind. She could feel herself beginning to burnout, but with very few of the projects make more than miniscule progress every day, it felt like if she didn’t put herself into every single day, night in and night out, then the entirety of LCFO might collapse around her ears.
She needed more caf. That would help get her through the next few hours. Standing, she grabbed the cold mug and left her office, intent on returning shortly to begin yet another long night.
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Alicia Drey
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Unblessed
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Alicia Drey
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