Planning the Promised Dinner

Posted on Sat May 3, 2025 @ 3:50pm by Ensign Matilda Cromwell & Lieutenant JG Ace Cannon
Edited on on Fri Jun 13, 2025 @ 2:34am

545 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: Time After Time
Location: Ace and Matilda's Quarters
Timeline: MD02 - Evening

Matilda thought she would get together with Ace for the promised dinner but, as it stood, the station ended up being the main concern. What with the attack and the repairs on the station, she was way too tired to even have a proper meal, only grabbing a sandwich, a drink and then sleep. With how large the station was, it was all hands on deck and almost around the clock work, at times even pulling a double shift. Tonight, she'd get a full night's sleep and then send a message to Ace. Well, she'd send him a message before she headed to bed.

Ace, sorry for us not going out to dinner when we stopped the sabotage, but you know how things were with the repairs on the station. All hands on deck, that sort of thing. Anyway, want to go out to dinner tomorrow? Tonight, I am going to get some solid sleep. Let me know if you're wanting to go to dinner Tomorrow-Matilda

Ace read the message over when it arrived. Let's see. She said, "sorry" and then she asked me to dinner. Clearly Red's really into me. Lucky, lucky Ace. Can't wait to see what a spark plug she may be. Going to be a fun, fun time, I'm sure. Quickly, he typed a message back. "Name the time and place and I will be at your service. Ace."

Matilda chewed on her lower lip as she read Ace's answer. She hadn't any clue other than the replimat where she had gotten her food. I really don't know any place except for the replimat where I got my sandwiches. Do you know a place and let me know, if I need to dress up for the establishment

Ace thought to himself. Where to go? The first place that popped into his mind was Giuliani's. It was expensive and fancy Italian food but it even got Bri to get the branch out of her ass. Bri and I really need to go dancing. Besides, I need to check on her ass and see if she's actually talked to someone about her shithead/former fiancé' who was the Chief of Ops. Keeping her just in a 'friend zone,' is going to be difficult. She's so hot! Then again, Red isn't half bad, either. Bet she's wilder than Bri. That could be promising. Well, then Giuliani's, it is.

He sent a message back, "Let's go to Giuliani's. The waitress there will take good care of us when she sees me." Yeah, Naomi wishes that I would take good care of her. If Matilda doesn't, then I might have to have Naomi do it. Been getting a little dry for me. Probably Bri's fault, trying to make me into a nice guy, and all that. He sighed heavily. Why couldn't he get that damaged woman out of his head? "It is a nice restaurant, so dress to impress," Ace insisted.

"Okay so, um 1800, I'll meet you there." Matilda sent the response to Ace, then closed up communications and went to sleep.


Ensign Matilda Cromwell
Engineering Officer
Deep Space 5

and

Lieutenant JG Ace Cannon
Assistant Chief Operations Officer
Deep Space 5

 

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