Space Oddity

🫐Blueberries & Strawberries🍓

"Look at the way she's dressed she looks more like a guest than a prisoner.... maybe we can work a way to get her her own quarters!"  Paul tells Hugh in a hushed voice as Kehaulani wanders around Sickbay "I don't know Paul!"  Hugh replies "she's a curious soul maybe we can have her work with one of us while she's here.... besides if you continuously go to the Brig while she's staying there they're going to ask questions as to why you're there...."  Paul says then pauses "have her stay here!.... she commented on how they haven't even realized she was gone and she told us of her allergy to the food simulator's food.... use that!.... it's the perfect excuse to have her stay!"  Hugh chuckles then says with a smile "you've grown attached rather quickly!"  Paul blushes then says "it isn't like that!.... I just feel like she was wrongfully accused of whatever crime that was claimed that she committed.... she doesn't deserve....!"  Hugh laughs then replies with a smile "I will see what I can do.... though I have no idea how to explain how she got here.... she didn't arrive with security.... but I may be able to work something out"  Paul smiles and he kisses Hugh they look over to see if Kehaulani had noticed and see her pull a bag of dried strawberries from her pocket making them chuckle "maybe we can get Saru to help!"  Hugh says softly as they watch her eat Paul looks at the man he loves then at Kehaulani and smiles.... the next day Hugh allowed Kehaulani to wander the ship he found that she was unable to stay still for long periods of time.... while she stayed in Sickbay she helped him with what little patients he had and or received throughout the rest of the night and he found that she was a quick study.... uh I mean learner she had each piece of his equipment and how to use them memorized within a few minutes....

Kehaulani jogs through the hallways and sees Michael walking with a tall willowy man "morning M"  she calls out softly as the man moves the bowl he holds in his hand to share whatever lies within with her friend hearing her voice they both turn around to look at her "putting you to work already!?!"  Kehaulani asks playfully as she walks over to them "that much is apparent"  Michael replies "at least you won't be bored! or stuck with the others.... which is LOADS of fun!"  Kehaulani says ending with a sarcastic tease then she looks over at her friends companion "hi, my names Kehaulani"  she introduces herself to the Kelpien "this is FIRST OFFICER Saru"  Michael says before the man could even open his mouth and they start walking again "my their voices change quickly! he sounded just like you M!"   Kehaulani teases playfully Michael rolls her eyes Kehaulani smiles "it's nice to meet you Saru"  Saru seemed nervous his mouth moved but no words came out and his fingers moved slightly as though he was unsure if he should shake her hand or not "where have you been!?!"   Michael asks bringing the attention back to her "Sickbay Doctor Culber has been having me help him out he seems unwilling to take me the Brig where I'm supposed to be he's using the "finding a cure for my food simulator allergy" as an excuse to keep me there"  Michael shakes her head and Saru looks at her oddly "so many people with so many places to go"  Michael says as they watch the officers that pass by them "on Discovery our facilities can accommodate 300 discrete scientific missions a Starfleet record"  Saru tells them Kehaulani looks at him and their eyes meet then lock till he looks away as though he was trying to hide his blushing face "so this is a science vessel"  Michael says also looking at Saru as they stop in front of a familiar door Saru looks at Kehaulani who takes out a bag of dried lychees "would you like to try one?!"  she offers holding the bag out to him he cautiously slides his fingers into the bag and takes out exactly one and slowly places it in his mouth she smiles at him as he slowly chews on the piece of fruit "you've been assigned to Engineering"  Saru tells Michael waving at the door "Lieutenant Stamets will task you with specific duties"  he continues nodding his head then he looks down at Kehaulani and says "thank you for sharing.... it was delicious!"   she smiles at him then replies "if you didn't want it you didn't have to take it I wouldn't have been offended"  he tilts his head at her then says "I actually never had one.... I was quite curious as to what they would taste like"  she lets out a short soft chuckle then says "you just seemed nervous when you took one.... like it was going to bite you as soon as you placed your hand in the bag"  he looks at her oddly and says "I.... apologize"  she shakes her head with a smile and replies "there's no need for that Saru!.... though the way you act while I'm around compared to others may take some getting used to.... give these to Paul when you meet him.... they're known as Lychee"  she says to Michael handing her the bag Michael takes it with an odd expression on her face "I should get back to Sickbay as a prisoner.... I mean patient! I really shouldn't be out and about!"   she teases there was a twinkle in Michael's eyes showing the smile she was trying to hide as she let out more of her Vulcan side than her human side while on the Discovery "see you around M.... nice to meet you Saru"  Kehaulani says she waves and jogs off Saru watches her with a surprised expression on his face "nice.... to meet you too"  he says quietly and Michael looks at him oddly trying not to smile at the expression on his face and the story his body language was telling.... he was intrigued by the celestially ethereal beauty that had a mixed sky blue, mint green, orchid purple eyes and Cyan colored skin....