The Muse - Part I

Posted on Thu Aug 7th, 2025 @ 5:34am by Lieutenant Rynna Csira & Lieutenant JG Vanya Karolyi & Lieutenant Cadence Tyree & Chief Petty Officer Jemimah Weatherly & Lieutenant Junior Grade Tara Marsh & Lieutenant Lily Marlow & Lieutenant JG Camelia Zamfir & Ensign Rose MacGregor

1,567 words; about a 8 minute read

Mission: Mini Mission-Tales of the Majestic Crew
Location: Arcana Lounge
Timeline: MD 003 Noon

The Arcana Lounge, a place to gather, it looked like a medieval style tavern decoration. The bar looked like it is hewn from oak, tables made of wood as well. A holographic large fireplace was upon one wall with chairs nearby and the sound of logs burning the wood crackling and popping much like a real fireplace.

Rose hadn't been to this lounge before but it had character. There was another area that was set up for those who wished to perform upon a stage. There was also a piano which allowed for those who wished to play could do so.

She went to sit at the bar, just waiting for the others to show up.

A blonde haired woman arrived, having vivid green eyes, she came to the bar and asked the bartender, "I'd like an ale please."

The bartender a burly man with long black hair, pulled back in a ponytail gave a nod.

He looked at Rose. "What do you want?" his voice slightly gruff.

"I'd like an ale too, please." Rose giving a pleasant smile.

The blonde woman watched Rose then gave a slight smile. "I'm Camelia, what's your name? I do know that you are new."

"Oh, I am Rose. How do you do?" Rose giving a friendly smile.

Camelia gave a smile giving a nod. She got her drink and looked to see who was around.

Cade stepped through the tavern’s door, stopping briefly to take in the space’s ambiance. An ancient earth drinkery of some sorts. He'd seen several such in his travels and had to smile. He approved of the aesthetics, but sometimes it seemed out of place.

Shrugging to himself, he decided it wasn't for him to decipher. He turned his thoughts toward the inhabitants instead. He was always fascinated by the dynamics of personal relationships. He guessed this would be the perfect place to get to know Majestic's crew as they socialized. Seeing Rose speaking to another woman (this one sadly not a red head), Cade moved toward the bar as he took the place in.

Rose looked over and gave a wave to Cade. "Hi Cade good to see you, this is Camelia."

Camelia was taking a drink, regarding Cade over its rim. Lowering the cup she smiled. "Pleasure to meet you."

Rynna walked in and paused, looking around. the ambiance wasn't bad, but she kinda liked the place on DS9 better. She saw Rose and Cade talking with another woman. She went to the bar to get a pint of mead before going to join them. "Hi." Smiling at Camelia, she added, "I'm Rynna."

Smiling, Cade said, "Camelia. What a beautiful name. The pleasure is all mine." Cade slipped half ways onto a stool and looked around at the various things people were drinking as he said, "Hello Rose. And here's Rynna. Seems like all of my favorite people on the Majestic are converging."

JK entered the Medieval styled tavern. "Cozy." She said aloud. Approaching the bar, she said to the bar tender. "Hey tall, dark, and gruesome, a mug of your finest grog." The bar tender banged the mug on the gave her snarl.

She returned his snarl with a smile. Looking around, she found a group of people sitting together. "Hi, folks, I'm JK. Room for one more?"

Rynn laughed at the comment. "Your favorite troublemakers, more like." Then she noticed JK and waved at her to come join them.

"Hi, Rynna." JK said. "Good to see you again."

"Have a seat." She began to introduce the others. "This is Cade the Counselor, Rose the Researcher--otherwise known as Intel, and Camelia from...somewhere on the ship. Everyone, this is JK the COB."

Tara was off duty and while she was not prone to drinking, she was most interested in getting to know the crew. After all, if the crew was known, then morale would improve, and God forbid that some intruder tried to switch in for one of them, it would make it that much easier for her to spot the differences. Thus, she wandered into the Lounge and looked for someone to meet.

Camelia spotted Tara, she may not have met Tara yet but the operations officer knew of her. "Hi there, Miss Marsh, I'm Camelia. C'mon over and meet the others." giving a wave towards the woman.

Tara took in all the sights and sounds. She acknowledged Camelia and made certain to tell her, "Call me Tara." She then said hi to Rynna, anxious to resume a new competition with her.

With the growing group, Cade said, "Should we grab one of the big corner booths so we have a table or would you all rather sit around the fire?" He gestured to the sunken holographic fire place was squared off with comfortable looking couches, chairs and floor pillows for sitting.

Making eye contact with the bartender, he said "You're going to be busy my friend. When you've a minute, set me up with a bucket of ciders? That way they'll share out and that should simplify things for a minute."

"I'm easy, whatever the group decides, I'll go with." JK said.

Rynn chuckled, but said nothing.

A petite woman wearing a black leather miniskirt, black leather ankle boots, and a black silk blouse walked onto the lounge's stage. After setting a violin case on a side table and tuning it, she began to play a jazzy version of "All of Me."

Retrieving his bucket of bottles and listening to the violinist, Cade moved to large corner booth and decided he'd take the deep corner where he could be centered and talk to everyone. As he approached a hole irised open in the table and he grinned. The bucket was tagged! He slipped the bucket into the hole, then began scooching his way over the comfortable cushions."

Rynna watched the performance, impressed with the violinist. When the number ended, she went over to talk to the woman about doing a duet. When the other woman agreed, she left long enough to get her keyboard.

While she was gone, Vanya began to play a fast country song.

Rynna returned to hear the end of it and set up her keyboard. "How about a little improvisational piece? I'll start a basic rhythm, then we can take turns and see where it goes."

That sounded like fun. Vanya grinned. "Perfect." She adjusted her strings while Rynna began her introduction. After four measures, Vanya began to improvise a solo over the top.

Rynna adjusted to accompany her, then, as the violin slowed, she went into a jazzy rock piece. The two went back and forth, slowly combining their two styles. When the number was over, they were both grinning.

"I'm Vanya Karolyi. Nice to meet you," the violinist said as she put away her violin. "We should do this again."

"Definitely. I'm Rynna Csira. I'm the new head of ops." She folded her keyboard into its traveling case. "I'm here with some friends. Care to join us?"

Vanya nodded. "Sure. I don't know many here."

As they left the stage, Rynna looked around for where the others were.

"When did you get promoted, Rynna?" Tara asked excitedly. "I don't recall getting the memo!"

"When I went to check in," Rynna replied. "That's when I learned the chief transferred to engineering, which was his primary focus in the Academy. There's a group of us over there," she nodded her head in the direction of the table. "Come join us."

The door to the Arcana Lounge opened up a woman with short dark hair stepped inside. Looking around she noticed quite a few people whom she'd not met before. She recognized Vanya and Tara.

"Hello Tara and Vanya, looks like quite a nice gathering." she looked at the others. "Hi I'm Lily."

"Nice to meet you Lily," Tara answered with a glowing smile. "It is quite the gathering and a good place to meet people you have never met."

"Hi, Lily," Vanya said, setting her violin on a side table.

Rynn set her keyboard next to it, then went with Vanya to join the others.

"Lily is it?" Camelia commented, having a half smile. "Another flower name. I am wondering if our mothers knew each other or just happened to like flower names."

Lily looked at Camelia for a moment a little bit confused, when Rose spoke up.

"Well, I have a flower name as well. I'm Rose, so... a little bit of a flower garden?" The intelligence officer giving a smile. "Lily and Camelia, you don't happen to know how to dance? We could actually perform the Waltz of the Flowers."

"I don't do Ballet but yes I do dance." Camelia offered up.

"Aren't there other songs with flowers in them you could dance to?" Vanya asked.

"Love grows where my Rosemary goes." JK suggested. "Build me up Buttercup, Crimson and Clover?"

"I'm neither flowery nor lyrical," Tara replied with a short awkward laugh. Guess my parents could not stand for that. I'm just named for a fictional plantation."

(To be continued...)

Ensign Rose MacGregor
Code Breaker

Bartender

Lieutenant JG Camelia Zamfir
Operations Officer

Cadence Tyree
Counselor

Lieutenant Rynna Csira
Chief Operations Officer

Chief Petty Officer Jemimah Weatherly
Chief of the Boat

Lieutenant Junior Grade Tara Marsh
Assistant Chief of Tactical Operations

Lieutenant JG Vanya Karolyi
Data Systems Analyst

Lieutenant Lily Marlow
Medical Officer

 

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