Visiting Hours

Posted on Mon Dec 4th, 2017 @ 10:18am by Staff Sergeant Nyx'e'Trixe Valentine & Lieutenant Commander J'Loni Mo'Bri

Mission: https://wellington.pegasusfleet.site/index.php/sim/missions/id/4
Location: Sickbay Berth 3

Nyx had been able to sit mostly up for a half hour, Nurse Capillon hovering for the first fifteen minutes, a brief visit by the Marine doctor before she'd vanished. She experimented with a deep breath, but started wheezing halfway into it. She finally got into a balance of half breaths, but she felt weak. Of course, she had almost been certain she would join Tilas'e'Tori in death, with the wound she'd had, on Tial, it would have been all but certain.

She took a moment to glance around the room, feeling naked without any of her weapons, ANY of them. She glanced down and blushed as she realized she was in a thin hospital gown, apparently for easier access by the medical staff. With an arm that felt like lead, she lifted the front slightly to look down the neck and saw the scar where the sword had gone in, or where a scar would form, the area was covered with something. Another quick inspection showed the other injuries had been healed already.

The French nurse stepped back in again and Nyx dropped the gown again, "Eet is all right, Madame, we are just happy that you pulled through. How are we feeling?"

"Like I got run over." Nyx said, annunciating carefully, "I am going to live?"

"Certainment," Eries responded, "But you have a visitor if you would like?"

"I would like that." Nyx gave a slight smile, then Eries stepped out of the room and said a few muffled words.

J'Loni walked in with Nyx's two swords, along with her two trophy swords, clutched in the leather shoulder bag. She tried to hide the worried look on her face and tried to act normal, as she walked up to her bed.

"Hey, how you feeling? I knew you would feel kinda naked without them. I brought your swords and the two you earned from the fight ", she said as she handed them to her carefully.

Nyx glanced at rhe four, then selected one of the shorter ones from them, one that had runes inscribed on the blade, but only that one, "My Lady, if I keep them all on me, Nurse Capillon would have a heart attack." She smiled softly, "This one is special to be, given by my Mistress to me before I left Tial. It might not look it, but this blade is over four thousand years old, wielded by the Great Light Kira'e'Lotari ti'Dorand herself. In Standard, the name translates to Hailstorm." Nyx tried to lever herself up to a more seated position, but stopped after a few moments.

"No,no, Nyx, honey don't try to sit up. Not yet. Hailey says your gonna be fine. Please do what they say. I don't remember if you heard me when I told you that you have a home. Do you remember what I said", she asked.

"I do." Nyx said, voice reserved, "And I am truly honored by the offer. But I cannot accept it." Her gaze lowered, "I truly am honored, but if you were to be exiled from the House of K'Leth and a friend told you that you were now a part of their House, would you say 'Yes, at once'? I just... Can't. It is far too soon, if ever."

"Well Nyx, I would in a heart beat if I had just lost everything, but that is me, but I do understand you and I would be honored either way ", she said as a few tears formed.

"You are my friend, J'Loni Mo'Bri." Nyx said quietly, "Off of Tial, you are my only friend. I would not jeopardize that for all of the reassurances in the galaxy. But also, I am not a Klingon, nor can I ever be. Despite what the Council of Lights might believe, I am Tialan and I always will be, even if I can never go home."

"I know you will always be Tialan, as I will always be Klingon, however, if you offered me, such as I have, I would take it , hands down", she said, hoping Nyx would understand.

And Nyx did understand and nodded that she did, "Also, My Lady, there are other cultural ramifications involved. I've made studies of Klingon culture, part of my 'know your possible opponents' training, being a member of one of the Houses brings with it all sorts of honor debts, such as when there is a blood debt involved. I have never been involved in that type of 'honor contract', for no better sense of the word that I can think of." She had to take a couple of breaths to catch up from that, "There is no dishonor in it, but I have always only dealt in personal 'honor contracts'."

"Nyx, I do understand and completely agree with you on personal contracts. Blood oaths can be made on a specific person or house or organization hun", she said. "Not all blood oaths have to be done immediately either. They and be done over a period of time as well", she added.

"It is still something I have to think about, My Lady. I'm not usually one to make fast decisions." Nyx chuckled before coughing twice, "At least on the major things, My Lady." She reached out and placed a hand on J'Loni's arm, "Your friendship means a lot to me, My Lady, more than you could know."

Nodding, "I understand Nyx, I really do hun. You think about it and I will see you another day ok hun?", she said.

"I will, My Lady." Nyx promised, glancing over the remaining three swords that were still held by the Engineer, then in a flash of movement that was accompanied by a grunt of pain, snatched her own other sword from her. She gave a sheepish smile, "I've missed him far too much... And it's only been a day and a half?"

J'Loni stepped back in a hurry, as Nyx pulled the other sword. "Kahless...", she hissed, " Nyx, have you lost your head??? You can't be serious! You need time to heal!!", she growled, as she attempted to grab the errant sword.

With a deft flick of the wrist, Nyx twisted the blade across to the other side and away from J'Loni with a tight smile, "I'm not tunning off into a hopeless battle with a superior warrior, My Lady, I just.. Need to have these two with me."

"Nyx, are you sure? I don't ant you to get into trouble now", she said. "I know what the doctor told me and I see for myself that you are getting better, but don't rush this hun", she added with a smile, watching her flick the two swords effortlessly in the air. She marveled at the speed and precision of her movements. "When you are totally well and cleared we have to do some exercises on the holodeck. But for now, I will leave you with those two and I will take these others back to quarters", she stated.

"Thank you, My Lady, and yes, we will. It will be a pleasure to not be up against someone who knows all of my moves and their counters." Nyx smiled fondly, "Perhaps I shall show you something you haven't seen?"

"True Nyx, I am sure that you will show me some moves that I have never seen. Yet again I bet I can show you moves that you have never seen or used in your fights either", J'Loni said smiling at Nyx. "But for now Nyx, you need your rest and I have to get back to engineering. I will come back later when I get off shift and look in on you again", she said as she took the other two swords and headed out of sick bay. True she had work to get back to and she had taken enough time off to see her friend. Smiling to herself, she returned the swords to their places in her quarters and headed for the door.

OFF:

Lt. Cmdr. J'Loni Mo'Bri
Chief Engineering Officer
USS Wellington

First Lieutenant Nyx'e'Trixe Valentine
Marine CO
USS Wellington