Vivienne was glad that the crisis was averted, and found herself seated at a table in Valhalla, sipping from a cup of hot chocolate. She looked up as she noticed Silveira, the security officer she had worked with earlier, enter.

“Hey!”, she called out before she could stop herself.

Sil steped inside the Valhalla. His last visit there wasn’t the most pleasant and as he was looking around someone called his attention.

He turned to see Vivienne sitting down with a drink in front of her. Sil smiled and made his way to her.

“Hello, may I join you?”

“Of course.”, Vivienne smiled.

He nodded and took the empty seat in front of her.

“I hope you haven’t see anything out of the ordinary like last time. How are you doing?”

“Luckily not.”, she laughed. “I’ve seen enough weird things to last me the whole next decade.”

She paused for a moment, sipping from her drink.

“I am doing well. How about yourself?”

Sil shrugged. It could have been worse, and he recovered from all that he saw. Still it brought back memories that he would rather have buried.

Smiling to Vivienne he replied.

“Well also, thank you for asking.” He raised his finger calling one of the waiters and asked for an orange juice.

“So… What happens now? Are you staying on board a little longer?”

“Yeah, for a bit, still.”, Vivienne nodded. “I like it here, and the Captain doesn’t seem to mind me.” There was a moment of hesitation, and eventually she added “Unless you were hoping I am leaving?”

Sil smiled and tipped his head as he arched his eyebrows

“I was just curious, I think its nice to have you around.”

Vivienne offered a bright smile. “Thank you. So how about you? What do you do when you don’t chase hallucinations?”

Sil shrugged slightly.

“Sit and talk like I am doing now. Get to know people better. Maybe share a meal and have a walk around the Holodeck, or something”

“I love the holodeck.”, Vivienne exclaimed. And she really did.

Sil leaned back and raised his hand, ordering a simple coffee. “Is that an invitation?”

She blushed, tilting her head to the side. It hadn’t been meant as an invitation. but now that the opportunity was there, it felt like something she’d enjoy doing.

“Yes.”, she said eventually. “If… I mean, maybe you.. have someone. Then maybe ask them first. But I yes, I’d like to go to the holodeck with you.”

Sil shook his head. “If you mean someone, as in someone to go with the holodeck, drink coffee, get to know better, maybe have a late drink, dance and… Then no, I don’t have someone”

The waiter arrived with his coffee and he leaned back taking a sip.

“How about you? Do you have someone?”

“No. I am not great with these things.”, Vivienne admitted.

Sil smiled and raised an eyebrow.

“Really?”

“Yeah. Awful, really.”, she smiled. “So… it’s a date. Well, not a date, but … a date, as in a designation of time…. ”

Sil nodded. Although they actually hadn’t yet set a date. But that was good enough for him.