Mona Dines with Death

Posted on Mon Sep 16th, 2019 @ 9:01am by Lieutenant Mona Gonadie & Death
Edited on on Sun Sep 22nd, 2019 @ 6:27pm

Mission: Family Detention
Location: VIP Quarters
Timeline: 2396

it had been a few days since the kidnapping and Mona had not been handling it well. When her Minay had gone on an away mission through time, the familiar energy she knew as her bond-mate was gone from the universe so she had freaked out a little, but she felt comfort in the knowledge knowing that she would be back and indeed, when that energy had returned she felt great relief and knew that Mnhei'sahe Dox would return to her shortly.

This was different. Her wife had been kidnapped and taken by the Tal Shiar and she had no idea where she was or how they were going to save her. If she was on the mainstay ship of the Imperium, the D'deridex, it would be crewed in excess of 1500 Rihansu and such ships rarely flew alone outside of Romulan space. The Hera was but one ship with 783 souls and even with the help of the Artans, it would be a dangerous mission for her wife and mother-in-law.

This is what brought her to the guarded door of what was rumored to be the guest quarters of the embodiment of Death, whom her wife had lunch with weekly. The excuse was that since Dox was gone, someone would need to bring Masato Rei food and company, and even though she couldn't see the spirit, Mona hoped to at least let her know that Dox was no longer aboard and what happened to her. She might have been hoping for more, but those were the words she told herself as she arrived at the door and nodded to the security guards carrying a large bundle of Miradonian foods and entering her access codes.

Somehow, the door opened for her, revealing a normal and seemingly empty VIP quarters. Even still, looking around, she felt like she was being watched, the fine feathers on the back of her neck standing on end. Assuming the spirit was there, she headed to the table and began unpacking the lunch she had brought.

"I'm told you're the spirit of Death. My wife comes to eat lunch with you every week so since she's not aboard right now... I'm here instead." As she laid out the fried egg dishes, she realized she was rambling, but there was nothing for it. It wasn't like she could hear someone she couldn't see anyway. "I'm Mona Gonadie, by the way. She might have mentioned me. She doesn't speak much of you, but when she does, it's always with respect and high regard."

Having finished laying out the food on the two plates she had brought, Mona moved over to the replicator and started to punch in a couple drinks before pausing. "Ah... I don't know what you'd like to drink... I hope a honeyed fruit tea is ok. It's a traditional drink on my world." Pausing a moment out of respect but knowing there would be no response, Mona punched in an order for two glasses with straws, carrying the drinks back with her to the table before seating herself and picking up the chopsticks she had opted for for the meal, knowing that Dox had mentioned that Rei was partial to them.

With her chopsticks hovering over one of the fried egg rolls, Mona felt the air tension increase almost exponentially as she just sat there almost waiting. "She was kidnapped. By the Tal Shiar. As well As Jaeih." The words were a struggle to get out, tears forming in her eyes as she did so. "It was at a restaurant. This is why you and Kodria both warned my Minay that she didn't have much time left with her mother, isn't it?"

Mona finally took a bite of her food, chewing thoughtfully through tear filled eyes. "We've fought gods, demons, and worse. The crew of this ship will fight fate itself if we have to just to bring both of them back alive."

As she ate, the tension in the room seemed to lift and to her amazement, every time she seemed to glance away or blink, some of the food on the opposing plate seemed to vanish mysteriously. Even her multi irised eyes saw nothing, which was a bit creepy. She had to laugh it off though - she'd seen far creepier on this ship. "I think I have an idea of where all those missing socks and gloves over history get to now. someone like you trying to clothe themselves."

Then she turned more serious as she finished her own much needed meal. "I've hardly eaten since then. I'm just so worried. I know I should be resting and seeing Doctor Dael for counseling, but I haven't been yet. I'm on a leave of absence for the time being because of it as well, which means all I have is time to think. Gavarus is watching over the R&D department and MacNielle is covering Flight Control."

"I really wish you could give me a sign that everything would be ok. I guess in a way, you have, but it could mean just the opposite. That warning could mean that my Minay is the one that isn't coming hone and Jaeih will be perfectly fine. But then Kodria wouldn't have known her and called her Auntie, right? which means she comes home safe and sound." The brightly plumed woman set aside her chopsticks and sighed heavily. "There's no use even asking or contemplating any of this. We're going to rescue both of them and your book of the dead and fate are wrong if it says one of them isn't coming home."

With that, she stood up and headed towards the door before turning back and looking at all the empty dishes on the table. With a sigh, she gathered them up and set them all in the replicator, taking her plates and lunchbox with her. "Thank you for listening. I'll try and come back next week, but I can't guarantee the best conversation since I can't see you."

As the Miradonian woman left, Rei sighed heavily and grinned up at her other visitor, a woman that looked like three women standing in one place. "Well, you heard her. She's going to fight you the whole way."