Paint Paint SCIENCE!

Posted on Sun Dec 9th, 2012 @ 2:49am by

560 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: Romulan Ale.. I mean Aide
Location: Saia's Personal Quarters
Timeline: Backpost: Before Away Mission

Saia didn't even realize it. The strokes and colors started to resemble an item in the archives. She hadn't even touched it in weeks considering everything that's happened. She had hoped things would settle down soon so that she can get back to the archives, but things were a bit too hectic. So, she had to find something else to do while the different shifts acquainted themselves to the new labs. She went to her past time and hobby to satisfy her muse that had been nagging at her to paint for a long time.

She wrinkled her nose and set it aside. Maybe she needed to do something more cathartic. She had a few hours to herself, so she set down some drop clothes, replicated a huge canvas and buckets of red and black and splattered it across the canvas. By the time Kevin came home, she was covered in paint and hysterical in front of the canvas. She was making strange sounds; a cross of laughter and wailing.

He bent to her, not caring if paint got on his uniform and held her face. "Saia!"

She laughed and shook her head, but quieted some.

"Are you alright?" He had his hand to hit his commbadge, but she grew still and silent as her hand grabbed his. "What the hell, Saia? You're scaring me."

She stood, wiping her face, "I designed my own therapy."

He stood as well and looked at the painting. "And now what will you do with it?"

Saia took a deep breath, "I'm going to talk to Nara to see if it's possible to recycle something into the replicator, but in the holodeck. So I can watch it burn."

"Why don't you just create his likeness and beat the shit out of him in the holodeck?"

"Because I don't want to encourage myself to do something if I actually see him."

Kevin ran his hand through his hair, "Ok, Saia." He went to shower as Saia cleaned up the living area.

"When you're done, don't put clothes back on."

He turned to look at her oddly, but shrugged. He came out wearing a towel about fifteen minutes later.

She looked at him and let out an exasperated sigh as she stood up from the couch. "That's not naked."

"No... it's not. Why do you want me naked?"

She moved closer to him, yanked the towel off and knelt before him. How she touched him made it clear why she wanted him naked. He backed away, "Saia?"

She gritted her teeth, "I thought this would be a good thing?"

He looked at him confused. "Saia, I don't know how to take you right now."

"Who cares? The point is, you CAN take me! So... take me!"

He put the towel on. "Do you want it?"

She plopped onto the couch and he followed her, sitting by her. He let her sulk for a moment, but finally said, "I understand you just want to move on, but you need to want it."

"So do you. Fifteen minutes. Only one reason why a man spends so long in a shower."

"Saia... do you really hold it against me?"

She stormed into the bedroom and by the beeping of the door, he knew she'd locked it. He let out a curse and lay back on the couch a moment.

 

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