Stardate: 70903:1211
Title: "We're Not Related, Right?"
Author: Tally Cochran
Time: Current
Scene: Horizon's Gateway


"Do you want company?" Lily looked up to see Ensign Cochran looking down at her.

"No, Ensign," she responded in a faintly reluctant voice.

"See... I don't think you want to say 'no'," Tally said as he seated himself across from her. "In fact I think you want to say 'yes'."

"You're very forward considering you're an ensign & I'm a captain." She leaned back crossing her arms.

"I was on the bridge when you told us your Federation doesn't exist anymore - therefore you're not a captain I have to listen to." Lily tilted her head as Tally continued. "All I want is to talk, and I won't ask any questions about the future."

"Alright, Ensign...?"

"Tally Cochran. And it's Captain...?"

"Lily."

"Just the one name?"

"As far as your concerned." She smiled.

"You do look familiar... we're not related, right?"

"No no no!" She half-laughed as her eyes focused on him.

"When was the last time you got to relax like this?" Tally's voice now filled with serious empathy.

"It's been a while, Ben." Her eyes focusing now on the drink in front of her. His eyes on her, his mind on how she would know his first name. "We can't do this, I need to go." She started to get up.

"Did we know each other?" Tally's question was only answered by Lily's back as she walked out of the Gateway.

*Crap! Now I'm not going to be able to think about anything else!*


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Ensign Benjamin "Tally" Cochran
Helm
USS Horizon
NCC-72400
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