Love Letters - Part I

Posted on Thu Nov 14th, 2024 @ 2:03pm by Lieutenant JG Zai

1,604 words; about a 8 minute read

** These are the love letters between Lieutenant Zai of the USS Arcadia and Lieutenant Commander Sabastian G Walker. Second XO and Chief Engineer on Starbase 2 ***



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Dear Sab,

Imagine what happened today! I walked into my small office in engineering and there on the desk was a cream envelope with my name written in familiar script in gold. I opened the envelope and it lead me to the second gift in my quarters a miniature version of a horse, the one that threw me off the first time. I ask this with love. What in the name of all that is in this universe is your fascination with that story? I was a stupid kid who just came from Capella and didn't know how to ride the beast.

That all being said I do love it and have placed it on a shelf in my quarters so that I may see it before I leave for work every morning and remind myself that you, sir, are a sap.

This is me smiling.

Thank you. It was a wonderful surprise that I don't know how you pulled off. I still miss you though.

Yours,
Zai


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Dear Darling,

Do not even try to figure out how I did the note and gift. It's super clever and it would, if I can point out, destroy the romance of it all. I can see you smiling as you walk down the ship corridor and read this. That being said there will be a surprise note or gift each day for you until we are together as a reminder that you are indeed loved with an unmatched passion.

As for the horse story, come on. It was funny, and you were so adorable getting up dusting yourself off, broken wrist and all, so full of happiness and wonder and bowing to the horse saying "Thank you! A most interesting experience."

I remember trying not to laugh all the way towards sickbay.

Engineering here is dull and I keep thinking of you. I miss you fiercely.

Always & Forever yours,
Sabastian (Please stop using Sab it drives me mad. You know that I prefer my middle name Gabriel so Gabe is fine if you must use it...and FYI Henderson calls me that. But he says it like GGabe-Reee-all and I hate that. He can't pronounce it right? Gab-ree-elle like the spanish version. I mean hard? No!)


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Dear Mr. I don't like my first name shortened,

awww pronunciation problems. Poor dear. I won't even tell you how butchered my name was like it's hard to pronounce Xintian...you are, by the way, the only one to pronounce it right.

Back to the letter. Another day, another envelope. Your poetry is truly horrible or to use a word you seem to like, atrocious. You, my dear, are lucky I love horribly written poetry. I find it cute and sappy.

I wish engineering was dull. Fang has seemed to retreat to his XO’s office and is avoiding me. I can’t believe I let my identity slip like that but I had reached my limit. I know you said that it will all work out but I just don’t know.

By the way how are you feeling?

Missing you terribly.

Yours,
Zai


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Dear Darling,

Ghastly, the word I like is Ghastly and you are correct I cannot write a simple roses are red poem…unless I copy it from someone.

I can’t say I am sad that Lee is not around you. I’d prefer him to be in a shuttle being tugged along by the ship…. Or maybe in an airlock I control the vent feature on…my god I just realized your friend Adrianna was right, we do like to vent things. It must be a professional thing.

Anyway, just take it slow. You have the potential to be chief engineer just remember that. You are one of the best.

Forever & Always yours,
Gabe…using it in the hopes you will catch on and not use Sab.

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Dear Poet,

OH MY GODS! What in the name of the universe was that? My eyes sparkle like tricorder gears? My gaze is like a ...a... flashing tricorder? I died, I died. You have officially killed me. I laughed for an hour making all the engineers think I was insane. Seriously? I can’t even… I’m still wiping tears!

After that unfortunate morning surprise that had me laughing for hours I did finally manage to get some work done. Your enhancements to the engines are running well. Efficiency now is at 40% above normal and climbing and Engine waste output has dropped to 75%.

Starfleet is getting better at their upgrades.

How was your day? Did you do anything exciting? Have you looked at Hotels for when we go to Risa? How are you feeling?

Yours,
Zai

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Dear Darling,

I am truly and absolutely shattered that you don’t like my poetry. I mean the Tricorder Gears was inspired and the flashing tricorder…lights, you left that word out, lights, was brilliant! I read it my engineers and they were all speechless at how lovely it was.

If I didn’t love you so much I would take offense to your laughter at me laying out my heart that way.

I am bolding this STOP LAUGHING. I can here you from base.

Now as for the upgrades yes they are helping other ships too. Starfleet finally approved a total roll out. I am happy that it will work on all class of ships. Keep sending data so that we can analyze here and so that I can keep the Engineers from Earth off my toned arse and out of my engineering and safely in their hobbit labs.

My day…it was long. I am exhausted. We had another leak in the port thrusters. They were just replaced damn it all! I personally supervised their install. I am starting to think we have ghosts or some such beast that is purposefully causing issues.

I wish you were here so I could just hold you or rather have you hold me after a massively Fudged up day. That being said I realized I never answered your first question all those letters ago, that you repeated as a not so subtle reminder in your last one. I am feeling fine. I have had a headache but that’s about all, and nausea…of course that is probably due to the ghastly amounts of coffee that has been entering my system. Doc says that if I drink any more I can power the station...soo blessings in small things.

How are you doing? Anything since the nose bleed?

Hotels? I have a few in mind. I am also booking a hotel on Betazed…we are going to see the soul weaver so we should be close to where your people are being settled by the Betazoid government. Oh…and I may or may not have told my parents about what has happened. They may or may not meet us on Betazed…my mother may or may not have purchased some damned Vulcan Pon Farr thing…I keep trying to explain to her that it is not the same. She has already commanded me to tell you that she expects this metamorphosis to make my ears more pronounced.

I am mortified but I have passed the message.

Forever & Always yours,
Gabe

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Dear May or May not have,

First, Speechless at how lovely it was? yeah that's why they were speechless. (You can't see my massive eyeroll but it happened.)

Seriously? Meeting the parents? I can’t do this. I am literally sucking down coffee in hopes of staving off a panic attack.

Okay, okay. After a sip of Grappa I may or may not have an idea. There is an elder amongst my people that will be able to handle your mother. I will see if we can stay with her and her family. It’s some semblance of protection, right?

I got your letter again, this one is mildly better. It rhymes. Keep trying Sabby.

Yours even though slightly pissed off,
Zai

P.S.
I love your ears they hint at Vulcan as do your eyebrows but with more empathic attitude. Sexy edgy Vulcan.

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Dear Darling,

Sexy Edgy Vulcan? Really? hmmm

As for protection...I don’t think that a troop of Klingons could handle my mother. In fact I may write to Starfleet and just tell them to send her to Kronos….they will beg for mercy within the hour.

Darling, you know I care for you a great deal but If you insist on calling me Sabby I may just steel a shuttle and join you on the ship lecture you about why I hate the short form of my first name.

Forever & Always yours,
Gabe, Gabe, Gabe, Gabe, repetition is good for memory, Gabe, Gabe


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Dear Starbase 2 Chief Engineer,

Taking a shuttle without permission is… a highly punishable office. You should know this, you are a second XO.

You would seriously do that?

Yours,
Zai


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Dear Darling,

I absolutely would so. Do not call be Sab, or Sabby again.

Forever & Always yours,
Gabe

PS -- Really miss you

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Dear Forever & Always,

Sab, Sabby Sab.
Sab, Sabby Sab.
Sab, Sabby Sab.
Sab, Sabby Sab.
Sab, Sabby Sab.
Sab, Sabby Sab.
Sab, Sabby Sab.
Sab, Sabby Sab.
Sab, Sabby Sab.
Sab, Sabby Sab.
Sab, Sabby Sab.


Yours,
Zai


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Right then! I’m on my way, I am not kidding.

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Of course you’re not Sabby. I am grinning as I send this.

 

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