Walk of Shame

Posted on 14 Jan 2017 @ 1:05am by Lieutenant JG Stephanie Fraiser (KIA) & Ensign Miraj Derani & Senior Chief Petty Officer Martin Caine (KIA)
Edited on on 14 Jan 2017 @ 3:49am

3,352 words; about a 17 minute read

Mission: Episode 13 - Rogue
Location: Kreanus Colony - Corridor
Timeline: MD -02 2045

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Miraj had made the walk back from where the Klingon general had kept his office, dying a little inside. The Klingons had smirked and pointed and made comments in there guttural language. she had no idea what they were saying, but she had heard Ko'raH's name, so no doubt the scuttlebutt was running ahead of her. The obvious, sometimes even drooling looks she got from some were almost more than she could bear. But it was the contempt from the rest that was killing her. like she was less than a person, something that was less than worthless. their scorn for something so easily conquered was obvious.

But even out of the Klingon area, she had no respite. What few colonists she saw made assumptions, and turned away. But most of the time back was pent alone, cold, and in the weak, watery blue light of the crawl space tube conduit that had been run along the foot of the corridor walls. In the quiet and the cold she was alone with her own feelings of guilt and anger and hatred of her own idiocy for being so stupid, and then not having the nerve to just grab her clothes and run. tears trailed down her face, and she kept scrubbing them away, but it didn't stop them coming.

When the little girl, and then her parents came round the corner, she wanted to die. her arms were clutched across her breasts for heat rather than modesty, but she felt even more naked now than she had when the Klingons had been grunting what she assumed were crude suggestions at her.

JJ was trying to skip along the corridor while holding mumma and dadda's hands when she heard a soft sniffle noise and a shivering lady came round the corner *Dadda? Lady nakie dadda and cwying. .. she ok?*

Martin tried not to stare. He knew both friend and daughter would want to help and not only to help, but expect him too as well. He liked the extra long jacket that on a female crew member of.... Derani from him could be a full length dress. He took it off and turned his back handing the jacket to Jamie *How about you ask the pretty lady to put that on please.*

Jamie looked up at the lady "Hi! Me JJ... Dadda say this keep you warm." She held it up as high as a one year old could hoping the lady would take it as it was heavy.

Steph shared a worried look with Martin *I can't see signs of blood or rape but ... she wouldn't be naked for no reason.*

*Yes but let her tell the story in her own time.* Martin faced Steph till the jacket was on.

Miraj looked at the little girl, and nearly broke down on the spot, just from the simple kindness of a child, and she couldn't stay upright anymore, she got down on her knees slowly and took the jacket with absurd gratefulness. "Thanks ...cutie pie." She managed to get out, between chattering teeth and her voice choked up from trying to keep it together and not scare the toddler it sounded somewhat strangled and slurred.

JJ looked at the pwetty lady with pink hair and started to say something and realised a kiss and cuddle would do it better and said "Hug pwes."

At that point Miraj couldn't really hold back. she wrapped her arms around the little girl, and cried and shook, trying not to crush the toddler and at the same time wanting to hang on like she was the only thing stopping her from being swept away

Steph gave him a nod to let him know she was covered up. And gently took the woman's hand surreptitiously checking her pulse while sending feelings of safety and concern. *her pulse is a little ragged and she's cold to touch... Could be going into shock.*

*Likely my dear. So let's help her down to where they can work out what has her in shock. Yes I know we can alleviate the shock but until we know the reason for it she'll be back and forth in in shock.* Martin sent back as he turned around. "Hello Miss Miraj. This is Stephanie and I am Martin, JJ there as she normally introduces herself I Jamie. Named after her Father James so Jamie Junior. Can we help you to medical or somewhere." He used the knowledge of the crew from the trip to meet up with the ship to work out who she was.

"Hi Miraj .... " Stephanie was watching her with a worried look.

Miraj stared at him, she didn't recognise his face. She was sure she would have remembered a baby on board. But he knew who she was. She felt so confused. maybe the cold was getting to her. "Galileo?" It was all she could manage through her shivering. She hoped they would understand.

"Yes Galileo, well we were supposed to be but seems we'll be part of whatever happens from here so yes we are friends."

Steph gave a smile "we took a bit of a scenic route to join up with the ship ... not quite as exciting as yours."

Miraj swiped the tears away from her face with the back of her hand. "I think I'm lost. I was looking for the crew quarters." Even in the coat, her teeth chattered.

"Well That is okay Miss Miraj half the time I have trouble remembering myself and without the voice recognition of Starfleet I am sorry but I can't Help you with Finding your quarters that well. Though I think a quick stint at medical might help with how cold you must be having been naked as the day you were born not so long ago." Martin said "Then we could find your quarters!"

"Okay." she had sat down, and JJ had settled down in her lap. She didn't want to face Allyndra, and explain what she'd done. She just wanted to find more clothes, and then a small whole to crawl into a die of humiliation and embarrassment.

Martin was perplexed her okay signified that she would do what he thought best but sitting down indicated otherwise. He looked at Stephanie *Is she okay? Would taking her back to her quarters for her own clothes be okay?*

Stephanie checked her and nodded *we need to get her warm and her own clothing would give a sense of security. ... a warm drink would help too.*

JJ snuggled against Miraj her thumb in her mouth and blankie hiding both their faces for added security. "Mumma an dadda fix ... pwomise."

Martin knew he couldn't actually order and officer But this one looked newly minted and just frazzled enough to have forgotten that. but before he ordered her to stand and follow him he asked "Do you remember your Quarters locational identification at least?"

As Dadda asked that JJ decided he was going to something he probably shouldn't or really couldn't if the Pwetty Girl didn't look this abused so got up off the girls lap though stayed close.

Miraj shook her head. They don't number them like a ship. Theres a group of rooms, we're all kind of in together. Its past the infirmary, and left of the canteen." She laughed. "I can get you to any planet you like, but I can't find my room." she looked around. "Isn't that the most ridiculous thing?"

"Ensign Derani Ten Shun!" Martin almost giggled as the statement worked. He knew if the young lady was not under immense stress it wouldn't have worked but he said "Follow me Ma'am and we shall find your quarters."

Miraj straightened on instinct, and pushed herself to her feet. The coat wasn't long enough to warm her legs and her knees knocked, but she started heading forward.

Martin thought about what she had said before he said to her. "No ma'am I don't believe it is so unusual that you could fly us anywhere! You flight controllers are taught to do that. I think not finding your room is most likely down to the stress of the situation." He started walking toward The infirmary and he smiled. He could be rude and drop in first. No I think I'll let her get dressed first.

She gave them a weak smile. "I'm just so cold. I can't think straight."

JJ held up blankie to Miraj as she stuck her thumb firmly in her mouth "blankie keep you warm ... pwotect you from mean wrinklies."

"No, no, sweetie. You need it," Miraj was deeply touched by the little girl. If she wasn't so cold, she would have melted.

*Someone is twisting* Martin sent to Stephanie. as the walked in he knew that were getting close to where they were heading, though he didn't recognise that he had made a wrong turn about two before getting there.

JJ gave Miraj a shy smile and hugged her round the knees "Me no mind share .... fwends share dadda say so."

Miraj looked at Martin for the first time. "She's adorable. You must be so proud."

"I am, she is a good girl, a blessing to her mother and my brother. Though I suppose that should be more me as I am the only male that has been steady in her life." Martin Answer Ensign Derani's question as best he could.

Stephanie gave Martin a smile *She is... And doesn't even know it she just wants to make her feel better.*

*I know and yes it is cute and friends are always good. At least she is using good lesson we teach. Though I bet she finishes up a Counsellor!* Martin sent with a smile as he turned the courier and said "Here we are, The...... Shit where did I go wrong?" He turned the girl around and said "Mess Hall don't think you really want to be there in your current state of dress Ma'am."

She looked at the people sitting and eating. No-one had noticed them yet. But now she was here, she had her bearings. "No, no wrong turn." the way tot he living quarters and any hope of clothing was straight through.

"Well Then Ma'am I guess thought it is that we need to go then." Martin said with a smile as he turned around. he was glad to have help the you lady get her bearing, knowing she was much less confused was a great comfort to him. He liked this young lady and hoped they could be friends on the ship when it got here.

Miraj stared at the mess hall, crestfallen. She pulled the hem of the jacket further down. "Guess all I can do is go forward."

"I would presume so Miss Derani" He smiled as he watched her try and pull the jacket lower even though he was tall enough for it to almost be knee length on her anyway. "Then maybe you should lead the way then Ma'am.

Seeing her new frend was scared JJ moved to take her hand "Me and blankie pwotect you."

Miraj nearly died of cute poisoning. "I'll be fine with you." JJ's hand was two tiny, all she really had was a grip round the two fingers on the hand than was holding her hem closed.

Martin thought, as he often does quite quickly, "Ma'am you could use blankie to be more discrete, that came out badly, I think modest it the way I mean it, and if you take JJ'c comment precisely and almost letter for letter blankie would help protect your honesty that way!"

"Is that okay, sweetie," Miraj asked the little girl.

"That what blankie for Pwotect fwends." JJ said with a smile with a one year olds attempt at a wink, which means a slightly independent blink as she held blankie out to the young Ensign, and said "We is, awen't we? Fwiends me mean." JJ looked at Mumma in confirmation.

Steph smiled at JJ "Yes sweetie. ... Miraj is just surprised because you share better than some people."

JJ frowned confused "Mumma and dadda say shawe wif fwiends good?"

"And it is good to share with friends, very good it is just that some people don't share well, I think Ensign Derani was wanting to know if it was okay to use your blankie as a skirt before she used it that way honey." Martin said to his Niece.

"It ok dadda blankie make good skiwt. " JJ smiled and held blankie out to Miraj.

The young woman took the soft yellow blanket. It was thin, but a good metre square. She folded it on the diagonal and wrapped it round herself, knotting it at one hip. It wasn't perfect but there was slightly more fabric down her thighs than there had been before, even if on the left almost her entire leg was on display.

Modesty improved, Miraj took a determined breath. "Nothing left but to walk," she said. "Thank you." And the young half-boslic stepped forward into the mess.

Taking a hold of two of her fingers JJ smiled "you welcome."

Together they walked into the mess. There were plenty of people here, taking late dinners, or early suppers. Curious eyes glanced up from meals. Many looked away, embarrassed at seeing a young woman in a state of undress. Other frowned, curious as to the way. Still others craned necks and nudged companions so they too would examine the barely clothed officer.

JJ put on her cross face which looked super cute on the toddler as she said "they's wude! Not nice to wispy and stawe." She gave several of the crew glares "meanies!"

Martin laughed at what JJ had said but joined her with his angry look, now he couldn't make the same disgruntled look a Klingon could but he gave it a good try.

Miraj didn't notice. She couldn't raise her eyes, just kept staring at the floor, putting one foot in front of the other so she didn't have to see the looks and stares and leers. She started getting faster, wanting to cross the last few meters at a run, but that would only bring more stares.

Off to one side someone sniggered, she wanted to die, but it was nearly over, just a bit further.

Martin stared at the sniggering crew members, he noticed some of the Junior ranks stopped sniggering but he couldn't discipline the officers so they didn't. Though he knew eventually there would be a fleet officer he could talk to about it, so he smiled to himself.

At the sound of sniggering, Miraj closed her eyes, trying to disappear. She should have kept her eyes open as she tripped on a jutting out chair. As she stumbled the skirt got caught, and slipped over her hips and tangled round her ankles. to stop herself falling, she let go of the jacket. it fell open, leaving her completely exposed to the diners from the colony sitting at the door nearest the Galileo Section.

"Bugger it," Miraj decided. So much for dignity. She jumped out of the blankie, and ran for their quarters, the glow from her blushing stopping her from feeling the cold.

Martin felt himself get a little steamed, as he thought Wow that is beautiful I wonder if She would be interested in being a lover. He winked at Steph then sent *Nice girl petty she's now next to naked.* he picked up blank and untied it then picked up JJ and followed the young Boslic out of the mess deck to retrieve his Jacket.

Stephanie heard the snigger turn to laughter and crude comments and she drew in a deep breath before slamming a hand down on the table and roaring to do a klingon proud "enough! You should be ashamed of yourselves. As it is I am disgusted with the comments coming out of Starfleet mouths!"

Staring down the few unrepentant ones til they realised what they had done she added in a quiet tone that everyone strained to hear "as far as I am concerned you have proven to be worse than the worst rapist ... only a one year old thought to help her you all treated her like piece of meat on display for you to use .... you don't deserve to call yourself Starfleet ... you should all resign yourself to living here because Starfleet won't want people like you back."

She walked out to dead silence and horrified faces.

Martin followed at a discreet distance to Miraj's door he have her a few minutes for Steph to catch up and for The young lady to get dressed before he knocked.

Steph smiled at Martin and tickled JJ gently as they waited for Miraj "Sorry I'm late just had to let a few people know their behaviour was inappropriate."

"It was probably better coming from you because if I did it, Officers could have just ignored me anyway." Martin said and waited for the door to open.

Miraj opened the door to the bunk room she shared with several others, wrapped in the blanket she had been given the day they arrived. "tthank you. Not sure I could have done that without you."

Martin expected he would see blankie as a much more modest skirt than it had been for Miraj more often at home, he then said, "It was only a very small thing ma'am but you needed the help. If I were you and you were ever called back to where you were, before we found you I would take a change of clothes. He could see past Ensign Derani, he saw his jacket on the back of a small couch and said, "Now that I have seen you safely home do you think I could get my jacket back ma'am?"

Miraj thought about facing General Ko'raH again, and shuddered. The Klingon was an idiot, and the thought of him made her flesh crawl. She had no desire to do that again. "I don't think I'll be going back. Not on my own anyway." she walked back to her bunk and retrieved the Chief Petty Officers coat and handed it back. "With any luck, I won't need this again."

Martin looked from Steph to Miraj then back again. "It's your if ever you do. Steph's, I mean to say Lieutenant Fraiser's wouldn't cover enough to add even a spec of decorum but mine at least covered your escape from the room. We aren't far away just through that mess hall, and down the corridor second hall the the left and third door on the right, so don't be a stranger, but come dressed please." Or I might be challenged into the phase early. he thought to himself.

"Oh, I will," Miraj laughed, a little nervously. The walk back had left her emotionally drained and she just wanted to curl up and cry in peace. "Assuming i can find anything to fit and aren't forced to wear this thing for the next week."

Martin whistled innocently to himself to stop himself from learning with the thought I wouldn't mind. "I'm glad I look forward to seeing you under better circumstances next time." He said audibly.

"Anyway. Thanks again. For everything." She crouched down to speak to JJ, carefully to make sure the blanket stayed in place. "And you especially sweetie. I couldn't have done it without you."

"It's alwight me got blankie back." JJ said as she she was already trying to work out what her new friend did but Dadda's arm was in the way.

"I'll see you soon, If you mummy and daddy are okay with it." Miraj promised.

"Mumma, Dadda me make fwiend" JJ said bounced in Martin's arms in her excitement.

Martin laughed at his daughter excitement. "Yes dear you made a friend."

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Ensign Miraj Derani
Chief Flight Control Officer
USS Galileo

SCPO Martin Caine
Chief of the Boat (CoB)
USS Galileo

Lt (jg) Stephanie Frasier
Chief Research Officer
USS Galileo

Jamie Fraiser
Child
USS Galileo
PNPC Stephanie/Martin

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