Upper Five (Ship's Forward Lounge)

[NinjaPanda127]

She stood there a moment in the silence, all eyes on her as Command Bonham turned around. The air was thick about her and in that moment she could only think of spontaneous combustion as an easy way out.

But then he laughed. The tension seemed to ease around her and the eyes turned away, everyone shrugging it off and returning to their conversations. She scrambled to pick up her tray and what remnants of food could be saved. "Yes, thankfully it wasn't a hot cup of coffee.." She managed, bending to pick up her ball cap. She was rather quiet in tone, but surprisingly not meek despite her previous composure. His hand having come to rest on her shoulder caused a shudder to roll down her spine. She tried her best to hide this fact, keeping her posture firm.

She looked forlornly at the spot she had originally planned on sitting, as others had come in and taken residence. She sighed inwardly, and tried to put on a smile, "Well, if I'm not intruding. "

Fact was she had no comrades to sit with, and now that she's made a fool of herself, might as well endure. 'lucky me'