Post # 8 - A Breather

Posted on Tue Aug 11th, 2020 @ 12:45pm by Lieutenant Damien Saunders
Edited on on Tue Aug 11th, 2020 @ 1:10pm

Mission: Character Development
Location: Holodeck
Timeline: Current

[ON:]

Saunder's appointment with Counsellor Raymond had reminded Damien to take the time to relax. Heeding the need to shut off and relax once his shifts were completed, Damien sat in his quarters. He clasped his hands, re-thinking the sign-offs completed.

Snapping out of his cognitive processes, he realized there was a beautiful mountain bike, well worn in front of him, aside from the wall. He looked at his Mountain Trek, a smile forming. Since he had joined the USS Amandora, he had spent little time on the bike.

Regular gym sessions each weekday were healthful, yet was not the most stimulating.

Stretching his shoulders and flexing his calves, he did so in his quarters. Fueling up with an energy bar from the replicator, Damien decided today he would spend his time on the holodeck. There was a helpful program In the system, mountain biking in the Switzerland countryside.

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A moment's later, Saunders found himself on a medium level, incline gravel pathway, riding along the grass and alpine trees. The radiating sun from above warmed his face and forearms. His' ride or die' tee-shirt was now becoming sweated.

In any adventure, Damien liked to test himself, extending his limits. Reaching the first summit point in the trail, he stopped, steady on his giant mountain bike. Taking a drink of freshwater, it flushed down nicely. Off in the distance, he spotted a white-tailed deer among the valley below.

He paused, closed his eyes, and listened—the sounds of some birds chirping off in the distance. For once, engineering was not on his mind. Perhaps Counselor Raymond was on to something.

[OFF]