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Fred Burkle (brillianttexan) wrote in poseidon_city,
@ 2008-11-16 11:49:00

Current mood:

hopeful

Fred quietly sat behind her desk, and stared at the computer screen in front of her. She eyes scanned the last paragraph of the report and once she was satisfied it sounded right, she saved the document before sending it off for the rest of her department to read. Leaning back in her chair, Fred laughed when she felt something nudge her leg. She looked under her desk, and raised an eyebrow.

"What's up, Sammy?" she asked.

The Rufus, a bobcat-like creature native to the planet's mainland, looked at his owner with his big green eyes before looking at the middle drawer of her desk. With a small snort, Fred opened the drawer and pulled out a green apple, and handed it to him. Even after a year of having Sammy, it still amazed Fred that she had a space bobcat as a pet. But Sammy, like all rufuses, was extremely gentle and loving.

Fred looked down at Sammy, and smiled as he happily chewed on his apple. There were times when she couldn't believe how fortunate she was. She was living so many people's dream of living and working in the ancient city of Poseidon. Yes, Gate travel through the Milky Way had always been available to everyone on Earth, but Poseidon was home to the best of the best. It was in the middle of the Milky Way, and a hub for all the galaxy's interstellar activity. Plus, it's Gate was the only way to get to its sister city, Atlantis, which was located in the Pegasus galaxy.

When Fred had been asked to join the city's medical team, she knew she had to. It was a chance of a lifetime, and she loved living there. She had met so many different alien races, and people. Fred had been allowed to do research on things other doctors only dream about. In the two years since coming there, she had learned so much about the universe around them.

But even if she weren't there to work, Fred would still love it. Poseidon was a beautiful city, surrounded by a beautiful ocean. The city had shops and a massive library, and there was always something exciting going on.

Suddenly, Fred felt Sammy nudge her leg again. "You're not getting another apple," she told him as she glanced toward the floor. He wasn't looking at her; instead, he was looking out her office door. Fred leaned to the side to see what he was looking at, and when she saw who he was looking at, Fred smiled. Sitting in office, which was right across the lab from hers, was Carson.

Carson Beckett was the most wonderful and handsome man she had ever met. Fred was on the committee who hired him to head the emergency medicine department. When she'd looked over his file, she was sure he was an older man since he had accomplished so much. But Carson was anything but old. Fred had been instantly attracted to him. He had the most beautiful blue eyes and adorable dimples. Plus, he cared about his patients, which was something you rarely saw anymore.

"Do you think we should invite him to lunch?" Fred asked before she even realized what she was saying.

Sammy let out a small meow sound, and tore out of Fred's office. When Fred saw he was going straight toward Carson's office, her eyes widened, and she quickly stood.

"Sammy!" she scolded before she followed him across the lab. The rufus ran into Carson's office, and started to rub against his legs. Fred stopped into the doorway of the office, and gave Carson a sheepish look.

"Sorry," she said with a small blush. Sammy continued to rub against Carson's legs, and looked at Fred before letting out a loud meow. Fred narrowed her eyes at the animal before looking at Carson again. "I, um...Sammy and I were going to head down to the dining hall to get some food. Then we were going to eat on one of the balconies. Do...you want to come with us?"

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carsonbeckett
2008-11-16 05:44 pm UTC (link)

"Hannah and Selmac send their love. They're hoping to visit Poseidon when they have a chance, but you know how it can be with the Tok'ra. So many other things. At least your father and Jarek are part of the Council now and can stay in Holonia most of the time."

Carson chuckled and shook his head as he watched his mother's message play. His father must have been off-planet when she had recorded it because most of the time, she complained about him being there when he was and wished he was there when he wasn't. Her parents loved each other, but it was just their way, something not even his father's blending with a Tok'ra had changed.

"Anyway...I should go. I promised Kieran I'd meet his new girlfriend today. Take care, dear. And let us know how everything is going at Poseidon."

With a smile, Carson shut down the player on his computer before going back to finishing up his reports from the previous week before going back down to the emergency infirmary. It had been a pretty busy for the accident and emergency department in Poseidon's hospital wing since he'd started working, so he had gotten a bit behind in everything he needed to file, and he wanted to finish it all up.

Glancing up as he pressed the screen to file one report and bring up another, he wondered if Fred would want to go get something to eat with him for lunch. He'd been trying to gather up the courage to ask her - he'd been attracted to her from nearly the first moment he'd met her - but hadn't managed to yet. He was sure that a woman as beautiful as her had enough other men tripping over themselves to spend time with her.

Maybe though.

As he worked, he started talking softly to himself, trying to figure out how he would ask Fred if he did. Everything sounded stupid to him, though.

Just as he finished his last report, he suddenly saw a smallish figure dart into his office, and a moment later, a rufus was rubbing against his legs. Sammy. Carson laughed softly and reached down to scratch Fred's pet behind his ears.

"Hi, Sammy," he said before looking up to see Fred standing in the office doorway. "Oh, it's all right. It's been a long time since I've had a pet around."

When she then asked if he wanted to come with them to get some food and eat with them, Carson felt a smile spread across his face. "Really? I'd...I'd love to." He hit the send button for the final report before standing up. He wanted to put his hand to her back but stopped himself, sure that a lunch invitation wasn't an invitation for a touch. "Shall we?"

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brillianttexan
2008-11-16 06:37 pm UTC (link)

Fred was glad Carson wasn't upset over Sammy barging into his office. A lot of the people living in Poseidon had pets, but there were a few who didn't like to have animals around them. Fred was glad Carson wasn't one of them. She figured he wouldn't mind since he was such a caring person. And adorable, especially when he smiled like he was smiling now.

"We shall," Fred said with a grin. She paused for a moment to shrug her lab jacket off, and placed it on the hook outside of Carson's door. She then looked down at Sammy. "Come on, troublemaker."

Sammy, however, seemed to have ideas of his own. He nudged both Carson and Fred toward the door of the lab, before trotting back to Fred's office. Fred raised her eyebrows, and shook her head. It would seem her rufus was trying to play matchmaker. It didn't surprise her, though, since she tended to talk a lot about Carson, and Sammy knew she wanted to spend time alone with the other doctor.

Not that they were going on a date. It was just two adults, having lunch. Besides, Fred was pretty sure Carson was interested in someone else. He was handsome and there were a lot of pretty women in the city.

"He seems to think he's too good for us," Fred said with a soft laugh before they walked out of the lab.

After using one of the transporters, they were soon near the dining hall. Looking at Carson, Fred smiled as they walked inside to grab some sandwiches and fruit. "How are you doing? Settling in okay? I know General Landry has been wanting to come by and meet you but the poor man has been swamped lately. Mostly because of Rodney McKay almost blowing up Atlantis," she said as she rolled her eyes.