Fic: The Comet
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startrekTitle: The Comet
Author:beatrice_otter
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Various Authors, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series
Written for:shopfront in Star Trek Holidays 2020
Betaed by: TexasDreamer01
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Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Starfleet has found a comet, just outside the Trill system, that promises interesting knowledge. But less than two years after Vulcan's destruction, everyone is thinking in terms of worst-case-scenarios.
AN: I am ignoring the Worlds of Deep Space Nine novel Trill: Unjoined, in which the ancient Trill had a colony on the planet Kurl. This story draws heavily on the anthology Lives of Dax, especially the stories about Audrid and Lela, though the story about Audrid is drastically different because of changes in the timeline. You shouldn't need to know anything about that anthology to enjoy this story.
On AO3. Pillowfort. Tumblr.
"I wish I could have been there to see her off," Audrid said. It was the first time Neema, their oldest, would be away from home overnight. Meanwhile, Audrid was stuck here in her office at the Symbiosis Commission waiting for a Starfleet call, and had taken a break from the mountain of paperwork and crucial decisions and planning she was buried under to call home.
Her husband, Jayvin Vod, shrugged. "Neema'll be fine, and if she's not, they'll call us right away. And I took enough pictures for you. I don't know that Gran's even noticed his big sister is gone. I just wish you didn't have to spend most of the night in the office."
"I could lean on my position and demand they install a priority, secured subspace communications link for their house so I could work from home when planetary time differences required meetings outside of normal business hours," Audrid said wistfully.
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beatrice_otter Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Various Authors, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series
Written for:
shopfront in Star Trek Holidays 2020Betaed by: TexasDreamer01
Word Count:
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Starfleet has found a comet, just outside the Trill system, that promises interesting knowledge. But less than two years after Vulcan's destruction, everyone is thinking in terms of worst-case-scenarios.
AN: I am ignoring the Worlds of Deep Space Nine novel Trill: Unjoined, in which the ancient Trill had a colony on the planet Kurl. This story draws heavily on the anthology Lives of Dax, especially the stories about Audrid and Lela, though the story about Audrid is drastically different because of changes in the timeline. You shouldn't need to know anything about that anthology to enjoy this story.
On AO3. Pillowfort. Tumblr.
"I wish I could have been there to see her off," Audrid said. It was the first time Neema, their oldest, would be away from home overnight. Meanwhile, Audrid was stuck here in her office at the Symbiosis Commission waiting for a Starfleet call, and had taken a break from the mountain of paperwork and crucial decisions and planning she was buried under to call home.
Her husband, Jayvin Vod, shrugged. "Neema'll be fine, and if she's not, they'll call us right away. And I took enough pictures for you. I don't know that Gran's even noticed his big sister is gone. I just wish you didn't have to spend most of the night in the office."
"I could lean on my position and demand they install a priority, secured subspace communications link for their house so I could work from home when planetary time differences required meetings outside of normal business hours," Audrid said wistfully.
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