Scars are beautiful too.

Posted on Friday July 24th, 2026 @ 9:04pm by Major Markurius Savage & Nicole Eagle

1,299 words; about a 6 minute read

Mission: VFY S9, E1: We Have A Home
Location: The promenade, outside Eagles Antiques.
Timeline: An hour after "A new marine arrival."

Major Savage stood right outside of the antique shop, from what he had observed it was a fairly popular spot. People weren't rushing to get inside, but there was a steady flow that allowed the staff easily give a in person guide to what was wanted. After a sigh, the old marine entered through the archway. The number of items in the right room was truly remarkable. Like thousands of items stacked from floor to sealing, he could see a Trill holding a PADD in the middle of the room, his eyes round with wonder and how he was lightly shifting his weight from foot to foot told Savage he was quite excited. The left room looked much more clean, he wondered how the owners could keep track of everything. He knew there were some people who couldn't help themselves to steal.

Nicole had seen the Major enter the store, wanting to offer a personal service she smiled as she walked over to him. "Hello there, welcome to our store. I’m Nicole Eagle, is there anything I can do to help you today?”

He turned to see the redhead woman, he had always been a sucker for redheads in his youth. Now days he didn't have time to spare for romance. "I am looking for something special. I am wondering if you have any items of the Kintsugi design."

“Kintsugi?” Nicole paused to give it some thought. “Actually I think I remember my husband mentioning something like that.” She picked up a PaDD from nearby. “Let me see…” she typed in the description into the search parameters and moments later she nodded. “Actually we do, let me show you.” She tapped the PaDD and moments later several items appeared in holographic form on an empty table in the centre of the room. “These are what we have in storage, if there’s something specific I can see if we can source it for you.”

"Well, it's for a young woman." he said, he was surprised that the items materialized in front of them, things seamed a little more logical now. If this was holographic representation of their stock, then no wonder they were very easy when it came to security. He would have loved to see the first person who tried to steal anything, reached out the door and it simply vanished.

“Okay, so let’s narrow this down a little to something a woman might like.” Nicole tapped in the parameters and the images altered slightly. “There you go, see anything that you think might suit?”

He looked at the items. There were several plates, bugs and cups, but one he felt was better. It was an egg, dark black as a base with a myriad of golden veins crossing it like a web, it was placed on a three armed display that looked it was made out of crystal and a small leather square to protect the surface it would stand on. "I know nothing about her, I know little about women. But would this black egg be something a woman would like." he gestured to it.

Nicole nodded. “As a woman I think it’s lovely. This is a rare piece, we only have one which we believe is the last of its kind. Your young woman would be very fortunate to own it, and before you enquire we do not charge extra just because it’s the last one.” She smiled.

The major didn't say anything for a moment, it was a very odd business model. She was very fair and not trying to scalp buyers because of it's rarity. He took another look at her, she didn't flaunt riches, she was extremely well put together. He had heard that the truly wealthy didn't really care what the public thought of them. That they would walk into a place in shorts and flip-flops because it was comfortable. Could she be that wealthy? It would explain a lot and he hoped she understood that wealth comes with plenty of risks. "She is not my woman. She is apparently my daughter."

“Ahh I see, so it makes the decision all that more difficult.” Nicole smiled. “I have twin daughters as well as our adopted daughter Elora, we couldn’t see her alone and suffering so we took her into our family. If you should ever need any advice Major, feel free to drop by.” Nicole smiled warmly her Betazoid senses always came in useful. “As for your gift there’s one other choice that may suit you, it’s new to our collection hence why it’s not yet here with the other items, I can…” she tapped the PaDD pulling up an image. “How’s about this?”

He looked at the item she suggested, they didn't make sense to him since he knew little about the female sex. But none of them portrayed the message he wanted to portray with the gift. "Interesting, but I'll stick with the egg I think."

Nicole nodded. “May I ask what the gift is for? I have a feeling you’re looking for something special.” She tapped the PaDD to select the egg he’d chosen. Moments later the holographic image disappeared and the egg itself appeared in its place. “Please feel free to handle it, ensure you’re happy with it.”

"She said something that made me think she thinks her scars are something she is ashamed about. Personally I do not agree, scars have their own beauty, tell a story and should be worn with pride." Savage said as he picked up the egg, the details where flawless.

“May I ask if that’s from a man’s point of view, or a marine’s?” Nicole asked curiously. “As a woman it’s a matter of beauty, we see ourselves needing to please the men we fall in love with. If you don’t see yourself as attractive how is anyone else supposed to?”

He nodded. "Self love is important. It is from my personal point of view. There are always someone out there who see the beauty in things that you find ugly."

Nicole smiled. “That’s very true. Our daughter Elora is a young woman we adopted, she had no one we couldn’t just leave her alone. Anyway, does the egg suit your gift choice or would you like to see something else?”

He looked at the redhead woman before him. Was she the wife of the man that made Savage found suspicious? If what she said was true, that even that man cared for the ones in need. After a moment of thought he nodded. "The egg would be perfect."

“Wonderful” Nicole smiled warmly. “I’ll get it boxed and gift wrapped for you. Would you like to pay now, or would you like us to invoice you?”

"Since it is a hologram, how long until you get the item itself?" he placed small PADD on the counter, on it he could transaction credits to pay for it.

“I can have the item here within a few days, three or four at the most.” Nicole smiled. “I’ll let you know the moment it arrives.”

The major nodded. "Excellent. I'll pay for it now."

Nicole nodded. “Wonderful, I’ll sort that for you right now.” She smiled warmly placing his order and loading the payment app. “There you go all ready for you.”

He moved the small PADD over the machine, automatically paying for the item.

“Wonderful, thank you Major.” Nicole smiled warmly. “We’ll get that here for you as soon as possible.”

Savage nodded, picked up the small padd and turned to head out the door. "Thank you."

“My pleasure” Nicole added with a smile before turning to help another customer.

 

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