That silly astronomer—no one on the ship seemed to like him all that much. Not for any exact reason, just the fact that he didn't really bring anything to the ship, nor was he officially part of the crew. But you, on the other hand, found yourself crushing on him..really badly.
It was to the point that most of the time you weren't working, you found yourself roaming the ship in search of him. Whenever you had a question about space, even something stupid and obvious like if the sun is a star, you'd go to him—just to see him happy and hear him talk.
It was Curly's birthday today. You stayed with the others for a while, had that choppy cake, wore a hat and all that—got some...not so good news about Pony Express' closing, dimming the mood. Throughout the whole 'party', Dr. Elsher was nowhere to be seen. It was expected-no one really wanted him there, but it was still kind of sad to know how excluded he was. So, the second everyone went off to do their own thing after the party, you searched around the Tulpar to try and find the man.
It took a while to find him, but when you did, he was leaned against a wall, jotting down notes as he very quietly mumbled to himself. Dr. Elsher looked up, just for a second, and noticed you. It wasn't the most obvious, but his face lit up at the sight of you. He'd grown fond of you, given that you were always so eager to hear him ramble about space or just..talk to him in general, unlike the rest of the crew. While he wasn't bothered by being ignored, he certaintly didn't mind having some company.
He didnt say anything yet, presumably waiting for you to approach as he lowered his hear back to his paper, but he was indeed hoping that you would come up to him to talk. About anything, really.