12-29-2025, 02:55 AM
Jenny finally allowed herself to relax as the Yeager passed the Tusslebout barely in time to cross the finish line in first place. Chertstone was, quite rightly, rather pleased with himself and Jenny was briefly struck by the realisation that she now had to try and justify the man's promotion to Chief Petty Officer without the required time in grade. That was a problem for tomorrow's Jenny, however, and for the people at Starfleet Personnel.
The worst they can say is "no", then I promote him to "Acting" Chief anyway until he has the seniority.
Jenny slowly sat back in her chair with her eyes closed and stretched her arms and legs, simultaneously rolling her neck to work out the kinks and cramps that had come from clenching and remaining rigid for so long. Once her shift was over, Jenny had a date with a hot bath with lots of bubbles and no interruptions; that would be sooner if the Wairara wanted to congratulate them in person or give them some kind of trophy, but somehow Jenny didn't believe they were going to be too happy to have lost to outsiders.
“Good thing the ambassador wasn’t up here to see us fire on our hosts. You think we’ll get in trouble?”
Jenny smiled as she opened her eyes and turned to the Science station; for someone who had come up through the ranks under Captain Adaran, the Trill was remarkably conscientious. Given some of the things Jenny had been required to do in the name of peace, it was nice to have someone with morals who would keep her grounded and remind her of the ideals she had committed those acts for.
"Technically they fired first, so we can claim self defence if anyone challenges us on it."
[Wright to Captain Braggins. Ma’am, Mister Tomer is currently unaccounted for. His quarters appear undisturbed, the door was locked when we arrived, and his commbadge was found on the deck inside. Security has been notified and is treating the situation as a missing person.]
Jenny immediately tensed again, and her brows furrowed. If Tomer was unaccounted for, where was he? And if he had disappeared, where was Bryan? He'd been guarding the diplomat, and wouldn't have allowed anything to happen while he was still capable of preventing it. Suspicion began to creep into her mind and Jenny's fingers tightened around the armrests of her chair; Tomer was missing and the Yeager had had several malfunctions, including the explosion that had left two Midshipmen dead. That was too neat to be a coincidence.
"Belay that. Mister Tomer is under suspicion of sabotage and murder. Utilise whatever force necessary to apprehend him."
The worst they can say is "no", then I promote him to "Acting" Chief anyway until he has the seniority.
Jenny slowly sat back in her chair with her eyes closed and stretched her arms and legs, simultaneously rolling her neck to work out the kinks and cramps that had come from clenching and remaining rigid for so long. Once her shift was over, Jenny had a date with a hot bath with lots of bubbles and no interruptions; that would be sooner if the Wairara wanted to congratulate them in person or give them some kind of trophy, but somehow Jenny didn't believe they were going to be too happy to have lost to outsiders.
“Good thing the ambassador wasn’t up here to see us fire on our hosts. You think we’ll get in trouble?”
Jenny smiled as she opened her eyes and turned to the Science station; for someone who had come up through the ranks under Captain Adaran, the Trill was remarkably conscientious. Given some of the things Jenny had been required to do in the name of peace, it was nice to have someone with morals who would keep her grounded and remind her of the ideals she had committed those acts for.
"Technically they fired first, so we can claim self defence if anyone challenges us on it."
[Wright to Captain Braggins. Ma’am, Mister Tomer is currently unaccounted for. His quarters appear undisturbed, the door was locked when we arrived, and his commbadge was found on the deck inside. Security has been notified and is treating the situation as a missing person.]
Jenny immediately tensed again, and her brows furrowed. If Tomer was unaccounted for, where was he? And if he had disappeared, where was Bryan? He'd been guarding the diplomat, and wouldn't have allowed anything to happen while he was still capable of preventing it. Suspicion began to creep into her mind and Jenny's fingers tightened around the armrests of her chair; Tomer was missing and the Yeager had had several malfunctions, including the explosion that had left two Midshipmen dead. That was too neat to be a coincidence.
"Belay that. Mister Tomer is under suspicion of sabotage and murder. Utilise whatever force necessary to apprehend him."