7 hours ago
Aeryn knew that what she was asking might not get the answers she wanted to hear, but at the same time, the Science Chief wasn't about to sign Lucy's transfer papers. While this could count as the junior officer's third or fourth chance, given her track record ever since Aeryn had known her, she was at least willing to help Lucy come to grips with what it was like to be a proper officer, to not mess up on purpose because mistakes happened to anyone, regardless of their level of competency. All it took was the willingness to see where she had gone wrong and how she was going to rectify that without bringing further shame to herself and the department.
Although for a moment Aeryn wondered what was going through the other redhead's head right now, remembering what it was like to be in Lucy's shoes, even if she hadn't created such chaos or warranted a chat like this. Not wanting to rush Lucy until she was ready to speak, Aeryn concentrated on her coffee, finding some solace in the warmth of the cup against her skin, because being a DH wasn't easy. Being weird wasn't necessarily a bad thing; there was a time and place for it, not to interfere, and hopefully, Lucy could turn that into a positive because while she wasn't stating specific goals, they were present in her response.
" It's all about finding the right balance, with your emotions and your work ethic, Lucy, and I'd say that you needing to act when your actions are commanded or needed, or ask questions, whether they sound strange or not, are goals to work towards, for you to achieve and for you to be a competent member of this department, because I don't need to tell you what will happen if we end up back here again after the next mission".
If it came to it, then Aeryn would have no choice but to involve the FO and Captain Crawford, something she didn't want to do unless it was warranted and hopefully this meeting would be enough for Lucy to realise and prevent that from ever happening.
== Tag Lucy ==
Although for a moment Aeryn wondered what was going through the other redhead's head right now, remembering what it was like to be in Lucy's shoes, even if she hadn't created such chaos or warranted a chat like this. Not wanting to rush Lucy until she was ready to speak, Aeryn concentrated on her coffee, finding some solace in the warmth of the cup against her skin, because being a DH wasn't easy. Being weird wasn't necessarily a bad thing; there was a time and place for it, not to interfere, and hopefully, Lucy could turn that into a positive because while she wasn't stating specific goals, they were present in her response.
" It's all about finding the right balance, with your emotions and your work ethic, Lucy, and I'd say that you needing to act when your actions are commanded or needed, or ask questions, whether they sound strange or not, are goals to work towards, for you to achieve and for you to be a competent member of this department, because I don't need to tell you what will happen if we end up back here again after the next mission".
If it came to it, then Aeryn would have no choice but to involve the FO and Captain Crawford, something she didn't want to do unless it was warranted and hopefully this meeting would be enough for Lucy to realise and prevent that from ever happening.
== Tag Lucy ==