Yesterday, 01:11 AM
(This post was last modified: Yesterday, 01:12 AM by Sebastian Cortez.)
Sebastian waited for Lt. Ra’an to reply to what he had shown her. He was surprised when she said, "I understand what you are trying to say, Mr. Cortez, but I don't think it was a mistake. You gave our computer enough for the Universal Translator to help the Captain and our alien guest communicate effectively, and the initial harmonic was understood. You did well," she assured him. "If we are able to successfully duplicate this data module, then this might certainly help us analyze what we have. Especially once we've parted ways with our guests."
Maybe she’s right, but I should have seen my mistake from the beginning. How could I have been so stupid?
Sebastian was always his own worst critic; he wanted to excel in his work, and mistakes were unacceptable.
Now everyone will hate me, the fool who couldn’t get it right.
Sebastian was packing up his equipment, making sure everything was ready for transfer to the arriving ship that would pick up the Aliens. When the ship communication system activated.
[Ameen to Lieutenant Ra'an and the Science Team. Data transfer was flawless. The asset has been verified, and our guest has officially stood down. First Contact is stable. Exceptional work, all of you.]
The Captain’s praise was good to hear, but still Sebastian felt like a complete failure. He carefully noted his shortcomings for further review.
As he was packing up the gear and the crude communications device and accompanying communication algorithms that he and A’kilees had created.
Suddenly the comm system activated.
[Ameen to Science Labs. Lieutenant Ra'an, the Auberjonois will be taking custody of the Genomic Ark as well. Prepare a secure data handoff of your translated matrix and package the physical crystal for transport.]
"All right, everyone heard that," Amila announced. "Let's shut this down and package everything up for transport," Amila called out to the crew in the lab. Ordered Lt. Ra’an.
Sebastian felt bittersweet, in that the mission was over, but he couldn’t help but reflect on his many failures, like his Claustrophobic episode during the away mission, his miscalculation of the aliens' alphabet and their unique form of communication. Right now Sebastian just wanted to go to his quarters and escape into a good book.
“Aye, Lieutenant, right away.” Said Cortez to Lt. Ra’an’s last order.
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Maybe she’s right, but I should have seen my mistake from the beginning. How could I have been so stupid?
Sebastian was always his own worst critic; he wanted to excel in his work, and mistakes were unacceptable.
Now everyone will hate me, the fool who couldn’t get it right.
Sebastian was packing up his equipment, making sure everything was ready for transfer to the arriving ship that would pick up the Aliens. When the ship communication system activated.
[Ameen to Lieutenant Ra'an and the Science Team. Data transfer was flawless. The asset has been verified, and our guest has officially stood down. First Contact is stable. Exceptional work, all of you.]
The Captain’s praise was good to hear, but still Sebastian felt like a complete failure. He carefully noted his shortcomings for further review.
As he was packing up the gear and the crude communications device and accompanying communication algorithms that he and A’kilees had created.
Suddenly the comm system activated.
[Ameen to Science Labs. Lieutenant Ra'an, the Auberjonois will be taking custody of the Genomic Ark as well. Prepare a secure data handoff of your translated matrix and package the physical crystal for transport.]
"All right, everyone heard that," Amila announced. "Let's shut this down and package everything up for transport," Amila called out to the crew in the lab. Ordered Lt. Ra’an.
Sebastian felt bittersweet, in that the mission was over, but he couldn’t help but reflect on his many failures, like his Claustrophobic episode during the away mission, his miscalculation of the aliens' alphabet and their unique form of communication. Right now Sebastian just wanted to go to his quarters and escape into a good book.
“Aye, Lieutenant, right away.” Said Cortez to Lt. Ra’an’s last order.
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