Shake, Rattle and Roll. PT3

Posted on Sun Mar 26th, 2023 @ 3:16pm by Lieutenant JG Deezell Vox & Ensign Edg'rrr Anisu

1,253 words; about a 6 minute read

Mission: Episode 115 - Planting for the Future
Location: USS Cushing - Docking Port 26
Timeline: MD1 1330hrs

It was now well into the afternoon and Deezell was still hard at work. Everything was going according to plan. She was so focused on the task at hand, she not even consider the time nor had she realised she was working through lunch.

Whilst sat in the messhall aboard the Cushing, she read through a padd on the current engineering teams. She spotted a name she had not seen before, Ensign Edg'rrr Anisu. She was curious. She hesitated for a moment and then tapped her combadge.

=^=Lieutenant Vox to Ensign Edg'rrr Anisu, please report to the Main Messhall, USS Cushing, Docking port 26. =^=

"Hey." A second later a glass of water, a plate of noodles and the smirking visage of her part Klingon girlfriend materialised in front of her. "I call four times in a row and you don't respond. You're gonna burn yourself out at this rate, you know that?" She sat down across from her, folding her arms under her ample bust. "Plus. You're sitting here, in the mess hall of all places, and haven't ordered anything. I'd call that a problem. Eat. You'll need it."

"Oh. Hey. Um I've been busy. Sorry if I've not be responding back you. " Dee replied tucking into her noodles.

Far below where the Cushing sat, Edg'rrr pried open a turbolift door holding a padd with a few wires connecting it to the turbolift. He collapsed onto the floor taking in a few short breaths. "Okay...okay, very tired. First off, Romulan war was twenty-second century, not twenty-third. Plan for later is to apologize to Courage and say the USS Leo was twenty-second century. Get the files straighter. Second," he sat up rubbing his eyes, "ask what happened to the turbolifts and getting me stuck." He finally stood up unhooking the wires and restoring his padd and the turbolift control panel to normal. "Nothing built can hold me back from tearing it apart to make it work! Hopefully everything still works as it should." Said Edg'rrr walking away as a realization struck.

"XO is probably gonna have my head." Said Edg'rrr trying to look confidant even if inside a well of doubt was starting to rise. "Like 'good job ensign you offed a superior stepping onto the station and now day one you're extremely late to your shift!'" He said imitating some gruff voice before looking at the ceiling of the hallway. "Is their anything else you'd like to add universe?" At that time his combadge went off and his heart stopped. Whatever confidence he had faded and fell lower than his stomach. "Aaaaand the trifecta. Yep, I'm doomed." He took a breath steadying himself as the badge spouted what it had to say. "It's okay, it's okay, just explain you were stuck in a turbolift for awhile and we should be alright." He took another breath before the words ran through his head. "Mess hall? Cushing? Doesn't sound right for a disciplinary action." He looked behind him back at the turbolift. "Unless they plan to send me out in style for fixing a broken turbolift." He sighed before walking back to the turbolift fixing a few of the issues he caused before making his way to the Cushing. Entering the lift he pressed his combadge. "E-ensign Anisu on the way."

Entering the mess hall of the ship he looked around at the familiar sight. Not exactly like the USS Providence but whether a refit or standard Nova class the ships still gave him a small sense of accomplishment. A feeling dwarfed by another emotion at this time spotting a captain and one other officer nearby. Nervously with his tail tucked close to himself and his ears drooping he slowly made his way over to them.

"Alright, alright. Eat. We can talk while you eat, and you're not leaving here till you've eaten and drank. You're no good to anyone tired and hungry." K'Lara said. The way she said it, it certainly didn't sound like she was giving her girlfriend a suggestion, and likely for good reason, too. She turned her head to acknowledge the new arrival with a smile. "Can we help you?"

"Oh Ensign Anisu I presume, please get yourself something to eat and join me and K'Lara. " Vox said looking at the young Ensign.

Edg'rrr kept quiet for the most part as his eyes looked downward when they spoke. He nodded and went off grabbing a glass of water before returning. In his mind he knew not to make things awkward, to take some advice from Courage, but what does someone higher rank than him need of an ensign? A relatively new arrival at that? Still he sat down stiffening his back and worked up some nerve to say something. "I'm sorry ma'am. I was on my way to main engineering for 400 when you called."

"You are not being grilled Ensign. I just wanted to meet you and see how you were getting on. You might be able to help me out here aboard the Cushing. Commander Grian wants her ready for a brief shake-down by tomorrow so any extra persons I can get on this job, the better. " Dee explained.

Edg'rrr's ears perked up slightly as his shoulders drooped slightly. "I've been here for a little while." Said Edg'rrr pondering if the crew of the Terminus was doing alright still or not. "Today is my first day back on duty and I was instructed to upgrade the communication array." His voice kept low, unsure. "Sorry. I'm not a, very sociable person. If it can be cleared I will be happy to help where I can but I'd also like to complete this original assignment as well if that is okay?" As he finished he was still sitting rigid upright rubbing his thumbon one hand over a finger. on the other "I've been working as hard as I can on figuring out how to upgrade the communications array. They mentioned it has to be done prior to the USS Tikhov departing and I was brought to four hundred here due to my knowledge on current fleet technologies." He fidgeted a little more thinking back to the senior officer that got him demoted when he arrived.

"In that case, continue as you are and complete the work on the Communications Array. I will check to see if you can help after that job is completed. Thanks for coming to meet with me. Your dismissed Ensign. Do your best on the array." Dee replied.

Edg'rrr gave a forced smile finishing his water before walking briskly to the replicator to return his glass and leaving the ship. On his way to engineering his mind raced over what just happened. 'Great, might've blew that one then.' He thought pausing to lean against a wall in the corridor closing his eyes as he banged his head on the wall. 'It could take days to figure out the comm array if I'm lucky which has been low today. Plus that's if the new bosses are even remotely nice.' He softly banged his head again on the wall. 'Woke up early for a great day.' He paused his thinking before opening his eyes. "Woke...up...early." He said to himself making his way back to his quarters. "Shift hasn't even started yet. So maybe there can be a chance. Just need a quick nap. Heart might not take any more if the day continues like this. Pray the excitement doesn't escalate too much later on."

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