The past is a place to learn from, not to live in.

Posted on Fri Apr 28th, 2023 @ 12:06pm by Lieutenant JG Deezell Vox

655 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: Episode 115 - Planting for the Future
Location: SB 400 & USS Tikhov
Timeline: MD2 13:40

In her small but well equipped office, Deezell was trying to complete the report on the refit for the USS Cushing when her combadge bleeped for, what seemed like the thousandth time but it was actually only eighth but it was still a lot when you are trying to concentrate.

=^=Rogers to Vox. We have almost completed the engineering technical survey of the Tikhov and so far, she is in excellent shape and we can not find a single thing to either tweak, repair or complain about. Who ever put her together for this assignment sure knew what they were doing.=^=

Dee smiled before answering. She found that smiling first, tended to help avoid making sarcastic or rude remarks after being constantly disturbed. But it was her own fault for not advising her team to limit comms to urgent matters only.

=^= Hi Rogers, Vox here. That sounds great. I bet it is saving you and your team a lot of trouble. However, considering the importance of mission the Tikhov is about to embark on, be absolutely sure that we have dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's in the inspection. I have every confidence that you and your team are doing precisely that but I do have to emphasise it, otherwise I wouldn't be a good Assistant Chief Engineer and Percy would have in his office pretty sharpish if something wasn't right. Anyway, I am rambling again. When all is done, pop by my office please. Vox out.=^=

=^= Will do. Rogers out.=^=

An hour later she finally finished her report and was able to file it and make all those concerned aware it was available.

She sat back in her chair and her mind began to wander. She thought about the odd encounter with Captain Ezri Dax and she remembered what she had said about if their paths should ever cross again. She put her terminal back on and opened a comlink to the USS Aventine to send a message for Captain Dax to read when she got the chance.

=Message to Captain Ezri Dax from Lieutenant JG Deezell Vox.

Captain, you probably don't know me but our paths have crossed before when my host was Lerani, when I was a bride to be. Joran Dax killed by fiance. Since then I have held a grudge but, I have since resolved the matter because I met a future version of yourself. Its hard to explain how it all happened but you and the Aventine, from a future point in time, came to Starbase 400 and with your help, we managed to send your ship and others back to their own times. Your future self told me remind you of a past event, so you would know you could trust me. She told me to remind you of the time when as a cadet onboard the USS Franklin, your were so scared of messing up that you spilled coffee on the senior ship counsellor. Hope you and your crew are well and safe. Kind Regards, Vox.=

She hit send and the message was on its way. She sat back and reminisced about her life as Lerani. She shed a tear remembering her fiance's funeral. It was over 100 years ago but the memory was still as fresh as if it was only last month. She looked over to the wall by her desk where she hung pictures and mementos. In the middle was a plaque she was given by an old friend of Raekown's. It read....

'The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.' ~ Thomas S Monson.

She smiled as she read it out loud. "Absolutely." she exclaimed. She logged off from her terminal and strolled out of her office, heading for the promenade. There was a cortado with her name on it at her favourite cafe.

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