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-LT.CMDR Nigel Brock, Instructor, Holodeck 18<br>
-LT.CMDR Nigel Brock, Instructor, Holodeck 18<br>
-LT.CMDR Tarsa Rogers, Executive Officer, USS GAUSS<br>
-LT.CMDR Tarsa Rogers, Executive Officer, USS GAUSS<br>
<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Krysa's Responsibilities to Home and Hearth</h3>
<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by Kristen Gant 4-17-1996</h4>
Stardate: 80417.1428<br>
Scene: Ops Office<br>
MD: 5:2000<br>
WO Ein was standing in front of Lt. Jenn’s desk. He looked very
uncomfortable, and she was enjoying it. He had been much to haughty
since she took the Ops position and she was glad to be able to set him
down a notch. She walked over to the replicator.
“Hot Chamomile Tea.” she took the cup as it appeared and moved slowly to
her desk. She sat down and eyed the Bolian standing in front of her.
“I’m very disappointed, Mr. Ein.” she said. “The Captain and XO have
left it to each department to decide your fate. I have decided that as
of now you are no longer AOPS. There will be no reduction of rank, but I
will be moving you to Gamma Ops. You do, however, have the option of
transfer to a different department if you’d like.”
“That won’t be necessary, sir.”
“Very well, as of right now, Mr. Garrett will be AOPs and you will take
her place as Gamma Ops. Any questions?”
“No, sir.”
“Then you are dismissed.” Ein left quickly. Krysa began to feel slightly
guilty for enjoying his predicament so much.
[Lt. Jenn, there is a subspace comm call coming in for you from the
Starbase Epsilon.]
Krysa froze. She knew it could only mean one thing. She had expected
this even since before Lt.Cmdr. Maril had told her that her father was
on Starbase Epsilon and wanted to talk to her.
[Lt. Jenn?]
“Put it through,” said Krysa, finding her voice. She turned to the comm
screen on the desk. The happy faces of her parents appeared on the small
screen in front of her. Since her father was an Ambassador he was
allowed the privilege of using the subspace channels to speak personally
rather then having to rely on messages.
[Krysa, my darling. You are looking beautiful as ever.] said her father.
[We’ve missed you, dear.] added her mother.
“Thank you, Father. I’ve missed you both also, Mom.” Krysa said fearing
what would follow.
[Honey, you know why we’re calling?] Quarn Jenn knew that she hadn’t
forgotten, even before he asked the question. He had reminded her when
she went to the Academy and when she had graduated. Then he reminded her
again when she took her assignment aboard the Feynman. It had remained
on her mind a lot since taking her promotion to 2nd Officer. Somehow she
had always managed to hope her father would let her out of it, even
though she knew that he wouldn’t.
[You’re time is up, dear. It’s now time for you to face your
responsibilities.] added Baris.
“But...” said Krysa with little hope.
[Krysa! We had a bargain.] came Quarn’s stern voice.
“Daddy, I was 15 when we made that bargain...” one last, weak challenge.
[Irregardless, young lady. We have followed through on our part. Now it
is your turn.] he paused, [You aren’t going to let us down are you?]
Krysa shook her head. She knew that she would do as she was asked. She
had made that decision the last time they were on Epsilon while she had
waited for their call that never came. Despite having lived on Earth for
her entire life, she still had great respect for and faith in Betazoid
beliefs and traditions. She would not be the one to break the cycle.
[Excellent. We will beam aboard your ship when you reach Epsilon day
after tomorrow.] Quarn told her.
“The FEYNMAN has been put on Stand-by status, we don’t know yet when we
will be returning for the time being, I don’t know when we will be back
to Epsilon.” said Krysa.
The Ambassador appeared to fume for a short time, [Very well, as soon as
the Grall’s arrive, we will be on a shuttle enroute to the FEYNMAN.
Expect us the day after tomorrow. I hope there will be no further
complaints on the matter.]
Krysa shook her head. She had known that they FEYNMAN’s status wouldn’t
stop her father once he had his mind set.
[I’m looking foreword to seeing you, dear] Baris said as the screen went
blank; the connection ended.
Krysa sat down as the tears began to flow. A bargain made almost 10
years ago, was now being thrust upon her. At 15, she had just been glad
to be given freedom to make her own choices. She wasn’t worried about
what would happen when she reached 25. That had seemed a lifetime away
back then.
She realized that two days did not give her very much time to prepare.
But first she needed to speak to the CO. He must be made aware of the
upcoming changes.
Scene: Captain’s ready room<br>
MD: 5.2030<br>
“Come in”, Zane said at the sound of the door chime. “What can I do for
you Lt.?”
“Sir, I should have come to you earlier, but I ... well, it’s just that
my parents are going to catch a shuttle out here to meet us here the day
after tomorrow.”
“It is a little unusual, but it shouldn’t be a problem, Lt.”
“Well, sir... It’s a little more complicated then that.” Krysa
stammered.
“What is it, Krysa?” Zane asked, Bat had mentioned to him that she
hadn’t been herself during the last trip to Epsilon. He had also noticed
her unusually sullen mood at times on Furjen while they were waiting for
the FEYNMAN to pick them up.
“I’m to be married.” Even with the words out they seemed strangely
foreign.
Zane was taken aback by Krysa’s announcement. “Congratulations, Lt. But
I must admit, I’m a little surprised.”
“Well, I guess I am too. I mean, I knew about it, but... I just thought
maybe, it would go away. I should have know better with my father.” She
paused briefly before continuing.
“Genetic bonding is a common practice for Betazoids.” Krysa began. Zane
nodded, he knew this. As she began to speak the words just poured out,
“Well, my fiancé is the son of my father’s best friend. The union was
arranged when I was born. Kavan was five. They lived on Betazed so I
never met Kavan until I was 15. He was a nice enough lad, but I was 15
and had lived on Earth all my life. None of my girlfriends were engaged.
“Our parents were ready to arrange the joining to take place on my 18th
birthday. I was incensed that they would do such a thing to me. My
father and I argued for hours. Finally, thanks to my mothers
intervention, my father relented... somewhat. He agreed to give me until
my 25th birthday. If I chose my own mate by that time, I would not have
to marry Kavan.
“I’ve had several relationships since then. One in particular that I
thought I might actually marry. But he was a career officer with no
place for a wife. He went on to his assignment, and I went on to mine.
So nothing ever went beyond that.
“At 15, 25 seemed a million years away. But it’s not... I turn 25 in 2
days. Just in time for them all to meet the ship.”
“Will you be staying on the ship after that?”
“I don’t know, sir. I’ve given it a lot of thought recently, and I would
like to, but I haven’t talked to Kavan since I was 15. I have no idea
what he does. I assure you though, I will discuss it with him and the
decision will be made as soon as possible, though.”
“Very well, Lt.” Commander Zane said.
“Commander, I have one more request. I’d like to have you meet them all
with me, when they arrive.”
“Of course, Lt.”
Regards,<br>
Lt. Krysa Jenn<br>
****<br>
NRPG: Well, I couldn’t resist<G> Since she is Betazoid and her father is
an Ambassador, I figured she had to have a few responsibilities hidden
away...
This also gives us some parties to have while on our trip to Earth... If
that ends up being where we are headed<G> And of course, you all are
invited to the wedding... if it should take place... You all do know
what to wear, right?<VBG>
Kristen
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