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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 | |||