Posted Dec. 7, 2020, 7:08 a.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Siobhan DeNaris (Sub-DH Xeno Biology) (Melissa Aragon)
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Tom Jarvis (Internal Security) in Side Sim - Ummm… hypothetically speaking, of course…
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Sage Brennan (2nd Officer - CMO) in Side Sim - Ummm… hypothetically speaking, of course…
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Siobhan DeNaris (Sub-DH Xeno Biology) in Side Sim - Ummm… hypothetically speaking, of course…
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She’d listened in silence, trying to piece together exactly what the xenobiologist was trying to tell her, and cypher what DeNaris wanted in return. In her mind, Sage traveled back to before the amnesia that had almost torn her and Calvin apart. She’d gone on a secret mission, in the middle of the night, for Admiral Draper—a man who really hadn’t given her a choice about accepting the assignment—and something that should have only taken a few days, had turned into months, a brain injury, six months of amnesia and almost losing the love of her life. She’d never received any word from Draper after she’d departed the secret ship. Not a ‘thank you’ or ‘good job’. Just silence.
DeNaris’ situation was sounding a lot like what Sage had been through, herself.
“Tell me the name of the Admiral.”
—Sage
That’s what she had feared and why Siobhan had wanted it to be anonymous and hypothetical. She took a deep breath and looked at the PaDD for a long moment. Slowly she picked it up and tapped the button to bring it to active mode. She wanted to be sure she said the name right. Last thing she wanted was to accuse the wrong man. After pulling it up, she shut the screen down and set the small computer back on the Lieutenant Commander’s desk.
She looked at Sage and took another deep breath. “Do you really need to know? I don’t want her in trouble. And I certainly don’t want to accuse someone without proof beyond the fact my friend’s never lied to me and I know what’s she is going thru.” The way Siobhan phrased the last statement would make Sage think she had been in the same spot as well.
Siobhan
XBgist
(cause it’s easier to type and looks cool)Sage licked her lips before she began. “If this was really a hypothetical discussion, I’d let it go. But your friend really experienced this. It’s possible that you’ve experienced something similar too, if my training isn’t deceiving me.” She sat straighter in her chair and clasped her hands on top of the desk. “Someone who uses their rank or position to force compliance or favors from others, needs to be exposed. So…who is he?”
—Sage
Siobhan swallowed hard. Apparently she wasn’t as over it as she thought she was. Looking down at the shut off PaDD as if it would bolster her courage somehow, she finally glanced back up at the woman. “Admiral Draper. But please we can’t just go accusing him. He is really good at covering his power plays. With me, he had me doing all kinds of menial and dangerous things. But sometimes he sent one of his pet officers along so he couldn’t be accused of riding me. It was just a simple thing he would say, I even sent Abel along. Would I do that if I was trying to punish her? But Abel was always just there to watch and see to it I did whatever it was he sent me to do. And when it wasn’t Abel, it was some other flunkie boot licker of his.” She actually shuddered remembering now the things she did just to keep her career. And now Macy was dealing with him.
She clenched her jaw and shivered once more. All kinds of insubordinate thoughts running thru her head.
Siobhan
(The X scientist person)Hearing the name of the Admiral, Sage bit her lower lip. Draper was the one who had sent her on a secret mission of her own. He’d threatened her career if she didn’t do it and it had cost her dearly. Not only had the mission turned into something that took much longer than it was supposed to, on her return trip back to the Genny, her shuttle had been fired upon and she’d sustained the near fatal head injury that cost her three months in a hospital and six months of amnesia. She had no fond feelings for Admiral Draper.
“Believe it or not, I’ve had my own experience with that particular officer.”
—Sage
For half a second, Siobhan was shocked, then she exhaled and relaxed. “So she isn’t over exaggerating. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, at this point. I just don’t know what to tell her to do. There really isn’t anyone over him that she can take it up with. And it’s an unusual mission, but not one that’s so outlandish that on its face, will be considered out of the realm of her job description.” She sighed once more and shook her head. “If only I could go in her place. I’d know, then, if this was aimed at her directly or just out of convenience.”
She shook her head. “I’m sorry you have had a run in with him as well. Though I am glad you are in one piece to growl about it.” She smiled, but it didn’t quite meet her eyes.
Siobhan
X-scientist
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