Willful Child
““Sawback here, can’t it wait?”
Jimmy Eden’s voice replied, “Sorry, Captain, but Commander Sin-Dour has ordered me to inform you that a shuttle has been stolen and may possibly be descending to your position.”
Hadrian pushed Nipplebaum to one side and sat up. “Stolen? What are you talking about?”
“Sorry, sir. It’s just that stuff’s been going on. In the meantime, I mean. And the upshot is, we’re missing a shuttle. Oh, and Chief Engineer DeFrank. He’s missing, too.”
“You’re saying Buck’s taking a... shuttle down to us?”
“Uh, no, sir. Lieutenant Brogan reports that the last time she saw the chief engineer, he was unconscious, bound and gagged. So there’s no way he stole the shuttle. But he might be on it, since we can’t find him.”
Hadrian rubbed at his temples. “Eden, get my 2IC on the comms, will you?”
“Oh, sorry, sir! I meant to say, she’s in sickbay.”
“What? So who’s commanding the bridge?”
“Well, uh, sir. You are. I mean, your hologram is, which is you, I think.MoreLess
Jimmy Eden’s voice replied, “Sorry, Captain, but Commander Sin-Dour has ordered me to inform you that a shuttle has been stolen and may possibly be descending to your position.”
Hadrian pushed Nipplebaum to one side and sat up. “Stolen? What are you talking about?”
“Sorry, sir. It’s just that stuff’s been going on. In the meantime, I mean. And the upshot is, we’re missing a shuttle. Oh, and Chief Engineer DeFrank. He’s missing, too.”
“You’re saying Buck’s taking a... shuttle down to us?”
“Uh, no, sir. Lieutenant Brogan reports that the last time she saw the chief engineer, he was unconscious, bound and gagged. So there’s no way he stole the shuttle. But he might be on it, since we can’t find him.”
Hadrian rubbed at his temples. “Eden, get my 2IC on the comms, will you?”
“Oh, sorry, sir! I meant to say, she’s in sickbay.”
“What? So who’s commanding the bridge?”
“Well, uh, sir. You are. I mean, your hologram is, which is you, I think.MoreLess
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