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A better future for both of us.

Posted on Wed Feb 20th, 2019 @ 9:28pm by Captain Enalia Telvan & Lieutenant Commander Thex sh'Zoarhi

Mission: Recovery Trek
Location: Ready Room

Thex had hoped the feeling in her stomach would have left her by now as the doors opened up onto the bridge. Sadly it hadn't and she had no idea why. The captain was her friend and she wasn't going to say no.

Just get on with Thex. Get it done and you soon feel better. She thought to herself as she made the short trip across the bridge and she was outside of the captain's ready room. There was a second before the indicator went off and she spoke. " Hello, captain it's Thex I was wondering if I could have a word." The engineer said politely.

"Yeah, come in," Enalia replied, triggering the door to open and looking up from her desk terminal. "What can I do for you, Commander?"

" Thank you, captain. It's a rather simple question, but I hope you'd be willing to accept. " The andorian said as she walked over to the chair opposite the desk. " It's about my upcoming bonding ceremony captain. I'm hoping you will do us the honor and be willing to conduct the ceremony." the anodrian asked timidly.

"Of course. It would be an honor and a privilege. Congratulations." Enalia stood and offered a congratulatory handshake. "Do you have a planner? When do you want to do the ceremony? I'll need to study up on the ceremony."

" We've already planned it ourselves captain as is andorian tradition. We're going to hold it on the anear holy day which is five days from now. I can send you the data on what you'll need to do and say. " The andorian said taking her captains hand and giving it a good shake.

"I would appreciate it. I've never conducted or even seen an Andorian Bonding ceremony before so I'm not even sure what I'm in for." Enalia returned to her seat and motioned for Thex to be seated as well. "While I have you here, there's something I was hoping to ask you as well."

" Hey I'm your friend Enalia and you've just agreed to marry me and my partner. You're more than welcome to ask me anything." The andorian who was very happy inside.

Enalia nodded. This still wasn't something easy to ask, however. "Then please know that you have full right to refuse as this is a personal matter and not in any way an order. I'm sure you've heard about the upcoming tribunal I'm involved in with my family. Rumors travel at warp speed, after all. It's looking more and more like it's going to end in a space duel between starships and I need an engineer that knows the Miranda class and... Certain flavors of Andorian and Telerite modifications to it. I would ask my old family engineer, but they've been killed in a raid against a Syndicate slave ring. Will you be my Chief Engineer aboard the Manticore?"

"Of course I'd be willing to help Enalia. I'll need to take a look at the Miranda's blueprints beforehand, but i won't let you down. " the Andorian replied confidently. " Though if you don't mind me asking what is actually going on. As you said there are rumors floating around, but half of them contradict each other."

Enalia picked up a PaDD and started transferring the current status reports and 'blueprints' with all the modifications into it of her old pirate ship. "The Manticore is a refit Miranda class at its core with an Andorian warp reactor, Tellarite injection systems and relays, and the weapons... Pulse phasers... From four different races. And then there's the Vulcan transporters..."

Handing off the PaDD, Enalia then addressed the rumors. "It started with her insistence with me providing an heir to the family so she can raise her. Basically, I choose a suitable suitor, provide a genetic sample, and she grow my daughter... With genetic manipulation... In a maturation chamber. Then I'm relieved of my responsibilities of the family in fifteen years when her bloodthirsty augment takes over. Not only would this break bodily autonomy laws, but eugenics laws as well. Hence why I started a tribunal within the family which... Basically states that she's trying to tear the family apart through this action. Eventually it would have."

"Unfortunately, I don't have the favor of at least nine of the fourteen Baronesses to win it in the trial stage, so at the six month mark, we'll be dueling to determine the outcome." Enalia sighed heavily. "And she's a fecking bloody cunny in space combat..."

The andorians eye were fixed on the blueprints she was looking at. The Manticore was an impressive ship and the work needed to get half of these systems to work together was a work of a talented engineer. She blinked before listening to the captain's story. She could feel the captains problem with this whole mess. Her own family had been controlling freaks who wanted to choose who she married.

" I see and don't worry you have my full support in this Enalia. My own family was a bunch of control freak's and I'm not going to stay at the side and let someone else deal with the same problem. "

"Thank you, Thex. You don't know how much I appreciate that." For a moment, the weight of this whole affair showed on Enalia as she smiled weakly. It had obviously been wearing on her. But she brushed it of just as quickly as it showed. "So how's the Hera doing? Repairs and resupply going well, I hope?"

"Going very well. My Team's very experienced at this. Though the damage the Valkyries did to the engine room is taking a while to fix, but with the DS9 staff, we'll have it fixed in a day or two." The andorian replied with a proud smile.

"Thank goodness. The last thing we need is mixing refugees and repairs longer than necessary," Enalia replied.

" Don't need to tell me that. Here's hoping Intel isn't going to send us another mess like that again in a hurry." Said the andorian engineer.

"I think they might already have." Enalia pulled up a mission request to return the changeling they had in stasis to the Dominion. "I Think we can get away with it being just an away mission though. Just a quick trip through the wormhole to deliver a changeling to a Dominion ship. We've held onto them long enough and Intel is getting nervous."

" Knowing the universe she's already got a surprise lined up for us." Thex responded as she looked at the mission brief.

"Yeah, these missions are never as easy as they look." Enalia clicked it off and leaned back in her chair. "At least on the books it's a simple diplomatic mission, but knowing our luck some wormhole shenaniganry will happen or an alien fleet will appear... The station will be attacked by Borg... We should shut up now before I jinx it..."

" Indeed. " Thex said as she waited for the universe to throw something at them. Thankfully it seemed to be giving them a breather this time. " Well as it looks like they've given us a breather i'll get back to the repairs. Unless you need me for anything else?" Thex asked

"I can't think of anything. Thank you again." With a smile, Enalia nodded and motioned that her Andorian friend and Chief Engineer could leave at her leisure.

 

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