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August 05, 2006
Powering back up
[SCENE: The bridge of the Pegasus. The doors open with a swoosh and in staggers Chief Engineer Merlin, leaning heavily on Executive Officer Korrioth for support. Despite that, Merlin nearly manages to collapse to the deck a couple of times before coming to a stop at Lord Spatula's command chair and straightening himself. He struggles to enunciate coherently for His Rudeness™.]
MERLIN: Re...repa...repairs on the main computer complete, m'Lord. (cough)
LSIK&T: About damned time too, I'd say...wait. Where'd you get all those bumps on your noggin?
MERLIN: K...Korrioth... (wheeze)
KORRIOTH: He needed...encouragement.
LSIK&T: (shakes head) Korrioth, how many times have I told you to thump him with your thumb only when you did that???
KORRIOTH: I did.
LSIK&T: How many times...?
KORRIOTH: (grunt)
LSIK&T: That's what I thought. Station, please, Commander.
KORRIOTH: Hmf. (trudges off)
LSIK&T: Merlin, it's probably time you promoted McCool and took that vacation you keep telling me about. Go pick your best cadet from the academy and have Ozy start training him, mkay?
MERLIN: Th...th...thank you eternally, m'Lord. Shall I inform him?
LSIK&T: That won't be necessary, my friend. (opens intercom) Mr. McCool, will you report to the bridge, please?
OZY MCCOOL: (gulps audibly over speaker) Uh...aye, sir?
LSIK&T: Yer not in trouble this time, Ozy. Just get a move-on and get up here.
OZY MCCOOL: Aye sir, right away...
(To be continued...)
Posted by Lord Spatula I, King & Tyrant at August 5, 2006 03:38 PM
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