Letter to Laehval

[Lerak trPexil 0]

From: Lerak tr’Pexil

Acting Chief Engineer, RES Talon

To: Laehval t’Temarr

 

After our last conversation it has taken me some time to get up the nerve to write. Elements, I don’t even know if au care for these kinds of things. Be that as it may, I thought it important to relay the current engineering status of the Talon.

 

Firstly, N’Dak thought it important to test each division of the Talon’s crew on their readiness. I can’t speak to how our team performed as events have prevented any long discussion on the matter. At a normal cruising velocity of warp 6 the Talon experienced a power failure ship wide. Naturally, funny as it sounds, the artificial quantum singularity held. After close to two hours I discovered a relay had been tampered with while in dry dock. The powers that be probably made sure we would na detect its installation. A command level code install altered the subroutines directing power throughout the ship. One relay, a minor one in the scheme of things. Once I figured out the code I had to rewrite I made the climb to the affected relay.

 

Sadly I was na fast enough to repair the sabotage at one relay node. The command level code had a replication sequence inside. It spread throughout the other nodes, and nearly instantly. The only way then to fix the code required a full core shutdown. Once I patched the kernel and rebooted the problem is gone for good. There are other low level safeguards in place to prevent future occurrences.

Apart from that the mission we are on has gone somewhat smoothly. I dare na divulge the nature of this in case au lack the proper clearance. Please find attached a full engineering report as to the status of the Talon since the refit up to a few hours ago.

 

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I felt the need to write an off the record personal section to this message. Naw that I’m here I am at a loss for words. Fvadt au Laehval, au infuriate me so. Fvadt au and aur soul of ice. Fvadt au and the control au feel the need to yield over engineering. Fvadt au for na returning any of my messages. Au could have really used some time to decompress from the gamma quadrant, latinum-loving fools we became. Au upset my sister who really wanted to meet au. I told her things were complicated. She said I always chose the complicated ones. Like the woman who nearly cut me in two. Na one on the Talon knows of her. By now it may na be humiliating.

 

Fvadt au for punching me in the face. Perhaps I deserved it. It hurt me inside more than the outside. I even avoid the area where it happened. Something I can’t shake. Oh how I wish I had hit au back. I think we both needed it. Nat that anything more pleasant would have happened afterward. I think au are still scared of getting close to anyone. Some things have happened in aur past. While I can’t understand what emotional and psychological scars collected over the years, I tried to be there.

 

Fvadt me for making so many mistakes between us. We had a dinner when au first arrived. The news of a smug new engineer surpassing me so quickly drove me insane. Insane enough to attempt poison au. I could na go through with it. With the knowledge of the now I’m torn as to if I made the right decision.

 

The above was harsh. Felt good to get it out. If au knock me flat I’ll know how it all was taken. With all I’ve said I still think of au fondly. We, perhaps I, need to have a long chat with au. The one I thought would happen on

shore leave.

 

Well, I hope this finds au well.

 

Lerak

 

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[KhreRiovtRex 0]

From: Lerak tr’Pexil

Acting Chief Engineer, RES Talon

To: Laehval t’Temarr

 

Menkha log tr'Pexil!! And such language from au!! I'm shocked! :)