Beyond One's Abilities

[Capt Ayers 0]

Nick knew he had pushed himself..actually was continuing to do so...beyond his abilities. Apparently the aliens, according to what they had "said'', were behind the recent spate of trouble on the Station. And Nick wasn't going to let them leave without at least attempting to get some form of contact and answers from them. Part of it was pride, Nick didn't like his crew or himself being viewed down upon as "unintelligent life." It was the height of hubris to view lifeforms capable of space travel and everything else the people on the Station and the Station itself represented as "unintelligent life." And the other part was curiosity mixed with human stubbornness. So he had tried communicating and apparently succeeded though perhaps a little too well.

 

He felt that the aliens didn't mean any real harm and the contact was going to have some benefit to it. Still, he knew it is going to drain him and cause him considerable pain and weariness.

 

He frowns slightly as he watches Hawke. Obviously the aliens had chosen to speak through her, probably something to do with the fact of her stronger telepathic abilities. Still, he wishes they had found a different means of actual communication. He was concerned about the affect on her, true, but that concern was coupled with the fact that he wanted to give into his temper and anger over what she had done earlier on the Control Tower. She deserved a harsh dressing down but it wasn't something he was going to do in front of the aliens or in front of the rest of the crew for that matter, even if part of him is sorely tempted to do just that.