Vultus Est Index Animi

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Vultus Est Index Animi

 

Duty log: Hilee,Richard,B.,Lt.Cmdr. Asst.Engineer , U.S.S. Manticore NCC-5852-A

 

The return to Manticore was welcome for a lack of a better term...a true blessing. The Captain had ordered all support to the cloak to enable our extended subterfuge. I had routed all available power to just that...including life support.

 

The graying had set in ..and noticeably as member of the crew...after member had begun to succumb to the now non-existent life support...well to sum it up..we were found and rescued by the core. I had been ordered to standby on the "blow the hatches" button,as well as my own rig to completely destroy the scout ship if boarded by uninvited guest.

 

The fact we are alive and back home on Manticore is awesome indeed...however the nagging of the scout ship remaining intact for the purview of the Romulans does cause a degree of concern. Had I been enabled one to two more seconds the point would have been mute...I certainly do hope the romulans will look upon the craft as one stolen...and not one that had been re engineered for the use of the UFP..the implications as well as the hardware on the scout might prove to be embarrassing...at best.

 

The return and subsequent restoring of our normal appearance was interesting all along with the normal conversations with fellow officers. The jabs were of course all intended to not offend ...all the while attempting to inject a bit of humor into the situation and possibly defuse the close call and within the mere moment of meeting the spirit of death head on...without reserve, Some may desire to remember just how close we were to death and I mean and infer the finality of it.

 

I could not resist taunting my friend Faldek as well as Mr.Pilot to categorically refuse and deny the surgery to return them to their respective normal appearance as it allowed in my opinion their surgical implants to be a marked improvement. The rebuttal was of course shall we say a bit colorful.

 

The fact remains that upon the surgical removal of the implants...and restoring of their normal features their collective visage..."The face is the index of the soul/mind" ,and considering what the crew has been through..their minds,memories speak of volumes as they proceed along the normal routine....Computer end log...Beep..!