First Officer's Log: Obsessions

[Cmdr Ayers 0]

Nick steps into the Observation Lounge after informing Commander Gromvik about the Dry Dock.  As the door closes behind him he says,

 

      "Computer, begin recording.  Commander Nicholas Ayers Personal Log."

 

      "I sometimes think that this Station should be renamed Starbase United Nations after the rather fractious political body that used to exist on Earth a few hundred years ago.  I suppose that would make the Captain the Andorian representative, Commander Gromvik would be the Vulcan representative, Lt. Commander Hawke and Doctor Jones would be the Betazed representatives and Mr. Andrews would be the Klingon representative.  The problem, right now, is with one of the Ferengi representatives and one of the Cardassian representatives.  Sometimes it seems like no one is on the same page...that we all have our own agendas and that everyone is out only for themselves."

 

      "Thanks to Mr. Mogg and Mr. Gabrel's inability to remember they are representing their races and governments, we now have to take time away from doing our jobs and spend that time dealing with their petulant childishness.  I can understand Mogg's dislike of the Cardassians on some level as a Starfleet Officer who fought in the Dominion war.  I can probably understand it best of all considering what the Borg did to my people.  However, I also recognize that duty and responsibility comes first.  We do not exist for vengeance.  The person who becomes obsessed with seeking vengeance on a perceived enemy becomes the enemy.  Mogg has forgotten that and, in a different way, so did Mr. Gabrel.  If they can't handle their responsibilities to this Station then they shouldn't have been assigned here.  Either way though, their actions will not be tolerated any further."

 

      Nick pauses momentarily then adds "And may the gods have mercy on their souls if they don't grow up."  Nick lets a wave of anger run through him as he says that.  Finally he says "Computer, end recording.  Encrypt personal log with Gamma level access code."