"A Quick Change"

[LtJg_Starboi 0]

Geo took a deep breath as he looked around the station. He had pulled nearly three shifts. Thanks to Hermekian physiology he had managed to survive. Not nearing his weariness that seemed to pop around the crew he shook his head. He could do one more shift unless called off by the Captain or other.

 

"Someone take over" he said soberly as Ensign Rio moved to Helm. Good old Ensign Rio. He had been there since the beginning. Back when Geo was an Engineer. Thankfully he was where his true nature called. It was an odd life to live in the Reaent. The constant hussle and bustle tended to throw people off.

 

Not Geo though. He was ready for life. His own life had been full of adventure. From the Thallonian Occupation to the Cairo incident. He had been through the major disasters of his life. Midlife crises and others had seemed things for other people, but being hit made it all different. Overcoming them seemed harder. What troubled Geo the most was there recent problem.A probe

 

It was nothing out of the ordinary. Just the standard, drain power and leave the ship defenseless probe. It was too damned inconvenient to have that probe there. Where did it come from? How was it created? How did the borg get here so quick and why had they not attacked the Alpha quadrant before? Had the Probe saved Earth and the other nations before? Was the probe related to the ring around the planet they had seen before.

 

Confusing questions. Geo stepped onto the TL and ordered it to his rooms. It was a long day. Mostly involving humming and running his routine checks on Operations. Power distrubution was scarce. Still, already the chance for a new beginning was struck. He had heard what Mclean had said about the power. Though he tended to ignore the annoying man. Chuckling softly he exited the TL and walked the corridor. Brief greetings to the officers he knew.

 

Entering his room was a relief when he noticed no one had been in it yet. He took a deep breath, took of his tunic and headed to replace it with another. All the while tapping at a padd as he looked over and about his room.

 

"Computer begin Ensign Revolones Personal log, private voice verification" he said. Waiting for the chirp before the log officially began. "where to start ..." a brief paused as he changed clothes. The closet opening and closer were the main sounds that left. "Busy days were easy ways to put today. It was far too hectic" he smirked. A slight chuckled left his lips as he turned and sat on the couch. "The Reaent was in bad conditions when we got back. I suppose we managed to repair most of the damage. And Mclean has managed a fair job on repairing. I wonder if he half the engineer he claims to be. Still i wont bother with wondering anymore. He was strict when I was in his group and i am glad to be gone. Helm was alittle less used then usual, but i managed to stay busy with Operations. It has dawned on me that the crew appear different. More tensed. I can almost smell it growing amongst them. Maybe even me, i have cut back on joking at all. The Captain didn't look happy, or the Commander either. Could we be such a burden on them?"

 

"I won't bother to understand humans. Or any race. If you ask me only Hermeks are the sane ones. We can joke about anything, but the Humans and everyone else seemed to take things too seriously. What i need is a challenge. No! even better. I need to do something that will keep me busy. Lighten the moods of the crew. I wonder if i could propose a movie night or something. Maybe more then one. I haven't had the chance to meet any of the recreational activities. With me being busy and perfering a calm drink and talk. I hear things are getting less used as the Reaent is father from Space Dock. Or longer perhaps"

 

"If you ask me the Reaent is in need of something good to happen. Everyone all uptight like this does nothing for me other then worry my to no end. I suppose i shall have to see how well things turn out. It seems we have not uncovered anything about the probe. This log has already gone on longer then anything else. And I only came to change my Tunic. blast it! i bet Rio is most likely fidgety wondering where i am. Probable things the probe minions came and took off without me"

 

Laughing at his joke he ordered the log to a stop. Peered about his room and then walked for the TL. Only to find his thoughts were right. Rio had worried where he had gone. Indeed. way to much tension. It would kill them with stress. Sooner or later.