USS REPUBLIC PERSONAL LOG

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Subject: Another lost link

Date: 7/8/1996 5:08 AM Eastern Standard Time

From: LCdrBlurox

 

:::Errrika padded down the corridor to her quarters. Where there should of been joy, there was only a feeling of sorrow. The captain, had just promoted Tess, Gaelin and herself, which normally would have caused the three of them to have done something to celebrate. But, then came the announcement.....and it was a bomb shell too. Captain Fish had announced that he was leaving command of the Republic. The crew couldn't have looked more shocked. Everyone had sort of stood milling around, lost in their thoughts and feelings, long after the captain had left the room. They all stood there, looking at each other, hardly saying a word, until eventually, the silence became too much, and they began to disperse.

 

Entering her quarters, Errrika walked to the replicator, and did something that she rarely did, ordering herself a Bajoran distillation, similar to the Bourbon Whiskey that was made on Terra. Picking it up, and walking over the the viewport, she began to recall all the recent losses in her life. The loss of her grandmother had been devistating, as was Thom now being out of her life. Her mentor, LCdr Ariana...who had done so much to help her get settled in here, had also left. But the loss of Fish, was almost more than she could handle at this time. She had been so long without a father, a male authoratative figure that she respected, that she had often thought of Fish as a father figure. He had done so much at the Academy, to help her blend in, getting her mind focused on what she needed to do, to become a Star Fleet officer. Once on his ship, he had been patient with her, giving her time and advice on how to fit in. He had also shown his trust in her, by making her Chief of Security, even after making several glaring errors in judgement.

 

Looking out of the viewport, she felt so very alone, and very vulnerable. It was as if she were losing all the links that supported her personal armor and her strength. Well, at least she still had Ann, who was always there when she needed someone, whom she had made a part of her family, as well as Erinna and Gaelin. And she and Tess still needed each other. She would just have to carry on.

 

She held up the glass to the viewport, and wiped a tear from the corner of her eye with the back of her paw. "Captain Fish Vir...may you journey well, and your journey be free of incident. May nothing stop you from making your way amongst the stars you seek. You will be sorely missed...." With that, she tossed back the drink...and sat down on the floor, continuing to stare out of the viewport, wondering what would happen next.