A Worrisome Thing

Posted on Sat Sep 23rd, 2023 @ 10:49pm by Captain Linda Wilson & Commander Sandy "Phantom" Risa

708 words; about a 4 minute read

Mission: Into The Void
Location: Captain's Ready Room
Timeline: Right after Staff Meeting

Sandy followed Linda to her ready room and hit the door chime. There was something about this person or entity that kept popping in and out of time.

Linda sighed. She really didn't want to be disturbed but nonetheless, "Come!" She said.

Sorry to barge in Captain but this popping in and out, dropping people out of the blue is troubling me. I don't like being watched or studied like a rat in a laboratory. And now a dimensional drive to go, or rather throw us into another dimension? How can we possibly live with this? Every dimension we jump through takes a little more of our life away. Sandy finally plopped in the chair.

"Commander, I don't like it anymore than you do however that seems to be out lot in life for right now. There is nothing we can do about it at this time. We are now a ship of exploration. That exploration being alternate dimensions. You may not like it Commander but this is our mission. I don't like being hijacked from my ship to this one but I am trying to make the best of it. You may not like it commander but this is our life now. Maybe someday we will find a way home but for right now, were off to alternate dimensions. As for the Vedela, well not much we can do about them!"

"I just don't trust them. How do we know we are not causing ripples in the timelines of each dimensional jump. To Besides I have no desire to meet a duplicate of my self either," Sandy said. However, something else was bothering her and now might not be a good time to let it surface.

"I understand. I share your concerns. The thing is, we don't know they aren't screwing with the timeline. Even if we did know, I don't know. For right now, we just stay the course and hope for the best. Right now, we really don't have a choice. I wish I could reset everything to be as it was but I do not have any such power."
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"I wish we did have such a power but then we would be playing God I suppose," Sandy said, still shaking off that weird feeling. "That's not all that is bothering me...." still hesitant, "It's a foreboding sense, presence, that something really bad I'd going to happen. I can't shake that feeling. It's driving me crazy and I don't know what it is!" she said getting up suddenly and walking to the window.

"Well, probably due too the fact that we have been told to go here and help. That sort of thing always gives me a foreboding feeling. I have no doubt something is gonna hit us. The best we can do is roll with the punches and try to be ready for whatever it will be!"

"To be honest captain, I hate surprises. And this feeling is truly driving me crazy. I know that what ever hits us will be hard but not knowing what is killing me. I want to be ready to jump into action the minute it goes south, but how the hell can we be ready if I can't tell you what it is!" Sandy said angrily.

"Commander, you realize a lot of what Starfleet does is dealing with the unknown. There are guarantees out here. The unknown is what we do. You better get used to surprises because on this ship, more than any other, we don't know what's coming next. What we think we know does not necessarily apply here. I suggest you get used to it because there is a whole lot more surprises coming. I guarantee it! I am not particularly fond of it either but it is part of the job!"

(thought I replied to this one long ago)
(Well we can end this here with me heading to the bridge where Reality post can be on the heels of this.)

"Understood Linda but I still don't like it," Sandy said turning and left for the bridge.

She didn't blame her XO for not liking it but they wee here and until they got out, it was their reality. So to speak.


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