Post #183: The Many and the Few

Posted on Mon Jan 27th, 2025 @ 2:00am by Major Charlotte Thrace & Chief Petty Officer Rhyth Baines

465 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: Secrets
Location: Ops
Timeline: current

Even with the storm clouds looming, even with the stakes getting higher and higher with each passing moment there was at least some comfort in that some things just never changed, routines were one such thing. Charlotte, as she had on previous occasions, found herself watching ops, there were a lot of conversations being had that were above her station and so here she was doing what she could to help keep things moving while she waited for Hannah to complete the diagnostics on the Angel. The paranoia, the alert levels were so high that she could almost taste them in the air, no one wanted to be caught out by the Synthulans a second time, no they'd already been made to look like first year cadets once there was no desire for a repeat performance. Charlotte herself was looking forward to returning the favour by rescuing Admiral Bradley but she also knew what that meant they were getting into, they'd be starting a fight they wouldn't be in a position to finish.

Looking up Charlotte smiled as the very person she'd hoped to see stepped out of the turbolift and walked over to the Operations console - Rhyth Baines, a Chief Petty Officer and quite possibly the best engineer Charlotte had seen, not that she'd ever say it. Rhyth, like Charlotte, tended to wear the more waistcoat style uniform jacket and a short sleeve departmental colour top under that - far more practical for her line of work.

"What's up?" Rhyth asked when Charlotte walked over
"Commander McMahon's been cleared for the rescue mission which means he's coming with, so I've got him on the rescue and Chambers making sure the Angel's running correctly." Charlotte said "So actually moving this base is going to be on you and ensign Galaway."
"Somehow I doubt we can generate a subspace field big enough to do the old DS9 trick." Rhyth said
"According to Doctor Ryan, there's something Admiral Bradley was working on that might help." Charlotte said "V'Lar's working on possible locations to move to, you and Galaway get briefed by the Doctor and figure a way to make this happen because we're knowingly opening Pandora's Box, this isn't the needs of the many outweighing the needs of the few, this is the needs of the few outweighing the needs of the many and as we're doing this thing then we'd better be gone by the time Synthulans have their act together."
"No pressure then." Rhyth said with a wry smile.

"You love the pressure and you know it." Charlotte said
"I love the puzzle actually." Rhyth said
"Good then have fun with this one." Charlotte said

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First Lieutenant Charlotte Thrace
Marine CO
Starbase Obsidian

Chief Petty Officer Rhyth Baines
Transporter Specialist/Engineering Officer
Starbase Obsidian

 

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