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[[Lighting the Fire Part 2|Back to Part 2]]<br><br> | [[Lighting the Fire Part 2|Back to Part 2]]<br><br> | ||
“''He’s what?''” Kramer couldn’t believe her ears. She’d heard a lot of things in her time in the Alliance Navy. ''But this?'' “''Shi!'' When did they start doin’ this? This was ''not'' happening when we left!”<br> | “''He’s what?''” Kramer couldn’t believe her ears. She’d heard a lot of things in her time in the Alliance Navy. ''But this?'' “''Shi!'' When did they start doin’ this? This was ''not'' happening when we left!”<br> | ||
− | She glanced around the bridge at her crew. | + | She glanced around the bridge at her crew. Connolly looked as shocked as she, but the man was thinking past it.<br> |
“We should get ourselves checked out, just in case,” he said.<br> | “We should get ourselves checked out, just in case,” he said.<br> | ||
''That’s my XO, still thinking while his shit-brained Captain’s still picking up the pieces.'' That’s ''why he’s my XO.''<br> | ''That’s my XO, still thinking while his shit-brained Captain’s still picking up the pieces.'' That’s ''why he’s my XO.''<br> | ||
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“Sometimes a conspiracy theory isn’t so farfetched,” he said, looking at her. ''Not likely'', his look said. Then he shook his head and turned to the kid. “No, Chen. I don’t think that’s the case. The Captain’s right—they’d have already shot us down or taken captive more of the people we’ve had contact with if that was true. But we’ll check ourselves out. Better safe than sorry.”<br> | “Sometimes a conspiracy theory isn’t so farfetched,” he said, looking at her. ''Not likely'', his look said. Then he shook his head and turned to the kid. “No, Chen. I don’t think that’s the case. The Captain’s right—they’d have already shot us down or taken captive more of the people we’ve had contact with if that was true. But we’ll check ourselves out. Better safe than sorry.”<br> | ||
“You heard the man,” Kramer said, collected and able to think again. She grabbed the comm and put it on ship-wide. “All ex-military members of the crew need to report to medical ASAP.” She cradled the handset and jerked her head at Connolly. “Brief the doc on what he’s looking for. Chen, get to work scrambling our signal and getting us under an alternate ID. We need to ditch our tail, the bastards.”<br> | “You heard the man,” Kramer said, collected and able to think again. She grabbed the comm and put it on ship-wide. “All ex-military members of the crew need to report to medical ASAP.” She cradled the handset and jerked her head at Connolly. “Brief the doc on what he’s looking for. Chen, get to work scrambling our signal and getting us under an alternate ID. We need to ditch our tail, the bastards.”<br> | ||
− | With Chen gainfully occupied and | + | With Chen gainfully occupied and Connolly likewise off the bridge, she turned to her remaining crewmember.<br> |
“Earhart. You got any more good news for me?”<br> | “Earhart. You got any more good news for me?”<br> | ||
“Our contact, Carter? He’s been on his feet for a couple of weeks from what I can gather. Breaking Li has pushed his timetable up, so he’ll be able to hit the rack shortly. Permission to give him access to the crew shower as well?” Nika gave her Captain a wan grin. “Poor guy looks like he could use a hot shower, a hot meal, and a warm bed. Not necessarily in that order.”<br> | “Our contact, Carter? He’s been on his feet for a couple of weeks from what I can gather. Breaking Li has pushed his timetable up, so he’ll be able to hit the rack shortly. Permission to give him access to the crew shower as well?” Nika gave her Captain a wan grin. “Poor guy looks like he could use a hot shower, a hot meal, and a warm bed. Not necessarily in that order.”<br> |