"If At First You Don't Succeed...")
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Setting: USS ANUBIS Corridor outside David's Quarters
Lea stepped off the lift and nodded to several
officers as she headed to invite the ANUBIS' CEO to
breakfast. Since his release she hadn't had a chance to
check up on him. Not saying that she was neglecting
her duties as the head medical officer, she figured
that David needed time to get back to his normal
routine. She finally reached his door and pressed the
chime. No answer so she thumbed it again. And again,
no answer.
"David? Are you in there?" the CMO said and she didn't
get a response. Now, she started to worry.
"Computer, is Lieutenant Dawson in his quarters?"
=/\= Affirmative, =/\= the computer replied.
"Computer, override door lock. Authorization Summers
Gamma-Gamma-2104-Theta."
The doors to David's quarters whooshed opened and Lea
slowly entered.
"David?" she said and then she smiled as she saw the CEO stretched out on his couch snoring like a hibernating bear. Not wanting to startle the massive engineer she slowly approached and shook him by the shoulder.
"Wake up sleeping beauty" the CMO said as she knelt by
David's side. The CEO slowly stirred.
"Ugh" David said as he opened his eyes and looked at
the CMO then sat bolt upright, "wha... how..."
She placed her hands on his shoulder, "Easy
David... easy. I've been trying to get you to answer
your door but you didn't respond. I got worried..."
"I am fine Lea" David said putting his feet on the
floor, "computer, time."
=/\= The time is 0805 hours. =/\=
"Dammit... I'm late" David said sitting up to put his boots on.
"Late for what?" Lea asked.
"I told Elan I'd have the cloaking device on the
HATHOR ready by 0730..." and David looked at Lea,
"what? What are you staring at?"
"You" the CMO replied with a smile, "you know... I'm starting to like your new look. Makes you look... mysterious" she added with a wink as David rolled his eyes.
"Thank you" David replied, "but you'll have to excuse me..."
"I'll do no such thing" the CMO replied, "but what
you're going to do is escort me to breakfast."
"I'm not hungry" David said as Lea blocked his path.
"You might be bigger than me, but I'm prepared to drag
your ass all the way to the Black Hole if necessary,"
the ANUBIS' CMO said confidently.
David shook his head. "Drag? You'll need the entire
security staff and a batallion of marines..." and Lea
produced a hypospray and giggled.
"What's that?" David asked.
"Insurance" Lea replied, "so... you have a choice
Lieutenant. Either you escort me to breakfast or I'll
give you this and you'll go anyway."
"Lea," David sighed, "I'm not hungry. And I don't
feel... socialble."
"Why not?" Lea asked.
"The crew hates me... so why would I want to hang
around a bunch of people who..."
"No one hates you David," Lea said, "and besides it
isn't the whole crew. Just a few of us."
"And a few of us includes?" David asked.
"You and me, Susan, Nico, Uxtar..."
"Nothing doing," David said, "if he's there I won't be."
"Who?" Lea asked.
"Rostov," David replied, "he's the last one I want to
be around. Someone who..." and David sat.
"I'm waiting" Lea said crossing her arms over her chest.
"For?" David said.
"Your excuse. If you're talking about him placing you
in the brig David... he was only doing his job. He is
the chief of security..."
"Who I heard wanted to see my head on the chopping
block like everyone else," as the CEO thought back to
the look the security chief gave him the day Sabrina
came and arrested him... and the looks he received from
the Nausicaan while he was incarcirated.
"Oh David," Lea huffed, "stop being such a grumpy gus.
This'll be good for you. The chief engineer in a
social atmosphere surrounded by his friends and those
who care for him."
David smirked at the CMO.
"Oh come on David," she said tugging on his arm, "don't
make me order you." she added with a smile.
"You can't make me eat if I don't *feel* like eating."
David said.
Lea sighed and sat next to the massive engineer. She
had one more move up her sleeve. She pouted and looked
at him.
"Don't look at me that way," David said and she continued pouting.
"Dammit," the CEO mumbled under his breath.
"So you'll come?" the CMO asked and David nodded.
"But let it be known that I'm doing this under duress."
"No you're not. You're doing this because you want to be there with us," she said beaming, "now come on. I'm starving."
Lea took David by the hand and led him out of his quarters as they headed for the Black Hole lounge to await the others.
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as
Lieutenant David Dawson
and
assistant Chief Engineer
"A Starfleet officer...that's all I am and that's all I'll ever be." 2005 post #502
Stardate: 60329.0800
Julian Knight (d_dawson_1@yahoo.com)
Chief Engineer
USS ANUBIS NCC 18501
USS HATHOR NCC 74211
- Avery Brooks as Captain Benjamin Sisko,
Commanding Officer of the Federation Spacestation Deep Space 9
