"Second Thoughts"
(previous post "Company and too much…")
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Breakfast was winding down as Prav finished off his second plate of food. He had thoroughly enjoyed his meal and he had to admit, he did get a kick out of watching Maya take to her new role. Those two things had managed to offset the other irritants that had been bothering him since the meeting began.
Knowing Maya’s feelings about Dawson, Prav did his best to keep his feelings in check but it was difficult to mask the loathing he felt for the man. Unlike the majority of the senior staff, he didn’t buy David’s possession excuse and no long winded explanation from Maya would change that. It burned him immensely that Dawson was back in uniform with nary a black mark against him and regardless of how Koneki, or command felt about him, Prav didn’t trust the man as far Lea could throw him.
Not wanting to dwelling on Dawson, Prav turned his thoughts to the up coming mission. He had spent the better part of the previous evening hammering out the details with General Alverez and everything was coming together. He glanced around the table his eyes pausing on each of the senior staff sitting there. He wondered how they would react to the situation as he looked at Susan and then Lea. They both had gone through a tremendous amount of trauma on previous missions, would what he had in store be too much for them? His eyes fell upon Uxtar and Nico and he laughed as he thought of the work out those two would be giving his men, though he had no doubt who would come out on top.
He finished the glass of juice before he glanced over at their Romulan/Terran CO. He hoped that the training scenario he devised would be acceptable to her as he was very appreciative for the opportunity to run the drill. The two new ensigns were quietly talking and he almost felt sorry for them knowing full well they had absolutely no idea what was about to be fall them on this mission. He could catch snippets of their conversation and the anticipation and excitement over the “exploration” mission was obvious in the tones of their voices and their animated body language.
Elan was quietly contemplating the last of his pancakes and Prav wondered exactly how the pacifist giant would react to the surprise in store for him. As his eyes passed over Dawson he also wondered about his reaction, but the concern he felt for Elan wasn’t there and in fact, almost a sense of self-satisfaction came over him as he thought about his plans for Engineering. A sardonic smile spread across his face, but it soon disappeared as his eyes came full circle and stopped on Maya.
Guilt and regret almost immediately replaced the smugness he had felt just moments before. How could he do this on "her" mission. As much as he wanted to push the crew (and maybe punish Dawson) he also didn’t want to jeopardize the success of the Maya’s maiden voyage as Executive Officer.
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Writing for: 2005 post #523
Stardate: 60329.1500
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck 16, The Black Hole
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Matt Kelly (downwitmal@yahoo.com)
1st Lt. Pravat
MCO
USS ANUBIS
