A Run In with the Devil

[Akirapryde]

Commander Bonham smiled as she spoke. There was so much of her cousin in her mannerisms. But unlike him, her confidence was only so deep. He could see her nerves just barely holding on. Something her cousin had over come through surviving hours of intense combat.

Finally as she drew her statement to a close he turned around to allow the water to rinse his back off. "Ah Captain Jurnell. Good officer but doesn't know how to hold ones liquor or cards. Lost one he'll of a beat with me. I imagine, the results of that single card game and a pair of mischievous pilots at their best are biting Utopia now." He joked as he scrubbed his back with the sponge.

The plan was brilliant but he couldn't take the credit for it. He only played his part in it. He couldn't convince Starfleet that Skytower needed to be assigned to the Thunderchild, so he turned to his best agents of chaos. He didn't tell them the reasons why it was important, but just it needed to be done. Not knowing wasn't important to those two anyway. Any opportunity to cause chaos was more than enough for them.

"Well I can tell you, Ensign, the reason why you are the Rec Officer. This is because our science department was already filled up and I could secure another slot for you. So I searched the slots aboard and found a hand full open. Most were in the galley but I noticed we needed a Rec Officer and your experience at the Academy would fill the bill nicely."

He reached up and grabbed his body wash bottle and added more to his sponge. "Captain Jurnell wasn't happy about losing you. But with the right motivation, he quickly suggested that your assignment here was best for all parties involved."

He turned to face her and smiled, "there loss is clearly our gain" he said with a nod. "Look at you already planning a event for the crew. I knew you would fit right in."

He noticed that her eyes kept drifting down towards the center of the shower station. He smiled as their eyes met again and she realized that he caught her staring. "As for your event. When is this planned for?" He asked not sure if it would work within the current crisis.