Making up is hard to do
Posted on 07/10/2020 @ 12:16pm by Ensign Melis Mendyar
Mission:
S2E1: The Skunil Incident
Location: Deck 11- The Blue Parrot
Timeline: Day 7 at 1730
"Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them."
-Bruce Lee-
It was a busy day in Engineering. Everybody was getting the ship ready for departure. And run off their feet. It was a lot of fine tuning this and precise calibrations of that. Making sure everything was not just working, but working to 100% efficiency. And then, making sure the back up systems were tuned to the same high standard of calibrations. It felt like it was an endless period of tweeking and tuning. adjustments in some cases that were SO small it seemed like it almost was not going to matter. But in the end, every engineer knows that IF it was not working to that 100% high standard, they were the ones who were going to hear about it.
Petty Officer 1st Class Graal Krit had just completed some maintenance and fine tuning of the ship's artificial gravity network. It was tricky stuff. with a simple adjustment this system could have the entire crew floating or pinned to a bulk head. either way, IF this system went down, or started not working right, a lot of people would have a very bad day. It was because of this, Krit, or Pig Boy as he was called by his friends, stayed till after his shift. He couldn't get the system working at peak efficiency at first. It was a knot he needed to untie. By the time he did tie it, it was an hour after his shift was over. One thing for sure, he earned his pay for the day.
Krit, (or Pig Boy,) walked out of Main Engineering on Deck 11. He was walking towards the turbo lift, when he saw something. Low and behold, it was the doors to The Blue Parrot. Pig Boy was tired. But he also thought it was a good opportunity to grab some grab some suds, as the humans say, and get a bite. So, Krit walked in.
The place was great. Octagonal Billiards, Darts, 3D Chess, Domjant, it looked great. Krit walked to the nearest table and took a seat. The server came over to Pig Boy's table.
"Welcome to the Blue Parrot. What can I get you to drink?" She asked.
"I'll have your darkest synthale. And a menu please." He said.
The server walked away, and returned within a matter of minutes with what Krit wanted. The synthale was as dark as a Guinness. And went down just as nice. Pig Boy smiled. He was pleased he walked in. After briefly studying the menu, Krit decided om trying a Ferengie meal. Upon the server's return, Pig boy told he he wanted to try the Tube Grubs. She took his order, and walked away....with a slight look of disgust.
Pig Boy looked around. The place had several people unwinding after a hard day of making the ship run right. Over in the corner, Pig Boy spotted something. It was a small stage. On it, were 2 mics, and a karaoke machine. "Okay, IF anyone gets up and turns that on, I'm leaving" He whispered to himself. Then, Krit saw him. Off in the corner, right beside the karaoke stage was a table. Sitting at the table was that guard that Krit got into a fight with when he and the others were in the brig. Ensign Mendyar was his name if Pig Boy's memory was right. He was sorry it worked out that way. But, it happened the way it happened. Krit decided he was going to go over and make sure there were no heart feelings.
Pig Boy walked over to the table. Mendyar was sitting alone. "Hi. Remember me?" He asked with Tellerite smile that only a mother could love.
"Quite... Bruised my ribs... Hell of a punch... No hard feelings, though... I was having a bad night... Sit, will you?"
"Yeah, I guess it was a bad day for us both. You got yourself a nice hit yourself. Rang my bell a little. And that is hard to do to a Tellarite." Pig Boy said.
The Benzite held out his hand. "Ensign Mendyar... No reason we can't reset things, yes?"
The alien took a sip of his water. "I've been released from quarters, so thought I'd avail myself of ship facilities... How are you doing, Petty Officer?"
Big Boy took his hand in friendship. " My name is Graal. But my friends call me Pig Boy. Call me Pig Boy." He said.
"Mellis..." The Benzite took the Telarite's offered hand. "Your name seems familiar--isn't it some sort of Telarite historical figure you're named after? Something in my early Starfleet History class, I think?"
"It's actually a common name on my world. Much like Jim or Steve to the Humans." Pig Boy said. "I was named after my Great Uncle. He actually once lost a family heirloom. It was a cudgel."
"Cudgel? Isn't that some kind of primitive weapon? Wood and leather?"
"That they are. Kinda meant for beating things with. Bashing their skulls kind of thing. They can be surprisingly ornate." Said Pig Boy.
Just then the server came with Pig Boys order. He looked at Mellis. "Care for some tube grubs?" He asked.
"I'll pass, thanks. I'm a fish, not a Ferengi," responded the Benzite, ruefully. "Where'd you develop a liking for those?"
"I saw them on the menu and decided to try them." Pig Boy then grabbed a pinch of tube grubs and put them in his mouth. He stopped for a second to reflect on taste and texture. "I've had worse." He said swallowing. Then putting more tube grubs in is mouth.
"After spending the last few years at a scrap yard, I'd expect you'd eat almost anything, right?" Mendyar let out a hearty chuckle, grinning at the crewman.
"I like to keep my mind open about other cultures and stuff." After finishing his bowl of tube grubs, Pig Boy put down the bowl. "Well, those were certainly.......disgusting." He said matter-of-factly. That is, after he finished his bowl. "So, please tell me you didn't come for the karaoke?" He asked.
"Hardly... I'm no singer, and I don't see anyone taking that stage," chuckled Mendyar.
"Cash just might if he comes here. He has an affinity for older music. Like that ancient composer Elvis....Parsley I think his name is?" Pig Boy said
"Haven't a clue what you're talking about... Benzite music is... Different."
"Yeah, I don't know. Cash just keeps going on about it. Tellarite music has more.....depth. I prefer it to the human stuff." Pig Boy said drinking his drink.
The Benzite chuckled. "You and me both... Though I haven't had much experience with Telarite music... Andorian's just... Weird."
"At least its better then Catillian Regge, Or Orian Ska." Pig Boy said sounded disgusted.
"Or Xindi Insectoid... Its... Unpleasant."
"It does hurt the ears. Those high pitch tones.....Ugggg" Pig Boy said taking another swig.
"Yeah... Well, this has been lovely, but Lieutenant Lae'Or asked me to recallibrate phaser rifles--part of my punishment, it seems... I better hop to it." The Ensign drained the last of his drink and rose. "Pleasure chatting with you, Pigboy."
"Good talking to you to. Good talk." He said watching the man walk away. Pig Boy sat there. He was looking around. "Oh Hell, more tube grubs." He thought getting up and going to the bar.
A Post by:
Ensign Melis Mendyar
Security Officer
USs Crazy Horse
And
Petty Officer 1st Class Graal Krit
Engineer
USS Crazy Horse
