( ...and she's Starfleet and a Commander. He instinctively sits up straighter in his seat. He doesn't recognize the particular stylings of her tunic, but the insignias are all there... maybe something system-specific... )
I just read their mail to them, Ma'am. They should get to hear from their families, even if they can't read. One of them had the bright idea for the book.
( He pages through the thing, not browsing, just to give his hands something to do. If she's a Commander, then she must have come from the rest of the fleet, out in the Laurentian system. )
And it's Cadet, ( Leonard blurts out a moment later, ) Cadet McCoy, Ma'am. I was mobilized with the rest of my class to answer Vulcan's distress call and... ( he falters, looking briefly at his hands- steady as they are, they close the book and press it closed until his knuckles turn white, ) Well I'm sure you've all heard by now.
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I just read their mail to them, Ma'am. They should get to hear from their families, even if they can't read. One of them had the bright idea for the book.
( He pages through the thing, not browsing, just to give his hands something to do. If she's a Commander, then she must have come from the rest of the fleet, out in the Laurentian system. )
And it's Cadet, ( Leonard blurts out a moment later, ) Cadet McCoy, Ma'am. I was mobilized with the rest of my class to answer Vulcan's distress call and... ( he falters, looking briefly at his hands- steady as they are, they close the book and press it closed until his knuckles turn white, ) Well I'm sure you've all heard by now.