ol_yellow_eyes: (serene)
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It has been a normal, uneventful night shift. Today will not be completely normal for Data, however—Captain Picard has all but ordered that his second officer take the majority of the day off, pointing out that Data hardly ever takes any time to relax. Data resisted the impulse to remind the captain that he has no need of rest, as that observation has never changed the captain's mind in the past in regards to this issue.

Data is relieved of his night watch as usual by Commander Riker. While he is making his report, he notices Ensign Rager take her usual seat at the helm, and is reminded of something. It is rare that he and Ensign Rager are off-duty at the same time, but today that will be the case. Perhaps he should take advantage of it, since there was something he wanted to ask her.

Before he leaves the bridge, Data approaches her seat at the helm.

"Ensign. May I speak with you after you have completed your shift?"

Date: 2010-10-29 09:12 pm (UTC)
visible_sariel: (things do work out)
From: [personal profile] visible_sariel
Oh, whew! Not that Sariel's saying that aloud, but the worst of the tension slowly ebbing from her face and posture might be a close approximation of the same. "Exactly, sir." This time it's her turn to pause.

"If you believe that to be best, sir." Beat. "Unless someone else aboard ship discovers a door."

Who's to say someone won't? Two on a ship of a thousand people have already...

Date: 2010-10-30 12:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ol-yellow-eyes.livejournal.com
"Actually, the captain visited Milliways briefly," Data mentions. "But I have not seen him there since, and he has not mentioned anything about it."

It is possible that the Picard who visited Milliways is from a slightly different universe, so Data does not plan on saying anything about it to him.

Date: 2010-10-30 04:06 am (UTC)
visible_sariel: (what in the world?)
From: [personal profile] visible_sariel
Why not three indeed! Sariel looks distinctly startled. "Captain Picard visited Milliways, sir?"

Pause. Little bit longer. "Could he have been a version of Captain Picard from a closely-related reality?" Or their own, who's now keeping his visit quiet exactly as Commander Data and herself have... but she isn't voicing that possibility aloud. It's not her place, somehow.

Date: 2010-10-30 04:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ol-yellow-eyes.livejournal.com
"I have considered that possibility," Data replies. "That is why I have not asked him about it."

Date: 2010-10-30 04:21 am (UTC)
visible_sariel: (at work)
From: [personal profile] visible_sariel
"Understood, sir." She means that, above and including formality.

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