[Round 11] Conflict of Judgement

[Ilene Torza]

((Bridge))

::Ashley was not happy about the way the meeting had gone, but not for what they

were doing. The ship needed repairs, that was a given, and the cloak would

surely help if they were right about where they were, but it was the fact the

only two asked to give their estimation of where the ship had ended up were of

the same opinion right from the start. It didn't seem fair that any opposing

viewpoints were even considered, especially Hugh's, who had said they were back

in the Alpha quadrant, 600,000 km’s from DS9. Of course, she was on his side,

he was her husband for the gods' sake, and the fact his word was totally

discounted got the fiery little redhead's dander up to the point she got up and

walked out of the meeting as soon as it was over without saying anything to

anyone.::

::Red faced, she tapped her commbadge::

Boles-Barnes: ::barking:: =/\= Commander Boles-Barnes to Crewman Kumiko Yokoi..

come to the Bridge immediately! =/\=

Yokoi: ::surprised by her tone:: =/\= Alright, on my way. Yokoi out.=/\=

::Seething, Ashley continued to check on all the security teams to see that they

were in place, trying to calm down.::

Boles-Barnes: oO It's not fair. Hugh works his tail off for the ship and THIS is

the thanks he gets for it? He deserves more consideration than that. Oo Then it

hit her... the real reason she was upset. She didn't want to be in the Delta

Quadrant or in the vicinity of the Borg. Had it been just her and Hugh to worry

about, she could cope, but there was the child she was carrying to consider, and

she was scared for it.::

::Tears welled in her eyes, her emotions getting the best of her..::

Boles-Barnes: oO How can I protect the baby when I'm not sure I can protect

myself. He will be lost forever in some hellish Collective. No, not my child,

not Hugh's son, NOT our baby. Oh please, get us out of here. I DON'T WANT to be

here. Oo

::Breaking down into full blown tears, she ran to Hugh and wrapped her arms

around him, unmindful of anyone else on the Bridge.::

Boles-Barnes: ::crying inconsolably into his chest:: Take us home, Hugh! Just

take us home!

TBC

PNPC LtCmdr Ashley Boles-Barnes

Chief of Security

USS Challenger

SIMed by

LtCmdr Toni Turner

XO-COO

USS Challenger

[Ilene Torza]

I'm admittedly a bit behind reading posts (real life got in the way) but I thought this was a really good post and deserved to be entered. I checked the rules and posts can be submitted that have been written in either the current submission period or the immediately lapsed submission period. While this is a bit old, it definitely falls within those guidelines.

Well done, Toni