EXETERRPG: (16 - 0911) MS - SPC Ensign Greta Smith

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Mission: The Flames of Purity

Day: 16

Stardate: 2445.09.16


(USS Exeter - Mess Hall  - SPC Ensign Greta Smith - 0911)


Sitting in the mess hall, Greta knew she didn’t have long left on her break but she fully intended to take every second. She could feel a change in the air, the crew was on edge but there had been no news. Nothing had been fed down to her little corner of the ship that was Torpedo storage.


The two of them working in there had completed a full inventory of the stock they had and she had left Ensign Jisoo to go over the data whilst she took a break and grabbed a drink and a moment alone in the mess hall. As she finished her drink, she put her cup down on the table and stared out of the window.


She wasn’t sure exactly when she overheard the conversation behind her but she froze in her seat. ~Rescue mission? Shuttles going out….. Oh not again Ire…~ she thought to herself. 


~ I know this is your job but you only just got back…. Why did you put yourself out there again?~ she sighed as she stood and heard the two behind her stop talking instantly. Almost as though they realised she was there and who she was.


Being one of only a few couples on board, gossip was prevalent. People loved to talk about who was together. She had heard many conversations about the Captain and his wife and people seemed to love to speculate what their relationship was like. Now, it seemed the conversations had turned to Ire and her.


Standing tall, Greta fixed a stoic look on her face and walked past them without looking. As she left the mess hall, she could feel something inside her, something rising, threatening to explode within her being. Making it to the turbo lift, she entered and closed the door, commanding the computer to take her to the correct deck. 


As the journey began, she could tell that her hand was shaking. Balling up her fist to stop the shake, Greta closed her eyes. ~You will be fine. You will be. Because you know i will kick your ass if you aren’t ~


Knowing that, the last time this had happened, she had broken, She took several deep breaths and, as the turbolift door opened, she opened her eyes, rolled her shoulders to release the tension and walked out, determined not to make the same mistake again.


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