EXETERRPG: (2 - 1228) CSO Lieutenant Erin Cortez

[Jaclyn Smith]

Mission: A New Day Dawns
Day: 2
Stardate: 2446.01.29



(Earth, Arizona, CSO Lieutenant Erin Cortez - 1228)



Sitting in the stands watching the brawl unfold, Erin smiled to herself and
shook her head. Team sports, whilst she understood the premise and the
reason behind her, they mystified her. Solo sports held much more interest
for her.



The fact that you had to rely on a team to bring you to a win did appeal
but the confrontation and all the other aspects were something that
intrigued her from an anthropology aspect. As long as humans and others had
been in the universe, there had been team sports. Watching the Captain go
into the brawl and trying to stop it, Erin admired his dedication to his
crew and, as the others joined him she smiled widely.



~This is going to get hectic soon.~ she thought to herself as she looked to
her left. Seeing a couple of obvious cadets at what looked like a terminal,
a thought entered her mind. Something her family had mentioned when they
got together. Something from their history. Something from old earth
military terms. ~Shock and Awe~ she thought to herself as she made her way
over to the two cadets.



“Excuse me?”



One cadet looked up, obviously about to say something and thinking better
of it when they spotted her rank pins on her uniform. “Yes, Ma’am… how can
we help?”



“That terminal, is it connected to some sort of sound system you use to
comment on the games here?”



The two looked at each other and the woman looked back at Erin and nodded,
“Yes, Ma’am but i don’t think shouting at them all is gonna help.”



Erin sat next to them and leaned in, conspiratorially, “Oh i don’t plan to
shout. You two done earth history, earth military history?”



They both nodded and Erin continued, “You heard of the term, shock and awe?”



She could see their minds turning for a moment and then the realisation hit
them, “Yes, Ma’am but…”



“Look, perhaps they need something else to focus on for even a split
second. Redirect them long enough for Captain Williams to take control of
what is going on down there because they don’t seem to be taking any notice
at the moment. So, we give him a helping hand. A little soundtrack so to
speak.”



The woman looked to her cadet friend and smiled widely, “I’m game. You have
something in mind?”



“Yes i do. My family know a song from earth’s past. Should fit the bill
nicely. If i pull it up on my PADD, could you pipe it through the system
here?”



The female cadet nodded, with a wide grin on her face. “Sure.”



Erin’s fingers danced on her PADD as she found what she was looking for and
handed the PADD to them. “As loud as you can.”



As the opening strains of the music began, Erin sat back and waited.
Knowing this may do nothing but it seemed like maybe a short sharp shock
might be enough for Captain Williams to get some order.



(Reply any at the brawl)

(Posted by Jackie)



NRPG: incase anyone is wondering, this is what is now playing through the
sound system. Apart from our erstwhile captain, bonus points if anyone gets
the link… tee hee hee



https://youtu.be/RRpUMUDGXf4
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