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Personal Log (Lt. Karalle M'Rerra), Stardate...I can't believe I'm saying this...57716.5
Well...how to begin..? I suppose I asked for the full Starfleet experience when I was a kitten...and I finally got it. One temporal rift here, one transporter malfunction there and I'm temporally displaced...back to the year 2380, two years before I was even born and a year before Mark was born. I suppose it's not as bad as it could be in the grand scheme of things. I was pretty relieved that I materialized on a Federation starship instead of some backwater planet full of predators or pirates. That was, of course, until I realized what ship I was on...good ol' NCC-75567...the U.S.S. Cerritos.
Having to minimize contact with the ship's crew to save both myself and the Cerritos crew a visit from Temporal Investigations is awkward enough. Have to avoid "polluting the timeline" at all costs, as they teach us in the Academy. But, just looking at this crew...and the sheer amount of dysfunction within it...is simply staggering. I've gotta say, as much as I was skeptical about working on the Discovery, a ship run officers who were essentially Ensigns (sorry Mark) ...well...let's just say this experience makes our ship look like the Enterprise by comparison.
I used to hear cautionary tales at the academy about the infamous "Ensign Beckett Mariner", about how she made irresponsibility, dereliction of duty, disregarding procedure and disrespect for authority into an art form. However, none of that could possibly have prepared me for the real "Mariner" experience. I feel like she's constantly there everywhere I look, ready to ask me every awkward, vulgar question about the future that pops into her head. It's as if she believes we're pals simply because I'm from the future and therefore a novelty. I outrank her, both in her time and in mine, and we have almost nothing in common. I'm tempted to order her to stay away. Yet, she doesn't seem to care. And my gods is she relentless...she seems determined not to let me off this ship until she's "broken me" and befriended me. Still, I have to admit, her raw honesty is a little...refreshing, and I was surprised to see just how capable an officer she really is. I just...I can't tell if she's simply content to be an Ensign, or if she's afraid of being promoted...like she'll lose this strange sense of freedom she feels at not having to live up to anyone's expectations.
Maybe if my mother was a Captain and my Father an Admiral I'd feel the same way...?
Still, being on this ship explains so much of how Captain Boimler got to where he is back in my time. It's crazy to see him so young, here as an Ensign. So eager to please...to the point that it makes him incredibly annoying. I've got to admire him, though. I thought I loved Starfleet more than anyone until I saw this human for the first time. I look like a slacker compared to him. I guess I can see why he was never able to shake Mariner throughout his whole career. The kid doesn't seem to be able to see the forest for the trees, as the humans say. To him, it's all about climbing the ladder, getting to that next post, that next rank. Making captain younger than anyone else in history. I remember a time where that was all I could think about as well...and it almost cost me a life with Mark. Maybe I should take Mariner's advice...?
...
NAH!
The command crew seem to be adhering to regulations and I haven't had very much contact with them. But, having to deal with Commander Ransom's ego would be enough to drive anyone crazy. He's the "Big Man On Campus" and lets everyone know it. I've been hit on by males of many different species before...and they've come to regret it. But, I can't tell you how frustrating it is to have to hold back on teaching him a less onto avoid polluting the timeline.
Fortunately, the bright spots during my stay have been Ensigns Tendi and Rutherford, also known as the nicest, most unaffected people you could ever meet. T'Ana is a bit rough around the edges than I would have thought, but seemed to have a soft spot for me as a fellow Caitian. That is...until it got awkward when she wouldn't shut up about jumping Shaxs' bones. I mean, I've got nothing to complain about, being in an interspecies relationship myself...but it feels weird to talk about someone else's in that kind of detail. I mean, we Caitians don't usually hold back on that sort of thing, but this was just...ugh...
Shaxs himself doesn't say much, but I've got to say I respect him as a warrior. If it weren't for temporal regulations, I would love to pick his brain about Tactical and small unit tactics.
In short, as much as I am a Starfleet history buff and want to take the opportunity to soak in this period of time in Starfleet, I feel like this ship could come apart at the seems at any time...or at least the part of it that I might be on should something happen. Captain Freeman says they're working on a way to get me back to my own time, but...honestly I don't know If I'll last that long...
Thanks once again to
Ale-Tie for another wonderful reward! I honestly never expected to see M'Rerra in the LD style, but this is fantastic! Always happy to support this artist!
M'Rerra:
Sunstreak091
Art: Ale-Tie
Well...how to begin..? I suppose I asked for the full Starfleet experience when I was a kitten...and I finally got it. One temporal rift here, one transporter malfunction there and I'm temporally displaced...back to the year 2380, two years before I was even born and a year before Mark was born. I suppose it's not as bad as it could be in the grand scheme of things. I was pretty relieved that I materialized on a Federation starship instead of some backwater planet full of predators or pirates. That was, of course, until I realized what ship I was on...good ol' NCC-75567...the U.S.S. Cerritos.
Having to minimize contact with the ship's crew to save both myself and the Cerritos crew a visit from Temporal Investigations is awkward enough. Have to avoid "polluting the timeline" at all costs, as they teach us in the Academy. But, just looking at this crew...and the sheer amount of dysfunction within it...is simply staggering. I've gotta say, as much as I was skeptical about working on the Discovery, a ship run officers who were essentially Ensigns (sorry Mark) ...well...let's just say this experience makes our ship look like the Enterprise by comparison.
I used to hear cautionary tales at the academy about the infamous "Ensign Beckett Mariner", about how she made irresponsibility, dereliction of duty, disregarding procedure and disrespect for authority into an art form. However, none of that could possibly have prepared me for the real "Mariner" experience. I feel like she's constantly there everywhere I look, ready to ask me every awkward, vulgar question about the future that pops into her head. It's as if she believes we're pals simply because I'm from the future and therefore a novelty. I outrank her, both in her time and in mine, and we have almost nothing in common. I'm tempted to order her to stay away. Yet, she doesn't seem to care. And my gods is she relentless...she seems determined not to let me off this ship until she's "broken me" and befriended me. Still, I have to admit, her raw honesty is a little...refreshing, and I was surprised to see just how capable an officer she really is. I just...I can't tell if she's simply content to be an Ensign, or if she's afraid of being promoted...like she'll lose this strange sense of freedom she feels at not having to live up to anyone's expectations.
Maybe if my mother was a Captain and my Father an Admiral I'd feel the same way...?
Still, being on this ship explains so much of how Captain Boimler got to where he is back in my time. It's crazy to see him so young, here as an Ensign. So eager to please...to the point that it makes him incredibly annoying. I've got to admire him, though. I thought I loved Starfleet more than anyone until I saw this human for the first time. I look like a slacker compared to him. I guess I can see why he was never able to shake Mariner throughout his whole career. The kid doesn't seem to be able to see the forest for the trees, as the humans say. To him, it's all about climbing the ladder, getting to that next post, that next rank. Making captain younger than anyone else in history. I remember a time where that was all I could think about as well...and it almost cost me a life with Mark. Maybe I should take Mariner's advice...?
...
NAH!
The command crew seem to be adhering to regulations and I haven't had very much contact with them. But, having to deal with Commander Ransom's ego would be enough to drive anyone crazy. He's the "Big Man On Campus" and lets everyone know it. I've been hit on by males of many different species before...and they've come to regret it. But, I can't tell you how frustrating it is to have to hold back on teaching him a less onto avoid polluting the timeline.
Fortunately, the bright spots during my stay have been Ensigns Tendi and Rutherford, also known as the nicest, most unaffected people you could ever meet. T'Ana is a bit rough around the edges than I would have thought, but seemed to have a soft spot for me as a fellow Caitian. That is...until it got awkward when she wouldn't shut up about jumping Shaxs' bones. I mean, I've got nothing to complain about, being in an interspecies relationship myself...but it feels weird to talk about someone else's in that kind of detail. I mean, we Caitians don't usually hold back on that sort of thing, but this was just...ugh...
Shaxs himself doesn't say much, but I've got to say I respect him as a warrior. If it weren't for temporal regulations, I would love to pick his brain about Tactical and small unit tactics.
In short, as much as I am a Starfleet history buff and want to take the opportunity to soak in this period of time in Starfleet, I feel like this ship could come apart at the seems at any time...or at least the part of it that I might be on should something happen. Captain Freeman says they're working on a way to get me back to my own time, but...honestly I don't know If I'll last that long...
Thanks once again to
Ale-Tie for another wonderful reward! I honestly never expected to see M'Rerra in the LD style, but this is fantastic! Always happy to support this artist!M'Rerra:
Sunstreak091Art:
Ale-Tie
Category All / All
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Size 978 x 978px
File Size 393.7 kB
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