Lylliana followed him through the row of lockers. She stopped short as he turned about coming utterly too close to her.
Quote:"Yes, I have the skill set to be a great influence and help to the Pathfinder Project" he said mimicking her tone and voice. He wanted her angry if she was going to see what laid before her. "You think you are on par with great minds like Reginald Barclay!?" he said as if he was dismissing her abilities. Actually the truth was, that he knew she could compete on their level if not even higher. But she had to realize that for herself, it wasn't something that he could just tell her. "Truthfully Ensign, you have good grades. But Starfleet Communications didn't put up a big fight for you. Two signatures and your life changed."
She glared at him. She knew she had the grades, and the know how and she wasn't about to have some pompous ass Commander try to tell her any different. Sure he had done a great service for Starfleet and Utopia, but honestly, he was a dick. "Reginald Barclay doesn't have half of what it takes to navigate his way out of a paper bag, let alone the skill to contribute effectively to the Pathfinder Project!" She was hot now, her voice raised, as the crowd drew in. "Yeah, ya know what. Go for it. Take me back to Starfleet Research! At least then it'll give me the chance to prove you and everyone else wrong about my capabilities instead of wasting away here as a Recreations Officer!"
She was hot standing there, the crowd had fallen silent, on looking. When Commander Bonham turned around snapping at everyone, she just stood there glaring. She gritted her teeth, and gladly started to turn away as he commanded everyone out. She needed to cool off and the holodeck was begging her to come now.
Quote:On that he spun and made sure that Ensign Skytower knew he was not speaking to her, "Not you!" he jabbed his finger at her, "We are far from finished here" he commanded.
She stopped and spun around on her heel to face him again. She was hot, and was now fully irritated. She didn't want to be disrespectful of his rank, but she'd be damned if she'd allow anyone to talk down to her. She opened her mouth to retaliate, but shut it quickly as it seemed his tone of voice changed slightly. She listened and then realized he was antagonizing her on purpose. Her eyes widened ever so slightly. She finally realized why everyone was so drawn to him. It may have been his looks, or some of his charm, but it was this moment right here.
She stood there, pondering for a split second. He was in uniform and she hadn't fully progressed through her training to be confident enough to take him on as she knew the flight deck had their own rigorous training schedule. He could out duel her any day and she knew it wouldn't be smart to start something unless you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt you would win it. She gripped her PADD tightly, feeling its weight to remind her. "That depends Sir... " she finally answered his question, almost through gritted teeth. "How long do you dare to stand and lead?"
A Run In with the Devil
