This Will Not End Well

Posted on Wed Oct 30th, 2019 @ 8:28am by Lieutenant Commander Arianna Sky Kamar

Mission: Onboarding & Departure
Location: Engineering

Frel walked into Engineering and looked around with a disgusted look on his face. He has never liked being in places as dirty as an engineering room. As he looked around, he spotted the first male he saw and walked up to him. "Hello, I'm Ambassador Frel from the Ferengi Alliance. I was hoping you could help me with something. I assume you are in charge down here?"

Arianna was talking with another engineer when she sensed the Ferengi. "Actually he is my right hand man! Now how may I help you?", she said as the Lietuenant's thought came into her mind. oOThanks bossOo he projected. She nodded and off he ran leaving her laughing. Lt. Evans never liked the Ferengi and their Laws of Acquisition.

Frel looked at Arianna for a moment, as he turned to continue talking to Evans, the man had used the opportunity to slip away. "This is how it is. Females are not as bad as you thought. At least this one isn't a Hu-Man." He mumbled under his breath. After taking a minute to compose himself, he put on his best smile.

"Hello Female, I'm Ambassador Frel. I was hoping you could help me with something." He said as he held out the PADD in his hand.

"I was just to see your Captain, and he asked me specifically to come down and deliver this to you. It is some modified recipes for the replicators, and he said that it was of the utmost importance that I hand this to the person in charge directly and have them make it a priority. I assume that you can handle the task?"

Arianna was stupefied hearin' the Ferengi call her 'FEMALE'. "I am a female yes but I DO have a name! You would do well to use it next time we meet Ambassador. Call me Chief. Now....", looking at the PADD there were strange recipes on it, "You want these programmed into the replicators?", she asked, as she continued looking at it wrinkling her nose in disgust at some of them. "Live tube grubs?", "oh yuck", she said reading the list. Trying to hold down her lunch was getting harder the more she read.

"Captain Kamar is not thinking of eating THIS! Oh god!......Sorry Ambassador but I am not accustomed to Ferengi food. Please excuse me", Arianna said as she walked to the display panel and started to input the recipes into the replicator system computer. Looking at Ambassador Frel, Arianna's skin crawled in disgust. oOOh god this is awful this little big eared twerpOo. "Here you go Ambassador it is finished. Now take those and get out of my engine room little man", she growled.

"Thank you...Chief." He said with a slight groan. "By the way, while I am here. I am having a little trouble with my environmental settings in my quarters. Can you fix that? Oh, and the lights tend to be a little too bright. OH, and my console is having issues recognizing my voice commands. Speaking of the console, can I change the voice on it? OH, also..." He started to continue with more complaints, but Arianna cut him off.

oO This Ferengi.....if he wasn't an Ambassador Oo she thought. "Look Ambassador, I have programmed the menu into the replicator as requested. Now if you are having problems with your quarters, as you say, tell them to one of my engineers over there", she said pointing to Evans, " And give him your griefs......er....complaints Please! I have other issues that need my time", she said through gritted teeth.

He looked towards where she was pointing. "Ah yes, that lovely man I met when I first walked in. I would be happy to talk to him. Excuse me, Lieutenant, may I have a word?" With that Frel turned and walk away as briskly as he could towards Evans. Evens gave the Chief a helpless look as the Ferengi rambled on for, what seemed like, eternity.

Arianna looked at Evans and motioned to him to pass the Ambassador off to James who loved to listen to complaints. Evens catching her movement, made his excuses and handed the Ambassador to James. James looked at Evans and laughed as he started to talk with the Ambassador. Arianna stood there laughing as quietly as she could. James was eating this up and she and Evans had to leave before they were heard laughing.

"Ambassador, I will leave with you and you will show me what you want fixed if that is ok with you", James asked.

"Yes, that would be perfect." He grabed James by the arm and started to lead him out of Engineering. "I must say, the Federation is such a caring organization. You are willing to do all this work, and for free. I mean, what else could a Ferengi ask for." He continued to yammer on as the doors to Engineering closed behind him, and the overwhelming silence and calm filed the room.

"Jeez I never thought they would leave!", said Evans smiling.

"Me either Evans," Arianna said laughing. "Those ears must hear everytbing too," she added laughing.

"I don't know boss but they kinda look like wings if you ask me," Evans said laughing.

"Evans!!..........," Arianna said and both started kackling like chickens.

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