The bridge door opened admitting Dr. Jim Morris.
“Doc reporting as ordered.” Morris said, “Tho’ i must admit, I’m surprised you… ”
“We have a situation,” Locke interrupted curtly, “follow me, and keep your mouth shut. say nothing. Ask nothing.. In fact, you’re best to look forward and not bother addressing me at all!”
“yes sir!” morris said, winking at Lucy.
The comms-officer shook her head. As the lift door shut, lucy said to frosbeld, “I don’t envy Karapanov,”
the weapons-man locked his console and took the captain’s chair, “Oh? What’s the history there?”
“With Morris?”
Frosbeld nodded.
Lucy sighed, “The doc and our captain were .. close, once.”
“Really? I can’t imagine anyone getting close to her!”
“She’s a woman, Frosty, not a machine. we all have needs you know!”
“The captain looks to do well on her own, is all i’m saying!”
“Well, the good doc found a crack in her shell, and it pissed her off!” Lucy chuckled.
“What split them up!?”
“The Amethyst! She loves her more!”
“Yip!”