Playing Hooky

Posted on Thu Feb 27th, 2020 @ 12:25pm by Chief Warrant Officer Ryi "Taffy" Amlari & Staff Warrant Officer Hana "8-Ball" Nakamura
Edited on on Thu Feb 27th, 2020 @ 12:26pm

Mission: Mission 18: Aces High
Location: Various Locations - USS Roanoke
Timeline: 1530Hrs - December 22nd, 2390

"We will go over this again until we get it right." Typhoon told her flight. The other three pilots looked haggard and over worked. They were getting frustrated as they tried to keep up with what Typhoon was saying. "Now this team maneuver is rather simple, the Tango thrust. We, however, will be attempting to do it with a slightly more complicated variant."

"Enough!" Lynx shouted. "We can't follow all of this shit. Your only getting us more confused."

"These combat formations are essential for peak combat efficiency." Typhoon shot back.

"I've been in combat. These fancy formations are too complicated for real dogfights." Lynx told Typhoon. "Try to keep things simple."

"Your opinion was not asked for Mr. Godfrey." Typhoon replied. "Now, back to the Tango Thrust variant..."

Lynx got up and threw her PaDD on the deck. Typhoon stood in silence as she wasn't quiet sure what Lynx was doing. "Come on, let's go to the holodeck." Lynx told Eight Ball and Taffy.

"You will conduct your training in the flight simulators and under supervision by a commissioned officer." Typhoon told them. "Commander Lasky has revoked our flight status. Do you want it reinstated?"

"Were not doing any training." Lynx told the Vulcan. "We're going to relax. Come on, let's go." Lynx told the other two pilots. Typhoon stood there in silence.

The three pilots headed for the holodeck. When they got there they found all the holodecks had been reserved. "Well, there goes our time off." Eight Ball stated. "This always happens to me."

"I'll figure something out." Lynx replied.

Taffy had already wondered off. She spotted a Cardassian women struggling with the control screen on one of the holodecks. "Hello there." Taffy cheerfully greeted the Cardassian.

Tamtha looked back at the Andorian girl. She took notice of her pilots uniform. "Um hmm." Tamtha curtly responded.

Undeterred, Taffy continued. "Watcha up to?" She cheerfully asked.

Tamtha exhaled in frustration. "I'm trying to bring up an archaeological program. If you must know." Tamtha replied.

"Oh." Taffy replied. That sounded horribly boring to Taffy. "What's the problem?" she asked Tamtha.

"During the time Roanoke was smoked out somebody brought up my program and destroyed the dig site. I'm trying to reset it but somebody really messed up the program. It's the only program I have on the holodeck and I don't want to loss my time." Tamtha told Taffy.

"Oh, that's too bad" Taffy said with empathy. "Why don't you just invite a friend down and use theirs?"

"I don't have any friends." Tamtha snapped back.

"What! Oh I'm so sorry." Taffy told the Cardassian girl. "Why not?"

"Because I didn't make any." Tamtha replied.

"Well, I'm here with my friends and we have a few holodeck programs but we don't have a holodeck." Taffy told Tamtha. "You have a holodeck but no program or any friends. Why don't you join us?" she asked Tamtha.

Tamtha rolled her eyes. "If I agree will you go away afterwards and leave me alone?"

"Okay but I'm sure you'll have fun. I'm Ryi Amlari but I go by Taffy." she told her. Tamtha replied with her name. With that Lynx and Eight Ball came around the corner looking for Taffy.

"Taffy where have you been?" Lynx asked. Tamtha grimaced as she saw Taffy's friends.

"Finding a new friend." Taffy said happily. "Guys, this is Tamtha. Tamtha, this is Lynx and Eight Ball." she stated and pointed to each women in turn. Both pilots regarded the Cardassian.

"So, your under Phoenix?" Tamtha asked sourly.

"Please, let's not talk about her." Lynx responded. "What program are you running?"

"I'm not running any. My only program got corrupted." Tamtha responded.

"Okay, I have a cool program on Kabuki theater if your interested." Eight Ball told Tamtha.

"Um sure." Tamtha responded with ambiguity.

"Oh come on! It will be fun." Taffy told her.

"What about Phoenix?" Tamtha asked.

"How cares?" Eight Ball told her. "She is probably to..." and with that Eight Ball pretended to drink from an invisible bottle.

Tamtha let out an unexpected giggle. "Alright, lets try out this kabuki thingy." Tamtha told them. Eight Ball brought up the program and the four went into a darkened Kabuki hall.