A Voice in the Wilderness - Part Eight

Posted on Sun Jan 31st, 2021 @ 7:32am by Division Admiral Thomas Lasky & Lieutenant JG Rachael "Ripcord" Yamaguchi-Cullen & Commodore Siaxx "Bluemoon" Dvald-Vaxx MD & Post Captain Plataea "Phantom" Lasky & Master Chief Petty Officer Chen Vaxx

Mission: Mission 106: Restitutions and Resolutions
Location: Various Locations - Starbase Vanguard
Timeline: 1240Hrs, October 17th, 2393

"No. I'm asking you." Vaxx's tone indicated he was growing irritated with Lasky. "You are the cause of all of this." the large Bolian decided to go all in. "Had you decided to be reasonable, we would not all be sitting here now. I could have finished my work. Plataea over there could be asleep and likewise with Rachael... but now, we must all babysit you two..." as he glanced at his spouse. "Because you can't get along... How does Celeste tolerate you, anyway.?"

"Celeste and I can work together, unlike some I could mention," Lasky answered. "I am here as an attachment to her command, most of the ships assigned to the base answer to me and not to her."

Plataea shifted her attention from Lasky to Vaxx. "It also does not matter... Because that's not what you asked."

Vaxx noticed that Lasky seemed to be just as sick and tired of this constant strife as Siaxx was. "Oh I know fully well how long you two have been locked in this state of feud and I know why..." he indicated Rachael with his left hand. "Is it because of her... Is it because of Phoenix or is it because of something else?"

"Siaxx has always been unstable," Lasky answered in a flat tone of voice, indicating his growing annoyance. "The arms are fair when the intent of bearing them is just."

"Siaxx is a medical officer who honestly should have been in the marines," Vaxx answered. "But that changes nothing about who she is, she is my spouse and the mother to my children, even if they are not mine biologically." he regarded Lasky. "Did you two have a fling that blew up or something?"

"No," Dvald-Vaxx answered with an almost amused tone of voice. "It would make sense though," she added. "So what's your issue with me Lasky?, How about you just spit it out once and for all... Or do I need to do it for you?"

"You are reckless and out of control half the time," Lasky answered. "You also consider me a sexual predator, mostly of my wife's extended family." he glared darkly at Siaxx as he said it. "You think that I raped Elizabeth and then raped Torilla two days apart..."

"No. I never said that." Dvald-Vaxx knew what he was speaking of as she sighed softly.

"What happened was Torilla initiated that one, she wanted one thing from me and I gave it to her... What happened between Elizabeth and me was outside of either of our control. I offered to take in the child I impregnated Torilla with... She was going to deny me the chance to be a father... Elizabeth decided to intervene... and you call me a predator... If we must have bloody noses and crack’d crowns, then so be it, dammit..." as he glared darkly at her. "You dare call yourself a Starfleet officer Siaxx, you are a disgrace to the uniform!" Lasky snarled loudly at her, now truly angry. "Also what about her!" he pointed at Yamaguchi-Cullen.

Vaxx regarded his spouse and then he regarded Lasky, while he fought to maintain his self-control. "It makes no difference. What happened between you two... has happened and there is no undoing it," he said loudly. "All we can do... is somehow manage a peace we can all live with..."

"Silence!" Yamaguchi-Cullen screamed as her temper suddenly ignited and her patience had decayed away to nothing. "Jesus Fucking Christ, you two... Even Saki, at her very worst, has never behaved this badly," she yelled at the two of them. Plataea winced as she felt he psionic flash of Yamaguchi-Cullen losing her temper. "I am sick of watching you two argue like little children... Fuck..." she then let out a loud growl, indicating her displeasure.

Plataea sighed softly. "Okay... Okay, knock this shit off... All of you." she growled softly. "I think we all have intractable contradicting opinions. This is how wars start..."

Yamaguchi-Cullen nodded her head. "Oh. I know Mom has her regrets about what she did..." she paused as she let out a soft sigh. "For a Halanan to terminate a pregnancy is downright unthinkable... and she was going to do it anyway. Elizabeth was angry with mom as she felt she was stuck cleaning up mom's mess... Mom was being irresponsible and Elizabeth had to pay for it." the second smallest woman in the room shifted her position ever so slightly. "I recommend not asking Elizabeth on how she feels about your little feud, otherwise she will yell at you both, at the very least."

Dvald-Vaxx knew of some of these details. "Elizabeth didn't tell me any of that..." she admitted.

"Nor I," Lasky answered, in a quiet tone. He paused as he quietly realized that Elizabeth had been giving him the distance to work out his issues, rather than babysit for him regularly while being pregnant with her children and raising Robert.

"There is no reason either of you would know, she told the family at dinner... She very nearly reduced mom to tears in front of everyone. Dad had to intervene." Yamaguchi-Cullen explained. "It was not a good time... Dad was very unhappy but he did understand..." as she regarded the small Bolian before her and her mentor. "The whole point about this... is to remind you two that while you do have issues... You can at least overcome them with a few words and then try to do better... We are not perfect... I am a good example of this."