In the dark

Posted on 29 Dec 2018 @ 12:30am by 2nd Lieutenant Ilyce Savage

Mission: From the Darkness
Location: Marine Centre
Timeline: While MCO Savage talks to Command Staff

Marine Area
USS Powell
While Daytona talks to Command staff

Running her hands up the legs of the fallen Klingon, Ilyce didn't have to see the gathered marines watching by dim torch light, most of which needed charging. Reaching into the bumbag which ran around her waist she reached by feel into the bag and pulled out the item she wanted. “Unlike a standard Starfleet repair you will feel a pins and needles sensation.” She told Uki. “Give up on the door Mr Flann I will blow the latches when I finish here.”

Uki glanced at the marines who gathered around him. “Do you mind a question CI Savage?”

“Unless it's about seven year sex, the only question I have problems with are those unasked.”

Uki took that as a yes. “You seem to be more than a Marine Instructor.”

“I was qualified as a general doctor, then a trauma doctor and trauma surgeon, before joining Starfleet. I have been certified as both a Marine Instructor & Starfleet Instructor. Along with certification in Non Energy Weapon Creation, Rescue Retrieval & Recovery, Black Marketers, illegal traders, Wet Dry Damage Control Engineering, Bridge Operations, Survival, Species Information, Trauma Surgery & Medicine, Medicine in general, use of weaponry, Snipering, Ship Survival, Paramedics, Field Medicine. Intelligence, Security & Diplomatic Services. I also continue to study to qualify for more qualifications. I received acknowledgement enroute that I qualified for Turbolift Maintenance, Waste Management Maintenance, and Power Feed Investigation and Reparation.” Ilyce offered him a hand.

“May I ask how you intend to open the armoury?”

“Blow the latches. WDDCE isn't as dull as many think.” Ilyce answered heading towards the marine armoury. She could hear the questions in their heads, but didn't bother answering them until they were asked.
T'Lia was the first. “Are you Human?”

Ilyce chuckled. “No. I'm a mixed breed. Betazoid and Vulcan.” She slid her left hand into the bumbag and pulled out a bright red cord and started to break pieces off laying them around the door, passing some of it to Uki who copied her along the top of the door. Sliding a piece of white at spaces around the door, Uki doing the same along the top. “Back away from the door.”

“Where is the charge?”

“It is all explosive, the white will detonate in two minutes. Yellow five, blue eight. Different colour different time.”

“That is not something I have seen before.” Flann stated.

“I learnt more than medicine before I joined Starfleet. Pacific Ocean Medical treated more than just Federation members and acquired items from them.” Ilyce answered as the white dough began to smoke the red following before a small flame whizzed around the door and it fell to the floor. “Find the lights and get them located around our area. Ilyce turned and headed across to the other size of the room, and lifting two sections of plating off.

“There was a message received for you prior to your arrival.” T'Lia sank down on the floor beside Ilyce, watching her every movement. First went on gloves, then came on a small torch held in her mouth. T'Lia pointed to the oversize items. “Should they be there?” She asked.

“No.” Ilyce answered telepathicaly passing a message to Daytona. “What does the message say?” She entered T'Lia's mind.

“It's from Starfleet Academy. It reads. Confirmation on your certifications sent via Pacific Ocean Medical Facility. Your qualifications to instruct and act are as following Diving Medicine, Clearance Diving, Toxic & Infectious Substances, Epidemics, Pandamics, Contagious Diseases. We are still verifying. Your record has been updated.” T'Lia telepathically read the message.

“Thankyou.” Ilyce answered telepathically.

“Yo Savage.”

“You had better refrain from that Mr Parish, or you'll be liable to find you get one six foot eight Savage instead of the smaller one. Your question is.” Ilyce asked.

“With you being both qualified through the Marine and Starfleet Academy do we get the opportunity to expand our qualifications?”

“As long as it's okay with the MCO.” Ilyce took orders just like everyone else.

“Then you'll take it...”

“You have a voice Mr Parish.” Ilyce was not going to use her link to Daytona, she hadn't done it yet and she wasn't going to do it now. He was the unit Commanding Officer, he made the decisions. She followed them. What went mentally between them stayed between them. What was said either mentally or verbally in private also stayed between them.

CI Ilyce Savage & various marines