Tales From the Los Lobos 30

It costs nothing to be nice, but it costs years of therapy to be rude.

Looks like they may make their launch date, but with all the other ships in yard demanding re-verification of their ship's status, that might be a very busy day...

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Trill Spots from https://www.deviantart.com/adamtls

SEVEN DAYS TO LAUNCH

1)Kahea: I can’t do this. 800 yes, but 2500 within a week? It’s not possible.

???1: Excuse us. Is this the tailor department?

Kahea: If I’d gotten the materials sooner perhaps…

???2: Is this a bad time?

2)Kahea: I’m sorry. I was just having a moment of crisis. Yes, this is the tailor department. I’m Kahea, I run this horribly understaffed place by myself.

???1: Well, we have good news.

???2: You’re no longer alone.

Kahea: What?

???1: We’ve been assigned here to help you.

???2: We’re your new staff.

3)Kahea: Oh…well… I am more than grateful for the help. But I do have a question.

???1: We’re half Bolian, half Cardassian.

Kahea: What?

???1: Mom was part of a diplomatic envoy to Cardassia during the Bajoran occupation.

???2: She had too much to drink one night, and here we are.

Kahea: I see.

???1: She did say he was very charming.

???2: And very resistant at first. It took her all night to wear down his resistance.

4)Kahea: I see. But that was not my question.

???1: Oh, sorry.

???2: Everyone asks us that, we just assumed.

Kahea: I want to know how do you prefer to make your clothing?

???1: Definitely not with a replicator.

???2: Anyone can replicate clothing.

???1: Crafting it with your hands is the only way.

???2: Nothing beats the feel of the cloth in your hands.

5)Kahea: Oh, we are going to get along fabulously! Now what are your names?

???1: I’m Chan’ce.

???2: And I’m Luc’ke.

Kahea: I… Chance and Lucky?

Chan’ce: Chance because mom took a big one.

Luc’ke: And Lucky because her husband/dad was so understanding.

Kahea: Ah. Well not dismiss your family drama, but we have a lot of work to do.

Chan’ce: Yes. By the way we love your boots.

Luc’ke: They are too cool.

Kahea: Oh, these things are so last year. Wait until you see the new ones.

6)Yardmaster: Your warp core is online; the fighter bay is done and those spooky types from the temporal division have installed their own equipment as well. They say it's operational as well.

R’Shee: Good. Some of them are staying onboard to maintain it.

Yardmaster: Hate those people. 

R’Shee: Oh? Dissention in the engineering ranks?

Yardmaster: Every time they look at me, it's like they have to keep from laughing. Like they know somethings going to happen to me and they can't wait.

R’Shee: I can't imagine.

Yardmaster: Anyway, this console is set to monitor and control all the temporal equipment.  I take it you have someone who can operate it

R’Shee: Yes. The captain is retrieving them as we speak.

Yardmaster: In that case, goodbye and good riddance.

7)R’Shee: Suzy

Suzy: Yes?

R’Shee: He's all yours 

Suzy: Thank you

8)R’Shee: Computer, record what happens in turbolift 1 and save it to my personal file. I want to savor the moment and share it with the captain later.

9)*INARTICULATE PANTS SOILING SCREAMS OF TERROR*

10)*TEMPORAL AFFAIRS DETENTION BLOCK*

Jasmin: What makes you think I'm going to help you? Because of you my timeline doesn't exist anymore. 

Heath: Your timeline doesn't exist because of your interfering with us. 

Jasmin: It's still your fault. 

11)Heath: Alright. So, tell me, what are you going to do now?

Jasmin: I... I don't know. I know too much about the future for them to let me go free.

Heath: Then what if I get them to transfer you to my care?

Jasmin: Why would they do that?

Heath: Because it puts two of their concerns in one place which makes things easier to watch over. The alternative is you in here forever.

12)Jasmin: Two...you've got that thing onboard as well...

Heath: You keep calling Nora a thing. It’s obvious you haven’t learned anything so the deals off. I'll find someone else 

13)Jasmin: No wait... please...

14)Heath: Yes?

Jasmin: Why me?

Heath: You're not inherently a bad person. You just grew up in a bad place with bad ideals

15)Jasmin: I can see why people will follow you when you take over.

Heath: Not going to happen.

Jasmin: It still might.  That's the thing about time. It wants things a certain way 

Heath: We'll see. Well?

16)Jasmin: You think my mother would let me look at her collection of holodeck programs? Among the adult trading community, it was supposed to be legendary?

Heath: Prophets above, you are your mother's child