Off Duty

Posted on Sat Mar 1st, 2025 @ 11:15pm by Lieutenant Stuart Mann

Mission: Through the Looking Glass
Location: Quarters

After his shift was over, Lt. Mann did everything he could to try and forget what was going on around him. He knew that the only way to ensure that he would not go crazy was rest.

Mann felt lucky; most people his rank had a roommate, but this ship was small enough that he had his quarters; alone and with no one else.

Mann had an old earth drink. The last Captain introduced him to it, and he drank it as his way of honoring the man. "Diet Pepsi." He could never get over how well it tasted and how bad it could be for you all at once.

Why was it that everything good for you tasted so bad, and everything bad for you tasted so good?

It was 1700 hours and he had to be back on the bridge at 2230, so for the next few hours, Mann as going to drink his Diet Pepsi, check his mail, and go to bed.

"Here is hoping for no red alerts over the next few hours.." thought Lt. Mann.


Lt. Stuart Mann,
Helm Officer