LTJG Josh Herrick — Puzzled

[Mark P]

OOC: Open tags for anyone that has capacity :). 

((Main Engineering, Deck 11, USS Octavia E. Butler))

Josh leaned his back against the wall just outside his office, taking a break from the never-ceasing pile of PADDs. He had managed to get out of Sickbay after sufficient rest; not making any promises about avoiding solo repairs but at least vowing not to be reckless —a satisfactory compromise.

But was that the cause, recklessness? He closed his eyes and tried to play back the fuzzy scene...

He remembered he was on Deck 15, investigating some sort of anomaly detected during a routine Level 4 diagnostic of the waste systems. His brows furrowed as he pushed his brain harder. The computer hadn't yielded what the problem was, so he took it upon himself to investigate.

He'd made it into the Jefferies tube, started scanning with his tricorder… and then ended up in Sickbay. There were too many questions:

• There were no EPS junctions there; just straight power lines — which hadn’t registered any faults on his tricorder.
  
  
• The CATES, which had an abysmal track record, rescued him by chance — if he didn’t believe in coincidences, he’d go and place bets on DS14 right now. He was sure there was an ‘official licensed Quark’s establishment — they were like weeds and popped up everywhere.
  
  
• And lastly, why did the computer not provide all his medical information to the Doctor. She’d referred to his lack of history, and based on what Josh knew of Kel, he was diligent in his documentation.

He opened his eyes and stared at the swirling plasma. The hum of the technology, interrupted by intermittent console beeps as staff interacted with the consoles, helped soothe and clear his mind.

He was lost in thought when a voice broke through his reverie.

Anyone: Response

Herrick: (startled) Oh… hi. Just lost my thoughts.

Anyone: Response

Herrick: Have you noticed anything strange with the computer lately?

Anyone: Response

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Lieutenant JG Josh Herrick

Acting Chief Engineer

USS Octavia E. Butler

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