Calming Down a Hot Marine

Posted on Sun Oct 30th, 2022 @ 10:20pm by 1st Lieutenant Joshua Young [Taylor]

Mission: MISSION 0 - History Speaks
Location: Brig
Timeline: After "Later On"
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Josh had waited about an hour before he went down to the brig to see Anna. He only hoped that she was in a receptive mood to listen him and not throw her career away.

Entering the brig he nodded at the officer on duty, "I'd like to talk to Lt. Hendrix alone if you don't mind or even if you. Give us a few minutes."

The brig officer replied. "Sure thing Lieutenant. She hasn't had anything to say." He pointed at Anna as she lay on her cot staring at the ceiling. "Call me when you're done." He said as he exited the brig.

"Will do." Josh replied as he walked over to Anna's cell and stopping a few inches from the forcefield. "Feel like listening?"

"Idiotic, thin skinned, bastards!" She noted. "They want me to be their bitch now." She grabbed a part of the cell and began doing pull ups. "You want me to stay in starfleet?"

Josh dropped the forcefield and walked into the cell and took a seat on the small bed as Anna did pull ups. "Will you listen do yourself? If you won't do that, listen to me. I want you to stay in the marines and with me. Mattias wants you to stay as well."

Anna sighed. "Very well, I'll do maintenace on their weapons like a good minion until they're pleased that they've humbled me. But I will not make friends with them. I'll be there to do a job." She noted. "I'm not going to bother with these Elysium types anymore, and they all have their asses screwed on too tight."

Josh patted the bed, "Come over here and have a seat." As he waited, he continued to talk. "Anna listen to me, we aren't out in the jungles anymore. We have to make nice. Mattias is third in command, then Tonelly and then the Colonel. He can only do so much to protect us. We report to him as we're Recon Marines, best and the baddest. You don't have to be friends with any of them if that's what you want but you have to get along. Do the job of a Recon Marine. Don't let them see your upset and you aren't a minion. Just keep your pretty mouth shut please. Better yet smile at all of them. It will drive them nuts." Josh replied with a grin.

"I suppose there is no way I can convince you to just leave this place with me?" Anna noted. "I'm willing to put up with Mattias and the Bajoran bred Cardassian if you want to stay here and do a full tour here. But I am not going like Mattias.. nor will like the Cardassian Bitch. So there.. I will tolerate these lightweights and thin skins. But we both not one of them can hold their liquor like I can." Anna noted.

"You can't." Josh answered simply. I think you are being overly harsh to Mattias. He's our CO but he has to follow rules Anna. We can't do whatever we want. The Colonel is Bajoran not Cardassian." He pointed out. "However be that it may, I'm not asking you to be best friends with her. You want to tolerate them? Tolerate them. I know you'll be there for me. As for any of them being able to drink and hold their liquor like you. I highly doubt it." Josh finished with a smile.

"One more thing... If Mattias threatens to send us god knows where again.. I will kill him." Anna noted. "And tell Mattias I don't want to see him for a very long, long time. Unless he needs a phaser. Now go and tell him I've agreed."

"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that, Anna. I will tell him to give you space unless he needs a phaser. I'll also tell him you've agreed. Now, I want you to do something for me."