he just enjoyed the challenge that this one seemed to give. Besides, she had a strange eternal beauty about her that he could not quite place, and would not rest until he had.
“So,” Tim began, “I am finally off duty. It seems like I have been up there for days. I do not know about yours, but whoever designed my flight panels must have been a complete idiot! It has taken me every waking hour since we left space dock until now to figure out those controls. You know what I mean?” the Lieutenant complained, wondering as he finished why the Ensign looked so edgy.
"Well, actually I haven't been able to use any of my panels yet. But they look great." Sanic added in praise.
“Sanic.” came the calm feminine voice behind the Ensign, as Valesque interrupted the conversation.
Sanic was a bit flustered at her not having used his ranking title in front of the Lieutenant, thinking it might show a degrading intimacy on her part.
Tim gave Sanic a knowing look. “Ah, caught you entertaining, huh? I beg your pardon, Miss. Well, hello again, Beautiful.” the Lieutenant adjusted, shocked at the sight of her, as she came around in front of the Ensign.
Sanic flushed red at the inappropriateness of the meeting. “Uh, Lieutenant Baine, this is, uh,” Sanic glanced over at the Engineer helplessly, unsure of how to introduce her ranking title.