Wrong Man for the Job

My name is Everett Young. I'm a colonel in the USAF, currently and involuntarily stationed on an Ancient research and exploration ship a few billion light years from Earth. My top priority is getting everyone home to their families. I'm not good with words, but if you have questions, I'll do my best.

[doctorrush-blog]

colonelyoung replied to your post: Where are you?

Brody says that he could really use your help with the FTL power situation. Something about… crystals and fiber cables, I think. I asked Eli to bring you up to speed after the morning meeting, but you weren’t answering your radio....

[colonelyoung-blog]

That still doesn't answer my question, Rush.  Where the hell are you?

[colonelyoung-blog]

[colonelyoung-blog]

doctorrush replied to your post: What, exactly, was so immeasurably important that you stole half my team without telling me this morning? Do you not want me to run the remote diagnostics on the nose of the ship after all, or would you like me to man the kino...

[colonelyoung-blog]

What does that have to do with anything?  People don't talk to each other just to get something out of them.  Sometimes it's just, you know, talking.  Making sure that the other person heard them and-

You know what?  Never mind.  I'll have someone radio you after the briefings.

[colonelyoung-blog]

doctorrush replied to your post: What, exactly, was so immeasurably important that you stole half my team without telling me this morning? Do you not want me to run the remote diagnostics on the nose of the ship after all, or would you like me to man the kino AND record the data AND monitor the dozen other programs running to sort out our FTL course AND keep up with the ancient translations of the databank you asked for?

Well, you can’t expect me to be present for every single briefing when I have work to do. Work that you requested and that I was prepping for. A radio call would suffice next time.

You want me to hail you on the radio?  The same radio you conveniently "forget to turn on" whenever I actually do need to tell you something?  Sure thing, Rush.  I'll start hailing you on the radio as soon as you start answering.

[colonelyoung-blog]

What, exactly, was so immeasurably important that you stole half my team without telling me this morning? Do you not want me to run the remote diagnostics on the nose of the ship after all, or would you like me to man the kino AND record the data AND monitor the dozen other programs running to sort out our FTL course AND keep up with the ancient translations of the databank you asked for?

I did not steal your science team this morning, Rush.  Walters reported seeing some inconsistencies in the power flow to the FTL drive, and Brody confirmed it.  They thought it best if the diagnostics were pushed forward to a later date so that they could stay on top of this and make sure we don't drop out of FTL next to something we shouldn't. 

And you wouldn't have to ask me that if you had been at the briefing this morning.

You know, the one we have every morning.  

In that conference room two doors down from the apple core.

At 0900.

Right after breakfast. 

Every.

Morning.

[colonelyoung-blog]

ROBOTS OR DINOSAURS?

Well, that's not the kind of question I expected, but... I think I'd have to say dinosaurs.  The pterodactyl was my favorite, mostly because I took second place with it in my 4th grade spelling bee.  So, yeah.  Nothing personal.