Boys Will Be Boys: Oops, Wrong Number
Posted on Sun Jan 21st, 2024 @ 2:19pm by Chief Petty Officer Victor Corrino & Aaron Corrino & Rashane ch'Thaia
Mission:
Shakedown Shake-Up
Location: Transporter Room
Timeline: Part 3
278 words - 0.6 OF Standard Post Measure
A third time, a call found its way through the Nelson's comm system, to land in the Transporter Room this time. A mildly bored, yet alert, transporter chief queued up the audio-only call for a response.
"Transporter Room."
The voice that comes through seems pitched lower than usual, perhaps by artificial means. "Is this Chief Corrino?"
"Yes," comes the reply, perfunctory enough, but the chief frowns at the next question.
"Chief Corrino, in charge of the transporters?" Another voice asks, a little garbled yet still coherent.
"Yes, I am," Chief Corrino answered, his hands working across the console in front of him. Configured for transporter operations, it takes more doing to dig into the comms system to find the right controls. "There's some interference in the comm line, I'm trying to clear it up."
"No, don't do that!" The first voice speaks quickly, halting the Chief's progress for a moment. "I mean, are the transporters running?"
"They are..." The Chief taps another button, then tilts his head to listen. The undercurrent of hums and warbles in the transporter room takes on a new resonance of clarity.
This time the voice that comes through is high and juvenile, entwined with a laughter that threatens to spill across the comm line. "Then you'd better go catch it!"
Chief Corrino doesn't laugh, listening instead to the strained giggles on the other end. Then he frowns, and leans into the console as if the speakers were there in front of him. "Rashane? And is that Aaron there with you?"
"Oh crap—"
"Quick,cut the connection!"
There's a scramble and clutter on the other end, before the line goes quiet.
